Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted April 8, 2019

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Not Voting

Trackers: Roll Call Votes.

Apr 2, 2019 4:34 p.m. — Vote

On Approving the Journal

Passed 222/189

On Ordering the Previous Question: H.Res. 281: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1585) to reauthorize the Violence Against ...

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Not Voting

Trackers: Roll Call Votes.

Apr 3, 2019 2:01 p.m. — Vote

Passed 231/193

Motion to Invoke Cloture Re: Jeffrey Kessler to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce: Jeffrey Kessler, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce

Trackers: Roll Call Votes.

Apr 3, 2019 2:02 p.m. — Vote

Cloture Motion Agreed to 95/3

Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Yea

Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Yea

Trackers: Roll Call Votes.

Apr 3, 2019 2:12 p.m. — Vote

H.Res. 281: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1585) to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, and for other purposes.

Passed 231/194

H.Res. 271: Condemning the Trump Administration’s Legal Campaign to Take Away Americans’ Health Care.

Trackers: Roll Call Votes.

Apr 3, 2019 2:22 p.m. — Vote

Passed 240/186

On the Decision of the Chair PN92: Jeffrey Kessler, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce

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Apr 3, 2019 3:13 p.m. — Vote

Decision of Chair Not Sustained 48/51

Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Yea

Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Yea

This was the "nuclear option" vote, the second of seven votes on the three presidential nominations. In this vote, the Senate changed its rules for cloture votes on presidential nominations from requiring a 3/5ths threshold of elected senators to a simple majority vote.

Why the vote was taken

A vote on cloture is a vote to limit further debate and move to an up-or-down vote, in other words to prevent a filibuster. In a previous vote, on a resolution to to shorten the time the Senate may debate presidential nominees failed to reach the 3/5ths threshold. In this vote the Senate changed its rules so that they could bypass the filibuster when approving presidential nominations.

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Apr 3, 2019 4:38 p.m. — Vote

Motion to Invoke Cloture on Roy Kalman Altman, of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida: Roy Kalman Altman, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida

Cloture Motion Agreed to 66/33

Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Nay

Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Nay

Trackers: Roll Call Votes.

Apr 3, 2019 5:16 p.m. — Vote

On the Decision of the Chair PN211: Roy Kalman Altman, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida

Decision of Chair Not Sustained 48/51

Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Yea

Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Yea

Why the vote was taken

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Apr 3, 2019 5:23 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 117 (Jeffries) to H.R. 1585: Amendment requires that the materials distributed by various federal agencies as set out by the bill are made available in commonly encountered languages. Such materials include information about resources for and rig

Agreed to 363/67

H.Amdt. 118 (Scanlon) to H.R. 1585: Amendment requires the Comptroller General of the United States to submit to Congress a report on the return on investment for legal assistance grants awarded pursuant to section 1201 of division B of the Victims of Tr

Trackers: Roll Call Votes.

Apr 3, 2019 5:29 p.m. — Vote

Agreed to 394/36

H.Amdt. 123 (Waters) to H.R. 1585: Amendment creates a new purpose area to the grants to combat violent crimes on campuses, which allows grant funds to be used for the training of campus personnel in how to use victim-centered, trauma-informed interview

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Apr 3, 2019 5:35 p.m. — Vote

Agreed to 258/173

H.Amdt. 126 (Wagner) to H.R. 1585: Amendment ensures that the Creating Hope through Outreach, Options, Service, and Education for Children and Youth (CHOOSE Children and Youth) Program can continue to include programs that address sex trafficking.

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Apr 3, 2019 5:43 p.m. — Vote

Agreed to 429/0

H.R. 829: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1450 Montauk Highway in Mastic, New York, as the “Army Specialist Thomas J. Wilwerth Post Office Building”.

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Apr 4, 2019 11:13 a.m. — Vote

Passed 423/0

On Motion to Commit with Instructions: S.J.Res. 7: A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from ...

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Apr 4, 2019 11:36 a.m. — Vote

Failed 194/228

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: No

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: No

Trackers: Roll Call Votes.

Apr 4, 2019 11:45 a.m. — Vote

S.J.Res. 7: A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress.

Passed 247/175

On the Nomination PN211: Roy Kalman Altman, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida

A recently House-passed bill, which seems likely to pass in the Senate, could mark President Trump's first veto in office.

Context

Yemen has been mired in a civil war since March 2015, between the internationally-recognized government and an Islamic armed rebel group called the Houthis, along with their allies including ISIS and Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). More than 60,000 people have died in the conflict to date.

Saudi Arabia, which borders Yemen to the north, has led a coalition of nations aiming to restore and reinforce the preexisting Yemeni government in power -- through airstrikes, bombing campaigns, and other military actions. The U.S. had been helping support that effort, across both the Obama and Trump ...

Trackers: Roll Call Votes.

Apr 4, 2019 11:49 a.m. — Vote

Nomination Confirmed 66/33

Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Nay

Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Nay

Trackers: Roll Call Votes.

Apr 4, 2019 11:55 a.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 156 (Torres Small) to H.R. 1585: Page 171, insert after line 2 the following (and conform the table of contents accordingly): SEC. 1408. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH IMMIGRATION LAWS. Nothing in this Act, or in any amendment ….

Agreed to 425/0