Congress Votes
Jon Ossoff
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Here’s a look at how Georgia’s members of Congress voted over the previous week.
Along with roll call votes this week, the House also passed these bills: the Taiwan Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 540) to require the Treasury Secretary to pursue more equitable treatment of Taiwan at the international financial institutions; the Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying Act (H.R. 4250) to maintain the free flow of information to the public by limiting the federally compelled disclosure of information obtained as part of engaging in journalism; and the No Russian Agriculture Act (H.R. 4768) to require U.S. executive directors at international financial institutions to advocate for investment in projects that decrease reliance on Russia for agricultural commodities.
HOUSE VOTES:
LABOR REGULATIONS: The House has passed a resolution (H.J. Res. 98) sponsored by Rep. John James, R-Mich., to disapprove of and void a National Labor Relations Board rule for determining whether two or more employers qualify as joint employers when they have the same employee. James claimed the rule would cause tens of billions of dollars of costs for restaurant and other franchisees, and said: “I fear this harmful rule will lead to job losses, increases in the cost of living, and for Americans already suffering, fewer American dreams being realized, as well.” A resolution opponent, Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., said the new rule was needed to prevent employment agencies and subcontractors from using overlapping work arrangements to “refuse to bargain over pay, hours, workplace safety, or other issues because its contract with the prime contractor essentially sets the wages for the employees.” The vote, on Jan. 12, was 206 yeas to 177 nays.
YEAS: Loudermilk R-GA (11th), Allen R-GA (12th), Scott, Austin R-GA (8th), Clyde R-GA (9th), Greene R-GA (14th), Ferguson R-GA (3rd), McCormick R-GA (6th), Collins R-GA (10th)
NAYS: Bishop D-GA (2nd), Scott, David D-GA (13th), McBath D-GA (7th), Johnson D-GA (4th), Williams D-GA (5th)
NOT VOTING: Carter R-GA (1st)
CHINA CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATES: The House has passed the China Exchange Rate Transparency Act (H.R. 839) sponsored by Rep. Daniel Meuser, R-Pa., to require the International Monetary Fund’s U.S. executive director to lobby for China to increase transparency about its foreign exchange rates. The vote, on Jan. 12, was 379 yeas to 1 nay.
YEAS: Entire Georgia delegation, except Carter R-GA (1st) and Johnson D-GA (4th) who did not vote.
CUSTOMS FEES: The House has passed the Global Trade Specialist Act (H.R. 5862) sponsored by Rep. Michelle Steel, R-Calif. The bill would expand and change provisions of the Customs and Border Protection agency’s authority over revenue collection on goods being imported into the U.S. The vote, on Jan. 17, was 403 yeas to 9 nays.
YEAS: Entire Georgia delegation
BORDER SECURITY: The House has passed a resolution (H. Res. 957) sponsored by Rep. Nathaniel Moran, R-Texas, to denounce the Biden administration for its open-borders policies and the national security and public safety problems created by failing to secure the border with Mexico. The vote, on Jan. 17, was 225 yeas to 187 nays.
YEAS: Loudermilk R-GA (11th), Allen R-GA (12th), Scott, Austin R-GA (8th), Clyde R-GA (9th), Greene R-GA (14th), Carter R-GA (1st), Ferguson R-GA (3rd), McCormick R-GA (6th), Collins R-GA (10th)
NAYS: Bishop D-GA (2nd), Scott, David D-GA (13th), McBath D-GA (7th), Johnson D-GA (4th), Williams D-GA (5th)
1988 LOCKERBIE BOMBING TRIAL: The House has passed a bill (S. 3250) sponsored by Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, to require federal courts to enable victims of the December 1988 bombing of a Pan American airplane over Scotland to remotely access criminal court proceedings against those who perpetrated the bombing. The vote, on Jan. 18, was 413 yeas to 7 nays.
YEAS: Entire Georgia delegation
CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS: The House has agreed to the Senate amendment to the Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act (H.R. 2872) to provide funding for the federal government through March 8. The vote, on Jan. 18, was 314 yeas to 108 nays.
NAYS: Loudermilk R-GA (11th), Clyde R-GA (9th), Greene R-GA (14th), McCormick R-GA (6th), Collins R-GA (10th)
YEAS: Bishop D-GA (2nd), Allen R-GA (12th), Scott, Austin R-GA (8th), Scott, David D-GA (13th), McBath D-GA (7th), Carter R-GA (1st), Ferguson R-GA (3rd), Johnson D-GA (4th), Williams D-GA (5th)
PREGNANCY CENTERS: The House has passed the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act (H.R. 6918) sponsored by Rep. Michelle Fischbach, R-Minn. The bill would bar the Administration for Children and Families agency from adopting a proposed rule that would allow it to investigate state funding, under the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, of pregnancy centers that discourage abortion. The vote, on Jan. 18, was 214 yeas to 208 nays.
YEAS: Loudermilk R-GA (11th), Allen R-GA (12th), Scott, Austin R-GA (8th), Clyde R-GA (9th), Greene R-GA (14th), Carter R-GA (1st), Ferguson R-GA (3rd), McCormick R-GA (6th), Collins R-GA (10th)
NAYS: Bishop D-GA (2nd), Scott, David D-GA (13th), McBath D-GA (7th), Johnson D-GA (4th), Williams D-GA (5th)
PREGNANCIES AND COLLEGE: The House has passed the Pregnant Students’ Rights Act (H.R. 6914) sponsored by Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, to require colleges and universities receiving federal funding to provide pregnant women students with information about their rights and resources that are available to them. The vote, on Jan. 18, was 212 yeas to 207 nays.
YEAS: Loudermilk R-GA (11th), Allen R-GA (12th), Scott, Austin R-GA (8th), Clyde R-GA (9th), Greene R-GA (14th), Carter R-GA (1st), Ferguson R-GA (3rd), McCormick R-GA (6th), Collins R-GA (10th)
NAYS: Bishop D-GA (2nd), Scott, David D-GA (13th), McBath D-GA (7th), Johnson D-GA (4th), Williams D-GA (5th)
SENATE VOTES:
AID TO PALESTINIANS: The Senate has rejected an amendment sponsored by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., to the Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act (H.R. 2872). The amendment would have barred U.S. funding for the Palestinian Authority and other Palestinian governing entities in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The vote, on Jan. 18, was 44 yeas to 50 nays.
NAYS: Ossoff D-GA, Warnock D-GA
CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS: The Senate has passed an amendment sponsored by Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., to the Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act (H.R. 2872). The bill would provide funding for the federal government through March 8. The vote, on Jan. 18, was 77 yeas to 18 nays.
YEAS: Ossoff D-GA, Warnock D-GA
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