Voting rights, Uighurs and Russia
How Florida members of Congress voted on key issues last week. (We welcome your feedback and suggestions at insight@orlandosentinel.com.)
House
House Bill 4: Requiring states and other jurisdictions with a certain number of voting rights violations to get clearance from the federal government before changing election laws. Passed the House on Dec. 6 by a vote of 228-187.
■ Voting yes on the bill: Castor (D); Crist (D); Demings (D); Deutch (D); Frankel (D); Hastings (D); Lawson (D); Mucarsel-Powell (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 Resolution 326: Expressing support for a two-state solution to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Passed the House on Dec. 6 by a vote of 226-188.
■ Voting yes on the resolution: Castor (D); Crist (D); Demings (D); Deutch (D); Frankel (D); Hastings (D); Lawson (D); Mucarsel-Powell (D); Murphy (D); Shalala (D); Soto (D); Wasserman Schultz (D); Wilson (D)
■ Voting no on the resolution: 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 2534: Expressly prohibiting insider trading, or making financial trading that is based on confidential information. Passed the House on Dec. 5 by a vote of 410-13.
■ 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)
■ Voting no on the bill: Yoho (R)
Senate Bill 178: Condemning Chinese human rights violations against ethnic Muslim Uighurs and directing federal agencies to report on China’s actions. Passed by the House on Dec. 2 by a vote of 407-1.
■ 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
House Resolution 546: Opposing Russia’s inclusion in summits of the G7, a group of the world’s most advanced economies, because of Russia’s military actions against Ukraine. Passed the House on Dec. 3 by a vote of 339-71.
■ Voting yes on the resolution: Castor (D); Crist (D); Demings (D); Deutch (D); Diaz-Balart (R); Frankel (D); Hastings (D); Lawson (D); Mucarsel-Powell (D); Murphy (D); Rutherford (R); Shalala (D); Soto (D); Spano (R); Waltz (R); Wasserman Schultz (D); Webster (R); Wilson (D);
■ Voting no on the resolution: Bilirakis (R); Dunn (R); Gaetz (R); Mast (R); Posey (R); Steube (R); Yoho (R)
■ Not voting: Buchanan (R); Rooney (R)
Senate
Presidential Nomination 1268: confirming the nomination of Dan Brouillette as secretary of Energy, replacing Rick Perry. Passed the Senate on Dec. 2 by a vote of 70-15.
■ Voting yes on the nomination: Rubio, Scott