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meadowlark5

(2,795 posts)
Sun Jul 13, 2014, 01:44 PM Jul 2014

Is there somewhere to find how a congressman voted on a bill?

My brother was trying to find out how Marsha Blackburn voted on Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (HR 7311, I think). The bill that says we must accept and take care of children coming over the border. He and I both suspect since it was a Bush bill she voted yes but can't find anything.

He was wondering as she was on the Sunday morning shows talking smack about Obama and what's happening at the border today. Not sure what he'll do with the info. He's a political junkie but doesn't come here. I think he'd like to know if she's a hypocritical hack like the rest but likes to have facts and not assume.

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Is there somewhere to find how a congressman voted on a bill? (Original Post) meadowlark5 Jul 2014 OP
Here Mass Jul 2014 #1
Takes a while to get posted, usually. But that's the go to source. pinto Jul 2014 #3
It may have been a voice vote to avoid Skidmore Jul 2014 #4
Seems to have been a voice vote Mass Jul 2014 #6
Thanks meadowlark5 Jul 2014 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author TransitJohn Jul 2014 #5
It was first voted on in 2007 csziggy Jul 2014 #7
Thanks. I did find it meadowlark5 Jul 2014 #8
Can you share the link to vote MomcbOK Jul 2014 #9
I don't think it's the same thing for a governor, since it's the state reps who vote on bills Rhiannon12866 Jul 2014 #10

meadowlark5

(2,795 posts)
2. Thanks
Sun Jul 13, 2014, 01:53 PM
Jul 2014

I can't find anything either. He may have the wrong name or bill # but I'll look around a bit more.

Thanks for the link. It may be what he was using so I'll ask before digging into it more.

Response to meadowlark5 (Original post)

csziggy

(34,136 posts)
7. It was first voted on in 2007
Sun Jul 13, 2014, 02:05 PM
Jul 2014
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:HR03887:@@@X
H.R.3887
Latest Title: William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2007
Sponsor: Rep Lantos, Tom [CA-12] (introduced 10/18/2007) Cosponsors (42)
Related Bills: H.R.7311, S.3061
Latest Major Action: 12/5/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
House Reports: 110-430 Part 1
Note: For further action, see H.R.7311, which became Public Law 110-457 on 12/23/2008.


http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:H.R.7311:
12/10/2008 5:30pm:
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H10889-10902)
12/10/2008 5:30pm:
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
12/10/2008:
Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10886-10887)


meadowlark5

(2,795 posts)
8. Thanks. I did find it
Sun Jul 13, 2014, 02:17 PM
Jul 2014

She voted for it, like we both assumed since it was a Bush era bill. Now she's out bad mouthing exactly what she voted for, of course, without saying she was for it before she was against it

MomcbOK

(1 post)
9. Can you share the link to vote
Tue Jul 29, 2014, 06:08 PM
Jul 2014

We are wanting to know this same thing for
Governor Mary Fallin. Can you share the link to the vote

Rhiannon12866

(205,320 posts)
10. I don't think it's the same thing for a governor, since it's the state reps who vote on bills
Tue Jul 29, 2014, 07:45 PM
Jul 2014

But I found these two informational sites that might be helpful. And welcome to DU!

http://votesmart.org/candidate/1699/mary-fallin#.U9gxOvldXfI

http://ballotpedia.org/Mary_Fallin

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