Rep. Karen Bass
Democrat - CA - 37th district
Limited Government Rating
2022: 2.70%
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HR 4521 Amd 167
House 2022
1xIncreasing Regulatory Certainty and Economic Growth by Removing the U.S. from the United Nations Climate Framework Convention.
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HR 4521
House 2022
1xAdvancing the "COMPETES ACT" with $318 Billion in Wasteful Spending and Protectionist Trade Policies that Unnecessarily Hike Consumer Costs.
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HR 3076
House 2022
1xEliminating a Key Fiscal Safeguard within the U.S. Postal Service Resulting in $60 Billion in Unfunded Liabilities being Placed on Taxpayers.
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HR 6617
House 2022
1xAvoiding Fiscal Responsibility through the Continual Passage of Short-Term Government Funding Bills
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HR 2471
House 2022
1xHiking Non-Defense Domestic Spending by 7% and Promoting Cronyism through the Revival of Earmarks.
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HR 963 Amd 184
House 2022
1xEliminating an Unfair Carve-out Provided to Only Union Employees Within the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act.
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HR 2116
House 2022
1xIncreasing Frivolous Litigation and Legal Liabilities by Making "Hair Texture and Style" a Protected Characteristic in Employment and Housing.
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HR 350
House 2022
1xWeakening Civil Liberties by Providing the Department of Justice Overreaching New Powers Through the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act.
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HR 7688
House 2022
1xCreating Fuel Shortages and Worsening the Energy Crises by Placing Price Controls on Consumer Fuel Prices.
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HR 7910
House 2022
1xWeakening Second Amendment Rights Through Multiple Overreaching Bans and Mandates Concerning Ammunition Magazines, Firearm Storage, and Home-crafted Firearms.
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HR 2377
House 2022
1xAuthorizing Seizures of Firearms Without Due Process Through the Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act.
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S 3580
House 2022
1xExpanding Government Power to Set Prices and Interfere in Private Contracting Agreements Between Companies Through the Ocean Shipping Reform Act.
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HR 7900 Amd 258
House 2022
1xWeakening National Security by Pausing the Continued Development and Upgrade of the U.S. Nuclear ICBM Program.
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HR 1836
House 2022
1xHarming Recruitment Efforts of Active Military Personnel by Providing GI Bill Education Benefits to All National Guard and Reserve Members.
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HR 5746
House 2022
1xWeakening Election Integrity by Nationalizing the Election Laws of the States.
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HR 4521 Amd 5
House 2022
1xPlacing Unnecessary Requirements Surrounding "Environmental Justice" in U.S. Sanctions and Foreign Policy Operations.
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HR 4521 Amd 9
House 2022
1xJeopardizing National Security by Advocating the Removal of Sanctions on the Afghan Central Bank which will Provide the Taliban with $9.5 Billion.
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HR 847
House 2022
1xExpanding Government Bureaucracy and Grant Issuance for "Digital Privacy Technologies" that are Best Funded through the Private Sector.
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HR 903
House 2022
1xHiking Taxpayer Costs and Weakening the Ability to Discipline Poor-Performing Employees by Unionizing 60,000 Employees within the Transporation Security Administration.
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HR 5129
House 2022
1xGrowing Government Dependency by Expanding Eligibility and Spending Under the Community Services Block Grant Program.
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HR 6825
House 2022
1xExpanding Bureaucracy and Spending within FEMA to Establish a Largely Politicized "Nonprofit Security Grant Program".
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HR 7309 Amd Bloc No 1
House 2022
1xAdvancing Unnecessary Spending through a Package of 11 Amendments Concerning "Workforce Development" that Should be Performed by the Private Sector.
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HR 6531
House 2022
1xReducing the Effectiveness of Taxpayer Resources Through a Greater Emphasis on Poverty Levels as Opposed to Cost/Benefit and Other Factors when Allocating Federal Funds.
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HR 6538
House 2022
1xEstablishing a Politicized "Active Shooter Alert System" Under the Department of Justice with No Oversight to Ensure Proper Application.
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S 2089
House 2022
1xExtending "Temporary" Spending Hikes and Eligibility Waivers to the Federal School Lunch Program Implemented Under COVID-19 to 2024.
