a5: Congress Report
Casey Lum
due: 2/9/2017
This report examines various aspects of Congress, by utilizing data from the Sunlight Foundation’s Congress API. It consists of four sections: Local Representatives, Congressional Bills, Voting on an Issue, and Party Votes. This report pertains to the zipcode: 97034
Local Representatives
The members of Congress that represent 97034 are:
Ron Wyden (D-OR). Phone: 202-224-5244
Jeff Merkley (D-OR). Phone: 202-224-3753
Kurt Schrader (D-OR). Phone: 202-225-5711
Note that only one representative is displayed, even though the zipcode may contain more than one congressional district.
pictured below are the senators that represent 97034:
Senator Wyden and Senator Merkley
Congressional Bills
This table shows the 25 most recent bills regarding health that are being discussed by the current congress. The table includes the date each bill was introduced, its full title, and a link to the full text of the bill.
| bill | date introduced | full title of bill | link |
|---|---|---|---|
| sconres3-115 | 2017-01-03 | A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026. | link |
| hr59-115 | 2017-01-03 | To enhance the security of chemical facilities, and for other purposes. | link |
| hr394-115 | 2017-01-10 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the amendments made by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements. | link |
| hr415-115 | 2017-01-10 | To amend GEAR UP to require that schools receiving funding under the program provide students with access to academic and mental health counseling services, and for other purposes. | link |
| hr408-115 | 2017-01-10 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand health savings accounts, and for other purposes. | link |
| hr427-115 | 2017-01-10 | To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the expansion, intensification, and coordination of the programs and activities of the National Institutes of Health with respect to Tourette syndrome. | link |
| hr388-115 | 2017-01-10 | To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that veterans in each of the 48 contiguous States are able to receive services in at least one full-service hospital of the Veterans Health Administration in the State or receive comparable services provided by contract in the State. | link |
| hr302-115 | 2017-01-05 | To provide protections for certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State. | link |
| hr315-115 | 2017-01-05 | To amend the Public Health Service Act to distribute maternity care health professionals to health professional shortage areas identified as in need of maternity care health services. | link |
| hr309-115 | 2017-01-05 | To amend the Public Health Service Act to foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with a complex metabolic or autoimmune disease, a disease resulting from insulin deficiency or insulin resistance, or complications caused by such a disease, and for other purposes. | link |
| hr304-115 | 2017-01-05 | To amend the Controlled Substances Act with regard to the provision of emergency medical services. | link |
| s85-115 | 2017-01-10 | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the amendments made by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements. | link |
| hr409-115 | 2017-01-10 | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to sunset certain penalties relating to meaningful electronic health records use by Medicare eligible professionals and hospitals, and for other purposes. | link |
| hr370-115 | 2017-01-09 | To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, and for other purposes. | link |
| hr372-115 | 2017-01-09 | To restore the application of the Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers. | link |
| s58-115 | 2017-01-09 | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage. | link |
| hres30-115 | 2017-01-06 | Condemning the Dog Meat Festival in Yulin, China, and urging China to end the dog meat trade. | link |
| hr352-115 | 2017-01-06 | To amend the Social Security Act to replace the Medicaid program and the Children’s Health Insurance program with a block grant to the States, and for other purposes. | link |
| hres32-115 | 2017-01-06 | Recognizing July 28, 2017, as “World Hepatitis Day”. | link |
| hr26-115 | 2017-01-03 | To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law. | link |
| hjres21-115 | 2017-01-06 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit Congress’ power to impose a tax on a failure to purchase goods or services. | link |
| s43-115 | 2017-01-05 | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit individuals eligible for Indian Health Service assistance to qualify for health savings accounts. | link |
| hconres6-115 | 2017-01-05 | Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should provide, on an annual basis, an amount equal to at least one percent of United States gross domestic product for nonmilitary foreign assistance programs. | link |
| sres7-115 | 2017-01-05 | A resolution to constitute the majority party’s membership on certain committees for the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, or until their successors are chosen. | link |
| hr326-115 | 2017-01-05 | To amend the Public Health Service Act to create a National Neuromyelitis Optica Consortium to provide grants and coordinate research with respect to the causes of, and risk factors associated with, neuromyelitis optica, and for other purposes. | link |
Voting on an Issue
Below is a table showing Congress voted on h65-2017: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2017
The name of each member of Congress is followed by their party designation and how they voted.
