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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted June 16, 2019
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From GovTrack.us, June 16, 2019

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Jun 5, 2019 — Bill Text

S. 1746: A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to authorize the provision of technical assistance under the Preserve America Program and to direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into partnerships with communities adjacent to units of the

This bill’s text is now available.

Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI] is the sponsor of this bill.

 

 

Jun 10, 2019 5:30 p.m. — Vote

On the Nomination PN231: Ryan T. Holte, of Ohio, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years

Nomination Confirmed 60/35

Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Nay

Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Nay

 

 

Jun 10, 2019 6:06 p.m. — Vote

On the Nomination PN210: Rossie David Alston, Jr., of Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia

Nomination Confirmed 75/20

Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Nay

Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Nay

 

 

Jun 10, 2019 6:25 p.m. — Vote

On the Nomination PN230: Richard A. Hertling, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years

Nomination Confirmed 69/27

Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Nay

Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Nay

 

 

Jun 10, 2019 6:44 p.m. — Vote

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Sarah Daggett Morrison to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio: Sarah Daggett Morrison, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio

Cloture Motion Agreed to 89/7

Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Nay

Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Yea

 

 

Jun 10, 2019 6:58 p.m. — Vote

H.R. 542: Supporting Research and Development for First Responders Act

Passed 395/3

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Yea

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Yea

 

 

Jun 10, 2019 7:09 p.m. — Vote

H.R. 2539: Strengthening Local Transportation Security Capabilities Act of 2019

Passed 384/13

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Yea

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Yea

 

 

Jun 10, 2019 7:24 p.m. — Vote

H.R. 2590: DHS Overseas Personnel Enhancement Act of 2019

Passed 394/2

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Yea

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Yea

 

 

Jun 11, 2019 2:02 p.m. — Vote

On Ordering the Previous Question: H.Res. 431: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2740) making appropriations for the Departments ...

Passed 227/190

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Yea

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Yea

 

 

Jun 11, 2019 2:12 p.m. — Vote

H.Res. 431: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2740) making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes, and

Passed 227/190

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Yea

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Yea

 

 

Jun 11, 2019 4:04 p.m. — Vote

On the Nomination PN241: Sarah Daggett Morrison, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio

Nomination Confirmed 89/7

Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Yea

Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Yea

 

 

Jun 11, 2019 4:23 p.m. — Vote

H.Res. 430: Authorizing the Committee on the Judiciary to initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas and for other purposes.

Passed 229/191

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Yea

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Not Voting

 

 

Jun 11, 2019 4:31 p.m. — Vote

H.R. 2609: DHS Acquisition Review Board Act of 2019

Passed 419/0

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Yea

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Not Voting

 

 

Jun 11, 2019 4:38 p.m. — Vote

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Pamela A. Barker, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio: Pamela A. Barker, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio

Cloture Motion Agreed to 89/7

Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Nay

Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Yea

 

 

Jun 11, 2019 4:50 p.m. — Vote

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Corey Landon Maze, of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama: Corey Landon Maze, of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama

Cloture Motion Agreed to 62/34

Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Nay

Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Yea

 

 

Jun 11, 2019 5:08 p.m. — Vote

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Rodney Smith, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida: Rodney Smith, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida

Cloture Motion Agreed to 77/19

Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Nay

Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Nay

 

 

Jun 11, 2019 5:26 p.m. — Vote

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Thomas P. Barber, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida: Thomas P. Barber, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida

Cloture Motion Agreed to 75/21

Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Nay

Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Nay

 

 

Jun 11, 2019 5:43 p.m. — Vote

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Jean-Paul Boulee, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia: Jean-Paul Boulee, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia

Cloture Motion Agreed to 84/12

Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Nay

Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Nay

 

 

Jun 12, 2019 12:40 p.m. — Vote

On Motion to Adjourn

Failed 146/244

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Nay

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Nay

 

 

Jun 12, 2019 1:09 p.m. — Vote

On Motion to Adjourn

Failed 140/254

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Nay

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Nay

 

 

Jun 12, 2019 1:45 p.m. — Vote

On the Nomination PN216: Pamela A. Barker, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio

Nomination Confirmed 91/5

Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Yea

Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Yea

 

 

Jun 12, 2019 2:13 p.m. — Vote

On the Nomination PN237: Corey Landon Maze, of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama

Nomination Confirmed 62/34

Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Nay

Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Yea

 

 

Jun 12, 2019 2:28 p.m. — Vote

On the Nomination PN252: Rodney Smith, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida

Nomination Confirmed 78/18

Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Nay

Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Nay

 

 

