Andy Barr Voted Against Housing Relief, Infrastructure And Child Care While Kentuckians Struggled To Afford Rent
What each bill would have done, described using the official bill text and summaries.
By Barr Record editorial team · Published August 18, 2026 · Last reviewed August 18, 2026 · 4 min read
What to know
- H.R.2 included infrastructure grants tied to affordable housing.
- H.R.7301 was written to prevent evictions and foreclosures during the pandemic.
- H.R.5376 included housing assistance, child care, paid leave and drug-price provisions.
In July 2020, Barr voted against the Moving Forward Act. The official summary describes funding for energy and infrastructure measures, including grants to construct or install community solar facilities that serve multi-family affordable housing.
In June 2020, he voted against the Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act. Its text states its purpose plainly: to prevent evictions, foreclosures, and unsafe housing conditions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
In November 2021, he voted against the Build Back Better Act, a package the congressional summary describes as modifying provisions across education, labor, child care, health care, taxes, immigration and the environment.
These were broad packages, and a vote against a package is not a vote against every provision inside it. What the record shows is that each of these bills carried significant affordability provisions and that Barr voted no.
Why this matters
Rent, eviction risk and child care costs are the everyday pressures Kentucky households name most often. These were the recorded chances to change them.
The hits, with citations
Each line below is a single documented claim, followed by the quoted source language and the citation.
July 2020: Barr voted against the Moving Forward Act, a major infrastructure package that included affordable-housing investments.
Official recordVerifiedJune 2020: Barr voted against the Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act, which would have prevented evictions and foreclosures during the COVID-19 crisis.
[U.S. Congress, June 30, 2020]
Official recordVerifiedNovember 2021: Barr voted against the Build Back Better Act, which included housing assistance, child care, paid leave and prescription drug price reductions.
[U.S. Congress, November 19, 2021]
Official recordVerified
Barr’s position and right of reply
Rep. Barr's office is invited to explain his reasoning on each vote. Any response will be published in full.
Responses are published in full on the corrections and responses page.
Sources
- Official recordVerified
H.R.2 — Moving Forward Act, 116th Congress
“The division provides funding for certain energy and infrastructure measures, including grant programs to construct or install community solar facilities that serve multi-family affordable housing.”
- Official recordVerified
H.R.7301 — Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act of 2020
“AN ACT To prevent evictions, foreclosures, and unsafe housing conditions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.”
- Official recordVerified
H.R.5376 — Build Back Better Act, 117th Congress
“This bill provides funding, establishes programs, and otherwise modifies provisions relating to a broad array of areas, including education, labor, child care, health care, taxes, immigration, and the environment.”