Note that members that abstained from the vote are not shown.
| name | party | vote |
|---|---|---|
| Ralph Abraham | R | Yea |
| Alma Adams | D | Nay |
| Robert Aderholt | R | Yea |
| Pete Aguilar | D | Nay |
| Rick Allen | R | Yea |
| Justin Amash | R | Yea |
| Mark Amodei | R | Yea |
| Jodey Arrington | R | Yea |
| Brian Babin | R | Yea |
| Don Bacon | R | Yea |
| Jim Banks | R | Yea |
| Lou Barletta | R | Yea |
| Garland Barr | R | Yea |
| Nanette Barragán | D | Nay |
| Joe Barton | R | Yea |
| Karen Bass | D | Nay |
| Joyce Beatty | D | Nay |
| Ami Bera | D | Nay |
| Jack Bergman | R | Yea |
| Donald Beyer | D | Nay |
| Andy Biggs | R | Yea |
| Gus Bilirakis | R | Yea |
| Sanford Bishop | D | Nay |
| Mike Bishop | R | Yea |
| Rob Bishop | R | Yea |
| Diane Black | R | Yea |
| Marsha Blackburn | R | Yea |
| Rod Blum | R | Yea |
| Lisa Blunt Rochester | D | Nay |
| Suzanne Bonamici | D | Nay |
| Mike Bost | R | Yea |
| Brendan Boyle | D | Nay |
| Robert Brady | D | Nay |
| Kevin Brady | R | Yea |
| David Brat | R | Yea |
| Jim Bridenstine | R | Yea |
| Mo Brooks | R | Yea |
| Susan Brooks | R | Yea |
| Anthony Brown | D | Nay |
| Julia Brownley | D | Nay |
| Vern Buchanan | R | Yea |
| Ken Buck | R | Yea |
| Larry Bucshon | R | Yea |
| Ted Budd | R | Yea |
| Michael Burgess | R | Yea |
| Cheri Bustos | D | Nay |
| George Butterfield | D | Nay |
| Bradley Byrne | R | Yea |
| Ken Calvert | R | Yea |
| Michael Capuano | D | Nay |
| Salud Carbajal | D | Nay |
| Tony Cárdenas | D | Nay |
| André Carson | D | Nay |
| Buddy Carter | R | Yea |
| John Carter | R | Yea |
| Matthew Cartwright | D | Nay |
| Kathy Castor | D | Nay |
| Joaquin Castro | D | Nay |
| Steve Chabot | R | Yea |
| Jason Chaffetz | R | Yea |
| Liz Cheney | R | Yea |
| Judy Chu | D | Nay |
| David Cicilline | D | Nay |
| Katherine Clark | D | Nay |
| Yvette Clarke | D | Nay |
| Wm. Clay | D | Nay |
| Emanuel Cleaver | D | Nay |
| James Clyburn | D | Nay |
| Mike Coffman | R | Yea |
| Steve Cohen | D | Nay |
| Tom Cole | R | Yea |
| Doug Collins | R | Yea |
| Chris Collins | R | Yea |
| James Comer | R | Yea |
| Barbara Comstock | R | Yea |
| K. Conaway | R | Yea |
| Gerald Connolly | D | Nay |
| John Conyers | D | Nay |
| Paul Cook | R | Yea |
| Jim Cooper | D | Nay |
| J. Correa | D | Nay |
| Ryan Costello | R | Yea |
| Joe Courtney | D | Nay |
| Kevin Cramer | R | Yea |
| Eric Crawford | R | Yea |
| Charlie Crist | D | Nay |
| Joseph Crowley | D | Nay |
| Henry Cuellar | D | Yea |
| John Culberson | R | Yea |
| Elijah Cummings | D | Nay |
| Carlos Curbelo | R | Yea |
| Warren Davidson | R | Yea |
| Susan Davis | D | Nay |
| Danny Davis | D | Nay |
| Rodney Davis | R | Yea |
| Peter DeFazio | D | Nay |
| Diana DeGette | D | Nay |
| John Delaney | D | Nay |
| Rosa DeLauro | D | Nay |
| Suzan DelBene | D | Nay |
| Val Demings | D | Nay |
| Jeff Denham | R | Yea |
| Charles Dent | R | Yea |
| Ron DeSantis | R | Yea |
| Mark DeSaulnier | D | Nay |
| Scott DesJarlais | R | Yea |
| Theodore Deutch | D | Nay |
| Mario Diaz-Balart | R | Yea |
| Debbie Dingell | D | Nay |
| Lloyd Doggett | D | Nay |
| Daniel Donovan | R | Yea |
| Michael Doyle | D | Nay |
| Sean Duffy | R | Yea |
| Jeff Duncan | R | Yea |
| John Duncan | R | Yea |
| Neal Dunn | R | Yea |
