Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted April 7, 2014

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April 7, 2014 In this MegaVote for Hawaii's 1st & 2nd Congressional Districts: Recent Congressional Votes Senate: Unemployment Benefits Cloture House: Ukraine Aid Passage House: Employee Hours Rules Passage Upcoming Congressional Bills Senate: Unemployment Benefits House: Budget resolution
Recent Senate Votes
Unemployment Benefits Cloture - Vote Agreed to (61-35, 4 Not Voting) Senators voted to invoke cloture on an amended bill that would extended eligibility for long-term unemployment benefits through May 31, 2014. Sen. Brian Schatz voted YES Sen. Mazie Hirono voted YES
Recent House Votes
Ukraine Aid Passage - Vote Passed (378-34, 19 Not Voting) On Tuesday, the House agreed to concur with a Senate amendment and pass a package of $150 million in aid and loan guarantees to the Ukrainian government. The vote required a two-thirds majority under the suspension of House rules. President Obama signed the bill into law on April 3. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa voted YES Rep. Tulsi Gabbard voted YES Employee Hours Rules Passage - Vote Passed (248-179, 4 Not Voting) House members voted on Thursday to change the number of hours employees must work to qualify for mandatory employer coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The law would define full-time employees as those working 40 hours a week, ten more hours than as defined under current law. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa voted NO Rep. Tulsi Gabbard voted NO
Upcoming Votes
Unemployment Benefits - H.R.3979 Senators will consider passage of an extension of long-term unemployment benefits tonight. Budget resolution - H.CON.RES.96 The House is scheduled to consider the Budget Committees Fiscal Year 2015 budget resolution this week.

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