Jun 12, 2019 2:43 p.m. — Vote

On the Nomination PN215: Thomas P. Barber, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida

Nomination Confirmed 77/19

Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Nay

Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Nay

 

 

Jun 12, 2019 2:56 p.m. — Vote

On the Nomination PN221: Jean-Paul Boulee, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia

Nomination Confirmed 85/11

Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Yea

Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Nay

 

 

Jun 12, 2019 3:08 p.m. — Vote

Motion to Invoke Cloture: David Stilwell to be an Assistant Secretary of State (East Asian and Pacific Affairs): David Stilwell, of Hawaii, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (East Asian and Pacific Affairs)

Cloture Motion Agreed to 93/4

Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Yea

Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Yea

 

 

Jun 12, 2019 6:27 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 268 (McGovern) to H.R. 2740: Page 88, line 1, insert ", including medically-tailored meals" after "nutrition".

Agreed to 338/83

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 12, 2019 6:32 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 270 (Shalala) to H.R. 2740: Page 77, line 17, after the dollar amount, insert "(increased by $10,000,000)".

Agreed to 243/179

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 12, 2019 6:36 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 271 (DeSaulnier) to H.R. 2740: Page 27, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert "reduced by $1,000,000". Page 27, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert "increased by $1,000,000".

Agreed to 290/134

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 12, 2019 6:41 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 272 (DeSaulnier) to H.R. 2740: Page 57, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert "(reduced by $1,000,000)". Page 57, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert "(increased by $1,000,000)".

Agreed to 381/42

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 12, 2019 6:44 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 273 (DeSaulnier) to H.R. 2740: Page 121, line 10, after the dollar amount, insert "(reduced by $1,000,000)". Page 121, line 10, after the dollar amount, insert "(increased by $1,000,000)".

Agreed to 347/76

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 12, 2019 6:48 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 274 (DeSaulnier) to H.R. 2740: Page 64, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert "(increased by $5,000,000) (reduced by $5,000,000)".

Agreed to 369/55

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 12, 2019 6:53 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 277 (Smith) to H.R. 2740: Page 51, line 1, after the first dollar amount, insert "(increased by $1,000,000)". Page 90, line 6, after the first dollar amount, insert "(reduced by $1,000,000)".

Agreed to 413/11

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 12, 2019 6:58 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 278 (Scott) to H.R. 2740: At the end of division A (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to finalize or implement the proposed rule entitled "Occupational Exposure to

Agreed to 241/181

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 12, 2019 7:01 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 279 (DeFazio) to H.R. 2740: At the end of division A (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. ___. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to-- (1) alter or terminate the Interagency Agreement between the United

Agreed to 313/109

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 12, 2019 7:05 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 280 (Jackson Lee) to H.R. 2740: Page 57, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert "(reduced by $10,000,000)". Page 57, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert "(increased by $10,000,000)".

Agreed to 317/105

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 12, 2019 7:09 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 281 (Jackson Lee) to H.R. 2740: Page 130, line 16, after the dollar amount, insert "(reduced by $10,000,000)". Page 130, line 16, after the dollar amount, insert "(increased by $10,000,000)".

Agreed to 312/109

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 12, 2019 7:12 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 282 (Pascrell) to H.R. 2740: Page 53, line 2, after the dollar amount, insert "(increased by $900,000)". Page 90, line 6, after the first dollar amount, insert "(reduced by $900,000)".

Agreed to 413/10

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 12, 2019 7:16 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 283 (Davis) to H.R. 2740: Page 52, line 5, after the dollar amount, insert "(increased by $2,000,000)". Page 90, line 6, after the first dollar amount, insert "(reduced by $2,000,000)".

Agreed to 410/12

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 12, 2019 10:56 p.m. — Vote

On Ordering the Previous Question: H.Res. 436: Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 2740) making appropriations for the ...

Passed 230/184

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Yea

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Yea

 

 

Jun 12, 2019 11:05 p.m. — Vote

H.Res. 436: Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 2740) making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Heath and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purpose

Passed 232/189

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 12, 2019 11:14 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 267 (Cole) to H.R. 2740: Page 116, lines 15 through 20, strike section 240.

Failed 192/230

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: No

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Not Voting

 

 

Jun 12, 2019 11:17 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 275 (Roby) to H.R. 2740: Page 49, line 1, strike the first proviso.

Failed 191/231

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: No

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: No

 

 

Jun 12, 2019 11:21 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 284 (Buchanan) to H.R. 2740: Page 59, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert "(reduced by $6,250,000) (increased by $6,250,000)".

