The looming Fourth of July holiday didn’t stop work from being done in the nation’s capital last week.

The House took 19 roll call votes directly related to legislation on issues ranging from immigration to medical malpractice. The Senate, meanwhile, took just two roll call votes that concerned executive-level appointments made by President Donald Trump.

The Nevada Independent’s congressional tracker also keeps tabs on what pieces of legislation the state’s delegates are sponsoring or co-sponsoring. Get up to speed on all the Washington, D.C., happenings — some of which may directly affect Nevada — via our chart and information below:

SENATOR CATHERINE CORTEZ MASTO:

Legislation co-sponsored:

• S. 1311 - Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017
• S.Res. 202 - A resolution expressing support for the designation of June 26, 2017, as "LGBT Equality Day".
• S.Res. 203 - A resolution designating the month of June 2017, as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month" and June 27, 2017, as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day".
• S. 1462 - A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to improve cost sharing subsidies.
• S. 1463 - A bill to amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to modify the term of the independent member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council.
• S. 1498 - A bill to establish in the Smithsonian Institution a comprehensive American women's history museum, and for other purposes.
• S. 1510 - A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to provide for online voter registration and other changes and to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to improve voting, to require the Election Assistance Commission to study and report on best practices for election cybersecurity and election audits, and to make grants to States to implement those best practices recommended by the Commission.
• S.Res. 212 - A resolution recognizing June 2017 as "LGBTQ Pride Month".

 

SENATOR DEAN HELLER:

Legislation sponsored:

• S. 1516 - A bill to expand health care choices by allowing Americans to buy health care coverage across State lines.
• S. 1517 - A bill to enhance the Human Exploitation Rescue Operations Act of 2015, and for other purposes.

Legislation co-sponsored:

• S. 59 - Hearing Protection Act of 2017
• S. 1444 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the tax treatment of certain equity grants.
• S.Res. 203 - A resolution designating the month of June 2017, as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month" and June 27, 2017, as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day".
• S. 1464 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion for energy conservation subsidies provided by public utilities to include subsidies provided by public utilities and State and local governments for water conservation and storm water management.
• S. 1489 - A bill to amend section 3312 of title 38, United States Code, to restore Post-9/11 Educational Assistance and other relief for veterans affected by school closures, and for other purposes.
• S.Res. 211 - A resolution condemning the violence and persecution in Chechnya.

CONGRESSMAN RUBEN KIHUEN

Legislation co-sponsored:

• H.R. 12 - To modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for individuals with disabilities, protect the ability of individuals to exercise the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.

• H.Res. 279 - Recognizing Israeli-American heritage and the contributions of the Israeli-American community to the United States.
• H.R. 3078 - To extend quarterly reports on confirmed ballistic missile launches from Iran and imposition of sanctions in connection with those launches.
• H.R. 825 - Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2017
• H.Res. 419 - Encouraging the celebration of the month of June as "LGBTQ Pride Month".
• H.R. 3110 - To amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to modify the term of the independent member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council.

CONGRESSWOMAN JACKY ROSEN

Legislation co-sponsored:

• H.R. 12 - To modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for individuals with disabilities, protect the ability of individuals to exercise the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
• H.R. 3036 - To require the Secretary of Defense to modify the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) to include a specific block explicitly identified as the location in which a member of the Armed Forces may provide one or more email addresses by which the member may be contacted.
• H.R. 2345 - National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act of 2017
• H.R. 2807 - To amend title 10, United States Code, to require congressional notification concerning sensitive military cyber operations and cyber weapons, and for other purposes.
• H.R. 2901 - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Permanence Act of 2017
• H.R. 3064 - To develop an anti-corruption strategy, establish Offices for Anti-corruption in the Department of Defense, Department of State, and United States Agency for International Development, and for other purposes.
• H.R. 3075 - To amend title 37, United States Code, to increase adjustments of monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.
• H.R. 3078 - To extend quarterly reports on confirmed ballistic missile launches from Iran and imposition of sanctions in connection with those launches.
• H.R. 2862 - Wildfire Disaster Funding Act
• H.R. 3119 - To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage girls and underrepresented minorities to pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology.
• H.R. 3121 - To require the purchase of domestically made flags of the United States of America for use by the Federal Government.

CONGRESSWOMAN DINA TITUS

Legislation co-sponsored:

• H.R. 12 - To modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for individuals with disabilities, protect the ability of individuals to exercise the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
• H.R. 579 - Muhammad Ali Commemorative Coin Act
• H.R. 1456 - Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2017
• H.R. 2036 - To prohibit any reduction in the amount of the per diem allowance to which members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps or civilian employees of the Department of Defense are entitled based on the duration of temporary duty assignments or official travel, and for other purposes.
• H.Res. 405 - Expressing support for the designation of June 26 as "LGBT Equality Day".
• H.R. 3119 - To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage girls and underrepresented minorities to pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology.
• H.R. 3140 - To establish a National and Community Service Administration to carry out the national and volunteer service programs, to expand participation in such programs, and for other purposes.
• H.Res. 426 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of Defense should review section 504 of title 10, United States Code, for purposes related to enlisting certain aliens in the Armed Forces.

CONGRESSMAN MARK AMODEI

Legislation co-sponsored:

• H.R. 1406 - Dog and Cat Meat Trade Prohibition Act of 2017
• H.R. 2589 - Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2017
• H.R. 820 - Childhood Cancer STAR Act
• H.R. 3097 - To amend title II of the Social Security Act to prohibit credit for service for purposes of a Federal annuity to employees of the Social Security Administration for certain violations, and for other purposes.

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