Rep. Dan Benishek

Rep. Dan Benishek

Michigan District 1
Republican
25%
2016 Score
24%
Average House Republican
13%
Lifetime Score
— Voted with working people
— Voted against working people
— Did not vote
Date Key Vote Vote
Sep
28
2016
Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act
This bill would postpone, by six months, the implementation of the Department of Labor's new overtime regulations scheduled to take effect in December 2016. The measure would rob millions of workers the opportunity to earn more pay or spend more time with their families. The bill passed the House.
Wrong
Sep
28
2016
Amendment to Provide Federal Assistance for Communities with Unsafe Drinking Water
This amendment to the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (H.R. 5303) will provide additional federal assistance to communities, such as Flint, Michigan, to repair or replace lead-tainted drinking water infrastructure systems.
Right
Sep
28
2016
Water Resources Development Act of 2016
This bill revises or authorizes various U.S. Army Corps of Engineers water resources development projects, feasibility studies and relationships with non-federal project sponsors.
Right
Jul
13
2016
Amendment to Repeal Prevailing Wage Laws
This amendment to the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Act, 2017 (H.R. 5538) would have repealed Davis-Bacon coverage for projects funded under this bill.
Wrong
May
19
2016
Amendment to Limit Veteran's Affairs Employees' Rights
This amendment to the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (H.R. 4974) would have prohibited union recruitment and dues collection at Veteran's Affairs facilities, and the posting of material related to labor organization membership in VA health care facilities.
Wrong
May
19
2016
Amendment to Prohibit Project Labor Agreements
This amendment to the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (H.R. 4974) would have prohibited the use of Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) on projects funded through the bill.
Wrong
Apr
28
2016
Resolution Overturning the Investment Advisors' Conflict of Interest Rule
This resolution of disapproval blocks a Department of Labor rule that would have required investment professionals advising on retirement accounts to put their clients' best interests ahead of their own financial interests.
Wrong
Jan
07
2016
SCRUB Act of 2016
This bill would establish a new bureaucratic commission empowered to dismantle long-established, science-based public health and safety standards, and would make it significantly more difficult for Congress and federal agencies to implement essential future protections.
Wrong