In this MegaVote for Alabama's 5th Congressional District:
Recent Congressional Votes
Upcoming Congressional Bills
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| Recent Senate Votes | |
Fiscal 2018 Defense Authorization - Vote Agreed to (89-8, 3 Not Voting) The Senate passed the bill that would authorize $692 billion in discretionary funding for defense programs in fiscal 2018, including $60 billion in Overseas Contingency Operations funding. Sen. Richard Shelby voted YES Sen. Luther Strange voted YES Francisco Nomination – Confirmation - Vote Confirmed (50-47, 3 Not Voting) The Senate confirmed the nomination of Noel J. Francisco to be Solicitor General of the United States. Sen. Richard Shelby voted YES Sen. Luther Strange voted YES Delrahim Nomination – Confirmation - Vote Confirmed (73-21, 6 Not Voting) The Senate confirmed the nomination of Makan Delrahim to be an assistant attorney general in the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division. Sen. Richard Shelby voted YES Sen. Luther Strange voted Not Voting |
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| Recent House Votes | |
| Maternal and Infant Home Visit Program - Vote Passed (214-209, 10 Not Voting) The House passed the bill that would authorize, through fiscal 2022, $400 million a year for the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting program. The bill would require entities that receive grants under the program to continue to demonstrate improvements in applicable benchmarks and guidelines. Rep. Mo Brooks voted NO FAA Short Term Reauthorization, Flood Insurance and Hurricane Tax Adjustments - Vote Passed (264-155, 14 Not Voting) The House passed the bill that would extend through March 31, 2018, various expiring authorities, programs and activities for the Federal Aviation Administration. The measure would also extend multiple health care programs and would establish the basis for the development of a private flood insurance market. It would modify tax provisions for individuals living in areas impacted by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, and would allow the federal government to reimburse the governments of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands for any disaster tax relief that those islands provide their citizens. Rep. Mo Brooks voted YES Parole Violators' Benefits Revocation - Vote Passed (244-171, 18 Not Voting) The House passed the bill that would prohibit, beginning in 2021, the payment of social security benefits to an individual who is the subject of an outstanding arrest warrant for committing a felony or for violating a condition of parole or probation. Rep. Mo Brooks voted YES |
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| Upcoming Votes | |
| Pai Nomination - PN89 The Senate will vote on the nomination of Ajit V. Pai to be a member of the Federal Communications Commission. Abortion Ban - HR36 The House will vote on the bill that would prohibit abortions in cases where the probable age of the fetus is 20 weeks or later, and it imposes criminal penalties on medical professionals who violate the ban. Fiscal 2018 Budget Resolution - HCONRES71 The House will vote on the measure that would call for a balanced budget by fiscal 2027, mostly by reducing spending by $4.9 trillion over the next 10 years, including by repealing the 2010 health care overhaul; reducing spending on Medicare, Medicaid and other health programs; and changing other mandatory programs, such as food stamps. It also would assume significant future savings by restructuring Medicare into a "premium support" system beginning in 2024. It would call for the fiscal 2018 cap on defense discretionary spending to be raised by $72.5 billion, while reducing the nondefense cap by $5 billion. Finally, it would include reconciliation instructions for a deficit-neutral overhaul of the tax code, as well as instructions to 11 House committees to produce legislation that reduces mandatory spending by at least $203 billion over 10 years. | |
Showing posts with label Senator Shelby. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Senator Shelby. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
HOW DID YOUR FEDERAL SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVE VOTE LAST WEEK?
Thursday, August 3, 2017
HOW DID YOUR FEDERAL SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVE VOTE LAST WEEK?
