HOW YOUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATES VOTED
For the week that ended April 28
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HOUSE Melanie Stansbury (D) Teresa Leger Fernández (D) Gabe Vasquez (D)
RELATIONS WITH CHINA: The House has passed a resolution (H. Res. 90), sponsored by Rep. Michael Cloud, R-Texas, to demand that China’s
government immediately release from prison Mark Swidan, a U.S. citizen whom
China sentenced to death in 2012 after being convicted of drug trafficking charges. The vote, on April 25, was unanimous with 418 yeas.
YEAS: Stansbury, D-1, Vasquez, D-2, Leger Fernández, D-3
MIDDLE EAST DIPLOMACY: The House has passed a resolution (H. Res. 311), sponsored by Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Mo., to encourage Middle East countries to join the Abraham Accords for improving relations between Israel and neighboring countries. The vote, on April 25, was 401 yeas to 19 nays.
YEAS: Stansbury, Vasquez, Leger Fernández
EMERGENCY TELECOMMUNICATIONS: The House has passed the Advanced, Local Emergency Response Telecommunications Parity Act (H.R. 1353), sponsored by Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio. The bill would require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to take measures to improve emergency communications services, such as 911 calls, in areas of the country that lack adequate services. The vote, on April 26, was 422 yeas to 1 nay.
YEAS: Stansbury, Vasquez, Leger Fernández
BUDGET CHANGES: The House has passed the Limit, Save, Grow Act (H.R. 2811), sponsored by Rep. Jodey C. Arrington, R-Texas. The bill would suspend the federal debt limit until spring 2024 and make numerous spending and policy changes, including rescinding unobligated funding for COVID and Internal Revenue Service programs, establishing work requirements for Medicaid and food stamp programs, and reducing subsidies for electric vehicles and energy efficiency and renewable energy. The vote, on April 26, was 217 yeas to 215 nays.
NAYS: Stansbury, Vasquez, Leger Fernández
FCC AND PRECISION AGRICULTURE: The House has passed the Precision Agriculture Satellite Connectivity Act (H.R. 1339), sponsored by Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, to require the Federal Communications Commission to evaluate potential changes to its rules governing the use of satellites to enable precision agriculture practices. The vote, on April 26, was 409 yeas to 11 nays.
YEAS: Stansbury, Vasquez, Leger Fernández
WITHDRAWAL FROM SOMALIA: The House has rejected a resolution (H. Con. Res. 30), sponsored by Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., that would have ordered the removal of U.S. soldiers stationed in Somalia within one year. The vote, on April 27, was 102 yeas to 321 nays.
NAYS: Stansbury, Vasquez, Leger Fernández
SENATE Martin Heinrich (D) Ben Ray Luján (D)
VETERANS’ BENEFITS: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Joshua David Jacobs to be the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Under Secretary for Benefits. Jacobs is currently a senior benefits management advisory official at the VA, and was in a similar role at the VA during the Obama administration. The vote, on April 26, was 74 yeas to 25 nays.
YEAS: Heinrich, D, Luján, D
REGULATING VEHICLE EMISSIONS: The Senate has passed a resolution (S.J. Res. 11), sponsored by Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., to disapprove of and void an Environmental Protection Agency rule limiting nitrogen oxide air emissions from heavy-duty engines. The vote, on April 26, was 50 yeas to 49 nays.
NAYS: Heinrich, Luján