The War Powers resolution
How Florida members of Congress voted on key issues last week. (We welcome your feedback and suggestions at insight @orlandosentinel.com.)
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House Concurrent Resolution 83: Directing the president to stop using the U.S. military against Iran unless authorized by Congress or if it’s necessary to stop an imminent attack on the United States. Passed the House on Jan. 9 by a vote of 224-194.
■ Voting yes on the resolution: Castor (D); Crist (D); Demings (D); Deutch (D); Frankel (D); Gaetz (R); Hastings (D); Lawson (D); Mucarsel-Powell (D); Rooney (R); Shalala (D); Soto (D); Wasserman Schultz (D); Wilson (D)
■ Voting no on the resolution: Bilirakis (R); Diaz-Balart (R); Dunn (R); Mast (R); Murphy (D); Posey (R); Rutherford (R); Spano (R); Steube (R); Waltz (R); Webster (R); Yoho (R)
■ Not voting: Buchanan (R)
House Bill 535: Requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to designate all perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances. Passed the House on Jan. 10 by a vote of 247-159. ■ Voting yes on the bill: Castor (D); Crist (D); Demings (D); Deutch (D); Frankel (D); Hastings (D); Lawson (D); Mast (R); Mucarsel-Powell (D); Murphy (D); Posey (R); Rooney (R); Shalala (D); Soto (D); Wasserman Schultz (D); Wilson (D)
■ Voting no on the bill: Bilirakis (R); DiazBalart (R); Dunn (R); Gaetz (R); Rutherford (R); Spano (R); Steube (R); Waltz (R); Yoho (R)
■ Not voting: Buchanan (R); Webster (R)
House Bill 5078: Directing the Small Business Administration and Bureau of Prisons to require that women’s business centers and small-business development centers provide entrepreneurship counseling and training services to inmates in many prisons. Passed the House on Jan. 9 by a vote of 370-41.
■ Voting yes on the bill: Bilirakis (R); Castor (D); Crist (D); Demings (D); Deutch (D); Diaz-Balart (R); Dunn (R); Frankel (D); Hastings (D); Lawson (D); Mucarsel-Powell (D); Murphy (D); Rooney (R); Rutherford (R); Shalala (D); Soto (D); Spano (R); Steube (R); Waltz (R); Wasserman Schultz (D); Wilson (D)
■ Voting no on the bill: Gaetz (R); Mast (R); Posey (R); Webster (R); Yoho (R)
■ Not voting: Buchanan (R)