House votes
ENERGY SECURITY: The House has passed the Enhancing State Energy Security Planning and Emergency Preparedness Act (H.R. 1374), sponsored by Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., to provide federal funds to state governments for developing energy security plans. A supporter, Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., said âthe Colonial Pipeline cyberattack and other recent cyber threats to our infrastructureâ showed the need to prevent and prepare for energy supply disruptions. The vote, on June 22, was 398 yeas to 21 nays.
YEAS: McHenry R-NC (10th), Foxx R-NC (5th), Budd R-NC (13th), Manning D-NC (6th)
VETERANS BENEFITS FRAUD: The House has passed the Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act (H.R. 983), sponsored by Rep. Theodore Deutch, D-Fla., to establish as a federal crime the attempt to fraudulently deprive a military veteran of earned benefits. Deutch said: âThis bill will give federal prosecutors the tools they need to target criminals who actively work to avoid current mail a
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CONGRESSIONAL VOTES: Rutherford, Waltz OK energy security bill
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