Life Advocacy Briefing

October 21, 2024

To Be Blunt / Congress, By Their Record / House Voting Record Key
House Voting Record / Senate Voting Record Key
Senate Voting Record / Speaking Up for Life

To Be Blunt

MEMO TO FOX NEWS & TO PRES. TRUMP: Not all American women are advocates of legalized abortion. Indeed, many – if not most – of the Americans for whom abortion is the number-one issue in weighing our votes actually are pro-life women who are tired of being lumped in with feminist activists. We revere the emphatic conviction of our founders: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. – That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” We do not consent to your relegation of Life protection to 10th Amendment status.

 

Congress, By Their Record

THE PAST TWO YEARS HAVE SEEN relatively little Congressional action on Life issues, as our national politicians appear to be breathing a sigh of relief in the Supreme Court’s seeming to have kicked power to the states in the matter of abortion law, a focus which is emphasized more by politicians seeking election than by the actual ruling of the Supreme Court. (The high court ruling in Dobbs was states-oriented because the case had been brought by the state of Mississippi to seek authority to enforce state laws governing abortion. The high court did not limit action at the federal level; that was not a question raised in the Dobbs case; it was all about the states.)

This is not to say our voters no longer find pro-life representatives at the federal level. Though few federal candidates stand up for Life in their campaigns this year, our elected representatives in the House and Senate have cast Life-related votes. Life Advocacy Briefing has endeavored to report those votes as they happened, and the time has now come – with Congress out of session until after the election – for us to publish our biennial Congressional voting record on Life.

While drawing up this compilation, we have discovered a couple of votes which we overlooked at the time; we are including those here, even though they were not previously published by Life Advocacy Briefing. We ask our readers’ forgiveness in this and any incidental errors. This compilation is a complex process, and we are doing our best to inform our readers accurately. We wish there were more votes to report, as Congress has done very little to curb the Biden-Harris Regime’s frothing drive to drag our government and us taxpayers into the abortion cartel through regulation and spending.

 

House Voting Record – Key

  1. HR-26 – Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act – Motion to Recommit – Failed 212-219 – Jan. 11, 2023

  2. HR-26 – Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act – Final Passage – Passed 220-210 – Jan. 11, 2023

  3. HRes-3 – Condemning attacks on pro-life facilities, groups & churches – Adopted 222-209 – Jan. 11, 2023

  4. Amendment to HR-2670 – Barring Defense Dept. expenditures in support of abortion – Adopted 221-213 – July 13, 2023

  5. HR-6914 – Pregnant Students’ Rights Act – Motion to Recommit – Failed 207-213 – Jan. 18, 2024

  6. HR-6914 – Pregnant Students’ Rights Act – Final Passage – Passed 212-207 – Jan. 18, 2024

  7. HR-6918 – Supporting Pregnant & Parenting Women & Families Act – Motion to Recommit – Failed 208-214 – Jan. 18, 2024

  8. HR-6918 – Supporting Pregnant & Parenting Women & Families Act – Final Passage – Passed 214-208 – Jan. 18, 2024

  9. HR-8580 – Military Construction, VA & Related Agencies Appropriation with Abortion Prohibition – Motion to Recommit – Failed 199-207 – June 5, 2024

  10. HR-8580 – Military Construction, VA & Related Agencies Appropriation with Abortion Prohibition – Final Passage – Failed 209-197 – June 5, 2024

  11. HR-8070 – VanDuyne ‘Mini-Hyde’ Amendment to Military Appropriation – Adopted 214-207 – June 13, 2024

 

