How area members of Congress voted
WASHINGTON - Here's a look at how area members of Congress voted from Dec. 11 to Dec. 15.
Along with roll call votes this week, the House also passed these measures by voice vote: the National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Extension Act (H.R. 3315); the Promoting Resilient Buildings Act (H.R. 5473); and the Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act (H.R. 1042), to bar the importation into the U.S. of unirradiated low-enriched uranium produced in Russia.
The Senate also passed the National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Extension Act (H.R. 3315); the Military Personnel Confirmation Restoration Act (S. 3553), to provide a retroactive effective date for the promotion of senior officers of the military whose promotions were delayed as a result of the suspension of Senate confirmation of their promotions; and the Securing Semiconductor Supply Chains Act (S. 229), to require SelectUSA to coordinate with state-level economic development organizations to increase foreign direct investment in semiconductor-related manufacturing.
House votes
House Vote 1:
WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION: The House has passed the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Extension Act (H.R. 3224), sponsored by Rep. Anthony D'Esposito, R-N.Y., to extend by two years authorization for the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs) Office at the Homeland Security Department. The vote, on Dec. 11, was unanimous with 394 yeas.
NOT VOTING: Marcy Kaptur D-OH (9th)
House Vote 2:
HEALTH CARE COSTS: The House has passed the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (H.R. 5378), sponsored by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., to require health care entities and health insurers to disclose costs for various types of care and drugs, and price audits at health plans. The vote, on Dec. 11, was 320 yeas to 71 nays.
YEAS: Kaptur D-OH (9th)
House Vote 3:
FAA AUTHORIZATION: The House has passed the Airport and Airway Extension Act (H.R. 6503), sponsored by Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., to extend into early March authorization for several Federal Aviation Administration programs, including taxes that fund the Airport and Airway Trust Fund. The vote, on Dec. 11, was 376 yeas to 15 nays.
YEAS: Kaptur D-OH (9th)
House Vote 4:
DUCK HUNTING PERMITS: The House has passed the Duck Stamp Modernization Act (S. 788), sponsored by Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., to make electronic migratory bird hunting stamps, also known as duck stamps, fully valid. The vote, on Dec. 12, was 403 yeas to 20 nays.
YEAS: Kaptur D-OH (9th)
House Vote 5:
SHARING REPORTS OF SUSPICIOUS FINANCIAL ACTIVITY: The House has passed the Foreign Affiliates Sharing Pilot Program Extension Act (H.R. 5524), sponsored by Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia, D-Texas, to extend by three years the authorization for a Treasury Department pilot program for having a financial firm share reports of possible illegal activity with the firm's foreign branches. The vote, on Dec. 12, was 396 yeas to 28 nays.
YEAS: Kaptur D-OH (9th)
House Vote 6:
OPIOID THERAPIES: The House has passed the Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4531), sponsored by Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., to reauthorize through fiscal 2028 and modify various government programs related to opioid abuse, and recovery and treatment of such abuse. The vote, on Dec. 12, was 386 yeas to 37 nays.
YEAS: Kaptur D-OH (9th)
House Vote 7:
GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS: The House has passed the Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking Act (H.R. 357), sponsored by Rep. Ben Cline, R-Va., to require that rules issued by federal government agencies be issued by officials who have been confirmed to their posts by the Senate. The vote, on Dec. 12, was 218 yeas to 203 nays.
NAYS: Kaptur D-OH (9th)
House Vote 8:
WHOLE MILK IN SCHOOL LUNCHES: The House has passed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 1147), sponsored by Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., to authorize public schools enrolled in the federal school lunch program to offer whole milk to their students. The vote, on Dec. 13, was 330 yeas to 99 nays.
YEAS: Kaptur D-OH (9th)
House Vote 9:
IMPEACHMENT PROBE: The House has passed a resolution (H. Res. 918), sponsored by Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-N.D., directing three House committees to continue investigating whether sufficient grounds exist to merit the House impeaching President Biden. The vote, on Dec. 13, was 220 yeas to 212 nays.
NAYS: Kaptur D-OH (9th)
House Vote 10:
ANTI-SEMITISM ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES: The House has passed a resolution (H. Res. 927), sponsored by Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., condemning the rise of anti-Semitism on American college campuses and condemn the recent failure of three presidents of prestigious universities to clearly state that calls for the genocide of Jews violate their institutions' codes of conduct. The vote, on Dec. 13, was 303 yeas to 126 nays, with 3 voting present.
YEAS: Kaptur D-OH (9th)
House Vote 11:
MILITARY SPENDING: The House has agreed to the conference report for the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 2670), sponsored by Rep. Mike D. Rogers, R-Ala., to authorize fiscal 2024 Defense Department spending, and spending on military construction programs and military-related programs at the Energy Department. Rogers said the report "includes critical new authorities to ensure our warfighters have what they need to deter our adversaries and to prevail in future battles. The vote, on Dec. 14, was 310 yeas .
YEAS: Kaptur D-OH (9th)
House Vote 12:
PARKINSON'S DISEASE: The House has passed the Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinsons Act (H.R. 2365), sponsored by Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis, R-Fla., to have the Health and Human Services Department carry out a project for treating and potentially curing Parkinson's. The vote, on Dec. 14, was 407 yeas to 9 nays.
YEAS: Kaptur D-OH (9th)
Senate votes
Senate Vote 1:
APPEALS COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Richard E.N. Federico to be a judge on the U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. Federico was a lawyer in the Navy from 2003 to 2017, and more recently has been a federal public defender in Oregon and Kansas. The vote, on Dec. 11, was 61 yeas to 29 nays.
YEAS: Brown D-OH
NAYS: Vance R-OH
Senate Vote 2:
CYBERSECURITY: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Harry Coker to be National Cyber Director. Coker was executive director of the National Security Agency (NSA) from 2017 to 2019, and was a security official in the Navy, Central Intelligence Agency, and NSA for more than four decades. The vote, on Dec. 12, was 59 yeas to 40 nays.
YEAS: Brown D-OH
NAYS: Vance R-OH
Senate Vote 3:
MILITARY SPENDING: The Senate has agreed to the conference report for the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 2670), sponsored by Rep. Mike D. Rogers, R-Ala., to authorize fiscal 2024 Defense Department spending, and spending on military construction programs and military-related programs at the Energy Department. The vote, on Dec. 13, was 87 yeas to 13 nays.
YEAS: Brown D-OH
NAYS: Vance R-OH
Senate Vote 4:
LOUISIANA JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Jerry Edwards, Jr., to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. Edwards, an official in the attorney's office for the district starting in 2019, was previously a private practice lawyer at a Shreveport law firm. The vote, on Dec. 14, was 66 yeas to 24 nays.
YEAS: Brown D-OH
NAYS: Vance R-OH
Senate Vote 5:
SECOND LOUISIANA JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Brandon S. Long to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Long has been a prosecutor, specializing in drug crimes, in the attorney's office for the district since 2014. The vote, on Dec. 14, was 64 yeas to 22 nays.
YEAS: Brown D-OH
NAYS: Vance R-OH
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