A look at recent Ohio legislative and congressional actions and how area lawmakers voted.
OHIO SENATE
H.B. 144: restricting alternative nicotine product sales to minors.
Sponsor: Rep. Stephanie Kunze (R., Hilliard).
Vote: Passed on Wednesday, 32-0.
Area senators: Edna Brown (D., Toledo), yes; Randy Gardner, (R., Bowling Green), yes; Cliff Hite (R., Findlay), yes; David Burke (R., Marysville), yes.
CONGRESS
HOUSE
S. 540: Temporary Debt Limit Extension Act.
Sponsor: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D., N.H.).
Vote: Passed on Tuesday, 221-201, with 10 representatives not voting.
Area lawmakers: Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D., Toledo), yes; Rep. Bob Latta (R., Bowling Green), no; Rep. Jim Jordan (R., Urbana, Ohio), no; Rep. Tim Walberg (R., Tipton, Mich.), no.
SENATE
S. 540: Temporary Debt Limit Extension Act.
Vote: Passed on Wednesday, 55-43, with two senators not voting.
Ohio senators: Sherrod Brown (D.), yes; Rob Portman (R.), no.
Michigan senators: Carl Levin (D.), yes; Debbie Stabenow (D.), yes.
SOURCES: Library of Congress, govtrack.us