Financial Services Committee
Subcommittees:

• Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit
• Housing and Community Opportunity
• Domestic Monetary Policy, and Technology

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The Financial Services Committee Has Jurisdiction Over:
All components of the nation’s housing and financial services sectors including banking, insurance, real estate, public and assisted housing, and securities.

The Committee continually reviews the laws and programs relating to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Federal Reserve Bank, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and international development and finance agencies such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.

The Committee also ensures enforcement of housing and consumer protection laws such as the U.S. Housing Act, the Truth In Lending Act, the Housing and Community Development Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, the Community Reinvestment Act, and financial privacy laws.

Foreign Affairs Committee
Subcommittees:

• International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight
• Middle East and South Asia

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The Foreign Affairs Committee Has Jurisdiction Over:

The Full Committee will be responsible for oversight and legislation relating to: foreign assistance; the Peace Corps; national security developments affecting foreign policy; strategic planning and agreements; war powers, treaties, executive agreements, and the deployment and use of United States Armed Forces; peacekeeping, peace enforcement, and enforcement of United Nations or other international sanctions; arms control and disarmament issues; the United States Agency for International Development; activities and policies of the State, Commerce and Defense Departments and other agencies related to the Arms Export Control Act, and the Foreign Assistance Act including export and licensing policy for munitions items and technology and dual-use equipment and technology; international law; promotion of democracy; international law enforcement issues, including narcotics control programs and activities; Broadcasting Board of Governors; embassy security; international broadcasting; public diplomacy, including international communication, information policy, international education, and cultural programs.

• Roll Call Vote #904: S 1599

  Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass.

  Bill: S 1599

  Vote description: Reserve Officers Association Modernization Act of 2009

  Result: Passed 425-0, with 9 not voting.

  Keith Ellison voted Yes.

• Roll Call Vote #910: H R 1834

  Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, As Amended.

  Bill: H R 1834

  Vote description: Native American Business Development Enhancement Act of 2009

  Result: Passed 343-55, with 36 not voting.

  Keith Ellison voted Not Voting.

• Roll Call Vote #909: H R 3961

  Question: On Passage.

  Bill: H R 3961

  Vote description: Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009

  Result: Passed 243-183, with 8 not voting.

  Keith Ellison voted Yes.

• Roll Call Vote #902: H RES 908

  Question: On Ordering the Previous Question.

  Bill: H RES 908

  Vote description: Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 2781) to Amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to Designate Segments of the Molalla River in Oregon, As Components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for Other Purposes

  Result: Passed 241-176, with 17 not voting.

  Keith Ellison voted Yes.

• Roll Call Vote #908: H R 3961

  Question: On Motion to Recommit With Instructions.

  Bill: H R 3961

  Vote description: Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009

  Result: Failed 177-252, with 5 not voting.

  Keith Ellison voted No.

• Roll Call Vote #905: H R 2781

  Question: On Passage.

  Bill: H R 2781

  Vote description: To Amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to Designate Segments of the Molalla River in Oregon, As Components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for Other Purposes

  Result: Passed 292-133, with 9 not voting.

  Keith Ellison voted Yes.

• Roll Call Vote #907: H R 3961

  Question: Table Appeal of the Ruling of the Chair.

  Bill: H R 3961

  Vote description: Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009

  Result: Passed 251-177, with 6 not voting.

  Keith Ellison voted Yes.

• Roll Call Vote #903: H RES 908

  Question: On Agreeing to the Resolution.

  Bill: H RES 908

  Vote description: Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 2781) to Amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to Designate Segments of the Molalla River in Oregon, As Components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for Other Purposes

  Result: Passed 244-176, with 14 not voting.

  Keith Ellison voted Yes.

• Roll Call Vote #906: H CON RES 212

  Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, As Amended.

  Bill: H CON RES 212

  Vote description: Expressing the Sense of Congress on the Occasion of the 20th Anniversary of Historic Events in Central and Eastern Europe, Particularly the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, and Reaffirming the Bonds of Friendship and Cooperation Between United States and the Slovak and Czech Republics

  Result: Passed 426-0, with 8 not voting.

  Keith Ellison voted Yes.

• Roll Call Vote #901: H R 3791

  Question: On Passage.

  Bill: H R 3791

  Vote description: Fire Grants Reauthorization Act of 2009

  Result: Passed 395-31, with 8 not voting.

  Keith Ellison voted Yes.

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