Congressional votes for March 11

Here's a look at how area members of Congress voted over the last week.

The House was not in session. Along with roll call votes, the Senate also passed a bill (S. 2426), requiring the State Department to develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan in the International Criminal Police Organization; and passed a resolution (S. Res. 385), recognizing the historic achievement of astronaut Scott Joseph Kelly of NASA as the first U.S. citizen to complete a continuous 1-year mission in space.

There were no key votes in the House this week.

SENATE VOTES

COMBATING HEROIN, PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE: The Senate passed the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (S. 524), sponsored by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I. The bill would direct the Justice Department to issue grants to state and local governments for treatment, training, education and other programs that respond to the growing public-health threat caused by use of heroin and opioid prescription drugs. The vote, on March 10, was 94 yeas to 1 nay.

YEAS: Blunt R-MO

NOT VOTING: McCaskill D-MO

SELLING F-16S TO PAKISTAN: The Senate tabled a motion to discharge the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from further consideration of a resolution (S.J. Res. 31), sponsored by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. The resolution would halt the federal government's pursuit of plans to sell to Pakistan a set of eight F-16 military fighter jets and other military equipment. The vote to table the motion, on March 10, was 71 yeas to 24 nays.

YEAS: Blunt R-MO

NOT VOTING: McCaskill D-MO