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  <title>Open Congress : Rep. Melvin Watt [D, NC-12]</title>
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  <updated>2008-06-23T18:13:00Z</updated>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-23:/roll_call_vote/1667428</id>
    <updated>2008-06-23T18:13:00Z</updated>
    <title>Vote: 'Aye' regarding H.Res.1051</title>
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Rep. Melvin Watt [D, NC-12] voted 'Aye' on the question: &lt;a href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/4798"&gt;On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, As Amended: H RES 1051 Congratulating James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, for 100 years of service and leadership to the United States&lt;/a&gt; regarding &lt;a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr1051/show"&gt;H.Res.1051 Congratulating James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, for 100 years of service and leadership to the United States.&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/4799" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-23:/roll_call_vote/1667860</id>
    <updated>2008-06-23T18:04:00Z</updated>
    <title>Vote: 'Aye' regarding H.Con.Res.372</title>
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Rep. Melvin Watt [D, NC-12] voted 'Aye' on the question: &lt;a href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/4799"&gt;On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree: H CON RES 372 Supporting the goals and ideals of Black Music Month&lt;/a&gt; regarding &lt;a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hc372/show"&gt;H.Con.Res.372 Supporting the goals and ideals of Black Music Month and to honor the outstanding contributions that African American singers and musicians have made to the United States.&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/4797" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-23:/roll_call_vote/1666989</id>
    <updated>2008-06-23T17:56:00Z</updated>
    <title>Vote: 'Aye' regarding H.Res.1242</title>
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Rep. Melvin Watt [D, NC-12] voted 'Aye' on the question: &lt;a href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/4797"&gt;On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree: H RES 1242 Honoring the life, musical accomplishments, and contributions of Louis Jordan on the 100th anniversary of his birth&lt;/a&gt; regarding &lt;a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr1242/show"&gt;H.Res.1242 Honoring the life, musical accomplishments, and contributions of Louis Jordan on the 100th anniversary of his birth.&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/4794" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-20:/roll_call_vote/1665770</id>
    <updated>2008-06-20T11:48:00Z</updated>
    <title>Vote: 'Nay' regarding H.R.6304</title>
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Rep. Melvin Watt [D, NC-12] voted 'Nay' on the question: &lt;a href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/4794"&gt;On Passage: H R 6304 FISA Amendments Act of 2008&lt;/a&gt; regarding &lt;a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6304/show"&gt;H.R.6304 FISA Amendments Act of 2008&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/4793" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-20:/roll_call_vote/1665136</id>
    <updated>2008-06-20T09:45:00Z</updated>
    <title>Vote: 'Aye' regarding H.Res.1276</title>
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Rep. Melvin Watt [D, NC-12] voted 'Aye' on the question: &lt;a href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/4793"&gt;On Agreeing to the Resolution: H RES 1276 Providing for consideration of H.R. 5876, the Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2008&lt;/a&gt; regarding &lt;a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr1276/show"&gt;H.Res.1276 Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 5876) to require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs, and for other purposes.&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/4795" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-20:/roll_call_vote/1666000</id>
    <updated>2008-06-20T09:37:00Z</updated>
    <title>Vote: 'Aye' regarding H.Res.1276</title>
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Rep. Melvin Watt [D, NC-12] voted 'Aye' on the question: &lt;a href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/4795"&gt;On Ordering the Previous Question: H RES 1276 Providing for consideration of H.R. 5876, the Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2008&lt;/a&gt; regarding &lt;a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr1276/show"&gt;H.Res.1276 Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 5876) to require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect in residential programs, and for other purposes.&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/4796" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-20:/roll_call_vote/1666442</id>
    <updated>2008-06-20T09:29:00Z</updated>
    <title>Vote: 'Aye' on the question On Approving the Journal: JOURNAL</title>
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Rep. Melvin Watt [D, NC-12] voted 'Aye' on the question: &lt;a href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/4796"&gt;On Approving the Journal: JOURNAL&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/4790" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-19:/roll_call_vote/1664017</id>
    <updated>2008-06-19T19:21:00Z</updated>
    <title>Vote: 'Aye' regarding H.Res.1029</title>
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Rep. Melvin Watt [D, NC-12] voted 'Aye' on the question: &lt;a href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/4790"&gt;On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended: H RES 1029 Congratulating and recognizing Mr. Juan Antonio &#8220;Chi-Chi&#8221; Rodriguez for his continued success on and off the golf course, for his generosity and devotion to charity, and for his exemplary dedication to the intellectual and moral growth of thousands of low-income and disadvantaged youth in our country&lt;/a&gt; regarding &lt;a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr1029/show"&gt;H.Res.1029 Congratulating and recognizing Mr. Juan Antonio "Chi-Chi" Rodriguez for his continued success on and off of the golf course, for his generosity and devotion to charity, and for his exemplary dedication to the intellectual and moral growth of thousands of low-income and disadvantaged youth in our country.&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/4791" rel="alternate"/>
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    <updated>2008-06-19T19:13:00Z</updated>
    <title>Vote: 'Aye' regarding H.R.2642</title>
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Rep. Melvin Watt [D, NC-12] voted 'Aye' on the question: &lt;a href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/4791"&gt;Agree to Senate Adt to House Adt No. 2 with Amendment: H R 2642 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act&lt;/a&gt; regarding &lt;a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2642/show"&gt;H.R.2642 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-19:/roll_call_vote/1664903</id>
    <updated>2008-06-19T19:04:00Z</updated>
    <title>Vote: 'Nay' regarding H.R.2642</title>
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Rep. Melvin Watt [D, NC-12] voted 'Nay' on the question: &lt;a href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/4792"&gt;Agree to Senate Amendment to House Amendment No. 1: H R 2642 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act&lt;/a&gt; regarding &lt;a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2642/show"&gt;H.R.2642 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/4780" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-19:/roll_call_vote/1660683</id>
