Recent Congressional Votes
- Senate: Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Passage
- Senate: Energy Policy Passage
- Senate: Fiscal 2017 Energy-Water Appropriations Eliminate Funding for Various Commissions
- Senate: Fiscal 2017 Energy-Water Appropriations Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program
- House: IRS Hiring Passage
- House: IRS Oversight and User Fees - Passage
- House: Bar IRS from Rehiring Certain Employees Passage
Upcoming Congressional Bills
- Senate: Fiscal 2017 Energy-Water Appropriations
- House: Private Market Investors
- House: Washington D.C. School Vouchers
- House: Block Fiduciary Rule
Recent Senate Votes:
Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Passage Vote Passed (95-3, 2 Not Voting)
The Senate passed a measure which authorizes $33.1 billion in funding for FAA programs through fiscal 2017, including those related to unmanned aircraft, equipment certification, and aircraft control system technology.
Sen. Johnny Isakson voted YES
Sen. David Perdue voted YES
You should hear the stories that the kid telling me about the FAA and the way it handles people and money. One thing is for sure, budget or not, the program marches forward. Government closure or not, every person and business gets paid. Reauthorization is a formality that even the Senate cannot control, contracts and unions control the costs of the FAA.
Energy Policy Passage Vote Passed (85-12, 3 Not Voting)
The chamber passed a bill which streamlines the permitting for liquefied natural gas exports, mandates improvements to the electric grid's reliability and security, raises energy efficiency standards for commercial and federal buildings, and permanently reauthorizes the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
Sen. Johnny Isakson voted YES
Sen. David Perdue voted NO
For industry I am all for simplification of permit processes. Why the Georgia Senators are split on the subject seems peculiar. Another peculiar wording in this description is the term "permanently reauthorizes", we all know that a government, any government is temporary, this government in particular considers permanence and anathema. One parties policy and cornerstone is the target of the other party's derision and subject to being torn down.
Fiscal 2017 Energy-Water Appropriations Eliminate Funding for Various Commissions Vote Rejected (25-71, 4 Not Voting)
The chamber rejected an amendment by Joni Ernst, R-Neb., that would have cut $200 million from a number of joint state-federal commissions that promote economic development, infrastructure improvements and job training across four regions of the country.
Sen. Johnny Isakson voted NO
Sen. David Perdue voted NO
Our shit stain Senators fighting for the pork they and their friends have carved out. Protect your colleagues crap and he will protect yours.
Fiscal 2017 Energy-Water Appropriations Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program Vote Rejected (48-49, 3 Not Voting)
The Senate rejected an amendment by Dan Coats, R-Ind., that would have limited the use of the Department of Energy’s Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing loan program. The vote was subject to a 60-vote threshold.
Sen. Johnny Isakson voted YES
Sen. David Perdue voted YES
This smells like more protection of pork, a Senator sees something wrong, tries to make it right and gets bitch slapped in the process.
Recent House Votes:
IRS Hiring Passage Vote Passed (254-170, 9 Not Voting)
The chamber passed a measure which prohibits the IRS from hiring any new employees until the Treasury Department certifies that no IRS worker has serious tax delinquencies. The measure defines such delinquency as an outstanding debt under the Internal Revenue Code for which a notice of lien has been filed in public records.
Rep. David Scott voted NO
David Scott loves the IRS, most of the rest of the country, politicians excluded, want to see it erased from existence. This thing won't get passed. would not be surprised if the Senate tables it. For sure the President kills it, after all the IRS helped him get re-elected.
IRS Oversight and User Fees - Passage Vote Passed (245-179, 9 Not Voting)
The House passed a bill which makes Internal Revenue Service spending of the user fees it collects subject to the annual appropriations process, thereby blocking the IRS from spending collected user fees unless Congress provides for such spending in appropriations acts. This restriction would apply to all IRS user fees collected after the date of enactment.
Rep. David Scott voted NO
More of the same, my congressman protect the government tax men's right to spend the money they steal from citizens for having the resources to steal from more citizens.
Bar IRS from Rehiring Certain Employees Passage Vote Passed (260-158, 15 Not Voting)
The House passed a measure which prohibits the IRS from rehiring former employees who were previously removed or terminated for misconduct. It would apply with respect to any IRS employee removed at any time (before, on or after the date of enactment.)
Rep. David Scott voted NO
Tell me why in the hell would a person vote against a bill such as this. When most folks are dismissed, their friends on the company cannot get away with rehiring the person. It is too damned hard to dismiss a Federal employee, maintaining the agency right to turn around and rehire the person is wrong.
Upcoming Votes:
Fiscal 2017 Energy-Water Appropriations - HR2028
The measure would provide $37.5 billion in fiscal 2017 for various items including $6 billion for the Army Corps of Engineers, $5.4 billion for Department of Energy science research and $12.9 billion for the Department’s nuclear security programs.
Do it.
Private Market Investors - HR4498
The bill would expand the circumstances under which events where businesses offer unregistered securities in the private market would not be considered "general solicitations" that otherwise require the issuer to verify that the individuals attending the events are accredited investors.
The government is not able to legislate the manner in which people throw their money away. If folks want to risk money on unsecured investments, they cannot be stopped.
Washington D.C. School Vouchers - HR4901
The bill would reauthorize for five years, through fiscal 2021, the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results program, under which federal funding is provided to eligible students in Washington, D.C., to allow them to attend private schools, and modify the program to provide for greater student participation and to mandate greater accountability by the private schools that participate in the program.
You can bet your ass that the Democrats will be uniformly against this. The NEA must be protected, no matter how illogical the reasoning. Will pass the House anyway, because, while the Democrats get a chance to bitch about it, they really know that private schools are generally better.
Block Fiduciary Rule - HJRes88
The joint resolution would disapprove the rule issued by the Labor Department on April 8, 2016, commonly known as the fiduciary rule on retirement investment advice, that subjects broker-dealers who oversee such investments to the fiduciary standard and stipulates what types of activities and communications would give rise to fiduciary investment advice responsibilities.
Most Republicans, and the Chamber of Commerce are against the DOL expanding oversight. It will be blocked. This looks like a government intrusion directly into where there have been rumblings it wants to go. This may be and early salvo of a long battle to bring retirement plan control under the domain of the Federal government.
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