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Tag Archives: Last Week In Congress

Last Week In Con­gress is a recur­ring Cas­ca­dia Advo­cate fea­ture that doc­u­ments how mem­bers of Wash­ing­ton, Ore­gon, and Ida­ho’s con­gres­sion­al del­e­ga­tion vot­ed on major bills, res­o­lu­tions, and nom­i­na­tions dur­ing the pre­ced­ing leg­isla­tive week. Look for Last Week In Con­gress on Sun­day morn­ings after weeks when either the House, Sen­ate, or both have been in ses­sion. LWIC’s archives are shown below.

Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (September 18th-22nd)

Excerpt: The week's major votes included House passage of the Native American Child Protection Act, the rejection of a Kevin McCarthy backed defense appropriations bill, and Senate confirmation of several military commanders.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, September 24th, 2023
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (September 11th-15th)

Excerpt: The week's major votes included House passage of a Republican bill intended to block California's clean auto regulations and Senate approval of a motion to consider a Veterans Affairs funding bill.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, September 17th, 2023
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (September 5th-8th)

Excerpt: The week's major votes included Senate confirmation of Anna Gomez to the Federal Communications Commission and Philip Jefferson, Adriana Kugler, and Lisa DeNell Cook to the board of the Federal Reserve.
Published at:9:30 AM on Sunday, September 10th, 2023
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (July 10th-14th)

Excerpt: The week's major votes included House passage of a Republican-drafted National Defense Authorization Act for the 2024 fiscal year chock full of discriminatory riders and Senate confirmation of several Biden judicial nominees.
Published at:7:30 AM on Friday, July 14th, 2023
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (June 5th-8th)

Excerpt: The week's major votes included House passage of the Encouraging Public Offerings Act (H.R. 2793) and Middle Market IPO Cost Act (H.R. 2812), plus Senate confirmation of two Biden executive branch nominees.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, June 11th, 2023
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (May 30th-June 2nd)

Excerpt: The week's major votes included House and Senate passage of the so-called Fiscal Responsibility Act and Senate passage of a resolution to force students to repay loans that the Biden administration has tried to forgive.
Published at:7:30 AM on Friday, June 2nd, 2023
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (May 22nd-26th)

Excerpt: The week's major votes included House passage of a Republican resolution that would void President Biden's student loan forgiveness plan and an EPA rule intended to protect Americans from harmful pollution.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, May 28th, 2023
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (May 15th-19th)

Excerpt: The week's major votes included House redirection of a measure to expel George Santos to the Ethics Committee and Senate confirmation of three Biden judicial nominees, along with Senate passage of two Republican resolutions to overturn policies adopted by the D.C. city council and Department of Homeland Security.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, May 21st, 2023
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (May 8th-12th)

Excerpt: The week's major votes included House passage of a Republican scheme to block immigrants and refugees from coming to America and Senate passage of two Republican resolutions to void rules protecting endangered species.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, May 14th, 2023
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (May 1st-5th)

Excerpt: The week's major votes included the confirmation of over half a dozen Biden judicial nominees, including to the appellate level.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, May 7th, 2023
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (April 24th-28th)

Excerpt: The week's major votes included House passage of a Republican bill to make horrific cuts to America's essential public services and Senate passage of a resolution to void another EPA rule.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, April 30th, 2023
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (April 17th-21st)

Excerpt: The week's major votes included passage of an immoral House Republican scheme targeting young trans people and Senate
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, April 23rd, 2023
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (March 27th-31st)

Excerpt: The week's major votes included House passage of H.R. 1, a giveaway goody bill to oil companies, along with Senate passage of legislation repealing authorizations for use of military force against Iraq.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, April 2nd, 2023
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (March 20th-24th)

Excerpt: The week's major votes included House passage of the Providing Appropriate Recognition and Treatment Needed to Enhance Relations with ASEAN Act and Senate confirmation of Gordan P. Gallagher to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for Colorado. The Senate also rejected numerous Republican amendments to a bill to repeal the Iraqi invasion use of force authorization.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, March 26th, 2023
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