Agreed to 401/23

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 12, 2019 11:25 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 285 (Langevin) to H.R. 2740: Page 87, line 12, after the first dollar amount, insert "(increased by $4,500,000)". Page 90, line 6, after the first dollar amount, insert "(reduced by $5,000,000)".

Agreed to 356/67

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 12, 2019 11:29 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 286 (Foster) to H.R. 2740: Page 164, beginning at line 13, strike section 510.

Agreed to 246/178

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 12, 2019 11:32 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 287 (Foster) to H.R. 2740: To increase and decrease $1 from the Substance Abuse Treatment fund to instruct HHS to prioritize funding for Medication Assisted Treatment.

Agreed to 336/87

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 12, 2019 11:36 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 288 (Foster) to H.R. 2740: To increase and decrease $1 from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the purpose of instructing BLS to accept a wider and more forward-looking range of inputs into its range of projections for its workforce of the future

Agreed to 260/164

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 12, 2019 11:40 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 289 (Foster) to H.R. 2740: To increase the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority account by $1,000,000 to support increased R&D for biosecurity.

Agreed to 358/66

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 12, 2019 11:43 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 290 (Schiff) to H.R. 2740: To decrease the Health and Human Services General Departmental Management fund by $5 million and increase the same fund by $5 million for the purposes of highlighting the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Healths wo

Agreed to 341/83

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 12, 2019 11:46 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 291 (McKinley) to H.R. 2740: To fully fund Section 7081 of the SUPPORT Act, preventing overdoses while in emergency rooms. The program would create a coordinated care model for overdose patients who present in the emergency room.

Agreed to 415/9

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 12, 2019 11:50 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 292 (Butterfield) to H.R. 2740: To provide funding to expand the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being to include a study of children impacted by a parents substance addiction to better understand the opioid epidemics impact on maltr

Agreed to 356/68

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 12, 2019 11:53 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 293 (Johnson) to H.R. 2740: To fund Section 7101 of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act at the authorized level to establish Regional Centers of Excellence in Substance Use Disorder Education.

Agreed to 408/15

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 12, 2019 11:57 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 294 (Moore) to H.R. 2740: To provide additional resources to the CDC to address and better understand the causes of the thousands of sudden unexpected deaths of children and infants that occur annually in our nation.

Agreed to 405/19

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 13, 2019 midnight — Vote

H.Amdt. 295 (Moore) to H.R. 2740: To increase funding for the CDCs Domestic Violence Community Projects.

Agreed to 348/75

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 13, 2019 — Introduced

S. 1872: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide information regarding vaccines for seniors as part of the Medicare & You handbook and to ensure that the treatment of cost sharing for vaccines under Medicare part D is consistent

Sponsor: Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]

This bill was referred to the Senate Committee on Finance which will consider it before sending it to the Senate floor for consideration.

1 cosponsor is on that committee.

 

 

Jun 13, 2019 12:03 a.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 297 (Matsui) to H.R. 2740: To increase by $2 million the administration for community living aging and disability services programs to support innovative programs that assist young people with developmental disabilities in obtaining and sustainin

Agreed to 376/48

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 13, 2019 12:06 a.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 298 (Barr) to H.R. 2740: To increase the Substance Abuse Treatment program by $1,000,000 with the intention of this increase in funding being allocated to the Building Communities of Recovery program. This increase will strengthen our communities

Agreed to 420/4

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

Trackers: Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI2], Rep. Ed Case [D-HI1].

 

Jun 13, 2019 12:10 a.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 299 (Cleaver) to H.R. 2740: To increase funding for the substance abuse and mental health services administration by $6.5 million in order to support youth suicide prevention strategies. This funding would supplement the Garrett Lee Smith State/T

Agreed to 386/38

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 13, 2019 12:13 a.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 300 (Castor) to H.R. 2740: To prohibit the use of funds to be used to implement, administer or enforce the Trump administration's short-term, limited duration insurance rule.

Agreed to 236/188

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 13, 2019 12:17 a.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 301 (Hill) to H.R. 2740: To transfer $90 million from the ACA navigator program to the National Institute of Mental Health.

Failed 186/237

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: No

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: No

 

 

Jun 13, 2019 12:20 a.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 302 (Hill) to H.R. 2740: To allow grant funds for apprenticeships to be used for apprenticeship programs registered with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) as well as industry-recognized apprenticeship programs.

Failed 158/266

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: No

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: No

 

 

Jun 13, 2019 12:24 a.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 303 (Pressley) to H.R. 2740: To increase CDC's Rape Prevention and Education program.

