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 District Sort descending Party Vote
Rep. Steven Palazzo
MS
4 Republican No
Rep. Anthony Brown
MD
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Ken Buck
CO
4 Republican No
Rep. David E. Price
NC
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. John Ratcliffe
TX
4 Republican No
Rep. Kathleen Rice
NY
4 Democrat Not Voting
Rep. Tom Cole
OK
4 Republican No
Rep. Madeleine Dean
PA
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Peter A. DeFazio
OR
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Scott DesJarlais
TN
4 Republican No
Rep. Christopher H. Smith
NJ
4 Republican Yes
Rep. Greg Stanton
AZ
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Ron Estes
KS
4 Republican No
Rep. Mike Thompson
CA
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. William Timmons
SC
4 Republican Not Voting
Rep. Jesús García
IL
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Bruce Westerman
AR
4 Republican No
Rep. Vicky Hartzler
MO
4 Republican No
Rep. Jim Himes
CT
4 Democrat Yes
Rep. Steven Horsford
NV
4 Democrat Yes