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Recent Congressional Activity

Vote — Jan 6, 2016 5:54 p.m.

H.R. 3762: Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015

Passed 240/181

Republicans are attempting to use the budget reconciliation process to repeal the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) and pause federal funding for Planned Parenthood. Budget reconciliation is the one chance each year that the majority party gets to bypass the Senate filibuster to get a bill to the President’s desk without needing a single vote from the minority party.

The House originally passed this bill on October 23, 2015, sending it to the Senate. To meet the requirements of the budget reconciliation process, so that the bill could not be filibustered, Senate Republicans amended the bill, sending it back to the House. The House then passed the revised bill on January 6, 2016.

The bill would:

Repealing Obamacare, or ...

Vote — Jan 6, 2016 3:57 p.m.

H.Res. 580: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 712) to impose certain limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements ...

Passed 239/176

Vote — Jan 6, 2016 3:48 p.m.

On Ordering the Previous Question: H.Res. 580: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 712) to impose certain limitations on ...

Passed 241/176

Vote — Jan 6, 2016 3:40 p.m.

H.Res. 579: Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 3762) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to ...

Passed 237/177

Vote — Jan 6, 2016 3:30 p.m.

On Ordering the Previous Question: H.Res. 579: Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 3762) to ...

Passed 239/175

Reported by Committee — Jan 5, 2016

H.Res. 580: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 712) to impose certain limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the ...

Last Action: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 84.

Explanation: The committees assigned to this resolution sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for consideration on January 5, 2016.

California

California is a U.S. state with two senators in the United States Senate and 53 representatives in the United States House of Representatives.

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Senators

Each state elects two senators for staggered 6-year terms. Senators represent the entire state.

Senior Senator

Dianne Feinstein

Democrat

Took Office: Nov 10, 1992

Next Election: 2018

Junior Senator

Barbara Boxer

Democrat

Took Office: Jan 5, 1993

Next Election: 2016

Representatives

The United States is divided into 435 congressional districts — 53 in California — each with a population of about 710,000 individuals. Each district elects a representative to the House for a two-year term. Representatives are also called congressmen/congresswomen.

1^st District

Doug LaMalfa

Republican

Took Office: Jan 3, 2013

Siskiyou County, Lassen County, Modoc ...