North Carolina Congressional votes for the week of May 13 :: WRAL.com

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This is a have a look at how North Carolina members of U.S. Congress voted over the earlier week.

Home votes

CYBERSECURITY CONTESTS: The Home has handed the Presidents Cup Cybersecurity Competitors Act (H.R. 6824), sponsored by Rep. Elaine G. Luria, D-Va., to authorize annual cybersecurity competitions, with prizes awarded, for teams of presidency workers. Luria mentioned: “By passing this laws, we show our dedication to additional creating a aggressive and extremely expert federal cybersecurity workforce.” The vote, on Could 16, was 386 yeas to 31 nays.

• YEAS: McHenry R-NC (tenth), Foxx R-NC (fifth), Butterfield D-NC (1st), Hudson R-NC (eighth), Murphy (NC) R-NC (third), Rouzer R-NC (seventh), Value (NC) D-NC (4th), Adams D-NC (twelfth), Cawthorn R-NC (eleventh), Bishop (NC) R-NC (ninth), Manning D-NC (sixth), Ross D-NC (2nd) NOT VOTING: Budd R-NC (thirteenth)

SECURITY GRANTS TO NONPROFITS: The Home has handed the Nonprofit Safety Grant Program Enchancment Act (H.R. 6825), sponsored by Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Miss., to change and reauthorize, by means of fiscal 2028, the Homeland Safety Division’s program for issuing safety grants to nonprofit teams believed to be at a better threat of being attacked by terrorists. Thompson mentioned of the necessity for the grants: “Even with funding for this system growing roughly three-fold in just some brief years, the demand for funding continues to be outpacing out there funding.” The vote, on Could 16, was 288 yeas to 129 nays.

• YEAS: McHenry R-NC (tenth), Butterfield D-NC (1st), Hudson R-NC (eighth), Value (NC) D-NC (4th), Adams D-NC (twelfth), Cawthorn R-NC (eleventh), Manning D-NC (sixth), Ross D-NC (2nd)
• NAYS: Foxx R-NC (fifth), Murphy (NC) R-NC (third), Rouzer R-NC (seventh), Bishop (NC) R-NC (ninth) NOT VOTING: Budd R-NC (thirteenth)

CYBERATTACKS AND GOVERNMENT: The Home has handed the DHS Roles and Tasks in Cyber Area Act (H.R. 5658), sponsored by Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., to require the Homeland Safety Division to ship Congress a report on the company’s obligations for responding to cybersecurity incidents. The vote, on Could 16, was 313 yeas to 105 nays.

• YEAS: McHenry R-NC (tenth), Foxx R-NC (fifth), Hudson R-NC (eighth), Value (NC) D-NC (4th), Cawthorn R-NC (eleventh), Bishop (NC) R-NC (ninth), Manning D-NC (sixth)
• NAYS: Butterfield D-NC (1st), Murphy (NC) R-NC (third), Rouzer R-NC (seventh), Adams D-NC (twelfth), Ross D-NC (2nd) NOT VOTING: Budd R-NC (thirteenth)

WORKER TRAINING: The Home has handed the Workforce Innovation and Alternative Act (H.R. 7309), sponsored by Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., to authorize, by means of fiscal 2028, about $80 billion of spending on quite a lot of employee coaching applications, and create a Labor Division program for profession coaching for ex-convicts. Scott mentioned the invoice, by growing program funding, would “lastly meet the wants of staff and companies, fill job openings with certified staff, cut back provide chain shortages, and decrease prices for households.” A invoice opponent, Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., mentioned that giving the federal authorities better management of employee coaching would lower the power to develop labor abilities that meet the wants of a altering economic system. The vote, on Could 17, was 220 yeas to 196 nays.

