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| May 21, 2012In this MegaVote for Texas’ 1st Congressional District:
Recent Congressional Votes
- Senate: Paul Budget Resolution
- Senate: Lee Budget Resolution
- Senate: Agency Confirmation
- Senate: Agency Confirmation
- Senate: Export-Import Bank Reauthorization
- Senate: ?Obama? Budget Resolution
- Senate: Ryan Budget Resolution
- Senate: Toomey Budget Resolution
- House: Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization
- House: Suspension Vote: Iran Sanctions Resolution
- House: Flood Insurance Extension
- House: National Defense Authorization, FY 2013
Upcoming Congressional Bills
- Senate: Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act
Editor’s Note: The House is in recess this week.
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| May 1st, 2012 by Cindy in US Politics
| April 2, 2012In this MegaVote for Texas’ 1st Congressional District:
Recent Congressional Votes
- Senate: 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2011
- Senate: Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act
- House: Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2011
- House: Surface Transportation Extension Act
- House: Democratic Alternative Budget
- House: Fiscal 2013 House Budget Resolution
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| March 26, 2012In this MegaVote for Texas’ 1st Congressional District:
Recent Congressional Votes
- Senate: Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act
- House: Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011
Upcoming Congressional Bills
- Senate: Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act
- Senate: 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2011
- House: Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012
- House: 2013 budget resolution
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| March 19, 2012
In this MegaVote for Texas’ 1st Congressional District:
Recent Congressional Votes
- Senate: Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Act
Upcoming Congressional Bills
- Senate: Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act
- House: Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011
Editor’s Note: The House was not in session last week.
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| Recent Senate Votes |
Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Act – Vote Passed (74-22, 4 Not Voting)
The Senate passed this $109 billion bill that would fund transportation programs and projects for the next two years. It is unclear at this time whether the House will pass a two or five year bill.
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison voted YES……send e-mail or see bio
Sen. John Cornyn voted NO……send e-mail or see bio
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| Upcoming Votes |
Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act – H.R.3606
The Senate is scheduled to take up this House-passed bill that is intended to make it easier for small and mid-sized companies to go public.
Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 – H.R.5
This House bill would place caps on damages in certain medical malpractice lawsuits.
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| March 13, 2012
In this MegaVote for Texas’ 1st Congressional District:
Recent Congressional Votes
- Senate: Keystone XL Pipeline
- House: Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act of 2011
- House: Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act
Upcoming Congressional Bills
- Senate: Surface transportation authorization
Editor’s Note: Past MegaVote newsletters can now be found online at the redesigned Congress.org website. |
| Recent Senate Votes |
Keystone XL Pipeline – Vote Rejected (56-42, 2 Not Voting)
During the debate over the transportation bill, the Senate rejected this amendment that would have allowed construction of the Keystone XL pipeline to proceed without presidential approval. Sixty votes were needed to adopt the amendment.
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison voted YES……send e-mail or see bio
Sen. John Cornyn voted YES……send e-mail or see bio
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| Recent House Votes |
Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act of 2011 – Vote Passed (265-154, 13 Not Voting)
The House passed this bill that would encourage the development of small-scale hydropower facilities on federal lands. The bill’s future in the Senate is unclear.
Rep. Louie Gohmert voted YES……send e-mail or see bio
Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act – Vote Passed (390-23, 19 Not Voting)
This House bill would ease reporting and regulatory requirements for small businesses trying to raise capital in order to take the company public. The White House supports the bill, but its path in the Senate is unclear.
Rep. Louie Gohmert voted YES……send e-mail or see bio
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| Upcoming Votes |
Surface transportation authorization – S.1813
The Senate is scheduled to continue work on their two-year, $109 billion bill to fund transportation projects.
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| March 7th, 2012 by Cindy in US Politics Polls have begun closing in this ten-state contest and we’re getting an idea of how the night is shaping up. We’ll have the complete state-by-state breakdown on Wednesday with all the numbers. This post will contain a summary of each state updated on an hourly basis.
State Victories (see below for delegate info):
Romney: Virginia, Vermont, Massachusetts, Idaho, Alaska, Ohio
Santorum: Oklahoma, Tennessee, North Dakota
Gingrich: Georgia
Paul: None
Click here to see delegates awarded for each state.
| March 5, 2012
In this MegaVote for Texas’ 1st Congressional District:
Recent Congressional Votes
- Senate: Motion to Table Blunt Amendment
- House: Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act
- House: Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act
Upcoming Congressional Bills
- Senate: Surface transportation authorization
- House: Tariffs on non-market economies
- House: Hydropower development
- House: Cost of going public for businesses
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| Recent Senate Votes |
Motion to Table Blunt Amendment – Vote Agreed to (51-48, 1 Not Voting)
The Senate rejected an amendment to the surface transportation bill that would have allowed employers to exclude certain health services from its insurance plans based on religious grounds.
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison voted NO……send e-mail or see bio
Sen. John Cornyn voted NO……send e-mail or see bio
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| Recent House Votes |
Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act – Vote Passed (303-114, 16 Not Voting)
The House passed this bill that would overturn an Education Department regulation defining credit hours and rules education institutions must adhere to in order to operate in a state. The bill is intended to ease regulations on the for-profit education industry.
Rep. Louie Gohmert voted YES……send e-mail or see bio
Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act – Vote Passed (246-175, 1 Present, 11 Not Voting)
This House bill is intended to increase access to water for agricultural and municipal uses in the San Joaquin Valley in California. The Senate is unlikely to take up the measure.
Rep. Louie Gohmert voted YES……send e-mail or see bio
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| Upcoming Votes |
Surface transportation authorization – S.1813
The Senate is scheduled to continue work on their two-year, $109 billion bill to fund transportation projects.
Tariffs on non-market economies – H.R.4105
This House bill would impose higher tariffs on goods imported from state-controlled economies.
Hydropower development – H.R.2842
The House is scheduled to take up this bill to speed up the approval process of hydropower projects.
Cost of going public for businesses – H.R.3606
This bipartisan House bill is intended to make it easier for small and mid-sized companies to go public.
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| February 21, 2012
In this MegaVote for Texas’ 1st Congressional District:
Recent Congressional Votes
- Senate: Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act
- House: Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security Act
- House: Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act
Editor’s Note: The Senate and House are in recess until Monday, February 27, 2012.
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| February 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
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