WASHINGTON – Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week.
House votes
House Vote 1: HUMAN TRAFFICKING: The House has passed the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act (H.R. 6552), sponsored by Rep. Christopher H. Smith, R-N.J. The bill would reauthorize, through fiscal 2026, a set of programs addressing human trafficking, and change some aspects of the programs. Smith said of the need for the bill: “Every human life is of infinite value. We as lawmakers have a duty to protect the weakest and most vulnerable from harm.” The vote, on July 26, was 401 yeas to 20 nays. YEAS: Cawthorn R-NC (11th).
House Vote 2: STUDYING PFAS CHEMICALS: The House has passed the Federal PFAS Research Evaluation Act (H.R. 7289), sponsored by Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas. The bill would direct the National Academies to report to Congress on how to develop a federal government plan for researching impacts of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). PFAS are unregulated chemicals used in a variety of products and thought to possibly cause serious health effects. The vote, on July 26, was 359 yeas to 62 nays. YEAS: Cawthorn R-NC (11th).
House Vote 3: MATH EDUCATION: The House has passed the Mathematical and Statistical Modeling Education Act (H.R. 3588), sponsored by Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., to provide $10 million of annual funding, through 2027, to the National Science Foundation for coordinating efforts to improve math education by using mathematical and statistical modeling. Houlahan said the funding would “provide tangible critical thinking skills to the next generation that will enable them to succeed in the workplace and beyond.” The vote, on July 26, was 323 yeas to 92 nays. NAYS: Cawthorn R-NC (11th).
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House Vote 4: COVID AND BRAIN DAMAGE: The House has passed the Brycen Gray and Ben Price COVID-19 Cognitive Research Act (H.R. 7180), sponsored by Rep. Anthony Gonzalez, R-Ohio, to authorize $10 million of National Science Foundation grants for research into the possibility that CCOVID impairs brain processes. Gonzalez said: “Despite the significant progress made by researchers to improve our understanding of COVID-19, it remains unclear how the virus alters brain function, who is most at risk, and what can be done to quickly diagnose and treat impacted patients.” The vote, on July 26, was 350 yeas to 69 nays. NAYS: Cawthorn R-NC (11th).
House Vote 5: MEDICAL MARIJUANA RESEARCH: The House has passed the Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act (H.R. 8454), sponsored by Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., to establish a new process at the Drug Enforcement Administration for overseeing research into medical marijuana and cannabidiol substances. Blumenauer said the process “would remove barriers for research into cannabis and facilitate access to an increased supply of cannabis for research purposes.” The vote, on July 26, was 325 yeas to 95 nays. YEAS: Cawthorn R-NC (11th).
House Vote 6: BANK ACTIVITY REPORTS: The House has passed the Timely Delivery of Bank Secrecy Act Reports Act (H.R. 7734), sponsored by Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., to require the Treasury Department to deliver to Congressional staff, within 30 days, suspicious activity reports that relate to banks. Waters called the requirement a needed response to Treasury’s recent refusal to allow staffers to copy the reports, which she said has left staff unable “to effectively capture and analyze needed information in such complex documents.” An opponent, Rep. John Rose, R-Tenn., cited the hazard of the requirement increasing the number of people who can access hard copies of the reports, and therefore increasing leaks of a bank’s sensitive information. The vote, on July 26, was 349 yeas to 70 nays. NAYS: Cawthorn R-NC (11th).
House Vote 7: AUTOWORKER PENSION BENEFITS: The House has passed the Susan Muffley Act…
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