Congressional Votes

WASHINGTON - Here's a look at how area members of Congress voted the week of Oct. 20-26:

Along with roll call votes this week, the Senate also passed, by voice vote, a resolution (S. Res. 418) condemning Hamas and antisemitic student activities on college campuses in the U.S. Also, the House chose Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., as its new Speaker on Wednesday. The vote was 220 for Rep. Johnson, 209 for Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.; and 4 House members did not vote. No Republicans voted for Jeffries, and no Democrats voted for Johnson.

House votes

House Vote 1:ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR: The House has passed a resolution (H. Res. 771), sponsored by Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, to support Israel in its war with Hamas, and condemn Iran's support for Hamas and other terrorist groups. The vote, on Oct. 25, was 412 yeas to 10 nays, and 6 voting present.

YEAS: Marcy Kaptur D-OH (9th)

House Vote 2:ENDANGERED FISH: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., to the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 4394), to increase by $1 million spending on endangered fish recovery programs in the Upper Colorado and San Juan River basins. The vote, on Oct. 26, was 277 yeas to 142 nays.YEAS: Kaptur D-OH (9th),

House Vote 3:AMERICAN CLIMATE CORPS: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., to the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 4394), that would prohibit funding for the American Climate Corps. Norman asked: "Instead of funding Democrats' woke climate agenda, why don't you focus on a pro-growth agenda that spurs the economy and prioritizes American energy independence?" The vote, on Oct. 26, was 207 yeas to 204 nays.NAYS: Kaptur D-OH (9th)

House Vote 4:FUNDING ENERGY, WATER PROGRAMS: The House has passed the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 4394), sponsored by Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tenn., to provide $57 billion of fiscal 2024 funding for the Energy Department, Army Corps of Engineers, and other water and energy agencies. The vote, on Oct. 26, was 210 yeas to 199 nays.NAYS: Kaptur D-OH (9th)

Senate votes

Senate Vote 1:FAA ADMINISTRATOR: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Michael G. Whitaker to be the Federal Aviation Administration's administrator for a five-year term. Whitaker was the FAA's deputy administrator from 2013 to 2016; he had been an executive at United Airlines, and the CEO of InterGlobe Enterprises, an India airline company. The vote, on Oct. 24, was unanimous with 98 yeas.YEAS: Brown D-OH, Vance R-OH

Senate Vote 2:WORKER WAGES: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Jessica Looman to be administrator of the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division. Looman has been a deputy administrator at the Division since the start of President Biden's term; previously, she was a construction labor union executive director, and Minnesota Commerce Commissioner. The vote, on Oct. 25, was 51 yeas to 46 nays.YEAS: Brown D-OHNAYS: Vance R-OH

Senate Vote 3:TRANSPORTATION MASK MANDATES: The Senate has passed an amendment sponsored by Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, to the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 4366). The amendment would bar fiscal 2024 funding for the Transportation Department to enforce face mask mandates in response to the novel coronavirus. Vance said: "The era of mask mandates caused a lot of problems. It caused problems for our kids. It caused developmental delays for school children. It caused a lot of rancor and a lot of division." The vote, on Oct. 25, was 59 yeas to 38 nays.YEAS: Brown D-OH, Vance R-OH

Senate Vote 4:VETERANS AND GUN RIGHTS: The Senate has passed an amendment sponsored by Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., to the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 4366). The amendment would bar funding for the Veterans Affairs Department (VA) to report the mental incompetence of a veteran to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) in the absence of an order from a judicial authority. The vote, on Oct. 25, was 53 yeas to 45 nays.NAYS: Brown D-OHYEAS: Vance R-OH

Senate Vote 5:GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWNS: The Senate has rejected an amendment sponsored by Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., to the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 4366). The amendment would have stipulated that Congress remain in session, working on spending legislation, whenever it has failed to pass bills that maintain funding for the federal government. The vote, on Oct. 25, was 56 yeas to 42 nays, with a three-fifths majority required for approval.NAYS: Brown D-OHYEAS: Vance R-OH

Senate Vote 6:INTERVENTION IN NIGER: The Senate has rejected a motion to discharge from committee a resolution (S.J. Res. 44), sponsored by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., that would have ordered the removal of U.S. soldiers from Niger due to the lack of congressional authorization for that deployment. Paul said: "We are in the middle of a potential war, with 1,100 troops in Niger, where a democratically elected president has been deposed, and they are being ruled by a military junta and still our troops are there." The vote to discharge, on Oct. 26, was 11 yeas to 86 nays.NAYS: Brown D-OHYEAS: Vance R-OH

Senate Vote 7:EARMARK SPENDING: The Senate has rejected an amendment sponsored by Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., to the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 4366), that would have barred funding for so-called earmark projects, which are spending on specific projects that have been inserted into legislation by individual members of Congress. The vote, on Oct. 26, was 35 yeas to 62 nays.NAYS: Brown D-OHYEAS: Vance R-OH

This article originally appeared on Fremont News-Messenger: How area members of Congress voted