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Article: For the Record Here's how s ...
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- The Washington Post
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- July 15, 2004
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Here's how some major bills fared recently in Congress and how
local congressional members voted, as provided by Thomas's Roll Call
Syndicate. NV means Not Voting.
For: 221/ Against: 194
The House voted to block new Bush administration limits on gifts
by Americans to family members in Cuba. The rules would ban the
sending of goods such as clothing, personal hygiene items and soap-
making equipment; cap the number of parcels that a family can send;
and limit the weight of packages hand-carried to Cuba.
The vote occurred during debate on a bill (HR 4754) appropriating
$39.8 billion in fiscal 2005 for the departments of State, Justice
and Commerce and related agencies. The measure is now before ...