 Recent Congressional Votes
Note: The Senate and House are in recess this week. They will return on Monday, May 7. | |
| Recent Senate Votes | |
21st Century Postal Service Act of 2012 - Vote Passed (62-37, 1 Not Voting) The Senate passed its U.S. Postal Service overhaul bill. The bill seeks to trim the workforce by about 100,000 employees through attrition and delays efforts to eliminate Saturday delivery and close some post offices. The House has yet to pass its version of the bill. The postmaster estimates the agency needs to trim $22 billion in operating costs to remain in business. Sen. Mark Warner voted YES......send e-mail or see bio Sen. Jim Webb voted YES......send e-mail or see bio Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011 - Vote Passed (68-31, 1 Not Voting) The Senate voted to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act for another five years. The 1994 law gives federal law enforcement agencies tools to combat crime against women. The reauthorization adds provisions relating to Native American and immigrant women, and sexual orientation. The House is likely to pass a bill similar to the current authorization. Sen. Mark Warner voted YES......send e-mail or see bio Sen. Jim Webb voted YES......send e-mail or see bio | |
| Recent House Votes | |
| Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act - Vote Passed (248-168, 15 Not Voting) This House bill directs the Director of National Intelligence to develop procedures to share cyber-threat information on a voluntary basis between the government's intelligence community and the private sector. The White House has threatened to veto the bill. 1- Rep. Rob Wittman voted YES......send e-mail or see bio 2- Rep. Scott Rigell voted NO......send e-mail or see bio 3- Rep. Robert Scott voted NO......send e-mail or see bio 4- Rep. J. Randy Forbes voted YES......send e-mail or see bio 5- Rep. Robert Hurt voted YES......send e-mail or see bio 6- Rep. Robert Goodlatte voted YES......send e-mail or see bio 7- Rep. Eric Cantor voted YES......send e-mail or see bio 8- Rep. James Moran voted YES......send e-mail or see bio 9- Rep. Morgan Griffith voted YES......send e-mail or see bio 10- Rep. Frank Wolf voted YES......send e-mail or see bio 11- Rep. Gerald Connolly voted YES......send e-mail or see bio Interest Rate Reduction Act - Vote Passed (215-195, 22 Not Voting) The House passed this bill that would keep the interest rate for government-subsidized student loans at 3.4 percent. The rate is scheduled to rise to 6.8 percent on July 1, 2012. To offset the estimated $6 billion cost of maintaining the current interest rate, the bill would repeal the $12 billion Prevention and Public Health Fund which was created by the 2010 health care reform bill. The White House supports keeping the current interest rate, but has threatened to veto this bill. 1- Rep. Rob Wittman voted YES......send e-mail or see bio 2- Rep. Scott Rigell voted YES ......send e-mail or see bio 3- Rep. Robert Scott voted NO......send e-mail or see bio 4- Rep. J. Randy Forbes voted YES......send e-mail or see bio 5- Rep. Robert Hurt voted YES......send e-mail or see bio 6- Rep. Robert Goodlatte voted YES......send e-mail or see bio 7- Rep. Eric Cantor voted YES......send e-mail or see bio 8- Rep. James Moran voted NO......send e-mail or see bio 9- Rep. Morgan Griffith voted YES......send e-mail or see bio 10- Rep. Frank Wolf voted YES......send e-mail or see bio 11- Rep. Gerald Connolly voted NO......send e-mail or see bio Note: Please Read this post: You may have new Congressman in VA even though you may have not moved.. 
Wasim Entabi,
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012
How your Elected Officials on Capitol Hill from Virginia Voted. Update May 1, 2012 By VAMCC
Monday, April 2, 2012
Update April 2, 2012: How your Elected Officials on Capitol Hill from Virginia Voted.
Update April 2, 2012: How your Elected Officials on Capitol Hill from Virginia Voted.
Recent Congressional Votes
- Senate: 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2011
- Senate: Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act
- House: Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2011
- House: Surface Transportation Extension Act
- House: Democratic Alternative Budget
- House: Fiscal 2013 House Budget Resolution
Editor's Note: Congress is in recess this week and next. The Senate and House both return on April 16.
Recent Senate Votes | |||
| 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2011 - Vote Rejected (51-46, 3 Not Voting) This postal overhaul bill did not receive the necessary 60 votes to proceed to debate. The bill would allow the Postal Service to recoup around $11 billion in overpayments to a retirement account and use that money to provide financial incentives to about 100,000 employees to retire, as well as delay the plan to end Saturday delivery for two years. Sen. Mark Warner voted YES......send e-mail or see bio Sen. Jim Webb voted YES......send e-mail or see bio Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act - Vote Rejected (51-47, 2 Not Voting) This legislation would repeal some tax breaks for large oil and gas companies and use the revenue generated by these tax repeals to pay for an extension of renewable-energy tax credits and incentives. The bill did not receive the necessary 60 votes to end debate and is unlikely to be considered again. Sen. Mark Warner voted YES......send e-mail or see bio Sen. Jim Webb voted NO......send e-mail or see bio
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