Congressional Votes for the Week of 01/04 – 01/11/2019

Targeted News Service

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Here's a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week.

HOUSE VOTES:

House Vote 1:

OBAMACARE LITIGATION: The House has agreed to a title of a bill. The title would authorize House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to intervene, on behalf of the House, in an effort to uphold the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in the case of Texas v. United States, which concerns the constitutionality of the ACA. The vote was 235 yeas to 192 nays.

YEAS: Lawson (FL) D-FL (5th)

NAYS: Rutherford R-FL (4th), Yoho R-FL (3rd), Carter (GA) R-GA (1st), Waltz R-FL (6th)

House Vote 2:

SELECTED GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS: The House has passed the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act. The bill would provide fiscal 2019 funding for the Treasury Department, judiciary branch, executive office of the president, and several independent government agencies, including the postal service. The vote was 240 yeas to 188 nays.

YEAS: Lawson (FL) D-FL (5th)

NAYS: Rutherford R-FL (4th), Yoho R-FL (3rd), Carter (GA) R-GA (1st), Waltz R-FL (6th)

House Vote 3:

TRANSPORTATION FUNDING: The House has passed the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, to provide fiscal 2019 funding for the Transportation Department, Department of Housing and Urban Development, and various related transportation and urban agencies. The vote was 244 yeas to 180 nays.

YEAS: Lawson (FL) D-FL (5th)

NAYS: Rutherford R-FL (4th), Yoho R-FL (3rd), Carter (GA) R-GA (1st), Waltz R-FL (6th)

House Vote 4:

FUNDING AGRICULTURE: The House has passed the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, to provide fiscal 2019 funding for the Agriculture Department and the Food and Drug Administration. The vote was 243 yeas to 183 nays.

YEAS: Lawson (FL) D-FL (5th)

NAYS: Rutherford R-FL (4th), Yoho R-FL (3rd), Carter (GA) R-GA (1st), Waltz R-FL (6th)

SENATE VOTES:

Senate Vote 1:

DEBATING MIDDLE EAST SECURITY: The Senate has rejected a cloture motion to end debate on a motion to consider the Strengthening America's Security in the Middle East Act, sponsored by Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. The bill would extend a military partnership agreement with Jordan, impose sanctions on Syria's government, and take measures to protect U.S. government bodies that oppose the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel from lawsuits stemming from that opposition. Rubio said the bill properly reiterated congressional support for U.S. allies Jordan and Israel, and opposition to human rights abuses in Syria. The vote to end debate was 53 yeas to 43 nays, with a three-fifths majority required for approval.

NOT VOTING: Perdue R-GA

YEAS: Isakson R-GA, Scott R-FL, Rubio R-FL

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