Recent Congressional Votes & Upcoming Bills as of 2/13/2012

In this MegaVote for Texas’ 1st Congressional District:

Recent Congressional Votes

• Senate: FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act
• House: Budget and Accounting Transparency Act
• House: Expedited Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act of 2011
• House: STOCK Act

Upcoming Congressional Bills

• Senate: Surface transportation authorization
• House: Surface transportation authorization

Budget and Accounting Transparency Act – Vote Passed (245-180, 8 Not Voting) This House bill would incorporate the costs of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into the federal budget, change how the government accounts for loan programs, and require federal agencies to post their budget information on their websites. The Senate is unlikely to take up the bill. Rep. Louie Gohmert voted YES……send e-mail or see bio

Expedited Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act of 2011 – Vote Passed (254-173, 6 Not Voting) The House passed this bill to give the president a line-item veto and rescission authority over discretionary spending bills. The bill would give Congress three days to vote to accept or reject the presidents? rescissions. The White House supports the bill, but the Senate is not expected to take it up. Rep. Louie Gohmert voted YES……send e-mail or see bio

STOCK Act – Vote Passed (417-2, 14 Not Voting) The House passed an amended version of this Senate bill that would strengthen rules prohibiting lawmakers, Capitol Hill staff and some executive branch officials from using confidential information to buy or sell stocks. The Senate now will either accept the modified bill or request a conference committee. Rep. Louie Gohmert voted YES……send e-mail or see bio

Surface transportation authorization – S.1813 The Senate is scheduled to work on their two-year, $109 billion bill to fund transportation projects.

Surface transportation authorization – H.R.7 Meanwhile, the House is scheduled to work on their four and a half year, $260 billion transportation bill.