The House of Representatives:
Issues:
1. Aid to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA):
The House rejected a Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) amendment to the FY 2006 Science, State, Justice, and Commerce Appropriations Act (H.R. 2862). The amendment would have prohibited the Bush administration from continuing to withhold funding to the UNFPA for birth control, life-saving obstetric care, and basic reproductive health care services overseas. The vote occurred on June 16, 2005.
Diana DeGette (D 1st) Yes
Mark Udall (D 2nd) Yes
John Salazar (D 3rd) Yes
Marilyn Musgrave (R 4th) No
Joel Hefley (R 5th) No
Thomas Tancredo (R 6th) No
Bob Beauprez (R 7th) No
2. Access to Birth Control
The House agreed to a Chris Smith (R-NJ) amendment to the FY 2006-2007 Foreign Relations Authorization Act (H.R. 2601). The amendment eliminates contraceptives from the list of prevention methods available under a new program to treat and prevent obstetric fistula (a debilitating childbirth injury with lifelong consequences for women.) The vote occurred on July 19, 2005.
Diana DeGette (D 1st) No
Mark Udall (D 2nd) No
John Salazar (D 3rd) No
Marilyn Musgrave (R 4th) Yes
Joel Hefley (R 5th) Yes
Thomas Tancredo (R 6th) Absent or Did Not Vote
Bob Beauprez (R 7th) Yes
3. Abortion Ban
The House rejected a Susan Davis (D-CA) amendment to the FY 2006 Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1815) to give servicewomen and military dependents access to privately funded, safe abortions at military hospitals while stationed overseas. Under current law, servicewomen and female military dependents stationed overseas are discriminated against and cannot exercise their legally guaranteed right to choose. The cote occurred on May 15, 2005.
Diana DeGette (D 1st) Yes
Mark Udall (D 2nd) Yes
John Salazar (D 3rd) No
Marilyn Musgrave (R 4th) No
Joel Hefley (R 5th) No
Thomas Tancredo (R 6th) No
Bob Beauprez (R 7th) No
4. Abortion Notification
The House rejected a Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) amendment to send the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (H.R. 748) back to the committee for further review. CIANA imposes a complex patchwork of parental involvement laws on women and doctors and also prosecutes responsible adults – such as grandparents, siblings, or aunts and uncles – who help young women whose circumstances prevent them from confiding in their parents. CIANA does nothing to help prevent unintended pregnancies, but it could further isolate young people who face crisis pregnancies. This vote occurred on April 27, 2005.
Diana DeGette (D 1st) Yes
Mark Udall (D 2nd) Yes
John Salazar (D 3rd) No
Marilyn Musgrave (R 4th) No
Joel Hefley (R 5th) No
Thomas Tancredo (R 6th) No
Bob Beauprez (R 7th) No
5. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Drilling
The Houwse rejected an Ed Markey (D-MA) amendment to the National Energy Policy Act (H.R. 6) to remove a harmful provision allowing oil and gas drilling in the coastal plain of the Arctic National wildlife Refuge. This vote occurred on April 20, 2005.
Diana DeGette (D 1st) Yes
Mark Udall (D 2nd) Yes
John Salazar (D 3rd) Yes
Marilyn Musgrave (R 4th) No
Joel Hefley (R 5th) No
Thomas Tancredo (R 6th) No
Bob Beauprez (R 7th) No
6. Environmental Justice
The House rejected an Alcee Hastings (D-FL) amendment to the National Energy Policy Act (H.R. 6). The amendment proposed allocating greater resources toward providing clean, healthy, and quality environments within and around low-income communities. Under the Bush administration, money for environmental justice efforts has been cut 33 percent. This vote occurred on April 21, 2005.
Diana DeGette (D 1st) Yes
Mark Udall (D 2nd) Yes
John Salazar (D 3rd) Yes
Marilyn Musgrave (R 4th) No
Joel Hefley (R 5th) No
Thomas Tancredo (R 6th) No
Bob Beauprez (R 7th) No
7. Prevention First Bill
Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) introduced the Prevention First Act (H.R. 1709). The measure provides funding for the Title X domestic family planning program, requires contraceptive equity in health insurance plans, promotes greater public awareness of emergency contraceptives, and supports teen pregnancy prevention efforts. This measure was introduced on April 20, 2005.
Cosponsor?