• NAYS: McHenry R-NC (tenth), Hudson R-NC (eighth), Murphy (NC) R-NC (third), Rouzer R-NC (seventh), Cawthorn R-NC (eleventh) NOT VOTING: Foxx R-NC (fifth), Budd R-NC (thirteenth), Bishop (NC) R-NC (ninth)
• YEAS: Butterfield D-NC (1st), Value (NC) D-NC (4th), Adams D-NC (twelfth), Manning D-NC (sixth), Ross D-NC (2nd)

BOMB PREVENTION: The Home has handed the Bombing Prevention Act (H.R. 6873), sponsored by Rep. Tom Malinowski, D-N.J., to authorize the Workplace for Bombing Prevention on the Homeland Safety Division. Malinowski mentioned the authorization “would carry wanted permanence and predictability to the operations of this workplace and place it to construct capability to satisfy rising calls for for its providers.” The vote, on Could 17, was 388 yeas to 26 nays.

• YEAS: McHenry R-NC (tenth), Butterfield D-NC (1st), Hudson R-NC (eighth), Murphy (NC) R-NC (third), Rouzer R-NC (seventh), Adams D-NC (twelfth), Cawthorn R-NC (eleventh), Manning D-NC (sixth), Ross D-NC (2nd) NOT VOTING: Foxx R-NC (fifth), Value (NC) D-NC (4th), Budd R-NC (thirteenth), Bishop (NC) R-NC (ninth)

CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION: The Home has handed the Cybersecurity Grants for Faculties Act (H.R. 6868), sponsored by Rep. Andrew R. Garbarino, R-N.Y., to authorize the issuance of cybersecurity training grants to public colleges by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Safety Company. The vote, on Could 17, was 383 yeas to 30 nays.

• YEAS: McHenry R-NC (tenth), Butterfield D-NC (1st), Hudson R-NC (eighth), Murphy (NC) R-NC (third), Rouzer R-NC (seventh), Adams D-NC (twelfth), Cawthorn R-NC (eleventh), Manning D-NC (sixth), Ross D-NC (2nd) NOT VOTING: Foxx R-NC (fifth), Value (NC) D-NC (4th), Budd R-NC (thirteenth), Bishop (NC) R-NC (ninth)

VA MEDICAL BUILDINGS: The Home has handed the Fiscal Yr 2022 Veterans Affairs Main Medical Facility Authorization Act (H.R. 7500), sponsored by Rep. Colin Z. Allred, D-Texas. The invoice would authorize twelve main medical facility initiatives by the VA in fiscal 2022. A supporter, Rep. David J. Trone, D-Md., mentioned: “If we’re going to construct again veterans’ belief within the VA, we have now to begin making severe investments within the outdated infrastructure meant to serve them.” The vote, on Could 17, was 402 yeas to 2 nays.

• YEAS: McHenry R-NC (tenth), Butterfield D-NC (1st), Hudson R-NC (eighth), Murphy (NC) R-NC (third), Rouzer R-NC (seventh), Adams D-NC (twelfth), Cawthorn R-NC (eleventh), Manning D-NC (sixth), Ross D-NC (2nd) NOT VOTING: Foxx R-NC (fifth), Value (NC) D-NC (4th), Budd R-NC (thirteenth), Bishop (NC) R-NC (ninth)

VA SUBPOENAS: The Home has handed the Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act (S. 2687), sponsored by Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., to grant witness subpoena authority to the Workplace of Inspector Normal on the Division of Veterans Affairs, by means of Could 2025. A supporter, Rep. David J. Trone, D-Md., mentioned remedying the inspector normal’s present lack of subpoena energy over former VA workers “may make clear wrongdoing or mismanagement that places the care and security of our veterans and their households in danger.” The vote, on Could 17, was 404 yeas to six nays.

• YEAS: McHenry R-NC (tenth), Butterfield D-NC (1st), Hudson R-NC (eighth), Murphy (NC) R-NC (third), Rouzer R-NC (seventh), Adams D-NC (twelfth), Cawthorn R-NC (eleventh), Manning D-NC (sixth), Ross D-NC (2nd) NOT VOTING: Foxx R-NC (fifth), Value (NC) D-NC (4th), Budd R-NC (thirteenth), Bishop (NC) R-NC (ninth)

VA WORK-STUDY FUNDING: The Home has handed the Scholar Veteran Work Research Modernization Act (H.R. 6376), sponsored by Rep. Cynthia Axne, D-Iowa, to broaden eligibility for work-study allowances granted by the Division of Veterans Affairs to veterans who’re in rehabilitation or teaching programs on a half-time foundation or extra. The expanded eligibility would final during a five-year pilot program on the VA. The vote, on Could 17, was 370 yeas to 43 nays.

