https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/xavier_becerra/400021GovTrack tracks the activities of the United States Congress.en-usMon, 23 Jan 2017 19:04:00 -0500https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/115-2017/h61?utm_campaign=govtrack_feed&utm_source=govtrack/feed&utm_medium=rssVote: Passed 408/0 Rep. Becerra [D-CA34, 2013-2017]: Not Voting H.R. 582 requires all Multi-Line Telephone Systems (MLTS) to have a default configuration that allows users to directly dial 9-1-1, without the need for additional digits or prefix, from any phone with dialing facilities. In addition, the MLTS must be configured to notify a designated central point of contact when someone initiates a call to 9-1-1 using the system. In December 2013, Kari Hunt was killed by her estranged husband in a motel room in Texas. Her daughter repeatedly attempted to dial 9-1-1 from the motel room, but was unable to reach emergency responders because the motel’s MLTS required users to dial “9” to reach an outside line.[1] Multi-Line Telephone Systems (MLTS) serve multiple telephone users at a single site, …Mon, 23 Jan 2017 19:04:00 -0500https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/115-2017/h61?utm_campaign=govtrack_feed&utm_source=govtrack/feed&utm_medium=rss#eventid=vote+%7C+vote%3A118954%3Avotehttps://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/115-2017/h60?utm_campaign=govtrack_feed&utm_source=govtrack/feed&utm_medium=rssVote: Passed 398/5 Rep. Becerra [D-CA34, 2013-2017]: Not Voting "Spoofing" occurs when a caller deliberately falsifies the information transmitted to your caller ID display to disguise their identity. Spoofing is often used as part of an attempt to trick someone into giving away valuable personal information so it can be used in fraudulent activity or sold illegally. Under the Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009, Federal Communication Commission (FCC) rules prohibit any person or entity from transmitting misleading or inaccurate caller ID information with the intent to defraud, cause harm, or wrongly obtain anything of value. If no harm is intended or caused, spoofing is not illegal. Anyone who is illegally spoofing can face penalties of up to $10,000 for each violation. H.R. 423 extends the provisions of …Mon, 23 Jan 2017 18:51:00 -0500https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/115-2017/h60?utm_campaign=govtrack_feed&utm_source=govtrack/feed&utm_medium=rss#eventid=vote+%7C+vote%3A118955%3Avotehttps://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/115-2017/h59?utm_campaign=govtrack_feed&utm_source=govtrack/feed&utm_medium=rssVote: Passed 268/151 Rep. Becerra [D-CA34, 2013-2017]: Not Voting Secretary of Defense James Mattis, appointed on President Trump's first day in office, was a four-star Marine general. Mattis’s recent service upends the traditional separation where the Defense Secretary — the official in charge of the Pentagon and most of the American military — is a non-uniformed civilian, while the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the the nation’s top-ranking military official. To maintain that separation, Congress passed a law decades ago stipulating that nobody can serve as Defense Secretary within seven years after leaving the service. Mattis has only been out of the service for just shy of four years. A law enacted on the President’s first day in office, S. 84, granted Mattis a waiver from …Fri, 13 Jan 2017 15:37:00 -0500https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/115-2017/h59?utm_campaign=govtrack_feed&utm_source=govtrack/feed&utm_medium=rss#eventid=vote+%7C+vote%3A118948%3Avotehttps://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/115-2017/h58?utm_campaign=govtrack_feed&utm_source=govtrack/feed&utm_medium=rssVote: Passed 227/198 Rep. Becerra [D-CA34, 2013-2017]: Nay It’s no secret that the President and congressional Republicans want to repeal the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare. Their main method of preparing to do so is Senate Concurrent Resolution 3 which passed the Senate and House in early January 2017. #### What the resolution does Introduced by Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY), Chair of the Senate Budget Committee, the primary reason it gained attention is as the main congressional blueprint for Republicans to repeal the health care law. And passage of this concurrent resolution allows for a procedure called reconciliation, which prevents a bill from getting filibustered and restricts the number of bill amendments which can be offered. (The bill’s legal purpose is actually to set the