| Keith Ellison | D | Nay |
| Tom Emmer | R | Yea |
| Eliot Engel | D | Nay |
| Anna Eshoo | D | Nay |
| Adriano Espaillat | D | Nay |
| Elizabeth Esty | D | Nay |
| Dwight Evans | D | Nay |
| Blake Farenthold | R | Yea |
| John Faso | R | Yea |
| A. Ferguson | R | Yea |
| Brian Fitzpatrick | R | Yea |
| Charles Fleischmann | R | Yea |
| Bill Flores | R | Yea |
| Jeff Fortenberry | R | Yea |
| Bill Foster | D | Nay |
| Virginia Foxx | R | Yea |
| Lois Frankel | D | Nay |
| Trent Franks | R | Yea |
| Rodney Frelinghuysen | R | Yea |
| Marcia Fudge | D | Nay |
| Matt Gaetz | R | Yea |
| Mike Gallagher | R | Yea |
| Ruben Gallego | D | Nay |
| John Garamendi | D | Nay |
| Thomas Garrett | R | Yea |
| Bob Gibbs | R | Yea |
| Louie Gohmert | R | Yea |
| Vicente Gonzalez | D | Nay |
| Bob Goodlatte | R | Yea |
| Paul Gosar | R | Yea |
| Josh Gottheimer | D | Nay |
| Trey Gowdy | R | Yea |
| Kay Granger | R | Yea |
| Tom Graves | R | Yea |
| Garret Graves | R | Yea |
| Sam Graves | R | Yea |
| Al Green | D | Nay |
| Gene Green | D | Nay |
| H. Griffith | R | Yea |
| Raúl Grijalva | D | Nay |
| Glenn Grothman | R | Yea |
| Brett Guthrie | R | Yea |
| Luis Gutiérrez | D | Nay |
| Colleen Hanabusa | D | Nay |
| Gregg Harper | R | Yea |
| Andy Harris | R | Yea |
| Vicky Hartzler | R | Yea |
| Alcee Hastings | D | Nay |
| Denny Heck | D | Nay |
| Jeb Hensarling | R | Yea |
| Jaime Herrera Beutler | R | Yea |
| Jody Hice | R | Yea |
| Clay Higgins | R | Yea |
| Brian Higgins | D | Nay |
| French Hill | R | Yea |
| James Himes | D | Nay |
| George Holding | R | Yea |
| Trey Hollingsworth | R | Yea |
| Steny Hoyer | D | Nay |
| Richard Hudson | R | Yea |
| Jared Huffman | D | Nay |
| Bill Huizenga | R | Yea |
| Randy Hultgren | R | Yea |
| Duncan Hunter | R | Yea |
| Will Hurd | R | Yea |
| Darrell Issa | R | Yea |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | D | Nay |
| Pramila Jayapal | D | Nay |
| Hakeem Jeffries | D | Nay |
| Lynn Jenkins | R | Yea |
| Evan Jenkins | R | Yea |
| Henry Johnson | D | Nay |
| Mike Johnson | R | Yea |
| Bill Johnson | R | Yea |
| Sam Johnson | R | Yea |
| Jim Jordan | R | Yea |
| David Joyce | R | Yea |
| Marcy Kaptur | D | Nay |
| John Katko | R | Yea |
| William Keating | D | Nay |
| Robin Kelly | D | Nay |
| Trent Kelly | R | Yea |
| Mike Kelly | R | Yea |
| Joseph Kennedy | D | Nay |
| Ro Khanna | D | Nay |
| Ruben Kihuen | D | Nay |
| Daniel Kildee | D | Nay |
| Derek Kilmer | D | Nay |
| Ron Kind | D | Nay |
| Steve King | R | Yea |
| Peter King | R | Yea |
| Adam Kinzinger | R | Yea |
| Steve Knight | R | Yea |
| Raja Krishnamoorthi | D | Nay |
| Ann Kuster | D | Nay |
| David Kustoff | R | Yea |
| Raúl Labrador | R | Yea |
| Darin LaHood | R | Yea |
| Doug LaMalfa | R | Yea |
| Doug Lamborn | R | Yea |
| Leonard Lance | R | Yea |
| James Langevin | D | Nay |
| Rick Larsen | D | Nay |
| John Larson | D | Nay |
| Robert Latta | R | Yea |
| Brenda Lawrence | D | Nay |
| Al Lawson | D | Nay |
| Barbara Lee | D | Nay |
| Sander Levin | D | Nay |
| John Lewis | D | Nay |
| Jason Lewis | R | Yea |
| Daniel Lipinski | D | Yea |
| Frank LoBiondo | R | Yea |
| David Loebsack | D | Nay |
| Zoe Lofgren | D | Nay |
| Billy Long | R | Yea |
| Barry Loudermilk | R | Yea |
| Mia Love | R | Yea |
| Alan Lowenthal | D | Nay |
