HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Extension of Unemployment Benefits The House passed and sent to the Senate a bill (HR 920) providing extra weeks of jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed. Depending on the state, 20 or 26 additional weeks of checks will go to an estimated two million individuals who exhaust their initial 26 weeks. Because the $5.7-billion cost is defined as emergency spending, it will be added to the deficit rather than offset by revenue increases or spending cuts. The vote was 254 to 161. A yes vote was to pass the bill.

How They Voted Yea Nay No vote Rep. Dreier (R) x Rep. Kim (R) x Rep. Martinez (D) x Rep. Moorhead (R) x Rep. Torres (D) x

Hatch Act Overhaul The House rejected a bill that would overhaul the Hatch Act to allow federal civilian employees and postal workers to engage in partisan political activity on their own time. The 275-142 margin fell short of the two-thirds majority needed to pass the bill (HR 20) under a shortcut procedure. Sponsors predicted success when they bring it up again under rules requiring only a simple majority vote for passage. A yes vote was to allow partisan political activity by federal civilian employees.

How They Voted Yea Nay No vote Rep. Dreier (R) x Rep. Kim (R) x Rep. Martinez (D) x Rep. Moorhead (R) x Rep. Torres (D) x

Where to Reach Them David Dreier, 28th District 112 N. 2nd Ave., Covina 91723 (818) 339-9078 (909) 592-2857 Jay C. Kim, 41st District 1131 W. 6th St., Suite 160-A, Ontario 91762 (909) 988-1055 Matthew G. Martinez, 31st District 320 S. Garfield Ave., Suite 214, Alhambra 91801 (818) 458-4524 Carlos J. Moorhead, 27th District 301 E. Colorado Blvd., Room 618, Pasadena 91101 (818) 792-6168 Esteban E. Torres, 34th District 8819 Whittier Blvd., Suite 101, Pico Rivera 90660 (310) 695-0702 Source: Roll Call Report Syndicate