Congressional votes for June 26

Besides roll call votes, the Senate and House also took action on legislation by voice vote. The Senate also passed the Veteran's I.D. Card Act (H.R. 91), to issue, upon request, veteran's identification cards to military veterans. The House also passed the Homeland Security Drone Assessment and Analysis Act (H.R. 1646), to require Homeland Security to research ways that small and medium-sized drones could be used in a terrorist attack, and ways to prevent or mitigate such attacks.

HOUSE VOTES

REPEALING MEDICARE ADVISORY BOARD: The House passed the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act (H.R. 1190), sponsored by Rep. David P. Roe, R-Tenn. The bill would repeal provisions of the health-care reform law that established the Independent Payment Advisory Board for overseeing Medicare spending. The vote, on June 23, was 244 yeas to 154 nays.

YEAS: Graves (MO) R-MO (6th), Hartzler R-MO (4th), Long R-MO (7th), Luetkemeyer R-MO (3rd), Smith (MO) R-MO (8th)

NAYS: Clay D-MO (1st), Cleaver D-MO (5th)

NOT VOTING: Wagner R-MO (2nd)

INTERNET DOMAINS: The House passed the DOTCOM Act (H.R. 805), sponsored by Rep. John Shimkus, R-Ill. The bill would bar the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) from ending its governance of the Internet domain name system until the U.S. Comptroller General has conducted a report on the NTIA's role in the system. The vote, on June 23, was 378 yeas to 25 nays.

YEAS: Clay D-MO (1st), Cleaver D-MO (5th), Graves (MO) R-MO (6th), Hartzler R-MO (4th), Long R-MO (7th), Luetkemeyer R-MO (3rd), Smith (MO) R-MO (8th)

NOT VOTING: Wagner R-MO (2nd)

ADOPTING EPA POWER REGULATIONS: The House rejected an amendment sponsored by Rep. Jerry McNerney, D-Calif., to the Ratepayer Protection Act (H.R. 2042). The amendment would have eliminated a provision putting off adoption of the Environmental Protection Agency's rule limiting carbon dioxide emissions from power plants until the rule has been fully litigated, and required state regulators to conduct analyses of the effect emissions-reduction plans would have on power reliability. The vote, on June 24, was 177 yeas to 250 nays.

YEAS: Clay D-MO (1st), Cleaver D-MO (5th)

NAYS: Graves (MO) R-MO (6th), Hartzler R-MO (4th), Long R-MO (7th), Luetkemeyer R-MO (3rd), Smith (MO) R-MO (8th), Wagner R-MO (2nd)

CLIMATE CHANGE AND POWER PRICES: The House passed the Ratepayer Protection Act (H.R. 2042), sponsored by Rep. Ed Whitfield, R-Ky. The bill would put off the deadline for states to submit to the Environmental Protection Agency their plans for implementing a new rule putting limits on carbon dioxide emissions from power plants until judicial review of the rule is complete. States would also not have to adopt emissions-reduction plans if they believe implementation would significantly raise power prices or harm the reliability of the power grid. The vote, on June 24, was 247 yeas to 180 nays.

YEAS: Graves (MO) R-MO (6th), Hartzler R-MO (4th), Long R-MO (7th), Luetkemeyer R-MO (3rd), Smith (MO) R-MO (8th), Wagner R-MO (2nd)

NAYS: Clay D-MO (1st), Cleaver D-MO (5th)

TRANSPARENCY AT HOMELAND SECURITY: The House passed the DHS FOIA Efficiency Act (H.R. 1615), sponsored by Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga. The bill would direct the Homeland Security Department's chief Freedom of Information Act officer to issue rules that improve the agency's responsiveness to FOIA requests for documents made by the public. The vote, on June 25, was unanimous with 423 yeas.

YEAS: Clay D-MO (1st), Cleaver D-MO (5th), Graves (MO) R-MO (6th), Hartzler R-MO (4th), Long R-MO (7th), Luetkemeyer R-MO (3rd), Smith (MO) R-MO (8th), Wagner R-MO (2nd)

PASSING TRADE LEGISLATION: The House agreed to a motion sponsored by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., to concur in the Senate amendment to the Trade Preferences Extension Act (H.R. 1295). The amendment would extend preferential duties for goods imported from various developing countries in Africa and elsewhere, reauthorize the trade adjustment assistance program for retraining workers who have lost their jobs because of imports from overseas and adopt provisions aimed at preventing other countries from dumping goods in the U.S. market at unfair prices. The vote, on June 25, was 286 yeas to 138 nays.

YEAS: Clay D-MO (1st), Cleaver D-MO (5th), Graves (MO) R-MO (6th), Luetkemeyer R-MO (3rd), Wagner R-MO (2nd)

NAYS: Hartzler R-MO (4th), Long R-MO (7th), Smith (MO) R-MO (8th)

INFORMATION ABOUT TERRORIST THREATS: The House passed the CBRN Intelligence and Information Sharing Act (H.R. 2200), sponsored by Rep. Martha McSally, R-Ariz. The bill would direct Homeland Security to improve its capability to analyze the threat of terrorist attacks using chemical, biological and nuclear weapons, and coordinate the sharing of intelligence about such threats both within Homeland Security and with other federal and non-federal government authorities. The vote, on June 25, was 420 yeas to 2 nays.

YEAS: Clay D-MO (1st), Cleaver D-MO (5th), Graves (MO) R-MO (6th), Hartzler R-MO (4th), Long R-MO (7th), Luetkemeyer R-MO (3rd), Smith (MO) R-MO (8th), Wagner R-MO (2nd)

SENATE VOTES

CONFIRMING NEW TSA HEAD: The Senate confirmed the nomination of Peter V. Neffenger to serve as administrator of the Transportation Security Administration. The vote, on June 22, was 81 yeas to 1 nay.

YEAS: McCaskill D-MO

NOT VOTING: Blunt R-MO

TRADE PROMOTION AUTHORITY: The Senate concurred in the House amendment to the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act (H.R. 2146), sponsored by Rep. David G. Reichert, R-Wash. The bill would authorize fast-track trade promotion authority for the president to negotiate terms of trade treaties, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership with 11 other nations bordering the Pacific Ocean. The vote, on June 24, was 60 yeas to 38 nays.

YEAS: Blunt R-MO, McCaskill D-MO

TRADE WITH DEVELOPING NATIONS: The Senate agreed to the House amendment to the Trade Preferences Extension Act (H.R. 1295), sponsored by Rep. George Holding, R-N.C. The bill would extend preferential duties for goods imported from Haiti and also extend the generalized system of preferences exempting certain goods from tariffs, as well as the African Growth and Opportunity Act, which provides preferential treatment for textiles and other goods imported from Africa. The vote, on June 24, was 76 yeas to 22 nays.

YEAS: Blunt R-MO, McCaskill D-MO