Yvette Herrell has consistently voted against democratic norms, against funding the government and
against ​investigation of the Insurrection.  
Yvette Herrell Voted NO on protecting our democracy.
  • Nine Amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act H.R. 7900 
  • would make public the results of military commissions
  • would bar the Defense Dept from awarding contracts to employers with unfair labor practices
  • would give preferential treatment to Defense Dept contractors who meet certain labor relations standards.
  • would give preferential treatment to Defense Dept contractors who live near the planned construction (this would help people in NM-02 get jobs doing military construction.
  • would make us less vulnerable to other nuclear powers
  • would give the mayor of D.C. the authority over the D.C. National Guard (thus making us less vulnerable to anther coup) 
  • would require the FBI, Defense Dept. and Homeland Security Dept. to oppose employees’ white supremacist and neo-Nazi activities
  • would require the FBI and Homeland Security to send Congress reports on domestic terrorism threats
  • would bar the use of legal evidence that was gathered by the military by violating the law (fruit of the poison tree)
  • Calling on the United States Government to uphold the founding democratic principles of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and establish a Center for Democratic Resilience. H. Res 831 This resolution reaffirms unequivocal support for NATO as an alliance founded on democratic principles.
  • ​Allowing statehood for Washington, D.C. HR 51
  • Establishing the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th attack on the United States Capitol HR 503
  • The John R Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021 – to federally protect our elections from voter suppression HR 4
  • Recommending that the House of Representatives find Stephen K. Bannon in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol HR 730
  • Protecting Our Democracy Act – Addressing issues involving abuses of presidential powers, checks and balances, accountability, and transparency. HR 5314 
  • The Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act HR 5746 – to concur with senate amendments and further amend the bill merging the John Lewis Voting Rights Act and the Freedom to Vote Act into previously passed legislation extending NASA’s authority to lease its facilities – among its highlights:
    • Expanding voter registration efforts via automatic and same-day registration as well as increasing voting access via vote-by-mail and early voting
    • Establishes election day as federal holiday
    • Establishes a new criminal offense for hindering or preventing individuals from registering to vote or helping someone register to vote. 
  • Censuring Representative Paul Gosar for posting video on social media depicting violence against Representative Ocasio-Cortez and President Biden. HR 789 
  • A resolution which called for the activation of the 25th Amendment to declare President Donald J. Trump incapable of executing the duties of his office and naming the vice president as acting president. HR 21
  • Impeaching President Donald J. Trump. HR 24​
  • Upholding the Constitution following the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol​​. H Res 25
  • Funding federal agencies to respond to Jan. 6 attack. HR 3233
​Yvette Herrell voted NO on funding the government. 
  • Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act (Additional Government Funding) HR 6617 This bill provides continuing FY2022 appropriations for federal agencies .
    Funding the Department of State HR 4373
  • Funding the Department of Labor HR 4502
  • Funding the Department of Health and Human Services HR 4502
  • Funding the Department of Education HR 4502
  • Funding the Legislative Branch of U.S. Government HR 4346
  • Funding the Department of Transportation including planning for transportation to address infrastructure and climate change HR 3684
  • Extending government funding (cover expenses) and delivery of emergency assistance for natural disasters HR 5305
  • Authorizing Fiscal Year 2022 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense. HR 4350
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