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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 353: On the Cloture Motion</title><link>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/111/senate/1/votes/353/</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 Motion to Proceed to H.R. 3590; Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act of 2009&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Result: Agreed to, 60-39, with 1 not voting.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/111/senate/1/votes/353/</guid></item><item><title>Congress 111, House vote: Vote 910: H R 1834</title><link>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/111/house/1/votes/910/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, As Amended.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Bill: &lt;a href="http://projects.washingtonpost.com"&gt;H R 1834&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Vote description: Native American Business Development Enhancement Act of 2009&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Result: Passed, 343-55, with 36 not voting.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/111/house/1/votes/910/</guid></item><item><title>Congress 111, House vote: Vote 909: H R 3961</title><link>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/111/house/1/votes/909/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Question: On Passage.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Bill: &lt;a href="http://projects.washingtonpost.com"&gt;H R 3961&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Vote description: Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Result: Passed, 243-183, with 8 not voting.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/111/house/1/votes/909/</guid></item><item><title>Congress 111, House vote: Vote 908: H R 3961</title><link>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/111/house/1/votes/908/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Question: On Motion to Recommit With Instructions.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Bill: &lt;a href="http://projects.washingtonpost.com"&gt;H R 3961&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Vote description: Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Result: Failed, 177-252, with 5 not voting.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/111/house/1/votes/908/</guid></item><item><title>Congress 111, House vote: Vote 907: H R 3961</title><link>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/111/house/1/votes/907/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Question: Table Appeal of the Ruling of the Chair.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Bill: &lt;a href="http://projects.washingtonpost.com"&gt;H R 3961&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Vote description: Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Result: Passed, 251-177, with 6 not voting.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/111/house/1/votes/907/</guid></item><item><title>Congress 111, Senate vote: Vote 352: S 1963</title><link>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/111/senate/1/votes/352/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Question: On Passage of the Bill.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Bill: &lt;a href="http://projects.washingtonpost.com"&gt;S 1963&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Vote description: S. 1963; Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2009&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Result: Passed, 98-0, with 2 not voting.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/111/senate/1/votes/352/</guid></item><item><title>Congress 111, Senate vote: Vote 351: S 1963</title><link>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/111/senate/1/votes/351/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Question: On the Amendment.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Bill: &lt;a href="http://projects.washingtonpost.com"&gt;S 1963&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Vote description: Coburn Amdt. No. 2785; To transfer funding for the United Nations contributions to offset costs of providing assistance to family caregivers of disabled veterans.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Result: Rejected, 32-66, with 2 not voting.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/111/senate/1/votes/351/</guid></item><item><title>Congress 111, Senate vote: Vote 350: On the Nomination</title><link>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/111/senate/1/votes/350/</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 David F. Hamilton, of Indiana, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Result: Confirmed, 59-39, with 2 not voting.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/111/senate/1/votes/350/</guid></item><item><title>Congress 111, House vote: Vote 906: H CON RES 212</title><link>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/111/house/1/votes/906/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, As Amended.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Bill: &lt;a href="http://projects.washingtonpost.com"&gt;H CON RES 212&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Vote description: Expressing the Sense of Congress on the Occasion of the 20th Anniversary of Historic Events in Central and Eastern Europe, Particularly the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, and Reaffirming the Bonds of Friendship and Cooperation Between United States and the Slovak and Czech Republics&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Result: Passed, 426-0, with 8 not voting.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/111/house/1/votes/906/</guid></item><item><title>Congress 111, House vote: Vote 905: H R 2781</title><link>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/111/house/1/votes/905/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Question: On Passage.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Bill: &lt;a href="http://projects.washingtonpost.com"&gt;H R 2781&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Vote description: To Amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to Designate Segments of the Molalla River in Oregon, As Components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for Other Purposes&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Result: Passed, 292-133, with 9 not voting.&lt;/p&gt;
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