• YEAS: McHenry R-NC (tenth), Butterfield D-NC (1st), Hudson R-NC (eighth), Murphy (NC) R-NC (third), Rouzer R-NC (seventh), Value (NC) D-NC (4th), Adams D-NC (twelfth), Cawthorn R-NC (eleventh), Manning D-NC (sixth), Ross D-NC (2nd) NOT VOTING: Foxx R-NC (fifth), Budd R-NC (thirteenth), Bishop (NC) R-NC (ninth)

IMPOVERISHED AREAS: The Home has handed the Focusing on Sources to Communities in Want Act (H.R. 6531), sponsored by Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., to require a number of authorities companies to take measures geared toward figuring out and growing spending on U.S. areas with persistent poverty. A supporter, Rep. Shontel M. Brown, D-Ohio, referred to as the invoice “an vital and commonsense step to addressing persistent poverty.” An opponent, Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., mentioned that growing spending wouldn’t resolve poverty within the areas. The vote, on Could 18, was 258 yeas to 165 nays.

• YEAS: McHenry R-NC (tenth), Butterfield D-NC (1st), Hudson R-NC (eighth), Value (NC) D-NC (4th), Adams D-NC (twelfth), Manning D-NC (sixth), Ross D-NC (2nd) NOT VOTING: Foxx R-NC (fifth), Budd R-NC (thirteenth)
• NAYS: Murphy (NC) R-NC (third), Rouzer R-NC (seventh), Cawthorn R-NC (eleventh), Bishop (NC) R-NC (ninth)

BABY FORMULA ACCESS: The Home has handed the Entry to Child Formulation Act (H.R. 7791), sponsored by Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Conn., to grant the Agriculture Division expanded powers to waive guidelines on the Particular Supplemental Diet Program for Girls, Infants, and Kids (WIC) as deemed crucial, in response to public well being emergencies and meals provide chain disruptions. Hayes referred to as the invoice “swift motion to assist these households feed their infants by safely getting extra child method onto retailer cabinets within the face of producer remembers.” The vote, on Could 18, was 414 yeas to 9 nays.

• YEAS: McHenry R-NC (tenth), Butterfield D-NC (1st), Hudson R-NC (eighth), Murphy (NC) R-NC (third), Rouzer R-NC (seventh), Value (NC) D-NC (4th), Budd R-NC (thirteenth), Adams D-NC (twelfth), Cawthorn R-NC (eleventh), Bishop (NC) R-NC (ninth), Manning D-NC (sixth), Ross D-NC (2nd) NOT VOTING: Foxx R-NC (fifth)

BABY FORMULA SPENDING: The Home has handed the Toddler Formulation Supplemental Appropriations Act (H.R. 7790), sponsored by Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., to spend $28 million of emergency supplemental appropriations on measures to resolve the present scarcity of child method and keep away from related future shortages. DeLauro mentioned the spending would “shortly and safely deal with the toddler method scarcity on this nation and assist stop this from occurring once more.” An opponent, Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, mentioned “the invoice provides the FDA an extra $28 million, when funds are already out there to deal with this concern.” The vote, on Could 18, was 231 yeas to 192 nays.

• NAYS: McHenry R-NC (tenth), Hudson R-NC (eighth), Murphy (NC) R-NC (third), Rouzer R-NC (seventh), Budd R-NC (thirteenth), Cawthorn R-NC (eleventh), Bishop (NC) R-NC (ninth) NOT VOTING: Foxx R-NC (fifth)
• YEAS: Butterfield D-NC (1st), Value (NC) D-NC (4th), Adams D-NC (twelfth), Manning D-NC (sixth), Ross D-NC (2nd)

DOMESTIC TERRORISM: The Home has handed the Home Terrorism Prevention Act (H.R. 350), sponsored by Rep. Bradley Scott Schneider, D-Ailing., to authorize actions in opposition to home terrorism by the Justice Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Homeland Safety Division. Schneider mentioned: “We should give federal regulation enforcement the assets and the instruments they should actively establish threats and to preemptively act to cease violence earlier than it occurs.” An opponent, Rep. Dan Bishop, R-N.C., mentioned the invoice would “conflate the egregious evil of home terrorism with some sort of a political smear of your political opposition.” The vote, on Could 18, was 222 yeas to 203 nays.

