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Christopher's
Votes - September, 2007
Arts,
Immigration, Social Services and other Domestic Issues
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855
- HR 2786: Native American Housing - Rule
September 06, 2007 - Adoption of the rule (H Res 633) to provide
for House floor consideration of a bill that would reauthorize
block grants to provide affordable housing for American Indians
and Native Hawaiians through fiscal 2012.
Adopted 221-178
VOTE: Yea
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857 - HR 2786: Native American Housing - Immigration
Law
September 06, 2007 - King, R-Iowa, amendment that would bar
the use of funds in the bill to contravene the Immigration and
Nationality Act.
Adopted in Committee of the Whole 263-146
VOTE:
Yea
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892 - H Res 668: Recognize Little Rock Nine - Adoption
September 24, 2007 - Conyers, D-Mich., motion to suspend the
rules and adopt the resolution that would recognize the 50th
anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High
School by the Little Rock Nine and pledge the commitment of
the House to advancing equal education opportunity.
Motion agreed to 387-0
VOTE: Yea
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900 - H Res 642: Condolences to Hurricane Victims -
Adoption
September 25, 2007 - Smith, D-Wash., motion to suspend the rules
and adopt the resolution that would express sympathy for the
people and governments of Latin America for the humanitarian
and economic devastation left in the wake of Hurricanes Dean,
Felix and Henriette.
Motion agreed to 418-0
VOTE: Yea
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905 - H Res 95: Campus Fire Safety Month - Adoption
September 25, 2007 - McCarthy, D-N.Y., motion to suspend the
rules and adopt the resolution that would express support for
the goals and ideals of Campus Fire Safety Month.
Motion agreed to 406-0
VOTE: Yea
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907 - H Res 590: National Domestic Violence Awareness
Month - Adoption
September 25, 2007 - McCarthy, D-Calif., motion to suspend the
rules and adopt the resolution that would support the goals
and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and
express the sense that Congress should continue to raise awareness
of domestic violence in the United States.
Motion agreed to 395-0
VOTE: Yea
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Budget, Taxes and the Economy
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867
- HR 3246: Economic and Infrastructure Development - Passage
September 17, 2007 - Norton, D-D.C., motion to suspend the rules
and pass the bill that would authorize $1.25 billion from fiscal
2008 through 2012 for five regional commissions to provide assistance
to programs aimed at developing transportation and infrastructure,
job skills training and business growth to economically distressed
areas.
Motion rejected 225-152
VOTE: Announced Against
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896 - H Res 584: National Life Insurance Awareness Month
- Adoption
September 25, 2007 - Davis, D-Ill., motion to suspend the rules
and adopt the resolution that would support the goals of National
Life Insurance Awareness Month.
Motion agreed to 412-1
VOTE: Yea
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908 - H J Res 52: Fiscal 2008 Continuing Resolution
- Previous Question
September 26, 2007 - Slaughter, D-N.Y., motion to order the
previous question (thus ending debate and possibility of amendment)
on adoption of the rule (H Res 677) to provide for House floor
consideration of a joint resolution that would provide continuing
appropriations through Nov. 16 for all federal departments and
agencies whose fiscal 2008 appropriations bills have not been
enacted.
Motion agreed to 220-192
VOTE: NAY
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910 - H J Res 52: Fiscal 2008 Continuing Resolution
- Recommit
September 26, 2007 - Lewis, R-Calif., motion to recommit the
bill to the Appropriations Committee with instructions that
it be immediately reported back with language that would express
the sense of the House that it recognizes and honors the service
of Gen. David H. Petraeus and the U.S. armed forces, condemns
the advocacy group MoveOn.org for the attack advertisement against
him, and commits to judge his sworn testimony and any further
debate on a supplemental funding request or policy decisions
regarding the war in Iraq without personal bias.
Motion agreed to 341-79
VOTE: Yea
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911 - H J Res 52: Fiscal 2008 Continuing Resolution
- Passage
September 26, 2007 - Passage of the joint resolution that would
provide continuing appropriations through Nov. 16 for all federal
departments and agencies whose fiscal 2008 appropriations bills
have not been enacted. Funding would be set at fiscal 2007 levels.
It would extend the State Children's Health Insurance Program
through Nov. 16, as well as funding mechanisms for the Federal
Aviation Administration and a program that aids workers affected
by trade policies. It would provide $5.2 billion in emergency
spending for mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles used to
shield soldiers from roadside bombs in Iraq.
