How the local N.C. delegation to Congress voted recently | Local
Note: District 6 includes Guilford County and part of Forsyth County; District 10 includes all of Yadkin, Surry, Stokes, Rockingham, Lincoln, most of Catawba and Iredell and part of Forsyth counties; District 13 includes all of Davie, Davidson, Rowan, Randolph, Alamance, Caswell, Person and parts of Chatham and Lee and a small section of Iredell counties. These boundaries will change with the new Congress after the 2022 election.
WASHINGTON — Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted recently.
Along with this week’s roll call votes, the Senate also passed the following measures by voice vote: the Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act, to give the inspector general of the Department of Veterans Affairs testimonial subpoena authority; and a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that China’s government should immediately guarantee the safety and freedom of tennis star Peng Shuai.
U.S. House
Medical marijuana: The House has passed the Medical Marijuana Research Act to create a new, less stringent federal registration process for research into medical marijuana. The vote on Monday, April 4, was 343-75.
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Yeas: U.S. Rep. Kathy Manning, D-Greensboro, 6th District, U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-Denver, 10th District
Nays: U.S. Rep. Ted Budd, R-Advance, 13th District
Treating birth defects: The House has passed the Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act to require health insurers to cover birth defect treatments in their plans. The vote on Monday, April 4, was 310-110.
Economic security: The House has passed the DHS Trade and Economic Security Council Act to create a trade and economic security advisory council at the Homeland Security Department. The vote on Tuesday, April 5, was 348-75.
Yeas: Manning, McHenry, Budd
Hazard mitigation: The House has passed the Resilient Assistance for Mitigation for Environmentally Resilient Infrastructure and Construction by Americans Act to change various rules for federal funding to local governments and nonprofit groups for disaster hazard mitigation and planning programs. The vote, on Tuesday, April 5, was 383-41.
Yeas: Manning, McHenry, Budd
Ukraine and NATO: The House has passed a resolution to stress the importance of democratic principles at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and NATO’s commitment to bolstering democratic institutions in NATO member countries. The vote on Tuesday, April 5, was 362-63.
Yeas: Manning, McHenry, Budd
Capitol riot subpoenas: The House has passed a resolution to recommend that Trump administration staffers Dan Scavino and Peter Navarro be held in contempt of Congress for not complying with subpoenas issued by the House subcommittee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. The vote on Wednesday, April 6, was 220-203.
Russia war crimes: The House has passed the Ukraine Invasion War Crimes Deterrence and Accountability Act. The bill would require the president…
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