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HR 4176
House 2022
1xExpanding Government Bureaucracy and Hiking Costs by Requiring Surveys Conducted by Federal Agencies Include Questions on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity.
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S 2938
House 2022
1xAuthorizing Billions in New Spending on an Ineffective Gun Safety Package that Includes the Seizure of Firearms without Due Process.
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S 3373
House 2022
1xEstablishing Unreasonable Presumptions Pertaining to Health of Veterans Which May Advance Fraudulent Disability Claims and Further Overload the VA.
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HR 7900 Amd 247
House 2022
1xDriving Up Taxpayer Procurement Costs by Preventing the Department of Defense from Contracting with any Private Company that has Engaged in "Anti-Union Activity".
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HR 7900 Amd 259
House 2022
1xWeakening National Security by Reducing the Number of Nuclear ICB Missiles Held by the United States.
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HR 7900 Amd 261
House 2022
1xAdvancing Government Censorship by Requiring the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs to Report on "Misinformation" that is "Harmful to Good Order and Discipline".
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HR 7900 Amd 273
House 2022
1xGrowing Bureaucracy and Taxpayer Costs by Requiring the State Department to Post a "Climate Change Officer" at Embassies, Consulates, and on Diplomatic Missions.
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HR 7900 Amd 285
House 2022
1xGrowing Unsustainable Federal Land Holdings by Adding 1.6 Million Acres and 1,200 Miles of Rivers Under the Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act.
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HR 5673
House 2022
1xIncreasing Regulatory Burdens and Red Tape Under the Hazard Mitigation Revolving Loan Fund.
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HR 4521 Lucas Mot
House 2022
1xEnsuring Taxpayer Funds within the COMPETES Act Are Not Sent to Foreign Adversaries.
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HR 6833
House 2022
1xIncreasing Health Insurance Premiums by Imposing Price Controls on Insulin Co-Payments.
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HR 1916
House 2022
1xEstablishing Additional Health Insurance Mandates Regarding Dental Birth Defects, which will Drive Up Rates and Make Healthcare Even Less Affordable.
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HR 3807
House 2022
1xFueling Runaway Spending by Providing the Restaurant Industry an Additional $42 Billion in Funds Two-Years After the Start of the Pandemic.
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HR 7691
House 2022
1xAuthorizing an Additional $40 Billion in Spending on Ukraine with Minimal Oversight to Prevent Corruption.
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S 4160
House 2022
1xProtecting the Legitimacy of the Supreme Court by Ensuring Police Protection for the Immediate Families of the Nine Justices.
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HR 2773 Amd Bloc No 1
House 2022
1xAdvancing Government Racial Discrimination in Contracting and Unnecessary Conservation Initiatives Through Amendments to the Wildlife Bill.
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HR 2543 Amd Bloc No 2
House 2022
1xRemoving Costly Data Collection Mandates Imposed on Small Business Lenders Under the Dodd-Frank Act.
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HR 2543 Amd 227
House 2022
1xPreventing Private Businesses from Setting their Own Payment Method Policies by Mandating All Retail Establishments Accept Cash.
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HR 7606
House 2022
1xAdvancing Unnecessary Spending and Regulatory Overreach in the Agricultural Industry Through Subsidies for Ethanol Fuel Expansion and a New "Special Investigator" for Competition.
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HR 5585
House 2022
1xDirecting $1.7 Billion in Additional Spending at the Department of Health and Human Services for the Creation of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health Act.
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HR 7900 Amd 287
House 2022
1xFueling Unnecessary Spending by Eliminating the $25,000 Cap Placed on the Artwork Purchases of U.S. Embassies Unless they Receive Congressional Approval.
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HR 7900 Amd 289
House 2022
1xRequiring the Department of Veterans Affairs to Conduct a "Fertility Treatment Awareness Campaign" Despite Much Needed Reforms or Privatizing the Broken System.
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HR 8294 Amd Bloc No 2
House 2022
1xAdvancing Unnecessary Spending Through a Package of 31 Amendments Largely Funding Lawmaker Pet Projects.
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HR 8294 Amd Bloc No 4
House 2022
1xProtecting Taxpayers by Blocking Enforcement of the Davis-Bacon Act (Prevailing Wage) Which Unnecessarily Drives Up the Costs of Public Works Projects.
