The week’s only consequential vote was the fifteenth attempt to elect a Speaker of the House, which ended in a Pyrrhic victory for Republican Kevin McCarthy.
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (May 10th-14th)
The week’s major votes included House passage of two major bills (the Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act and Pregnant Workers Fairness Act) plus Senate nullification of a Trump banking rule.
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (April 26th-30th)
The week’s major votes included Senate passage of a resolution to restore EPA’s ability to regulate methane emissions from the oil and gas industry along with a water infrastructure funding bill. Several Biden nominees were also confirmed.
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (April 19th-23rd)
The week’s major votes included House passage of a D.C. statehood bill (H.R. 51) and Senate passage of the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act to protect Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (April 12th-16th)
The week’s major votes included House passage of the Paycheck Fairness Act and Senate confirmation of Wendy R. Sherman to the State Department and Gary Gensler as SEC Chair.
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (March 22nd-26th)
The week’s major votes included Senate passage of a bill to extend the Paycheck Protection Program and the confirmation of several Biden nominees, including Martin Walsh as Secretary of Labor.
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (March 15th-19th)
The week’s major votes included House renewal of the Violence Against Women Act and Senate confirmation of Deb Haaland and Xavier Becerra to Cabinet positions, along with House passage of legislation to protect Dreamers and new Americans.
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (March 8th-12th)
The week’s major votes included the House’s final passage of the American Rescue Plan and Senate confirmation of several Biden nominees, as well as House approval of labor rights and gun responsibility bills.
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (March 1st-6th)
The week’s major votes included House passage of the For the People Act and the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, along with Senate passage of the Biden-Harris American Rescue Plan.
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (February 22nd-27th)
The week’s major votes included House passage of the American Rescue Plan and Senate confirmation of three Biden Cabinet nominees: Jennifer Granholm, Tom Vilsack, Linda Taylor-Greenfield.
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (February 8th-13th)
The week’s major votes included the Senate’s failure to convict Donald Trump of inciting an insurrection against the United States and confirmation of Denis McDonough to head the VA.
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (February 1st-5th)
The week’s major votes included House passage of apprenticeships legislation, Senate confirmation of several Biden Cabinet nominees, and disciplinary action in the House against Marjorie Taylor Greene.
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (January 25th-29th)
The week’s major votes included the confirmation of Janet Yellen as Secretary of the Treasury and the defeat of a Rand Paul gambit to nix Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial.
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (January 18th-22nd)
The week’s major votes included approval of a waiver to allow General Lloyd Austin to serve as Secretary of Defense and Austin’s confirmation, along with that of Avril Haines to be Director of National Intelligence.