    <updated>2008-06-19T17:52:00Z</updated>
    <title>Vote: 'Aye' regarding H.Res.1230</title>
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Rep. Melvin Watt [D, NC-12] voted 'Aye' on the question: &lt;a href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/4780"&gt;On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended: H RES 1230 Condemning the postelection violence in Zimbabwe and calling for a peaceful resolution to the current political crisis&lt;/a&gt; regarding &lt;a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr1230/show"&gt;H.Res.1230 Condemning postelection violence in Zimbabwe and calling for a peaceful resolution to the current political crisis.&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/4788" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-19:/roll_call_vote/1663081</id>
    <updated>2008-06-19T17:44:00Z</updated>
    <title>Vote: 'Aye' on the question On Agreeing to the Resolution: H RES 1284 Providing for consideration of the Senate Adts. to the House Amendments to the Senate Adt. to the bill (H.R. 2642) making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2008</title>
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Rep. Melvin Watt [D, NC-12] voted 'Aye' on the question: &lt;a href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/4788"&gt;On Agreeing to the Resolution: H RES 1284 Providing for consideration of the Senate Adts. to the House Amendments to the Senate Adt. to the bill (H.R. 2642) making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2008&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/4784" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-19:/roll_call_vote/1662288</id>
    <updated>2008-06-19T13:39:00Z</updated>
    <title>Vote: 'Aye' regarding H.R.5781</title>
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Rep. Melvin Watt [D, NC-12] voted 'Aye' on the question: &lt;a href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/4784"&gt;On Passage: H R 5781 Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act&lt;/a&gt; regarding &lt;a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5781/show"&gt;H.R.5781 Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/4783" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-19:/roll_call_vote/1662006</id>
    <updated>2008-06-19T13:31:00Z</updated>
    <title>Vote: 'Nay' regarding H.R.5781</title>
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Rep. Melvin Watt [D, NC-12] voted 'Nay' on the question: &lt;a href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/4783"&gt;On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H R 5781 Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act&lt;/a&gt; regarding &lt;a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5781/show"&gt;H.R.5781 Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/4789" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-19:/roll_call_vote/1663593</id>
    <updated>2008-06-19T12:42:00Z</updated>
    <title>Vote: 'Aye' regarding H.R.5781</title>
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Rep. Melvin Watt [D, NC-12] voted 'Aye' on the question: &lt;a href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/4789"&gt;On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 1 to H R 5781&lt;/a&gt; regarding &lt;a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5781/show"&gt;H.R.5781 Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/4778" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-19:/roll_call_vote/1660046</id>
    <updated>2008-06-19T10:59:00Z</updated>
    <title>Vote: 'Aye' regarding H.R.5710</title>
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Rep. Melvin Watt [D, NC-12] voted 'Aye' on the question: &lt;a href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/4778"&gt;On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass: H R 5710 Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System Authorization Act&lt;/a&gt; regarding &lt;a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5710/show"&gt;H.R.5710 Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System Authorization Act&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/4781" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-19:/roll_call_vote/1660944</id>
    <updated>2008-06-19T10:51:00Z</updated>
    <title>Vote: 'Aye' regarding H.Res.1277</title>
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Rep. Melvin Watt [D, NC-12] voted 'Aye' on the question: &lt;a href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/4781"&gt;On Agreeing to the Resolution: H RES 1277 Providing for consideration of H.R. 5781, to provide that 8 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave&lt;/a&gt; regarding &lt;a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr1277/show"&gt;H.Res.1277 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5781) to provide that 8 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave, and for other purposes.&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/4782" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-19:/roll_call_vote/1661370</id>
    <updated>2008-06-19T10:42:00Z</updated>
    <title>Vote: 'Aye' regarding H.Res.1277</title>
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Rep. Melvin Watt [D, NC-12] voted 'Aye' on the question: &lt;a href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/4782"&gt;On Ordering the Previous Question: H RES 1277 Providing for consideration of H.R. 5781, to provide that 8 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave&lt;/a&gt; regarding &lt;a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr1277/show"&gt;H.Res.1277 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5781) to provide that 8 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave, and for other purposes.&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/4774" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-18:/roll_call_vote/1658411</id>
    <updated>2008-06-18T16:20:00Z</updated>
    <title>Vote: 'Aye' regarding H.Res.1002</title>
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Rep. Melvin Watt [D, NC-12] voted 'Aye' on the question: &lt;a href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/4774"&gt;On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended: H RES 1002 Expressing support for designation of April 2008 as &#8220;Public Radio Recognition Month&#8221;&lt;/a&gt; regarding &lt;a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hr1002/show"&gt;H.Res.1002 Expressing support for the designation of a "Public Radio Recognition Month".&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/4777" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-18:/roll_call_vote/1659715</id>
    <updated>2008-06-18T16:11:00Z</updated>
    <title>Vote: 'Aye' regarding H.R.6063</title>
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Rep. Melvin Watt [D, NC-12] voted 'Aye' on the question: &lt;a href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/4777"&gt;On Passage: H R 6063 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008&lt;/a&gt; regarding &lt;a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6063/show"&gt;H.R.6063 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Introduced Bill: H.R.6164</title>
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    <updated>2008-05-21T23:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish a risk-reduction and accountability pilot program for the housing-related government-sponsored enterprises.    </content>
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