Georgia congressional delegation votes

WASHINGTON — Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week.

Besides roll call votes, the Senate and House also took action on legislation by voice vote. The Senate passed the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act Reauthorization (H.R. 23); passed the Veterans Entrepreneurship Act (H.R. 2499), to help veterans with small businesses access capital; and passed the DHS IT Duplication Reduction Act (H.R. 1626) to reduce duplication of information technology at the Homeland Security Department. The House passed the FTO Passport Revocation Act (H.R. 237) to authorize the revocation or denial of passports and passport cards to individuals affiliated with foreign terrorist organizations.

HOUSE

DISCRIMINATION AND FEDERAL WORKERS: The House has passed the Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act (H.R. 1557), sponsored by Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, D-Md. The bill would expand antidiscrimination enforcement rules at federal government agencies, including rules to prevent retaliation against whistleblowers, and require the agencies to annually report on cases of discrimination and the punishment of discriminatory employees. Cummings said the bill