Fischbach’s Conservative Record – Fighting the Radical Left

Protecting Freedoms

  • Co-sponsored bill to make it unlawful for any state or political subdivision to require a voter to present a vaccine passport or vaccination status in a federal election. (H.R. 6558, SERVIS Act)
  • Co-sponsored bill to make grants to the parents of students enrolled in elementary schools or secondary schools that are failing to provide in-person instruction because of Covid. (H.R, 6380, Open Schools Act)
  • Co-sponsored bill to provide protections for health care providers that refuse to participate in abortions based on religious beliefs or other convictions. (H.R. 6060, Conscience Protection Act)
  • Co-sponsored bill to prohibit the Treasury Department to force a financial institution to report transfers in or out of any financial account. (H.R. 5586, Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act)
  • Authored bill to prioritize parental choice and open the doors for more home-, family-, and faith-based child care options. (H.R. 1963, Child Care Choices Act)
  • Joined Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jim Jordan and Congressman Scott Franklin on a letter to the Secretary of Homeland Security regarding the proposed establishment of a Disinformation Governance Board. Due, in part, to the pressure from this letter from 170 House Republicans, the Department of Homeland Security terminated the Disinformation Board in August of this year.
  • Joined Republican members of the House Judiciary and House Oversight Committees on a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. In a recent interview on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Zuckerberg claimed that the FBI came to his team immediately prior to the release of the Hunter Biden laptop story. Zuckerberg claims that FBI agents told his team that there was soon to be a major Russian disinformation campaign attempting to alter the course of the election. Because of this warning, Zuckerberg admitted that Facebook reduced the visibility of the Hunter Biden laptop story on their algorithm. The letter from House Republicans requested that Mr. Zuckerberg turn over all communications with the FBI leading up to the release of the Hunter Biden laptop story and any communications that occurred subsequently through the 2020 election.

Pro-life

  • Co-Chair of the House Pro-Life Caucus
  • Authored bill to prohibit federal funding to entities that perform abortions. (H.R. 2619, Protecting Life and Taxpayers Act of 2021)
  • Co-sponsor of bill to prohibit an abortion after 20 weeks. (H.R. 1080, Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act)
  • Co-sponsored bill to defund Planned Parenthood. (H.R. 541 Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2021)
  • Co-sponsored bill to require healthcare providers to give the same level of care to a child born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion. (H.R. 619, Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Act)
  • Co-sponsored bill to prohibit the award of federal funds to an institution of higher education that provides abortion drugs or abortions to its students or to employees. (H.R. 4607, Protecting Life on College Campus Act)
  • Signed onto letter to leadership to protect the Hyde Amendment and prohibit any taxpayer dollars from being using for an abortion. (https://banks.house.gov/uploadedfiles/save_hyde_amendment_letter_final.asd.pdf)
  • Compelled the FDA to take action over the sky high false-positive rate of prenatal genetic screening tests that have led to families choosing abortion. (https://www.ff.org/coalition-pro-life-leaders-stop-medicaid-funding-faulty-prenatal-tests)

Second Amendment

  • Co-sponsored bill to prohibit federal funding of state firearm ownership databases. (H.R. 1827, Gun Owner Registration Information Protection Act)
  • Co-sponsored bill to prohibit the Federal Government from entering into contracts with an entity that discriminates against firearm or ammunition industries. (H.R. 6970, FIND Act)
  • Co-sponsored bill to enforce the requirement that the National Instant Criminal Background Check System make a final disposition of requests to correct its records within 60 days. (H.R. 3820, Firearm Due Process Protection Act)
  • Co-sponsored bill to remove the category of “any other weapon” from the definition of firearm under the National Firearms Act and require the Department of Justice to destroy any records relating to the registration of any other weapon within one year of enactment. (H.R. 6817, No Backdoor Gun Control Act)
  • Authored amendments to protect Pittman-Robertson funding and to exempt stabilizing braces from the Assault Weapons Ban. (H.R. 1808)

Election Integrity

Illegal immigration

  • Co-sponsored bill to prohibit payment of a civil action settlement to an alien unlawfully in the United States. (H.R. 5854, Illegal Immigrant Payoff Prohibition Act)
  • Successfully amended H.R. 7946 the Veteran Service Recognition Act to ensure that noncitizens who commit murder and rape are not eligible for a delayed deportation.
  • Original co-sponsor on legislation to stop sending tax payer dollars to Central America and to use those dollars to secure our southern border.

