MegaVote for CT's 3rd District and Senate

September 18, 2017 In this MegaVote for Connecticut's 3rd Congressional District: Recent Congressional Votes Senate: Fiscal 2018 Defense Authorization Senate: Patenaude Nomination – Confirmation Senate: Fiscal 2018 Defense Authorization House: Criminal Gang Members House: Fiscal 2018 Omnibus Appropriations Upcoming Congressional Bills Senate: Fiscal 2018 Defense Authorization Bill Editor's Note: The House is not in session this week. Recent Senate Votes Fiscal 2018 Defense Authorization - Vote Agreed to (61-36, 3 Not Voting) Corker, R-Tenn., motion to table the McConnell, R-Ky., for Paul, R-Ky., amendment to the McCain, R-Ariz., modified substitute amendment to the bill. The Paul amendment would sunset, six months after enactment, the 2001 authorization for the use of military force in Afghanistan and the 2002 authorization for the use of military force in Iraq. Sen. Christopher Murphy voted NO Sen. Richard Blumenthal voted NO Patenaude Nomination – Confirmation - Vote Confirmed (80-17, 3 Not Voting) The Senate confirmed the nomination of Pamela H. Patenaude to be deputy secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Sen. Christopher Murphy voted YES Sen. Richard Blumenthal voted NO Fiscal 2018 Defense Authorization - Vote Agreed to (84-9, 7 Not Voting) Motion to invoke cloture (thus limiting debate) on the McCain, R-Ariz., modified substitute amendment that would authorize $692 billion in discretionary funding for defense programs in fiscal 2018. Sen. Christopher Murphy voted YES Sen. Richard Blumenthal voted YES Recent House Votes Criminal Gang Members - Vote Passed (233-175, 25 Not Voting) The House passed the bill that would define a criminal gang as a group of five or more persons that has the primary purpose of the commission of one or more certain criminal offenses and would prohibit individuals defined as foreign criminal gang members from entering the United States. Rep. Rosa DeLauro voted Not Voting Fiscal 2018 Omnibus Appropriations - Vote Passed (211-198, 25 Not Voting) The House passed the bill, as amended, that would provide $1.23 trillion for federal departments and agencies covered by the 12 unfinished fiscal 2018 spending bills, including $621.5 billion for defense and $511 billion for nondefense discretionary spending. Rep. Rosa DeLauro voted Not Voting Upcoming Votes Fiscal 2018 Defense Authorization Bill - HR2810 The bill would authorize more than $680 billion for the Pentagon and related agencies as well as the Overseas Contingency Operations account.