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Mississippi Congressional Votes for the Week ending 2026-07-24
by Arne Christensen
WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Here's a look at how Mississippi members of Congress voted over the previous week.
HOUSE VOTES:
House Vote 1:
BREAST CANCER SPENDING: The House has passed the EARLY Act Reauthorization (H.R. 4541), sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., to reauthorize through fiscal 2030 and change breast and cervical cancer programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Wasserman Schultz said: "Breast cancer diagnoses are on the rise in younger women, and we must meet this moment." The vote, on July 20, was 394 yeas to 6 nays.
YEAS: Guest R-MS (3rd), Thompson ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Here's a look at how Mississippi members of Congress voted over the previous week. HOUSE VOTES: House Vote 1: BREAST CANCER SPENDING: The House has passed the EARLY Act Reauthorization (H.R. 4541), sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., to reauthorize through fiscal 2030 and change breast and cervical cancer programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Wasserman Schultz said: "Breast cancer diagnoses are on the rise in younger women, and we must meet this moment." The vote, on July 20, was 394 yeas to 6 nays. YEAS: Guest R-MS (3rd), Thompson(MS) D-MS (2nd), Kelly (MS) R-MS (1st), Ezell R-MS (4th)
House Vote 2:
WORKER COMPENSATION FRAUD: The House has passed the Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act (H.R. 8823), sponsored by Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pa., to authorize the Labor Department to suspend payments under its federal workers' compensation program to providers who have committed fraud. Mackenzie said: "This bill helps ensure that care is only delivered by providers who meet clear standards of professional and ethical conduct." The vote, on July 20, was unanimous with 396 yeas.
YEAS: Guest R-MS (3rd), Thompson (MS) D-MS (2nd), Kelly (MS) R-MS (1st), Ezell R-MS (4th)
House Vote 3:
EVALUATING CONTRACTOR BIDS: The House has passed the Value Over Cost Act (H.R. 1118), sponsored by Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., to stipulate that the General Services Administration (GSA) may use value rather than cost metrics in order to evaluate contractor bids for work under the federal government's multiple award schedule program. A bill supporter, Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Va., said it "will make sure the federal government spends its dollars wisely while delivering for the American people the services they need." The vote, on July 21, was 421 yeas to 1 nay.
YEAS: Guest R-MS (3rd), Thompson (MS) D-MS (2nd), Kelly (MS) R-MS (1st), Ezell R-MS (4th)
House Vote 4:
MILITARY AND JUDICIAL INJUNCTIONS: The House has rejected an amendment sponsored by Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), that would have sought to avert any judicial injunction deemed to impair military readiness or supplies to the military. Hunt said the amendment "secures a supply chain that is heavily dependent on foreign countries that could be weaponized against us if we don't fix it now." An opponent, Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif., said: "If you are interested in the power of the state to regulate its environment, to regulate its communities, roads and streets, and rivers and lakes, then you should be opposed to this amendment." The vote, on July 21, was 208 yeas to 219 nays.
YEAS: Guest R-MS (3rd), Kelly (MS) R-MS (1st), Ezell R-MS (4th)
NAYS: Thompson (MS) D-MS (2nd)
House Vote 5:
CALIFORNIA OIL SUPPLIES: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), to authorize the Defense Department to buy easements for the Santa Ynez Pipeline System in order to secure supplies of oil to refineries that supply military bases in California. Hunt cited the pipeline's importance "to national security to keep our military on the West Coast supplied with domestic-sourced energy." An opponent, Rep. Salud O. Carbajal, D-Calif., said the amendment amounted to pipeline operator Sable Offshore Oil "asking its friends in Congress to rig the system in its favor, seize California lands, and issue an irrevocable operating permit." The vote, on July 21, was 215 yeas to 214 nays.
YEAS: Guest R-MS (3rd), Kelly (MS) R-MS (1st), Ezell R-MS (4th)
NAYS: Thompson (MS) D-MS (2nd)
House Vote 6:
SEX CHANGE TREATMENTS: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), to bar funding under the military's Tricare program for medical treatments related to sex change. Mace said: "This amendment ensures that Defense health dollars are spent on advancing the health of our servicemembers and their families, not undermining it, and certainly not on advancing an ideology based on delusion." An opponent, Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, D-Calif., said: "This culture war ideology amendment can result in a readiness gap issue." The vote, on July 21, was 219 yeas to 208 nays.
YEAS: Guest R-MS (3rd), Kelly (MS) R-MS (1st), Ezell R-MS (4th)
NAYS: Thompson (MS) D-MS (2nd)
House Vote 7:
SCHOOL CHOICE AND THE MILITARY: The House has rejected an amendment sponsored by Rep. Addison P. McDowell, R-N.C., to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), that would have instituted a five-year pilot program for military members to receive funding to send their children to a private school or charter school. McDowell said the program was needed because "many military families are barred from participating in school choice initiatives because they are either stationed in states without school choice or they are located in one state but domiciled in another." An opponent, Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., said the subsidies would further erode the military's education budget, which Courtney said already underfunds the military's own schools. The vote, on July 21, was 214 yeas to 216 nays.
YEAS: Guest R-MS (3rd), Kelly (MS) R-MS (1st), Ezell R-MS (4th)
NAYS: Thompson (MS) D-MS (2nd)
House Vote 8:
TEMPORARY GOVERNMENT FUNDING: The House has passed the Continuing Appropriations Act (H.R. 9770), sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., to provide funding for federal government programs through December 4. Cole said the bill "simply keeps the government open, protects the progress we have made, and preserves the path to full-year appropriations" bills clearing Congress. An opponent, Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., faulted Republicans for inserting a provision that would allow funding for the Border Patrol agency, after Congress had passed a bill in April without such funding. The vote, on July 21, was 220 yeas to 205 nays.
YEAS: Guest R-MS (3rd), Kelly (MS) R-MS (1st), Ezell R-MS (4th)
NAYS: Thompson (MS) D-MS (2nd)
House Vote 9:
MILITARY CHAPLAINS: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), that would alter numerous military policies regarding chaplains, including anti-discrimination protections for them. Self said it "does not empower chaplains to impose a particular belief. Instead, it protects them from violations of conscience and ensures they can facilitate spiritual care for all faiths." An opponent, Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., said it "transforms a chaplain's duty to care for every single servicemember into permission to turn some of them away." The vote, on July 22, was 221 yeas to 210 nays.
YEAS: Guest R-MS (3rd), Kelly (MS) R-MS (1st), Ezell R-MS (4th)
NAYS: Thompson (MS) D-MS (2nd)
House Vote 10:
TRAFFIC CAMERAS AT MILITARY BASES: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), to bar the use of automated speed enforcement cameras at military bases. Harrigan said: "These systems are not about safety. They are about revenue. They hand out fines without context, without discretion, and without due process for our servicemembers." An opponent, Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, D-Calif., said: "These cameras keep reckless drivers accountable and have a proven and effective record for reducing traffic accidents and maintaining safe and orderly driving." The vote, on July 22, was 232 yeas to 199 nays.
YEAS: Guest R-MS (3rd), Kelly (MS) R-MS (1st), Ezell R-MS (4th)
NAYS: Thompson (MS) D-MS (2nd)
House Vote 11:
MILITARY SPENDING: The House has passed the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), sponsored by Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., to authorize about $1.15 trillion of fiscal 2027 spending on the military, including military construction programs and military activities at the Energy Department, and establish various military policies. Rogers said the bill "will build the ready, capable, and lethal fighting force we need to deter China and other adversaries." A bill opponent, Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., said its high spending on the military would mean a "struggle to fund crucial domestic programs in healthcare, infrastructure, energy, and all kinds of areas that are an incredible priority." The vote, on July 22, was 216 yeas to 212 nays.
YEAS: Guest R-MS (3rd), Kelly (MS) R-MS (1st), Ezell R-MS (4th)
NAYS: Thompson (MS) D-MS (2nd)
House Vote 12:
CONGRESS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP: The House has passed the Stop Insider Trading Act (H.R. 7008), sponsored by Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., to bar members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children from buying publicly traded stocks, and require prior public notification for their planned sales of stocks. Another bill provision would require voters in federal government elections to show photo identification (photo ID) at ballot sites. Steil said "these two proposals will clean up Washington and strengthen the integrity of our elections." An opponent, Rep. Joseph D. Morelle, D-N.Y., called the photo ID mandate "a fiat from a Washington awash in corruption telling Americans how to run their elections." The vote, on July 22, was 232 yeas to 198 nays.
YEAS: Guest R-MS (3rd), Kelly (MS) R-MS (1st), Ezell R-MS (4th)
NAYS: Thompson (MS) D-MS (2nd)
House Vote 13:
2027 BUDGET: The House has passed a bill (H. Con. Res. 113), sponsored by Rep. Jodey C. Arrington, R-Texas, to set out a $6 trillion federal government budget for fiscal 2027, and proposed budgetary levels for fiscal 2028 through 2036. Arrington said the bill was "supporting our troops in their time of need with just baseline battlefield readiness, bullets and bombs to finish the job and to come home safely and victoriously; strengthening our food supply; and, ultimately, we want to safeguard the integrity of our elections." A bill opponent, Rep. Brendan F. Boyle, D-Pa., said it had "nothing to lower gas prices, nothing to lower food prices, nothing to lower the cost of consumer goods, just more spending on the most unpopular war in American history." The vote, on July 22, was 216 yeas to 214 nays.
YEAS: Guest R-MS (3rd), Kelly (MS) R-MS (1st), Ezell R-MS (4th)
NAYS: Thompson (MS) D-MS (2nd)
House Vote 14:
IRAN WAR: The House has passed a bill (H. Con. Res. 89), sponsored by Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., to require the cessation of U.S. military action against Iran other than for purposes of defense against imminent attack. Jayapal said the measure was necessary because President Trump was "showing his contempt for Congress and for the Constitution, continuing this destructive, deadly, and costly war despite Congress having already passed a War Powers Resolution that has the force of law declaring that this war must stop." An opponent, Rep. Brian J. Mast, R-Fla., said the war was necessary because of Iran's support for "terrorist proxies, killing of Americans and our allies to develop weapons of mass destruction and missiles to reach out and touch our homeland and our allies." The vote, on July 23, was 214 yeas to 208 nays.
NAYS: Guest R-MS (3rd), Kelly (MS) R-MS (1st), Ezell R-MS (4th)
YEAS: Thompson (MS) D-MS (2nd)
House Vote 15:
DISABLED WORKERS: The House has passed the Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (H.R. 8884), sponsored by Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., to reauthorize, through 2031, Social Security Administration demonstration projects for placing in the workforce individuals receiving Social Security Disability Insurance program benefits. Scott said the projects sought to give them "the ability to go back to work, not lose 100 percent of their Social Security benefits, and have more money left over at the end of the month." A bill opponent, Rep. Danny K. Davis, D-Ill., said it "will ultimately result in a reduction of benefits for older, severely disabled, and low-income workers." The vote, on July 23, was 232 yeas to 188 nays.
YEAS: Guest R-MS (3rd), Kelly (MS) R-MS (1st), Ezell R-MS (4th)
NAYS: Thompson (MS) D-MS (2nd)
SENATE VOTES:
Senate Vote 1:
TRADE COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Kara Marie Westercamp to be a judge on the U.S. Court of International Trade. A current lawyer at the White House specializing in trade, Westercamp was previously a commercial litigator at the Justice Department for over a decade. An opponent, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said Westercamp's "offensive, inflammatory, juvenile social media posts demonstrate she lacks the independence and the maturity and the temperament to be a judge." The vote, on July 21, was 50 yeas to 48 nays.
YEAS: Wicker R-MS, Hyde-Smith R-MS
Senate Vote 2:
APPEALS COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Benjamin M. Flowers to be a judge on the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Flowers was Ohio's solicitor general from 2019 to 2023; before and after that time, he has been a private practice lawyer, specializing in appeals cases, at two different firms. An opponent, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., claimed Flowers supported "election denial, attacks on reproductive freedom, siding with abusers over survivors and the president over the Constitution." The vote, on July 22, was 49 yeas to 46 nays.
YEAS: Wicker R-MS, Hyde-Smith R-MS
Senate Vote 3:
MICHIGAN JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Michael C. Martin to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Martin has been a federal prosecutor in the district for two decades, variously focusing on criminal, national security, and immigration cases. The vote, on July 22, was 62 yeas to 36 nays.
YEAS: Wicker R-MS, Hyde-Smith R-MS
Senate Vote 4:
IRAN WAR: The Senate has rejected a motion to discharge from its Foreign Relations Committee a bill (S.J. Res. 180), sponsored by Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., to require the cessation of U.S. military force against Iran absent a Congressional declaration of war. Van Hollen called on senators "to end this disastrous and illegal war against Iran that President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu launched over 140 days ago." An opponent, Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., said of the Iranian regime: "It is time to fix this problem and make sure another generation of Americans does not have to fight this murderous, savage adversary." The vote to discharge, on July 23, was 47 yeas to 49 nays.
NAYS: Wicker R-MS, Hyde-Smith R-MS
Senate Vote 5:
SECOND APPEALS COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Daniel Mack Traynor to be a judge on the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. Traynor became a U.S. district judge for North Dakota six years ago, after two decades practicing law at a law firm in the state. An opponent, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., claimed that Traynor "seeks to remain in the good graces of President Trump, at the cost of his integrity and independence." The vote, on July 23, was 48 yeas to 47 nays.
YEAS: Wicker R-MS, Hyde-Smith R-MS
Senate Vote 6:
PENNSYLVANIA JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Antonio M. Pozos to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Over the past 15 years, Pozos has variously been a private practice lawyer at three different firms and a Justice Department prosecutor specializing in fraud and government corruption. The vote, on July 23, was 49 yeas to 44 nays.
YEAS: Wicker R-MS, Hyde-Smith R-MS
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HOUSE VOTES:
House Vote 1:
BREAST CANCER SPENDING: The House has passed the EARLY Act Reauthorization (H.R. 4541), sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., to reauthorize through fiscal 2030 and change breast and cervical cancer programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Wasserman Schultz said: "Breast cancer diagnoses are on the rise in younger women, and we must meet this moment." The vote, on July 20, was 394 yeas to 6 nays.
YEAS: Guest R-MS (3rd), Thompson ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Here's a look at how Mississippi members of Congress voted over the previous week. HOUSE VOTES: House Vote 1: BREAST CANCER SPENDING: The House has passed the EARLY Act Reauthorization (H.R. 4541), sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., to reauthorize through fiscal 2030 and change breast and cervical cancer programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Wasserman Schultz said: "Breast cancer diagnoses are on the rise in younger women, and we must meet this moment." The vote, on July 20, was 394 yeas to 6 nays. YEAS: Guest R-MS (3rd), Thompson(MS) D-MS (2nd), Kelly (MS) R-MS (1st), Ezell R-MS (4th)
House Vote 2:
WORKER COMPENSATION FRAUD: The House has passed the Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act (H.R. 8823), sponsored by Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pa., to authorize the Labor Department to suspend payments under its federal workers' compensation program to providers who have committed fraud. Mackenzie said: "This bill helps ensure that care is only delivered by providers who meet clear standards of professional and ethical conduct." The vote, on July 20, was unanimous with 396 yeas.
YEAS: Guest R-MS (3rd), Thompson (MS) D-MS (2nd), Kelly (MS) R-MS (1st), Ezell R-MS (4th)
House Vote 3:
EVALUATING CONTRACTOR BIDS: The House has passed the Value Over Cost Act (H.R. 1118), sponsored by Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., to stipulate that the General Services Administration (GSA) may use value rather than cost metrics in order to evaluate contractor bids for work under the federal government's multiple award schedule program. A bill supporter, Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Va., said it "will make sure the federal government spends its dollars wisely while delivering for the American people the services they need." The vote, on July 21, was 421 yeas to 1 nay.
YEAS: Guest R-MS (3rd), Thompson (MS) D-MS (2nd), Kelly (MS) R-MS (1st), Ezell R-MS (4th)
House Vote 4:
MILITARY AND JUDICIAL INJUNCTIONS: The House has rejected an amendment sponsored by Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), that would have sought to avert any judicial injunction deemed to impair military readiness or supplies to the military. Hunt said the amendment "secures a supply chain that is heavily dependent on foreign countries that could be weaponized against us if we don't fix it now." An opponent, Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif., said: "If you are interested in the power of the state to regulate its environment, to regulate its communities, roads and streets, and rivers and lakes, then you should be opposed to this amendment." The vote, on July 21, was 208 yeas to 219 nays.
YEAS: Guest R-MS (3rd), Kelly (MS) R-MS (1st), Ezell R-MS (4th)
NAYS: Thompson (MS) D-MS (2nd)
House Vote 5:
CALIFORNIA OIL SUPPLIES: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), to authorize the Defense Department to buy easements for the Santa Ynez Pipeline System in order to secure supplies of oil to refineries that supply military bases in California. Hunt cited the pipeline's importance "to national security to keep our military on the West Coast supplied with domestic-sourced energy." An opponent, Rep. Salud O. Carbajal, D-Calif., said the amendment amounted to pipeline operator Sable Offshore Oil "asking its friends in Congress to rig the system in its favor, seize California lands, and issue an irrevocable operating permit." The vote, on July 21, was 215 yeas to 214 nays.
YEAS: Guest R-MS (3rd), Kelly (MS) R-MS (1st), Ezell R-MS (4th)
NAYS: Thompson (MS) D-MS (2nd)
House Vote 6:
SEX CHANGE TREATMENTS: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), to bar funding under the military's Tricare program for medical treatments related to sex change. Mace said: "This amendment ensures that Defense health dollars are spent on advancing the health of our servicemembers and their families, not undermining it, and certainly not on advancing an ideology based on delusion." An opponent, Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, D-Calif., said: "This culture war ideology amendment can result in a readiness gap issue." The vote, on July 21, was 219 yeas to 208 nays.
YEAS: Guest R-MS (3rd), Kelly (MS) R-MS (1st), Ezell R-MS (4th)
NAYS: Thompson (MS) D-MS (2nd)
House Vote 7:
SCHOOL CHOICE AND THE MILITARY: The House has rejected an amendment sponsored by Rep. Addison P. McDowell, R-N.C., to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), that would have instituted a five-year pilot program for military members to receive funding to send their children to a private school or charter school. McDowell said the program was needed because "many military families are barred from participating in school choice initiatives because they are either stationed in states without school choice or they are located in one state but domiciled in another." An opponent, Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., said the subsidies would further erode the military's education budget, which Courtney said already underfunds the military's own schools. The vote, on July 21, was 214 yeas to 216 nays.
YEAS: Guest R-MS (3rd), Kelly (MS) R-MS (1st), Ezell R-MS (4th)
NAYS: Thompson (MS) D-MS (2nd)
House Vote 8:
TEMPORARY GOVERNMENT FUNDING: The House has passed the Continuing Appropriations Act (H.R. 9770), sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., to provide funding for federal government programs through December 4. Cole said the bill "simply keeps the government open, protects the progress we have made, and preserves the path to full-year appropriations" bills clearing Congress. An opponent, Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., faulted Republicans for inserting a provision that would allow funding for the Border Patrol agency, after Congress had passed a bill in April without such funding. The vote, on July 21, was 220 yeas to 205 nays.
YEAS: Guest R-MS (3rd), Kelly (MS) R-MS (1st), Ezell R-MS (4th)
NAYS: Thompson (MS) D-MS (2nd)
House Vote 9:
MILITARY CHAPLAINS: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), that would alter numerous military policies regarding chaplains, including anti-discrimination protections for them. Self said it "does not empower chaplains to impose a particular belief. Instead, it protects them from violations of conscience and ensures they can facilitate spiritual care for all faiths." An opponent, Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., said it "transforms a chaplain's duty to care for every single servicemember into permission to turn some of them away." The vote, on July 22, was 221 yeas to 210 nays.
YEAS: Guest R-MS (3rd), Kelly (MS) R-MS (1st), Ezell R-MS (4th)
NAYS: Thompson (MS) D-MS (2nd)
House Vote 10:
TRAFFIC CAMERAS AT MILITARY BASES: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), to bar the use of automated speed enforcement cameras at military bases. Harrigan said: "These systems are not about safety. They are about revenue. They hand out fines without context, without discretion, and without due process for our servicemembers." An opponent, Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, D-Calif., said: "These cameras keep reckless drivers accountable and have a proven and effective record for reducing traffic accidents and maintaining safe and orderly driving." The vote, on July 22, was 232 yeas to 199 nays.
YEAS: Guest R-MS (3rd), Kelly (MS) R-MS (1st), Ezell R-MS (4th)
NAYS: Thompson (MS) D-MS (2nd)
House Vote 11:
MILITARY SPENDING: The House has passed the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), sponsored by Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., to authorize about $1.15 trillion of fiscal 2027 spending on the military, including military construction programs and military activities at the Energy Department, and establish various military policies. Rogers said the bill "will build the ready, capable, and lethal fighting force we need to deter China and other adversaries." A bill opponent, Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., said its high spending on the military would mean a "struggle to fund crucial domestic programs in healthcare, infrastructure, energy, and all kinds of areas that are an incredible priority." The vote, on July 22, was 216 yeas to 212 nays.
YEAS: Guest R-MS (3rd), Kelly (MS) R-MS (1st), Ezell R-MS (4th)
NAYS: Thompson (MS) D-MS (2nd)
House Vote 12:
CONGRESS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP: The House has passed the Stop Insider Trading Act (H.R. 7008), sponsored by Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., to bar members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children from buying publicly traded stocks, and require prior public notification for their planned sales of stocks. Another bill provision would require voters in federal government elections to show photo identification (photo ID) at ballot sites. Steil said "these two proposals will clean up Washington and strengthen the integrity of our elections." An opponent, Rep. Joseph D. Morelle, D-N.Y., called the photo ID mandate "a fiat from a Washington awash in corruption telling Americans how to run their elections." The vote, on July 22, was 232 yeas to 198 nays.
YEAS: Guest R-MS (3rd), Kelly (MS) R-MS (1st), Ezell R-MS (4th)
NAYS: Thompson (MS) D-MS (2nd)
House Vote 13:
2027 BUDGET: The House has passed a bill (H. Con. Res. 113), sponsored by Rep. Jodey C. Arrington, R-Texas, to set out a $6 trillion federal government budget for fiscal 2027, and proposed budgetary levels for fiscal 2028 through 2036. Arrington said the bill was "supporting our troops in their time of need with just baseline battlefield readiness, bullets and bombs to finish the job and to come home safely and victoriously; strengthening our food supply; and, ultimately, we want to safeguard the integrity of our elections." A bill opponent, Rep. Brendan F. Boyle, D-Pa., said it had "nothing to lower gas prices, nothing to lower food prices, nothing to lower the cost of consumer goods, just more spending on the most unpopular war in American history." The vote, on July 22, was 216 yeas to 214 nays.
YEAS: Guest R-MS (3rd), Kelly (MS) R-MS (1st), Ezell R-MS (4th)
NAYS: Thompson (MS) D-MS (2nd)
House Vote 14:
IRAN WAR: The House has passed a bill (H. Con. Res. 89), sponsored by Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., to require the cessation of U.S. military action against Iran other than for purposes of defense against imminent attack. Jayapal said the measure was necessary because President Trump was "showing his contempt for Congress and for the Constitution, continuing this destructive, deadly, and costly war despite Congress having already passed a War Powers Resolution that has the force of law declaring that this war must stop." An opponent, Rep. Brian J. Mast, R-Fla., said the war was necessary because of Iran's support for "terrorist proxies, killing of Americans and our allies to develop weapons of mass destruction and missiles to reach out and touch our homeland and our allies." The vote, on July 23, was 214 yeas to 208 nays.
NAYS: Guest R-MS (3rd), Kelly (MS) R-MS (1st), Ezell R-MS (4th)
YEAS: Thompson (MS) D-MS (2nd)
House Vote 15:
DISABLED WORKERS: The House has passed the Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (H.R. 8884), sponsored by Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., to reauthorize, through 2031, Social Security Administration demonstration projects for placing in the workforce individuals receiving Social Security Disability Insurance program benefits. Scott said the projects sought to give them "the ability to go back to work, not lose 100 percent of their Social Security benefits, and have more money left over at the end of the month." A bill opponent, Rep. Danny K. Davis, D-Ill., said it "will ultimately result in a reduction of benefits for older, severely disabled, and low-income workers." The vote, on July 23, was 232 yeas to 188 nays.
YEAS: Guest R-MS (3rd), Kelly (MS) R-MS (1st), Ezell R-MS (4th)
NAYS: Thompson (MS) D-MS (2nd)
SENATE VOTES:
Senate Vote 1:
TRADE COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Kara Marie Westercamp to be a judge on the U.S. Court of International Trade. A current lawyer at the White House specializing in trade, Westercamp was previously a commercial litigator at the Justice Department for over a decade. An opponent, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said Westercamp's "offensive, inflammatory, juvenile social media posts demonstrate she lacks the independence and the maturity and the temperament to be a judge." The vote, on July 21, was 50 yeas to 48 nays.
