Here's how area members of Congress voted
WASHINGTON — Here's a look at how area members of Congress voted the week of July 25 to July 29.
House Votes
House Vote 1:
HUMAN TRAFFICKING: The House has passed the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act (H.R. 6552), sponsored by Rep. Christopher H. Smith, R-N.J. The bill would reauthorize, through fiscal 2026, a set of programs addressing human trafficking, and change some aspects of the programs. The vote, on July 26, was 401 yeas to 20 nays.
YEAS: Bob Latta R-OH (5th), Marcy Kaptur D-OH (9th), Jim Jordan R-OH (4th)
House Vote 2:
STUDYING PFAS CHEMICALS: The House has passed the Federal PFAS Research Evaluation Act (H.R. 7289), sponsored by Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas. The bill would direct the National Academies to report to Congress on how to develop a federal government plan for researching impacts of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The vote, on July 26, was 359 yeas to 62 nays.
YEAS: Latta R-OH (5th), Kaptur D-OH (9th)
NAYS: Jordan R-OH (4th)
House Vote 3:
MATH EDUCATION: The House has passed the Mathematical and Statistical Modeling Education Act (H.R. 3588), sponsored by Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., to provide $10 million of annual funding, through 2027, to the National Science Foundation for coordinating efforts to improve math education by using mathematical and statistical modeling. The vote, on July 26, was 323 yeas to 92 nays.
NAYS: Latta R-OH (5th), Jordan R-OH (4th)
YEAS: Kaptur D-OH (9th)
House Vote 4:
COVID AND BRAIN DAMAGE: The House has passed the Brycen Gray and Ben Price COVID-19 Cognitive Research Act (H.R. 7180), sponsored by Rep. Anthony Gonzalez, R-Ohio, to authorize $10 million of National Science Foundation grants for research into the possibility that COVID-19 impairs brain processes. The vote, on July 26, was 350 yeas to 69 nays.
YEAS: Latta R-OH (5th), Kaptur D-OH (9th)
NAYS: Jordan R-OH (4th)
House Vote 5:
MEDICAL MARIJUANA RESEARCH: The House has passed the Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act (H.R. 8454), sponsored by Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., to establish a new process at the Drug Enforcement Administration for overseeing research into medical marijuana and cannabidiol substances. The vote, on July 26, was 325 yeas to 95 nays.
NAYS: Latta R-OH (5th), Jordan R-OH (4th)
YEAS: Kaptur D-OH (9th)
House Vote 6:
BANK ACTIVITY REPORTS: The House has passed the Timely Delivery of Bank Secrecy Act Reports Act (H.R. 7734), sponsored by Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., to require the Treasury Department to deliver to Congressional staff, within 30 days, suspicious activity reports that relate to banks. The vote, on July 26, was 349 yeas to 70 nays.
YEAS: Latta R-OH (5th), Kaptur D-OH (9th), Jordan R-OH (4th)
House Vote 7:
AUTOWORKER PENSION BENEFITS: The House has passed the Susan Muffley Act (H.R. 6929), sponsored by Rep. Daniel T. Kildee, D-Mich., to fully restore pension benefits for retired workers at the Delphi auto parts company who lost their benefits following the 2009 General Motors bankruptcy. The vote, on July 27, was 254 yeas to 175 nays.
YEAS: Latta R-OH (5th), Kaptur D-OH (9th)
NAYS: Jordan R-OH (4th)
House Vote 8:
HEART HEALTH IN SOUTH ASIAN ETHNICITY: The House has passed the South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act (H.R. 3771), sponsored by Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., to direct the Health and Human Services Department to create grant programs for funding work to resolve diabetes and cardiovascular health problems in the South Asian population. The vote, on July 27, was 237 yeas to 192 nays.
NAYS: Latta R-OH (5th), Jordan R-OH (4th)
YEAS: Kaptur D-OH (9th)
House Vote 9:
TELEHEALTH AND MEDICARE: The House has passed the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act (H.R. 4040), sponsored by Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., to extend through 2024 authorization for the expanded use of telehealth remote technologies under Medicare by patients and health care providers. Cheney said the extension "will expand freedom for patients by giving them more flexibility and more capability to use telehealth services." The vote, on July 27, was 416 yeas to 12 nays.
YEAS: Latta R-OH (5th), Kaptur D-OH (9th), Jordan R-OH (4th)
House Vote 10:
PASSING LEGISLATION EN BLOC: The House has passed a motion sponsored by Rep. Daniel T. Kildee, D-Mich., to pass 12 different bills at once, en bloc. Issues addressed by the bills included pediatric cancer research, safety standards for small batteries, and weather alert messaging systems. The vote, on July 27, was 336 yeas to 90 nays.
YEAS: Latta R-OH (5th), Kaptur D-OH (9th)
NAYS: Jordan R-OH (4th)
House Vote 11:
MICROCHIP MANUFACTURING: The House has passed the Senate amendment to the CHIPS and Science Act (H.R. 4346). The amendment would provide about $76 billion of various types of subsidies for domestic production of microchips, and another $204 billion of spending on scientific research and development programs. The vote, on July 28, was 243 yeas to 187 nays.
NAYS: Latta R-OH (5th), Jordan R-OH (4th)
YEAS: Kaptur D-OH (9th)
Senate Votes
Senate Vote 1:
SUBSIDIES FOR MICROCHIP INDUSTRY: The Senate has passed an amendment sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., to a bill (H.R. 4346). The amendment would provide about $76 billion of various types of subsidies for domestic production of microchips, and another $204 billion of spending on scientific research and development programs. Schumer said the amendment "is going to create good-paying jobs. It will alleviate supply chains; it will help lower costs; and it will protect America's national security interests." The vote, on July 27, was 64 yeas to 33 nays.
YEAS: Sherrod Brown D-OH, Rob Portman R-OH
Senate Vote 2:
WATER PROJECTS: The Senate has passed the Water Resources Development Act (H.R. 7776), sponsored by Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, D-Ore., to authorize an array of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers water management projects over the next two years. A supporter, Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., said it "provides crucial authority for projects and guidance for the Army Corps of Engineers to engineer better solutions to our nation's toughest water infrastructure supply and quality challenges." The vote, on July 28, was 93 yeas to 1 nay.
YEAS: Brown D-OH, Portman R-OH
Senate Vote 3:
HUNGARY AMBASSADOR: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of David Pressman to be the U.S. ambassador to Hungary. Pressman, currently a partner at the Jenner & Block law firm, has been a national security and human rights official in various federal government agencies, including as ambassador to the United Nations for special political affairs. The vote, on July 28, was 61 yeas to 30 nays.
YEAS: Brown D-OH, Portman R-OH
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