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Age discrimina­tion and the USMCA

- How Florida members of Congress voted on key issues last week. (We welcome your feedback and suggestion­s at insight@orlandosen­tinel.com.)

House

House Bill 1230: Amends the 1867 Age Discrimina­tion in Employment Act to prohibit employers from discrimina­ting based on age, even if age was one of several factors in an unlawful employment action. Passed the House on Jan. 15 by a vote of 251-155.

Voting yes on the bill: Bilirakis (R); Buchanan (R); Castor (D); Crist (D); Demings (D); Deutch (D); Diaz-Balart (R); Frankel (D); Hastings (D); Lawson (D); Mast (R); Mucarsel-Powell (D); Murphy (D); Posey (R); Shalala (D); Soto (D); Wasserman Schultz (D); Wilson (D)

Voting no on the bill: Dunn (R); Gaetz (R); Rooney (R); Rutherford (R); Spano (R); Steube (R); Waltz (R); Webster (R); Yoho (R)

House Resolution 798: Authorizin­g House managers for the Senate impeachmen­t trial of President Trump. Passed the House on Jan. 15 by a vote of 228-193.

Voting yes on the bill: Castor (D); Crist (D); Demings (D); Deutch (D); Frankel (D); Hastings (D); Lawson (D); MucarselPo­well (D); Murphy (D); Shalala (D); Soto (D); Wasserman Schultz (D); Wilson (D)

Voting no on the bill: Bilirakis (R); Buchanan (R); Diaz-Balart (R); Dunn (R); Gaetz (R); Mast (R); Posey (R); Rooney (R); Rutherford (R); Spano (R); Steube (R); Waltz (R); Webster (R); Yoho (R) House Bill 4335: Requiring public companies to have policies that prevent company executives and directors from trading company securities after learning of a significan­t event and before it becomes public. Passed the House on Jan. 13 by a vote of 384-7.

Voting yes on the bill: Bilirakis (R); Buchanan (R); Castor (D); Crist (D); Demings (D); Deutch (D); Diaz-Balart (R); Dunn (R); Frankel (D); Gaetz (R); Hastings (D); Lawson (D); Mast (R); Mucarsel-Powell (D); Murphy (D); Posey (R); Rooney (R); Rutherford (R); Shalala (D); Soto (D); Spano (R); Steube (R); Waltz (R); Wasserman Schultz (D); Webster (R); Wilson (D); Yoho (R) Voting no on the bill: None

Senate

House Bill 5430: Approved the USMCA trade agreement replacing NAFTA. Passed the Senate on Jan. 16 by a vote of 89-10. Voting yes on the bill: Rubio; Scott Voting no on the bill: None Presidenti­al Nomination 1165: Confirming the nomination of Peter Gaynor as administra­tor of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Approved by the Senate on Jan. 14 by a vote of 81-8.

Voting yes on the nomination: Rubio;

Scott Voting no on the nomination: None

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