For the

week
ending
April 29

Y Y N N N

Standards for Financial Advisors: The House

voted, 234-183, to kill a Department of Labor
rule requiring financial advisors to retirement
plans to adhere to fiduciary standards
obligating them to put clients interests ahead
of their own. A yes vote was to repeal the
new rule. (HJ Res 88)

Y Y N O O

Change in Stock Rules: The House voted,

325-89, to ease a Securities and Exchange
Commission rule in a way that gives start-up
firms better access to so-called angel
investors. A yes vote was to pass HR 4498,
which would boost start-ups that have not yet
registered with the SEC.
D.C. School Vouchers: The House voted, 224
-181, to renew the District of Columbia
school-voucher program on a budget of $60
million annually through fiscal 2021. A yes
vote was to pass HR 4901, which would pay
students tuition in transfers from public to
private schools.

Y Y N N N

N N Y Y Y

Y Y

KEY VOTES AHEAD

Gender Identity: The House defeated, 167

-228, a bid by Democrats to prohibit nonpublic schools taking part in the D.C. voucher
program from discriminating against students
on the basis of gender identity or sexual
orientation. A yes vote backed the
amendment to HR 4901 (above).
Wind-Energy Funds: The Senate voted, 54
-42, to increase 2017 funding of wind-energy
research by about $15 million to $95.4 million.
A yes vote backed a nearly 20 percent hike in
the budget for developing technologies to
better store and transport wind energy in
electrical grids. (HR 2028)
2016 Thomas Voting Reports www.voterama.info

Congress is in recess until the week of May 9, when the Senate will
continue to debate the 2017 energy and water budget. The House could
take up a long-stalled bill to help Puerto Rico address its financial crisis.