The issue that Congress addressed in recent weeks was the Patriot Act. Following are the corresponding votes from Senators Bill Nelson, Senator Marco Rubio and House Representative Gwen Graham, of the 2nd Congressional District, and Congressman Ted Yoho, of the 3rd Congressional District.
In the Senate: Patriot Act Reauthorization – Cloture: The Senate voted 77-17, with six abstention to pass a motion to invoke a bill that would modify domestic surveillance authorities by prohibiting the National Security Agency's bulk collection and storage of telephone metadata and ability to collect other bulk data. Nelson voted yes. Rubio voted no. There was no action in the House to report.
Upcoming vote in the Senate is USA Freedom Act. This bill would reform the authorities of the Federal Government to require the production of certain business records, conduct electronic surveillance, use pen registers and trap and trace devices, and use other forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes, and for other purposes.
Upcoming votes in the House are Fiscal 2016 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations, which would make appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015. Also in the House is Fiscal 2016 Transportation-HUD Appropriations, which would make appropriations for the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development and related agencies the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015.