Agreed to 401/23

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 13, 2019 12:27 a.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 304 (Khanna) to H.R. 2740: To increase funding for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease by $3 million.

Agreed to 356/68

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 13, 2019 12:31 a.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 305 (Richmond) to H.R. 2740: To increase funding for Maternal and Child Health accounts by $7,000,000.

Agreed to 365/59

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 13, 2019 12:34 a.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 306 (Banks) to H.R. 2740: To reduce spending for each amount in Division A by 14 percent.

Failed 150/273

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: No

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: No

 

 

Jun 13, 2019 12:37 a.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 307 (Keating) to H.R. 2740: To increase and decrease by $1,000,000 to propose a study to examine how HHS can facilitate ways to include programs for social determinants of health under the same roof as traditional health services, and estimate wh

Agreed to 283/141

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 13, 2019 12:40 a.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 308 (Miller) to H.R. 2740: To increase funding for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome research by $2 million, offset by spending in the office of the Secretary.

Agreed to 421/3

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 13, 2019 12:44 a.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 309 (Cicilline) to H.R. 2740: To increase funding for American History and Civics National Activities under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act by $500,000.

Agreed to 327/97

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 13, 2019 12:47 a.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 310 (Bera) to H.R. 2740: To decrease and then increase $1 from SAMHSA Mental Health account to specify that SAMHSA should explore using its funds to explore peer to peer mental health programs for first responders.

Agreed to 396/27

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 13, 2019 12:51 a.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 311 (Castro) to H.R. 2740: To ensure that the Office of Refugee Resettlement reports all childrens deaths that occur while children are in their custody.

Agreed to 355/68

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 13, 2019 11:33 a.m. — Vote

On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 20

Motion to Discharge Rejected 43/56

Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Yea

Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Yea

 

 

Jun 13, 2019 11:54 a.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 312 (Jeffries) to H.R. 2740: To prohibit funds from being used to limit the functions of the Department of Education Office for Civil Rights.

Agreed to 275/148

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 13, 2019 11:59 a.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 313 (Maloney) to H.R. 2740: To increase and decrease by $5,000,000 for fund to be used specifically study the impact of firearm violence in elementary and secondary schools and higher education institutions.

Agreed to 266/150

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 13, 2019 noon — Vote

On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 26

Motion to Discharge Rejected 42/57

Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Yea

Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Yea

 

 

Jun 13, 2019 12:04 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 314 (Adams) to H.R. 2740: To increase the Higher Education account by $500,000.

Agreed to 358/65

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 13, 2019 12:08 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 315 (Adams) to H.R. 2740: To increase funding for the Children and Families Services Programs account by $3 million.

Agreed to 307/115

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 13, 2019 12:12 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 316 (Beyer) to H.R. 2740: To increase and decrease funds by $500,000 to support the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a feasibility study on allowing geolocation services with respect to the location of callers to the suicide prev

Agreed to 359/64

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 13, 2019 12:16 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 317 (Beyer) to H.R. 2740: To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Office of Refugee Resettlement, to disclose to committees of jurisdiction and legal orientation providers a monthly census per facility, broken do

Agreed to 285/138

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 13, 2019 12:19 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 318 (Blunt Rochester) to H.R. 2740: To increase and decrease $1 from the Health Resources and Services Administration with respect to the health workforce and health professional staffing shortages.

Agreed to 376/47

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 13, 2019 12:20 p.m. — Vote

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Edward F. Crawford to be Ambassador of the United States of America to Ireland: Edward F. Crawford, of Ohio, to be Ambassador to Ireland

Cloture Motion Agreed to 92/7

Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Nay

Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Yea

 

 

Jun 13, 2019 12:23 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 319 (Murphy) to H.R. 2740: To increase Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Mental Health by $2,000,000, with the additional funding intended for the Garrett Lee Smith-Youth Suicide Prevention State and Campus grants budget

Agreed to 366/55

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 13, 2019 12:27 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 320 (Ocasio-Cortez) to H.R. 2740: To increase and decrease the HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Tuberculosis Prevention account by $15 million in order to support Opioid Related Infectious Disease under the Center for

Agreed to 264/158

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 13, 2019 12:32 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 321 (Ocasio-Cortez) to H.R. 2740: To strike a rider that prevents the use of any funds for "any activity that promotes the legalization of any drug or other substance in Schedule I" of the CSA.

Failed 91/331

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: No

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 13, 2019 12:36 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 322 (McAdams) to H.R. 2740: To increase CDC Injury Prevention and Control suicide program funding to enhance youth suicide awareness, research, and prevention efforts, with a corresponding reduction in HHS General Departmental Management account.

