Catching up once again on the votes from Congress and the Senate.
Here’s the big one that happened:
Cloture Motion; USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act – Vote Rejected (52-47, 1 Not Voting)
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December 19, 2005 In this MegaVote for Connecticut’s 3rd Congressional District: Recent Congressional Votes –  Senate: Cloture Motion; USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act House: USA PATRIOT and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act House: Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations Act, FY2006 House: Pension Protection Act House: Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act House: Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act House: Defense Appropriations Act, FY2006 House: Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005  Upcoming Congressional Bills – Senate: Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005 Senate: Defense Appropriations Act, FY2006 |
| Recent Senate Votes |
Cloture Motion; USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act – Vote Rejected (52-47, 1 Not Voting) The Senate fell short of the 60 votes needed to invoke cloture and move to a final vote on the PATRIOT Act reauthorization. Sen. Christopher Dodd voted Not Voting……send e-mail or see bio Sen. Joseph Lieberman voted NO……send |
| Recent House Votes |
| USA PATRIOT and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act – Vote Passed (251-174, 9 Not Voting) The House approved the conference report that would make permanent 14 of the 16 provisions of the PATRIOT Act. Rep. Rosa DeLauro voted NO……send e-mail or see bio Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations Act, FY2006 – Vote Passed (215-213, 6 Not Voting) The House approved this $142.5 billion conference report funding the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education for the 2006 fiscal year. Rep. Rosa DeLauro voted NO……send e-mail or see bio Pension Protection Act – Vote Passed (294-132, 7 Not Voting) This House bill is intended to protect employer-funded pension plans and help the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation remain solvent. Rep. Rosa DeLauro voted NO……send e-mail or see bio Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act – Vote Passed (239-182, 13 Not Voting) The House passed this bill intended to combat illegal immigration. Rep. Rosa DeLauro voted NO……send e-mail or see bio Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act – Vote Passed (413-0, 20 Not Voting) The House gave final approval to this $79 million bill to harvest stem cells from umbilical cord blood and create a single databank for researchers to share information. Rep. Rosa DeLauro voted YES……send e-mail or see bio Defense Appropriations Act, FY2006 – Vote Passed (308-106, 2 Present, 18 Not Voting) The House approved this $453 billion bill funding the Department of Defense for the 2006 fiscal year. Rep. Rosa DeLauro voted YES……send e-mail or see bio Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005 – Vote Passed (212-206, 16 Not Voting) The House passed this bill that is intended to reduce the deficit by $40 billion over five years. Rep. Rosa DeLauro voted NO……send e-mail or see bio |
| Upcoming Votes |
| Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005 – S.1932 The Senate is expected to vote on this deficit reduction package early in the week.
Defense Appropriations Act, FY2006 – H.R.2863 The Senate is scheduled to take up the Defense spending bill this week, prior to adjourning for Christmas.
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