Legislative Action: 10th District and State - 111907

American Planning Assn presents:

November 19, 2007 In this MegaVote for Ohio's 10th Congressional District: Recent Congressional Votes - Senate: Improving Head Start Act Senate: Motion to Invoke Cloture: Orderly and Responsible Iraq Redeployment Appropriations Act, FY2008 House: Improving Head Start Act House: Conference Report on Transportation/HUD Appropriations, FY2008 House: Orderly and Responsible Iraq Redeployment Appropriations Act, FY2008 House: Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act House: Responsible Electronic Surveillance That is Overseen, Reviewed, and Effective (RESTORE) Act House: Overriding the Veto of the Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations Act, FY2008 Editor's Note: The Senate is in pro forma sessions until Monday, December 3. The House is in recess until Tuesday, December 4.

Recent Senate Votes

Improving Head Start Act - Vote Agreed to (95-0, 5 Not Voting) The Senate unanimously passed this bill boosting funding for the Head Start program. Sen. George Voinovich voted YES......send e-mail or see bio Sen. Sherrod Brown voted YES......send e-mail or see bio Motion to Invoke Cloture: Orderly and Responsible Iraq Redeployment Appropriations Act, FY2008 - Vote Rejected (53-45, 2 Not Voting) Before embarking on its Thanksgiving recess, the Senate failed to invoke cloture on this bill that would provide $50 billion of funding for the War in Iraq while setting a troop withdrawal plan. Sen. George Voinovich voted NO......send e-mail or see bio Sen. Sherrod Brown voted YES......send e-mail or see bio

Recent House Votes

Improving Head Start Act - Vote Passed (381-36, 15 Not Voting) This House bill boosts funding for the Head Start program. Rep. Dennis Kucinich voted YES......send e-mail or see bio Conference Report on Transportation/HUD Appropriations, FY2008 - Vote Passed (270-147, 15 Not Voting) On Wednesday the House passed this $51.2 billion bill to fund the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development for the 2008 fiscal year. Rep. Dennis Kucinich voted YES......send e-mail or see bio Orderly and Responsible Iraq Redeployment Appropriations Act, FY2008 - Vote Passed (218-203, 1 Present, 11 Not Voting) The House approved legislation to grant the Department of Defense four months’ worth of emergency funding for the War in Iraq, under the condition that troop redeployment begins 30 days following the bill’s enactment. Rep. Dennis Kucinich voted NO......send e-mail or see bio Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act - Vote Passed (291-127, 14 Not Voting) The House passed this bill that would reform consumer mortgage practices. Rep. Dennis Kucinich voted Not Voting......send e-mail or see bio Responsible Electronic Surveillance That is Overseen, Reviewed, and Effective (RESTORE) Act - Vote Passed (227-189, 16 Not Voting) This House bill would update the intelligence surveillance bill passed earlier this year. Rep. Dennis Kucinich voted Not Voting......send e-mail or see bio Overriding the Veto of the Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations Act, FY2008 - Vote Failed (277-141, 15 Not Voting) The House failed to override the veto of this $150.7 billion bill that would fund the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education. Rep. Dennis Kucinich voted Not Voting......send e-mail or see bio