How'd They Vote? (Week of November 7, 2011)

In this MegaVote for Kansas' 3rd Congressional District and Missouri's 5th Congressional District:

Recent Congressional Votes

• Senate: Fiscal 2012 Agriculture Appropriations
• Senate: Motion to Proceed; Rebuild America Jobs Act
• Senate: Motion to Proceed; Long-Term Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011

Upcoming Congressional Bills

• Senate: Government Contractor Withholding Repeal Act
• Senate: Fiscal 2012 Appropriations
• Senate: Net neutrality disapproval

Fiscal 2012 Agriculture Appropriations - Vote Passed (69-30, 1 Not Voting)

The Senate passed this “minibus” bill making appropriations for the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Justice, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development. The bill provides the five departments with $128 billion in discretionary funds for the 2012 fiscal year, which began on October 1, 2011. House and Senate conferees have begun meeting to work out a compromise bill.

Sen. Pat Roberts voted YES 
Sen. Jerry Moran voted YES

Sen. Roy Blunt voted YES
Sen. Claire McCaskill voted YES

Motion to Proceed; Rebuild America Jobs Act - Vote Rejected (51-49)

The Senate fell short of the 60 vote threshold needed to move forward on this part of the president’s jobs bill that would have provided $60 billion for transportation projects and created a national infrastructure bank.

Sen. Pat Roberts voted NO 
Sen. Jerry Moran voted NO 

Sen. Roy Blunt voted NO 
Sen. Claire McCaskill voted YES

Motion to Proceed; Long-Term Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011 - Vote Rejected(47-53)

The Senate also fell short of the 60 votes needed to move forward on the Republican alternative that would have reauthorized highway programs for two years and overhauled certain regulations.

Sen. Pat Roberts voted YES 
Sen. Jerry Moran voted YES

Sen. Roy Blunt voted YES
Sen. Claire McCaskill voted NO