HOW TEXAS VOTED
WASHINGTON — How the Texas congressional delegation voted on major issues last week:
Senate
1. Patrick Shanahan confirmation: Voted, 927, to confirm Patrick M. Shanahan, 55, a longtime executive at The Boeing Company, as deputy secretary of defense, the Pentagon’s second-ranking position. A yes vote was to confirm Shanahan. 1 Cornyn(R)San Antonio Y Cruz(R)Houston Y
House
1. Delay of clean air standards: Passed, 229199, a GOP-sponsored bill (HR 806) that would extend from 2017 to 2025 the deadline for states to adopt stricter standards under the Clean Air Act for reducing ground-level concentrations of ozone, or smog. A yes vote was to send the bill to the Senate.
2. Protection of vulnerable groups: Defeated, 194-232, a bid by Democrats to prevent HR 806 (above) from fully taking effect if an EPA scientific advisory committee concludes it would raise health risks to vulnerable populations such as outdoor workers, children, seniors, pregnant women and minority and low-income communities. A yes vote was to adopt the amendment.
3. Interstate natural gas pipelines: Passed, 248-179, a GOP-sponsored bill (HR 2910) that would set tight deadlines for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and other federal and state agencies to rule on applications for permits to build interstate natural gas pipelines. A yes vote was to send the bill to the Senate.
4. Cross-border energy pipelines: Passed, 254175, a bill (HR 2883) that would end the requirement that presidents approve permits for oil and natural gas pipelines and electric-transmission facilities that cross U.S. borders.
A yes vote was to send the bill to the Senate.
5. American-made iron, steel: Defeated, 193232, a Democratic motion requiring all iron and steel components of crossborder pipelines approved under HR 2883 (above) to be made in the United States. A yes vote was to adopt a made-in-America requirement.
6. GOP tax overhaul, Trump returns: Voted, 235-190, to block a Democratic bid for floor debate on a measure that would delay the GOP’s planned overhaul of the tax code until after President Trump has released his personal returns for 20062015 and business returns or return information for the 500-plus companies worldwide that he either controls or serves in an official capacity. A yes vote opposed floor debate on whether to compel business and personal tax disclosures by Trump.