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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 (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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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (March 13th-17th)

Excerpt: The week's major votes consisted of Senate confirmation of four Biden nominees: two assistant secretaries, an ambassador, and a district court judge.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, March 19th, 2023
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (March 6th-10th)

Excerpt: The week's major votes included House passage of legislation intended to impair the executive branch from protecting U.S. elections and Senate confirmation of several Biden judicial and executive nominees.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, March 12th, 2023
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (February 27th-March 3rd)

Excerpt: The week's major votes included House and Senate adoption of a resolution voiding a Labor Department rule, which President Biden has vowed to veto, House passage of the Informing Consumers About Smart Devices Act, and Senate confirmation of a half dozen Biden judicial nominees.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, March 5th, 2023
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (February 13th-17th)

Excerpt: The week's major votes included Senate confirmation of eight Biden judicial nominees and passage of a resolution condemning China's recent effort to send a surveillance balloon across the United States.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, February 19th, 2023
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (February 6th-10th)

Excerpt: The week's major votes included House passage of a Republican bill to scrap the United States' requirement that foreign tourists be vaccinated against COVID-19 and Senate confirmation of DeAndrea Gist Benjamin to be a judge on the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, February 12th, 2023
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (January 23rd-27th)

Excerpt: The week's major votes included House passage of the NOTAM Improvement Act and the Chance to Compete Act, along with Senate confirmation of Brendan Owens to be the Defense Department's Assistant Secretary for Energy, Installations and Environment.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, January 29th, 2023
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (January 9th-13th)

Excerpt: The week's major votes included House passage of a Republican bill to roll back part of the Inflation Reduction Act and the adoption of several antiabortion resolutions pushed by Republicans.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, January 15th, 2023
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (January 3rd-7th)

Excerpt: 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.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, January 8th, 2023
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (December 5th-9th)

Excerpt: The week's major votes included House final passage of the Respect for Marriage Act and Senate confirmation of more than half a dozen of President Biden's judicial nominees.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, December 11th, 2022
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