a5: Congress Report
Casey Lum
due: 2/9/2017
This report examines various aspects of Congress, by utilizing data from the Sunlight Foundation’s Congress API. It consists of four sections: Local Representatives, Congressional Bills, Voting on an Issue, and Party Votes. This report pertains to the zipcode: 94534
Local Representatives
The members of Congress that represent 94534 are:
senators
Kamala Harris (D-CA). Phone: 202-224-3553
Dianne Feinstein (D-CA). Phone: 202-224-3841
members of Congress
- Mike Thompson (D-CA). Phone: 202-225-3311, John Garamendi (D-CA). Phone: 202-225-1880
pictured below are the senators that represent 94534:
Senator Harris and Senator Feinstein
Congressional Bills
This table shows the 25 most recent bills regarding health that are being discussed by the current congress. The table includes the date each bill was introduced, its full title, and a link to the full text of the bill.
| bill | date introduced | full title of bill | link |
|---|---|---|---|
| sconres3-115 | 2017-01-03 | A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026. | link |
| hr59-115 | 2017-01-03 | To enhance the security of chemical facilities, and for other purposes. | link |
| hr394-115 | 2017-01-10 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the amendments made by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements. | link |
| hr415-115 | 2017-01-10 | To amend GEAR UP to require that schools receiving funding under the program provide students with access to academic and mental health counseling services, and for other purposes. | link |
| hr408-115 | 2017-01-10 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand health savings accounts, and for other purposes. | link |
| hr427-115 | 2017-01-10 | To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the expansion, intensification, and coordination of the programs and activities of the National Institutes of Health with respect to Tourette syndrome. | link |
| hr388-115 | 2017-01-10 | To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that veterans in each of the 48 contiguous States are able to receive services in at least one full-service hospital of the Veterans Health Administration in the State or receive comparable services provided by contract in the State. | link |
| hr302-115 | 2017-01-05 | To provide protections for certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State. | link |
| hr315-115 | 2017-01-05 | To amend the Public Health Service Act to distribute maternity care health professionals to health professional shortage areas identified as in need of maternity care health services. | link |
| hr309-115 | 2017-01-05 | To amend the Public Health Service Act to foster more effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for people with a complex metabolic or autoimmune disease, a disease resulting from insulin deficiency or insulin resistance, or complications caused by such a disease, and for other purposes. | link |
| hr304-115 | 2017-01-05 | To amend the Controlled Substances Act with regard to the provision of emergency medical services. | link |
| s85-115 | 2017-01-10 | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the amendments made by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements. | link |
| hr409-115 | 2017-01-10 | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to sunset certain penalties relating to meaningful electronic health records use by Medicare eligible professionals and hospitals, and for other purposes. | link |
| hr370-115 | 2017-01-09 | To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, and for other purposes. | link |
| hr372-115 | 2017-01-09 | To restore the application of the Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers. | link |
| s58-115 | 2017-01-09 | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage. | link |
| hres30-115 | 2017-01-06 | Condemning the Dog Meat Festival in Yulin, China, and urging China to end the dog meat trade. | link |
| hr352-115 | 2017-01-06 | To amend the Social Security Act to replace the Medicaid program and the Children’s Health Insurance program with a block grant to the States, and for other purposes. | link |
| hres32-115 | 2017-01-06 | Recognizing July 28, 2017, as “World Hepatitis Day”. | link |
| hr26-115 | 2017-01-03 | To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law. | link |
| hjres21-115 | 2017-01-06 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit Congress’ power to impose a tax on a failure to purchase goods or services. | link |
| s43-115 | 2017-01-05 | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit individuals eligible for Indian Health Service assistance to qualify for health savings accounts. | link |
| hconres6-115 | 2017-01-05 | Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should provide, on an annual basis, an amount equal to at least one percent of United States gross domestic product for nonmilitary foreign assistance programs. | link |
| sres7-115 | 2017-01-05 | A resolution to constitute the majority party’s membership on certain committees for the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, or until their successors are chosen. | link |
| hr326-115 | 2017-01-05 | To amend the Public Health Service Act to create a National Neuromyelitis Optica Consortium to provide grants and coordinate research with respect to the causes of, and risk factors associated with, neuromyelitis optica, and for other purposes. | link |
Voting on an Issue
Below is a table showing Congress voted on s54-2017
The name of each member of Congress is followed by their party designation and how they voted.
