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Vote for Georgia's 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 8th Congressional Distric
ts: May 12, 2014
By: Aulton Date: May 12, 2014, 4:46 pm
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Recent Congressional Votes
Senate: Energy-Efficient Building Codes –Cloture
House: Benghazi Select Committee–Passage
House: Research Tax Credit –Passage
House: Charter School Program Expansion–Passage
Upcoming Congressional Bills
Senate: Energy-Efficient Building Codes
Note: The House is in recess this week and will return on
Monday, May 19.
Recent Senate Votes Energy-Efficient Building Codes –Cloture -
Vote Agreed to (79-20, 1 Not Voting)
The Senate invoked cloture on the motion to proceed to a bill
that would promote updates to state building codes to encourage
energy savings and provide incentives for energy-efficient
manufacturing.
Sen. Saxby Chambliss voted YES
Sen. Johnny Isakson voted YES
Recent House Votes Benghazi Select Committee–Passage - Vote
Passed (232-186, 14 Not Voting)
The House approved a resolution establishing a 12-member panel
to examine both the events that led to the Sept. 11, 2012 attack
on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, as well as the Obama
administration's response to it and to subsequent congressional
inquiries.
Rep. Jack Kingston voted Not Voting
Rep. Sanford Bishop Jr. voted Not Voting
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland voted YES
Rep. Austin Scott voted YES
Research Tax Credit –Passage - Vote Passed (274-131, 26 Not
Voting)
The House passed legislation that would permit companies that
incur research and development expenses in the United States to
deduct up to 20 percent of the amount in which their qualified
research expenses exceed a calculated base amount for the
current taxable year. It would also permanently extend and
expand a tax break for university and corporate research
expenses that expired in December 2013. Sixty-two Democrats
joined all but one Republican to support the bill.
Rep. Jack Kingston voted Not Voting
Rep. Sanford Bishop Jr. voted Not Voting
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland voted YES
Rep. Austin Scott voted YES
Charter School Program Expansion–Passage - Vote Passed (360-45,
27 Not Voting)
The House passed a bill to require the Education secretary to
consolidate the federal Charter Schools Program, which gives
grants to states to open charter schools, and the Charter School
Credit Enhancement Program, which assists schools in acquiring
better credit terms for facilities, into one program, and direct
a certain percentage of funds into national charter school
management activities.
Rep. Jack Kingston voted Not Voting
Rep. Sanford Bishop Jr. voted Not Voting
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland voted YES
Rep. Austin Scott voted YES
Upcoming Votes Energy-Efficient Building Codes - S.2262
The Senate is scheduled to continue work on this building code
bill.
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Re: Vote for Georgia's 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 8th Congressional Dis
tricts: May 12, 2014
By: PuraDeena Date: December 13, 2018, 1:33 am
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Re: Vote for Georgia's 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 8th Congressional Dis
tricts: May 12, 2014
By: Lasakato Date: December 13, 2018, 3:08 am
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