Passed 404-14
VOTE: Yea
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Business, Trade, and Consumer Affairs
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848
- HR 3020: Microloan Program Revisions - Passage
September 04, 2007 - Velazquez, D-N.Y., motion to suspend the
rules and pass the bill that would increase the maximum for
average loan sizes made by nonprofit community-based lenders
to $10,000 from $7,500 under the Small Business Administration's
microloan program. It also would raise the threshold to $10,000
from $7,500 for loans that lenders can charge a higher interest
rate.
Motion agreed to 385-5
VOTE: Yea
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850 - H Res 552: Chinese Financial Trade Barriers -
Adoption
September 05, 2007 - Marshall, D-Ga., motion to suspend the
rules and adopt the resolution that would call on the Chinese
government to implement non-discriminatory treatment of U.S.
financial services firms doing business in China and remove
all foreign investment ownership caps on banking, life insurance,
asset management and securities.
Motion agreed to 401-4
VOTE: Yea
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869 - HR 3527: OPIC Authority Extension - Passage
September 17, 2007 - Faleomavaega, D-Am. Samoa, motion to suspend
the rules and pass the bill that would extend through Nov. 30,
2007 the authority of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation
to issue political risk insurance and to finance investments
in developing countries and emerging market economies with direct
loans and loan guarantees.
Motion agreed to 347-30
VOTE: Announced For
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879 - HR 2761: TRIA Reauthorization - Previous Question
September 19, 2007 - Arcuri, D-N.Y., motion to order the previous
question (thus ending debate and possibility of amendment) on
adoption of the rule (H Res 660) to provide for House floor
consideration of a bill that would reauthorize for 15 years
the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act.
Motion agreed to 224-197
VOTE: NAY
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880 - HR 2761: TRIA Reauthorization - Rule
September 19, 2007 - Adoption of the rule (H Res 660) to provide
for House floor consideration of a bill that would reauthorize
for 15 years the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act.
Adopted 223-195
VOTE: NAY
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881 - HR 2761: TRIA Reauthorization - Manager's Amendment
September 19, 2007 - Frank, D-Mass., amendment that would make
technical and conforming changes, including requiring the Department
of Homeland Security to certify acts of NCBR (nuclear, biological,
chemical, or radiological) terrorism and using the Consumer
Price Index to adjust for inflation the dollar amounts used
to determine the deductible amount.
Adopted in Committee of the Whole 426-1
VOTE: Yea
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882 - HR 2761: TRIA Reauthorization - Increased Deductible
September 19, 2007 - Pearce, R-N.M., amendment that would increase
the program's yearly deductible by 1 percent each year.
Rejected in Committee of the Whole 194-230
VOTE: NAY
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883 - HR 2761: TRIA Reauthorization - Recommit
September 19, 2007 - Dreier, R-Calif., motion to recommit the
bill to the Financial Services Committee with instructions that
it be promptly reported back with language that would ensure
that the bill complies with the House's pay-as-you-go requirements
by requiring the enactment of a joint resolution to permit federal
compensation under the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002.
Motion rejected 196-228
VOTE: NAY
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884 - HR 2761: TRIA Reauthorization - Passage
September 19, 2007 - Passage of the bill that would reauthorize
the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act for 15 years. The bill would
set the amount of losses that would trigger federal aid to insurance
companies at $50 million. It would set the deductible for attacks
certified by the Homeland Security Department as nuclear, biological,
chemical, or radiological at 3.5 percent of the damages. The
bill would also add group life insurance to policies backed
by the government for which terrorism insurance coverage must
be made available by insurers.
Passed 312-110
VOTE: Yea
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915 - HR 3567: Small Business Investment - Previous
Question
September 27, 2007 - Cardoza, D-Calif., motion to order the
previous question (thus ending debate and possibility of amendment)
on adoption of the rule (H Res 682) to provide for House floor
consideration of a bill that would expand the Small Business
Administration's Small Business Investment Company to include
businesses carrying a larger amount of debt, create a new investment
program to partner with licensed investor groups and redefine
what can be considered a small venture capital investment company.
