WASHINGTON – Alabama’s House delegation voted together, and with the vast majority of other representatives, to pass a bill that would require couseling of parents and students participating in federal student-loan programs. Students receiving loans and Pell grants also would have to go through online counseling on their loan obligations.

The House split, however, on a proposal to expand the bill to offer specialized counseling for veterans. Rep. Terri Sewell, Alabama’s only Democratic representative, also was the only member of the state’s delegation who voted in favor of the proposed provision, which failed.

Here’s how area members of Congress voted on that and other major issues during the week ending Sept. 7. Read more.

WASHINGTON – Alabama’s senators, Republican Richard Shelby and Democrat Doug Jones, were united this week on nominees who went to the Senate for confirmation. Here’s a breakdown of the votes during the week ending Aug. 31. Read more.

Alabama’s senators split votes on a proposal to defund Planned Parenthood, with Republican Richard Shelby voting for a measure to remove the group from a budget bill and Democrat Doug Jones voting to retain funding. The proposal failed. However, the overall catchall funding bill passed with support of both of the state’s senators.

Here are their votes on major issues in the week ending Aug. 24. Read more.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate last week took up two of President Trump’s appointments to the 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. Both of Alabama’s senators – Republican Richard Shelby and Democrat Doug Jones – joined the majority to confirm the appointments.

The Senate also unanimously agreed to condemn President Trump’s attacks on the U.S. news media.

Here’s the detail on how Alabama’s senators voted on major issues in the week ending Aug.17. The House was in recess. Read more.

WASHINGTON – Alabama’s members of the U.S. House of Representatives split along party lines when voting on a Republican statement of opposition to a tax on the use of coal, natural gas and petroleum products.

All three are produced in different areas of Alabama, but the state also has had to grapple with pollution caused by the production and use of fossil fuels. The House approved the Republican statement opposing the tax, which was a nonbinding statement expressing the House’s opinion on the issue.

Here’s how area members of Congress voted on major issues in the week ending July 20. Read more.

WASHINGTON – Here’s how area members of Congress voted on major issues in the week ending June 8.

WASHINGTON – Here’s how Alabama’s members of Congress voted on major issues in the week ending April 27. Read more.

WASHINGTON – Here’s how Alabama’s members of Congress voted on major issues in the week ending April 27.