HOW TEXAS VOTED

WASHINGTON — How the Texas congressional delegation voted last week:

Senate

1. Elad Roisman, securities regulator: Confirmed, 85-14, Elad L. Roisman, 37, chief counsel of the Senate Banking Committee, for a five-year term on the Securities and Exchange Commission. A yes vote was to confirm Roisman.

House

1. Small-scale natural

gas exports: Passed, 260-146, a bill (HR 4606) that would speed Department of Energy approval of applications to export relatively small quantities of liquefied natural gas to countries with which the United States does not have free trade agreements.

A yes vote was to send the bill to the Senate.

2. Curbs on methane

emissions: Defeated, 195-210, an amendment to HR 4606 (above) that sought to require export applications to show that the natural gas was produced using technology to minimize methane emissions from leaks, venting and flaring.

A yes vote was to adopt the amendment.

3. Mandatory studentloan counseling: Passed, 406-4, a bill (HR 1635) that would require parents and students participating in federal student-loan programs to receive online counseling before signing up. In addition, students receiving loans and Pell grants would have to undergo annual online counseling on their loan obligations to receive aid.

A yes vote was to send the bill to the Senate.

4. Counseling tailored

to veterans: Defeated, 187-224, a Democratic effort to expand HR 1635 (above) to provide studentloan counseling tailored to veterans in higher education, who differ from other students in that they are older and often have weightier financial obligations.

A yes vote was to add specialized veterans counseling to the bill.

5. Sharper definition

of violent crime: Passed, 247-152, a bill (HR 6691) that would more precisely define what constitutes a violent crime in the U.S. criminal code while listing the violent crimes for which noncitizens — both undocumented immigrants and legal permanent residents — could be deported.

A yes vote was to send the bill to the Senate.