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Congress.org presents MEGAVOTE for February 23, 2017 and Georgia's 13th Congressional District.

Recent Congressional Votes

• Senate: Confirmation of Steven Mnuchin to be Secretary of the Treasury
• Senate: Confirmation of David Shulkin to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs
• Senate: Confirmation of Linda McMahon to be the Administrator of the Small Business Administration
• Senate: Disapprove Instant Criminal Background Check Rule
• Senate: Confirmation of Mick Mulvaney to be the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
• Senate: Confirmation of Scott Pruitt to be the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
• House: Red River Gradient Boundary Survey Act
• House: Disapprove Local Government Retirement Plan ERISA Exemption Rule
• House: Disapprove State Retirement Plan ERISA Exemption Rule
• House: Disapprove Unemployment Benefit Drug Testing Rule
• House: Disapprove Alaska Predator Control Rule
• House: Disapprove HHS Planned Parenthood Funding Rule

Recent Senate Votes:

Confirmation of Steven Mnuchin to be Secretary of the Treasury Vote Confirmed (53-47)

The Senate confirmed Steven Mnuchin to be secretary of the Treasury.

Sen. Johnny Isakson voted YES

Sen. David Perdue voted YES

We already talked about this.

Confirmation of David Shulkin to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs Vote Confirmed (100-0)

The Senate confirmed David Shulkin to be secretary of Veterans Affairs 

Sen. Johnny Isakson voted YES 

Sen. David Perdue voted YES

An Obama man gets recycled, voted in unanimously.

Confirmation of Linda McMahon to be the Administrator of the Small Business Administration Vote Confirmed (81-19)

The Senate confirmed Linda McMahon to be the administrator of the Small Business Administration.

Sen. Johnny Isakson voted YES

Sen. David Perdue voted YES

The wrestling chick from Connecticut gets approved.

Disapprove Instant Criminal Background Check Rule Vote Passed (57-43)

The Senate passed legislation which would disapprove, under terms of the Congressional Review Act, a December 2016 Social Security Administration rule that could make it easier for certain mentally challenged individuals to be placed on the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), thereby restricting them from purchasing firearms.

Sen. Johnny Isakson voted YES

Sen. David Perdue voted YES

Gun control temporarily stopped. The pressure will never end.

Confirmation of Mick Mulvaney to be the Director of the Office of Management and Budget Vote Confirmed (51-49)

 The Senate confirmed South Carolina Republican Rep. Mick Mulvaney to be the director of the Office of Management and Budget.

Sen. Johnny Isakson voted YES

Sen. David Perdue voted YES

Mulvaney, formerly a South Carolina congressman, gets in on a close vote. At least he isn't from Yale or Harvard

Confirmation of Scott Pruitt to be the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Vote Confirmed (52-46, 2 Not Voting)

The Senate confirmed Scott Pruitt to be the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Sen. Johnny Isakson voted YES 

Sen. David Perdue voted YES

This went pretty much according to party lines, but considering the comparable sizes of the teams in the Senate, I expected this vote to be closer. He takes this job after having served as the Attorney General of Oklahoma. A pragmatist who does not reflexively accept the environmentalist holier than though so the debate is over bullshit.

Recent House Votes:

Red River Gradient Boundary Survey Act Vote Passed (250-171, 10 Not Voting)

The bill would require the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to pay for a private survey to identify the south boundary line along the Red River separating Texas and Oklahoma with regards to land title and ownership, with the states of Texas and Oklahoma to determine which lands are federal lands and which are private.

Rep. David Scott voted NO

BLaM, just say no.

Disapprove Local Government Retirement Plan ERISA Exemption Rule Vote Passed (234-191, 6 Not Voting)

The measure would disapprove the rule issued by the Labor Department on Dec. 20, 2016, that exempts local government-administered retirement plans for workers at private sector businesses and nonprofit entities from certain restrictions and requirements under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).

Rep. David Scott voted NO

Squeeze play on the Department of Labor.

Disapprove State Retirement Plan ERISA Exemption Rule Vote Passed (231-193, 7 Not Voting)

The measure would disapprove the rule issued by the Labor Department on Aug. 30, 2016, that exempts state-administered retirement plans for workers at private sector businesses and nonprofit entities that don't offer retirement plans from certain restrictions and requirements under ERISA.

Rep. David Scott voted NO

Keep it going.

Disapprove Unemployment Benefit Drug Testing Rule Vote Passed (236-189, 6 Not Voting)

The joint resolution would disapprove the rule issued by the Labor Department on Aug. 1, 2016, that defines the occupations for which states can require individuals applying for unemployment benefits to undergo drug testing.

Rep. David Scott voted NO

Yes, yes, yes....

Disapprove Alaska Predator Control Rule

Vote Passed (225-193, 12 Not Voting)

The joint resolution would disapprove the rule issued by the Interior Department on Aug. 5, 2016, that prohibits certain predator control practices in national wildlife refuges in Alaska (such as the taking of mother bears and their cubs, the killing of wolves and their pups at den sites, and aerial shooting).

Rep. David Scott voted NO

The Department of the Interior is more interested in what PETA has to say than proactical application of wildlife management. This should be handled by local experts and the Department should as required and enforce to prevent abuse.

Disapprove HHS Planned Parenthood Funding Rule Vote Passed (230-188, 12 Not Voting)

The resolution would disapprove the rule issued by the Health and Human Services Department (HHS) on Dec. 19, 2016, that modifies eligibility requirements for Title X grants for family planning services to specify that states awarding funds cannot prohibit a health care provider from participating for reasons other than its ability to provide Title X services.

Rep. David Scott voted NO

I see a little stinky fit coming.

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