Heritage Action will be key voting the following three amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA):
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Key votes and co-sponsorships that Heritage Action will include on our legislative scorecard.
Key Votes on Amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)
May 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Key Vote Alert: “YES” on the Lee Budget
May 15, 2012 by Leave a Comment
On Wednesday, the Senate will vote on a budget resolution (S.CON.RES.44) introduced by Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) that mirrors The Heritage Foundation’s “Saving the American Dream” plan. At its core, the Lee Budget reorients the federal government towards its constitutionally appropriate role, cutting the size of the federal government in half by 2025 and achieving [...]
Key Vote Alert: “NO” on Export-Import Bank Reauthorization (Senate)
May 10, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Today, the Senate could vote on the House-passed Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012 (H.R.2072). The reauthorization would be for three years and expand the bank’s lending cap by 40%, to $140 billion. Without a reauthorization, the bank’s legal charter will expire on May 31, 2012. The ExIm Bank provides taxpayer-subsidized loans to U.S. exporters under the [...]
Key Vote Alert: “YES” on the Scott Amendment
May 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Tonight, the House will vote on the Scott Amendment to the Commerce, Justice and Science (CJS) Appropriations bill (H.R.5326). The amendment would eliminate the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), which was established in 1974 as a successor organization to one of President Johnson’s “Great Society” programs. Although the program is tasked with providing legal services to those [...]
Key Vote Alert: “NO” on COPS Program Amendment
May 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Tonight, the House will vote on the COPS Program Amendment to the Commerce, Justice and Science (CJS) Appropriations bill (H.R.5326). The amendment would increase funding for the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program, which was established in 1994 as part of President Clinton’s crime agenda. The underlying bill wisely reduced COPS funding from $166 million [...]
