the Republican Cloakroom

TUESDAY JULY 21, 2020

SUMMARY OF LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS

Amendments to H.R. 6395:
Omar (D-MN) - Amendment No. 5 - Establishes a policy framework for the accelerated withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan - REJECTED 129 - 284, ROLL CALL 144
Republican YEA – 2; NAY – 181
Democrat YEA – 126; NAY – 103
Independent YEA - 1, NAY - 0

Jayapal (D-WA) - Amendment No. 6 - Strikes the statutory requirement that the Pentagon provide annual Unfunded Priorities lists to Congress - REJECTED 173 - 241, ROLL CALL 145
Republican YEA – 1; NAY – 182
Democrat YEA – 171; NAY – 59
Independent YEA - 1, NAY - 0

DeGette (D-CO) - Amendment No. 7 - Adds the text of H.R. 2546, the Protecting America's Wilderness Act - ADOPTED 234 - 179, ROLL CALL 146
Republican YEA – 5; NAY – 178
Democrat YEA – 229; NAY – 0
Independent YEA - 0, NAY - 1

Neguse (D-CO) - Amendment No. 8 - Adds the text of H.R. 823, the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act to the bill and withdraws, permanently one million acres of public land surrounding Grand Canyon National Park that are already (as of 2012) subject to a 20-year moratorium on new mining claims. The withdrawal permanently protects an iconic location, tribal communities and sacred sites, local economies, and safe water supplies - ADOPTED 234 - 181, ROLL CALL 147
Republican YEA – 4; NAY – 180
Democrat YEA – 230; NAY – 0
Independent YEA - 0, NAY - 1

Pocan (D-WI) - Amendment No. 9 - Reduces overall authorization level by 10%. Excludes military personnel, DoD federal civilian workforce, and defense health program accounts from the 10% reduction - REJECTED 93 - 324, ROLL CALL 148
Republican YEA – 0; NAY – 185
Democrat YEA – 92; NAY – 139
Independent YEA - 1, NAY - 0

Dean (D-PA) - Amendment No. 11 - Provides up to $10,000 in immediate assistance to pay down the balance of private student loans. Furthermore, when borrower payments resume, the servicer would have to modify the loan to lower the monthly payment by re-amortizing the loan and/or lowering the interest rate - ADOPTED 217 - 198, ROLL CALL 149
Republican YEA – 2; NAY – 182
Democrat YEA – 215; NAY – 15
Independent YEA - 0, NAY - 1

Takano (D-CA) - Amendment No. 29 - Closes a federal loophole by making military education benefits such as Department of Defense Tuition Assistance count as federal educational assistance funds and limits the availability of federal funds for proprietary for-profit institutions unless the institution derives at least 10% of funds from sources other than federal funds - ADOPTED 232 - 184, ROLL CALL 150
Republican YEA – 5; NAY – 180
Democrat YEA – 226; NAY – 4
Independent YEA - 1, NAY - 0

Republican Motion to Recommit on H.R. 6395 - REJECTED 201 - 219, ROLL CALL 151
Republican YEA – 187; NAY – 1
Democrat YEA – 14; NAY – 217
Independent YEA - 0, NAY - 1

Passage of H.R. 6395 - William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 - PASSED 295 - 125, ROLL CALL 152
Republican YEA – 108; NAY – 81
Democrat YEA – 187; NAY – 43
Independent YEA - 0, NAY - 1