invasion of Afghanistan, while also reducing some application requirements that caused long application backlogs; the bill passed the House, 407–16. Van Drew voted against H.R. 7691, the Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022, which would provide $40 billion in emergency aid to the Ukrainian government. Van Drew was one of 18 Republicans to vote against Sweden and Finland joining NATO. LGBT rights In 2021, Van Drew co-sponsored the Fairness for All Act, the Republican alternative to the Equality Act. The bill would prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity, and protect the free exercise of religion. In 2021, Van Drew was one of 29 Republicans to vote to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act. The bill expanded legal protections for transgender people, and contained provisions allowing transgender women to use women's shelters and serve time in prisons matching their gender identity. Van Drew was one of 31 Republicans to vote for the LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act. On July 19, 2022, Van Drew and 46 other Republican representatives voted for the Respect for Marriage Act, which would codify the right to same-sex marriage in federal law. On December 8, 2022, he voted against the final passage of the Respect for Marriage Act as amended by the US Senate. Committee assignments Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee on Oversight, Management and Accountability Committee on Education and Labor Caucus memberships Republican Governance Group Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus (2019 until 2020, rejoined 2021, left 2022) Political positions In his run for State Senate in 2007, Van Drew remarked, "I’m proud to be a Democrat because to me it always represented working people, middle-class people and issues of compassion." He represented Republican-leaning Cape May County in the assembly, and accordingly took politically moderate positions. He was one of the most conservative Democrats in the state senate. As of January 2021, FiveThirtyEight, which tracks congressional votes, reports that Van Drew voted with Trump 27.5% of the time. During the 116th Congress he voted with Trump's position 25% of the time and in the 117th Congress, he voted with Trump's position 100% of the time. As of November 2022, he had voted with Biden's position in Congress 24% of the time. During his congressional primary campaign, Van Drew had a 100% rating from the National Rifle Association (NRA). In 2007 and 2008, he