HOW DID YOUR SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVE VOTE?

In this MegaVote for Alabama's 5th Congressional District: Recent Congressional Votes Senate: Fiscal 2015 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations – Cloture House: Healthcare Overhaul Repeal – Passage House: Small Business Regulatory Revisions – Passage Upcoming Congressional Bills Senate: Botticelli Nomination House: Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act House: America Gives More Act House: America's Small Business Tax Relief Act

Recent Senate Votes

Fiscal 2015 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations  Cloture - Vote Rejected (52-47, 1 Not Voting) The Senate failed to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to the bill that would provide $47.8 billion in fiscal 2015 for the Homeland Security Department and related activities.  The bill also would bar the use of funds to implement the administration's  immigration policies or to grant any federal benefit to any illegal immigrant as a result of those policies. Sixty votes were required. Sen. Richard Shelby voted YES Sen. Jeff Sessions voted YES

Recent House Votes

Healthcare Overhaul Repeal – Passage    Vote Passed (239-186, 8 Not Voting) The House passed a bill that would repeal the 2010 health care overhaul. The  bill would delay the repeal by 180 days after enactment and direct several  House committees to submit alternative legislation with a number of provisions,  including ones to increase economic growth by eliminating certain regulations;  lower health care premiums through increased competition;  overhaul the medical liability system; and provide states greater flexibility  to administer Medicaid programs. Rep. Mo Brooks voted YES Small Business Regulatory Revisions – Passage - Vote Passed (260-163, 10 Not Voting) The House passed a bill that would give the Small Business Administration new authority to ensure that federal agencies comply with a 1980 law requiring that  they be flexible in taking regulatory actions that affect small businesses,  including by getting more directly involved with an agency's reviews of  proposed rules and requiring SBA to convene panels of small entities to  review rules proposals. Rep. Mo Brooks voted YES

Upcoming Votes

Botticelli Nomination - PN60 The Senate is expected to consider the nomination of Michael P. Botticelli,  of the District of Columbia, to be director of National Drug Control Policy. Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act - S1 The House will consider a Senate-passed bill that would immediately allow TransCanada  to construct, connect, operate and maintain the pipeline and cross-border facilities  known as the Keystone XL pipeline, including any revision to the pipeline route within  Nebraska as required or authorized by the state. The measure also would consider  the January 2014 environmental impact statement issued by the State Department sufficient to  satisfy all requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act and the Endangered Species Act. America Gives More Act - HR644 The House will consider a bill to combine four charitable tax measures. The  measure makes permanent a number of tax provisions intended to provide incentives for charitable  giving — including those related to food contributions, conservation property,  contributions from certain retirement accounts and the treatment of private foundations. America's Small Business Tax Relief Act - HR636 The House is expected to consider a bill to combine three small-business tax measures.  The legislation makes permanent increased Section 179 expensing limitations  for small businesses and farms, as well as rules for the S-corporation built-in gains tax  and for S-corporation charitable contributions — all of which expired  at the end of calendar year 2014.