Weekly Update
From GovTrack.us, February 11, 2019
Feb 4, 2019 5:34 p.m. — Vote
S.Amdt. 65 (McConnell) to S. 1: To express the sense of the Senate that the United States faces continuing threats from terrorist groups operating in Syria and Afghanistan and that the precipitous withdrawal of United States forces from either country co
Amendment Agreed to 70/26
Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Nay
Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Nay
Trackers: Roll Call Votes.
Feb 4, 2019 6:09 p.m. — Vote
Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 1
Cloture Motion Agreed to 72/24
Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Nay
Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Nay
Trackers: Roll Call Votes.
Feb 5, 2019 3:33 p.m. — Vote
S. 1: Strengthening America’s Security in the Middle East Act of 2019
Bill Passed 77/23
Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Nay
Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Nay
What was the first legislation that Senate Republicans introduced this year?
Context
The very first bill introduced by a majority party in Congress sends an important message about what their legislative priorities are.
In the previous Congress, House Republicans’ first bill was the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act which lowered personal income and corporate tax rates, although ballooning the national deficit in the process.
In the current Congress, House Democrats’ first bill is a multipronged anti-corruption vehicle which would institute public financing campaigns, overturn the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision which removed limits on corporate donations, and require presidential candidates to publicly release their tax returns.
Trackers: Roll Call Votes.
Feb 5, 2019 4:08 p.m. — Vote
Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 47
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to 99/1
Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Yea
Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Yea
Trackers: Roll Call Votes.
Feb 6, 2019 1:58 p.m. — Vote
H.R. 831: Reviving America’s Scenic Byways Act of 2019
Passed 404/19
Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Yea
Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Yea
Trackers: Roll Call Votes.
Feb 6, 2019 2:08 p.m. — Vote
H.R. 66: Route 66 Centennial Commission Act
Passed 399/22
Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Yea
Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Yea
Trackers: Roll Call Votes.
Feb 7, 2019 1:37 p.m. — Vote
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 158 to S.Amdt. 111 to S. 47 (Natural Resources Management Act)
Motion to Table Agreed to 66/33
Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Yea
Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Yea
Trackers: Roll Call Votes.
Feb 7, 2019 2:10 p.m. — Vote
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 162 to S.Amdt. 111 to S. 47 (Natural Resources Management Act)
Motion to Table Agreed to 68/30
Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Yea
Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Yea
Trackers: Roll Call Votes.
Feb 7, 2019 2:34 p.m. — Vote
On Ordering the Previous Question: H.Res. 105: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 840) to amend title 38, United ...
Passed 227/189
Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Yea
Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Yea
Trackers: Roll Call Votes.
Feb 7, 2019 2:44 p.m. — Vote
H.Res. 105: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 840) to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide child care assistance to veterans receiving certain medical services provided by the Department o
Passed 225/193
Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Yea
Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Yea
Trackers: Roll Call Votes.
Feb 7, 2019 2:51 p.m. — Vote
H.R. 450: Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2019
Passed 417/0
Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Yea
Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Yea
Trackers: Roll Call Votes.
Feb 7, 2019 2:59 p.m. — Vote
H.R. 507: Put Trafficking Victims First Act of 2019
Passed 414/1
Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Yea
Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Yea
Trackers: Roll Call Votes.
Feb 8, 2019 10:43 a.m. — Vote
H.Amdt. 23 (Bergman) to H.R. 840: To prohibit the VA from constructing new structures to be used as childcare centers.
Failed 172/246
Rep. Case [D-HI1]: No
Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: No
Trackers: Roll Call Votes.
Feb 8, 2019 11:04 a.m. — Vote
H.Amdt. 38 (Sherrill) to H.R. 840: To state that child care providers may not provide child care under the bill if they employ an individual who has been convicted of a sex crime, an offense involving a child victim, a violent crime, a drug felony, or ot
Agreed to 401/19
Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye
Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye
Trackers: Roll Call Votes.
Feb 8, 2019 11:27 a.m. — Vote
On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 840: Veterans’ Access to Child Care Act
Failed 200/214
Rep. Case [D-HI1]: No
Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: No
Trackers: Roll Call Votes.
Feb 8, 2019 11:34 a.m. — Vote
H.R. 840: Veterans’ Access to Child Care Act
Passed 400/9
Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye
Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye
Trackers: Roll Call Votes.