YEAS: Wicker R-MS, Hyde-Smith R-MS
Senate Vote 2:
APPEALS COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Benjamin M. Flowers to be a judge on the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Flowers was Ohio's solicitor general from 2019 to 2023; before and after that time, he has been a private practice lawyer, specializing in appeals cases, at two different firms. An opponent, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., claimed Flowers supported "election denial, attacks on reproductive freedom, siding with abusers over survivors and the president over the Constitution." The vote, on July 22, was 49 yeas to 46 nays.
YEAS: Wicker R-MS, Hyde-Smith R-MS
Senate Vote 3:
MICHIGAN JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Michael C. Martin to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Martin has been a federal prosecutor in the district for two decades, variously focusing on criminal, national security, and immigration cases. The vote, on July 22, was 62 yeas to 36 nays.
YEAS: Wicker R-MS, Hyde-Smith R-MS
Senate Vote 4:
IRAN WAR: The Senate has rejected a motion to discharge from its Foreign Relations Committee a bill (S.J. Res. 180), sponsored by Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., to require the cessation of U.S. military force against Iran absent a Congressional declaration of war. Van Hollen called on senators "to end this disastrous and illegal war against Iran that President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu launched over 140 days ago." An opponent, Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., said of the Iranian regime: "It is time to fix this problem and make sure another generation of Americans does not have to fight this murderous, savage adversary." The vote to discharge, on July 23, was 47 yeas to 49 nays.
NAYS: Wicker R-MS, Hyde-Smith R-MS
Senate Vote 5:
SECOND APPEALS COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Daniel Mack Traynor to be a judge on the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. Traynor became a U.S. district judge for North Dakota six years ago, after two decades practicing law at a law firm in the state. An opponent, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., claimed that Traynor "seeks to remain in the good graces of President Trump, at the cost of his integrity and independence." The vote, on July 23, was 48 yeas to 47 nays.
YEAS: Wicker R-MS, Hyde-Smith R-MS
Senate Vote 6:
PENNSYLVANIA JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Antonio M. Pozos to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Over the past 15 years, Pozos has variously been a private practice lawyer at three different firms and a Justice Department prosecutor specializing in fraud and government corruption. The vote, on July 23, was 49 yeas to 44 nays.
YEAS: Wicker R-MS, Hyde-Smith R-MS
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Massachusetts Congressional Votes for the Week ending 2026-07-24
by Arne Christensen
WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Here's a look at how Massachusetts members of Congress voted over the previous week.
HOUSE VOTES:
House Vote 1:
BREAST CANCER SPENDING: The House has passed the EARLY Act Reauthorization (H.R. 4541), sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., to reauthorize through fiscal 2030 and change breast and cervical cancer programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Wasserman Schultz said: "Breast cancer diagnoses are on the rise in younger women, and we must meet this moment." The vote, on July 20, was 394 yeas to 6 nays.
YEAS: Pressley D-MA (7th), Clark ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Here's a look at how Massachusetts members of Congress voted over the previous week. HOUSE VOTES: House Vote 1: BREAST CANCER SPENDING: The House has passed the EARLY Act Reauthorization (H.R. 4541), sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., to reauthorize through fiscal 2030 and change breast and cervical cancer programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Wasserman Schultz said: "Breast cancer diagnoses are on the rise in younger women, and we must meet this moment." The vote, on July 20, was 394 yeas to 6 nays. YEAS: Pressley D-MA (7th), Clark(MA) D-MA (5th), Keating D-MA (9th), Auchincloss D-MA (4th), McGovern D-MA (2nd), Neal D-MA (1st), Lynch D-MA (8th)
NOT VOTING: Trahan D-MA (3rd), Moulton D-MA (6th)
House Vote 2:
WORKER COMPENSATION FRAUD: The House has passed the Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act (H.R. 8823), sponsored by Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pa., to authorize the Labor Department to suspend payments under its federal workers' compensation program to providers who have committed fraud. Mackenzie said: "This bill helps ensure that care is only delivered by providers who meet clear standards of professional and ethical conduct." The vote, on July 20, was unanimous with 396 yeas.
YEAS: Pressley D-MA (7th), Clark (MA) D-MA (5th), Keating D-MA (9th), Auchincloss D-MA (4th), McGovern D-MA (2nd), Neal D-MA (1st), Lynch D-MA (8th)
NOT VOTING: Trahan D-MA (3rd), Moulton D-MA (6th)
House Vote 3:
EVALUATING CONTRACTOR BIDS: The House has passed the Value Over Cost Act (H.R. 1118), sponsored by Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., to stipulate that the General Services Administration (GSA) may use value rather than cost metrics in order to evaluate contractor bids for work under the federal government's multiple award schedule program. A bill supporter, Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Va., said it "will make sure the federal government spends its dollars wisely while delivering for the American people the services they need." The vote, on July 21, was 421 yeas to 1 nay.
YEAS: Pressley D-MA (7th), Clark (MA) D-MA (5th), Keating D-MA (9th), Auchincloss D-MA (4th), McGovern D-MA (2nd), Trahan D-MA (3rd), Neal D-MA (1st), Lynch D-MA (8th)
NOT VOTING: Moulton D-MA (6th)
House Vote 4:
MILITARY AND JUDICIAL INJUNCTIONS: The House has rejected an amendment sponsored by Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), that would have sought to avert any judicial injunction deemed to impair military readiness or supplies to the military. Hunt said the amendment "secures a supply chain that is heavily dependent on foreign countries that could be weaponized against us if we don't fix it now." An opponent, Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif., said: "If you are interested in the power of the state to regulate its environment, to regulate its communities, roads and streets, and rivers and lakes, then you should be opposed to this amendment." The vote, on July 21, was 208 yeas to 219 nays.
NAYS: Pressley D-MA (7th), Clark (MA) D-MA (5th), Keating D-MA (9th), Auchincloss D-MA (4th), McGovern D-MA (2nd), Trahan D-MA (3rd), Neal D-MA (1st), Moulton D-MA (6th), Lynch D-MA (8th)
House Vote 5:
CALIFORNIA OIL SUPPLIES: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), to authorize the Defense Department to buy easements for the Santa Ynez Pipeline System in order to secure supplies of oil to refineries that supply military bases in California. Hunt cited the pipeline's importance "to national security to keep our military on the West Coast supplied with domestic-sourced energy." An opponent, Rep. Salud O. Carbajal, D-Calif., said the amendment amounted to pipeline operator Sable Offshore Oil "asking its friends in Congress to rig the system in its favor, seize California lands, and issue an irrevocable operating permit." The vote, on July 21, was 215 yeas to 214 nays.
NAYS: Pressley D-MA (7th), Clark (MA) D-MA (5th), Keating D-MA (9th), Auchincloss D-MA (4th), McGovern D-MA (2nd), Trahan D-MA (3rd), Neal D-MA (1st), Moulton D-MA (6th), Lynch D-MA (8th)
House Vote 6:
SEX CHANGE TREATMENTS: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), to bar funding under the military's Tricare program for medical treatments related to sex change. Mace said: "This amendment ensures that Defense health dollars are spent on advancing the health of our servicemembers and their families, not undermining it, and certainly not on advancing an ideology based on delusion." An opponent, Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, D-Calif., said: "This culture war ideology amendment can result in a readiness gap issue." The vote, on July 21, was 219 yeas to 208 nays.
NAYS: Pressley D-MA (7th), Clark (MA) D-MA (5th), Keating D-MA (9th), Auchincloss D-MA (4th), McGovern D-MA (2nd), Trahan D-MA (3rd), Neal D-MA (1st), Moulton D-MA (6th), Lynch D-MA (8th)
House Vote 7:
SCHOOL CHOICE AND THE MILITARY: The House has rejected an amendment sponsored by Rep. Addison P. McDowell, R-N.C., to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), that would have instituted a five-year pilot program for military members to receive funding to send their children to a private school or charter school. McDowell said the program was needed because "many military families are barred from participating in school choice initiatives because they are either stationed in states without school choice or they are located in one state but domiciled in another." An opponent, Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., said the subsidies would further erode the military's education budget, which Courtney said already underfunds the military's own schools. The vote, on July 21, was 214 yeas to 216 nays.
NAYS: Pressley D-MA (7th), Clark (MA) D-MA (5th), Keating D-MA (9th), Auchincloss D-MA (4th), McGovern D-MA (2nd), Trahan D-MA (3rd), Neal D-MA (1st), Moulton D-MA (6th), Lynch D-MA (8th)
House Vote 8:
TEMPORARY GOVERNMENT FUNDING: The House has passed the Continuing Appropriations Act (H.R. 9770), sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., to provide funding for federal government programs through December 4. Cole said the bill "simply keeps the government open, protects the progress we have made, and preserves the path to full-year appropriations" bills clearing Congress. An opponent, Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., faulted Republicans for inserting a provision that would allow funding for the Border Patrol agency, after Congress had passed a bill in April without such funding. The vote, on July 21, was 220 yeas to 205 nays.
NAYS: Pressley D-MA (7th), Clark (MA) D-MA (5th), Keating D-MA (9th), Auchincloss D-MA (4th), McGovern D-MA (2nd), Trahan D-MA (3rd), Neal D-MA (1st), Moulton D-MA (6th), Lynch D-MA (8th)
House Vote 9:
MILITARY CHAPLAINS: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), that would alter numerous military policies regarding chaplains, including anti-discrimination protections for them. Self said it "does not empower chaplains to impose a particular belief. Instead, it protects them from violations of conscience and ensures they can facilitate spiritual care for all faiths." An opponent, Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., said it "transforms a chaplain's duty to care for every single servicemember into permission to turn some of them away." The vote, on July 22, was 221 yeas to 210 nays.
NAYS: Pressley D-MA (7th), Clark (MA) D-MA (5th), Keating D-MA (9th), Auchincloss D-MA (4th), McGovern D-MA (2nd), Trahan D-MA (3rd), Neal D-MA (1st), Moulton D-MA (6th), Lynch D-MA (8th)
House Vote 10:
TRAFFIC CAMERAS AT MILITARY BASES: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), to bar the use of automated speed enforcement cameras at military bases. Harrigan said: "These systems are not about safety. They are about revenue. They hand out fines without context, without discretion, and without due process for our servicemembers." An opponent, Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, D-Calif., said: "These cameras keep reckless drivers accountable and have a proven and effective record for reducing traffic accidents and maintaining safe and orderly driving." The vote, on July 22, was 232 yeas to 199 nays.
YEAS: Pressley D-MA (7th), McGovern D-MA (2nd)
NAYS: Clark (MA) D-MA (5th), Keating D-MA (9th), Auchincloss D-MA (4th), Trahan D-MA (3rd), Neal D-MA (1st), Moulton D-MA (6th), Lynch D-MA (8th)
House Vote 11:
MILITARY SPENDING: The House has passed the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), sponsored by Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., to authorize about $1.15 trillion of fiscal 2027 spending on the military, including military construction programs and military activities at the Energy Department, and establish various military policies. Rogers said the bill "will build the ready, capable, and lethal fighting force we need to deter China and other adversaries." A bill opponent, Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., said its high spending on the military would mean a "struggle to fund crucial domestic programs in healthcare, infrastructure, energy, and all kinds of areas that are an incredible priority." The vote, on July 22, was 216 yeas to 212 nays.
NAYS: Pressley D-MA (7th), Clark (MA) D-MA (5th), Keating D-MA (9th), Auchincloss D-MA (4th), McGovern D-MA (2nd), Trahan D-MA (3rd), Neal D-MA (1st), Moulton D-MA (6th), Lynch D-MA (8th)
House Vote 12:
CONGRESS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP: The House has passed the Stop Insider Trading Act (H.R. 7008), sponsored by Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., to bar members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children from buying publicly traded stocks, and require prior public notification for their planned sales of stocks. Another bill provision would require voters in federal government elections to show photo identification (photo ID) at ballot sites. Steil said "these two proposals will clean up Washington and strengthen the integrity of our elections." An opponent, Rep. Joseph D. Morelle, D-N.Y., called the photo ID mandate "a fiat from a Washington awash in corruption telling Americans how to run their elections." The vote, on July 22, was 232 yeas to 198 nays.
NAYS: Pressley D-MA (7th), Clark (MA) D-MA (5th), Keating D-MA (9th), Auchincloss D-MA (4th), McGovern D-MA (2nd), Trahan D-MA (3rd), Neal D-MA (1st), Moulton D-MA (6th), Lynch D-MA (8th)
House Vote 13:
2027 BUDGET: The House has passed a bill (H. Con. Res. 113), sponsored by Rep. Jodey C. Arrington, R-Texas, to set out a $6 trillion federal government budget for fiscal 2027, and proposed budgetary levels for fiscal 2028 through 2036. Arrington said the bill was "supporting our troops in their time of need with just baseline battlefield readiness, bullets and bombs to finish the job and to come home safely and victoriously; strengthening our food supply; and, ultimately, we want to safeguard the integrity of our elections." A bill opponent, Rep. Brendan F. Boyle, D-Pa., said it had "nothing to lower gas prices, nothing to lower food prices, nothing to lower the cost of consumer goods, just more spending on the most unpopular war in American history." The vote, on July 22, was 216 yeas to 214 nays.
NAYS: Pressley D-MA (7th), Clark (MA) D-MA (5th), Keating D-MA (9th), Auchincloss D-MA (4th), McGovern D-MA (2nd), Trahan D-MA (3rd), Neal D-MA (1st), Moulton D-MA (6th), Lynch D-MA (8th)
House Vote 14:
IRAN WAR: The House has passed a bill (H. Con. Res. 89), sponsored by Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., to require the cessation of U.S. military action against Iran other than for purposes of defense against imminent attack. Jayapal said the measure was necessary because President Trump was "showing his contempt for Congress and for the Constitution, continuing this destructive, deadly, and costly war despite Congress having already passed a War Powers Resolution that has the force of law declaring that this war must stop." An opponent, Rep. Brian J. Mast, R-Fla., said the war was necessary because of Iran's support for "terrorist proxies, killing of Americans and our allies to develop weapons of mass destruction and missiles to reach out and touch our homeland and our allies." The vote, on July 23, was 214 yeas to 208 nays.
YEAS: Pressley D-MA (7th), Clark (MA) D-MA (5th), Keating D-MA (9th), Auchincloss D-MA (4th), McGovern D-MA (2nd), Trahan D-MA (3rd), Neal D-MA (1st), Moulton D-MA (6th), Lynch D-MA (8th)
House Vote 15:
DISABLED WORKERS: The House has passed the Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (H.R. 8884), sponsored by Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., to reauthorize, through 2031, Social Security Administration demonstration projects for placing in the workforce individuals receiving Social Security Disability Insurance program benefits. Scott said the projects sought to give them "the ability to go back to work, not lose 100 percent of their Social Security benefits, and have more money left over at the end of the month." A bill opponent, Rep. Danny K. Davis, D-Ill., said it "will ultimately result in a reduction of benefits for older, severely disabled, and low-income workers." The vote, on July 23, was 232 yeas to 188 nays.
NAYS: Pressley D-MA (7th), Clark (MA) D-MA (5th), Keating D-MA (9th), Auchincloss D-MA (4th), McGovern D-MA (2nd), Trahan D-MA (3rd), Neal D-MA (1st), Moulton D-MA (6th), Lynch D-MA (8th)
SENATE VOTES:
Senate Vote 1:
TRADE COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Kara Marie Westercamp to be a judge on the U.S. Court of International Trade. A current lawyer at the White House specializing in trade, Westercamp was previously a commercial litigator at the Justice Department for over a decade. An opponent, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said Westercamp's "offensive, inflammatory, juvenile social media posts demonstrate she lacks the independence and the maturity and the temperament to be a judge." The vote, on July 21, was 50 yeas to 48 nays.
NAYS: Warren D-MA, Markey D-MA
Senate Vote 2:
APPEALS COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Benjamin M. Flowers to be a judge on the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Flowers was Ohio's solicitor general from 2019 to 2023; before and after that time, he has been a private practice lawyer, specializing in appeals cases, at two different firms. An opponent, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., claimed Flowers supported "election denial, attacks on reproductive freedom, siding with abusers over survivors and the president over the Constitution." The vote, on July 22, was 49 yeas to 46 nays.
NAYS: Warren D-MA, Markey D-MA
Senate Vote 3:
MICHIGAN JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Michael C. Martin to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Martin has been a federal prosecutor in the district for two decades, variously focusing on criminal, national security, and immigration cases. The vote, on July 22, was 62 yeas to 36 nays.
NAYS: Warren D-MA, Markey D-MA
Senate Vote 4:
IRAN WAR: The Senate has rejected a motion to discharge from its Foreign Relations Committee a bill (S.J. Res. 180), sponsored by Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., to require the cessation of U.S. military force against Iran absent a Congressional declaration of war. Van Hollen called on senators "to end this disastrous and illegal war against Iran that President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu launched over 140 days ago." An opponent, Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., said of the Iranian regime: "It is time to fix this problem and make sure another generation of Americans does not have to fight this murderous, savage adversary." The vote to discharge, on July 23, was 47 yeas to 49 nays.
YEAS: Warren D-MA, Markey D-MA
Senate Vote 5:
SECOND APPEALS COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Daniel Mack Traynor to be a judge on the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. Traynor became a U.S. district judge for North Dakota six years ago, after two decades practicing law at a law firm in the state. An opponent, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., claimed that Traynor "seeks to remain in the good graces of President Trump, at the cost of his integrity and independence." The vote, on July 23, was 48 yeas to 47 nays.
NAYS: Warren D-MA, Markey D-MA
Senate Vote 6:
PENNSYLVANIA JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Antonio M. Pozos to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Over the past 15 years, Pozos has variously been a private practice lawyer at three different firms and a Justice Department prosecutor specializing in fraud and government corruption. The vote, on July 23, was 49 yeas to 44 nays.
NAYS: Warren D-MA, Markey D-MA
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HOUSE VOTES:
House Vote 1:
BREAST CANCER SPENDING: The House has passed the EARLY Act Reauthorization (H.R. 4541), sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., to reauthorize through fiscal 2030 and change breast and cervical cancer programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Wasserman Schultz said: "Breast cancer diagnoses are on the rise in younger women, and we must meet this moment." The vote, on July 20, was 394 yeas to 6 nays.
YEAS: Pressley D-MA (7th), Clark ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Here's a look at how Massachusetts members of Congress voted over the previous week. HOUSE VOTES: House Vote 1: BREAST CANCER SPENDING: The House has passed the EARLY Act Reauthorization (H.R. 4541), sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., to reauthorize through fiscal 2030 and change breast and cervical cancer programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Wasserman Schultz said: "Breast cancer diagnoses are on the rise in younger women, and we must meet this moment." The vote, on July 20, was 394 yeas to 6 nays. YEAS: Pressley D-MA (7th), Clark(MA) D-MA (5th), Keating D-MA (9th), Auchincloss D-MA (4th), McGovern D-MA (2nd), Neal D-MA (1st), Lynch D-MA (8th)
NOT VOTING: Trahan D-MA (3rd), Moulton D-MA (6th)
House Vote 2:
WORKER COMPENSATION FRAUD: The House has passed the Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act (H.R. 8823), sponsored by Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pa., to authorize the Labor Department to suspend payments under its federal workers' compensation program to providers who have committed fraud. Mackenzie said: "This bill helps ensure that care is only delivered by providers who meet clear standards of professional and ethical conduct." The vote, on July 20, was unanimous with 396 yeas.
YEAS: Pressley D-MA (7th), Clark (MA) D-MA (5th), Keating D-MA (9th), Auchincloss D-MA (4th), McGovern D-MA (2nd), Neal D-MA (1st), Lynch D-MA (8th)
NOT VOTING: Trahan D-MA (3rd), Moulton D-MA (6th)
House Vote 3:
EVALUATING CONTRACTOR BIDS: The House has passed the Value Over Cost Act (H.R. 1118), sponsored by Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., to stipulate that the General Services Administration (GSA) may use value rather than cost metrics in order to evaluate contractor bids for work under the federal government's multiple award schedule program. A bill supporter, Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Va., said it "will make sure the federal government spends its dollars wisely while delivering for the American people the services they need." The vote, on July 21, was 421 yeas to 1 nay.
YEAS: Pressley D-MA (7th), Clark (MA) D-MA (5th), Keating D-MA (9th), Auchincloss D-MA (4th), McGovern D-MA (2nd), Trahan D-MA (3rd), Neal D-MA (1st), Lynch D-MA (8th)
NOT VOTING: Moulton D-MA (6th)
House Vote 4:
MILITARY AND JUDICIAL INJUNCTIONS: The House has rejected an amendment sponsored by Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), that would have sought to avert any judicial injunction deemed to impair military readiness or supplies to the military. Hunt said the amendment "secures a supply chain that is heavily dependent on foreign countries that could be weaponized against us if we don't fix it now." An opponent, Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif., said: "If you are interested in the power of the state to regulate its environment, to regulate its communities, roads and streets, and rivers and lakes, then you should be opposed to this amendment." The vote, on July 21, was 208 yeas to 219 nays.
NAYS: Pressley D-MA (7th), Clark (MA) D-MA (5th), Keating D-MA (9th), Auchincloss D-MA (4th), McGovern D-MA (2nd), Trahan D-MA (3rd), Neal D-MA (1st), Moulton D-MA (6th), Lynch D-MA (8th)
House Vote 5:
CALIFORNIA OIL SUPPLIES: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), to authorize the Defense Department to buy easements for the Santa Ynez Pipeline System in order to secure supplies of oil to refineries that supply military bases in California. Hunt cited the pipeline's importance "to national security to keep our military on the West Coast supplied with domestic-sourced energy." An opponent, Rep. Salud O. Carbajal, D-Calif., said the amendment amounted to pipeline operator Sable Offshore Oil "asking its friends in Congress to rig the system in its favor, seize California lands, and issue an irrevocable operating permit." The vote, on July 21, was 215 yeas to 214 nays.
NAYS: Pressley D-MA (7th), Clark (MA) D-MA (5th), Keating D-MA (9th), Auchincloss D-MA (4th), McGovern D-MA (2nd), Trahan D-MA (3rd), Neal D-MA (1st), Moulton D-MA (6th), Lynch D-MA (8th)
House Vote 6:
SEX CHANGE TREATMENTS: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), to bar funding under the military's Tricare program for medical treatments related to sex change. Mace said: "This amendment ensures that Defense health dollars are spent on advancing the health of our servicemembers and their families, not undermining it, and certainly not on advancing an ideology based on delusion." An opponent, Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, D-Calif., said: "This culture war ideology amendment can result in a readiness gap issue." The vote, on July 21, was 219 yeas to 208 nays.
NAYS: Pressley D-MA (7th), Clark (MA) D-MA (5th), Keating D-MA (9th), Auchincloss D-MA (4th), McGovern D-MA (2nd), Trahan D-MA (3rd), Neal D-MA (1st), Moulton D-MA (6th), Lynch D-MA (8th)
House Vote 7:
SCHOOL CHOICE AND THE MILITARY: The House has rejected an amendment sponsored by Rep. Addison P. McDowell, R-N.C., to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), that would have instituted a five-year pilot program for military members to receive funding to send their children to a private school or charter school. McDowell said the program was needed because "many military families are barred from participating in school choice initiatives because they are either stationed in states without school choice or they are located in one state but domiciled in another." An opponent, Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., said the subsidies would further erode the military's education budget, which Courtney said already underfunds the military's own schools. The vote, on July 21, was 214 yeas to 216 nays.
NAYS: Pressley D-MA (7th), Clark (MA) D-MA (5th), Keating D-MA (9th), Auchincloss D-MA (4th), McGovern D-MA (2nd), Trahan D-MA (3rd), Neal D-MA (1st), Moulton D-MA (6th), Lynch D-MA (8th)
House Vote 8:
TEMPORARY GOVERNMENT FUNDING: The House has passed the Continuing Appropriations Act (H.R. 9770), sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., to provide funding for federal government programs through December 4. Cole said the bill "simply keeps the government open, protects the progress we have made, and preserves the path to full-year appropriations" bills clearing Congress. An opponent, Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., faulted Republicans for inserting a provision that would allow funding for the Border Patrol agency, after Congress had passed a bill in April without such funding. The vote, on July 21, was 220 yeas to 205 nays.
NAYS: Pressley D-MA (7th), Clark (MA) D-MA (5th), Keating D-MA (9th), Auchincloss D-MA (4th), McGovern D-MA (2nd), Trahan D-MA (3rd), Neal D-MA (1st), Moulton D-MA (6th), Lynch D-MA (8th)
House Vote 9:
MILITARY CHAPLAINS: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), that would alter numerous military policies regarding chaplains, including anti-discrimination protections for them. Self said it "does not empower chaplains to impose a particular belief. Instead, it protects them from violations of conscience and ensures they can facilitate spiritual care for all faiths." An opponent, Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., said it "transforms a chaplain's duty to care for every single servicemember into permission to turn some of them away." The vote, on July 22, was 221 yeas to 210 nays.