congressional …Fri, 13 Jan 2017 15:31:00 -0500https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/115-2017/h58?utm_campaign=govtrack_feed&utm_source=govtrack/feed&utm_medium=rss#eventid=vote+%7C+vote%3A118949%3Avotehttps://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/115-2017/h57?utm_campaign=govtrack_feed&utm_source=govtrack/feed&utm_medium=rssVote: Failed 149/272 Rep. Becerra [D-CA34, 2013-2017]: Aye Fri, 13 Jan 2017 15:24:00 -0500https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/115-2017/h57?utm_campaign=govtrack_feed&utm_source=govtrack/feed&utm_medium=rss#eventid=vote+%7C+vote%3A118947%3Avotehttps://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/115-2017/h56?utm_campaign=govtrack_feed&utm_source=govtrack/feed&utm_medium=rssVote: Passed 235/188 Rep. Becerra [D-CA34, 2013-2017]: No Fri, 13 Jan 2017 10:53:00 -0500https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/115-2017/h56?utm_campaign=govtrack_feed&utm_source=govtrack/feed&utm_medium=rss#eventid=vote+%7C+vote%3A118946%3Avotehttps://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/115-2017/h55?utm_campaign=govtrack_feed&utm_source=govtrack/feed&utm_medium=rssVote: Passed 234/179 Rep. Becerra [D-CA34, 2013-2017]: Nay Fri, 13 Jan 2017 10:47:00 -0500https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/115-2017/h55?utm_campaign=govtrack_feed&utm_source=govtrack/feed&utm_medium=rss#eventid=vote+%7C+vote%3A118945%3Avotehttps://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/115-2017/h54?utm_campaign=govtrack_feed&utm_source=govtrack/feed&utm_medium=rssVote: Passed 239/182 Rep. Becerra [D-CA34, 2013-2017]: Nay H.R. 238 authorizes appropriations to operate the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) through 2021 and make changes in some of the agency’s operating procedures. The bill also would amend the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) to provide greater protections for customer funds held by entities that broker transactions in commodity futures and make important changes to the CEA to reduce regulatory burdens on end-users who use futures and swaps transactions to efficiently manage business risks. Title I is designed to better protect farmers and ranchers and other end-users who use futures markets by providing for new customer protection provisions. Title II reforms the Commission’s rule-making process and makes certain reforms to enhance oversight and accountability within the Commission. Title III provides …Thu, 12 Jan 2017 17:40:00 -0500https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/115-2017/h54?utm_campaign=govtrack_feed&utm_source=govtrack/feed&utm_medium=rss#eventid=vote+%7C+vote%3A118944%3Avotehttps://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/115-2017/h53?utm_campaign=govtrack_feed&utm_source=govtrack/feed&utm_medium=rssVote: Failed 190/235 Rep. Becerra [D-CA34, 2013-2017]: Aye Thu, 12 Jan 2017 17:34:00 -0500https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/115-2017/h53?utm_campaign=govtrack_feed&utm_source=govtrack/feed&utm_medium=rss#eventid=vote+%7C+vote%3A118940%3Avotehttps://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/115-2017/h52?utm_campaign=govtrack_feed&utm_source=govtrack/feed&utm_medium=rssVote: Agreed to 236/191 Rep. Becerra [D-CA34, 2013-2017]: No Thu, 12 Jan 2017 17:17:00 -0500https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/115-2017/h52?utm_campaign=govtrack_feed&utm_source=govtrack/feed&utm_medium=rss#eventid=vote+%7C+vote%3A118938%3Avotehttps://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/115-2017/h51?utm_campaign=govtrack_feed&utm_source=govtrack/feed&utm_medium=rssVote: Passed 243/184 Rep. Becerra [D-CA34, 2013-2017]: No H.R. 78 replaces guidance adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in 2012 that currently governs the use of economic analysis in SEC rulemakings. H.R. 78 would require the SEC to identify and assess the significance of problems prior to regulating. The bill further requires the SEC’s Chief Economist to conduct a cost-benefit analysis when the SEC is promulgating regulations (including alternatives) and to provide an explanation describing the decision-making process, including the implications of not regulating. The bill requires the SEC to review existing regulations within one year of the bill’s enactment, and every five years thereafter, to determine the sufficiency, effectiveness, and burdens associated with its regulations. Under the bill, when adopting or amending rules expected to …Thu, 12 Jan 2017 17:12:00 -0500https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/115-2017/h51?utm_campaign=govtrack_feed&utm_source=govtrack/feed&utm_medium=rss#eventid=vote+%7C+vote%3A118936%3Avotehttps://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/115-2017/h50?utm_campaign=govtrack_feed&utm_source=govtrack/feed&utm_medium=rssVote: Failed 195/232 Rep. Becerra [D-CA34, 2013-2017]: Aye Thu, 12 Jan 2017 17:06:00 -0500https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/115-2017/h50?utm_campaign=govtrack_feed&utm_source=govtrack/feed&utm_medium=rss#eventid=vote+%7C+vote%3A118941%3Avotehttps://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/115-2017/h49?utm_campaign=govtrack_feed&utm_source=govtrack/feed&utm_medium=rssVote: Failed 196/231 Rep. Becerra [D-CA34, 2013-2017]: Aye Thu, 12 Jan 2017 16:50:00 -0500https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/115-2017/h49?utm_campaign=govtrack_feed&utm_source=govtrack/feed&utm_medium=rss#eventid=vote+%7C+vote%3A118939%3Avotehttps://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/115-2017/h48?utm_campaign=govtrack_feed&utm_source=govtrack/feed&utm_medium=rssVote: Failed 194/233 Rep. Becerra [D-CA34, 2013-2017]: Aye Thu, 12 Jan 2017 16:46:00 -0500https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/115-2017/h48?utm_campaign=govtrack_feed&utm_source=govtrack/feed&utm_medium=rss#eventid=vote+%7C+vote%3A118942%3Avotehttps://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/115-2017/h47?utm_campaign=govtrack_feed&utm_source=govtrack/feed&utm_medium=rssVote: Failed 191/232 Rep. Becerra [D-CA34, 2013-2017]: Aye Thu, 12 Jan 2017 16:40:00 -0500https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/115-2017/h47?utm_campaign=govtrack_feed&utm_source=govtrack/feed&utm_medium=rss#eventid=vote+%7C+vote%3A118937%3Avotehttps://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/115-2017/h46?utm_campaign=govtrack_feed&utm_source=govtrack/feed&utm_medium=rssVote: Failed 192/233 Rep. Becerra [D-CA34, 2013-2017]: Aye Thu, 12 Jan 2017 16:35:00 -0500https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/115-2017/h46?utm_campaign=govtrack_feed&utm_source=govtrack/feed&utm_medium=rss#eventid=vote+%7C+vote%3A118943%3Avotehttps://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/115-2017/h45?utm_campaign=govtrack_feed&utm_source=govtrack/feed&utm_medium=rssVote: Passed 238/183 Rep. Becerra [D-CA34, 2013-2017]: Not Voting H.R. 5 combines six previously passed bills to eliminate what bill sponsors call overly burdensome red tape and regulation. Major provisions of the legislation include: Title I which requires agencies to choose the lowest-cost rulemaking alternative that meets statutory objectives and requires greater opportunity for public input and vetting of critical information. Title II which repeals the Chevron and Auer doctrines to end judicial deference to bureaucrats’ statutory and regulatory interpretations. Title III which requires agencies to account for the direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts of new regulations on small businesses and find flexible ways to reduce them. Specifically, the title amends the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) and the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA) to ensure agencies adequately …Wed, 11 Jan 2017 18:46:00 -0500https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/115-2017/h45?utm_campaign=govtrack_feed&utm_source=govtrack/feed&utm_medium=rss#eventid=vote+%7C+vote%3A118904%3Avotehttps://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/115-2017/h44?utm_campaign=govtrack_feed&utm_source=govtrack/feed&utm_medium=rssVote: Failed 190/233 Rep. Becerra [D-CA34, 2013-2017]: Not Voting Wed, 11 Jan 2017 18:39:00 -0500https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/115-2017/h44?utm_campaign=govtrack_feed&utm_source=govtrack/feed&utm_medium=rss#eventid=vote+%7C+vote%3A118906%3Avotehttps://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/115-2017/h43?utm_campaign=govtrack_feed&utm_source=govtrack/feed&utm_medium=rssVote: Failed 185/236 Rep. Becerra [D-CA34, 2013-2017]: Not Voting Wed, 11 Jan 2017 18:24:00 -0500https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/115-2017/h43?utm_campaign=govtrack_feed&utm_source=govtrack/feed&utm_medium=rss#eventid=vote+%7C+vote%3A118907%3Avotehttps://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/115-2017/h42?utm_campaign=govtrack_feed&utm_source=govtrack/feed&utm_medium=rssVote: Failed 188/235 Rep. Becerra [D-CA34, 2013-2017]: Not Voting Wed, 11 Jan 2017 18:20:00 -0500https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/115-2017/h42?utm_campaign=govtrack_feed&utm_source=govtrack/feed&utm_medium=rss#eventid=vote+%7C+vote%3A118914%3Avote