• NAYS: McHenry R-NC (tenth), Hudson R-NC (eighth), Murphy (NC) R-NC (third), Rouzer R-NC (seventh), Budd R-NC (thirteenth), Cawthorn R-NC (eleventh), Bishop (NC) R-NC (ninth) NOT VOTING: Foxx R-NC (fifth)
• YEAS: Butterfield D-NC (1st), Value (NC) D-NC (4th), Adams D-NC (twelfth), Manning D-NC (sixth), Ross D-NC (2nd)

BRAIN INJURIES: The Home has handed the Traumatic Mind Harm and Submit-Traumatic Stress Dysfunction Regulation Enforcement Coaching Act (H.R. 2992), sponsored by Rep. Invoice Pascrell Jr., D-N.J. The invoice would require the Justice Division to create disaster intervention coaching applications for first responders to deal with folks with traumatic mind accidents, acquired mind accidents, and post-traumatic stress dysfunction. The vote, on Could 18, was 400 yeas to 21 nays.

• YEAS: McHenry R-NC (tenth), Butterfield D-NC (1st), Hudson R-NC (eighth), Murphy (NC) R-NC (third), Rouzer R-NC (seventh), Value (NC) D-NC (4th), Budd R-NC (thirteenth), Adams D-NC (twelfth), Cawthorn R-NC (eleventh), Bishop (NC) R-NC (ninth), Manning D-NC (sixth), Ross D-NC (2nd) NOT VOTING: Foxx R-NC (fifth)

POLICE BENEFITS: The Home has handed the Public Security Officer Assist Act (H.R. 6943), sponsored by Rep. David J. Trone, D-Md., to supply dying and incapacity advantages to police and different public security officers who’ve job-related post-traumatic stress dysfunction or acute stress dysfunction. Trone mentioned: “This invoice will deal with the difficulty of stigma and supply the overdue parity between bodily and psychological accidents.” The vote, on Could 18, was 402 yeas to 17 nays.

• YEAS: McHenry R-NC (tenth), Butterfield D-NC (1st), Hudson R-NC (eighth), Murphy (NC) R-NC (third), Rouzer R-NC (seventh), Value (NC) D-NC (4th), Budd R-NC (thirteenth), Adams D-NC (twelfth), Cawthorn R-NC (eleventh), Bishop (NC) R-NC (ninth), Manning D-NC (sixth), Ross D-NC (2nd) NOT VOTING: Foxx R-NC (fifth)

VA WHISTLEBLOWERS: The Home has handed the Division of Veterans Affairs Workplace of Inspector Normal Coaching Act (H.R. 6052), sponsored by Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Ailing. The invoice would require employee coaching on the VA on methods to report wrongdoing on the company to its Workplace of Inspector Normal. Underwood referred to as coaching “a important step to advertise accountability at VA and guarantee our veterans are receiving the world-class care and advantages that they’ve earned.” The vote, on Could 18, was 407 yeas to 11 nays.

• YEAS: McHenry R-NC (tenth), Butterfield D-NC (1st), Hudson R-NC (eighth), Murphy (NC) R-NC (third), Rouzer R-NC (seventh), Value (NC) D-NC (4th), Budd R-NC (thirteenth), Adams D-NC (twelfth), Cawthorn R-NC (eleventh), Bishop (NC) R-NC (ninth), Manning D-NC (sixth), Ross D-NC (2nd) NOT VOTING: Foxx R-NC (fifth)

FUEL PRICE GOUGING: The Home has handed the Shopper Gasoline Value Gouging Prevention Act (H.R. 7688), sponsored by Rep. Kim Schrier, D-Wash. The invoice would make unlawful, beneath civil regulation, the wholesale or retail sale of shopper fuels, resembling gasoline and jet gasoline, at worth ranges deemed unconscionably extreme and exploitative of an power emergency declared by the president. The vote, on Could 19, was 217 yeas to 207 nays.