House Voting Record

100% pro-Life: AL: Aderholt, Carl, Moore, Palmer, Rogers, Strong; AZ: Biggs, Ciscomani, Crane, Gosar, Lesko, Schweikert; AR: Crawford, Hill, Westerman, Womack; CA: Calvert, M.Garcia, Kiley, Kim, LaMalfa, Obernolte, Steel, Valadao; CO: Boebert, Lamborn; FL: Bean, Bilirakis, Diaz-Balart, Donalds, Dunn, Franklin, Gaetz, Gimenez, Lee, Luna, Mast, Mills, Posey, Rutherford, Steube, Waltz, Webster; GA: Allen, Carter, Clyde, Collins, Ferguson, Greene, Loudermilk, A.Scott; ID: Fulcher, Simpson; IL: Bost, LaHood, Miller; IN: Baird, Banks, Bucshon, Houchin, Pence, Spartz, Yakim; IA: Feenstra, Hinson, Miller-Meeks/Nunn; KS: Estes, LaTurner, Mann; KY: Barr, Comer, Guthrie, Massie; LA: Graves, Higgins, Johnson, Letlow; MD: Harris; MI: Bergman, Huizenga, McClain, Moolenaar, Walberg; MN: Emmer, Fischbach, Finstad, Stauber; MS: Ezell, Guest, Kelly; MO: Alford, Graves, Luetkemeyer, Smith, Wagner; MT: Zinke; NE: Flood, Smith; NV: Amodei; NJ: Kean, Smith, VanDrew; NY: D’Esposito, Garbarino, Lalota, Langworthy, Lawler, Malliotakis, Molinaro, Stefanik, Tenney; NC: Edwards, Foxx, Hudson, Murphy, Rouzer; ND: Armstrong; OH: Balderson, Carey, Davidson, Jordan, Joyce, Latta, Miller, Turner, Wenstrup; OK: Bice, Brecheen, Cole, Hern, Lucas; OR: Bentz, Chavez-DeRemer; PA: Joyce, Meuser, Perry, Reschenthaler, Smucker, Thompson; SC: Duncan, Fry, Mace, Norman, Timmons, Wilson; SD: Johnson; TN: Burchett, Fleischmann, Harshbarger, Kustoff, Rose; TX: Arrington, Babin, Burgess, Cloud, Ellzey, Fallon, T.Gonzales, Gooden, Granger, Jackson, Luttrell, McCaul, Moran, Nehls, Pfluger, Roy, Sessions, VanDuyne, Weber; VA: Cline, Good, Griffith, Kiggans, Wittman; WA: Newhouse, Rodgers; WV: Miller, Mooney; WI: Fitzgerald, Grothman, Steil, Tiffany, VanOrden; WY: Hageman.

100% pro-Life when voting (absences in lower-case letters): CA: Fong/a-g, Issa/h,i; FL: Buchanan/a,b,c, Cammack/h,i, Salazar/h,i; GA: McCormick/h,i; KY: Rogers/a-g; LA: Scalise/e,f,g,h; MI: James/e,f,g,h; MO: Burlison/i,j; NE: Bacon/e,f,g,h; NY: Williams/d; NC: Bishop/k, McHenry/k; PA: Kelly/d; TN: DesJarlais/e,f,g,h, Green/i,j, Ogles/e,f,g,h; TX: Carter/i,j, Crenshaw/i,j/, DeLaCruz/f,k, Hunt/a,b,c, Self/i,j, Williams/a,b,c; WI: VanOrden/i,j.

Mostly pro-Life (anti-Life votes in capital letters): CA: Duarte, D, K; McClintock, J; MT: Rosendale/MT, J; PA: Fitzpatrick/PA, D,K; TX: V.Gonzalez*/C,J. *Mr. Gonzalez voted “present” on B.

Mostly anti-Life (pro-Life votes in capital letters): ME: Golden/J; NY: Schumer*/B,K,M; PA: Houlahan/C; TX: Cuellar/D,K; WA/Perez/C,J.  *Sen. Schumer’s voting record reflects his role as Majority Leader; the purpose of these “pro-Life” votes was to reserve his right to move to reconsider and should not be considered an actual vote.

100% anti-Life when voting (absences in lower-case letters): AZ: Gallego/d,i,j,k; CA: Garamendi/k, Lieu/e,f, Lofgren/i,j & Porter/j; DE: Blunt-Rochester/e,f,g,h; FL: Moskowitz/e,f,g,h &  Wilson/i,j; IN: Mrvan/i,j; MI: Dingell/k & Tlaib/i,j; MN: Phillips/e,f,g,h; MO: Cleaver/e,f,g,h; NV: Lee/k; NJ: Kim/i,j, Watson-Coleman/i,j; NY: Bowman i,j,k, Kennedy/a-h, Meng/i,j, Suozzi/a-h, Velazquez/e,f,g,h; NC: Nickel/k; PA: Evans/d,i,j,k; RI: Amo/a-d; VA: McClellan/a,b,c,i,j; WA: Jayapal/k.

