Home-buyers Remorse

Congress.org presents MEGAVOTE for October 13, 2015, for Georgia's 13th Congressional District.

Recent Congressional Votes

• Senate: Fiscal 2016 Defense Authorization -- Adoption
• Senate: Fiscal 2016 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations -- Cloture
• House: Establishing a Select Investigative Panel Under the House Energy and Commerce Committee--Adoption
• House: Homebuyers Assistance Act -- Passage
• House: Native American Energy Act -- Passage
• House: Repeal Oil Export Ban --Passage

The Senate and House are not in session this week.


Recent Senate Votes:
Fiscal 2016 Defense Authorization -- Adoption, Vote Agreed to (70-27, 3 Not Voting)
The Senate agreed to the conference report to accompany the bill that would reauthorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
Sen. Johnny Isakson voted YES
Sen. David Perdue voted YES
Senators spending money, the only damned thing they know how to do better than fucking over voters. Neither of you guys is ever going to see another dollar or vote from me.

Fiscal 2016 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations -- Cloture Vote Rejected (49-47, 4 Not Voting)
The Senate rejected a motion to invoke cloture on the McConnell, R-Ky., motion to proceed to the bill that would provide $35.4 billion in discretionary funding in fiscal 2016 for the Energy Department, the Army Corps of Engineers, the Interior Department's Bureau of Reclamation and several regional authorities.
Sen. Johnny Isakson voted NO 
Sen. David Perdue voted NO
Who the hell knows what is right an wrong anymore, this looks like a close vote that went against McConnell. That in my observation means that McConnell did not want want it anyway.  


Recent House Votes:
Establishing a Select Investigative Panel Under the House Energy and Commerce Committee--Adoption Vote Passed (242-184, 8 Not Voting)
The House adopted a resolution which created the Select Investigative Panel on Abortion and Fetal Tissue Donation under the House Energy and Commerce Committee. This select panel will be allowed to investigate and report on all issues related to medical procedures and practices involving fetal tissue donation and procurement, federal funding and support for abortion providers, and late-term abortions.
Rep. David Scott voted NO
Politicians are not the people that should be doing this investigation. There is enough hyperbole on both sides to be certain that whatever is on the television will be mostly about politics and little about the truth. The Department of Justice should be on this, or perhaps a third party. But it will not, it will be a circus and not solve a thing.

Home-buyers Assistance Act Passage Vote Passed (303-121, 10 Not Voting)
The House passed legislation which effectively delays until Feb. 1, 2016, implementation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's integrated rules regarding lender disclosures to consumers applying for home mortgage loans, prohibiting enforcement of the rules and lawsuits against lenders until then as long as the lender makes a good-faith effort to comply with the rules.
Rep. David Scott voted YES
The banks could do a better job of this all by themselves, they are the one motivated to grant loans to people who can afford to repay. When politicians become involved it becomes about forcing (motivating) banks to extend loans in a more risky manner. If the government wants to help folks buy homes, they should be looking at grants, not pre-assigning co-conspirators (fall guys).

Native American Energy Act Passage Vote Passed (254-173, 7 Not Voting)
The House passed a bill that provides for the expedited review and consideration of energy projects on Native American lands, and it limits participation in required environmental reviews of such projects and requires that judicial reviews of all energy projects involving Indian tribes be considered by the D.C. District and Circuit courts.
Rep. David Scott voted NO
David Scott, why the hell not?

Repeal Oil Export Ban Passage Vote Passed (261-159, 14 Not Voting) 
The House passed legislation that allows the export of crude oil produced in the United States by removing the export ban imposed by the 1975 Energy Policy and Conservation Act (PL 94-163), and it prohibits U.S. officials from imposing or enforcing restrictions on U.S. crude oil exports.
Rep. David Scott voted YES
Thank you Mr. Scott, you should always vote for less trade barriers.

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