Nomination Central

Congress.org presents M E G A V O T E for May 30, 2017 and Georgia's 13th Congressional District.

Recent Congressional Votes

• Senate: Branstad Nomination
• Senate: Sullivan Nomination
• Senate: Thapar Nomination
• House: Pesticides Regulations
• House: Prosecution of Child Pornography
• House: Child Abuse Reporting

Senate Votes:

Branstad Nomination Vote Confirmed (82-13, 5 Not Voting)
The Senate confirmed the nomination of Terry Branstad to be U.S. ambassador to China.
Sen. Johnny Isakson voted Not Voting
Sen. David Perdue voted YES

A former governor of Iowa and Army man Vietnam era. What the heck is up with Johnny Isakson and all the missed votes?

Sullivan Nomination Vote Confirmed (94-6)
The Senate confirmed the nomination of John Sullivan to be deputy secretary of State.
Sen. Johnny Isakson voted YES
Sen. David Perdue voted YES

John J. Sullivan will specifically will serve as Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources. A former Deputy Secretary of Commerce, Deputy General Counsel of the Department of Defense serving during the G. W. Bush tenure as President.

Thapar Nomination Vote Confirmed (52-44, 4 Not Voting)
The Senate confirmed Amul R. Thapar of Kentucky to be a judge for the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Sen. Johnny Isakson voted YES
Sen. David Perdue voted YES

Amul Thapar previously served as Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, appointed during the Bush administration. He is a young man of 48 years. Thapar was on then candidate Trump's list of potential SCOTUS nominees in September 2016. The absence of Democratic votes is encouraging.

Recent House Votes:

Pesticides Regulations Vote Passed (256-165, 9 Not Voting)
The bill would generally prohibit EPA and states from requiring that entities applying pesticides near navigable waters must first obtain a permit under the Clean Water Act, if the application is authorized under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
Rep. David Scott voted YES

Seems like a reason regulation on face value, in practice this exposes many farms to restriction of use and I suspect will affect agriculture business negatively.

Prosecution of Child Pornography Vote Passed (368-51, 11 Not Voting)
The bill would make the production of child pornography a crime whenever a minor is engaged in sexually explicit conduct, regardless of whether the conduct was initiated for the purposes of producing such content.
Rep. David Scott voted YES

Everybody, well nearly everybody thinks that child pornography is bad. Such laws are easy to pass.

Child Abuse Reporting Vote Passed (415-3, 12 Not Voting)
The bill would require adults authorized to interact with minors or amateur athletes to report any suspected incidents of child abuse, including sexual abuse, to the sport's governing body, and it would allow victims of abuse to seek damages in court.
Rep. David Scott voted YES

Everybody, well nearly everybody thinks that child pornography is bad. Such laws are easy to pass. This stinks a bit of "authorizing" government employees to get folks listed simply for possession. 

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