100% anti-Life: AL: Sewell; AK: Peltola; AZ: Grijalva & Stanton; CA: Aguilar, Barragan, Bera, Brownley, Carbajal, Cardenas, Chu, Correa, Costa, DeSaulnier, Eshoo, R.Garcia, Gomez, Harder, Huffman, Jacobs, Kamlager-Dove, Khanna, Lee, Levin, Matsui, Mullin, Napolitano, Panetta, Pelosi, Peters, Ruiz, Sanchez, Schiff, Sherman, Swalwell, Takano, Thompson, Torres, Vargas, Waters; CO: Caraveo, Crow, DeGette, Neguse, Pettersen; CT: Courtney, DeLauro, Hayes, Himes, Larson; FL: Castor, Cherfilus-McCormick, Frankel, Frost, Soto, Wasserman-Schultz; GA: Bishop, Johnson, McBath, D.Scott, Williams; HI: Case, Tokuda; IL: Budzinski, Casten, Davis, Foster, Garcia, Jackson, Kelly, Krishnamoorthi, Quigley, Ramirez, Schakowsky, Schneider, Sorensen, Underwood; IN: Carson; KS: Davids; KY: McGarvey; LA: Carter; ME: Pingree; MD: Hoyer, Ivey, Mfume, Raskin, Ruppersberger, Sarbanes, Trone; MA: Auchincloss, Clark, Keating, Lynch, McGovern, Moulton, Neal, Pressley, Trahan; MI: Kildee, Scholten, Slotkin, Stevens, Thanedar; MN: Craig, McCollum, Omar; MS: Thompson; MO: Bush; NV: Horsford, Titus; NH: Kuster, Pappas; NJ: Gottheimer, Menendez, Norcross, Pallone, Sherrill; NM: Leger-Fernandez, Stansbury, Vasquez; NY: Clarke, Espaillat, Goldman, Jeffries, Meeks, Morelle, Nadler, Ocasio-Cortez, Ryan, Tonko, Torres; NC: Adams, Davis, Foushee, Jackson, Manning, Ross; OH: Beatty, Brown, Kaptur, Landsman, Sykes; OR: Blumenauer, Bonamici, Hoyle, Salinas; PA: Boyle, Cartwright, Dean, Deluzio, Lee, Scanlon, Wild; RI: Magaziner; SC: Clyburn; TN: Cohen; TX: Allred, Casar, Castro, Crockett, Doggett, Escobar, Fletcher, Garcia, Green, Veasey; VT: Balint; VA: Beyer, Connolly, Scott, Spanberger, Wexton; WA: DelBene, Kilmer, Larsen, Perez, Schrier, Smith, Strickland; WI/Moore, Pocan.

 

Senate Voting Record – Key

  1. SJRes-10 – Barring Abortions in VA Facilities – Motion to Consider – Failed 48-51 – April 19, 2023

  2. SJRes-4 – Removing Ratification Deadline for ‘Equal Rights’ Amendment – Motion to End Debate – Failed 51-47 (needing 60) – April 27, 2023

  3. Nomination: Geeta Rao Gupta as Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues – Motion to End Debate – Adopted 50-44 – May 5, 2023

  4. Confirmation: Geeta Rao Gupta as Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues – Confirmed 50-44 – May 5, 2023

  5. Nomination: Nancy Abudu as 11th Circuit Appellate Judge – Motion to End Debate – Adopted 50-48 – May 17, 2023

  6. Confirmation: Nancy Abudu as 11th Circuit Appellate Judge – Confirmed 49-47 (needing majority) – May 18, 2023

  7. Nomination: Nicole Berner as 4th Circuit Appellate Judge – Motion to End Debate – Adopted 48-40 –March 14, 2024

  8. Confirmation: Nicole Berner as 4th Circuit Appellate Judge – Confirmed 50-47 – March 19, 2024

  9. Nomination: Seth Aframe as 1st Circuit Appellate Judge – Motion to End Debate – Adopted 52-43 – May 16, 2024

  10. Confirmation: Seth Aframe as 1st Circuit Appellate Judge – Confirmed 49-40 (needing majority) – May 20, 2024

  11. S-4381 – Right to Contraception Act – Motion to End Debate – Failed 51-39 (needing 60) – June 5, 2024

  12. S-4445 – Duckworth IVF Bill – Motion to End Debate – Failed 48-47 (needing 60) – June 13, 2024

  13. S-4445 – Duckworth IVF Bill – Motion to End Debate – Failed 51-44 (needing 60) – Sept. 17, 2024

 

Senate Voting Record

100% pro-Life: FL: Scott; IN: Young; IA: Grassley; KY: McConnell & Paul; LA: Cassidy; MS: Hyde-Smith; NE: Fischer & Ricketts; NC: Budd; ND: Hoeven; OK: Lankford; SD: Thune; TN: Blackburn; TX: Cornyn & Cruz; WV: Capito; WY: Barrasso & Lummis.

