Congressional Votes for the week of 09/30 – 10/06/2017

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Here's a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week.

HOUSE VOTES:

House Vote 1:

PENALTIES FOR LATE-TERM ABORTIONS: The House has passed the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. The bill would make it a federal crime to perform abortions on fetuses age 20 weeks or more, with exceptions provided for pregnancies that endanger the woman's life or result from rape or incest. The vote was 237 yeas to 189 nays.

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

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

House Vote 2:

DEMOCRATIC BUDGET PLAN: The House has rejected a substitute amendment to a budget bill. The amendment would have increased the federal minimum wage, expanded subsidies for education, child care, and family and medical leave, and preserved Obamacare. The vote was 156 yeas to 268 nays.

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

NOT VOTING: DeSantis R-FL (6th)

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

House Vote 3:

2018 BUDGET: The House has passed a bill establishing a federal government budget for fiscal 2018 and outlining budget levels for fiscal 2019 through 2027. The budget would include $621.5 billion of military spending in fiscal 2018, replace the Obamacare health care law, and increase state control of Medicaid. The vote was 219 yeas to 206 nays.

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

NOT VOTING: DeSantis R-FL (6th)

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

SENATE VOTES:

Senate Vote 1:

FCC CHAIRMAN: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Ajit Varadaraj Pai to serve as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission for a five-year term ending in July 2021. The vote was 52 yeas to 41 nays.

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

NAYS: Nelson D-FL

Senate Vote 2:

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Eric D. Hargan to serve as deputy secretary at the Health and Human Services Department. The vote was 57 yeas to 38 nays.

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

NAYS: Nelson D-FL

Senate Vote 3:

FEDERAL RESERVE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Randal Quarles to serve as a member of the board of governors at the Federal Reserve. The vote was 65 yeas to 32 nays.

YEAS: Perdue R-GA, Isakson R-GA, Nelson D-FL, Rubio R-FL

Senate Vote 4:

IMMIGRATION SERVICES: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Lee Francis Cissna to serve as U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services director at the Homeland Security Department. The vote was 54 yeas to 43 nays.

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

NAYS: Nelson D-FL

Myron Struck, editor, Targeted News Service, Springfield, Va., 703/304-1897; editor@targetednews.com; http://www.targetednews.com