Motion agreed to 222-190
VOTE: NAY
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916 - HR 3567: Small Business Investment - Rule
September 27, 2007 - Adoption of the rule (H Res 682) to provide
for House floor consideration of a bill that would allow the
Small Business Administration to provide for House floor consideration
of a bill that would expand the Small Business Administration's
Small Business Investment Company to include businesses carrying
a larger amount of debt, create a new investment program to
partner with licensed investor groups and redefine what can
be considered a small venture capital investment company.
Adopted 222-181
VOTE: NAY
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917 - HR 3121: National Flood Insurance Program - Previous
Question
September 27, 2007 - Matsui, D-Calif., motion to order the previous
question (thus ending debate and possibility of amendment) on
adoption of the rule (H Res 683) to provide for House floor
consideration of a bill that would reauthorize the National
Flood Insurance Program through fiscal 2013 and allow the program
to provide for an optional "multiple peril" policy
to cover wind and flood risk in one policy.
Motion agreed to 220-193
VOTE: NAY
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918 - HR 3121: National Flood Insurance Program - Rule
September 27, 2007 - Adoption of the rule (H Res 683) to provide
for House floor consideration of a bill that would reauthorize
the National Flood Insurance Program through fiscal 2013 and
allow the program to provide for an optional "multiple
peril" policy to cover wind and flood risk in one policy.
Adopted 220-188
VOTE: NAY
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919 - HR 3121: National Flood Insurance Program - Coverage
for Apartment Buildings
September 27, 2007 - Taylor, D-Miss., amendment that would allow
multiple peril and flood insurance coverage of apartment buildings
with a maximum coverage limit equal to the total number of dwelling
units in the building multiplied by the maximum coverage limit
per unit.
Adopted in Committee of the Whole 268-143
VOTE: NAY
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920 - HR 3121: National Flood Insurance Program - Recommit
September 27, 2007 - Bachmann, R-Minn., motion to recommit the
bill to the Financial Services Committee with instructions that
it be immediately reported back with language that would specify
that three conditions must be met before multiple peril coverage
can be made available: the national flood insurance program
must be certified as actuarially sound, the premiums in flood
insurance programs must not increase and the wind insurance
must be certified as actuarially sound.
Motion rejected 179-232
VOTE: Yea
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921 - HR 3121: National Flood Insurance Program - Passage
September 27, 2007 - Passage of the bill that would reauthorize
the National Flood Insurance Program through fiscal 2013. The
bill would increase the current limits on coverage that may
be purchased by homeowners and businesses. It would allow the
program to provide for an optional multiple peril policy to
cover wind and flood risk in one policy. It also would also
authorize $400 million in each fiscal year until 2013 for FEMA
to modernize all flood maps and to map the 500-year floodplain.
Passed 263-146
VOTE: NAY
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922 - HR 3567: Small Business Investment - Recommit
September 27, 2007 - Walberg, R-Mich., motion to recommit the
bill to the Small Business Committee with instructions that
it be immediately reported back with language that would strike
two sections in the bill that would authorize funds for the
Angel Finance program.
Motion rejected 183-213
VOTE: Yea
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923 - HR 3567: Small Business Investment - Passage
September 27, 2007 - Passage of the bill that would expand the
Small Business Administration's Small Business Investment Company
to include businesses carrying a larger amount of debt. It would
update the New Markets Venture Capital program, directing the
SBA administrator to reduce capital requirements for companies
primarily investing in small manufacturers. It also would create
the Angel Finance program to partner with licensed investor
groups and redefine what can be considered a small venture capital
investment company.
Passed 325-72
VOTE: Yea
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Congress and Federal Elections
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854 - : Procedural Motion - Journal
September 06, 2007 - Approval of the House Journal of Wednesday,
Sept. 5, 2007.
Approved 214-176
VOTE: NAY
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870 - : Procedural Motion - Journal
September 18, 2007 - Approval of the House Journal of Monday,
September 17, 2007.
Approved 217-183
VOTE: NAY
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878 - : Procedural Motion - Journal
September 19, 2007 - Approval of the House Journal of Tuesday,
September 18, 2007.
Approved 228-192
VOTE: NAY
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886 - : Procedural Motion - Adjourn
September 20, 2007 - L. Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., motion to adjourn.
Motion rejected 137-265
VOTE: Yea
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914 - : Procedural Motion - Adjourn
September 27, 2007 - Sessions, R-Texas, motion to adjourn.
