You’ve seen some of these bills before — they’re being voted on with Senate amendments. There’s a lot of legislation getting crammed through this week before Congress takes a break until after Labor Day. So.
H R 1495, the Water Resources Development Act, passed its Conference Report 381 – 40. Renzi and the Democrats voted to agree; Franks, Shadegg and Flake voted against agreement.
H R 3248, SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 2007, passed the House 422 – 1; Flake was the 1. The bill would make technical corrections to the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act.
H R 3162, the Children’s Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007, passed the House 225 – 204. Read more about the bill here.
Yea: Pastor, Mitchell, Grijalva, Giffords
Nay: Renzi, Franks, Shadegg, Flake
Yesterday in the House
H R 2722, the Integrated Deepwater Program Reform Act, passed 426 – 0. The bill would restructure the Coast Guard Integrated Deepwater Program.
H R 957, To amend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to expand and clarify the entities against which sanctions may be imposed, passed 415 – 11. Everyone in AZ voted for it except Flake.
H R 176, the Shirley A. Chisholm United States-Caribbean Educational Exchange Act, passed 371 – 55. The bill seeks to authorize the establishment of educational exchange and development programs for member countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
Yea: Renzi, Pastor, Mitchell, Grijalva, Giffords
Nay: Franks, Shadegg, Flake
Motion to Instruct Conferees on H R 2272, the 21st Century Competitiveness Act, passed 258 – 167.
Yea: Franks, Shadegg, Pastor, Flake,
Nay: Renzi, Mitchell, Grijalva, Giffords
H R 2831, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, passed 225 – 199. The bill seeks to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under certain Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice.
Yea: Pastor, Mitchell, Grijalva, Giffords
Nay: Renzi, Franks, Shadegg, Flake
H R 986, the Eightmile Wild and Scenic River Act, passed 253 – 172. THe bill seeks to to designate certain segments of the Eightmile River in the State of Connecticut as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Yea: Pastor, Mitchell, Grijalva, Giffords
Nay: Renzi, Franks, Shadegg, Flake
H R 2347, the Iran Sanctions Enabling Act, passed 408 – 6. The bill seeks to authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with investments of $20,000,000 or more in Iran’s energy sector, companies that sell arms to the Government of Iran, and financial institutions that extend $20,000,000 or more in credit to the Government of Iran for 45 days or more, and for other purposes. Everyone in Arizona voted Yea except Flake.
H R 180, the Darfur Accountability and Divestment Act, passed 418 – 1. Everyone in the House voted for it except Ron Paul.
S 1, Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007, passed 411 – 8. The bill seeks to provide greater transparency in the legislative process. Everyone in Arizona voted for it except Flake.
What – no complaints that because Ron Paul didn’t vote for one more government program that he must hate Darfurians? Everybody must relaxing after a hard day at work.
Ron Paul has written about Darfur, Sudan before, titled “Hands off Sudan!” and I imagine the same points apply to HR 180.
http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul195.html