How area members of Congress voted

WASHINGTON - Here's a look at how area members of Congress voted May 26 to June 1.

House votes

House Vote 1:

DEFINING SMALL COMPANIES: The House has passed the Small Entity Update Act (H.R. 2792), sponsored by Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Mo., to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to update, every five years, its definition of "small entity" for the purposes of regulation. Wagner said the requirement "will lead to a more targeted regulatory framework for these entities and help make the American Dream a reality for all entrepreneurs." The vote, on May 30, was 367 yeas to 8 nays.

YEAS: Marcy Kaptur D-OH (9th)

House Vote 2:

SHAREHOLDER VOTING PRACTICES: The House has passed the Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act (H.R. 2795), sponsored by Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-N.Y. Under the bill, a publicly traded company that has multiple classes of shareholders, with differing amounts of power over the company, would be required to provide more information about those classes of shareholders. The vote, on May 30, was 347 yeas to 30 nays.

YEAS: Kaptur D-OH (9th)

House Vote 3:

INVESTING IN SMALL BUSINESS: The House has passed the Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act (H.R. 2796), sponsored by Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif. The bill would require a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) office for investment in small business to expand efforts to help some types of small business, including those in rural areas and those hurt by natural disasters, raise private capital. The vote, on May 30, was 309 yeas to 67 nays.

YEAS: Kaptur D-OH (9th)

House Vote 4:

JEWS AND ANTI-SEMITISM: The House has passed a resolution (H. Res. 382), sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., recognizing the contributions Jews have made to American society and calling on civic, political, and religious leaders to oppose anti-Semitism. The vote, on May 31, was unanimous with 429 yeas.

House Vote 5:

BUDGET, DEBT LIMIT LEGISLATION: The House has passed the Fiscal Responsibility Act (H.R. 3746), sponsored by Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-N.C. The bill would suspend the federal debt limit through 2024, cancel some unspent funding for the Internal Revenue Service and COVID response programs, and create caps on discretionary federal spending in fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2025. The vote, on May 31, was 314 yeas to 117 nays.

YEAS: Kaptur D-OH (9th)

House Vote 6:

QUALIFYING PRIVATE INVESTORS: The House has passed the Equal Opportunity for All Investors Act (H.R. 2797), sponsored by Rep. Mike Flood, R-Neb., to expand eligibility for individuals to qualify as an accredited investor, eligible to purchase privately offered securities, by passing an examination from the Securities and Exchange Commission. Flood said the change "brings more investors into the accredited investor pool but also contains guardrails that would filter out individuals that do not fully understand private offerings and the investment risks associated with them." The vote, on May 31, was 383 yeas to 18 nays.

YEAS: Kaptur D-OH (9th)

Senate votes

Senate Vote 1:

LOUISIANA JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Darrel Papillion to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Papillion has been a private practice lawyer in Baton Rogue for more than two decades, focused on civil and commercial law, including injury and wrongful death cases. A supporter, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said Papillion "has deep ties to Louisiana and decades of legal experience that will serve him well on the federal bench." The vote, on May 30, was 59 yeas to 31 nays.

YEAS: Sherrod Brown D-OH, JD Vance R-OH

Senate Vote 2:

CANCELLING STUDENT LOANS RULE: The Senate has passed a resolution (H.J. Res. 45), sponsored by Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., to disapprove of and void an Education Department rule issued last October that suspended or cancelled payments on student loans. A resolution supporter, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said: "It is fundamentally unfair to expect taxpayers with zero student debt to cover the cost of someone else's degree." The vote, on June 1, was 52 yeas to 46 nays.

NAYS: Brown D-OH

YEAS: Vance R-OH

Senate Vote 3:

MILITARY, IRS FUNDING: The Senate has rejected an amendment sponsored by Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, to the Fiscal Responsibility Act (H.R. 3746), that would have reduced funding for the Internal Revenue Service while increasing funding for the Defense Department. Sullivan said more military funding was needed because of hazards created by Russia and other adversaries, "and yet this bill cuts defense spending in inflation-adjusted terms by approximately 3 percent this year and 5 percent next year." The vote, on June 1, was 49 yeas to 48 nays, with a three-fifths majority required for approval.

NAYS: Brown D-OH

YEAS: Vance R-OH

Senate Vote 4:

WELFARE WORK REQUIREMENT: The Senate has rejected an amendment sponsored by Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., to the Fiscal Responsibility Act (H.R. 3746), that would have made permanent a requirement for single adults to be employed in order to receive food stamp benefits. The vote, on June 1, was 46 yeas to 51 nays.

NAYS: Brown D-OH

YEAS: Vance R-OH

Senate Vote 5:

REMOVING COVID FUNDING: The Senate has rejected an amendment sponsored by Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., to the Fiscal Responsibility Act (H.R. 3746), that would have canceled unspent funding for COVID relief programs. Budd said: "If we really want the Fiscal Responsibility Act to live up to its name, the least we can do is to rescind the taxpayer dollars that remain to fight a pandemic that everyone knows is over." The vote, on June 1, was 47 yeas to 52 nays.

NAYS: Brown D-OH

YEAS: Vance R-OH

Senate Vote 6:

BUDGET, DEBT LIMIT LEGISLATION: The Senate has passed the Fiscal Responsibility Act (H.R. 3746), sponsored by Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-N.C. The bill would suspend the federal debt limit through 2024, cancel some unspent funding for the Internal Revenue Service and COVID response programs, and create caps on discretionary federal spending in fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2025. A supporter, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, called the bill "a bipartisan agreement to address the debt ceiling while imposing meaningful brakes on government spending largess." The vote, on June 1, was 63 yeas to 36 nays.

YEAS: Brown D-OH

NAYS: Vance R-OH

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