Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and Puerto Rico Disaster Tax Relief Act

Feb. 7, 2020 | H.R. 5687

This bill would appropriate $4.67 billion in disaster relief to Puerto Rico after the devastation caused by earthquakes in 2019 and 2020. In addition to providing critical funding for infrastructure repairs, the bill would give a significant income boost to low- and moderate-income families in Puerto Rico through the progressive expansion of the Child Tax Credit and a locally funded Earned Income Tax Credit. This bill passed the House on Feb. 7, 2020.

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Vote result: Passed

YEAs: 237
NAYs: 161

Legislator State Sort ascending District Party Vote
Rep. Michael McCaul
TX
10 Republican Yes
Rep. Van Taylor
TX
3 Republican No
Rep. John Carter
TX
31 Republican No
Rep. Dan Crenshaw
TX
2 Republican Not Voting
Rep. John Ratcliffe
TX
4 Republican No
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson
TX
30 Democrat Yes
Rep. Bill Flores
TX
17 Republican No
Rep. Ron Wright
TX
6 Republican No
Rep. Lizzie Fletcher
TX
7 Democrat Yes
Rep. Kenny Marchant
TX
24 Republican Not Voting
Rep. Al Green
TX
9 Democrat Yes
Rep. Michael C. Burgess
TX
26 Republican No
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee
TX
18 Democrat Yes
Rep. Tim Burchett
TN
2 Republican No
Rep. Steve Cohen
TN
9 Democrat Yes
Rep. John Rose
TN
6 Republican No
Rep. Phil Roe
TN
1 Republican No
Rep. Scott DesJarlais
TN
4 Republican No
Rep. Chuck Fleischmann
TN
3 Republican No
Rep. David Kustoff
TN
8 Republican Not Voting