Note that members that abstained from the vote are not shown.
| name | party | vote |
|---|---|---|
| Lamar Alexander | R | Yea |
| Tammy Baldwin | D | Nay |
| John Barrasso | R | Yea |
| Michael Bennet | D | Nay |
| Richard Blumenthal | D | Nay |
| Roy Blunt | R | Yea |
| Cory Booker | D | Nay |
| John Boozman | R | Yea |
| Sherrod Brown | D | Nay |
| Richard Burr | R | Yea |
| Maria Cantwell | D | Nay |
| Shelley Capito | R | Yea |
| Benjamin Cardin | D | Nay |
| Thomas Carper | D | Nay |
| Robert Casey | D | Nay |
| Bill Cassidy | R | Yea |
| Thad Cochran | R | Yea |
| Susan Collins | R | Nay |
| Chris Coons | D | Nay |
| Bob Corker | R | Yea |
| John Cornyn | R | Yea |
| Catherine Cortez Masto | D | Nay |
| Tom Cotton | R | Yea |
| Michael Crapo | R | Yea |
| Ted Cruz | R | Yea |
| Steve Daines | R | Yea |
| Joe Donnelly | D | Nay |
| Tammy Duckworth | D | Nay |
| Richard Durbin | D | Nay |
| Michael Enzi | R | Yea |
| Joni Ernst | R | Yea |
| Dianne Feinstein | D | Nay |
| Deb Fischer | R | Yea |
| Jeff Flake | R | Yea |
| Alan Franken | D | Nay |
| Cory Gardner | R | Yea |
| Kirsten Gillibrand | D | Nay |
| Lindsey Graham | R | Yea |
| Charles Grassley | R | Yea |
| Kamala Harris | D | Nay |
| Margaret Hassan | D | Nay |
| Orrin Hatch | R | Yea |
| Martin Heinrich | D | Nay |
| Heidi Heitkamp | D | Nay |
| Dean Heller | R | Yea |
| Mazie Hirono | D | Nay |
| John Hoeven | R | Yea |
| James Inhofe | R | Yea |
| John Isakson | R | Yea |
| Ron Johnson | R | Yea |
| Timothy Kaine | D | Nay |
| John Kennedy | R | Yea |
| Angus King | I | Nay |
| Amy Klobuchar | D | Nay |
| James Lankford | R | Yea |
| Patrick Leahy | D | Nay |
| Mike Lee | R | Yea |
| Joe Manchin | D | Nay |
| Edward Markey | D | Nay |
| John McCain | R | Yea |
| Claire McCaskill | D | Nay |
| Mitch McConnell | R | Yea |
| Robert Menéndez | D | Nay |
| Jeff Merkley | D | Nay |
| Jerry Moran | R | Yea |
| Lisa Murkowski | R | Nay |
| Christopher Murphy | D | Nay |
| Patty Murray | D | Nay |
| Bill Nelson | D | Nay |
| Rand Paul | R | Yea |
| David Perdue | R | Yea |
| Gary Peters | D | Nay |
| Robert Portman | R | Yea |
| John Reed | D | Nay |
| James Risch | R | Yea |
| Pat Roberts | R | Yea |
| Mike Rounds | R | Yea |
| Marco Rubio | R | Yea |
| Bernard Sanders | I | Nay |
| Benjamin Sasse | R | Yea |
| Brian Schatz | D | Nay |
| Charles Schumer | D | Nay |
| Tim Scott | R | Yea |
| Jefferson Sessions | R | Yea |
| Jeanne Shaheen | D | Nay |
| Richard Shelby | R | Yea |
| Debbie Stabenow | D | Nay |
| Dan Sullivan | R | Yea |
| Jon Tester | D | Nay |
| John Thune | R | Yea |
| Thom Tillis | R | Yea |
| Patrick Toomey | R | Yea |
| Tom Udall | D | Nay |
| Chris Van Hollen | D | Nay |
| Mark Warner | D | Nay |
| Elizabeth Warren | D | Nay |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | D | Nay |
| Roger Wicker | R | Yea |
| Ron Wyden | D | Nay |
| Todd Young | R | Yea |
Here is a visual representation of the vote on s54-2017
Party Votes
This table shows how each party voted on s54-2017: what the majority vote was, how many party members voted with the majority, and the number of party members in the chamber of Congress.
| party | majority vote | number of majority votes | number of party members in chamber |
|---|---|---|---|
| D | Nay | 46 | 46 |
| R | Yea | 50 | 52 |
| I | Nay | 2 | 2 |
How Local Legislators Voted
This table includes the legislator(s) who belong to the chamber where this vote occurred and represent 94534. The table shows how the legislator(s) voted, and whether they voted with the majority of their party.
| name | vote | voted with party |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala Harris | Nay | TRUE |
| Dianne Feinstein | Nay | TRUE |
Breakdown of Votes on s54-2017 by Gender
This plot shows the distribution of votes based on gender. 
Gender Makeup of Congress
The following plots show the gender make up of each chamber of Congress. These pie charts truly draw attention to the gender disparity of Congress.
Senate
Below is a pie chart showing the gender make up of the Senate. 
House of Representatives
Below is a pie chart showing the gender make up of the House of Representatives. Currently, the House has 439 representatives. 