Motion rejected 175-229
VOTE: Yea
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Crime, Drugs and Judicial
Affairs
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893
- HR 1199: Drug-Endangered Children - Passage
September 24, 2007 - Scott, D-Va., motion to suspend the rules
and pass the bill that would reauthorize a Justice Department
grant program for drug-endangered children. It would authorize
$20 million annually for fiscal 2008 and 2009 for grants to
states to increase coordination among workers transitioning
drug-endangered children into safe residential environments.
Motion agreed to 389-4
VOTE: Yea
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894 - H Res 340: Missing Persons Cases - Adoption
September 24, 2007 - Meeks, D-N.Y., motion to suspend the rules
and adopt the resolution that would state that the House is
committed to giving victims in missing persons cases and unidentified
human remains cases a "voice."
Motion agreed to 389-1
VOTE: Yea
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Defense and National
Security
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866 - H Res 643: Sept. 11 Remembrance - Adoption
September 10, 2007 - Hoyer, D-Md., motion to suspend the rules
and agree to the resolution that would recognize Sept. 11 as
a day of remembrance, extend sympathies to those who lost their
lives in the 2001 terrorist attacks, honor the actions of first
responders and armed forces, and express gratitude to the nations
that have helped the United States combat terrorism.
Motion agreed to 334-1
VOTE: NAY
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Education
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849 - HR 2669: Student Loans Reconciliation - Motion
to Instruct
September 04, 2007 - Hoekstra, R-Mich., motion to instruct House
conferees to agree to Senate-passed provisions expressing the
sense of the Senate that detainees housed at Guantanamo Bay,
Cuba, including senior members of al Qaeda, should not be released
into the United States or transferred to facilities in the United
States.
Motion agreed to 305-83
VOTE: Yea
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861 - HR 2669: Student Loans Reconciliation - Rule
September 07, 2007 - Adoption of the rule (H Res 637) to provide
for House floor consideration of the conference report on the
bill that would cut nearly $20 billion from federal student
loan lender subsidies and redirect most of those funds to financial
aid for students, colleges and universities and reduce the interest
rates students pay on loans.
Adopted 220-185
VOTE: NAY
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864 - HR 2669: Student Loans Reconciliation - Conference
Report
September 07, 2007 - Adoption of the conference report on the
bill that would cut government subsidies to student loan firms
by about $20 billion and redirect most of the money to aid for
students and college graduates. It would also include $750 million
in federal budget deficit reduction. The maximum Pell grant
award would be increased by $490 in 2008 and by $1,090 over
five years. It would provide debt forgiveness to certain public-sector
workers after 10 years of service. The bill also would cap student
loan repayments at 15 percent of discretionary income.
Adopted (thus cleared for the president) 292-97
VOTE: Announced For
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Environment, Energy,
Science and Technology
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847 - HR 694: Technology and Minority Institutions -
Passage
September 04, 2007 - Baird, D-Wash., motion to suspend the rules
and pass the bill that would establish a Commerce Department
grant program to assist minority-serving institutions in acquiring
and augmenting digital and wireless networking technologies
for educational purposes. The bill would authorize $250 million
in fiscal 2008 and such sums as necessary between fiscal 2009
through 2012.
Motion agreed to 331-59
VOTE: Yea
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860 - HR 1908: Patent Process Overhaul - Rule
September 07, 2007 - Adoption of the rule (H Res 636) to provide
for House floor consideration of the bill that would overhaul
the current system for granting patents, challenging patents
and awarding damages for patent infringement, and the process
for litigating patent infringement.
Adopted 222-181
VOTE: NAY
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862 - HR 1908: Patent Process Overhaul - Manager's Amendment
September 07, 2007 - Conyers, D-Mich., amendment that would
make several technical and substantive changes to the bill,
including providing settlement and arbitration proceedings in
derivation proceedings, retaining interference proceedings with
respect to patent applications filed before the bill's effective
date, and giving the court additional discretion in considering
the entire market value of a product when considering damage
awards in a patent infringement lawsuit for a patent that constitutes
part of that product.
Adopted in Committee of the Whole 263-136
VOTE: Announced Against
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863 - HR 1908: Patent Process Overhaul - Passage
September 07, 2007 - Passage of the bill that would change the
system of awarding patents from the current first-to-invent
system to a first-to-file system, create a new post-grant review
process that eases the requirement to challenge the validity
of patents after they are granted and apportion damages according
to a patent's contribution to the overall value of a product.
The bill also would limit the venue in which suits could be
filed for patent infringement to the judicial district in which
the defendant resides or operates.