100% pro-Life when voting (absences in lower-case letters): AL: Britt/k & Tuberville/c,j; AK: Sullivan/g,k; AR: Boozman/g & Cotton/g; Rubio/e,f,g,j; ID: Crapo/i & Risch/h; IN/Braun/k; IA: Ernst/f; KS: Marshall/i,j & Moran/c,f,j,k; LA: Kennedy/i,k; MS: Wicker/g; MO/Hawley/i,j & Schmitt/m; MT: Daines/g; NC: Tillis/l; ND: Cramer/d,g; OH: Vance/k,l; OK: Mullin/e,g,h; SC: Graham/h,k & Scott/c,g,j; SD: Rounds/l; TN: Hagerty/j,k; UT: Lee/b & Romney/g,k; WI/Johnson/c.

Mostly anti-Life (pro-Life votes in capital letters; absence in lower-case letter): AK/Murkowski/E,F,G,H; ME/Collins/E,F,G,H; WV/Manchin/A,C,D,E,F,G,H/l.

100% anti-Life when voting (absences in lower-case letters): AZ: Sinema/m; CA: Butler/a-f, m; GA: Warnock/j; MA: Markey/g; MN: Klobuchar/j; MT: Tester/j; NH: Shaheen/g; NJ: Booker/m & Helmy/a-l; NY: Schumer/b,k,m; VT: Sanders/c,f,m.

100% anti-Life: AZ: Kelly; CA: Padilla; CO: Bennet & Hickenlooper; CT: Blumenthal & Murphy; DE: Carper & Coons; GA: Ossoff; HI: Hirono & Schatz; IL: Duckworth & Durbin; ME: King; MD: Cardin & VanHollen; MA: Warren; MI: Peters & Stabenow; MN: Smith; NV: Cortez-Masto & Rosen; NH: Hassan; NM: Heinrich & Lujan; NY: Gillibrand; OH: Brown; OR: Merkley & Wyden; PA: Casey & Fetterman; RI: Reed & Whitehouse; VT: Welch; VA: Kaine & Warner; WA: Cantwell & Murray; WI: Baldwin.

 

Speaking Up for Life

Oct. 12, 2024, major excerpts from LifeSiteNews report by Stephen Kokx

             Catholic NFL football star Harrison Butker has endorsed Donald Trump for president of the United States. On Thursday, Butker told Fox News anchor Laura Ingraham that he is supporting Trump because of his position on abortion, which he called “the most crucial topic for me. … I think you have to vote for whoever is going to be [the] most pro-life,” Butker said while seated next to Missouri GOP Senator Josh Hawley, whom he has also endorsed and had just spoken with at a rally.

             Butker plays for the Missouri-based Kansas City Chiefs, which explains his Hawley endorsement. …

             Butker is not unaware of Trump’s shifting position on abortion. In August, after the former President said his administration will be “great for women and their reproductive rights,” Butker issued a post on X. While noting that “no party or candidate is perfect,” Butker called on fellow Catholic J.D. Vance to “help bring the Republican Party back in line with the foundational platform that all life is valuable.” He also cited a quote from Fr. Chad Ripperger on the obligation to vote for the “lesser of two evils” in order to prevent a greater evil from happening. …

             Butker told Ingraham that men in America need to be men of prayer who put God first and that the country needs to put innocent life first. “I want us to be fighting for the most vulnerable, fighting for the unborn, and that’s what we should prioritize,” he said.

             Ingraham also asked Butker about his pro-family graduation speech at Benedictine College in Atchinson, Kansas, this summer. “I was trying to speak … for so many women that have dedicated their life to being the homemaker, being the one that raises the children. It’s a beautiful role, but it’s not a role that should be diminished,” Butker emphatically replied.

             Hawley was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2019 after beating liberal Democrat Claire McCaskill. Only 44, he is considered a rising star in the GOP … . At the Family Research Council’s fourth annual Pray Vote Stand Summit last weekend, he told attendees that “there is no right more important than the right to life.”

             He further stressed that this right is not a “luxury,” but is “absolutely foundational to everything we believe in as conservatives” because a culture that “does not love life” or “protect the innocent unborn” becomes “callous,” and is “all too willing to discard those it deems weak or unworthy or less than.”