January 18, 2017

In this MegaVote for Hawaii's 1st & 2nd Congressional Districts:

Recent Congressional Votes

• Senate: Fiscal 2017 Budget Resolution-Klobuchar Amendment Concerning Drug Importation
• Senate: Fiscal 2017 Budget Resolution
• Senate: Gen. James Mattis Secretary of Defense Waiver
• House: Private Market Investors
• House: Regulatory Accountability
• House: SEC Cost-Benefit Analyses
• House: CFTC Reauthorization
• House: Fiscal 2017 Budget Resolution
• House: Gen. James Mattis Secretary of Defense Waiver

Upcoming Congressional Bills

• Senate: GAO Access and Oversight

Recent Senate Votes

Fiscal 2017 Budget Resolution-Klobuchar Amendment Concerning Drug Importation - Vote Rejected (46-52, 2 Not Voting)

The amendment would establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to lower prescription drug prices for Americans by importing drugs from Canada.

Sen. Brian Schatz voted YES
Sen. Mazie Hirono voted YES

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Fiscal 2017 Budget Resolution - Vote Agreed to (51-48, 1 Not Voting)

The concurrent resolution would trigger the budget reconciliation process and enable the subsequent consideration of reconciliation legislation to repeal major portions of the 2010 health law. The measure would provide instructions to two Senate and two House committees to cut a minimum of $1 billion each during the next 10 years as part of budget reconciliation.

Sen. Brian Schatz voted NO
Sen. Mazie Hirono voted NO

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Gen. James Mattis Secretary of Defense Waiver - Vote Passed (81-17, 2 Not Voting)

The bill would provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces.

Sen. Brian Schatz voted YES
Sen. Mazie Hirono voted YES

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Recent House Votes

Private Market Investors - Vote Passed (344-73, 17 Not Voting)

The bill would expand the circumstances under which events where businesses offer unregistered securities in the private market would not be considered "general solicitations" that otherwise require the issuer to verify that the individuals attending the events are accredited investors.

Rep. Colleen Hanabusa voted NO

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard voted NO

Regulatory Accountability - Vote Passed (238-183, 13 Not Voting)

The bill would modify the federal rule-making process with a focus on reducing the possible economic costs of federal regulations, allowing more legal challenges to rules and increasing transparency. Among its provisions, it would require agencies to estimate the cost of proposed regulations and consider lower-cost alternatives, creating additional steps that agencies must follow when proposing "major" or "high impact" rules, including an opportunity for the public to challenge agency justifications and findings. It also automatically would postpone the implementation of new federal rules costing $1 billion or more until all legal challenges are resolved, and it effectively would overturn two Supreme Court decisions that require courts to give substantial deference to an agency's interpretation of a rule or underlying law.

Rep. Colleen Hanabusa voted NO

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard voted Not Voting

SEC Cost-Benefit Analyses - Vote Passed (243-184, 7 Not Voting)

The bill would require the Securities and Exchange Commission to conduct cost-benefit analyses of new regulatory proposals and existing rules, and to modify or rescind those found to have a negative impact.

Rep. Colleen Hanabusa voted NO

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard voted NO

CFTC Reauthorization - Vote Passed (239-182, 13 Not Voting)

The bill would reauthorize operations of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission through fiscal 2021 and amend the 2010 financial regulatory overhaul law to modify and clarify how the CFTC is to regulate derivatives and swaps. Among its provisions, it would ease certain regulatory requirements to ensure that some "end users" of derivatives are not regulated as swaps dealers, require the CFTC to conduct cost-benefit analyses of its proposed rules and allow for the development of rules regarding the interaction of U.S. swaps rules to international requirements.

Rep. Colleen Hanabusa voted NO

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard voted NO

Fiscal 2017 Budget Resolution - Vote Passed (227-198, 10 Not Voting)

The concurrent resolution would trigger the budget reconciliation process and enable the subsequent consideration of reconciliation legislation to repeal major portions of the 2010 health law. The measure would provide instructions to two Senate and two House committees to cut a minimum of $1 billion each during the next 10 years as part of budget reconciliation.

Rep. Colleen Hanabusa voted NO

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard voted NO

Gen. James Mattis Secretary of Defense Waiver - Vote Passed (268-151, 1 Present, 14 Not Voting)

The bill that would provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces.

Rep. Colleen Hanabusa voted NO

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard voted NO

Upcoming Votes

GAO Access and Oversight - HR72

The bill would grant the Government Accountability Office access to the National Directory of New Hires. The directory contains information from states about new employees.