NAYS: Pressley D-MA (7th), Clark (MA) D-MA (5th), Keating D-MA (9th), Auchincloss D-MA (4th), McGovern D-MA (2nd), Trahan D-MA (3rd), Neal D-MA (1st), Moulton D-MA (6th), Lynch D-MA (8th)
House Vote 10:
TRAFFIC CAMERAS AT MILITARY BASES: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), to bar the use of automated speed enforcement cameras at military bases. Harrigan said: "These systems are not about safety. They are about revenue. They hand out fines without context, without discretion, and without due process for our servicemembers." An opponent, Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, D-Calif., said: "These cameras keep reckless drivers accountable and have a proven and effective record for reducing traffic accidents and maintaining safe and orderly driving." The vote, on July 22, was 232 yeas to 199 nays.
YEAS: Pressley D-MA (7th), McGovern D-MA (2nd)
NAYS: Clark (MA) D-MA (5th), Keating D-MA (9th), Auchincloss D-MA (4th), Trahan D-MA (3rd), Neal D-MA (1st), Moulton D-MA (6th), Lynch D-MA (8th)
House Vote 11:
MILITARY SPENDING: The House has passed the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), sponsored by Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., to authorize about $1.15 trillion of fiscal 2027 spending on the military, including military construction programs and military activities at the Energy Department, and establish various military policies. Rogers said the bill "will build the ready, capable, and lethal fighting force we need to deter China and other adversaries." A bill opponent, Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., said its high spending on the military would mean a "struggle to fund crucial domestic programs in healthcare, infrastructure, energy, and all kinds of areas that are an incredible priority." The vote, on July 22, was 216 yeas to 212 nays.
NAYS: Pressley D-MA (7th), Clark (MA) D-MA (5th), Keating D-MA (9th), Auchincloss D-MA (4th), McGovern D-MA (2nd), Trahan D-MA (3rd), Neal D-MA (1st), Moulton D-MA (6th), Lynch D-MA (8th)
House Vote 12:
CONGRESS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP: The House has passed the Stop Insider Trading Act (H.R. 7008), sponsored by Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., to bar members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children from buying publicly traded stocks, and require prior public notification for their planned sales of stocks. Another bill provision would require voters in federal government elections to show photo identification (photo ID) at ballot sites. Steil said "these two proposals will clean up Washington and strengthen the integrity of our elections." An opponent, Rep. Joseph D. Morelle, D-N.Y., called the photo ID mandate "a fiat from a Washington awash in corruption telling Americans how to run their elections." The vote, on July 22, was 232 yeas to 198 nays.
NAYS: Pressley D-MA (7th), Clark (MA) D-MA (5th), Keating D-MA (9th), Auchincloss D-MA (4th), McGovern D-MA (2nd), Trahan D-MA (3rd), Neal D-MA (1st), Moulton D-MA (6th), Lynch D-MA (8th)
House Vote 13:
2027 BUDGET: The House has passed a bill (H. Con. Res. 113), sponsored by Rep. Jodey C. Arrington, R-Texas, to set out a $6 trillion federal government budget for fiscal 2027, and proposed budgetary levels for fiscal 2028 through 2036. Arrington said the bill was "supporting our troops in their time of need with just baseline battlefield readiness, bullets and bombs to finish the job and to come home safely and victoriously; strengthening our food supply; and, ultimately, we want to safeguard the integrity of our elections." A bill opponent, Rep. Brendan F. Boyle, D-Pa., said it had "nothing to lower gas prices, nothing to lower food prices, nothing to lower the cost of consumer goods, just more spending on the most unpopular war in American history." The vote, on July 22, was 216 yeas to 214 nays.
NAYS: Pressley D-MA (7th), Clark (MA) D-MA (5th), Keating D-MA (9th), Auchincloss D-MA (4th), McGovern D-MA (2nd), Trahan D-MA (3rd), Neal D-MA (1st), Moulton D-MA (6th), Lynch D-MA (8th)
House Vote 14:
IRAN WAR: The House has passed a bill (H. Con. Res. 89), sponsored by Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., to require the cessation of U.S. military action against Iran other than for purposes of defense against imminent attack. Jayapal said the measure was necessary because President Trump was "showing his contempt for Congress and for the Constitution, continuing this destructive, deadly, and costly war despite Congress having already passed a War Powers Resolution that has the force of law declaring that this war must stop." An opponent, Rep. Brian J. Mast, R-Fla., said the war was necessary because of Iran's support for "terrorist proxies, killing of Americans and our allies to develop weapons of mass destruction and missiles to reach out and touch our homeland and our allies." The vote, on July 23, was 214 yeas to 208 nays.
YEAS: Pressley D-MA (7th), Clark (MA) D-MA (5th), Keating D-MA (9th), Auchincloss D-MA (4th), McGovern D-MA (2nd), Trahan D-MA (3rd), Neal D-MA (1st), Moulton D-MA (6th), Lynch D-MA (8th)
House Vote 15:
DISABLED WORKERS: The House has passed the Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (H.R. 8884), sponsored by Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., to reauthorize, through 2031, Social Security Administration demonstration projects for placing in the workforce individuals receiving Social Security Disability Insurance program benefits. Scott said the projects sought to give them "the ability to go back to work, not lose 100 percent of their Social Security benefits, and have more money left over at the end of the month." A bill opponent, Rep. Danny K. Davis, D-Ill., said it "will ultimately result in a reduction of benefits for older, severely disabled, and low-income workers." The vote, on July 23, was 232 yeas to 188 nays.
NAYS: Pressley D-MA (7th), Clark (MA) D-MA (5th), Keating D-MA (9th), Auchincloss D-MA (4th), McGovern D-MA (2nd), Trahan D-MA (3rd), Neal D-MA (1st), Moulton D-MA (6th), Lynch D-MA (8th)
SENATE VOTES:
Senate Vote 1:
TRADE COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Kara Marie Westercamp to be a judge on the U.S. Court of International Trade. A current lawyer at the White House specializing in trade, Westercamp was previously a commercial litigator at the Justice Department for over a decade. An opponent, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said Westercamp's "offensive, inflammatory, juvenile social media posts demonstrate she lacks the independence and the maturity and the temperament to be a judge." The vote, on July 21, was 50 yeas to 48 nays.
NAYS: Warren D-MA, Markey D-MA
Senate Vote 2:
APPEALS COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Benjamin M. Flowers to be a judge on the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Flowers was Ohio's solicitor general from 2019 to 2023; before and after that time, he has been a private practice lawyer, specializing in appeals cases, at two different firms. An opponent, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., claimed Flowers supported "election denial, attacks on reproductive freedom, siding with abusers over survivors and the president over the Constitution." The vote, on July 22, was 49 yeas to 46 nays.
NAYS: Warren D-MA, Markey D-MA
Senate Vote 3:
MICHIGAN JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Michael C. Martin to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Martin has been a federal prosecutor in the district for two decades, variously focusing on criminal, national security, and immigration cases. The vote, on July 22, was 62 yeas to 36 nays.
NAYS: Warren D-MA, Markey D-MA
Senate Vote 4:
IRAN WAR: The Senate has rejected a motion to discharge from its Foreign Relations Committee a bill (S.J. Res. 180), sponsored by Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., to require the cessation of U.S. military force against Iran absent a Congressional declaration of war. Van Hollen called on senators "to end this disastrous and illegal war against Iran that President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu launched over 140 days ago." An opponent, Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., said of the Iranian regime: "It is time to fix this problem and make sure another generation of Americans does not have to fight this murderous, savage adversary." The vote to discharge, on July 23, was 47 yeas to 49 nays.
YEAS: Warren D-MA, Markey D-MA
Senate Vote 5:
SECOND APPEALS COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Daniel Mack Traynor to be a judge on the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. Traynor became a U.S. district judge for North Dakota six years ago, after two decades practicing law at a law firm in the state. An opponent, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., claimed that Traynor "seeks to remain in the good graces of President Trump, at the cost of his integrity and independence." The vote, on July 23, was 48 yeas to 47 nays.
NAYS: Warren D-MA, Markey D-MA
Senate Vote 6:
PENNSYLVANIA JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Antonio M. Pozos to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Over the past 15 years, Pozos has variously been a private practice lawyer at three different firms and a Justice Department prosecutor specializing in fraud and government corruption. The vote, on July 23, was 49 yeas to 44 nays.
NAYS: Warren D-MA, Markey D-MA
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Kentucky Congressional Votes for the Week ending 2026-07-24
by Arne Christensen
WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Here's a look at how Kentucky members of Congress voted over the previous week.
HOUSE VOTES:
House Vote 1:
BREAST CANCER SPENDING: The House has passed the EARLY Act Reauthorization (H.R. 4541), sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., to reauthorize through fiscal 2030 and change breast and cervical cancer programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Wasserman Schultz said: "Breast cancer diagnoses are on the rise in younger women, and we must meet this moment." The vote, on July 20, was 394 yeas to 6 nays.
YEAS: Barr R-KY (6th), Guthrie R-KY ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Here's a look at how Kentucky members of Congress voted over the previous week. HOUSE VOTES: House Vote 1: BREAST CANCER SPENDING: The House has passed the EARLY Act Reauthorization (H.R. 4541), sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., to reauthorize through fiscal 2030 and change breast and cervical cancer programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Wasserman Schultz said: "Breast cancer diagnoses are on the rise in younger women, and we must meet this moment." The vote, on July 20, was 394 yeas to 6 nays. YEAS: Barr R-KY (6th), Guthrie R-KY(2nd), Rogers (KY) R-KY (5th), Comer R-KY (1st), McGarvey D-KY (3rd)
NOT VOTING: Massie R-KY (4th)
House Vote 2:
WORKER COMPENSATION FRAUD: The House has passed the Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act (H.R. 8823), sponsored by Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pa., to authorize the Labor Department to suspend payments under its federal workers' compensation program to providers who have committed fraud. Mackenzie said: "This bill helps ensure that care is only delivered by providers who meet clear standards of professional and ethical conduct." The vote, on July 20, was unanimous with 396 yeas.
YEAS: Barr R-KY (6th), Guthrie R-KY (2nd), Rogers (KY) R-KY (5th), Comer R-KY (1st), McGarvey D-KY (3rd)
NOT VOTING: Massie R-KY (4th)
House Vote 3:
EVALUATING CONTRACTOR BIDS: The House has passed the Value Over Cost Act (H.R. 1118), sponsored by Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., to stipulate that the General Services Administration (GSA) may use value rather than cost metrics in order to evaluate contractor bids for work under the federal government's multiple award schedule program. A bill supporter, Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Va., said it "will make sure the federal government spends its dollars wisely while delivering for the American people the services they need." The vote, on July 21, was 421 yeas to 1 nay.
YEAS: Barr R-KY (6th), Guthrie R-KY (2nd), Rogers (KY) R-KY (5th), Comer R-KY (1st), McGarvey D-KY (3rd)
NAYS: Massie R-KY (4th)
House Vote 4:
MILITARY AND JUDICIAL INJUNCTIONS: The House has rejected an amendment sponsored by Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), that would have sought to avert any judicial injunction deemed to impair military readiness or supplies to the military. Hunt said the amendment "secures a supply chain that is heavily dependent on foreign countries that could be weaponized against us if we don't fix it now." An opponent, Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif., said: "If you are interested in the power of the state to regulate its environment, to regulate its communities, roads and streets, and rivers and lakes, then you should be opposed to this amendment." The vote, on July 21, was 208 yeas to 219 nays.
YEAS: Barr R-KY (6th), Rogers (KY) R-KY (5th), Comer R-KY (1st)
NAYS: Guthrie R-KY (2nd), Massie R-KY (4th), McGarvey D-KY (3rd)
House Vote 5:
CALIFORNIA OIL SUPPLIES: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), to authorize the Defense Department to buy easements for the Santa Ynez Pipeline System in order to secure supplies of oil to refineries that supply military bases in California. Hunt cited the pipeline's importance "to national security to keep our military on the West Coast supplied with domestic-sourced energy." An opponent, Rep. Salud O. Carbajal, D-Calif., said the amendment amounted to pipeline operator Sable Offshore Oil "asking its friends in Congress to rig the system in its favor, seize California lands, and issue an irrevocable operating permit." The vote, on July 21, was 215 yeas to 214 nays.
YEAS: Barr R-KY (6th), Guthrie R-KY (2nd), Rogers (KY) R-KY (5th), Comer R-KY (1st)
NAYS: Massie R-KY (4th), McGarvey D-KY (3rd)
House Vote 6:
SEX CHANGE TREATMENTS: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), to bar funding under the military's Tricare program for medical treatments related to sex change. Mace said: "This amendment ensures that Defense health dollars are spent on advancing the health of our servicemembers and their families, not undermining it, and certainly not on advancing an ideology based on delusion." An opponent, Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, D-Calif., said: "This culture war ideology amendment can result in a readiness gap issue." The vote, on July 21, was 219 yeas to 208 nays.
YEAS: Barr R-KY (6th), Guthrie R-KY (2nd), Massie R-KY (4th), Rogers (KY) R-KY (5th), Comer R-KY (1st)
NAYS: McGarvey D-KY (3rd)
House Vote 7:
SCHOOL CHOICE AND THE MILITARY: The House has rejected an amendment sponsored by Rep. Addison P. McDowell, R-N.C., to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), that would have instituted a five-year pilot program for military members to receive funding to send their children to a private school or charter school. McDowell said the program was needed because "many military families are barred from participating in school choice initiatives because they are either stationed in states without school choice or they are located in one state but domiciled in another." An opponent, Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., said the subsidies would further erode the military's education budget, which Courtney said already underfunds the military's own schools. The vote, on July 21, was 214 yeas to 216 nays.
YEAS: Barr R-KY (6th), Guthrie R-KY (2nd), Massie R-KY (4th), Rogers (KY) R-KY (5th), Comer R-KY (1st)
NAYS: McGarvey D-KY (3rd)
House Vote 8:
TEMPORARY GOVERNMENT FUNDING: The House has passed the Continuing Appropriations Act (H.R. 9770), sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., to provide funding for federal government programs through December 4. Cole said the bill "simply keeps the government open, protects the progress we have made, and preserves the path to full-year appropriations" bills clearing Congress. An opponent, Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., faulted Republicans for inserting a provision that would allow funding for the Border Patrol agency, after Congress had passed a bill in April without such funding. The vote, on July 21, was 220 yeas to 205 nays.
YEAS: Barr R-KY (6th), Guthrie R-KY (2nd), Rogers (KY) R-KY (5th), Comer R-KY (1st)
NAYS: Massie R-KY (4th), McGarvey D-KY (3rd)
House Vote 9:
MILITARY CHAPLAINS: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), that would alter numerous military policies regarding chaplains, including anti-discrimination protections for them. Self said it "does not empower chaplains to impose a particular belief. Instead, it protects them from violations of conscience and ensures they can facilitate spiritual care for all faiths." An opponent, Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., said it "transforms a chaplain's duty to care for every single servicemember into permission to turn some of them away." The vote, on July 22, was 221 yeas to 210 nays.
YEAS: Barr R-KY (6th), Guthrie R-KY (2nd), Massie R-KY (4th), Rogers (KY) R-KY (5th), Comer R-KY (1st)
NAYS: McGarvey D-KY (3rd)
House Vote 10:
TRAFFIC CAMERAS AT MILITARY BASES: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), to bar the use of automated speed enforcement cameras at military bases. Harrigan said: "These systems are not about safety. They are about revenue. They hand out fines without context, without discretion, and without due process for our servicemembers." An opponent, Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, D-Calif., said: "These cameras keep reckless drivers accountable and have a proven and effective record for reducing traffic accidents and maintaining safe and orderly driving." The vote, on July 22, was 232 yeas to 199 nays.
YEAS: Barr R-KY (6th), Guthrie R-KY (2nd), Massie R-KY (4th), Rogers (KY) R-KY (5th), Comer R-KY (1st)
NAYS: McGarvey D-KY (3rd)
House Vote 11:
MILITARY SPENDING: The House has passed the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), sponsored by Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., to authorize about $1.15 trillion of fiscal 2027 spending on the military, including military construction programs and military activities at the Energy Department, and establish various military policies. Rogers said the bill "will build the ready, capable, and lethal fighting force we need to deter China and other adversaries." A bill opponent, Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., said its high spending on the military would mean a "struggle to fund crucial domestic programs in healthcare, infrastructure, energy, and all kinds of areas that are an incredible priority." The vote, on July 22, was 216 yeas to 212 nays.
YEAS: Barr R-KY (6th), Guthrie R-KY (2nd), Rogers (KY) R-KY (5th), Comer R-KY (1st)
NAYS: Massie R-KY (4th), McGarvey D-KY (3rd)
House Vote 12:
CONGRESS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP: The House has passed the Stop Insider Trading Act (H.R. 7008), sponsored by Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., to bar members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children from buying publicly traded stocks, and require prior public notification for their planned sales of stocks. Another bill provision would require voters in federal government elections to show photo identification (photo ID) at ballot sites. Steil said "these two proposals will clean up Washington and strengthen the integrity of our elections." An opponent, Rep. Joseph D. Morelle, D-N.Y., called the photo ID mandate "a fiat from a Washington awash in corruption telling Americans how to run their elections." The vote, on July 22, was 232 yeas to 198 nays.
YEAS: Barr R-KY (6th), Guthrie R-KY (2nd), Massie R-KY (4th), Rogers (KY) R-KY (5th), Comer R-KY (1st)
NAYS: McGarvey D-KY (3rd)
House Vote 13:
2027 BUDGET: The House has passed a bill (H. Con. Res. 113), sponsored by Rep. Jodey C. Arrington, R-Texas, to set out a $6 trillion federal government budget for fiscal 2027, and proposed budgetary levels for fiscal 2028 through 2036. Arrington said the bill was "supporting our troops in their time of need with just baseline battlefield readiness, bullets and bombs to finish the job and to come home safely and victoriously; strengthening our food supply; and, ultimately, we want to safeguard the integrity of our elections." A bill opponent, Rep. Brendan F. Boyle, D-Pa., said it had "nothing to lower gas prices, nothing to lower food prices, nothing to lower the cost of consumer goods, just more spending on the most unpopular war in American history." The vote, on July 22, was 216 yeas to 214 nays.
YEAS: Barr R-KY (6th), Guthrie R-KY (2nd), Rogers (KY) R-KY (5th), Comer R-KY (1st)
NAYS: Massie R-KY (4th), McGarvey D-KY (3rd)
House Vote 14:
IRAN WAR: The House has passed a bill (H. Con. Res. 89), sponsored by Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., to require the cessation of U.S. military action against Iran other than for purposes of defense against imminent attack. Jayapal said the measure was necessary because President Trump was "showing his contempt for Congress and for the Constitution, continuing this destructive, deadly, and costly war despite Congress having already passed a War Powers Resolution that has the force of law declaring that this war must stop." An opponent, Rep. Brian J. Mast, R-Fla., said the war was necessary because of Iran's support for "terrorist proxies, killing of Americans and our allies to develop weapons of mass destruction and missiles to reach out and touch our homeland and our allies." The vote, on July 23, was 214 yeas to 208 nays.
NOT VOTING: Barr R-KY (6th)
NAYS: Guthrie R-KY (2nd), Rogers (KY) R-KY (5th), Comer R-KY (1st)
YEAS: Massie R-KY (4th), McGarvey D-KY (3rd)
House Vote 15:
DISABLED WORKERS: The House has passed the Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (H.R. 8884), sponsored by Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., to reauthorize, through 2031, Social Security Administration demonstration projects for placing in the workforce individuals receiving Social Security Disability Insurance program benefits. Scott said the projects sought to give them "the ability to go back to work, not lose 100 percent of their Social Security benefits, and have more money left over at the end of the month." A bill opponent, Rep. Danny K. Davis, D-Ill., said it "will ultimately result in a reduction of benefits for older, severely disabled, and low-income workers." The vote, on July 23, was 232 yeas to 188 nays.
NOT VOTING: Barr R-KY (6th)
YEAS: Guthrie R-KY (2nd), Massie R-KY (4th), Rogers (KY) R-KY (5th), Comer R-KY (1st)
NAYS: McGarvey D-KY (3rd)
SENATE VOTES:
Senate Vote 1:
TRADE COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Kara Marie Westercamp to be a judge on the U.S. Court of International Trade. A current lawyer at the White House specializing in trade, Westercamp was previously a commercial litigator at the Justice Department for over a decade. An opponent, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said Westercamp's "offensive, inflammatory, juvenile social media posts demonstrate she lacks the independence and the maturity and the temperament to be a judge." The vote, on July 21, was 50 yeas to 48 nays.
YEAS: Paul R-KY
NOT VOTING: McConnell R-KY
Senate Vote 2:
APPEALS COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Benjamin M. Flowers to be a judge on the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Flowers was Ohio's solicitor general from 2019 to 2023; before and after that time, he has been a private practice lawyer, specializing in appeals cases, at two different firms. An opponent, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., claimed Flowers supported "election denial, attacks on reproductive freedom, siding with abusers over survivors and the president over the Constitution." The vote, on July 22, was 49 yeas to 46 nays.
YEAS: Paul R-KY
NOT VOTING: McConnell R-KY
Senate Vote 3:
MICHIGAN JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Michael C. Martin to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Martin has been a federal prosecutor in the district for two decades, variously focusing on criminal, national security, and immigration cases. The vote, on July 22, was 62 yeas to 36 nays.
YEAS: Paul R-KY
NOT VOTING: McConnell R-KY
Senate Vote 4:
IRAN WAR: The Senate has rejected a motion to discharge from its Foreign Relations Committee a bill (S.J. Res. 180), sponsored by Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., to require the cessation of U.S. military force against Iran absent a Congressional declaration of war. Van Hollen called on senators "to end this disastrous and illegal war against Iran that President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu launched over 140 days ago." An opponent, Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., said of the Iranian regime: "It is time to fix this problem and make sure another generation of Americans does not have to fight this murderous, savage adversary." The vote to discharge, on July 23, was 47 yeas to 49 nays.
NOT VOTING: Paul R-KY, McConnell R-KY
Senate Vote 5:
SECOND APPEALS COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Daniel Mack Traynor to be a judge on the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. Traynor became a U.S. district judge for North Dakota six years ago, after two decades practicing law at a law firm in the state. An opponent, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., claimed that Traynor "seeks to remain in the good graces of President Trump, at the cost of his integrity and independence." The vote, on July 23, was 48 yeas to 47 nays.
NOT VOTING: Paul R-KY, McConnell R-KY
Senate Vote 6:
PENNSYLVANIA JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Antonio M. Pozos to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Over the past 15 years, Pozos has variously been a private practice lawyer at three different firms and a Justice Department prosecutor specializing in fraud and government corruption. The vote, on July 23, was 49 yeas to 44 nays.
NOT VOTING: Paul R-KY, McConnell R-KY
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HOUSE VOTES:
House Vote 1:
BREAST CANCER SPENDING: The House has passed the EARLY Act Reauthorization (H.R. 4541), sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., to reauthorize through fiscal 2030 and change breast and cervical cancer programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Wasserman Schultz said: "Breast cancer diagnoses are on the rise in younger women, and we must meet this moment." The vote, on July 20, was 394 yeas to 6 nays.
YEAS: Barr R-KY (6th), Guthrie R-KY ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Here's a look at how Kentucky members of Congress voted over the previous week. HOUSE VOTES: House Vote 1: BREAST CANCER SPENDING: The House has passed the EARLY Act Reauthorization (H.R. 4541), sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., to reauthorize through fiscal 2030 and change breast and cervical cancer programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Wasserman Schultz said: "Breast cancer diagnoses are on the rise in younger women, and we must meet this moment." The vote, on July 20, was 394 yeas to 6 nays. YEAS: Barr R-KY (6th), Guthrie R-KY(2nd), Rogers (KY) R-KY (5th), Comer R-KY (1st), McGarvey D-KY (3rd)
NOT VOTING: Massie R-KY (4th)
House Vote 2:
WORKER COMPENSATION FRAUD: The House has passed the Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act (H.R. 8823), sponsored by Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pa., to authorize the Labor Department to suspend payments under its federal workers' compensation program to providers who have committed fraud. Mackenzie said: "This bill helps ensure that care is only delivered by providers who meet clear standards of professional and ethical conduct." The vote, on July 20, was unanimous with 396 yeas.