Passed 220-175
VOTE: Announced Against
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868 - HR 1657: Science and Technology Scholarship Program
- Passage
September 17, 2007 - Hill, D-Ind., motion to suspend the rules
and pass the bill that would create a science and technology
scholarship program to prepare recipients for careers in the
National Weather Service and in National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration marine research, atmospheric research and satellite
programs.
Motion agreed to 360-16
VOTE: Announced For
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891 - H Con Res 193: Safety of American Hunters - Adoption
September 24, 2007 - Davis, D-Ill., motion to suspend the rules
and adopt the concurrent resolution that would recognize hunters
in the United States for their continued commitment to safety.
Motion agreed to 385-0
VOTE: Yea
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Foreign Affairs
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851 - H Res 629: Condolences to Greece - Adoption
September 05, 2007 - Faleomavaega, D-Am. Samoa, motion to suspend
the rules and adopt the resolution that would offer condolences
to the people of Greece for the loss of life and destruction
caused by the June 2007 fires and support the administration's
pledge of $1.5 million in aid.
Motion agreed to 407-0
VOTE: Yea
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852 - H Res 508: U.S.-Japan Security Alliance - Adoption
September 05, 2007 - Faleomavaega, D-Am. Samoa, motion to suspend
the rules and adopt the resolution that would recognize Japan
as a reliable security partner of the United States, commend
the Japanese government for its role in increasing stability
in the Asia-Pacific region and express appreciation for its
efforts in the global war against terrorism.
Motion agreed to 405-0
VOTE: Yea
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877 - HR 3096: Human Rights in Vietnam - Passage
September 18, 2007 - Faleomavaega, D-Am. Samoa, motion to suspend
the rules and pass the bill that would cap non-humanitarian
assistance to Vietnam at 2007 levels until the president submits
a report showing that Vietnam has made "substantial progress"
in respecting religious freedom, property rights and human rights.
Motion agreed to 414-3
VOTE: Yea
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895 - HR 1400: Iran Sanctions - Passage
September 25, 2007 - Lantos, D-Calif., motion to suspend the
rules and pass the bill that would increase the enforcement
and implementation of existing U.S. sanctions against Iran by
removing presidential authority to waive sanctions under current
law and preventing the administration from signing nuclear cooperation
agreements with any nation that aids Iran's nuclear or missile
programs.
Motion agreed to 397-16
VOTE: Yea
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899 - H Res 548: Lebanese Support - Adoption
September 25, 2007 - Ackerman, D-N.Y., motion to suspend the
rules and adopt the resolution that would condemn Hezbollah
and other pro-Syrian groups and express support for the democratically-elected
government of Lebanon.
Motion agreed to 415-2
VOTE: Yea
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901 - H Res 557: United Nations Human Rights Council
- Adoption
September 25, 2007 - Smith, D-Wash., motion to suspend the rules
and adopt the resolution that would urge the United Nations
Human Rights Council to remove Israel from its permanent agenda
and to hold special sessions to address other countries where
human rights abuses are being committed.
Motion agreed to 416-2
VOTE: Yea
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Health Care
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906 - HR 976: Children's Health Insurance - Motion to
Concur
September 25, 2007 - Dingell, D-Mich., motion to concur in the
Senate amendment, with an amendment. The House amendment would
reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program at
nearly $60 billion over five years, expanding the program by
$35 billion. To offset the cost of the expansion, it would increase
the tax on cigarettes by 61 cents to $1 per pack and raise taxes
on other tobacco products. The amendment would provide coverage
to pregnant women and dental coverage to children enrolled in
the program. States would have to meet new requirements before
being allowed to expand eligibility beyond 300 percent of poverty.
It also would authorize $100 million to fund state outreach
and enrollment efforts and establish a contingency fund for
states with funding shortfalls due to increased enrollment.
Motion agreed to 265-159
VOTE: Yea
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865 - H Res 257: Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month -
Adoption
September 10, 2007 - Davis, D-Ill., motion to suspend the rules
and agree to the resolution that would support the goals and
ideals of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month for November.
Motion agreed to 330-0
VOTE: Yea
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885 - HR 3580: FDA Reauthorization - Passage
September 19, 2007 - Dingell, D-Mich., motion to suspend the
rules and pass the bill that would reauthorize Food and Drug
Administration programs to approve new prescription drugs and
medical devices. It would allow the FDA to collect user fees
from prescription drug manufacturers, including $225 million
over five years, to significantly expand the way it monitors
prescription drugs after they have been approved for the market.
