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Tag Archives: Last Week In Congress

Last Week In Con­gress is a recur­ring Cas­ca­dia Advo­cate fea­ture pro­vid­ed in part­ner­ship with Voteara­ma in Con­gress 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 4th-8th)

Excerpt: The week's major votes included the confirmation of the director of the NCSC as well as the failure of an attempt to override Donald Trump's veto of a resolution to reassert Congress' power to declare war.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, May 10th, 2020
Written by:Voterama in Congress
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (April 20th-24th)

Excerpt: The week's major votes included House passage of a resolution to establish a committee to oversee trillions of dollars in COVID-19 response funding and the fourth coronavirus aid package (H.R. 266).
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, April 26th, 2020
Written by:Voterama in Congress
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (March 23rd-27th)

Excerpt: The week's major votes consisted of House and Senate passage of the The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, H.R. 748.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, March 29th, 2020
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (March 16th-20th)

Excerpt: The week's major votes included Senate approval of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and the rejection of several amendments to the Act.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, March 22nd, 2020
Written by:Voterama in Congress
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (March 9th-14th)

Excerpt: The week's major votes included House approval of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and Senate disapproval of a Betsy DeVos rule on student loan forgiveness.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, March 15th, 2020
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (March 2nd-6th)

Excerpt: The week's major votes included House and Senate approval of an emergency coronavirus response package and House passage of a bill to add airport security workers to the civil service.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, March 8th, 2020
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (February 24th-28th)

Excerpt: The week's major votes including House passage of historic anti-lynching legislation and Senate rejection of Republican schemes to put up barriers to reproductive healthcare.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, March 1st, 2020
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (February 10th-14th)

Excerpt: The week's major votes included House approval of a bill expanding wilderness protections and Senate approval of a resolution reasserting Congress' power to declare war.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, February 16th, 2020
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (February 3rd-7th)

Excerpt: The week's major votes included House passage of the Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 and the Senate's refusal to convict Donald Trump.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, February 9th, 2020
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (January 27th-31st)

Excerpt: The week's major votes included the revocation of the 2002 Iraq invasion AUMF in the House and the defeat of efforts to call witnesses in the Senate's Trump removal trial.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, February 2nd, 2020
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (January 20th-25th)

Excerpt: Find out Cascadia’s United States Senators voted on motions pertaining to the rules for Donald Trump's removal trial.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, January 26th, 2020
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (January 13th-17th)

Excerpt: The week's major votes included the transmission of impeachment articles/appointment of trial managers and ratification of the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, January 19th, 2020
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (January 6th-10th)

Excerpt: The week's major votes included a House resolution requiring the Trump regime to obtain advance congressional authorization prior to attacking Iran and Senate approval of a nominee to lead the Small Business Administration.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, January 12th, 2020
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (December 16th-20th)

Excerpt: The week's major votes included Senate approval of the 2019 NDAA, House approval of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, and a package of eight appropriations bills.
Published at:7:30 AM on Sunday, December 22nd, 2019
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