YEAS: Barr R-KY (6th), Guthrie R-KY (2nd), Rogers (KY) R-KY (5th), Comer R-KY (1st), McGarvey D-KY (3rd)
NOT VOTING: Massie R-KY (4th)
House Vote 3:
EVALUATING CONTRACTOR BIDS: The House has passed the Value Over Cost Act (H.R. 1118), sponsored by Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., to stipulate that the General Services Administration (GSA) may use value rather than cost metrics in order to evaluate contractor bids for work under the federal government's multiple award schedule program. A bill supporter, Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Va., said it "will make sure the federal government spends its dollars wisely while delivering for the American people the services they need." The vote, on July 21, was 421 yeas to 1 nay.
YEAS: Barr R-KY (6th), Guthrie R-KY (2nd), Rogers (KY) R-KY (5th), Comer R-KY (1st), McGarvey D-KY (3rd)
NAYS: Massie R-KY (4th)
House Vote 4:
MILITARY AND JUDICIAL INJUNCTIONS: The House has rejected an amendment sponsored by Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), that would have sought to avert any judicial injunction deemed to impair military readiness or supplies to the military. Hunt said the amendment "secures a supply chain that is heavily dependent on foreign countries that could be weaponized against us if we don't fix it now." An opponent, Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif., said: "If you are interested in the power of the state to regulate its environment, to regulate its communities, roads and streets, and rivers and lakes, then you should be opposed to this amendment." The vote, on July 21, was 208 yeas to 219 nays.
YEAS: Barr R-KY (6th), Rogers (KY) R-KY (5th), Comer R-KY (1st)
NAYS: Guthrie R-KY (2nd), Massie R-KY (4th), McGarvey D-KY (3rd)
House Vote 5:
CALIFORNIA OIL SUPPLIES: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), to authorize the Defense Department to buy easements for the Santa Ynez Pipeline System in order to secure supplies of oil to refineries that supply military bases in California. Hunt cited the pipeline's importance "to national security to keep our military on the West Coast supplied with domestic-sourced energy." An opponent, Rep. Salud O. Carbajal, D-Calif., said the amendment amounted to pipeline operator Sable Offshore Oil "asking its friends in Congress to rig the system in its favor, seize California lands, and issue an irrevocable operating permit." The vote, on July 21, was 215 yeas to 214 nays.
YEAS: Barr R-KY (6th), Guthrie R-KY (2nd), Rogers (KY) R-KY (5th), Comer R-KY (1st)
NAYS: Massie R-KY (4th), McGarvey D-KY (3rd)
House Vote 6:
SEX CHANGE TREATMENTS: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), to bar funding under the military's Tricare program for medical treatments related to sex change. Mace said: "This amendment ensures that Defense health dollars are spent on advancing the health of our servicemembers and their families, not undermining it, and certainly not on advancing an ideology based on delusion." An opponent, Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, D-Calif., said: "This culture war ideology amendment can result in a readiness gap issue." The vote, on July 21, was 219 yeas to 208 nays.
YEAS: Barr R-KY (6th), Guthrie R-KY (2nd), Massie R-KY (4th), Rogers (KY) R-KY (5th), Comer R-KY (1st)
NAYS: McGarvey D-KY (3rd)
House Vote 7:
SCHOOL CHOICE AND THE MILITARY: The House has rejected an amendment sponsored by Rep. Addison P. McDowell, R-N.C., to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), that would have instituted a five-year pilot program for military members to receive funding to send their children to a private school or charter school. McDowell said the program was needed because "many military families are barred from participating in school choice initiatives because they are either stationed in states without school choice or they are located in one state but domiciled in another." An opponent, Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., said the subsidies would further erode the military's education budget, which Courtney said already underfunds the military's own schools. The vote, on July 21, was 214 yeas to 216 nays.
YEAS: Barr R-KY (6th), Guthrie R-KY (2nd), Massie R-KY (4th), Rogers (KY) R-KY (5th), Comer R-KY (1st)
NAYS: McGarvey D-KY (3rd)
House Vote 8:
TEMPORARY GOVERNMENT FUNDING: The House has passed the Continuing Appropriations Act (H.R. 9770), sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., to provide funding for federal government programs through December 4. Cole said the bill "simply keeps the government open, protects the progress we have made, and preserves the path to full-year appropriations" bills clearing Congress. An opponent, Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., faulted Republicans for inserting a provision that would allow funding for the Border Patrol agency, after Congress had passed a bill in April without such funding. The vote, on July 21, was 220 yeas to 205 nays.
YEAS: Barr R-KY (6th), Guthrie R-KY (2nd), Rogers (KY) R-KY (5th), Comer R-KY (1st)
NAYS: Massie R-KY (4th), McGarvey D-KY (3rd)
House Vote 9:
MILITARY CHAPLAINS: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), that would alter numerous military policies regarding chaplains, including anti-discrimination protections for them. Self said it "does not empower chaplains to impose a particular belief. Instead, it protects them from violations of conscience and ensures they can facilitate spiritual care for all faiths." An opponent, Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., said it "transforms a chaplain's duty to care for every single servicemember into permission to turn some of them away." The vote, on July 22, was 221 yeas to 210 nays.
YEAS: Barr R-KY (6th), Guthrie R-KY (2nd), Massie R-KY (4th), Rogers (KY) R-KY (5th), Comer R-KY (1st)
NAYS: McGarvey D-KY (3rd)
House Vote 10:
TRAFFIC CAMERAS AT MILITARY BASES: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), to bar the use of automated speed enforcement cameras at military bases. Harrigan said: "These systems are not about safety. They are about revenue. They hand out fines without context, without discretion, and without due process for our servicemembers." An opponent, Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, D-Calif., said: "These cameras keep reckless drivers accountable and have a proven and effective record for reducing traffic accidents and maintaining safe and orderly driving." The vote, on July 22, was 232 yeas to 199 nays.
YEAS: Barr R-KY (6th), Guthrie R-KY (2nd), Massie R-KY (4th), Rogers (KY) R-KY (5th), Comer R-KY (1st)
NAYS: McGarvey D-KY (3rd)
House Vote 11:
MILITARY SPENDING: The House has passed the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), sponsored by Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., to authorize about $1.15 trillion of fiscal 2027 spending on the military, including military construction programs and military activities at the Energy Department, and establish various military policies. Rogers said the bill "will build the ready, capable, and lethal fighting force we need to deter China and other adversaries." A bill opponent, Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., said its high spending on the military would mean a "struggle to fund crucial domestic programs in healthcare, infrastructure, energy, and all kinds of areas that are an incredible priority." The vote, on July 22, was 216 yeas to 212 nays.
YEAS: Barr R-KY (6th), Guthrie R-KY (2nd), Rogers (KY) R-KY (5th), Comer R-KY (1st)
NAYS: Massie R-KY (4th), McGarvey D-KY (3rd)
House Vote 12:
CONGRESS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP: The House has passed the Stop Insider Trading Act (H.R. 7008), sponsored by Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., to bar members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children from buying publicly traded stocks, and require prior public notification for their planned sales of stocks. Another bill provision would require voters in federal government elections to show photo identification (photo ID) at ballot sites. Steil said "these two proposals will clean up Washington and strengthen the integrity of our elections." An opponent, Rep. Joseph D. Morelle, D-N.Y., called the photo ID mandate "a fiat from a Washington awash in corruption telling Americans how to run their elections." The vote, on July 22, was 232 yeas to 198 nays.
YEAS: Barr R-KY (6th), Guthrie R-KY (2nd), Massie R-KY (4th), Rogers (KY) R-KY (5th), Comer R-KY (1st)
NAYS: McGarvey D-KY (3rd)
House Vote 13:
2027 BUDGET: The House has passed a bill (H. Con. Res. 113), sponsored by Rep. Jodey C. Arrington, R-Texas, to set out a $6 trillion federal government budget for fiscal 2027, and proposed budgetary levels for fiscal 2028 through 2036. Arrington said the bill was "supporting our troops in their time of need with just baseline battlefield readiness, bullets and bombs to finish the job and to come home safely and victoriously; strengthening our food supply; and, ultimately, we want to safeguard the integrity of our elections." A bill opponent, Rep. Brendan F. Boyle, D-Pa., said it had "nothing to lower gas prices, nothing to lower food prices, nothing to lower the cost of consumer goods, just more spending on the most unpopular war in American history." The vote, on July 22, was 216 yeas to 214 nays.
YEAS: Barr R-KY (6th), Guthrie R-KY (2nd), Rogers (KY) R-KY (5th), Comer R-KY (1st)
NAYS: Massie R-KY (4th), McGarvey D-KY (3rd)
House Vote 14:
IRAN WAR: The House has passed a bill (H. Con. Res. 89), sponsored by Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., to require the cessation of U.S. military action against Iran other than for purposes of defense against imminent attack. Jayapal said the measure was necessary because President Trump was "showing his contempt for Congress and for the Constitution, continuing this destructive, deadly, and costly war despite Congress having already passed a War Powers Resolution that has the force of law declaring that this war must stop." An opponent, Rep. Brian J. Mast, R-Fla., said the war was necessary because of Iran's support for "terrorist proxies, killing of Americans and our allies to develop weapons of mass destruction and missiles to reach out and touch our homeland and our allies." The vote, on July 23, was 214 yeas to 208 nays.
NOT VOTING: Barr R-KY (6th)
NAYS: Guthrie R-KY (2nd), Rogers (KY) R-KY (5th), Comer R-KY (1st)
YEAS: Massie R-KY (4th), McGarvey D-KY (3rd)
House Vote 15:
DISABLED WORKERS: The House has passed the Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (H.R. 8884), sponsored by Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., to reauthorize, through 2031, Social Security Administration demonstration projects for placing in the workforce individuals receiving Social Security Disability Insurance program benefits. Scott said the projects sought to give them "the ability to go back to work, not lose 100 percent of their Social Security benefits, and have more money left over at the end of the month." A bill opponent, Rep. Danny K. Davis, D-Ill., said it "will ultimately result in a reduction of benefits for older, severely disabled, and low-income workers." The vote, on July 23, was 232 yeas to 188 nays.
NOT VOTING: Barr R-KY (6th)
YEAS: Guthrie R-KY (2nd), Massie R-KY (4th), Rogers (KY) R-KY (5th), Comer R-KY (1st)
NAYS: McGarvey D-KY (3rd)
SENATE VOTES:
Senate Vote 1:
TRADE COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Kara Marie Westercamp to be a judge on the U.S. Court of International Trade. A current lawyer at the White House specializing in trade, Westercamp was previously a commercial litigator at the Justice Department for over a decade. An opponent, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said Westercamp's "offensive, inflammatory, juvenile social media posts demonstrate she lacks the independence and the maturity and the temperament to be a judge." The vote, on July 21, was 50 yeas to 48 nays.
YEAS: Paul R-KY
NOT VOTING: McConnell R-KY
Senate Vote 2:
APPEALS COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Benjamin M. Flowers to be a judge on the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Flowers was Ohio's solicitor general from 2019 to 2023; before and after that time, he has been a private practice lawyer, specializing in appeals cases, at two different firms. An opponent, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., claimed Flowers supported "election denial, attacks on reproductive freedom, siding with abusers over survivors and the president over the Constitution." The vote, on July 22, was 49 yeas to 46 nays.
YEAS: Paul R-KY
NOT VOTING: McConnell R-KY
Senate Vote 3:
MICHIGAN JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Michael C. Martin to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Martin has been a federal prosecutor in the district for two decades, variously focusing on criminal, national security, and immigration cases. The vote, on July 22, was 62 yeas to 36 nays.
YEAS: Paul R-KY
NOT VOTING: McConnell R-KY
Senate Vote 4:
IRAN WAR: The Senate has rejected a motion to discharge from its Foreign Relations Committee a bill (S.J. Res. 180), sponsored by Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., to require the cessation of U.S. military force against Iran absent a Congressional declaration of war. Van Hollen called on senators "to end this disastrous and illegal war against Iran that President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu launched over 140 days ago." An opponent, Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., said of the Iranian regime: "It is time to fix this problem and make sure another generation of Americans does not have to fight this murderous, savage adversary." The vote to discharge, on July 23, was 47 yeas to 49 nays.
NOT VOTING: Paul R-KY, McConnell R-KY
Senate Vote 5:
SECOND APPEALS COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Daniel Mack Traynor to be a judge on the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. Traynor became a U.S. district judge for North Dakota six years ago, after two decades practicing law at a law firm in the state. An opponent, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., claimed that Traynor "seeks to remain in the good graces of President Trump, at the cost of his integrity and independence." The vote, on July 23, was 48 yeas to 47 nays.
NOT VOTING: Paul R-KY, McConnell R-KY
Senate Vote 6:
PENNSYLVANIA JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Antonio M. Pozos to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Over the past 15 years, Pozos has variously been a private practice lawyer at three different firms and a Justice Department prosecutor specializing in fraud and government corruption. The vote, on July 23, was 49 yeas to 44 nays.
NOT VOTING: Paul R-KY, McConnell R-KY
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Illinois Congressional Votes for the Week ending 2026-07-24
by Arne Christensen
WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Here's a look at how Illinois members of Congress voted over the previous week.
HOUSE VOTES:
House Vote 1:
BREAST CANCER SPENDING: The House has passed the EARLY Act Reauthorization (H.R. 4541), sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., to reauthorize through fiscal 2030 and change breast and cervical cancer programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Wasserman Schultz said: "Breast cancer diagnoses are on the rise in younger women, and we must meet this moment." The vote, on July 20, was 394 yeas to 6 nays.
YEAS: Quigley D-IL (5th), Bost R-IL ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Here's a look at how Illinois members of Congress voted over the previous week. HOUSE VOTES: House Vote 1: BREAST CANCER SPENDING: The House has passed the EARLY Act Reauthorization (H.R. 4541), sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., to reauthorize through fiscal 2030 and change breast and cervical cancer programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Wasserman Schultz said: "Breast cancer diagnoses are on the rise in younger women, and we must meet this moment." The vote, on July 20, was 394 yeas to 6 nays. YEAS: Quigley D-IL (5th), Bost R-IL(12th), Krishnamoorthi D-IL (8th), Davis (IL) D-IL (7th), Garcia (IL) D-IL (4th), Casten D-IL (6th), Schneider D-IL (10th), LaHood R-IL (16th), Kelly (IL) D-IL (2nd), Foster D-IL (11th), Underwood D-IL (14th), Miller (IL) R-IL (15th), Budzinski D-IL (13th), Sorensen D-IL (17th), Ramirez D-IL (3rd), Jackson (IL) D-IL (1st)
NOT VOTING: Schakowsky D-IL (9th)
House Vote 2:
WORKER COMPENSATION FRAUD: The House has passed the Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act (H.R. 8823), sponsored by Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pa., to authorize the Labor Department to suspend payments under its federal workers' compensation program to providers who have committed fraud. Mackenzie said: "This bill helps ensure that care is only delivered by providers who meet clear standards of professional and ethical conduct." The vote, on July 20, was unanimous with 396 yeas.
YEAS: Quigley D-IL (5th), Bost R-IL (12th), Krishnamoorthi D-IL (8th), Davis (IL) D-IL (7th), Garcia (IL) D-IL (4th), Casten D-IL (6th), Schneider D-IL (10th), LaHood R-IL (16th), Kelly (IL) D-IL (2nd), Foster D-IL (11th), Underwood D-IL (14th), Miller (IL) R-IL (15th), Budzinski D-IL (13th), Sorensen D-IL (17th), Ramirez D-IL (3rd), Jackson (IL) D-IL (1st)
NOT VOTING: Schakowsky D-IL (9th)
House Vote 3:
EVALUATING CONTRACTOR BIDS: The House has passed the Value Over Cost Act (H.R. 1118), sponsored by Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., to stipulate that the General Services Administration (GSA) may use value rather than cost metrics in order to evaluate contractor bids for work under the federal government's multiple award schedule program. A bill supporter, Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Va., said it "will make sure the federal government spends its dollars wisely while delivering for the American people the services they need." The vote, on July 21, was 421 yeas to 1 nay.
YEAS: Quigley D-IL (5th), Bost R-IL (12th), Krishnamoorthi D-IL (8th), Davis (IL) D-IL (7th), Garcia (IL) D-IL (4th), Casten D-IL (6th), Schneider D-IL (10th), LaHood R-IL (16th), Kelly (IL) D-IL (2nd), Schakowsky D-IL (9th), Foster D-IL (11th), Underwood D-IL (14th), Miller (IL) R-IL (15th), Budzinski D-IL (13th), Sorensen D-IL (17th), Ramirez D-IL (3rd), Jackson (IL) D-IL (1st)
House Vote 4:
MILITARY AND JUDICIAL INJUNCTIONS: The House has rejected an amendment sponsored by Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), that would have sought to avert any judicial injunction deemed to impair military readiness or supplies to the military. Hunt said the amendment "secures a supply chain that is heavily dependent on foreign countries that could be weaponized against us if we don't fix it now." An opponent, Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif., said: "If you are interested in the power of the state to regulate its environment, to regulate its communities, roads and streets, and rivers and lakes, then you should be opposed to this amendment." The vote, on July 21, was 208 yeas to 219 nays.
NAYS: Quigley D-IL (5th), Krishnamoorthi D-IL (8th), Davis (IL) D-IL (7th), Garcia (IL) D-IL (4th), Casten D-IL (6th), Schneider D-IL (10th), Kelly (IL) D-IL (2nd), Schakowsky D-IL (9th), Foster D-IL (11th), Underwood D-IL (14th), Budzinski D-IL (13th), Sorensen D-IL (17th), Ramirez D-IL (3rd), Jackson (IL) D-IL (1st)
YEAS: Bost R-IL (12th), LaHood R-IL (16th), Miller (IL) R-IL (15th)
House Vote 5:
CALIFORNIA OIL SUPPLIES: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), to authorize the Defense Department to buy easements for the Santa Ynez Pipeline System in order to secure supplies of oil to refineries that supply military bases in California. Hunt cited the pipeline's importance "to national security to keep our military on the West Coast supplied with domestic-sourced energy." An opponent, Rep. Salud O. Carbajal, D-Calif., said the amendment amounted to pipeline operator Sable Offshore Oil "asking its friends in Congress to rig the system in its favor, seize California lands, and issue an irrevocable operating permit." The vote, on July 21, was 215 yeas to 214 nays.
NAYS: Quigley D-IL (5th), Krishnamoorthi D-IL (8th), Davis (IL) D-IL (7th), Garcia (IL) D-IL (4th), Casten D-IL (6th), Schneider D-IL (10th), Kelly (IL) D-IL (2nd), Schakowsky D-IL (9th), Foster D-IL (11th), Underwood D-IL (14th), Budzinski D-IL (13th), Sorensen D-IL (17th), Ramirez D-IL (3rd), Jackson (IL) D-IL (1st)
YEAS: Bost R-IL (12th), LaHood R-IL (16th), Miller (IL) R-IL (15th)
House Vote 6:
SEX CHANGE TREATMENTS: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), to bar funding under the military's Tricare program for medical treatments related to sex change. Mace said: "This amendment ensures that Defense health dollars are spent on advancing the health of our servicemembers and their families, not undermining it, and certainly not on advancing an ideology based on delusion." An opponent, Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, D-Calif., said: "This culture war ideology amendment can result in a readiness gap issue." The vote, on July 21, was 219 yeas to 208 nays.
NAYS: Quigley D-IL (5th), Krishnamoorthi D-IL (8th), Davis (IL) D-IL (7th), Garcia (IL) D-IL (4th), Casten D-IL (6th), Schneider D-IL (10th), Kelly (IL) D-IL (2nd), Schakowsky D-IL (9th), Foster D-IL (11th), Underwood D-IL (14th), Budzinski D-IL (13th), Sorensen D-IL (17th), Ramirez D-IL (3rd), Jackson (IL) D-IL (1st)
YEAS: Bost R-IL (12th), LaHood R-IL (16th), Miller (IL) R-IL (15th)
House Vote 7:
SCHOOL CHOICE AND THE MILITARY: The House has rejected an amendment sponsored by Rep. Addison P. McDowell, R-N.C., to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), that would have instituted a five-year pilot program for military members to receive funding to send their children to a private school or charter school. McDowell said the program was needed because "many military families are barred from participating in school choice initiatives because they are either stationed in states without school choice or they are located in one state but domiciled in another." An opponent, Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., said the subsidies would further erode the military's education budget, which Courtney said already underfunds the military's own schools. The vote, on July 21, was 214 yeas to 216 nays.
NAYS: Quigley D-IL (5th), Krishnamoorthi D-IL (8th), Davis (IL) D-IL (7th), Garcia (IL) D-IL (4th), Casten D-IL (6th), Schneider D-IL (10th), LaHood R-IL (16th), Kelly (IL) D-IL (2nd), Schakowsky D-IL (9th), Foster D-IL (11th), Underwood D-IL (14th), Budzinski D-IL (13th), Sorensen D-IL (17th), Ramirez D-IL (3rd), Jackson (IL) D-IL (1st)
YEAS: Bost R-IL (12th), Miller (IL) R-IL (15th)
House Vote 8:
TEMPORARY GOVERNMENT FUNDING: The House has passed the Continuing Appropriations Act (H.R. 9770), sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., to provide funding for federal government programs through December 4. Cole said the bill "simply keeps the government open, protects the progress we have made, and preserves the path to full-year appropriations" bills clearing Congress. An opponent, Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., faulted Republicans for inserting a provision that would allow funding for the Border Patrol agency, after Congress had passed a bill in April without such funding. The vote, on July 21, was 220 yeas to 205 nays.
NAYS: Quigley D-IL (5th), Krishnamoorthi D-IL (8th), Davis (IL) D-IL (7th), Garcia (IL) D-IL (4th), Casten D-IL (6th), Schneider D-IL (10th), Kelly (IL) D-IL (2nd), Schakowsky D-IL (9th), Foster D-IL (11th), Underwood D-IL (14th), Budzinski D-IL (13th), Sorensen D-IL (17th), Ramirez D-IL (3rd), Jackson (IL) D-IL (1st)
YEAS: Bost R-IL (12th), LaHood R-IL (16th), Miller (IL) R-IL (15th)
House Vote 9:
MILITARY CHAPLAINS: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), that would alter numerous military policies regarding chaplains, including anti-discrimination protections for them. Self said it "does not empower chaplains to impose a particular belief. Instead, it protects them from violations of conscience and ensures they can facilitate spiritual care for all faiths." An opponent, Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., said it "transforms a chaplain's duty to care for every single servicemember into permission to turn some of them away." The vote, on July 22, was 221 yeas to 210 nays.
NAYS: Quigley D-IL (5th), Krishnamoorthi D-IL (8th), Davis (IL) D-IL (7th), Garcia (IL) D-IL (4th), Casten D-IL (6th), Schneider D-IL (10th), Kelly (IL) D-IL (2nd), Schakowsky D-IL (9th), Foster D-IL (11th), Underwood D-IL (14th), Budzinski D-IL (13th), Sorensen D-IL (17th), Ramirez D-IL (3rd), Jackson (IL) D-IL (1st)
YEAS: Bost R-IL (12th), LaHood R-IL (16th), Miller (IL) R-IL (15th)
House Vote 10:
TRAFFIC CAMERAS AT MILITARY BASES: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), to bar the use of automated speed enforcement cameras at military bases. Harrigan said: "These systems are not about safety. They are about revenue. They hand out fines without context, without discretion, and without due process for our servicemembers." An opponent, Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, D-Calif., said: "These cameras keep reckless drivers accountable and have a proven and effective record for reducing traffic accidents and maintaining safe and orderly driving." The vote, on July 22, was 232 yeas to 199 nays.
NAYS: Quigley D-IL (5th), Krishnamoorthi D-IL (8th), Davis (IL) D-IL (7th), Garcia (IL) D-IL (4th), Casten D-IL (6th), Schneider D-IL (10th), Kelly (IL) D-IL (2nd), Schakowsky D-IL (9th), Foster D-IL (11th), Underwood D-IL (14th), Budzinski D-IL (13th), Sorensen D-IL (17th), Jackson (IL) D-IL (1st)
YEAS: Bost R-IL (12th), LaHood R-IL (16th), Miller (IL) R-IL (15th), Ramirez D-IL (3rd)
House Vote 11:
MILITARY SPENDING: The House has passed the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), sponsored by Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., to authorize about $1.15 trillion of fiscal 2027 spending on the military, including military construction programs and military activities at the Energy Department, and establish various military policies. Rogers said the bill "will build the ready, capable, and lethal fighting force we need to deter China and other adversaries." A bill opponent, Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., said its high spending on the military would mean a "struggle to fund crucial domestic programs in healthcare, infrastructure, energy, and all kinds of areas that are an incredible priority." The vote, on July 22, was 216 yeas to 212 nays.