Fighting for the District

  • Authored two bills to establish a transportation corridor to and provide relief to small businesses in the Northwest Angle. (H.R. 3188 and H.R. 3189)
  • Co-sponsored bill to address U.S. energy security and lower gas and propane prices. (H.R.6858, American Energy Independence for Russia Act)
  • Co-sponsored bill to prohibit the EPA from retroactively reducing certain determinations under the Renewable Fuel Program. (H.R. 6071, Defend the Blend Act)
  • Co-sponsored bill to require the Agriculture Secretary to allow emergency haying under the conservation reserve program during nesting season. (H.R. 4710, CRP Flexibility Act)
  • Authored the SHIP IT Act and had key provisions included in the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, which was signed into law June 2022. These provisions authorize the Coast Guard to expedite certain documents required to work at major ports, support the usage of inland port infrastructure, and investigate the competitiveness of U.S. ports compared to peer nations. (S. 3580)

Taxes

  • Co-sponsored bill to make permanent provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that affect individuals, families, and small businesses. (H.R. 6658, Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2022)

Veterans

  • Co-sponsored bill to update health care and benefits for veterans who have been exposed to toxic substances, including the extension of the eligibility period for VA hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care. (H.R. 6659, Health Care for Burn Pit Veterans Act)
  • Co-sponsored bill to prioritize grants in areas with a critical shortage of veterans service officers, areas with high rates of suicide among veterans, and areas with high rates of referrals to the Veterans Crisis Line. (H.R. 4601, Commitment to Veteran Support and Outreach Act)

Congressional Authority

  • Co-sponsored bill to prevent major rules by the administration from having any effect unless a joint resolution by Congress is approved. (H.R. 1776, Regulations in Need of Scrutiny Act)
  • Authored a Constitutional Amendment to require the Supreme Court be composed of nine justices. (H.Res 351)

Environment/Energy

  • Co-sponsored resolution to uphold the Navigable Waters Protection Rule and prevent WOTUS from being restored. (H.Res 318)
  • Co-sponsored bill to promote low-carbon, high-octane fuels in order to protect public health and improve vehicle efficiency. (H.R. 5089, Next General Fuels Act)
  • Authored a bill to prohibit the Department of the Interior from entering into a conservation easement with a term of more than 50 years and to give owners of existing easements the option to renegotiate, renew, or buy it out. (H.R 7021, Landowner Easement Rights Act)
  • Co-sponsored legislation to authorize and begin construction on the Keystone XL Pipeline. (H.R. 684)
  • Introduced H.R.7324 the Gas Prices Relief Act which would stop the Biden administration from making any regulation that would adversely affect oil and gas production.

Foreign Policy

  • Authored bill to support Taiwan’s ties and agreements with other countries around the world and push against China’s attempts to interfere with Taiwan’s international relations. (H.R. 6069)

Voting Record by the Numbers

Club for Growth, National Association of Manufacturers scores were not available as of 9/13/22.

American Conservative Union: 82% (Accessed 10/21/22: ratings.conservative.org/)

Americans for Prosperity: 89% (Accessed 10/21/22: americansforprosperity.org/national-scorecard/#/)

Conservative Review’s “Liberty Score”: 83% (Accessed 10/21/22: (libertyscore.conservativereview.com/)

FreedomWorks: 87% (Accessed 10/21/22: https://www.freedomworks.org/scorecard/)

Gun Owners of America: A rated (Accessed 10/21/22: www.gunowners.org/congressional-ratings/)

Heritage Action: 91% (Accessed 10/21/22: heritageaction.com/scorecard/search?query=fischbach)

National Right to Life: 100% (Accessed 10/21/22: cqrcengage.com/nrlc/app/person/12487?4)

National Rifle Association: A rated (Accessed 10/21/22: https://www.nrapvf.org/grades/minnesota/)

National Shooting Sports Foundation: A+ rated (Accessed 10/21/22: https://www.nssf.org/wp-
content/uploads/2022/09/2022-NSSF-Congressional-Reportcard.pdf)

NumbersUSA: 80% (Accessed 10/21/22:
(www.numbersusa.com/content/my/tools/grades/list/0/CONGRESS/mn/A/Grade/Active)