Affordability and housing
Barr voted against three broad packages that carried housing and cost-of-living provisions: the Moving Forward Act, the Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act, and the Build Back Better Act.
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Andy Barr Voted Against Housing Relief, Infrastructure And Child Care While Kentuckians Struggled To Afford Rent
Barr voted against the Moving Forward Act, the Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act, and the Build Back Better Act.
Related votes
Moving Forward Act (H.R.2)
116th Congress · July 2020 · Barr voted No
Infrastructure package including grants for energy and water projects and community solar serving multi-family affordable housing.
Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act (H.R.7301)
116th Congress · June 2020 · Barr voted No
Written to prevent evictions, foreclosures and unsafe housing conditions during the pandemic.
Build Back Better Act (H.R.5376)
117th Congress · November 2021 · Barr voted No
Package covering education, labor, child care, health care, taxes, immigration and the environment, including housing assistance and drug-price provisions.
Protecting the Right to Organize Act (H.R.842)
117th Congress · March 2021 · Barr voted Reported as no — confirm on the roll call
Would have strengthened penalties against employers who retaliate against workers who organize.
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R.3684)
117th Congress · November 2021 · Barr voted Reported as no — confirm on the roll call
Bipartisan law funding roads, bridges, water-line replacement and rural broadband, including projects in Kentucky.