NAYS: Quigley D-IL (5th), Krishnamoorthi D-IL (8th), Davis (IL) D-IL (7th), Garcia (IL) D-IL (4th), Casten D-IL (6th), Schneider D-IL (10th), Kelly (IL) D-IL (2nd), Schakowsky D-IL (9th), Foster D-IL (11th), Underwood D-IL (14th), Budzinski D-IL (13th), Sorensen D-IL (17th), Ramirez D-IL (3rd), Jackson (IL) D-IL (1st)
YEAS: Bost R-IL (12th), LaHood R-IL (16th), Miller (IL) R-IL (15th)
House Vote 12:
CONGRESS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP: The House has passed the Stop Insider Trading Act (H.R. 7008), sponsored by Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., to bar members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children from buying publicly traded stocks, and require prior public notification for their planned sales of stocks. Another bill provision would require voters in federal government elections to show photo identification (photo ID) at ballot sites. Steil said "these two proposals will clean up Washington and strengthen the integrity of our elections." An opponent, Rep. Joseph D. Morelle, D-N.Y., called the photo ID mandate "a fiat from a Washington awash in corruption telling Americans how to run their elections." The vote, on July 22, was 232 yeas to 198 nays.
NAYS: Quigley D-IL (5th), Krishnamoorthi D-IL (8th), Davis (IL) D-IL (7th), Garcia (IL) D-IL (4th), Casten D-IL (6th), Schneider D-IL (10th), Kelly (IL) D-IL (2nd), Schakowsky D-IL (9th), Foster D-IL (11th), Underwood D-IL (14th), Budzinski D-IL (13th), Sorensen D-IL (17th), Ramirez D-IL (3rd), Jackson (IL) D-IL (1st)
YEAS: Bost R-IL (12th), LaHood R-IL (16th), Miller (IL) R-IL (15th)
House Vote 13:
2027 BUDGET: The House has passed a bill (H. Con. Res. 113), sponsored by Rep. Jodey C. Arrington, R-Texas, to set out a $6 trillion federal government budget for fiscal 2027, and proposed budgetary levels for fiscal 2028 through 2036. Arrington said the bill was "supporting our troops in their time of need with just baseline battlefield readiness, bullets and bombs to finish the job and to come home safely and victoriously; strengthening our food supply; and, ultimately, we want to safeguard the integrity of our elections." A bill opponent, Rep. Brendan F. Boyle, D-Pa., said it had "nothing to lower gas prices, nothing to lower food prices, nothing to lower the cost of consumer goods, just more spending on the most unpopular war in American history." The vote, on July 22, was 216 yeas to 214 nays.
NAYS: Quigley D-IL (5th), Krishnamoorthi D-IL (8th), Davis (IL) D-IL (7th), Garcia (IL) D-IL (4th), Casten D-IL (6th), Schneider D-IL (10th), Kelly (IL) D-IL (2nd), Schakowsky D-IL (9th), Foster D-IL (11th), Underwood D-IL (14th), Budzinski D-IL (13th), Sorensen D-IL (17th), Ramirez D-IL (3rd), Jackson (IL) D-IL (1st)
YEAS: Bost R-IL (12th), LaHood R-IL (16th), Miller (IL) R-IL (15th)
House Vote 14:
IRAN WAR: The House has passed a bill (H. Con. Res. 89), sponsored by Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., to require the cessation of U.S. military action against Iran other than for purposes of defense against imminent attack. Jayapal said the measure was necessary because President Trump was "showing his contempt for Congress and for the Constitution, continuing this destructive, deadly, and costly war despite Congress having already passed a War Powers Resolution that has the force of law declaring that this war must stop." An opponent, Rep. Brian J. Mast, R-Fla., said the war was necessary because of Iran's support for "terrorist proxies, killing of Americans and our allies to develop weapons of mass destruction and missiles to reach out and touch our homeland and our allies." The vote, on July 23, was 214 yeas to 208 nays.
YEAS: Quigley D-IL (5th), Krishnamoorthi D-IL (8th), Davis (IL) D-IL (7th), Garcia (IL) D-IL (4th), Casten D-IL (6th), Schneider D-IL (10th), Kelly (IL) D-IL (2nd), Schakowsky D-IL (9th), Foster D-IL (11th), Underwood D-IL (14th), Budzinski D-IL (13th), Sorensen D-IL (17th), Ramirez D-IL (3rd), Jackson (IL) D-IL (1st)
NAYS: Bost R-IL (12th), LaHood R-IL (16th), Miller (IL) R-IL (15th)
House Vote 15:
DISABLED WORKERS: The House has passed the Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (H.R. 8884), sponsored by Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., to reauthorize, through 2031, Social Security Administration demonstration projects for placing in the workforce individuals receiving Social Security Disability Insurance program benefits. Scott said the projects sought to give them "the ability to go back to work, not lose 100 percent of their Social Security benefits, and have more money left over at the end of the month." A bill opponent, Rep. Danny K. Davis, D-Ill., said it "will ultimately result in a reduction of benefits for older, severely disabled, and low-income workers." The vote, on July 23, was 232 yeas to 188 nays.
NAYS: Quigley D-IL (5th), Krishnamoorthi D-IL (8th), Davis (IL) D-IL (7th), Garcia (IL) D-IL (4th), Casten D-IL (6th), Schneider D-IL (10th), Kelly (IL) D-IL (2nd), Schakowsky D-IL (9th), Foster D-IL (11th), Underwood D-IL (14th), Budzinski D-IL (13th), Sorensen D-IL (17th), Ramirez D-IL (3rd), Jackson (IL) D-IL (1st)
YEAS: Bost R-IL (12th), LaHood R-IL (16th), Miller (IL) R-IL (15th)
SENATE VOTES:
Senate Vote 1:
TRADE COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Kara Marie Westercamp to be a judge on the U.S. Court of International Trade. A current lawyer at the White House specializing in trade, Westercamp was previously a commercial litigator at the Justice Department for over a decade. An opponent, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said Westercamp's "offensive, inflammatory, juvenile social media posts demonstrate she lacks the independence and the maturity and the temperament to be a judge." The vote, on July 21, was 50 yeas to 48 nays.
NAYS: Durbin D-IL, Duckworth D-IL
Senate Vote 2:
APPEALS COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Benjamin M. Flowers to be a judge on the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Flowers was Ohio's solicitor general from 2019 to 2023; before and after that time, he has been a private practice lawyer, specializing in appeals cases, at two different firms. An opponent, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., claimed Flowers supported "election denial, attacks on reproductive freedom, siding with abusers over survivors and the president over the Constitution." The vote, on July 22, was 49 yeas to 46 nays.
NAYS: Durbin D-IL, Duckworth D-IL
Senate Vote 3:
MICHIGAN JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Michael C. Martin to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Martin has been a federal prosecutor in the district for two decades, variously focusing on criminal, national security, and immigration cases. The vote, on July 22, was 62 yeas to 36 nays.
YEAS: Durbin D-IL
NAYS: Duckworth D-IL
Senate Vote 4:
IRAN WAR: The Senate has rejected a motion to discharge from its Foreign Relations Committee a bill (S.J. Res. 180), sponsored by Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., to require the cessation of U.S. military force against Iran absent a Congressional declaration of war. Van Hollen called on senators "to end this disastrous and illegal war against Iran that President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu launched over 140 days ago." An opponent, Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., said of the Iranian regime: "It is time to fix this problem and make sure another generation of Americans does not have to fight this murderous, savage adversary." The vote to discharge, on July 23, was 47 yeas to 49 nays.
YEAS: Durbin D-IL, Duckworth D-IL
Senate Vote 5:
SECOND APPEALS COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Daniel Mack Traynor to be a judge on the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. Traynor became a U.S. district judge for North Dakota six years ago, after two decades practicing law at a law firm in the state. An opponent, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., claimed that Traynor "seeks to remain in the good graces of President Trump, at the cost of his integrity and independence." The vote, on July 23, was 48 yeas to 47 nays.
NAYS: Durbin D-IL, Duckworth D-IL
Senate Vote 6:
PENNSYLVANIA JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Antonio M. Pozos to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Over the past 15 years, Pozos has variously been a private practice lawyer at three different firms and a Justice Department prosecutor specializing in fraud and government corruption. The vote, on July 23, was 49 yeas to 44 nays.
YEAS: Durbin D-IL
NAYS: Duckworth D-IL
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HOUSE VOTES:
House Vote 1:
BREAST CANCER SPENDING: The House has passed the EARLY Act Reauthorization (H.R. 4541), sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., to reauthorize through fiscal 2030 and change breast and cervical cancer programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Wasserman Schultz said: "Breast cancer diagnoses are on the rise in younger women, and we must meet this moment." The vote, on July 20, was 394 yeas to 6 nays.
YEAS: Quigley D-IL (5th), Bost R-IL ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Here's a look at how Illinois members of Congress voted over the previous week. HOUSE VOTES: House Vote 1: BREAST CANCER SPENDING: The House has passed the EARLY Act Reauthorization (H.R. 4541), sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., to reauthorize through fiscal 2030 and change breast and cervical cancer programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Wasserman Schultz said: "Breast cancer diagnoses are on the rise in younger women, and we must meet this moment." The vote, on July 20, was 394 yeas to 6 nays. YEAS: Quigley D-IL (5th), Bost R-IL(12th), Krishnamoorthi D-IL (8th), Davis (IL) D-IL (7th), Garcia (IL) D-IL (4th), Casten D-IL (6th), Schneider D-IL (10th), LaHood R-IL (16th), Kelly (IL) D-IL (2nd), Foster D-IL (11th), Underwood D-IL (14th), Miller (IL) R-IL (15th), Budzinski D-IL (13th), Sorensen D-IL (17th), Ramirez D-IL (3rd), Jackson (IL) D-IL (1st)
NOT VOTING: Schakowsky D-IL (9th)
House Vote 2:
WORKER COMPENSATION FRAUD: The House has passed the Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act (H.R. 8823), sponsored by Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pa., to authorize the Labor Department to suspend payments under its federal workers' compensation program to providers who have committed fraud. Mackenzie said: "This bill helps ensure that care is only delivered by providers who meet clear standards of professional and ethical conduct." The vote, on July 20, was unanimous with 396 yeas.
YEAS: Quigley D-IL (5th), Bost R-IL (12th), Krishnamoorthi D-IL (8th), Davis (IL) D-IL (7th), Garcia (IL) D-IL (4th), Casten D-IL (6th), Schneider D-IL (10th), LaHood R-IL (16th), Kelly (IL) D-IL (2nd), Foster D-IL (11th), Underwood D-IL (14th), Miller (IL) R-IL (15th), Budzinski D-IL (13th), Sorensen D-IL (17th), Ramirez D-IL (3rd), Jackson (IL) D-IL (1st)
NOT VOTING: Schakowsky D-IL (9th)
House Vote 3:
EVALUATING CONTRACTOR BIDS: The House has passed the Value Over Cost Act (H.R. 1118), sponsored by Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., to stipulate that the General Services Administration (GSA) may use value rather than cost metrics in order to evaluate contractor bids for work under the federal government's multiple award schedule program. A bill supporter, Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Va., said it "will make sure the federal government spends its dollars wisely while delivering for the American people the services they need." The vote, on July 21, was 421 yeas to 1 nay.
YEAS: Quigley D-IL (5th), Bost R-IL (12th), Krishnamoorthi D-IL (8th), Davis (IL) D-IL (7th), Garcia (IL) D-IL (4th), Casten D-IL (6th), Schneider D-IL (10th), LaHood R-IL (16th), Kelly (IL) D-IL (2nd), Schakowsky D-IL (9th), Foster D-IL (11th), Underwood D-IL (14th), Miller (IL) R-IL (15th), Budzinski D-IL (13th), Sorensen D-IL (17th), Ramirez D-IL (3rd), Jackson (IL) D-IL (1st)
House Vote 4:
MILITARY AND JUDICIAL INJUNCTIONS: The House has rejected an amendment sponsored by Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), that would have sought to avert any judicial injunction deemed to impair military readiness or supplies to the military. Hunt said the amendment "secures a supply chain that is heavily dependent on foreign countries that could be weaponized against us if we don't fix it now." An opponent, Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif., said: "If you are interested in the power of the state to regulate its environment, to regulate its communities, roads and streets, and rivers and lakes, then you should be opposed to this amendment." The vote, on July 21, was 208 yeas to 219 nays.
NAYS: Quigley D-IL (5th), Krishnamoorthi D-IL (8th), Davis (IL) D-IL (7th), Garcia (IL) D-IL (4th), Casten D-IL (6th), Schneider D-IL (10th), Kelly (IL) D-IL (2nd), Schakowsky D-IL (9th), Foster D-IL (11th), Underwood D-IL (14th), Budzinski D-IL (13th), Sorensen D-IL (17th), Ramirez D-IL (3rd), Jackson (IL) D-IL (1st)
YEAS: Bost R-IL (12th), LaHood R-IL (16th), Miller (IL) R-IL (15th)
House Vote 5:
CALIFORNIA OIL SUPPLIES: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), to authorize the Defense Department to buy easements for the Santa Ynez Pipeline System in order to secure supplies of oil to refineries that supply military bases in California. Hunt cited the pipeline's importance "to national security to keep our military on the West Coast supplied with domestic-sourced energy." An opponent, Rep. Salud O. Carbajal, D-Calif., said the amendment amounted to pipeline operator Sable Offshore Oil "asking its friends in Congress to rig the system in its favor, seize California lands, and issue an irrevocable operating permit." The vote, on July 21, was 215 yeas to 214 nays.
NAYS: Quigley D-IL (5th), Krishnamoorthi D-IL (8th), Davis (IL) D-IL (7th), Garcia (IL) D-IL (4th), Casten D-IL (6th), Schneider D-IL (10th), Kelly (IL) D-IL (2nd), Schakowsky D-IL (9th), Foster D-IL (11th), Underwood D-IL (14th), Budzinski D-IL (13th), Sorensen D-IL (17th), Ramirez D-IL (3rd), Jackson (IL) D-IL (1st)
YEAS: Bost R-IL (12th), LaHood R-IL (16th), Miller (IL) R-IL (15th)
House Vote 6:
SEX CHANGE TREATMENTS: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), to bar funding under the military's Tricare program for medical treatments related to sex change. Mace said: "This amendment ensures that Defense health dollars are spent on advancing the health of our servicemembers and their families, not undermining it, and certainly not on advancing an ideology based on delusion." An opponent, Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, D-Calif., said: "This culture war ideology amendment can result in a readiness gap issue." The vote, on July 21, was 219 yeas to 208 nays.
NAYS: Quigley D-IL (5th), Krishnamoorthi D-IL (8th), Davis (IL) D-IL (7th), Garcia (IL) D-IL (4th), Casten D-IL (6th), Schneider D-IL (10th), Kelly (IL) D-IL (2nd), Schakowsky D-IL (9th), Foster D-IL (11th), Underwood D-IL (14th), Budzinski D-IL (13th), Sorensen D-IL (17th), Ramirez D-IL (3rd), Jackson (IL) D-IL (1st)
YEAS: Bost R-IL (12th), LaHood R-IL (16th), Miller (IL) R-IL (15th)
House Vote 7:
SCHOOL CHOICE AND THE MILITARY: The House has rejected an amendment sponsored by Rep. Addison P. McDowell, R-N.C., to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), that would have instituted a five-year pilot program for military members to receive funding to send their children to a private school or charter school. McDowell said the program was needed because "many military families are barred from participating in school choice initiatives because they are either stationed in states without school choice or they are located in one state but domiciled in another." An opponent, Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., said the subsidies would further erode the military's education budget, which Courtney said already underfunds the military's own schools. The vote, on July 21, was 214 yeas to 216 nays.
NAYS: Quigley D-IL (5th), Krishnamoorthi D-IL (8th), Davis (IL) D-IL (7th), Garcia (IL) D-IL (4th), Casten D-IL (6th), Schneider D-IL (10th), LaHood R-IL (16th), Kelly (IL) D-IL (2nd), Schakowsky D-IL (9th), Foster D-IL (11th), Underwood D-IL (14th), Budzinski D-IL (13th), Sorensen D-IL (17th), Ramirez D-IL (3rd), Jackson (IL) D-IL (1st)
YEAS: Bost R-IL (12th), Miller (IL) R-IL (15th)
House Vote 8:
TEMPORARY GOVERNMENT FUNDING: The House has passed the Continuing Appropriations Act (H.R. 9770), sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., to provide funding for federal government programs through December 4. Cole said the bill "simply keeps the government open, protects the progress we have made, and preserves the path to full-year appropriations" bills clearing Congress. An opponent, Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., faulted Republicans for inserting a provision that would allow funding for the Border Patrol agency, after Congress had passed a bill in April without such funding. The vote, on July 21, was 220 yeas to 205 nays.
NAYS: Quigley D-IL (5th), Krishnamoorthi D-IL (8th), Davis (IL) D-IL (7th), Garcia (IL) D-IL (4th), Casten D-IL (6th), Schneider D-IL (10th), Kelly (IL) D-IL (2nd), Schakowsky D-IL (9th), Foster D-IL (11th), Underwood D-IL (14th), Budzinski D-IL (13th), Sorensen D-IL (17th), Ramirez D-IL (3rd), Jackson (IL) D-IL (1st)
YEAS: Bost R-IL (12th), LaHood R-IL (16th), Miller (IL) R-IL (15th)
House Vote 9:
MILITARY CHAPLAINS: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), that would alter numerous military policies regarding chaplains, including anti-discrimination protections for them. Self said it "does not empower chaplains to impose a particular belief. Instead, it protects them from violations of conscience and ensures they can facilitate spiritual care for all faiths." An opponent, Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., said it "transforms a chaplain's duty to care for every single servicemember into permission to turn some of them away." The vote, on July 22, was 221 yeas to 210 nays.
NAYS: Quigley D-IL (5th), Krishnamoorthi D-IL (8th), Davis (IL) D-IL (7th), Garcia (IL) D-IL (4th), Casten D-IL (6th), Schneider D-IL (10th), Kelly (IL) D-IL (2nd), Schakowsky D-IL (9th), Foster D-IL (11th), Underwood D-IL (14th), Budzinski D-IL (13th), Sorensen D-IL (17th), Ramirez D-IL (3rd), Jackson (IL) D-IL (1st)
YEAS: Bost R-IL (12th), LaHood R-IL (16th), Miller (IL) R-IL (15th)
House Vote 10:
TRAFFIC CAMERAS AT MILITARY BASES: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), to bar the use of automated speed enforcement cameras at military bases. Harrigan said: "These systems are not about safety. They are about revenue. They hand out fines without context, without discretion, and without due process for our servicemembers." An opponent, Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, D-Calif., said: "These cameras keep reckless drivers accountable and have a proven and effective record for reducing traffic accidents and maintaining safe and orderly driving." The vote, on July 22, was 232 yeas to 199 nays.
NAYS: Quigley D-IL (5th), Krishnamoorthi D-IL (8th), Davis (IL) D-IL (7th), Garcia (IL) D-IL (4th), Casten D-IL (6th), Schneider D-IL (10th), Kelly (IL) D-IL (2nd), Schakowsky D-IL (9th), Foster D-IL (11th), Underwood D-IL (14th), Budzinski D-IL (13th), Sorensen D-IL (17th), Jackson (IL) D-IL (1st)
YEAS: Bost R-IL (12th), LaHood R-IL (16th), Miller (IL) R-IL (15th), Ramirez D-IL (3rd)
House Vote 11:
MILITARY SPENDING: The House has passed the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), sponsored by Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., to authorize about $1.15 trillion of fiscal 2027 spending on the military, including military construction programs and military activities at the Energy Department, and establish various military policies. Rogers said the bill "will build the ready, capable, and lethal fighting force we need to deter China and other adversaries." A bill opponent, Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., said its high spending on the military would mean a "struggle to fund crucial domestic programs in healthcare, infrastructure, energy, and all kinds of areas that are an incredible priority." The vote, on July 22, was 216 yeas to 212 nays.
NAYS: Quigley D-IL (5th), Krishnamoorthi D-IL (8th), Davis (IL) D-IL (7th), Garcia (IL) D-IL (4th), Casten D-IL (6th), Schneider D-IL (10th), Kelly (IL) D-IL (2nd), Schakowsky D-IL (9th), Foster D-IL (11th), Underwood D-IL (14th), Budzinski D-IL (13th), Sorensen D-IL (17th), Ramirez D-IL (3rd), Jackson (IL) D-IL (1st)
YEAS: Bost R-IL (12th), LaHood R-IL (16th), Miller (IL) R-IL (15th)
House Vote 12:
CONGRESS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP: The House has passed the Stop Insider Trading Act (H.R. 7008), sponsored by Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., to bar members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children from buying publicly traded stocks, and require prior public notification for their planned sales of stocks. Another bill provision would require voters in federal government elections to show photo identification (photo ID) at ballot sites. Steil said "these two proposals will clean up Washington and strengthen the integrity of our elections." An opponent, Rep. Joseph D. Morelle, D-N.Y., called the photo ID mandate "a fiat from a Washington awash in corruption telling Americans how to run their elections." The vote, on July 22, was 232 yeas to 198 nays.
NAYS: Quigley D-IL (5th), Krishnamoorthi D-IL (8th), Davis (IL) D-IL (7th), Garcia (IL) D-IL (4th), Casten D-IL (6th), Schneider D-IL (10th), Kelly (IL) D-IL (2nd), Schakowsky D-IL (9th), Foster D-IL (11th), Underwood D-IL (14th), Budzinski D-IL (13th), Sorensen D-IL (17th), Ramirez D-IL (3rd), Jackson (IL) D-IL (1st)
YEAS: Bost R-IL (12th), LaHood R-IL (16th), Miller (IL) R-IL (15th)
House Vote 13:
2027 BUDGET: The House has passed a bill (H. Con. Res. 113), sponsored by Rep. Jodey C. Arrington, R-Texas, to set out a $6 trillion federal government budget for fiscal 2027, and proposed budgetary levels for fiscal 2028 through 2036. Arrington said the bill was "supporting our troops in their time of need with just baseline battlefield readiness, bullets and bombs to finish the job and to come home safely and victoriously; strengthening our food supply; and, ultimately, we want to safeguard the integrity of our elections." A bill opponent, Rep. Brendan F. Boyle, D-Pa., said it had "nothing to lower gas prices, nothing to lower food prices, nothing to lower the cost of consumer goods, just more spending on the most unpopular war in American history." The vote, on July 22, was 216 yeas to 214 nays.
NAYS: Quigley D-IL (5th), Krishnamoorthi D-IL (8th), Davis (IL) D-IL (7th), Garcia (IL) D-IL (4th), Casten D-IL (6th), Schneider D-IL (10th), Kelly (IL) D-IL (2nd), Schakowsky D-IL (9th), Foster D-IL (11th), Underwood D-IL (14th), Budzinski D-IL (13th), Sorensen D-IL (17th), Ramirez D-IL (3rd), Jackson (IL) D-IL (1st)
YEAS: Bost R-IL (12th), LaHood R-IL (16th), Miller (IL) R-IL (15th)
House Vote 14:
IRAN WAR: The House has passed a bill (H. Con. Res. 89), sponsored by Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., to require the cessation of U.S. military action against Iran other than for purposes of defense against imminent attack. Jayapal said the measure was necessary because President Trump was "showing his contempt for Congress and for the Constitution, continuing this destructive, deadly, and costly war despite Congress having already passed a War Powers Resolution that has the force of law declaring that this war must stop." An opponent, Rep. Brian J. Mast, R-Fla., said the war was necessary because of Iran's support for "terrorist proxies, killing of Americans and our allies to develop weapons of mass destruction and missiles to reach out and touch our homeland and our allies." The vote, on July 23, was 214 yeas to 208 nays.
YEAS: Quigley D-IL (5th), Krishnamoorthi D-IL (8th), Davis (IL) D-IL (7th), Garcia (IL) D-IL (4th), Casten D-IL (6th), Schneider D-IL (10th), Kelly (IL) D-IL (2nd), Schakowsky D-IL (9th), Foster D-IL (11th), Underwood D-IL (14th), Budzinski D-IL (13th), Sorensen D-IL (17th), Ramirez D-IL (3rd), Jackson (IL) D-IL (1st)
NAYS: Bost R-IL (12th), LaHood R-IL (16th), Miller (IL) R-IL (15th)
House Vote 15:
DISABLED WORKERS: The House has passed the Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (H.R. 8884), sponsored by Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., to reauthorize, through 2031, Social Security Administration demonstration projects for placing in the workforce individuals receiving Social Security Disability Insurance program benefits. Scott said the projects sought to give them "the ability to go back to work, not lose 100 percent of their Social Security benefits, and have more money left over at the end of the month." A bill opponent, Rep. Danny K. Davis, D-Ill., said it "will ultimately result in a reduction of benefits for older, severely disabled, and low-income workers." The vote, on July 23, was 232 yeas to 188 nays.
