July 24, 2017
In this MegaVote for Alabama's 5th Congressional District:
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Recent Senate Votes | |
Shanahan Nomination - Confirmation - Vote Confirmed (92-7, 1 Not Voting) The Senate confirmed the nomination of Patrick M. Shanahan to be deputy secretary of Defense. Sen. Richard Shelby voted YES Sen. Luther Strange voted YES Bush Nomination - Confirmation - Vote Confirmed (51-47, 2 Not Voting) The Senate confirmed the nomination of John Kenneth Bush to be a judge for the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Sen. Richard Shelby voted YES Sen. Luther Strange voted YES |
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Recent House Votes | |
Ozone Standards Implementation - Vote Passed (229-199, 5 Not Voting) The House passed the bill that would extend for eight years the deadline for the EPA to implement new National Ambient Air Quality Standards for ground-level ozone. The bill would require the EPA to review the national ambient air quality standards for each pollutant every ten years, instead of every five, and would require the agency to evaluate possible adverse effects of standard changes. Rep. Mo Brooks voted YES Cross-Border Energy Infrastructure - Vote Passed (254-175, 4 Not Voting) The House passed the bill that would establish a new system for the approval and permitting of border-crossing oil and gas pipelines and electrical transmission lines. The bill would require sponsors of border-crossing oil pipelines and electricity transmission facilities that cross the U.S. borders into Canada and Mexico to receive a "certificate of crossing" from the relevant federal agency in order to build or modify their projects. Rep. Mo Brooks voted YES Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Agency Coordinating Authority - Vote Passed (248-179, 6 Not Voting) The House passed the bill that would establish the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as the sole lead agency for the permitting of proposals to build or expand natural gas pipelines. Rep. Mo Brooks voted YES King Cove Land Exchange - Vote Passed (248-179, 6 Not Voting) The House passed the bill that would require the Interior Department to convey to the state of Alaska, if requested, 206 acres of federal land within the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge and Izembek Wilderness for the purpose of constructing a single-lane gravel road between the towns of King Cove and Cold Bay, Alaska. Rep. Mo Brooks voted YES |
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Monday, July 24, 2017
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