• NAYS: McHenry R-NC (tenth), Hudson R-NC (eighth), Murphy (NC) R-NC (third), Rouzer R-NC (seventh), Budd R-NC (thirteenth), Cawthorn R-NC (eleventh), Bishop (NC) R-NC (ninth) NOT VOTING: Foxx R-NC (fifth)
• YEAS: Butterfield D-NC (1st), Value (NC) D-NC (4th), Adams D-NC (twelfth), Manning D-NC (sixth), Ross D-NC (2nd)

Senate votes

NEW YORK JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Jennifer Rochon to be a decide on the U.S. district courtroom for the southern district of New York. Rochon was a personal observe lawyer in New York Metropolis from 2000 to 2013, and has been normal counsel for Woman Scouts of the USA since 2013. A supporter, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ailing., cited Rochon’s depth of expertise “and her demonstrated prowess within the regulation.” The vote, on Could 18, was 51 yeas to 47 nays.

• NAYS: Burr R-NC, Tillis R-NC

MIDEAST DIPLOMACY: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Barbara A. Leaf to be the State Division’s assistant secretary for the Bureau of Close to Jap Affairs. Leaf has been a senior official on the Nationwide Safety Council specializing within the Center East and North Africa, and a longtime diplomat serving in Iraq, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates, amongst different international locations. An opponent, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, criticized Leaf for failing to present the Senate sufficient details about Biden administration insurance policies within the Center East. The vote, on Could 18, was 54 yeas to 44 nays.

• NAYS: Burr R-NC, Tillis R-NC

LABOR OFFICIAL: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Elizabeth Watson to the Labor Division’s assistant secretary for congressional and intergovernmental affairs. Watson has been a senior aide on the Home Training and Labor Committee and a regulation professor at Indiana College and Georgetown College. The vote, on Could 18, was 50 yeas to 45 nays.

• YEAS: Burr R-NC
• NAYS: Tillis R-NC

CALIFORNIA JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Trina Thompson to be a decide on the U.S. district courtroom for the northern district of California. Thompson has been a superior courtroom decide in Alameda County since 2002. A supporter, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ailing., mentioned “the many years of trial litigation and judicial expertise that Decide Thomas has amassed can be an immense asset” for the district courtroom. The vote, on Could 18, was 51 yeas to 44 nays.

• NAYS: Burr R-NC, Tillis R-NC

SECOND CALIFORNIA JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Sunshine Sykes to be a decide on the U.S. district courtroom for the central district of California. Sykes has been a superior courtroom decide in Riverside County since 2013, and earlier than that was a lawyer for the county’s authorities. A supporter, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ailing., mentioned: “Her document on the bench is deeply spectacular, and she is going to proceed to manage justice in a considerate, evenhanded method as a district courtroom decide.” The vote, on Could 18, was 51 yeas to 45 nays.

• NAYS: Burr R-NC, Tillis R-NC

MILITARY LOGISTICS: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Christopher Lowman to be the Protection Division’s assistant secretary for sustainment. Lowman, a Marine and Military officer since 1984, has specialised in logistics and procurement and administration. The vote, on Could 18, was 94 yeas to 1 nay.

• YEAS: Burr R-NC, Tillis R-NC

UKRAINE SPENDING: The Senate has handed the Further Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act (H.R. 7691), sponsored by Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, to spend $40.1 billion throughout a spread of presidency companies in response to the battle in Ukraine. A supporter, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, mentioned: “This navy and humanitarian help shouldn’t be strictly an act of altruism on our half. We’re doing this additionally as a result of permitting Ukraine to defend itself is in our greatest curiosity.” An opponent, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., mentioned Ukraine’s battle in opposition to Russian invasion was “a trigger for which I’ve nice sympathy and help however a trigger for which the Structure doesn’t sanction or approve of.” The vote, on Could 19, was 86 yeas to 11 nays.

• YEAS: Burr R-NC, Tillis R-NC