| Nita Lowey | D | Nay |
| Frank Lucas | R | Yea |
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | R | Yea |
| Michelle Lujan Grisham | D | Nay |
| Ben Luján | D | Nay |
| Stephen Lynch | D | Nay |
| Tom MacArthur | R | Yea |
| Carolyn Maloney | D | Nay |
| Sean Maloney | D | Nay |
| Kenny Marchant | R | Yea |
| Tom Marino | R | Yea |
| Roger Marshall | R | Yea |
| Thomas Massie | R | Yea |
| Brian Mast | R | Yea |
| Doris Matsui | D | Nay |
| Kevin McCarthy | R | Yea |
| Michael McCaul | R | Yea |
| Tom McClintock | R | Yea |
| Betty McCollum | D | Nay |
| A. McEachin | D | Nay |
| James McGovern | D | Nay |
| Patrick McHenry | R | Yea |
| David McKinley | R | Yea |
| Cathy McMorris Rodgers | R | Yea |
| Jerry McNerney | D | Nay |
| Martha McSally | R | Yea |
| Mark Meadows | R | Yea |
| Patrick Meehan | R | Yea |
| Gregory Meeks | D | Nay |
| Grace Meng | D | Nay |
| Luke Messer | R | Yea |
| Paul Mitchell | R | Yea |
| John Moolenaar | R | Yea |
| Alex Mooney | R | Yea |
| Gwen Moore | D | Nay |
| Seth Moulton | D | Nay |
| Markwayne Mullin | R | Yea |
| Stephanie Murphy | D | Nay |
| Tim Murphy | R | Yea |
| Jerrold Nadler | D | Nay |
| Grace Napolitano | D | Nay |
| Richard Neal | D | Nay |
| Dan Newhouse | R | Yea |
| Kristi Noem | R | Yea |
| Richard Nolan | D | Nay |
| Donald Norcross | D | Nay |
| Devin Nunes | R | Yea |
| Tom O’Halleran | D | Nay |
| Beto O’Rourke | D | Nay |
| Pete Olson | R | Yea |
| Steven Palazzo | R | Yea |
| Frank Pallone | D | Nay |
| Gary Palmer | R | Yea |
| Jimmy Panetta | D | Nay |
| Bill Pascrell | D | Nay |
| Erik Paulsen | R | Yea |
| Donald Payne | D | Nay |
| Stevan Pearce | R | Yea |
| Nancy Pelosi | D | Nay |
| Ed Perlmutter | D | Nay |
| Scott Perry | R | Yea |
| Scott Peters | D | Nay |
| Collin Peterson | D | Yea |
| Chellie Pingree | D | Nay |
| Robert Pittenger | R | Yea |
| Mark Pocan | D | Nay |
| Ted Poe | R | Yea |
| Bruce Poliquin | R | Yea |
| Jared Polis | D | Nay |
| Bill Posey | R | Yea |
| David Price | D | Nay |
| Mike Quigley | D | Nay |
| Jamie Raskin | D | Nay |
| John Ratcliffe | R | Yea |
| Tom Reed | R | Yea |
| David Reichert | R | Yea |
| James Renacci | R | Yea |
| Kathleen Rice | D | Nay |
| Tom Rice | R | Yea |
| Cedric Richmond | D | Nay |
| Martha Roby | R | Yea |
| David Roe | R | Yea |
| Mike Rogers | R | Yea |
| Harold Rogers | R | Yea |
| Dana Rohrabacher | R | Yea |
| Todd Rokita | R | Yea |
| Francis Rooney | R | Yea |
| Thomas Rooney | R | Yea |
| Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | R | Yea |
| Jacky Rosen | D | Nay |
| Peter Roskam | R | Yea |
| Dennis Ross | R | Yea |
| Keith Rothfus | R | Yea |
| David Rouzer | R | Yea |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | D | Nay |
| Edward Royce | R | Yea |
| Raul Ruiz | D | Nay |
| C. Ruppersberger | D | Nay |
| Steve Russell | R | Yea |
| John Rutherford | R | Yea |
| Tim Ryan | D | Nay |
| Linda Sánchez | D | Nay |
| Marshall Sanford | R | Yea |
| John Sarbanes | D | Nay |
| Steve Scalise | R | Yea |
| Janice Schakowsky | D | Nay |
| Adam Schiff | D | Nay |
| Bradley Schneider | D | Nay |
| Kurt Schrader | D | Nay |
| David Schweikert | R | Yea |
| Robert Scott | D | Nay |
| Austin Scott | R | Yea |
| David Scott | D | Nay |
| F. Sensenbrenner | R | Yea |