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HR 8294 Amd Bloc No 5
House 2022
1xCutting 36 Wasteful and Unnecessary Spending Initiatives Within a Multi-Agency Appropriations Bill.
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HR 5118 Amd 3
House 2022
1xPlacing Taxpayer Funds at Greater Risk by Permanently Raising the Disaster Loan Threshold that the SBA can Issue without Requiring Collateral (Unsecured) from $14k to $25k.
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S 3451
House 2022
1xExpediting U.S. Semiconductor Production by Reducing Unnecessary Government Environmental and Permitting Barriers for New Facility Construction.
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HR 5376
House 2022
1xReducing Economic Growth Through $750 Billion in Wasteful Spending and Tax Hikes Under the "Inflation Reduction Act".
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HR 5315
House 2022
1xEstablishing a New Spending Program for "Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grants" Containing Multiple Costly and Protectionist Provisions.
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HR 884
House 2022
1xCreating Unnecessary Bureaucracy within the Department of Transportation to Establish a Duplicative Aviation Industry Pandemic Plan Already Covered by the CDC.
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HR 8326
House 2022
1xWeakening Integrity of the Census Through an Attempt to Prohibit Questions on Citizenship.
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HR 6833 Sen Amd Concurrence
House 2022
1xPaving the Way for Irresponsible Spending Through a CR which Allows the Lame Duck Congress, Not the New Congress, to Set Government Funding.
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HR 8294 Amd Bloc No 6
House 2022
1xAuthorizing 30 Wasteful and Unnecessary Spending Initiatives Within a Multi-Agency Appropriations Bill.
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HR 1456
House 2022
1xReauthorizing the Peace Corps with a Significant Hike in Spending and New Benefits Provided to Participants.
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S 1098
House 2022
1xGrowing Government Spending and Debt Through an Expansion of Student Loan Forgiveness via the Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act.
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HR 5768
House 2022
1xAdvancing an Ineffective and Wasteful Crime Victim Bill Rather Than Supporting Law Enforcement and Preventing Crime.
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HR 8446
House 2022
1xReauthorizing and Further Hiking Spending to $3.9 Billion Annually for Foreign Aid Surrounding Global Food Insecurity.
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HR 8463
House 2022
1xProviding Foreign Aid to Additional Countries with Higher Levels of Wealth Through the Federal Millennium Challenge Corporation.
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HR 4404
House 2022
1xAdvancing Unsustainable Federal Land Management Through a Study to Add Florida's Kissimmee River to the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.
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HR 8294 Amd Bloc No 9
House 2022
1xBlocking Much-Needed Reforms to the Department of Veterans Affairs by Defunding the VA Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission.
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HR 8373
House 2022
1xAdvancing Frivolous Litigation and Mandates on Employers by Establishing a "Right to Contraception."
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HR 6929
House 2022
1xForcing Taxpayers to Bailout the Pension Plans of Delphi Retirees (Parts Manufacturer of General Motors During 2009 Bankruptcy).
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HR 3771
House 2022
1xExpanding Bureaucracy within the Department of Health and Human Services for a South Asian Heart Health Awareness Campaign.
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HR 4346
House 2022
1xExpanding Cronyism and Corporate Welfare for Semiconductor Manufacturers Through Billions in Subsidies and Tax Credits Under the CHIPS and Science Act.
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HR 1808
House 2022
1xWeakening Second Amendment Rights Through a Ban on the Sale and Possession of Semi-Automatic Firearms.
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HR 2521
House 2022
1xRequiring a Study to Further Grow the Department Of Veterans Affairs to Include "Doula Services" Despite Much Needed Reforms or Privatization of the Broken System.
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HR 8876
House 2022
1xIncreasing Government Dependency by Further Expanding a Federal Program Funding Maternal and Child Home Visiting.
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HR 7946
House 2022
1xWeakening National Security by Providing Amnesty to Individuals Residing in the Country Illegally - Including those with Violent Criminal Records - if They Have Previous Military Service.
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S 3875
House 2022
1xCreating an Economic Moral Hazard in Government Spending Priorities Involving Community Disaster Resilience Zones and Initiatives.
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