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Here's What's Happening in Congress:

2007 November 06 - Key Votes

HR 3963, the SCHIP bill, passed the House on October 25 by a vote of 265-142. It passed the Senate without amendments on Nov. 1 by a vote of 64-30. This is the second version of the SCHIP bill to be passed by Congress this year. The first was vetoed by President Bush, who stated that its costs were too high and that it focused too much on middle class children when it should be focusing on low-income children. President Bush has said he will veto this version, as well. A two-thirds majority vote in both chambers of Congress is needed to override a veto.



HR 505, the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2007, passed the House on October 24. This bill provides a mechanism for Native Hawaiians to organize a governing entity and for that entity to negotiate with the federal government over issues such as control of natural resources and land transfers. It passed the House by a vote of 261-153.

HR 3043 is the appropriations bill for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education. It appropriates just over $600 billion. It also prohibits the Social Security Administration from implementing a "totalization" agreement with Mexico. This agreement would prevent U.S. citizens working in Mexico (and vice versa) from paying into both the U.S. and Mexican pension systems, while allowing workers from both countries to claim work in either country towards their retirement benefits. It passed the Senate 75-19 on October 23.

S 2205 permits certain undocumented immigrants ...

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