| José Serrano | D | Nay |
| Pete Sessions | R | Yea |
| Terri Sewell | D | Nay |
| Carol Shea-Porter | D | Nay |
| Brad Sherman | D | Nay |
| John Shimkus | R | Yea |
| Bill Shuster | R | Yea |
| Michael Simpson | R | Yea |
| Kyrsten Sinema | D | Nay |
| Albio Sires | D | Nay |
| Jason Smith | R | Yea |
| Adrian Smith | R | Yea |
| Christopher Smith | R | Yea |
| Lamar Smith | R | Yea |
| Adam Smith | D | Nay |
| Lloyd Smucker | R | Yea |
| Darren Soto | D | Nay |
| Jackie Speier | D | Nay |
| Elise Stefanik | R | Yea |
| Chris Stewart | R | Yea |
| Steve Stivers | R | Yea |
| Thomas Suozzi | D | Nay |
| Eric Swalwell | D | Nay |
| Mark Takano | D | Nay |
| Scott Taylor | R | Yea |
| Claudia Tenney | R | Yea |
| Mike Thompson | D | Nay |
| Bennie Thompson | D | Nay |
| Glenn Thompson | R | Yea |
| Mac Thornberry | R | Yea |
| Patrick Tiberi | R | Yea |
| Scott Tipton | R | Yea |
| Dina Titus | D | Nay |
| Paul Tonko | D | Nay |
| Norma Torres | D | Nay |
| Dave Trott | R | Yea |
| Niki Tsongas | D | Nay |
| Michael Turner | R | Yea |
| Fred Upton | R | Yea |
| David Valadao | R | Yea |
| Juan Vargas | D | Nay |
| Marc Veasey | D | Nay |
| Filemon Vela | D | Nay |
| Nydia Velázquez | D | Nay |
| Peter Visclosky | D | Nay |
| Ann Wagner | R | Yea |
| Tim Walberg | R | Yea |
| Greg Walden | R | Yea |
| Mark Walker | R | Yea |
| Jackie Walorski | R | Yea |
| Mimi Walters | R | Yea |
| Timothy Walz | D | Nay |
| Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | Nay |
| Maxine Waters | D | Nay |
| Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | Nay |
| Randy Weber | R | Yea |
| Daniel Webster | R | Yea |
| Peter Welch | D | Nay |
| Brad Wenstrup | R | Yea |
| Bruce Westerman | R | Yea |
| Roger Williams | R | Yea |
| Frederica Wilson | D | Nay |
| Joe Wilson | R | Yea |
| Robert Wittman | R | Yea |
| Steve Womack | R | Yea |
| Rob Woodall | R | Yea |
| John Yarmuth | D | Nay |
| Kevin Yoder | R | Yea |
| Ted Yoho | R | Yea |
| Don Young | R | Yea |
| David Young | R | Yea |
| Lee Zeldin | R | Yea |
Party Votes
This table shows how each party voted on h65-2017: what the majority vote was, how many party members voted with the majority, and the number of party members in the chamber of Congress.
| party | majority vote | number of majority votes | number of party members in chamber |
|---|---|---|---|
| D | Nay | 183 | 193 |
| R | Yea | 235 | 239 |
| I | N/A | 0 | 0 |
How Local Legislators Voted
This table includes the legislator(s) who belong to the chamber where this vote occurred and represent 97034. The table shows how the legislator(s) voted, and whether they voted with the majority of their party.
| name | vote | voted with party |
|---|---|---|
| Kurt Schrader | Nay | TRUE |
| Earl Blumenauer | Not Voting | FALSE |
Breakdown of Votes on h65-2017 by Gender
This plot shows the distribution of votes based on gender. 
Gender Makeup of Congress
The following plots show the gender make up of each chamber of Congress. These pie charts truly draw attention to the gender disparity of Congress.
Senate
Below is a pie chart showing the gender make up of the Senate. 
House of Representatives
Below is a pie chart showing the gender make up of the House of Representatives. Currently, the House has 439 representatives. 