Here is how members of Maryland's delegation on Capitol Hill were recorded on important roll-call votes last week. No votes occurred in the Senate.
* Y: YES N: NO X: NOT VOTING
HOUSE: MANDATES
By a 360-74 vote, the House passed a bill (HR 5) to discourage Washington from imposing regulations on states and municipalities unless it also hands down money to cover the cost of compliance.
B6 A yes vote was to pass the unfunded mandates bill.
Y N X Member
Y * * Ehrlich, Robert, R-2nd
Y * * Hoyer, Steny H. D-5th
Y * * Bartlett, Roscoe G., R-6th
Y * * Wynn, Albert R., D-4th
Y * * Cardin, Benjamin L., D-3rd
* N * Mfume, Kweisi, D-7th
Y * * Gilchrest, Wayne T., R-1st
Y * * Morella, Constance A., R-8th
HOUSE: PRIVATE SECTOR
By a 285-143 vote, the House rejected an amendment seeking better treatment of the private sector under a pending unfunded mandates bill (HR 5, above). The bill generally permits state and local governments, but not private companies, to disregard Washington edicts that are unaccompanied by federal money.
A yes vote was to protect certain private companies against unfunded federal mandates.
Y N X Member
* N * Ehrlich, Robert, R-2nd
Y * * Hoyer, Steny H. D-5th
* N * Bartlett, Roscoe G., R-6th
Y * * Wynn, Albert R., D-4th
Y * * Cardin, Benjamin L., D-3rd
Y * * Mfume, Kweisi, D-7th
* N * Gilchrest, Wayne T., R-1st
* N * Morella, Constance A., R-8th
HOUSE: JUDICIARY
By a 309-119 vote, the House rejected an amendment exempting the judicial branch from a bill (HR 2) empowering presidents to veto specific items within an overall tax or spending measure.
A yes vote was to exempt the judiciary from the line-item veto bill.
Y N X Member
* N * Ehrlich, Robert, R-2nd
Y * * Hoyer, Steny H. D-5th
* N * Bartlett, Roscoe G., R-6th
Y * * Wynn, Albert R., D-4th
* N * Cardin, Benjamin L., D-3rd
Y * * Mfume, Kweisi, D-7th
* N * Gilchrest, Wayne T., R-1st
* N * Morella, Constance A., R-8th
HOUSE: TAX VETOES
The House rejected, 196 for and 231 against, an attempt to make the line-item veto bill (above) tougher on tax benefits and loopholes approved by Congress.
A yes vote was to include all laws conferring tax benefits in the line-item veto bill.
Y N X Member
* N * Ehrlich, Robert, R-2nd
Y * * Hoyer, Steny H. D-5th
* N * Bartlett, Roscoe G., R-6th
Y * * Wynn, Albert R., D-4th
* N * Cardin, Benjamin L., D-3rd
Y * * Mfume, Kweisi, D-7th
* N * Gilchrest, Wayne T., R-1st
* N * Morella, Constance A., R-8th
HOUSE: TO "SUNSET" VETO
By a vote of 153 for and 258 against, the House rejected an amendment to "sunset" or terminate the presidential line-item veto (HR 2) on Jan. 1, 2000.
OC A yes vote was to terminate the line-item veto on Jan. 1, 2000.
Y N X Member
* N * Ehrlich, Robert, R-2nd
* N * Hoyer, Steny H. D-5th
* N * Bartlett, Roscoe G., R-6th
Y * * Wynn, Albert R., D-4th
* N * Cardin, Benjamin L., D-3rd
* * X Mfume, Kweisi, D-7th
* N * Gilchrest, Wayne T., R-1st
* N * Morella, Constance A., R-8th