Tenure: 114th Congress–presentYears of Service: 2015–Present Notable Actions119th Congress ✅ Supported House passage of the FDA Modernization Act 3.0, H.R. 2821, which passed by voice vote under suspension of the rules on July 20, 2026. The bipartisan legislation directs the FDA to update its regulations to fully implement the 2022 law allowing scientifically valid non-animal … Read more
Tenure: 112th – 119th CongressesYears of Service: 2011–Present Notable Actions119th Congress ✅ Signed congressional letter opposing the SOB Act that would erode states’ rights, undermine family farmers, and expand foreign influence over U.S. food production ✅ Signed a congressional letter opposing the EATS/SOB Act that would erode states’ rights, undermine family farmers, and expand foreign … Read more
Tenure: 118th Congress–PresentYears of Service: 2023–Present Notable Actions119th Congress ✅ Cosponsor of the Fighting Inhumane Gambling and High-Risk Trafficking (FIGHT) Act, S. 1454, to strengthen federal enforcement against animal fighting and related criminal activity. ✅ Cosponsor of the Stop Billion-Dollar FWS Plan to Kill Half a Million Owls, S.J. Res. 69, a Congressional Review Act … Read more
Tenure: 118th Congress–PresentYears of Service: 2023–Present Notable Actions119th Congress ✅ Supported House passage of the FDA Modernization Act 3.0, H.R. 2821, which passed by voice vote under suspension of the rules on July 20, 2026. The bipartisan legislation directs the FDA to update its regulations to fully implement the 2022 law allowing scientifically valid non-animal … Read more
Tenure: U.S. House of Representatives — 105th Congress–presentYears of Service: 1997–Present Notable Actions119th Congress ✅ Supported House passage of the FDA Modernization Act 3.0, H.R. 2821, which passed by voice vote under suspension of the rules on July 20, 2026. The bipartisan legislation directs the FDA to update its regulations to fully implement the 2022 … Read more
Tenure: U.S. House of Representatives — 108th Congress–presentYears of Service: 2003–Present Notable Actions119th Congress ✅ Supported House passage of the FDA Modernization Act 3.0, H.R. 2821, which passed by voice vote under suspension of the rules on July 20, 2026. The bipartisan legislation directs the FDA to update its regulations to fully implement the 2022 … Read more
Tenure: 119th Congress–presentYears of Service: 2025–Present Notable Actions119th Congress ✅ Voted "Aye" on the Van Drew–Titus Amendment (Recorded Vote No. 98-pg. 46) to H.R. 8870 (Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Vote), to incorporate key provisions of the Save America's Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act into the Build America 250 Act. The bipartisan amendment would permanently prohibit the … Read more
Tenure: 117th–119th CongressesYears of Service: 2021–Present Notable Actions119th Congress ❌ Voted "Aye" on House Agriculture Committee Record Vote No. 24, approving Rep. Tracey Mann's second-degree amendment to Rep. Shri Thanedar's Amendment No. 119 during markup of the 2026 Farm Bill. The Mann amendment stripped away nearly all of the bipartisan FIGHT Act's enforcement provisions—including measures … Read more