Diana DeGette (D 1st) Cosponsor
Mark Udall (D 2nd) Cosponsor
John Salazar (D 3rd) No
Marilyn Musgrave (R 4th) No
Joel Hefley (R 5th) No
Thomas Tancredo (R 6th) No
Bob Beauprez (R 7th) No
8. Responsible Sex Education
Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) introduced the Responsible Education About Life (REAL) Act (H.R. 2553). This legislation creates a program to give states $206 million per year to develop comprehensive sexuality education curricula that are medically accurate, scientifically sound, and address the advantages of abstinence while educating young people about contraception. This measure was introduced on February 10, 2005.
Cosponsor?
Diana DeGette (D 1st) Cosponsor (11/17/2005)
Mark Udall (D 2nd) Cosponsor (05/23/2005)
John Salazar (D 3rd) No
Marilyn Musgrave (R 4th) No
Joel Hefley (R 5th) No
Thomas Tancredo (R 6th) No
Bob Beauprez (R 7th) No
9. Pharmacist Refusals
Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) introduced the Access to Legal Pharmaceuticals Act (ALPHA) (H.R. 1652). ALPHA establishes measures to ensure customers can get all lawful prescriptions filled at any pharmacy. This measure is in response to a growing trend of pharmacists’ refusals to dispense birth control, including emergencey contraception, based on moral or religious objections. This measure was introduced on April 14, 2005.
Cosponsor?
Diana DeGette (D 1st) No
Mark Udall (D 2nd) No
John Salazar (D 3rd) No
Marilyn Musgrave (R 4th) No
Joel Hefley (R 5th) No
Thomas Tancredo (R 6th) No
Bob Beauprez (R 7th) No
Contact Information:
Diana DeGette:
Web Site: www.house.gov/degette
E-mail: Contact Via 'Web Form.'
Washington Office:
1527 LHOB
Washington, D.C. 20515-0601
Phone: (202) 225-4431
Fax: (202) 225-5657
Main District Office:
600 Grant St, Ste. 202
Denver, CO 80203
Phone: (303) 844-4988
Fax: (303) 844-4996
Mark Udall:
Web Site: markudall.house.gov
E-mail: Contact Via 'Web Form.'
Washington Office:
240 CHOB
Washington, D.C. 20515-0602
Phone: (202) 225-2161
Fax: (202) 226-7840
Main District Office:
8601 Turnpike Dr., Ste. 206
Westminster, CO 80031
Phone: (303) 650-7820
Fax: (303) 650-7827
John Salazar
Web Site: www.house.gov/salazar
E-mail: Contact Via 'Web Form.'
Washington Office:
1531 LHOB
Washington, D.C. 20515-0603
Phone: (202) 225-4761
Fax: (202) 226-9669
Main District Office:
134 West B St.
Pueblo, CO 81003
Phone: (719) 543-8200
Fax: (719) 543-8204
Marilyn Musgrave
Web Site: www.house.gov/musgrave
E-mail: Contact Via 'Web Form.'
Washington Office:
1507 LHOB
Washington, D.C. 20515-0604
Phone: (202) 225-4676
Fax: (202) 225-5870
Main District Office:
5401 Stone Creek Circle, Ste. 204
Loveland, CO 80538
Phone: (970) 663-3536
Fax: (970) 663-5270
Joel Hefley
Web Site: www.house.gov/hefley
E-mail: Contact Via 'Web Form.'
Washington Office:
2372 RHOB
Washington, D.C. 20515-0605
Phone: (202) 225-4422
Fax: (202) 225-1942
Main District Office:
104 South Cascade Ave., #105
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Phone: (719) 520-0055
Fax: (719) 520-0840
Thomas Tancredo
Web Site: www.house.gov/tancredo
E-mail: Contact Via 'Web Form.'
Washington Office:
1130 LHOB
Washington, D.C. 20515-0606
Phone: (202) 225-7882
Fax: (202) 226-4623
Main District Office:
6099 South Quebec St., Ste. 200
Centennial, CO 80111
Phone: (720) 283-9772
Fax: (720) 283-9776
Bob Beauprez
Web Site: www.house.gov/beauprez
E-mail: Contact Via 'Web Form.'
Washington Office:
504 CHOB
Washington, D.C. 20515-0607
Phone: (202) 225-2645
Fax: (202) 225-5278
Main District Office:
4251 Kipling St., Ste. 370
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
Phone: (303) 940-5821
Fax: (303) 940-5831