Serving Boone, Blowing Rock, Banner Elk, and other towns of the North Carolina High Country
Founded 05-05-05
March 29, 2007 issue
Here’s how U.S. Representatives Virginia Foxx (R-5) and Patrick McHenry (R-10) and U.S. Senators Elizabeth Dole (R-NC) and Richard Burr (R-NC) voted recently.
In the House: Foxx and McHenry
Gulf Coast Hurricane Housing Recovery Act—This House bill would require the government to replace public housing that was damaged by Hurricane Katrina—Vote Passed (302-125, 6 not voting)
Virginia Foxx voted no; Patrick McHenry voted no
U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Health, and Iraq Accountability Act—The House passed this $124 million emergency supplemental bill that provides funds for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and sets a timetable for withdrawing troops from Iraq—Vote Passed (218-212, 1 present, 3 not voting)
Virginia Foxx voted no; Patrick McHenry voted no
Maritime Pollution Prevention Act—This House bill implements Protocol VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil that sets limits on sulphur oxide and nitrogen oxide emissions from ship exhausts and prohibits deliberate emissions of ozone-depleting substances—Vote Passed (359-48, 26 not voting)
Virginia Foxx voted no; Patrick McHenry voted no
Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act—This House bill strengthens prohibitions against animal fighting—Vote Passed (368-39, 26 not voting)
Virginia Foxx voted no; Patrick McHenry voted yes
An Act to Amend the United States Code—This House bill sets a 120-day limit to the term of a United States attorney appointed on an interim basis by the attorney general—Vote Passed (329-78, 26 not voting)
Virginia Foxx voted no; Patrick McHenry voted no
House Resolution 260—This House resolution calls for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1433) to treat the District of Columbia as a Congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives—Vote Passed (226-195, 12 not voting)
Virginia Foxx voted no; Patrick McHenry voted no
Joshua Omvig Veterans Suicide Prevention Act—This House bill directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop and implement a comprehensive program designed to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans—Vote Passed (423-0, 10 not voting)
Virginia Foxx voted yes; Patrick McHenry voted yes
Dr. James Allen Veteran Vision Equity Act—This House bill improves compensation benefits for veterans in certain cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes—Vote Passed (424-0, 9 not voting)
Virginia Foxx voted yes; Patrick McHenry voted yes
Veterans’ Compensation Cost of Living Adjustment Act—This House bill increases, effective December 1, 2007, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans—Vote Passed (418-0, 15 not voting)
Virginia Foxx voted yes; Patrick McHenry voted yes
Promoting Harassment Through Outbound Number Enforcement (Phone) Act of 2007—This House bill prohibits caller ID spoofing—Vote Passed (413-1, 19 not voting)
Virginia Foxx voted yes; Patrick McHenry voted yes
Judicial Disclosure Responsibility Act—This House bill amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to withhold from public availability a financial disclosure report filed by an individual who is a judicial officer or judicial employee to the extent necessary to protect the safety of that individual or a family member—Vote Passed (415-0, 18 not voting)
Virginia Foxx voted yes; Patrick McHenry voted yes
In the Senate: Dole and Burr
Budget Resolution, FY2008—The Senate approved this $2.9 trillion budget resolution that sets spending priorities for the 2008 fiscal year—Vote Agreed to (52-47, 1 not voting)
Elizabeth Dole voted no; Richard Burr voted no
Preserving United States Attorney Independence Act of 2007—The Senate passed this bill that would prohibit the attorney general from filling U.S. attorney vacancies for an indefinite time period—Vote Agreed to (94-2, 4 not voting)
Elizabeth Dole voted yes; Richard Burr voted yes