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Wednesday, October 04, 2006

How Your Elected Officials Voted On The Issues


NEW JERSEY / HOW YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS VOTED ON THE ISSUES



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HOW YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS VOTED ON THE ISSUES

October 2, 2006



In this MegaVote for New Jersey's 8th Congressional District:

Recent Congressional Votes -


* Senate: Military Commissions Act of 2006
* Senate: Secure Fence Act of 2006
* House: Child Custody Protection Act
* House: Public Expression of Religion Act
* House: Electronic Surveillance Modernization Act
* House: Military Commissions Act of 2006
* House: Private Property Rights Implementation Act of 2006
* House: SAFE Port Act


Note: The Senate and House are in recess until November 9, 2006.



Recent Senate Votes


Military Commissions Act of 2006

- Vote Passed (65-34, 1 Not Voting)


The Senate passed this bill establishing procedures by which terror suspects are to be interrogated and prosecuted.

Sen. Frank Lautenberg voted YES . . . send e-mail or see bio
Sen. Robert Menendez voted YES . . . send e-mail or see bio



Secure Fence Act of 2006

- Vote Passed (80-19, 1 Not Voting)


The Senate gave final approval to this bill that authorizes building 700 miles of double-layer fencing along the 2,000 mile U.S.-Mexico border.

Sen. Frank Lautenberg voted NO . . . send e-mail or see bio
Sen. Robert Menendez voted NO . . . send e-mail or see bio



Recent House Votes

Child Custody Protection Act

- Vote Passed (264-153, 15 Not Voting)


The House passed this bill that would make it a crime to transport a minor across state boundaries to circumvent parental notification laws and obtain an abortion.

Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. voted NO . . . send e-mail or see bio



Public Expression of Religion Act

- Vote Passed (244-173, 15 Not Voting)


This House bill would deny attorney's fees to groups that sue local governments or public officials over the issue of religion.

Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. voted NO . . . send e-mail or see bio



Electronic Surveillance Modernization Act

- Vote Passed (232-191, 9 Not Voting)


This bill would give legal status to the National Security Agency’s warrantless wiretapping program that is intended to monitor terrorist communications originating in the U.S.

Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. voted NO . . . send e-mail or see bio



Military Commissions Act of 2006

- Vote Passed (250-170, 12 Not Voting)


The House gave final approval to this bill establishing procedures by which terror suspects are to be interrogated and prosecuted.

Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. voted NO . . . send e-mail or see bio


Private Property Rights Implementation Act of 2006

- Vote Passed (231-181, 20 Not Voting)


This House bill is intended to give homeowners the right to challenge eminent domain decisions in federal courts.

Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. voted NO . . . send e-mail or see bio






SAFE Port Act

- Vote Passed (409-2, 21 Not Voting)


The House agreed to the conference report of this bill that will require nearly all of the foreign cargo entering U.S. seaports to be checked for radioactive materials.

Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. voted YES . . . send e-mail or see bio





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