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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com: Recent votes in Congress</title><link>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/</link><description>Recent votes in Congress.</description><language>en-us</language><item><title>Congress 111, Senate vote: Vote 22: On the Cloture Motion</title><link>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/111/senate/2/votes/22/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Question: On the Cloture Motion.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Category: Cloture&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Vote description: Cloture Motion on Craig Becker, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Result: Rejected, 52-33, with 15 not voting.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/111/senate/2/votes/22/</guid></item><item><title>Congress 111, Senate vote: Vote 21: On the Nomination</title><link>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/111/senate/2/votes/21/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Question: On the Nomination.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Category: Nomination&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Vote description: Confirmation Joseph A. Greenaway, Jr., of New Jersey, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Result: Confirmed, 84-0, with 16 not voting.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/111/senate/2/votes/21/</guid></item><item><title>Congress 111, House vote: Vote 48: H J RES 45</title><link>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/111/house/2/votes/48/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Question: On Adoption of the Second Portion of the Divided Question.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Bill: &lt;a href="http://projects.washingtonpost.com"&gt;H J RES 45&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Vote description: Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Result: Passed, 233-187, with 14 not voting.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/111/house/2/votes/48/</guid></item><item><title>Congress 111, Senate vote: Vote 20: On the Nomination</title><link>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/111/senate/2/votes/20/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Question: On the Nomination.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Category: Nomination&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Vote description: Nomination: Martha N. Johnson, of Maryland, to be Administrator of General Services&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Result: Confirmed, 96-0, with 4 not voting.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/111/senate/2/votes/20/</guid></item><item><title>Congress 111, Senate vote: Vote 19: On the Cloture Motion</title><link>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/111/senate/2/votes/19/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Question: On the Cloture Motion.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Category: Cloture&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Vote description: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Martha A. Johnson to be Administrator of General Services Administration&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Result: Agreed to, 82-16, with 2 not voting.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/111/senate/2/votes/19/</guid></item><item><title>Congress 111, House vote: Vote 47: H R 4532</title><link>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/111/house/2/votes/47/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Bill: &lt;a href="http://projects.washingtonpost.com"&gt;H R 4532&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Vote description: Social Security Disability Applicants’ Access to Professional Representation Act&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Result: Passed, 412-6, with 15 not voting.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/111/house/2/votes/47/</guid></item><item><title>Congress 111, House vote: Vote 46: H RES 1065</title><link>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/111/house/2/votes/46/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Question: On Agreeing to the Resolution.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Bill: &lt;a href="http://projects.washingtonpost.com"&gt;H RES 1065&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Vote description: Providing for Consideration of the Senate Amendment to the Joint Resolution (H.J. Res. 45) Increasing the Statutory Limit on the Public Debt&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Result: Passed, 217-212, with 5 not voting.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/111/house/2/votes/46/</guid></item><item><title>Congress 111, House vote: Vote 45: H RES 1065</title><link>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/111/house/2/votes/45/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Question: On Ordering the Previous Question.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Bill: &lt;a href="http://projects.washingtonpost.com"&gt;H RES 1065&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Vote description: Providing for Consideration of the Senate Amendment to the Joint Resolution (H.J. Res. 45) Increasing the Statutory Limit on the Public Debt&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Result: Passed, 233-195, with 5 not voting.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/111/house/2/votes/45/</guid></item><item><title>Congress 111, House vote: Vote 44: H RES 1022</title><link>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/111/house/2/votes/44/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Bill: &lt;a href="http://projects.washingtonpost.com"&gt;H RES 1022&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Vote description: Honoring the Life and Sacrifice of Medgar Evers and Congratulating the United States Navy for Naming a Supply Ship After Medgar Evers&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Result: Passed, 426-0, with 7 not voting.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/111/house/2/votes/44/</guid></item><item><title>Congress 111, Senate vote: Vote 18: On the Nomination</title><link>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/111/senate/2/votes/18/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Question: On the Nomination.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Category: Nomination&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Vote description: Confirmation M. Patricia Smith, of New York, to be Solicitor for the Department of Labor.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Result: Confirmed, 60-37, with 3 not voting.&lt;/p&gt;
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