| Editor's Note: The House is in the August district work period and not doing any legislative business until Sept. 5. |
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| Recent Senate Votes | |
| Bernhardt Nomination – Confirmation - Vote Confirmed (53-43, 4 Not Voting) The Senate confirmed the nomination of David Bernhardt to be deputy secretary of the Interior. Sen. Richard Shelby voted YES Sen. Luther Strange voted YES Health Care Marketplace Overhaul – Motion to Proceed - Vote Agreed to (51-50) McConnell, R-Ky., motion to proceed to the bill would make extensive changes to the 2010 health care overhaul law, by effectively repealing the individual and employer mandates as well as most of the taxes that finance the current system and by making extensive changes to Medicaid. Vice President Mike Pence voted yes as the tie breaking vote. Sen. Richard Shelby voted YES Sen. Luther Strange voted YES Sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea - Vote Agreed to (98-2) The Senate passed the bill that would codify certain existing sanctions on Russia, including various sanctions tied to Russia's aggression in Ukraine, Moscow's annexation of Crimea, and malicious cyber activities relating to the 2016 U.S. elections. The bill would establish multiple new sanctions on Russia, including sanctions on entities conducting malicious cyber activity on behalf of the Russian government and entities which conduct business with the Russian intelligence and defense sectors. Sen. Richard Shelby voted YES Sen. Luther Strange voted YES Health Care Marketplace Overhaul – “Skinny” Repeal Amendment - Vote Rejected (49-51) McConnell, R-Ky., second-degree amendment to the McConnell substitute amendment to the bill in which the second-degree amendment would repeal the individual mandate, repeal the employer mandate through 2024, delay the implementation of the medical device tax through 2020, and block, for one year, federal funding from going to certain medical providers that provide abortions. The amendment would ease the waiver process for states to opt out of the requirement that their health insurance providers include certain benefits on their health care plans. Additionally, the amendment would increase the maximum allowable contribution to health savings accounts and would defund the Prevention and Public Health Fund starting in 2019. Sen. Richard Shelby voted YES Sen. Luther Strange voted YES |
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| Recent House Votes | |
| Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Arbitration Rule Disapproval - Vote Passed (231-190, 12 Not Voting) The House passed the joint resolution that would provide for congressional disapproval of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s final arbitration rule which prohibits financial services companies that offer financial products to consumers from using arbitration clauses to stop consumers from being part of a class action lawsuit. Rep. Mo Brooks voted YES Four Bill Fiscal 2018 Appropriations Minibus - Vote Passed (235-192, 6 Not Voting) The minibus would include the following appropriations bills: (Defense, Energy-Water, Legislative Branch and Military Construction-VA). Defense appropriations (HR 3219) would provide $658.1 billion for the Defense Department and $73.9 billion in Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism funding. Energy-Water appropriations (HR 3266) would provide $37.6 billion for national defense nuclear weapons activities, the Army Corps of Engineers and various programs under the Energy. Legislative branch appropriations (HR 3162) would provide $3.6 billion (excluding Senate only items) for the House and joint operations. Military Construction-VA appropriations (HR 2998) would provide $88.8 billion in discretionary funding with $638 million for the Overseas Contingency Operations fund. It would provide a total of $182.3 billion (in mandatory and discretionary funding) for the Veterans Affairs Department. The bill would provide $1.6 billion in funding to U.S. Customs and Border Protection for procurement, construction and improvement of a barrier along the southern U.S. border. Rep. Mo Brooks voted YES Fiscal 2018 Intelligence Authorization - Vote Passed (380-35, 18 Not Voting) The House passed the bill that would authorize classified amounts of funding through fiscal 2018 for 16 U.S. intelligence agencies and intelligence-related activities, including the Office of the National Intelligence Director, the CIA and the National Security Agency. The bill would require the director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress multiple reports regarding Russia's campaigns directed at foreign elections and its efforts related to cyber influence, including an analytical assessment of the most significant Russian influence campaigns, if any, conducted during the three years prior to the bill's enactment. Rep. Mo Brooks voted YES Veterans Choice Fund Authorization - Vote Passed (414-0, 19 Not Voting) The House passed the amended bill that would make available an additional $2.1 billion in funding for the Veterans Choice Fund, without fiscal year limitation. The bill would extend until Sept. 30, 2027, the current cap on per-month payment of VA pensions to certain veterans residing at VA nursing care facilities. Rep. Mo Brooks voted YES | |
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
HOW DID YOUR FEDERAL SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVE VOTE LAST WEEK?
| GAO Access and Oversight Act Vote Passed (99-0, 1 Not Voting) The bill would grant the Government Accountability Office access to the National Directory of New Hires. The directory contains information from states about new employees. Sen. Richard Shelby voted YES Sen. Jeff Sessions voted Not Voting Confirmation of Gen. James Mattis to be Secretary of Defense *Vote Confirmed (98-1, 1 Not Voting) The Senate confirmed Gen. James Mattisto be Secretary of Defense. Sen. Richard Shelby voted YES Sen. Jeff Sessions voted Not Voting Confirmation of Gen. John Kelly to be Secretary of Homeland Security *Vote Confirmed (88-11, 1 Not Voting) The Senate confirmed Gen. John Kelly to be Secretary of Homeland Security. Sen. Richard Shelby voted YES Sen. Jeff Sessions voted Not Voting Confirmation of Kansas Rep. Mike Pompeo to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency *Vote Confirmed (66-32, 2 Not Voting) Sen. Richard Shelby voted YES Sen. Jeff Sessions voted YES Confirmation of South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley Ambassador to the United Nations *Vote Confirmed (96-4) The Senate confirmed South Carolina Republican Gov. Nikki R. Haley to be the representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank and status of ambassador, and the representative of the United States of America in the Security Council of the United Nations. Sen. Richard Shelby voted YES Sen. Jeff Sessions voted YES |
| Recent House Votes |
| Abortion Funding Vote Passed *238-183, 11 Not Voting* The bill would permanently prohibit the use of federal funds to pay for abortion or abortion coverage. It also would not allow federal medical facilities and health professionals from providing abortion services, and prohibit individuals and small businesses from receiving federal subsidies and tax credits under the 2010 health overhaul law to purchase health care plans that cover abortions. Rep. Mo Brooks voted YES |
| Upcoming Votes |
| Nomination of Rex Tillerson to be Secretary of State Nomination of Elaine Chao to be Secretary of Transportation Disapprove Interior Department Stream Buffer Rule |
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