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Roll Call

By Targeted News Services
Published: 6/21/2009 2:25 AM
Last Modified: 6/21/2009 6:37 AM

WASHINGTON — Here's how Oklahoma senators and House of Representatives members voted on key bills and amendments last week. A "Y" means the member voted for the measure; an "N" means the member voted against the measure; a "?" means the member did not vote.

HOUSE

Vote 1: Regulating tobacco products: The House approved the Senate amendment to the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (H.R. 1256), originally sponsored by Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., to authorize the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco products. Supporters said regulation will serve as "the crucial counterweight to the efforts and even deceptive practices of this industry" and called the bill a "historic moment when Congress finally stands up to Big Tobacco and stands up for the health of all Americans." Opponents said it "will put many companies and growers out of business" and distract the FDA from its primary role of protecting the U.S. food supply and regulating prescription drugs. The vote on June 12 was 307 yeas to 97 nays.

Vote 2: Student safe Internet use: The House approved the Student Internet Safety Act (H.R. 780), sponsored by Rep. Adam Putnam, R-Fla., to authorize funds to educate students about the safe use of the Internet. Supporters said the funds will "protect students against online predators, cyberbullying, or unwanted exposure to inappropriate materials" by helping schools provide students with the tools to use the Internet in a safe and secure manner. The vote Tuesday was unanimous with 416 yeas.

Vote 3: Housing aid for impoverished veterans: The House approved the Homes for Heroes Act (H.R. 403), sponsored by Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, to authorize a $200 million program in the Housing and Urban Development Department to provide housing aid to very low-income veterans. Supporters said the aid will help the veterans who make up more than 25 percent of the homeless in the U.S. by providing grants to housing providers and vouchers to veterans. The vote Tuesday was 417 yeas to 2 nays.

Vote 4: 2009 Supplemental Appropriations Act: The House approved the conference report accompanying the Supplemental Appropriations Act for fiscal 2009 (H.R. 2346), sponsored by Rep. David R. Obey, D-Wis. Supporters said the bill provided the remaining funding needed to help accomplish the end of the Iraq war and "a significant amount of additional funding for pandemic flu," among other programs. Opponents said it failed to prevent the release of photographs of detainees at Guantanamo Bay and did not increase military spending. The vote Tuesday was 226 yeas to 202 nays.

Vote 5: Guantanamo Bay closure: The House rejected an amendment sponsored by Rep. Jerry Lewis, R-Calif., to the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for fiscal 2010 (H.R. 2847) that would have prohibited the use of funds to implement a January 2009 Executive Order to proceed to removing Guantanamo Bay detainees and closing the detention facilities. Proponents of the amendment said that while there was no official move to close Guantanamo, the government was already transferring prisoners outside of the U.S. without consent of Congress or the American people. Opponents to this amendment expressed trust in the president's moves in dealing with Guantanamo Bay. The vote Thursday was 212 yeas to 213 nays.

Vote 6: Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act: The House passed the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for 2010 (H.R. 2847), sponsored by Rep. Alan Mollohan, D-W.Va., to set appropriations for the Commerce, Justice and Science and other, related agencies for fiscal 2010. Funding in the bill totaled $64.4 billion, an increase of $6.7 billion of appropriations from the previous year, but $200 million less than the President's budget request. The vote Thursday was 259 yeas to 157 nays.

DB: Dan Boren (D)
TC: Tom Cole (R)
MF: Mary Fallin (R)
FL: Frank Lucas (R)
JS: John Sullivan (R)

House vote

Issue	DB	TC	MF	FL	JS
Vote 1	Y	N	Y	N	?
Vote 2	Y	Y	Y	Y	?
Vote 3	Y	Y	Y	Y	?
Vote 4	Y	N	N	N	?
Vote 5	Y	Y	Y	Y	?
Vote 6	Y	N	Y	N	?

SENATE

Vote 1: Appropriations Conference Report: The Senate passed the Supplemental Appropriations Act Conference Report to accompany the Supplemental Appropriations Act (H.R. 2346), sponsored by Rep. David Obey, D-Wis., that sets supplemental appropriations for fiscal 2009 and clears the measure for the president. The bill contains funds to combat violent extremism in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as funds for providing resources for the Armed Forces and diplomatic corps to continue on government-assigned missions. More than $18 billion has been allocated for military pay and benefits, including $1.9 billion to cover elements not requested by the administration and funding for continued operations, equipment repair and replacement, and enhanced support to wounded soldiers and their families. Regular funding was provided for the Departments of Homeland Security, Health and Human Services and Transportation. The report was passed Thursday with a vote of 91 yeas to 5 nays.

JI: Jim Inhofe (R)
TC: Tom Coburn (R)

Senate vote

Issue	JI	TC
Vote 1	Y	N

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