Motion agreed to 405-7
VOTE: Yea
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897 - H Con Res 210: Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month
- Adoption
September 25, 2007 - Davis, D-Ill., motion to suspend the rules
and adopt the concurrent resolution that would support the goals
of Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month.
Motion agreed to 415-0
VOTE: Yea
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902 - HR 976: Children's Health Insurance - Appeal Ruling
of the Chair
September 25, 2007 - McGovern, D-Mass., motion to table (kill)
the Rogers, R-Mich., appeal of the ruling of the chair against
the Rogers point of order that the rule to provide for House
floor consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill violates
House rules concerning earmarks.
Motion agreed to 224-190
VOTE: NAY
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903 - HR 976: Children's Health Insurance - Previous
Question
September 25, 2007 - McGovern, D-Mass., motion to order the
previous question (thus ending debate and possibility of amendment)
on adoption of the rule (H Res 675) to provide for House floor
consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill that would
reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program at
nearly $60 billion over five years.
Motion agreed to 218-197
VOTE: NAY
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904 - HR 976: Children's Health Insurance - Rule
September 25, 2007 - Adoption of the rule (H Res 675) to provide
for House floor consideration of the Senate amendment to the
bill that would reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance
Program at nearly $60 billion over five years.
Adopted 215-199
VOTE: NAY
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Housing
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856 - HR 2786: Native American Housing - Native Hawaiian
Housing Block Grant Program
September 06, 2007 - Westmoreland, R-Ga., amendment that would
strike language in the bill reauthorizing the Native Hawaiian
Housing Block Grant program.
Rejected in Committee of the Whole 112-298
VOTE: NAY
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858 - HR 2786: Native American Housing - Offsets
September 06, 2007 - Price, R-Ga., amendment that would bar
funds authorized in the bill from dispersal unless offsets in
other federal programs are found to ensure that the federal
deficit does not increase or that the federal surplus does not
decrease.
Rejected in Committee of the Whole 184-228
VOTE: NAY
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859 - HR 2786: Native American Housing - Passage
September 06, 2007 - Passage of the bill that would reauthorize
through fiscal 2012 the Native American and Native Hawaiian
Block grant programs, which provide grants for affordable housing
projects. The bill would require the Government Accountability
Office to conduct a study for Congress on the effectiveness
of the measure on tribes of different sizes. It would authorize
such sums as necessary through fiscal 2012.
Passed 333-75
VOTE: Yea
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871 - HR 1852: FHA Lending Revisions - Previous Question
September 18, 2007 - Matsui, D-Calif., motion to order the previous
question (thus ending debate and possibility of amendment) on
adoption of the rule (H Res 650) to provide for House floor
consideration of a bill that would overhaul the Federal Housing
Administration's mortgage lending practices and designate certain
agency surpluses for an affordable-housing fund.
Motion agreed to 226-191
VOTE: NAY
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872 - HR 1852: FHA Lending Revisions - Rule
September 18, 2007 - Adoption of the rule (H Res 650) to provide
for House floor consideration of a bill that would overhaul
the Federal Housing Administration's mortgage lending practices
and designate certain agency surpluses for an affordable-housing
fund.
Adopted 227-190
VOTE: NAY
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873 - HR 1852: FHA Lending Revisions - Affordable Housing
Fund
September 18, 2007 - Hensarling, R-Texas, amendment that would
strike language in the bill that would redirect Federal Housing
Administration mortgage lending surpluses to an affordable-housing
fund.
Rejected in Committee of the Whole 148-280
VOTE: NAY
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874 - HR 1852: FHA Lending Revisions - Republican Substitute
September 18, 2007 - Biggert, R-Ill., substitute amendment that
would overhaul the Federal Housing Administration's (FHA) mortgage
lending practices and require the FHA to base each borrower's
mortgage insurance premiums on the risk that the borrower poses
to the FHA Mortgage Insurance Fund. Mortgage insurance premiums
would be based on borrower's credit history, loan-to-value ratio,
debt-to-income ratio and on FHA's historical experience with
similar borrowers.
