Govtrack and Vote Smart fill us in on Randy Weber

Worth looking at in 2305.

- Click here for his page on Govtrack.
- Click here for his page on Vote Smart.

Since you probably want to know, here are the last ten bills he has introduced:

- H.R. 5905: POSSE Act
- H.R. 5246: To remove the Federal claim to navigational servitude for a parcel of land in Texas City, Texas, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 5225: COAST Act
- H.R. 5004: Stop Animal Fat Tax Credits Act of 2016
- H.R. 4550: PASS Act
- H.R. 4084: Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act
- H.R. 3425: FREE Act
- H.R. 3113: Empowering Our Veterans Act of 2015
- H.Res. 316: Observing the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.
- H.R. 1332: Deny Amnesty Credits Act of 2015

And for info on his district - Texas 14 - click here.

Texas' 14th and 22nd congressional districts

2305 students have seen these already, but I'll add them so we can start talking about the re-districting process - including gerrymandering - on both 2305 and 2306.

Here's the map of the 14th Congressional district:



- Wikipedia: Texas's 14th congressional district.

And here's the 22nd Congressional District




- Wikipedia: Texas's 22nd congressional district.

If you scroll down to ACC - click here for District Viewer -  you'll see that the campus straddles both districts. We'll look at the people who hold each office, and factors about them, in the next week or two.

GovTrack links to info on Randy Weber

ACC alumnus Randy Weber's district covers a small sliver of ACC, so let's look at the basic info it contains on him.

- Click here for the site.

Weber scores as a conservative, but he's one of the more moderate members of the Republican Conference. Being a freshman - its his first term - he ranks low in leadership.

Other info:

Randy Weber sits on the following committees:

House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Member, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations
Member, Subcommittee on The Middle East and North Africa

House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Vice Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy
Member, Subcommittee on Environment
Some of Weber’s most recently sponsored bills include...

H.R. 3829: State Marriage Defense Act of 2014
H.Res. 214: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that extensive scientific and technical ...

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  Recent votes:
  

  Vote

  H.R. 3448: Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2013
  Passed 412/4
  Rep. Weber [R-TX14]: Yea
  Feb 11, 2014 5:35 p.m.

  Vote

  S. 540: A bill to designate the air route traffic control center located in Nashua, New Hampshire, as the “Patricia ...
  Passed 221/201
  Rep. Weber [R-TX14]: Nay
  Feb 11, 2014 5:27 p.m.

  Vote

  S. 25: South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act
  Passed 326/90
  Rep. Weber [R-TX14]: Yea
  Feb 11, 2014 3:09 p.m.

  Vote

  H.Res. 475: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3193) to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to ...
  Passed 223/193
  Rep. Weber [R-TX14]: Aye
  Feb 11, 2014 3:01 p.m.