Agreed to 388/30

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 13, 2019 12:39 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 323 (Schrier) to H.R. 2740: To clarify that early childhood developmental screenings can be considered an allowable medical service for donation to children in the care of the Office of Refugee Resettlement.

Agreed to 371/49

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 13, 2019 12:42 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 324 (Lee) to H.R. 2740: To increase funding for Graduate Medical Education slots and cuts funding from the Office of the Secretary of Educations departmental fund.

Agreed to 365/54

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 13, 2019 12:46 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 325 (Craig) to H.R. 2740: To increase by $1 million the Health Resources and Services Administrations (HRSA) Rural Health Programs to prioritize ongoing coordination with the U.S. Department of Agricultures establishment of a Rural Health Liaison

Agreed to 383/36

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 13, 2019 12:49 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 326 (Craig) to H.R. 2740: To increase and decrease by $14,523,544,000 the Department of Educations grants to states under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to support funding for special education.

Agreed to 376/41

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 13, 2019 12:53 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 327 (Craig) to H.R. 2740: To increase and decrease funding for Career, Technical, and Adult Education in order to support the Department of Education in carrying out the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Perkins Act) and

Agreed to 390/29

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 13, 2019 12:57 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 328 (Porter) to H.R. 2740: To increase funding for the Senior Medicare Patrols within the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Account by $2,000,000.

Agreed to 316/103

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 13, 2019 1 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 329 (Porter) to H.R. 2740: To provide funding to support the Intimate Partner Violence Strategy at the Health Resources and Services Administration across the relevant bureaus at the agency.

Agreed to 311/110

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 13, 2019 1:05 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 330 (Porter) to H.R. 2740: To ensure that ACA open enrollment data is disaggregated by race, ethnicity, preferred language, age and sex to support better understanding of enrollment information.

Agreed to 235/183

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 13, 2019 1:08 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 331 (Mucarsel-Powell) to H.R. 2740: To allocate an additional $5 million to the Secretary's Minority AIDS Initiative Fund (SMAIF).

Agreed to 281/138

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 13, 2019 1:12 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 332 (Levin) to H.R. 2740: To increase funding for the Office of Inspector General at the Department of Education by $4 million.

Agreed to 233/187

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 13, 2019 1:15 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 333 (Pressley) to H.R. 2740: To provide an additional $5,000,000 to fund School-Based Health Centers to support preventative and mental health services for children and adolescents in school.

Agreed to 342/77

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 13, 2019 1:19 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 334 (Spanberger) to H.R. 2740: To increase funding for the chronic disease prevention and health promotion program by $3 million to be directed towards colorectal cancer and decrease funding by $3 million for the HHS General Departmental Manageme

Agreed to 364/54

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 13, 2019 1:22 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 335 (Delgado) to H.R. 2740: To provide additional funding for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Lyme Disease due to the increased threat of vector borne pathogens.

Agreed to 374/44

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 13, 2019 1:26 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 336 (Crow) to H.R. 2740: To increase and decrease funding by $5,000,000 to support the Project SERV program which provides funding for grants to LEAs for the purposes of mental health, counseling, and technical assistance in the wake of traumatic

Agreed to 345/73

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 13, 2019 1:29 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 337 (Houlahan) to H.R. 2740: To increase and decrease funding for the Department of Education's Education for the Disadvantaged account by $1 million with the intent to support Comprehensive Literacy Development Grants with an appropriate offset.

Agreed to 333/86

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 13, 2019 1:36 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 338 (Pocan) to H.R. 2740: To prohibit the implementation of a new HHS policy announced on June 5, 2019, that would restrict fetal tissue research.

Agreed to 225/193

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 13, 2019 1:40 p.m. — Vote

H.Amdt. 339 (Pascrell) to H.R. 2740: To provide $10 million to the Alternatives to Opioids in the Emergency Department which is authorized in Section 7091 of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, P.L. 115-271.

Agreed to 382/32

Rep. Case [D-HI1]: Aye

Rep. Gabbard [D-HI2]: Aye

 

 

Jun 13, 2019 1:45 p.m. — Vote

On the Nomination PN141: David Stilwell, of Hawaii, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (East Asian and Pacific Affairs)

Nomination Confirmed 94/3

Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Yea

Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Yea

 

 

Jun 13, 2019 2:09 p.m. — Vote

On the Nomination PN118: Edward F. Crawford, of Ohio, to be Ambassador to Ireland

Nomination Confirmed 90/4

Sen. Hirono [D-HI]: Nay

Sen. Schatz [D-HI]: Yea

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