Congressional Delegation

MegaVote for Hawaii's 1st & 2nd Congressional Districts....

The House and Senate are not doing legislative business in their respective chambers this week....

We congratulate the Senate Republican Conference for its vote on January 10th to keep the ban on earmarks....

The 114th Congress has come to a close for anticipated legislative business. The 115th Congress will convene on Tuesday, January 3, 2017....

The legislation is supported by the Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) and the U.S. Peace Council....

...“Trump's chief strategist, Stephen Bannon, is reportedly a big fan of Gabbard”....

We will be conducting a press conference to Challenge Senator Brian Schatz to a debate on August 4....

Nomination papers will be made available, beginning on Monday, August 15, 2016, at the Office of Elections....

Thirteen votes cast before both chambers go into recess until September 6....

...the bill forces young women between the ages of 18 and 26 to sign up for the Selective Service, making them eligible for conscription if Congress reinstates the draft....

...Bernie lost so I have zero chance at being vice-president.  Now I will campaign for DNC Chair by launching this rumor....

...Often they look at me blankly, having no idea why the question is relevant....

Recent US House and Senate votes ....

Hanabusa, Galuteria & Lei Ahu Isa pull papers to run for CD1 -- Tuesday June 7 is last day to file ....

Hanabusa is an opportunist. She gave up her House seat to achieve something bigger and better in the Senate, but she lost....

...I had truly hoped to aggressively fight this cancer while seeking re-election, but I recently learned that my cancer has spread....

The East-West Center in Hawaii received a $5.9 million earmark....

• Senate: Opioid Abuse – Anti-Kickback Penalties
  
• Senate: Opioid Abuse – Additional Funding
  
• House: Ensuring Terminated Providers are Removed from Medicaid and CHIP– Passage
  
• House: Regulatory Action and Kilns – Passage

• North Korea Sanctions
  
• Customs and Trade Enforcement 
  
• Limit on National Science Foundation
  
• Debt Reduction Plans 
  
• Menu Nutrition Disclosures 

• Senate: Energy Policy – Cloture
• House: Affordable Housing – Passage
• House: Health Care Repeal Reconciliation – Presidential Veto Override
• House: Iran Sanctions – Passage
• House: Reduce SEC Regulation of Small Companies – Passage
• House: Financial Institution Customer Protection – Passage

Senate: Energy Policy – GAO Report on Energy Production....

"This is wholly unacceptable behavior in a democracy."

• Senate: Budget Reconciliation 
• Senate: Surface Transportation Reauth
• House: Fiscal 2016 Intelligence Authorization
• House: EPA Existing Power Plant Rule Disapproval  
• House: EPA New and Retrofitted Power Plant Rule Disapproval
• House: K-12 Education Reauthorization 
• House: Energy Security and Infrastructure Overhaul
• House: Surface Transportation Reauthorization

Memo to candidates for Congress next year:  If you are seeking signatures for your nominating petition, you might start in the DOE director's office....