Congressional votes for Sept. 25

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

Along with roll call votes, the Senate also took action on the following legislation. It passed the STEM Education Act (H.R. 1020), to include computer science as a science, technology, engineering and mathematics discipline, and support existing STEM education programs at the National Science Foundation; passed the Mandatory Price Reporting Act (H.R. 2051), to extend mandatory livestock price reporting rules; and passed a bill (S. 1632), to require the development of a regional strategy to address the threat posed by Boko Haram in West Africa.

HOUSE VOTES

FUNDING FOR PLANNED PARENTHOOD: The House passed the Defund Planned Parenthood Act (H.R. 3134), sponsored by Rep. Diane Black, R-Tenn. The bill would enact a one-year moratorium on federal funding for Planned Parenthood unless the group stops performing abortions or funding abortions by other entities. The vote, on Sept. 18, was 241 yeas to 187 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)

INFANTS AND ABORTION: The House passed the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 3504), sponsored by Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz. The bill would provide full legal protections for infants born alive after an attempted abortion, and stipulate punishment for those who kill such infants. The vote, on Sept. 18, was 248 yeas to 177 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)

SENATE VOTES

LATE-TERM ABORTIONS: The Senate rejected a cloture motion to end debate on the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36), sponsored by Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz. The bill would bar abortions after the 20th week of pregnancy, except in cases of rape or incest against a minor, or when the abortion is deemed necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman. The vote, on Sept. 22, was 54 yeas to 42 nays, with a three-fifths majority required to end debate.

YEAS: Blunt R-MO

NAYS: McCaskill D-MO

DEBATING MILITARY SPENDING BILL: The Senate rejected a cloture motion to end debate on the Department of Defense Appropriations Act (H.R. 2685), sponsored by Rep. Rodney P. Frelinghuysen, R-Pa. The bill would provide $578 billion for the military in fiscal 2016, including $88.4 billion for war efforts in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere, and a 2.3 percent pay increase for military members. The vote, on Sept. 22, was 54 yeas to 42 nays, with a three-fifths majority required to end debate.

YEAS: Blunt R-MO

NAYS: McCaskill D-MO

TEMPORARY GOVERNMENT FUNDING: The Senate rejected a cloture motion to end debate on the Hire More Heroes Act (H.J. Res. 61), sponsored by Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Ill. The bill would provide continuing appropriations to fund the federal government through Dec. 11. The vote, on Sept. 24, was 47 yeas to 52 nays, with a three-fifths majority required to end debate.

YEAS: Blunt R-MO

NAYS: McCaskill D-MO