congressional roundup
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How Colorado’s congressional delegation voted this week
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H.R. 1: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act This was a vote to pass H.R. 1 in the House. The Republican-controlled House gave final approval to the $1.5-trillion tax bill promoted by President Donald Trump as the biggest tax overhaul in 30 years. The bill slashes taxes for corporations and wealthy persons but gives only a…
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How Colorado’s congressional delegation voted this week
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H.R. 4324: Strengthening Oversight of Iran’s Access to Finance Act This was a vote to pass H.R. 4324 in the House. H.R. 4324 is an attempt to deny Iran access to civil aircraft that could be converted to military uses. It follows accusations from the U.S. government that Iran is violating United Nations resolutions forbidding…
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How Colorado’s congressional delegation voted this week
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H.Con.Res. 90: Condemning ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya and calling for an end to the attacks in and an immediate restoration of humanitarian access to the state of Rakhine in Burma This was a vote to agree to H.Con.Res. 90 in the House. This resolution was a House of Representatives condemnation of what it called…
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How Colorado’s congressional delegation voted this week
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H.R. 3017: Brownfields Enhancement, Economic Redevelopment, and Reauthorization Act of 2017 This was a vote to pass H.R. 3017 in the House. H.R. 3017 represented an effort to reauthorize the funding and authorizations for the expiring law that paid for redevelopment of brownfield sites. The original Brownfields Revitalization Act was signed into law by President…
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How Colorado’s congressional delegation voted this week
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H.R. 1: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act This was a vote to pass H.R. 1 in the House. H.R. 1 is the House Republican tax reform bill intended to reduce corporate and individual income taxes. However, it would increase the federal deficit by $1.7 trillion over the next decade. The Republicans hope the deficit will…
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How Colorado’s congressional delegation voted this week
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H.R. 3043: Hydropower Policy Modernization Act of 2017 This was a vote to pass H.R. 3043 in the House. H.R. 3043 is intended to modernize the regulatory permitting process and encourage the expansion of hydropower generation by improving administrative efficiency and accountability. It creates incentives for new hydropower infrastructure and reduces what the electrical generation…
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How Colorado’s congressional delegation voted this week
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H.R. 849: Protecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare Act of 2017 This was a vote to pass H.R. 849 in the House. This bill repeals provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that established the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB). The IPAB was supposed to submit Medicare spending plans to Congress if projected spending…
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How Colorado’s congressional delegation voted this week
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H.Con.Res. 71: Establishing the congressional budget for the U.S. government for fiscal 2018 and setting budget levels for fiscal 2019 through 2027 This was a vote to agree to the H.Con.Res. 71 budget resolution in the House. The House approved the controversial budget bill by only four votes. Critics said it would increase the federal…