NAYS: Quigley D-IL (5th), Krishnamoorthi D-IL (8th), Davis (IL) D-IL (7th), Garcia (IL) D-IL (4th), Casten D-IL (6th), Schneider D-IL (10th), Kelly (IL) D-IL (2nd), Schakowsky D-IL (9th), Foster D-IL (11th), Underwood D-IL (14th), Budzinski D-IL (13th), Sorensen D-IL (17th), Ramirez D-IL (3rd), Jackson (IL) D-IL (1st)
YEAS: Bost R-IL (12th), LaHood R-IL (16th), Miller (IL) R-IL (15th)
SENATE VOTES:
Senate Vote 1:
TRADE COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Kara Marie Westercamp to be a judge on the U.S. Court of International Trade. A current lawyer at the White House specializing in trade, Westercamp was previously a commercial litigator at the Justice Department for over a decade. An opponent, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said Westercamp's "offensive, inflammatory, juvenile social media posts demonstrate she lacks the independence and the maturity and the temperament to be a judge." The vote, on July 21, was 50 yeas to 48 nays.
NAYS: Durbin D-IL, Duckworth D-IL
Senate Vote 2:
APPEALS COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Benjamin M. Flowers to be a judge on the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Flowers was Ohio's solicitor general from 2019 to 2023; before and after that time, he has been a private practice lawyer, specializing in appeals cases, at two different firms. An opponent, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., claimed Flowers supported "election denial, attacks on reproductive freedom, siding with abusers over survivors and the president over the Constitution." The vote, on July 22, was 49 yeas to 46 nays.
NAYS: Durbin D-IL, Duckworth D-IL
Senate Vote 3:
MICHIGAN JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Michael C. Martin to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Martin has been a federal prosecutor in the district for two decades, variously focusing on criminal, national security, and immigration cases. The vote, on July 22, was 62 yeas to 36 nays.
YEAS: Durbin D-IL
NAYS: Duckworth D-IL
Senate Vote 4:
IRAN WAR: The Senate has rejected a motion to discharge from its Foreign Relations Committee a bill (S.J. Res. 180), sponsored by Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., to require the cessation of U.S. military force against Iran absent a Congressional declaration of war. Van Hollen called on senators "to end this disastrous and illegal war against Iran that President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu launched over 140 days ago." An opponent, Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., said of the Iranian regime: "It is time to fix this problem and make sure another generation of Americans does not have to fight this murderous, savage adversary." The vote to discharge, on July 23, was 47 yeas to 49 nays.
YEAS: Durbin D-IL, Duckworth D-IL
Senate Vote 5:
SECOND APPEALS COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Daniel Mack Traynor to be a judge on the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. Traynor became a U.S. district judge for North Dakota six years ago, after two decades practicing law at a law firm in the state. An opponent, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., claimed that Traynor "seeks to remain in the good graces of President Trump, at the cost of his integrity and independence." The vote, on July 23, was 48 yeas to 47 nays.
NAYS: Durbin D-IL, Duckworth D-IL
Senate Vote 6:
PENNSYLVANIA JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Antonio M. Pozos to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Over the past 15 years, Pozos has variously been a private practice lawyer at three different firms and a Justice Department prosecutor specializing in fraud and government corruption. The vote, on July 23, was 49 yeas to 44 nays.
YEAS: Durbin D-IL
NAYS: Duckworth D-IL
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Florida Congressional Votes for the Week ending 2026-07-24
by Arne Christensen
WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Here's a look at how Florida members of Congress voted over the previous week.
HOUSE VOTES:
House Vote 1:
BREAST CANCER SPENDING: The House has passed the EARLY Act Reauthorization (H.R. 4541), sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., to reauthorize through fiscal 2030 and change breast and cervical cancer programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Wasserman Schultz said: "Breast cancer diagnoses are on the rise in younger women, and we must meet this moment." The vote, on July 20, was 394 yeas to 6 nays.
YEAS: Bilirakis R-FL (12th), Rutherford ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Here's a look at how Florida members of Congress voted over the previous week. HOUSE VOTES: House Vote 1: BREAST CANCER SPENDING: The House has passed the EARLY Act Reauthorization (H.R. 4541), sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., to reauthorize through fiscal 2030 and change breast and cervical cancer programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Wasserman Schultz said: "Breast cancer diagnoses are on the rise in younger women, and we must meet this moment." The vote, on July 20, was 394 yeas to 6 nays. YEAS: Bilirakis R-FL (12th), RutherfordR-FL (5th), Castor (FL) D-FL (14th), Wasserman Schultz D-FL (25th), Diaz-Balart R-FL (26th), Steube R-FL (17th), Gimenez R-FL (28th), Cammack R-FL (3rd), Mast R-FL (21st), Webster (FL) R-FL (11th), Fine R-FL (6th), Soto D-FL (9th), Haridopolos R-FL (8th), Frankel, Lois D-FL (22nd), Franklin, Scott R-FL (18th), Salazar R-FL (27th), Bean (FL) R-FL (4th), Mills R-FL (7th), Frost D-FL (10th), Moskowitz D-FL (23rd), Lee (FL) R-FL (15th), Patronis R-FL (1st)
NOT VOTING: Buchanan R-FL (16th), Wilson (FL) D-FL (24th), Donalds R-FL (19th), Dunn (FL) R-FL (2nd), Luna R-FL (13th)
House Vote 2:
WORKER COMPENSATION FRAUD: The House has passed the Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act (H.R. 8823), sponsored by Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pa., to authorize the Labor Department to suspend payments under its federal workers' compensation program to providers who have committed fraud. Mackenzie said: "This bill helps ensure that care is only delivered by providers who meet clear standards of professional and ethical conduct." The vote, on July 20, was unanimous with 396 yeas.
YEAS: Bilirakis R-FL (12th), Rutherford R-FL (5th), Castor (FL) D-FL (14th), Wasserman Schultz D-FL (25th), Diaz-Balart R-FL (26th), Steube R-FL (17th), Gimenez R-FL (28th), Cammack R-FL (3rd), Mast R-FL (21st), Webster (FL) R-FL (11th), Fine R-FL (6th), Soto D-FL (9th), Haridopolos R-FL (8th), Frankel, Lois D-FL (22nd), Franklin, Scott R-FL (18th), Salazar R-FL (27th), Bean (FL) R-FL (4th), Mills R-FL (7th), Frost D-FL (10th), Moskowitz D-FL (23rd), Lee (FL) R-FL (15th), Patronis R-FL (1st)
NOT VOTING: Buchanan R-FL (16th), Wilson (FL) D-FL (24th), Donalds R-FL (19th), Dunn (FL) R-FL (2nd), Luna R-FL (13th)
House Vote 3:
EVALUATING CONTRACTOR BIDS: The House has passed the Value Over Cost Act (H.R. 1118), sponsored by Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., to stipulate that the General Services Administration (GSA) may use value rather than cost metrics in order to evaluate contractor bids for work under the federal government's multiple award schedule program. A bill supporter, Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Va., said it "will make sure the federal government spends its dollars wisely while delivering for the American people the services they need." The vote, on July 21, was 421 yeas to 1 nay.
YEAS: Bilirakis R-FL (12th), Rutherford R-FL (5th), Castor (FL) D-FL (14th), Wasserman Schultz D-FL (25th), Diaz-Balart R-FL (26th), Steube R-FL (17th), Gimenez R-FL (28th), Cammack R-FL (3rd), Mast R-FL (21st), Buchanan R-FL (16th), Webster (FL) R-FL (11th), Donalds R-FL (19th), Soto D-FL (9th), Haridopolos R-FL (8th), Frankel, Lois D-FL (22nd), Dunn (FL) R-FL (2nd), Franklin, Scott R-FL (18th), Salazar R-FL (27th), Bean (FL) R-FL (4th), Mills R-FL (7th), Frost D-FL (10th), Luna R-FL (13th), Moskowitz D-FL (23rd), Lee (FL) R-FL (15th), Patronis R-FL (1st)
NOT VOTING: Wilson (FL) D-FL (24th), Fine R-FL (6th)
House Vote 4:
MILITARY AND JUDICIAL INJUNCTIONS: The House has rejected an amendment sponsored by Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), that would have sought to avert any judicial injunction deemed to impair military readiness or supplies to the military. Hunt said the amendment "secures a supply chain that is heavily dependent on foreign countries that could be weaponized against us if we don't fix it now." An opponent, Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif., said: "If you are interested in the power of the state to regulate its environment, to regulate its communities, roads and streets, and rivers and lakes, then you should be opposed to this amendment." The vote, on July 21, was 208 yeas to 219 nays.
YEAS: Bilirakis R-FL (12th), Rutherford R-FL (5th), Diaz-Balart R-FL (26th), Steube R-FL (17th), Gimenez R-FL (28th), Cammack R-FL (3rd), Mast R-FL (21st), Buchanan R-FL (16th), Webster (FL) R-FL (11th), Donalds R-FL (19th), Haridopolos R-FL (8th), Dunn (FL) R-FL (2nd), Franklin, Scott R-FL (18th), Salazar R-FL (27th), Bean (FL) R-FL (4th), Mills R-FL (7th), Luna R-FL (13th), Lee (FL) R-FL (15th), Patronis R-FL (1st)
NAYS: Castor (FL) D-FL (14th), Wasserman Schultz D-FL (25th), Soto D-FL (9th), Frankel, Lois D-FL (22nd), Frost D-FL (10th), Moskowitz D-FL (23rd)
NOT VOTING: Wilson (FL) D-FL (24th), Fine R-FL (6th)
House Vote 5:
CALIFORNIA OIL SUPPLIES: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), to authorize the Defense Department to buy easements for the Santa Ynez Pipeline System in order to secure supplies of oil to refineries that supply military bases in California. Hunt cited the pipeline's importance "to national security to keep our military on the West Coast supplied with domestic-sourced energy." An opponent, Rep. Salud O. Carbajal, D-Calif., said the amendment amounted to pipeline operator Sable Offshore Oil "asking its friends in Congress to rig the system in its favor, seize California lands, and issue an irrevocable operating permit." The vote, on July 21, was 215 yeas to 214 nays.
YEAS: Bilirakis R-FL (12th), Rutherford R-FL (5th), Diaz-Balart R-FL (26th), Steube R-FL (17th), Gimenez R-FL (28th), Cammack R-FL (3rd), Mast R-FL (21st), Buchanan R-FL (16th), Webster (FL) R-FL (11th), Donalds R-FL (19th), Haridopolos R-FL (8th), Dunn (FL) R-FL (2nd), Franklin, Scott R-FL (18th), Salazar R-FL (27th), Bean (FL) R-FL (4th), Mills R-FL (7th), Luna R-FL (13th), Lee (FL) R-FL (15th), Patronis R-FL (1st)
NAYS: Castor (FL) D-FL (14th), Wasserman Schultz D-FL (25th), Soto D-FL (9th), Frankel, Lois D-FL (22nd), Frost D-FL (10th), Moskowitz D-FL (23rd)
NOT VOTING: Wilson (FL) D-FL (24th), Fine R-FL (6th)
House Vote 6:
SEX CHANGE TREATMENTS: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), to bar funding under the military's Tricare program for medical treatments related to sex change. Mace said: "This amendment ensures that Defense health dollars are spent on advancing the health of our servicemembers and their families, not undermining it, and certainly not on advancing an ideology based on delusion." An opponent, Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, D-Calif., said: "This culture war ideology amendment can result in a readiness gap issue." The vote, on July 21, was 219 yeas to 208 nays.
YEAS: Bilirakis R-FL (12th), Rutherford R-FL (5th), Diaz-Balart R-FL (26th), Steube R-FL (17th), Gimenez R-FL (28th), Cammack R-FL (3rd), Mast R-FL (21st), Buchanan R-FL (16th), Webster (FL) R-FL (11th), Donalds R-FL (19th), Haridopolos R-FL (8th), Dunn (FL) R-FL (2nd), Franklin, Scott R-FL (18th), Salazar R-FL (27th), Bean (FL) R-FL (4th), Mills R-FL (7th), Luna R-FL (13th), Lee (FL) R-FL (15th), Patronis R-FL (1st)
NAYS: Castor (FL) D-FL (14th), Wasserman Schultz D-FL (25th), Soto D-FL (9th), Frankel, Lois D-FL (22nd), Frost D-FL (10th), Moskowitz D-FL (23rd)
NOT VOTING: Wilson (FL) D-FL (24th), Fine R-FL (6th)
House Vote 7:
SCHOOL CHOICE AND THE MILITARY: The House has rejected an amendment sponsored by Rep. Addison P. McDowell, R-N.C., to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), that would have instituted a five-year pilot program for military members to receive funding to send their children to a private school or charter school. McDowell said the program was needed because "many military families are barred from participating in school choice initiatives because they are either stationed in states without school choice or they are located in one state but domiciled in another." An opponent, Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., said the subsidies would further erode the military's education budget, which Courtney said already underfunds the military's own schools. The vote, on July 21, was 214 yeas to 216 nays.
YEAS: Bilirakis R-FL (12th), Rutherford R-FL (5th), Diaz-Balart R-FL (26th), Steube R-FL (17th), Gimenez R-FL (28th), Cammack R-FL (3rd), Mast R-FL (21st), Buchanan R-FL (16th), Webster (FL) R-FL (11th), Donalds R-FL (19th), Haridopolos R-FL (8th), Dunn (FL) R-FL (2nd), Franklin, Scott R-FL (18th), Salazar R-FL (27th), Bean (FL) R-FL (4th), Mills R-FL (7th), Luna R-FL (13th), Lee (FL) R-FL (15th), Patronis R-FL (1st)
NAYS: Castor (FL) D-FL (14th), Wasserman Schultz D-FL (25th), Soto D-FL (9th), Frankel, Lois D-FL (22nd), Frost D-FL (10th), Moskowitz D-FL (23rd)
NOT VOTING: Wilson (FL) D-FL (24th), Fine R-FL (6th)
House Vote 8:
TEMPORARY GOVERNMENT FUNDING: The House has passed the Continuing Appropriations Act (H.R. 9770), sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., to provide funding for federal government programs through December 4. Cole said the bill "simply keeps the government open, protects the progress we have made, and preserves the path to full-year appropriations" bills clearing Congress. An opponent, Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., faulted Republicans for inserting a provision that would allow funding for the Border Patrol agency, after Congress had passed a bill in April without such funding. The vote, on July 21, was 220 yeas to 205 nays.
YEAS: Bilirakis R-FL (12th), Rutherford R-FL (5th), Castor (FL) D-FL (14th), Diaz-Balart R-FL (26th), Steube R-FL (17th), Gimenez R-FL (28th), Cammack R-FL (3rd), Mast R-FL (21st), Buchanan R-FL (16th), Webster (FL) R-FL (11th), Donalds R-FL (19th), Haridopolos R-FL (8th), Dunn (FL) R-FL (2nd), Franklin, Scott R-FL (18th), Salazar R-FL (27th), Bean (FL) R-FL (4th), Mills R-FL (7th), Luna R-FL (13th), Lee (FL) R-FL (15th), Patronis R-FL (1st)
NAYS: Wasserman Schultz D-FL (25th), Soto D-FL (9th), Frankel, Lois D-FL (22nd), Frost D-FL (10th), Moskowitz D-FL (23rd)
NOT VOTING: Wilson (FL) D-FL (24th), Fine R-FL (6th)
House Vote 9:
MILITARY CHAPLAINS: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), that would alter numerous military policies regarding chaplains, including anti-discrimination protections for them. Self said it "does not empower chaplains to impose a particular belief. Instead, it protects them from violations of conscience and ensures they can facilitate spiritual care for all faiths." An opponent, Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., said it "transforms a chaplain's duty to care for every single servicemember into permission to turn some of them away." The vote, on July 22, was 221 yeas to 210 nays.
YEAS: Bilirakis R-FL (12th), Rutherford R-FL (5th), Diaz-Balart R-FL (26th), Steube R-FL (17th), Gimenez R-FL (28th), Cammack R-FL (3rd), Mast R-FL (21st), Buchanan R-FL (16th), Webster (FL) R-FL (11th), Donalds R-FL (19th), Fine R-FL (6th), Haridopolos R-FL (8th), Dunn (FL) R-FL (2nd), Franklin, Scott R-FL (18th), Salazar R-FL (27th), Bean (FL) R-FL (4th), Mills R-FL (7th), Luna R-FL (13th), Lee (FL) R-FL (15th), Patronis R-FL (1st)
NAYS: Castor (FL) D-FL (14th), Wasserman Schultz D-FL (25th), Soto D-FL (9th), Frankel, Lois D-FL (22nd), Frost D-FL (10th), Moskowitz D-FL (23rd)
NOT VOTING: Wilson (FL) D-FL (24th)
House Vote 10:
TRAFFIC CAMERAS AT MILITARY BASES: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), to bar the use of automated speed enforcement cameras at military bases. Harrigan said: "These systems are not about safety. They are about revenue. They hand out fines without context, without discretion, and without due process for our servicemembers." An opponent, Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, D-Calif., said: "These cameras keep reckless drivers accountable and have a proven and effective record for reducing traffic accidents and maintaining safe and orderly driving." The vote, on July 22, was 232 yeas to 199 nays.
YEAS: Bilirakis R-FL (12th), Rutherford R-FL (5th), Diaz-Balart R-FL (26th), Steube R-FL (17th), Gimenez R-FL (28th), Cammack R-FL (3rd), Mast R-FL (21st), Buchanan R-FL (16th), Webster (FL) R-FL (11th), Donalds R-FL (19th), Fine R-FL (6th), Haridopolos R-FL (8th), Dunn (FL) R-FL (2nd), Franklin, Scott R-FL (18th), Salazar R-FL (27th), Bean (FL) R-FL (4th), Mills R-FL (7th), Luna R-FL (13th), Lee (FL) R-FL (15th), Patronis R-FL (1st)
NAYS: Castor (FL) D-FL (14th), Wasserman Schultz D-FL (25th), Soto D-FL (9th), Frankel, Lois D-FL (22nd), Frost D-FL (10th), Moskowitz D-FL (23rd)
NOT VOTING: Wilson (FL) D-FL (24th)
House Vote 11:
MILITARY SPENDING: The House has passed the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), sponsored by Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., to authorize about $1.15 trillion of fiscal 2027 spending on the military, including military construction programs and military activities at the Energy Department, and establish various military policies. Rogers said the bill "will build the ready, capable, and lethal fighting force we need to deter China and other adversaries." A bill opponent, Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., said its high spending on the military would mean a "struggle to fund crucial domestic programs in healthcare, infrastructure, energy, and all kinds of areas that are an incredible priority." The vote, on July 22, was 216 yeas to 212 nays.
YEAS: Bilirakis R-FL (12th), Rutherford R-FL (5th), Diaz-Balart R-FL (26th), Steube R-FL (17th), Gimenez R-FL (28th), Cammack R-FL (3rd), Mast R-FL (21st), Buchanan R-FL (16th), Webster (FL) R-FL (11th), Donalds R-FL (19th), Fine R-FL (6th), Haridopolos R-FL (8th), Dunn (FL) R-FL (2nd), Franklin, Scott R-FL (18th), Salazar R-FL (27th), Bean (FL) R-FL (4th), Mills R-FL (7th), Lee (FL) R-FL (15th), Patronis R-FL (1st)
NAYS: Castor (FL) D-FL (14th), Wasserman Schultz D-FL (25th), Soto D-FL (9th), Frankel, Lois D-FL (22nd), Frost D-FL (10th), Luna R-FL (13th), Moskowitz D-FL (23rd)
NOT VOTING: Wilson (FL) D-FL (24th)
House Vote 12:
CONGRESS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP: The House has passed the Stop Insider Trading Act (H.R. 7008), sponsored by Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., to bar members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children from buying publicly traded stocks, and require prior public notification for their planned sales of stocks. Another bill provision would require voters in federal government elections to show photo identification (photo ID) at ballot sites. Steil said "these two proposals will clean up Washington and strengthen the integrity of our elections." An opponent, Rep. Joseph D. Morelle, D-N.Y., called the photo ID mandate "a fiat from a Washington awash in corruption telling Americans how to run their elections." The vote, on July 22, was 232 yeas to 198 nays.
YEAS: Bilirakis R-FL (12th), Rutherford R-FL (5th), Castor (FL) D-FL (14th), Diaz-Balart R-FL (26th), Steube R-FL (17th), Gimenez R-FL (28th), Cammack R-FL (3rd), Mast R-FL (21st), Buchanan R-FL (16th), Webster (FL) R-FL (11th), Donalds R-FL (19th), Fine R-FL (6th), Soto D-FL (9th), Haridopolos R-FL (8th), Dunn (FL) R-FL (2nd), Franklin, Scott R-FL (18th), Salazar R-FL (27th), Bean (FL) R-FL (4th), Mills R-FL (7th), Luna R-FL (13th), Moskowitz D-FL (23rd), Lee (FL) R-FL (15th), Patronis R-FL (1st)
NAYS: Wasserman Schultz D-FL (25th), Frankel, Lois D-FL (22nd), Frost D-FL (10th)
NOT VOTING: Wilson (FL) D-FL (24th)
House Vote 13:
2027 BUDGET: The House has passed a bill (H. Con. Res. 113), sponsored by Rep. Jodey C. Arrington, R-Texas, to set out a $6 trillion federal government budget for fiscal 2027, and proposed budgetary levels for fiscal 2028 through 2036. Arrington said the bill was "supporting our troops in their time of need with just baseline battlefield readiness, bullets and bombs to finish the job and to come home safely and victoriously; strengthening our food supply; and, ultimately, we want to safeguard the integrity of our elections." A bill opponent, Rep. Brendan F. Boyle, D-Pa., said it had "nothing to lower gas prices, nothing to lower food prices, nothing to lower the cost of consumer goods, just more spending on the most unpopular war in American history." The vote, on July 22, was 216 yeas to 214 nays.
YEAS: Bilirakis R-FL (12th), Rutherford R-FL (5th), Diaz-Balart R-FL (26th), Steube R-FL (17th), Gimenez R-FL (28th), Cammack R-FL (3rd), Mast R-FL (21st), Buchanan R-FL (16th), Webster (FL) R-FL (11th), Donalds R-FL (19th), Fine R-FL (6th), Haridopolos R-FL (8th), Dunn (FL) R-FL (2nd), Franklin, Scott R-FL (18th), Salazar R-FL (27th), Bean (FL) R-FL (4th), Mills R-FL (7th), Luna R-FL (13th), Lee (FL) R-FL (15th), Patronis R-FL (1st)
NAYS: Castor (FL) D-FL (14th), Wasserman Schultz D-FL (25th), Soto D-FL (9th), Frankel, Lois D-FL (22nd), Frost D-FL (10th), Moskowitz D-FL (23rd)
NOT VOTING: Wilson (FL) D-FL (24th)
House Vote 14:
IRAN WAR: The House has passed a bill (H. Con. Res. 89), sponsored by Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., to require the cessation of U.S. military action against Iran other than for purposes of defense against imminent attack. Jayapal said the measure was necessary because President Trump was "showing his contempt for Congress and for the Constitution, continuing this destructive, deadly, and costly war despite Congress having already passed a War Powers Resolution that has the force of law declaring that this war must stop." An opponent, Rep. Brian J. Mast, R-Fla., said the war was necessary because of Iran's support for "terrorist proxies, killing of Americans and our allies to develop weapons of mass destruction and missiles to reach out and touch our homeland and our allies." The vote, on July 23, was 214 yeas to 208 nays.
NAYS: Bilirakis R-FL (12th), Rutherford R-FL (5th), Diaz-Balart R-FL (26th), Steube R-FL (17th), Gimenez R-FL (28th), Mast R-FL (21st), Buchanan R-FL (16th), Webster (FL) R-FL (11th), Donalds R-FL (19th), Fine R-FL (6th), Haridopolos R-FL (8th), Franklin, Scott R-FL (18th), Salazar R-FL (27th), Bean (FL) R-FL (4th), Mills R-FL (7th), Luna R-FL (13th), Lee (FL) R-FL (15th), Patronis R-FL (1st)
YEAS: Castor (FL) D-FL (14th), Wasserman Schultz D-FL (25th), Soto D-FL (9th), Frankel, Lois D-FL (22nd), Frost D-FL (10th), Moskowitz D-FL (23rd)
NOT VOTING: Cammack R-FL (3rd), Wilson (FL) D-FL (24th), Dunn (FL) R-FL (2nd)
House Vote 15:
DISABLED WORKERS: The House has passed the Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (H.R. 8884), sponsored by Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., to reauthorize, through 2031, Social Security Administration demonstration projects for placing in the workforce individuals receiving Social Security Disability Insurance program benefits. Scott said the projects sought to give them "the ability to go back to work, not lose 100 percent of their Social Security benefits, and have more money left over at the end of the month." A bill opponent, Rep. Danny K. Davis, D-Ill., said it "will ultimately result in a reduction of benefits for older, severely disabled, and low-income workers." The vote, on July 23, was 232 yeas to 188 nays.