Rejected in Committee of the Whole 175-252
VOTE: Yea
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875 - HR 1852: FHA Lending Revisions - Recommit
September 18, 2007 - Price, R-Ga., motion to recommit the bill
to the Financial Services Committee with instructions that it
be promptly reported back with language that would require any
individual or household receiving money from the affordable-housing
fund to present verification of legal residency by a government-issued
identification document.
Motion rejected 209-216
VOTE: Yea
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876 - HR 1852: FHA Lending Revisions - Passage
September 18, 2007 - Passage of the bill that would overhaul
the Federal Housing Administration's mortgage lending practices
and designate certain agency surpluses for an affordable-housing
fund. The measure would raise loan limits in high-cost areas
for FHA-backed loans, allow the agency to support zero-down
loans and vary the premiums it charges borrowers based on their
credit risk. It also would permit lower monthly payments for
borrowers who make on-time payments for the first five years
of a loan.
Passed 348-72
VOTE: Yea
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Labor and Retirement
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909 -
HR 2693: Popcorn Workers Protection - Previous Question
September 26, 2007 - Sutton, D-Ohio, motion to order the previous
question (thus ending debate and possibility of amendment) on
adoption of the rule (H Res 678) to provide for House floor
consideration of a bill that would require the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration to issue standards regulating
worker exposure to diacetyl, a chemical commonly used in artificial
butter flavoring.
Motion agreed to 221-193
VOTE: NAY
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912 - HR 2693: Popcorn Workers Protection - OSHA Regulations
September 26, 2007 - Wilson, R-S.C., amendment that would require
the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to
wait until the National Institute of Occupational Safety and
Health concludes there is sufficient data to support a recommended
exposure limit and establishes such a limit before OSHA issues
a final standard.
Rejected in Committee of the Whole 189-233
VOTE: NAY
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913 - HR 2693: Popcorn Workers Protection - Passage
September 26, 2007 - Passage of the bill that would require
the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue standards
regulating worker exposure to diacetyl, used in artificial butter
flavoring. The final standard, due within two years of the bill's
enactment, would apply to all establishments involved in flavoring
manufacturing and would have to include worker safety requirements.
The measure would also require the National Institute of Occupational
Safety and Health to conduct a study on flavorings used in microwave
popcorn.
Passed 260-154
VOTE: Yea
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Transportation
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887 - HR 2881: FAA Reathorization -
Previous Question
September 20, 2007 - Welch, D-Vt., motion to order the previous
question (thus ending debate and possibility of amendment) on
adoption of the rule (H Res 664) to provide for House floor
consideration of a bill that would reauthorize the Federal Aviation
Administration.
Motion agreed to 223-189
VOTE: NAY
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888 - HR 2881: FAA Reauthorization - Rule
September 20, 2007 - Adoption of the rule (H Res 664) to provide
for House floor consideration of a bill that would reauthorize
the Federal Aviation Administration.
Adopted 218-196
VOTE: NAY
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889 - HR 2881: FAA Reauthorization - Wind Turbines Resource
September 20, 2007 - Neugebauer, R-Texas, amendment that would
require the Federal Aviation Administration to study and report
to Congress on the feasibility of developing a publicly accessible
Web-based resource that offers information regarding installation
of wind turbines near aviation sites.
Adopted in Committee of the Whole 418-0
VOTE: Yea
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890 - HR 2881: FAA Reauthorization - Passage
September 20, 2007 - Passage of the bill that would authorize
$68 billion over four years for the Federal Aviation Administration.
The bill would change the process of labor negotiations between
the agency and air traffic controllers, barring the imposition
of new work rules if labor negotiations between the agency and
controllers reach an impasse and requiring binding arbitration
if an agreement is not reached. It would require airlines and
airports to develop contingency plans for stranded passengers,
increase the maximum age for pilots from 60 to 65 and change
which labor laws apply to certain FedEx employees. It would
raise the general aviation fuel tax from 21.8 cents per gallon
to 35.9 cents per gallon, and the commercial aviation fuel tax
from 19.3 cents per gallon to 24.1 cents per gallon, with the
extra revenue dedicated to air traffic control modernization.
Passed 267-151
VOTE: NAY
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Veterans
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898 - H Res 663: Veterans of Foreign Wars Day - Adoption
September 25, 2007 - Davis, D-Ill., motion to suspend the rules
and adopt the resolution that would support the goals of Veterans
of Foreign Wars Day.
Motion agreed to 410-0
VOTE: Yea
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