Reciprocity Between States

Congress.org presents MEGAVOTE for December 5, 2017 and Georgia's 13th Congressional District.

Recent Congressional Votes

• Senate: Nielsen Nomination - Confirmation
• Senate:  Balash Nomination - Confirmation
• Senate: Short-Term Fiscal 2018 Continuing Appropriations
• House: Tax Overhaul – Motion to Request Conference
• House: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Between States
• House: Small Business Mergers Regulatory Exemption
• House: Short-Term Fiscal 2018 Continuing Appropriations

Upcoming Congressional Bills

• Senate: Grasz Nomination
• Senate: Willett Nomination
• Senate: Ho Nomination
• House: Mortgage Escrow Requirements
• House: Investigate Assets of Iranian Leaders
• House: Iranian Aircraft Purchases Financing
• House: Annual Financial Privacy Notices

Recent Senate Votes:

Nielsen Nomination - Confirmation Vote Confirmed (62-37, 1 Not Voting)
The Senate confirmed Kirstjen Nielsen to be secretary of Homeland Security.
Sen. Johnny Isakson voted YES
Sen. David Perdue voted YES

Covered here in the last MegaVote comments.  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirstjen_Nielsen 

Balash Nomination - Confirmation Vote Confirmed (61-38, 1 Not Voting)
The Senate confirmed Joseph Balash to be assistant secretary of the Interior.
Sen. Johnny Isakson voted YES
Sen. David Perdue voted YES

An assistant to Ryan Zinke, I am surprised that he got any Democrat votes at all.

Short-Term Fiscal 2018 Continuing Appropriations Vote Agreed to (81-14, 5 Not Voting)
The House passed the joint resolution that would provide funding for federal government operations and services at current levels through Dec. 22, 2017, at an annualized rate of $1.23 trillion for federal departments and agencies covered by the 12 unfinished fiscal 2018 spending bills. The bill also would allow state Children's Health and Insurance Programs to receive extra redistribution funds beyond what is currently allowed, supporting the program's operations through the end of December.
Sen. Johnny Isakson voted YES
Sen. David Perdue voted YES

People have to eat, politicians don't have to budget.

Recent House Votes:

Tax Overhaul – Motion to Request Conference Vote Passed (222-192, 19 Not Voting)
Brady, R-Texas, motion that the House disagree with the Senate amendment and request a conference with the Senate on the bill that would revise the federal income tax system by lowering individual and corporate tax rates, repealing various deductions through 2025.
Rep. David Scott voted NO

These politicians are full of crap, they fuck with our income, want to fuck with our savings and expect praise for for working so hard at the mess they created.

Concealed Carry Reciprocity Between States Vote Passed (231-198, 4 Not Voting)
The House passed the bill that would permit any individual authorized by their home state to carry a concealed handgun to also carry that concealed weapon in any other state that permits the carrying of concealed weapons. The bill also would require a twice-annual certification by all federal agencies, federal courts and state governments, in coordination with the Department of Justice, to verify that all relevant data has been reported and uploaded to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System regarding individuals who are not eligible to purchase firearms.
Rep. David Scott voted NO

I am entirely for this but do not expect it to make it through the Senate. 

Even so, if it passes the liberal district courts will kill it.

To a degree this smells like something that needs an amendment. Laws made by little men in Congress can be easily overturned by new little men in Congress.  Such reciprocity should be difficult to create and more difficult to remove.

Small Business Mergers Regulatory Exemption Vote Passed (426-0, 6 Not Voting)
The House passed the bill that would exempt brokers handling mergers and acquisitions from Securities and Exchange Commission registration requirements in cases in which the company being sold does not have any class of securities required to be registered with the SEC and in the prior fiscal year, the company's earnings, before interest or taxes, are less than $25 million or gross revenue is less than $250 million.
Rep. David Scott voted YES

Certainly a bill drafted by the same brokers who provide many campaign donations.

Short-Term Fiscal 2018 Continuing Appropriations Vote Passed (235-193, 5 Not Voting)
The House passed the joint resolution that would provide funding for federal government operations and services at current levels through Dec. 22, 2017, at an annualized rate of $1.23 trillion for federal departments and agencies covered by the 12 unfinished fiscal 2018 spending bills. The bill also would allow state Children's Health and Insurance Programs to receive extra redistribution funds beyond what is currently allowed, supporting the program's operations through the end of December.
Rep. David Scott voted YES

We would not have listen o all of this crap if they would just pass a real budget.

Upcoming Votes:

Grasz Nomination - PN878
The Senate is expected to vote on the nomination of Leonard Grasz to be a U.S. circuit judge for the Eight Circuit.

In what I've read, can't really get a grasp of where he stands on Conservative issues. A mid-westerner, University of Nebraska for both BS and JD.

Willett Nomination - PN1077
The Senate is expected to vote on the nomination of Don Willett to be a U.S. circuit judge for the Fifth Circuit.

Willett is more of a known Conservative, a Texan, studied at Baylor and Duke. Trump must have felt a kinship because Don Willett is busy on Twitter.

Ho Nomination - PN1108
The Senate is expected to vote on the nomination of James Ho to be a U.S. circuit judge for the Fifth Circuit.

Short for James Chiun-Yue Ho, a Stanford BA and University of Chicago JD. Ho clerked for Clarence Thomas and server as Chief Counsel to Senator John Cornyn on the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Mortgage Escrow Requirements - HR3971
The bill would expand to somewhat larger companies certain exemptions from home mortgage escrow requirements under the 2010 financial regulatory overhaul law. Specifically, it would exempt lenders with assets of $25 billion or less from the law's requirement that they establish escrow accounts for the first five years of "high-priced" mortgage loans, if the lender holds the loan on its own balance sheet for three years after the loan is made.

Boring

Investigate Assets of Iranian Leaders - HR1638 
The bill would require the Treasury secretary to compile and submit to Congress a report detailing the known assets in U.S. and foreign institutions that are controlled directly or indirectly by the top political and military leaders of Iran, how those assets were acquired and for what purposes they are used.

Headline opportunity.

Iranian Aircraft Purchases Financing - HR4324 
The bill would require the Treasury secretary to regularly report to Congress on any U.S. or foreign financial institutions that are involved with the financing of Treasury-authorized purchases and export of aircraft on behalf of Iran, and to certify that the associated financial transactions pose no money laundering or terrorism financing risk to the U.S. financial system and will not benefit certain Iranian individuals and entities.

Who doesn't think the Iranians will get whatever their heart desires?

Annual Financial Privacy Notices - HR2396 
The bill would exempt any financial services company that has not changed its privacy policies — including companies that share or sell information on consumers to unaffiliated third parties — from the requirement that it provide annual written privacy notices to consumers, as long as such disclosures are available online and the availability of those notices is noted to consumers by other means, such as on billing statements.

Government pretending to serve and protect.

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