YEAS: Bilirakis R-FL (12th), Rutherford R-FL (5th), Diaz-Balart R-FL (26th), Steube R-FL (17th), Gimenez R-FL (28th), Cammack R-FL (3rd), Mast R-FL (21st), Buchanan R-FL (16th), Webster (FL) R-FL (11th), Donalds R-FL (19th), Fine R-FL (6th), Haridopolos R-FL (8th), Franklin, Scott R-FL (18th), Salazar R-FL (27th), Bean (FL) R-FL (4th), Mills R-FL (7th), Luna R-FL (13th), Lee (FL) R-FL (15th), Patronis R-FL (1st)
NAYS: Castor (FL) D-FL (14th), Wasserman Schultz D-FL (25th), Soto D-FL (9th), Frankel, Lois D-FL (22nd), Frost D-FL (10th), Moskowitz D-FL (23rd)
NOT VOTING: Wilson (FL) D-FL (24th), Dunn (FL) R-FL (2nd)
SENATE VOTES:
Senate Vote 1:
TRADE COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Kara Marie Westercamp to be a judge on the U.S. Court of International Trade. A current lawyer at the White House specializing in trade, Westercamp was previously a commercial litigator at the Justice Department for over a decade. An opponent, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said Westercamp's "offensive, inflammatory, juvenile social media posts demonstrate she lacks the independence and the maturity and the temperament to be a judge." The vote, on July 21, was 50 yeas to 48 nays.
YEAS: Scott R-FL, Moody R-FL
Senate Vote 2:
APPEALS COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Benjamin M. Flowers to be a judge on the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Flowers was Ohio's solicitor general from 2019 to 2023; before and after that time, he has been a private practice lawyer, specializing in appeals cases, at two different firms. An opponent, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., claimed Flowers supported "election denial, attacks on reproductive freedom, siding with abusers over survivors and the president over the Constitution." The vote, on July 22, was 49 yeas to 46 nays.
YEAS: Scott R-FL, Moody R-FL
Senate Vote 3:
MICHIGAN JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Michael C. Martin to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Martin has been a federal prosecutor in the district for two decades, variously focusing on criminal, national security, and immigration cases. The vote, on July 22, was 62 yeas to 36 nays.
YEAS: Scott R-FL, Moody R-FL
Senate Vote 4:
IRAN WAR: The Senate has rejected a motion to discharge from its Foreign Relations Committee a bill (S.J. Res. 180), sponsored by Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., to require the cessation of U.S. military force against Iran absent a Congressional declaration of war. Van Hollen called on senators "to end this disastrous and illegal war against Iran that President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu launched over 140 days ago." An opponent, Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., said of the Iranian regime: "It is time to fix this problem and make sure another generation of Americans does not have to fight this murderous, savage adversary." The vote to discharge, on July 23, was 47 yeas to 49 nays.
NAYS: Scott R-FL, Moody R-FL
Senate Vote 5:
SECOND APPEALS COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Daniel Mack Traynor to be a judge on the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. Traynor became a U.S. district judge for North Dakota six years ago, after two decades practicing law at a law firm in the state. An opponent, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., claimed that Traynor "seeks to remain in the good graces of President Trump, at the cost of his integrity and independence." The vote, on July 23, was 48 yeas to 47 nays.
YEAS: Scott R-FL, Moody R-FL
Senate Vote 6:
PENNSYLVANIA JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Antonio M. Pozos to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Over the past 15 years, Pozos has variously been a private practice lawyer at three different firms and a Justice Department prosecutor specializing in fraud and government corruption. The vote, on July 23, was 49 yeas to 44 nays.
YEAS: Scott R-FL, Moody R-FL
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HOUSE VOTES:
House Vote 1:
BREAST CANCER SPENDING: The House has passed the EARLY Act Reauthorization (H.R. 4541), sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., to reauthorize through fiscal 2030 and change breast and cervical cancer programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Wasserman Schultz said: "Breast cancer diagnoses are on the rise in younger women, and we must meet this moment." The vote, on July 20, was 394 yeas to 6 nays.
YEAS: Bilirakis R-FL (12th), Rutherford ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Here's a look at how Florida members of Congress voted over the previous week. HOUSE VOTES: House Vote 1: BREAST CANCER SPENDING: The House has passed the EARLY Act Reauthorization (H.R. 4541), sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., to reauthorize through fiscal 2030 and change breast and cervical cancer programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Wasserman Schultz said: "Breast cancer diagnoses are on the rise in younger women, and we must meet this moment." The vote, on July 20, was 394 yeas to 6 nays. YEAS: Bilirakis R-FL (12th), RutherfordR-FL (5th), Castor (FL) D-FL (14th), Wasserman Schultz D-FL (25th), Diaz-Balart R-FL (26th), Steube R-FL (17th), Gimenez R-FL (28th), Cammack R-FL (3rd), Mast R-FL (21st), Webster (FL) R-FL (11th), Fine R-FL (6th), Soto D-FL (9th), Haridopolos R-FL (8th), Frankel, Lois D-FL (22nd), Franklin, Scott R-FL (18th), Salazar R-FL (27th), Bean (FL) R-FL (4th), Mills R-FL (7th), Frost D-FL (10th), Moskowitz D-FL (23rd), Lee (FL) R-FL (15th), Patronis R-FL (1st)
NOT VOTING: Buchanan R-FL (16th), Wilson (FL) D-FL (24th), Donalds R-FL (19th), Dunn (FL) R-FL (2nd), Luna R-FL (13th)
House Vote 2:
WORKER COMPENSATION FRAUD: The House has passed the Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act (H.R. 8823), sponsored by Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pa., to authorize the Labor Department to suspend payments under its federal workers' compensation program to providers who have committed fraud. Mackenzie said: "This bill helps ensure that care is only delivered by providers who meet clear standards of professional and ethical conduct." The vote, on July 20, was unanimous with 396 yeas.
YEAS: Bilirakis R-FL (12th), Rutherford R-FL (5th), Castor (FL) D-FL (14th), Wasserman Schultz D-FL (25th), Diaz-Balart R-FL (26th), Steube R-FL (17th), Gimenez R-FL (28th), Cammack R-FL (3rd), Mast R-FL (21st), Webster (FL) R-FL (11th), Fine R-FL (6th), Soto D-FL (9th), Haridopolos R-FL (8th), Frankel, Lois D-FL (22nd), Franklin, Scott R-FL (18th), Salazar R-FL (27th), Bean (FL) R-FL (4th), Mills R-FL (7th), Frost D-FL (10th), Moskowitz D-FL (23rd), Lee (FL) R-FL (15th), Patronis R-FL (1st)
NOT VOTING: Buchanan R-FL (16th), Wilson (FL) D-FL (24th), Donalds R-FL (19th), Dunn (FL) R-FL (2nd), Luna R-FL (13th)
House Vote 3:
EVALUATING CONTRACTOR BIDS: The House has passed the Value Over Cost Act (H.R. 1118), sponsored by Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., to stipulate that the General Services Administration (GSA) may use value rather than cost metrics in order to evaluate contractor bids for work under the federal government's multiple award schedule program. A bill supporter, Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Va., said it "will make sure the federal government spends its dollars wisely while delivering for the American people the services they need." The vote, on July 21, was 421 yeas to 1 nay.
YEAS: Bilirakis R-FL (12th), Rutherford R-FL (5th), Castor (FL) D-FL (14th), Wasserman Schultz D-FL (25th), Diaz-Balart R-FL (26th), Steube R-FL (17th), Gimenez R-FL (28th), Cammack R-FL (3rd), Mast R-FL (21st), Buchanan R-FL (16th), Webster (FL) R-FL (11th), Donalds R-FL (19th), Soto D-FL (9th), Haridopolos R-FL (8th), Frankel, Lois D-FL (22nd), Dunn (FL) R-FL (2nd), Franklin, Scott R-FL (18th), Salazar R-FL (27th), Bean (FL) R-FL (4th), Mills R-FL (7th), Frost D-FL (10th), Luna R-FL (13th), Moskowitz D-FL (23rd), Lee (FL) R-FL (15th), Patronis R-FL (1st)
NOT VOTING: Wilson (FL) D-FL (24th), Fine R-FL (6th)
House Vote 4:
MILITARY AND JUDICIAL INJUNCTIONS: The House has rejected an amendment sponsored by Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), that would have sought to avert any judicial injunction deemed to impair military readiness or supplies to the military. Hunt said the amendment "secures a supply chain that is heavily dependent on foreign countries that could be weaponized against us if we don't fix it now." An opponent, Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif., said: "If you are interested in the power of the state to regulate its environment, to regulate its communities, roads and streets, and rivers and lakes, then you should be opposed to this amendment." The vote, on July 21, was 208 yeas to 219 nays.
YEAS: Bilirakis R-FL (12th), Rutherford R-FL (5th), Diaz-Balart R-FL (26th), Steube R-FL (17th), Gimenez R-FL (28th), Cammack R-FL (3rd), Mast R-FL (21st), Buchanan R-FL (16th), Webster (FL) R-FL (11th), Donalds R-FL (19th), Haridopolos R-FL (8th), Dunn (FL) R-FL (2nd), Franklin, Scott R-FL (18th), Salazar R-FL (27th), Bean (FL) R-FL (4th), Mills R-FL (7th), Luna R-FL (13th), Lee (FL) R-FL (15th), Patronis R-FL (1st)
NAYS: Castor (FL) D-FL (14th), Wasserman Schultz D-FL (25th), Soto D-FL (9th), Frankel, Lois D-FL (22nd), Frost D-FL (10th), Moskowitz D-FL (23rd)
NOT VOTING: Wilson (FL) D-FL (24th), Fine R-FL (6th)
House Vote 5:
CALIFORNIA OIL SUPPLIES: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), to authorize the Defense Department to buy easements for the Santa Ynez Pipeline System in order to secure supplies of oil to refineries that supply military bases in California. Hunt cited the pipeline's importance "to national security to keep our military on the West Coast supplied with domestic-sourced energy." An opponent, Rep. Salud O. Carbajal, D-Calif., said the amendment amounted to pipeline operator Sable Offshore Oil "asking its friends in Congress to rig the system in its favor, seize California lands, and issue an irrevocable operating permit." The vote, on July 21, was 215 yeas to 214 nays.
YEAS: Bilirakis R-FL (12th), Rutherford R-FL (5th), Diaz-Balart R-FL (26th), Steube R-FL (17th), Gimenez R-FL (28th), Cammack R-FL (3rd), Mast R-FL (21st), Buchanan R-FL (16th), Webster (FL) R-FL (11th), Donalds R-FL (19th), Haridopolos R-FL (8th), Dunn (FL) R-FL (2nd), Franklin, Scott R-FL (18th), Salazar R-FL (27th), Bean (FL) R-FL (4th), Mills R-FL (7th), Luna R-FL (13th), Lee (FL) R-FL (15th), Patronis R-FL (1st)
NAYS: Castor (FL) D-FL (14th), Wasserman Schultz D-FL (25th), Soto D-FL (9th), Frankel, Lois D-FL (22nd), Frost D-FL (10th), Moskowitz D-FL (23rd)
NOT VOTING: Wilson (FL) D-FL (24th), Fine R-FL (6th)
House Vote 6:
SEX CHANGE TREATMENTS: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), to bar funding under the military's Tricare program for medical treatments related to sex change. Mace said: "This amendment ensures that Defense health dollars are spent on advancing the health of our servicemembers and their families, not undermining it, and certainly not on advancing an ideology based on delusion." An opponent, Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, D-Calif., said: "This culture war ideology amendment can result in a readiness gap issue." The vote, on July 21, was 219 yeas to 208 nays.
YEAS: Bilirakis R-FL (12th), Rutherford R-FL (5th), Diaz-Balart R-FL (26th), Steube R-FL (17th), Gimenez R-FL (28th), Cammack R-FL (3rd), Mast R-FL (21st), Buchanan R-FL (16th), Webster (FL) R-FL (11th), Donalds R-FL (19th), Haridopolos R-FL (8th), Dunn (FL) R-FL (2nd), Franklin, Scott R-FL (18th), Salazar R-FL (27th), Bean (FL) R-FL (4th), Mills R-FL (7th), Luna R-FL (13th), Lee (FL) R-FL (15th), Patronis R-FL (1st)
NAYS: Castor (FL) D-FL (14th), Wasserman Schultz D-FL (25th), Soto D-FL (9th), Frankel, Lois D-FL (22nd), Frost D-FL (10th), Moskowitz D-FL (23rd)
NOT VOTING: Wilson (FL) D-FL (24th), Fine R-FL (6th)
House Vote 7:
SCHOOL CHOICE AND THE MILITARY: The House has rejected an amendment sponsored by Rep. Addison P. McDowell, R-N.C., to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), that would have instituted a five-year pilot program for military members to receive funding to send their children to a private school or charter school. McDowell said the program was needed because "many military families are barred from participating in school choice initiatives because they are either stationed in states without school choice or they are located in one state but domiciled in another." An opponent, Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., said the subsidies would further erode the military's education budget, which Courtney said already underfunds the military's own schools. The vote, on July 21, was 214 yeas to 216 nays.
YEAS: Bilirakis R-FL (12th), Rutherford R-FL (5th), Diaz-Balart R-FL (26th), Steube R-FL (17th), Gimenez R-FL (28th), Cammack R-FL (3rd), Mast R-FL (21st), Buchanan R-FL (16th), Webster (FL) R-FL (11th), Donalds R-FL (19th), Haridopolos R-FL (8th), Dunn (FL) R-FL (2nd), Franklin, Scott R-FL (18th), Salazar R-FL (27th), Bean (FL) R-FL (4th), Mills R-FL (7th), Luna R-FL (13th), Lee (FL) R-FL (15th), Patronis R-FL (1st)
NAYS: Castor (FL) D-FL (14th), Wasserman Schultz D-FL (25th), Soto D-FL (9th), Frankel, Lois D-FL (22nd), Frost D-FL (10th), Moskowitz D-FL (23rd)
NOT VOTING: Wilson (FL) D-FL (24th), Fine R-FL (6th)
House Vote 8:
TEMPORARY GOVERNMENT FUNDING: The House has passed the Continuing Appropriations Act (H.R. 9770), sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., to provide funding for federal government programs through December 4. Cole said the bill "simply keeps the government open, protects the progress we have made, and preserves the path to full-year appropriations" bills clearing Congress. An opponent, Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., faulted Republicans for inserting a provision that would allow funding for the Border Patrol agency, after Congress had passed a bill in April without such funding. The vote, on July 21, was 220 yeas to 205 nays.
YEAS: Bilirakis R-FL (12th), Rutherford R-FL (5th), Castor (FL) D-FL (14th), Diaz-Balart R-FL (26th), Steube R-FL (17th), Gimenez R-FL (28th), Cammack R-FL (3rd), Mast R-FL (21st), Buchanan R-FL (16th), Webster (FL) R-FL (11th), Donalds R-FL (19th), Haridopolos R-FL (8th), Dunn (FL) R-FL (2nd), Franklin, Scott R-FL (18th), Salazar R-FL (27th), Bean (FL) R-FL (4th), Mills R-FL (7th), Luna R-FL (13th), Lee (FL) R-FL (15th), Patronis R-FL (1st)
NAYS: Wasserman Schultz D-FL (25th), Soto D-FL (9th), Frankel, Lois D-FL (22nd), Frost D-FL (10th), Moskowitz D-FL (23rd)
NOT VOTING: Wilson (FL) D-FL (24th), Fine R-FL (6th)
House Vote 9:
MILITARY CHAPLAINS: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), that would alter numerous military policies regarding chaplains, including anti-discrimination protections for them. Self said it "does not empower chaplains to impose a particular belief. Instead, it protects them from violations of conscience and ensures they can facilitate spiritual care for all faiths." An opponent, Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., said it "transforms a chaplain's duty to care for every single servicemember into permission to turn some of them away." The vote, on July 22, was 221 yeas to 210 nays.
YEAS: Bilirakis R-FL (12th), Rutherford R-FL (5th), Diaz-Balart R-FL (26th), Steube R-FL (17th), Gimenez R-FL (28th), Cammack R-FL (3rd), Mast R-FL (21st), Buchanan R-FL (16th), Webster (FL) R-FL (11th), Donalds R-FL (19th), Fine R-FL (6th), Haridopolos R-FL (8th), Dunn (FL) R-FL (2nd), Franklin, Scott R-FL (18th), Salazar R-FL (27th), Bean (FL) R-FL (4th), Mills R-FL (7th), Luna R-FL (13th), Lee (FL) R-FL (15th), Patronis R-FL (1st)
NAYS: Castor (FL) D-FL (14th), Wasserman Schultz D-FL (25th), Soto D-FL (9th), Frankel, Lois D-FL (22nd), Frost D-FL (10th), Moskowitz D-FL (23rd)
NOT VOTING: Wilson (FL) D-FL (24th)
House Vote 10:
TRAFFIC CAMERAS AT MILITARY BASES: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), to bar the use of automated speed enforcement cameras at military bases. Harrigan said: "These systems are not about safety. They are about revenue. They hand out fines without context, without discretion, and without due process for our servicemembers." An opponent, Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, D-Calif., said: "These cameras keep reckless drivers accountable and have a proven and effective record for reducing traffic accidents and maintaining safe and orderly driving." The vote, on July 22, was 232 yeas to 199 nays.
YEAS: Bilirakis R-FL (12th), Rutherford R-FL (5th), Diaz-Balart R-FL (26th), Steube R-FL (17th), Gimenez R-FL (28th), Cammack R-FL (3rd), Mast R-FL (21st), Buchanan R-FL (16th), Webster (FL) R-FL (11th), Donalds R-FL (19th), Fine R-FL (6th), Haridopolos R-FL (8th), Dunn (FL) R-FL (2nd), Franklin, Scott R-FL (18th), Salazar R-FL (27th), Bean (FL) R-FL (4th), Mills R-FL (7th), Luna R-FL (13th), Lee (FL) R-FL (15th), Patronis R-FL (1st)
NAYS: Castor (FL) D-FL (14th), Wasserman Schultz D-FL (25th), Soto D-FL (9th), Frankel, Lois D-FL (22nd), Frost D-FL (10th), Moskowitz D-FL (23rd)
NOT VOTING: Wilson (FL) D-FL (24th)
House Vote 11:
MILITARY SPENDING: The House has passed the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), sponsored by Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., to authorize about $1.15 trillion of fiscal 2027 spending on the military, including military construction programs and military activities at the Energy Department, and establish various military policies. Rogers said the bill "will build the ready, capable, and lethal fighting force we need to deter China and other adversaries." A bill opponent, Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., said its high spending on the military would mean a "struggle to fund crucial domestic programs in healthcare, infrastructure, energy, and all kinds of areas that are an incredible priority." The vote, on July 22, was 216 yeas to 212 nays.
YEAS: Bilirakis R-FL (12th), Rutherford R-FL (5th), Diaz-Balart R-FL (26th), Steube R-FL (17th), Gimenez R-FL (28th), Cammack R-FL (3rd), Mast R-FL (21st), Buchanan R-FL (16th), Webster (FL) R-FL (11th), Donalds R-FL (19th), Fine R-FL (6th), Haridopolos R-FL (8th), Dunn (FL) R-FL (2nd), Franklin, Scott R-FL (18th), Salazar R-FL (27th), Bean (FL) R-FL (4th), Mills R-FL (7th), Lee (FL) R-FL (15th), Patronis R-FL (1st)
NAYS: Castor (FL) D-FL (14th), Wasserman Schultz D-FL (25th), Soto D-FL (9th), Frankel, Lois D-FL (22nd), Frost D-FL (10th), Luna R-FL (13th), Moskowitz D-FL (23rd)
NOT VOTING: Wilson (FL) D-FL (24th)
House Vote 12:
CONGRESS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP: The House has passed the Stop Insider Trading Act (H.R. 7008), sponsored by Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., to bar members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children from buying publicly traded stocks, and require prior public notification for their planned sales of stocks. Another bill provision would require voters in federal government elections to show photo identification (photo ID) at ballot sites. Steil said "these two proposals will clean up Washington and strengthen the integrity of our elections." An opponent, Rep. Joseph D. Morelle, D-N.Y., called the photo ID mandate "a fiat from a Washington awash in corruption telling Americans how to run their elections." The vote, on July 22, was 232 yeas to 198 nays.
YEAS: Bilirakis R-FL (12th), Rutherford R-FL (5th), Castor (FL) D-FL (14th), Diaz-Balart R-FL (26th), Steube R-FL (17th), Gimenez R-FL (28th), Cammack R-FL (3rd), Mast R-FL (21st), Buchanan R-FL (16th), Webster (FL) R-FL (11th), Donalds R-FL (19th), Fine R-FL (6th), Soto D-FL (9th), Haridopolos R-FL (8th), Dunn (FL) R-FL (2nd), Franklin, Scott R-FL (18th), Salazar R-FL (27th), Bean (FL) R-FL (4th), Mills R-FL (7th), Luna R-FL (13th), Moskowitz D-FL (23rd), Lee (FL) R-FL (15th), Patronis R-FL (1st)
NAYS: Wasserman Schultz D-FL (25th), Frankel, Lois D-FL (22nd), Frost D-FL (10th)
NOT VOTING: Wilson (FL) D-FL (24th)
House Vote 13:
2027 BUDGET: The House has passed a bill (H. Con. Res. 113), sponsored by Rep. Jodey C. Arrington, R-Texas, to set out a $6 trillion federal government budget for fiscal 2027, and proposed budgetary levels for fiscal 2028 through 2036. Arrington said the bill was "supporting our troops in their time of need with just baseline battlefield readiness, bullets and bombs to finish the job and to come home safely and victoriously; strengthening our food supply; and, ultimately, we want to safeguard the integrity of our elections." A bill opponent, Rep. Brendan F. Boyle, D-Pa., said it had "nothing to lower gas prices, nothing to lower food prices, nothing to lower the cost of consumer goods, just more spending on the most unpopular war in American history." The vote, on July 22, was 216 yeas to 214 nays.
YEAS: Bilirakis R-FL (12th), Rutherford R-FL (5th), Diaz-Balart R-FL (26th), Steube R-FL (17th), Gimenez R-FL (28th), Cammack R-FL (3rd), Mast R-FL (21st), Buchanan R-FL (16th), Webster (FL) R-FL (11th), Donalds R-FL (19th), Fine R-FL (6th), Haridopolos R-FL (8th), Dunn (FL) R-FL (2nd), Franklin, Scott R-FL (18th), Salazar R-FL (27th), Bean (FL) R-FL (4th), Mills R-FL (7th), Luna R-FL (13th), Lee (FL) R-FL (15th), Patronis R-FL (1st)
NAYS: Castor (FL) D-FL (14th), Wasserman Schultz D-FL (25th), Soto D-FL (9th), Frankel, Lois D-FL (22nd), Frost D-FL (10th), Moskowitz D-FL (23rd)
NOT VOTING: Wilson (FL) D-FL (24th)
House Vote 14:
IRAN WAR: The House has passed a bill (H. Con. Res. 89), sponsored by Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., to require the cessation of U.S. military action against Iran other than for purposes of defense against imminent attack. Jayapal said the measure was necessary because President Trump was "showing his contempt for Congress and for the Constitution, continuing this destructive, deadly, and costly war despite Congress having already passed a War Powers Resolution that has the force of law declaring that this war must stop." An opponent, Rep. Brian J. Mast, R-Fla., said the war was necessary because of Iran's support for "terrorist proxies, killing of Americans and our allies to develop weapons of mass destruction and missiles to reach out and touch our homeland and our allies." The vote, on July 23, was 214 yeas to 208 nays.
NAYS: Bilirakis R-FL (12th), Rutherford R-FL (5th), Diaz-Balart R-FL (26th), Steube R-FL (17th), Gimenez R-FL (28th), Mast R-FL (21st), Buchanan R-FL (16th), Webster (FL) R-FL (11th), Donalds R-FL (19th), Fine R-FL (6th), Haridopolos R-FL (8th), Franklin, Scott R-FL (18th), Salazar R-FL (27th), Bean (FL) R-FL (4th), Mills R-FL (7th), Luna R-FL (13th), Lee (FL) R-FL (15th), Patronis R-FL (1st)
YEAS: Castor (FL) D-FL (14th), Wasserman Schultz D-FL (25th), Soto D-FL (9th), Frankel, Lois D-FL (22nd), Frost D-FL (10th), Moskowitz D-FL (23rd)
NOT VOTING: Cammack R-FL (3rd), Wilson (FL) D-FL (24th), Dunn (FL) R-FL (2nd)
House Vote 15:
DISABLED WORKERS: The House has passed the Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (H.R. 8884), sponsored by Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., to reauthorize, through 2031, Social Security Administration demonstration projects for placing in the workforce individuals receiving Social Security Disability Insurance program benefits. Scott said the projects sought to give them "the ability to go back to work, not lose 100 percent of their Social Security benefits, and have more money left over at the end of the month." A bill opponent, Rep. Danny K. Davis, D-Ill., said it "will ultimately result in a reduction of benefits for older, severely disabled, and low-income workers." The vote, on July 23, was 232 yeas to 188 nays.
