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Published: August 3, 2008
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Here's how area members of Congress were recorded on major votes last week:
House
Federal tobacco regulation: Voting 326-102, the House on Thursday sent the Senate a bill to begin Food and Drug Administration regulation of tobacco products. The bill empowers the FDA to regulate cigarette content, require disclosure of product ingredients, ban cigarette marketing to children and require more prominent health warnings. The bill would pre-empt state tobacco laws and impose fees on cigarette manufacturers and importers to pay the cost of FDA tobacco regulation.
A yes vote was to pass the bill.
Voting yes: G.K. Butterfield, D-1; Bob Etheridge, D-2; David Price, D-4; Mike McIntyre, D-7; Melvin Watt, D-12; Brad Miller, D-13.
Voting no: Walter Jones, R-3; Virginia Foxx, R-5; Howard Coble, R-6; Robin Hayes, R-8; Sue Myrick, R-9; Patrick McHenry, R-10; Heath Shuler, D-11.
Not voting: None.
Oil-market speculation: Voting 276-151, the House on Thursday failed to reach a two-thirds majority needed to pass a bill (HR 6604) directing the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to curb "excessive speculation" in the oil-futures market, in part by setting higher margin requirements, limiting investment positions and requiring more public disclosure. The bill was aimed at pure speculators rather than companies such as transportation firms that trade in oil futures as a business decision.
A yes vote was to advance the bill.
Voting yes: Butterfield, Etheridge, Jones, Price, McIntyre, Hayes, Shuler, Watt, Miller.
Voting no: Foxx, Coble, Myrick, McHenry.
Not voting: None.
Product safety commission: Voting 424-1, the House on Wednesday approved the conference report on a bill to expand powers of the Consumer Product Safety Commission while nearly doubling the agency's annual budget over 10 years and beefing up its staff and testing capabilities.
A yes vote was to approve the conference report.
Voting yes: Butterfield, Etheridge, Jones, Price, Foxx, Coble, McIntyre, Hayes, Myrick, McHenry, Shuler, Watt, Miller.
Voting no: None.
Not voting: None.
Gender-based pay bias: Voting 247-178, the House on Thursday sent the Senate a bill to bolster the federal law that bans pay discrimination based on gender. The bill empowers women alleging pay bias to sue for recovery of back pay and receive punitive and compensatory damages; bans employer retaliation against those who share salary data with co-workers, and establishes a grant program to teach negotiating skills to girls and women.
A yes vote was to pass the bill.
Voting yes: Butterfield, Etheridge, Price, McIntyre, Hayes, Shuler, Watt, Miller.
Voting no: Jones, Foxx, Coble, Myrick, McHenry.
Not voting: None.
Senate
Product safety commission: Voting 89-3, the Senate on Thursday sent President Bush the conference report on a bill to reauthorize the Consumer Product Safety Commission while expanding its powers, staff and budget. In addition, the bill would ban three-wheel All-Terrain Vehicles and set safety standards for four-wheel ATVs; require the destruction of unsafe imports to keep them from being marketed once again; end the requirement that manufacturers pre-approve certain public notices, and increase the agency's budget from $62 million in 2007 to $136 million in 2014.
A yes vote was to approve the conference report.
Richard Burr, R, voted yes.
Elizabeth Dole, R, voted yes.
Presidential candidates Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Barack Obama, D-Ill., did not vote.
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