Here's how area members of Congress voted

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Here's a look at how area members of Congress voted Nov. 24 through Nov. 30.

Along with roll call votes, the House passed these measures by voice vote: a bill (H.R. 4666), to require the inspector general of the Small Business Administration to submit a quarterly report on fraud relating to certain COVID-19 loans; the Returning Erroneous COVID Loans Addressing Illegal and Misappropriated Taxpayer Funds Act (H.R. 4667), to require the Small Business Administration to issue guidance and rules for lenders on handling amounts of Paycheck Protection Loans returned by borrowers; the Small Business Contracting Transparency Act (H.R. 4670), to require reporting on additional information with respect to small business concerns owned and controlled by women, qualified HUBZone small business concerns, and small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans; and a bill (H.R. 5427), to prohibit individuals convicted of defrauding the federal government from receiving any assistance from the Small Business Administration.

The Senate also confirmed a set of senior officer nominations in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Space Force.

House

House Vote 1:ISRAELI HOSTAGES AND HAMAS: The House has passed a resolution (H. Res. 793), sponsored by Rep. Haley M. Stevens, D-Mich., calling for Hamas to immediately release the hostages it took in its attack on Israel in October. The vote, on Nov. 28, was unanimous with 414 yeas.YEAS: Marcy Kaptur D-OH (9th)

House Vote 2:ISRAEL RESOLUTION: The House has passed a resolution (H. Res. 888), sponsored by Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., to reaffirm Israel's right to exist, condemn Hamas's attack on Israel, and deem the denial of Israel's right to exist a form of anti-Semitism. The vote, on Nov. 28, was 412 yeas to 1 nay, with 1 voting present.YEAS: Kaptur D-OH (9th)

House Vote 3:CONDEMNING HOUTHIS: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Andrew Ogles, R-Tenn., to the No Funds for Iranian Terrorism Act (H.R. 5961), to criticize the Biden administration for failing to unequivocally condemn the Houthi group in Yemen, which is supported by Iran. The vote, on Nov. 30, was 226 yeas to 199 nays, with 1 voting present.NAYS: Kaptur D-OH (9th)

House Vote 4:IRAN FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS: The House has passed the No Funds for Iranian Terrorism Act (H.R. 5961), sponsored by Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, to require sanctions against foreign financial firms that attempt to help Iran transfer $6 billion that had been held in restricted accounts in South Korea but were de-restricted to facilitate the release of five U.S. citizens detained in Iran. The vote, on Nov. 30, was 307 yeas to 119 nays, with 1 voting present.YEAS: Kaptur D-OH (9th)

House Vote 5:IMMIGRANTS AND FEDERAL LANDS: The House has passed the Protecting our Communities from Failure to Secure the Border Act (H.R. 5283), sponsored by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., to bar the federal government from using various federal lands to house foreign alien nationals not authorized to be in the U.S. The vote, on Nov. 30, was 224 yeas to 203 nays, with 1 voting present.NAYS: Kaptur D-OH (9th)

Senate

Senate Vote 1:MINNESOTA JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Jeffrey M. Bryan to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for Minnesota. For the past decade, Bryan has been a district court and appeals court judge in Minnesota; previously, he was a federal prosecutor in the state. The vote, on Nov. 28, was 49 yeas to 46 nays.YEAS: Sherrod Brown D-OHNAYS: J.D. Vance R-OH

Senate Vote 2:NEW YORK JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Margaret M. Garnett to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Over the past two decades, Garnett has variously been a private practice lawyer, prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District, and lawyer for the New York and New York City governments. The vote, on Nov. 28, was 49 yeas to 46 nays.YEAS: Brown D-OHNAYS: Vance R-OH

Senate Vote 3:LABOR APPOINTEE: The Senate has rejected a cloture motion to end debate on the nomination of Jose Javier Rodriguez to be the Labor Department's assistant secretary for employment and training. Rodriguez is a private practice lawyer in Miami, specializing in employment law; he was, for eight years, a member of the Florida state legislature. The vote, on Nov. 28, was 44 yeas to 51 nays.YEAS: Brown D-OHNAYS: Vance R-OH

Senate Vote 4:HAWAII JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Micah Smith to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for Hawaii. Since 2012, Smith has been a federal prosecutor in U.S. Attorney's Offices in first New York and then Hawaii. The vote, on Nov. 29, was 57 yeas to 41 nays.YEAS: Brown D-OHNAYS: Vance R-OH

Senate Vote 5:NEW JERSEY JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Jamel Semper to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for New Jersey. A state prosecutor for most of the 2010s, Semper has, since 2018, been a prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney's Office for New Jersey. The vote, on Nov. 29, was 54 yeas to 44 nays.YEAS: Brown D-OHNAYS: Vance R-OH

Senate Vote 6:SECOND HAWAII JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Shanlyn Park to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for Hawaii. Park has been a circuit court judge in Hawaii's government since 2021; previously, she had been a private practice lawyer and was a federal public defender in the state for two decades. The vote, on Nov. 30, was 53 yeas to 45 nays.YEAS: Brown D-OHNAYS: Vance R-OH

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