Recent Congressional Votes:
- Senate: Trade Promotion Authority – Passage
- Senate: Patriot Act Reauthorization -- Cloture
- Senate: Two-Month FISA Reauthorization – Cloture
- House: Anti-Human Trafficking Programs and Victims Fund – Passage
- House: Fiscal 2016 Legislative Branch Appropriations – Passage
- House: Science Programs Reauthorization – Passage
Both chambers are in recess this week.
It is good when they are gone, they can't give away shit we don't have.
Recent Senate Votes:
Trade Promotion Authority – Passage Vote Passed (62-37, 1 Not Voting)
The Senate passed a bill that would set specific conditions on the president of the United States when negotiating foreign trade agreements and grant Congress final approval on any agreement reached by the participating parties without amendment in an up or down vote. The bill would also extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program through June 30, 2021 at a level of $450 million a year.
Sen. Johnny Isakson voted YES
Sen. David Perdue voted YES
Tell me why, Senators have to set conditions on treaties they have to right to reject. This is just preparation for capitulation. McConnell is duplicitous douche bag.
Patriot Act Reauthorization -- Cloture Vote Rejected (57-42, 1 Not Voting)
The Senate rejected a motion to invoke cloture on a bill that would modify domestic surveillance authorities by prohibiting the National Security Agency's bulk collection and storage of telephone metadata and ability to collect other bulk data.
Sen. Johnny Isakson voted NO
Sen. David Perdue voted NO
Votes against an effort to stop talking.
Two-Month FISA Reauthorization – Cloture Vote Rejected (45-54, 1 Not Voting)
The Senate rejected a motion to invoke cloture on bill that would amend the USA Patriot Improvement and Re-authorization Act of 2005 and the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to extend until July 31, 2015, expiring provisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.
Sen. Johnny Isakson voted YES
Sen. David Perdue voted YES
More votes against an effort to stop talking.
Recent House Votes:
Anti-Human Trafficking Programs and Victims Fund – Passage Vote Passed (420-3, 9 Not Voting)
The House agreed to a motion to suspend the rules and pass a bill that would authorize a number of programs to combat sex trafficking, particularly sex trafficking of minors. The bill would include provisions that would establish a fund to support trafficking victims, create a new victim-centered grant program to provide assistance to states and local law enforcement to bolster the investigation and prosecution of sex trafficking, and to help victims of such crimes; and bolster the ability of law enforcement to investigate and prosecute sex trafficking, including by targeting individuals who purchase sex from human trafficking victims.
Rep. David Scott voted YES
Votes against human depravity. Obvious enough, but does not add effectiveness to the prevention. You can stop the possibility repeat offenders by summary execution.
Fiscal 2016 Legislative Branch Appropriations – Passage Vote Passed (357-67, 8 Not Voting)
The House passed a bill that would provide $3.3 billion for legislative branch operations, excluding Senate operations, in fiscal 2016. The total would include $1.2 billion for House operations, $591 million in net appropriations for the Library of Congress, $522 million for the Government Accountability Office, $492 million for the Architect of the Capitol and $369 million for the Capitol Police. As amended, the bill would provide no funding for the Open World Leadership Center.
Rep. David Scott voted YES
What the hell would a "World Leadership Center" do anyway.
Science Programs Re-authorization – Passage Vote Passed (217-205, 10 Not Voting)
The House passed a bill that would authorize $32.9 billion over fiscal 2016 and fiscal 2017 for a number of agencies that support scientific research, industrial innovation and certain educational activities. Within that total, the bill would annually authorize for those two fiscal years: $7.6 billion for the National Science Foundation, roughly $7.9 billion for various Energy Department activities, $939 million for the National institute of Standards and Technology and $5 million for the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Rep. David Scott voted NO
I guess for David Scott the science is settled, no need to give it any more attention.
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