YEAS: Bilirakis R-FL (12th), Rutherford R-FL (5th), Diaz-Balart R-FL (26th), Steube R-FL (17th), Gimenez R-FL (28th), Cammack R-FL (3rd), Mast R-FL (21st), Buchanan R-FL (16th), Webster (FL) R-FL (11th), Donalds R-FL (19th), Fine R-FL (6th), Haridopolos R-FL (8th), Franklin, Scott R-FL (18th), Salazar R-FL (27th), Bean (FL) R-FL (4th), Mills R-FL (7th), Luna R-FL (13th), Lee (FL) R-FL (15th), Patronis R-FL (1st)
NAYS: Castor (FL) D-FL (14th), Wasserman Schultz D-FL (25th), Soto D-FL (9th), Frankel, Lois D-FL (22nd), Frost D-FL (10th), Moskowitz D-FL (23rd)
NOT VOTING: Wilson (FL) D-FL (24th), Dunn (FL) R-FL (2nd)
SENATE VOTES:
Senate Vote 1:
TRADE COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Kara Marie Westercamp to be a judge on the U.S. Court of International Trade. A current lawyer at the White House specializing in trade, Westercamp was previously a commercial litigator at the Justice Department for over a decade. An opponent, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said Westercamp's "offensive, inflammatory, juvenile social media posts demonstrate she lacks the independence and the maturity and the temperament to be a judge." The vote, on July 21, was 50 yeas to 48 nays.
YEAS: Scott R-FL, Moody R-FL
Senate Vote 2:
APPEALS COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Benjamin M. Flowers to be a judge on the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Flowers was Ohio's solicitor general from 2019 to 2023; before and after that time, he has been a private practice lawyer, specializing in appeals cases, at two different firms. An opponent, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., claimed Flowers supported "election denial, attacks on reproductive freedom, siding with abusers over survivors and the president over the Constitution." The vote, on July 22, was 49 yeas to 46 nays.
YEAS: Scott R-FL, Moody R-FL
Senate Vote 3:
MICHIGAN JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Michael C. Martin to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Martin has been a federal prosecutor in the district for two decades, variously focusing on criminal, national security, and immigration cases. The vote, on July 22, was 62 yeas to 36 nays.
YEAS: Scott R-FL, Moody R-FL
Senate Vote 4:
IRAN WAR: The Senate has rejected a motion to discharge from its Foreign Relations Committee a bill (S.J. Res. 180), sponsored by Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., to require the cessation of U.S. military force against Iran absent a Congressional declaration of war. Van Hollen called on senators "to end this disastrous and illegal war against Iran that President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu launched over 140 days ago." An opponent, Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., said of the Iranian regime: "It is time to fix this problem and make sure another generation of Americans does not have to fight this murderous, savage adversary." The vote to discharge, on July 23, was 47 yeas to 49 nays.
NAYS: Scott R-FL, Moody R-FL
Senate Vote 5:
SECOND APPEALS COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Daniel Mack Traynor to be a judge on the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. Traynor became a U.S. district judge for North Dakota six years ago, after two decades practicing law at a law firm in the state. An opponent, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., claimed that Traynor "seeks to remain in the good graces of President Trump, at the cost of his integrity and independence." The vote, on July 23, was 48 yeas to 47 nays.
YEAS: Scott R-FL, Moody R-FL
Senate Vote 6:
PENNSYLVANIA JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Antonio M. Pozos to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Over the past 15 years, Pozos has variously been a private practice lawyer at three different firms and a Justice Department prosecutor specializing in fraud and government corruption. The vote, on July 23, was 49 yeas to 44 nays.
YEAS: Scott R-FL, Moody R-FL
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Colorado Congressional Votes for the Week ending 2026-07-24
by Arne Christensen
WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Here's a look at how Colorado members of Congress voted over the previous week.
HOUSE VOTES:
House Vote 1:
BREAST CANCER SPENDING: The House has passed the EARLY Act Reauthorization (H.R. 4541), sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., to reauthorize through fiscal 2030 and change breast and cervical cancer programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Wasserman Schultz said: "Breast cancer diagnoses are on the rise in younger women, and we must meet this moment." The vote, on July 20, was 394 yeas to 6 nays.
YEAS: DeGette D-CO (1st), Crank R-CO ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Here's a look at how Colorado members of Congress voted over the previous week. HOUSE VOTES: House Vote 1: BREAST CANCER SPENDING: The House has passed the EARLY Act Reauthorization (H.R. 4541), sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., to reauthorize through fiscal 2030 and change breast and cervical cancer programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Wasserman Schultz said: "Breast cancer diagnoses are on the rise in younger women, and we must meet this moment." The vote, on July 20, was 394 yeas to 6 nays. YEAS: DeGette D-CO (1st), Crank R-CO(5th), Boebert R-CO (4th), Crow D-CO (6th), Neguse D-CO (2nd), Pettersen D-CO (7th), Evans (CO) R-CO (8th), Hurd (CO) R-CO (3rd)
House Vote 2:
WORKER COMPENSATION FRAUD: The House has passed the Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act (H.R. 8823), sponsored by Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pa., to authorize the Labor Department to suspend payments under its federal workers' compensation program to providers who have committed fraud. Mackenzie said: "This bill helps ensure that care is only delivered by providers who meet clear standards of professional and ethical conduct." The vote, on July 20, was unanimous with 396 yeas.
YEAS: DeGette D-CO (1st), Crank R-CO (5th), Boebert R-CO (4th), Crow D-CO (6th), Neguse D-CO (2nd), Pettersen D-CO (7th), Evans (CO) R-CO (8th), Hurd (CO) R-CO (3rd)
House Vote 3:
EVALUATING CONTRACTOR BIDS: The House has passed the Value Over Cost Act (H.R. 1118), sponsored by Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., to stipulate that the General Services Administration (GSA) may use value rather than cost metrics in order to evaluate contractor bids for work under the federal government's multiple award schedule program. A bill supporter, Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Va., said it "will make sure the federal government spends its dollars wisely while delivering for the American people the services they need." The vote, on July 21, was 421 yeas to 1 nay.
YEAS: DeGette D-CO (1st), Crank R-CO (5th), Boebert R-CO (4th), Crow D-CO (6th), Neguse D-CO (2nd), Pettersen D-CO (7th), Evans (CO) R-CO (8th), Hurd (CO) R-CO (3rd)
House Vote 4:
MILITARY AND JUDICIAL INJUNCTIONS: The House has rejected an amendment sponsored by Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), that would have sought to avert any judicial injunction deemed to impair military readiness or supplies to the military. Hunt said the amendment "secures a supply chain that is heavily dependent on foreign countries that could be weaponized against us if we don't fix it now." An opponent, Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif., said: "If you are interested in the power of the state to regulate its environment, to regulate its communities, roads and streets, and rivers and lakes, then you should be opposed to this amendment." The vote, on July 21, was 208 yeas to 219 nays.
NAYS: DeGette D-CO (1st), Crow D-CO (6th), Neguse D-CO (2nd), Pettersen D-CO (7th)
YEAS: Crank R-CO (5th), Boebert R-CO (4th), Evans (CO) R-CO (8th), Hurd (CO) R-CO (3rd)
House Vote 5:
CALIFORNIA OIL SUPPLIES: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), to authorize the Defense Department to buy easements for the Santa Ynez Pipeline System in order to secure supplies of oil to refineries that supply military bases in California. Hunt cited the pipeline's importance "to national security to keep our military on the West Coast supplied with domestic-sourced energy." An opponent, Rep. Salud O. Carbajal, D-Calif., said the amendment amounted to pipeline operator Sable Offshore Oil "asking its friends in Congress to rig the system in its favor, seize California lands, and issue an irrevocable operating permit." The vote, on July 21, was 215 yeas to 214 nays.
NAYS: DeGette D-CO (1st), Crow D-CO (6th), Neguse D-CO (2nd), Pettersen D-CO (7th)
YEAS: Crank R-CO (5th), Boebert R-CO (4th), Evans (CO) R-CO (8th), Hurd (CO) R-CO (3rd)
House Vote 6:
SEX CHANGE TREATMENTS: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), to bar funding under the military's Tricare program for medical treatments related to sex change. Mace said: "This amendment ensures that Defense health dollars are spent on advancing the health of our servicemembers and their families, not undermining it, and certainly not on advancing an ideology based on delusion." An opponent, Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, D-Calif., said: "This culture war ideology amendment can result in a readiness gap issue." The vote, on July 21, was 219 yeas to 208 nays.
NAYS: DeGette D-CO (1st), Crow D-CO (6th), Neguse D-CO (2nd), Pettersen D-CO (7th)
YEAS: Crank R-CO (5th), Boebert R-CO (4th), Evans (CO) R-CO (8th), Hurd (CO) R-CO (3rd)
House Vote 7:
SCHOOL CHOICE AND THE MILITARY: The House has rejected an amendment sponsored by Rep. Addison P. McDowell, R-N.C., to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), that would have instituted a five-year pilot program for military members to receive funding to send their children to a private school or charter school. McDowell said the program was needed because "many military families are barred from participating in school choice initiatives because they are either stationed in states without school choice or they are located in one state but domiciled in another." An opponent, Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., said the subsidies would further erode the military's education budget, which Courtney said already underfunds the military's own schools. The vote, on July 21, was 214 yeas to 216 nays.
NAYS: DeGette D-CO (1st), Crow D-CO (6th), Neguse D-CO (2nd), Pettersen D-CO (7th)
YEAS: Crank R-CO (5th), Boebert R-CO (4th), Evans (CO) R-CO (8th), Hurd (CO) R-CO (3rd)
House Vote 8:
TEMPORARY GOVERNMENT FUNDING: The House has passed the Continuing Appropriations Act (H.R. 9770), sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., to provide funding for federal government programs through December 4. Cole said the bill "simply keeps the government open, protects the progress we have made, and preserves the path to full-year appropriations" bills clearing Congress. An opponent, Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., faulted Republicans for inserting a provision that would allow funding for the Border Patrol agency, after Congress had passed a bill in April without such funding. The vote, on July 21, was 220 yeas to 205 nays.
NAYS: DeGette D-CO (1st), Crow D-CO (6th), Neguse D-CO (2nd), Pettersen D-CO (7th)
YEAS: Crank R-CO (5th), Boebert R-CO (4th), Evans (CO) R-CO (8th), Hurd (CO) R-CO (3rd)
House Vote 9:
MILITARY CHAPLAINS: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), that would alter numerous military policies regarding chaplains, including anti-discrimination protections for them. Self said it "does not empower chaplains to impose a particular belief. Instead, it protects them from violations of conscience and ensures they can facilitate spiritual care for all faiths." An opponent, Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., said it "transforms a chaplain's duty to care for every single servicemember into permission to turn some of them away." The vote, on July 22, was 221 yeas to 210 nays.
NAYS: DeGette D-CO (1st), Crow D-CO (6th), Neguse D-CO (2nd), Pettersen D-CO (7th)
YEAS: Crank R-CO (5th), Boebert R-CO (4th), Evans (CO) R-CO (8th), Hurd (CO) R-CO (3rd)
House Vote 10:
TRAFFIC CAMERAS AT MILITARY BASES: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), to bar the use of automated speed enforcement cameras at military bases. Harrigan said: "These systems are not about safety. They are about revenue. They hand out fines without context, without discretion, and without due process for our servicemembers." An opponent, Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, D-Calif., said: "These cameras keep reckless drivers accountable and have a proven and effective record for reducing traffic accidents and maintaining safe and orderly driving." The vote, on July 22, was 232 yeas to 199 nays.
NAYS: DeGette D-CO (1st), Crow D-CO (6th), Neguse D-CO (2nd), Pettersen D-CO (7th)
YEAS: Crank R-CO (5th), Boebert R-CO (4th), Evans (CO) R-CO (8th), Hurd (CO) R-CO (3rd)
House Vote 11:
MILITARY SPENDING: The House has passed the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), sponsored by Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., to authorize about $1.15 trillion of fiscal 2027 spending on the military, including military construction programs and military activities at the Energy Department, and establish various military policies. Rogers said the bill "will build the ready, capable, and lethal fighting force we need to deter China and other adversaries." A bill opponent, Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., said its high spending on the military would mean a "struggle to fund crucial domestic programs in healthcare, infrastructure, energy, and all kinds of areas that are an incredible priority." The vote, on July 22, was 216 yeas to 212 nays.
NAYS: DeGette D-CO (1st), Crow D-CO (6th), Neguse D-CO (2nd), Pettersen D-CO (7th)
YEAS: Crank R-CO (5th), Evans (CO) R-CO (8th), Hurd (CO) R-CO (3rd)
NOT VOTING: Boebert R-CO (4th)
House Vote 12:
CONGRESS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP: The House has passed the Stop Insider Trading Act (H.R. 7008), sponsored by Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., to bar members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children from buying publicly traded stocks, and require prior public notification for their planned sales of stocks. Another bill provision would require voters in federal government elections to show photo identification (photo ID) at ballot sites. Steil said "these two proposals will clean up Washington and strengthen the integrity of our elections." An opponent, Rep. Joseph D. Morelle, D-N.Y., called the photo ID mandate "a fiat from a Washington awash in corruption telling Americans how to run their elections." The vote, on July 22, was 232 yeas to 198 nays.
NAYS: DeGette D-CO (1st), Crow D-CO (6th), Neguse D-CO (2nd), Pettersen D-CO (7th)
YEAS: Crank R-CO (5th), Boebert R-CO (4th), Evans (CO) R-CO (8th), Hurd (CO) R-CO (3rd)
House Vote 13:
2027 BUDGET: The House has passed a bill (H. Con. Res. 113), sponsored by Rep. Jodey C. Arrington, R-Texas, to set out a $6 trillion federal government budget for fiscal 2027, and proposed budgetary levels for fiscal 2028 through 2036. Arrington said the bill was "supporting our troops in their time of need with just baseline battlefield readiness, bullets and bombs to finish the job and to come home safely and victoriously; strengthening our food supply; and, ultimately, we want to safeguard the integrity of our elections." A bill opponent, Rep. Brendan F. Boyle, D-Pa., said it had "nothing to lower gas prices, nothing to lower food prices, nothing to lower the cost of consumer goods, just more spending on the most unpopular war in American history." The vote, on July 22, was 216 yeas to 214 nays.
NAYS: DeGette D-CO (1st), Crow D-CO (6th), Neguse D-CO (2nd), Pettersen D-CO (7th)
YEAS: Crank R-CO (5th), Boebert R-CO (4th), Evans (CO) R-CO (8th), Hurd (CO) R-CO (3rd)
House Vote 14:
IRAN WAR: The House has passed a bill (H. Con. Res. 89), sponsored by Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., to require the cessation of U.S. military action against Iran other than for purposes of defense against imminent attack. Jayapal said the measure was necessary because President Trump was "showing his contempt for Congress and for the Constitution, continuing this destructive, deadly, and costly war despite Congress having already passed a War Powers Resolution that has the force of law declaring that this war must stop." An opponent, Rep. Brian J. Mast, R-Fla., said the war was necessary because of Iran's support for "terrorist proxies, killing of Americans and our allies to develop weapons of mass destruction and missiles to reach out and touch our homeland and our allies." The vote, on July 23, was 214 yeas to 208 nays.
YEAS: DeGette D-CO (1st), Crow D-CO (6th), Neguse D-CO (2nd), Pettersen D-CO (7th)
NAYS: Crank R-CO (5th), Boebert R-CO (4th), Evans (CO) R-CO (8th), Hurd (CO) R-CO (3rd)
House Vote 15:
DISABLED WORKERS: The House has passed the Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (H.R. 8884), sponsored by Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., to reauthorize, through 2031, Social Security Administration demonstration projects for placing in the workforce individuals receiving Social Security Disability Insurance program benefits. Scott said the projects sought to give them "the ability to go back to work, not lose 100 percent of their Social Security benefits, and have more money left over at the end of the month." A bill opponent, Rep. Danny K. Davis, D-Ill., said it "will ultimately result in a reduction of benefits for older, severely disabled, and low-income workers." The vote, on July 23, was 232 yeas to 188 nays.
NAYS: DeGette D-CO (1st), Crow D-CO (6th), Neguse D-CO (2nd), Pettersen D-CO (7th)
YEAS: Crank R-CO (5th), Boebert R-CO (4th), Evans (CO) R-CO (8th), Hurd (CO) R-CO (3rd)
SENATE VOTES:
Senate Vote 1:
TRADE COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Kara Marie Westercamp to be a judge on the U.S. Court of International Trade. A current lawyer at the White House specializing in trade, Westercamp was previously a commercial litigator at the Justice Department for over a decade. An opponent, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said Westercamp's "offensive, inflammatory, juvenile social media posts demonstrate she lacks the independence and the maturity and the temperament to be a judge." The vote, on July 21, was 50 yeas to 48 nays.
NAYS: Bennet D-CO, Hickenlooper D-CO
Senate Vote 2:
APPEALS COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Benjamin M. Flowers to be a judge on the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Flowers was Ohio's solicitor general from 2019 to 2023; before and after that time, he has been a private practice lawyer, specializing in appeals cases, at two different firms. An opponent, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., claimed Flowers supported "election denial, attacks on reproductive freedom, siding with abusers over survivors and the president over the Constitution." The vote, on July 22, was 49 yeas to 46 nays.
NAYS: Bennet D-CO, Hickenlooper D-CO
Senate Vote 3:
MICHIGAN JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Michael C. Martin to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Martin has been a federal prosecutor in the district for two decades, variously focusing on criminal, national security, and immigration cases. The vote, on July 22, was 62 yeas to 36 nays.
NAYS: Bennet D-CO, Hickenlooper D-CO
Senate Vote 4:
IRAN WAR: The Senate has rejected a motion to discharge from its Foreign Relations Committee a bill (S.J. Res. 180), sponsored by Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., to require the cessation of U.S. military force against Iran absent a Congressional declaration of war. Van Hollen called on senators "to end this disastrous and illegal war against Iran that President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu launched over 140 days ago." An opponent, Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., said of the Iranian regime: "It is time to fix this problem and make sure another generation of Americans does not have to fight this murderous, savage adversary." The vote to discharge, on July 23, was 47 yeas to 49 nays.
YEAS: Bennet D-CO, Hickenlooper D-CO
Senate Vote 5:
SECOND APPEALS COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Daniel Mack Traynor to be a judge on the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. Traynor became a U.S. district judge for North Dakota six years ago, after two decades practicing law at a law firm in the state. An opponent, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., claimed that Traynor "seeks to remain in the good graces of President Trump, at the cost of his integrity and independence." The vote, on July 23, was 48 yeas to 47 nays.
NAYS: Bennet D-CO, Hickenlooper D-CO
Senate Vote 6:
PENNSYLVANIA JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Antonio M. Pozos to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Over the past 15 years, Pozos has variously been a private practice lawyer at three different firms and a Justice Department prosecutor specializing in fraud and government corruption. The vote, on July 23, was 49 yeas to 44 nays.
NAYS: Bennet D-CO, Hickenlooper D-CO
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HOUSE VOTES:
House Vote 1:
BREAST CANCER SPENDING: The House has passed the EARLY Act Reauthorization (H.R. 4541), sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., to reauthorize through fiscal 2030 and change breast and cervical cancer programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Wasserman Schultz said: "Breast cancer diagnoses are on the rise in younger women, and we must meet this moment." The vote, on July 20, was 394 yeas to 6 nays.
YEAS: DeGette D-CO (1st), Crank R-CO ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Here's a look at how Colorado members of Congress voted over the previous week. HOUSE VOTES: House Vote 1: BREAST CANCER SPENDING: The House has passed the EARLY Act Reauthorization (H.R. 4541), sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., to reauthorize through fiscal 2030 and change breast and cervical cancer programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Wasserman Schultz said: "Breast cancer diagnoses are on the rise in younger women, and we must meet this moment." The vote, on July 20, was 394 yeas to 6 nays. YEAS: DeGette D-CO (1st), Crank R-CO(5th), Boebert R-CO (4th), Crow D-CO (6th), Neguse D-CO (2nd), Pettersen D-CO (7th), Evans (CO) R-CO (8th), Hurd (CO) R-CO (3rd)
House Vote 2:
WORKER COMPENSATION FRAUD: The House has passed the Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act (H.R. 8823), sponsored by Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pa., to authorize the Labor Department to suspend payments under its federal workers' compensation program to providers who have committed fraud. Mackenzie said: "This bill helps ensure that care is only delivered by providers who meet clear standards of professional and ethical conduct." The vote, on July 20, was unanimous with 396 yeas.
YEAS: DeGette D-CO (1st), Crank R-CO (5th), Boebert R-CO (4th), Crow D-CO (6th), Neguse D-CO (2nd), Pettersen D-CO (7th), Evans (CO) R-CO (8th), Hurd (CO) R-CO (3rd)
House Vote 3:
EVALUATING CONTRACTOR BIDS: The House has passed the Value Over Cost Act (H.R. 1118), sponsored by Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., to stipulate that the General Services Administration (GSA) may use value rather than cost metrics in order to evaluate contractor bids for work under the federal government's multiple award schedule program. A bill supporter, Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Va., said it "will make sure the federal government spends its dollars wisely while delivering for the American people the services they need." The vote, on July 21, was 421 yeas to 1 nay.
YEAS: DeGette D-CO (1st), Crank R-CO (5th), Boebert R-CO (4th), Crow D-CO (6th), Neguse D-CO (2nd), Pettersen D-CO (7th), Evans (CO) R-CO (8th), Hurd (CO) R-CO (3rd)
House Vote 4:
MILITARY AND JUDICIAL INJUNCTIONS: The House has rejected an amendment sponsored by Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), that would have sought to avert any judicial injunction deemed to impair military readiness or supplies to the military. Hunt said the amendment "secures a supply chain that is heavily dependent on foreign countries that could be weaponized against us if we don't fix it now." An opponent, Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif., said: "If you are interested in the power of the state to regulate its environment, to regulate its communities, roads and streets, and rivers and lakes, then you should be opposed to this amendment." The vote, on July 21, was 208 yeas to 219 nays.
NAYS: DeGette D-CO (1st), Crow D-CO (6th), Neguse D-CO (2nd), Pettersen D-CO (7th)
YEAS: Crank R-CO (5th), Boebert R-CO (4th), Evans (CO) R-CO (8th), Hurd (CO) R-CO (3rd)
House Vote 5:
CALIFORNIA OIL SUPPLIES: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), to authorize the Defense Department to buy easements for the Santa Ynez Pipeline System in order to secure supplies of oil to refineries that supply military bases in California. Hunt cited the pipeline's importance "to national security to keep our military on the West Coast supplied with domestic-sourced energy." An opponent, Rep. Salud O. Carbajal, D-Calif., said the amendment amounted to pipeline operator Sable Offshore Oil "asking its friends in Congress to rig the system in its favor, seize California lands, and issue an irrevocable operating permit." The vote, on July 21, was 215 yeas to 214 nays.
NAYS: DeGette D-CO (1st), Crow D-CO (6th), Neguse D-CO (2nd), Pettersen D-CO (7th)
YEAS: Crank R-CO (5th), Boebert R-CO (4th), Evans (CO) R-CO (8th), Hurd (CO) R-CO (3rd)
House Vote 6:
SEX CHANGE TREATMENTS: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), to bar funding under the military's Tricare program for medical treatments related to sex change. Mace said: "This amendment ensures that Defense health dollars are spent on advancing the health of our servicemembers and their families, not undermining it, and certainly not on advancing an ideology based on delusion." An opponent, Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, D-Calif., said: "This culture war ideology amendment can result in a readiness gap issue." The vote, on July 21, was 219 yeas to 208 nays.
NAYS: DeGette D-CO (1st), Crow D-CO (6th), Neguse D-CO (2nd), Pettersen D-CO (7th)
YEAS: Crank R-CO (5th), Boebert R-CO (4th), Evans (CO) R-CO (8th), Hurd (CO) R-CO (3rd)
House Vote 7:
SCHOOL CHOICE AND THE MILITARY: The House has rejected an amendment sponsored by Rep. Addison P. McDowell, R-N.C., to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), that would have instituted a five-year pilot program for military members to receive funding to send their children to a private school or charter school. McDowell said the program was needed because "many military families are barred from participating in school choice initiatives because they are either stationed in states without school choice or they are located in one state but domiciled in another." An opponent, Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., said the subsidies would further erode the military's education budget, which Courtney said already underfunds the military's own schools. The vote, on July 21, was 214 yeas to 216 nays.
NAYS: DeGette D-CO (1st), Crow D-CO (6th), Neguse D-CO (2nd), Pettersen D-CO (7th)
YEAS: Crank R-CO (5th), Boebert R-CO (4th), Evans (CO) R-CO (8th), Hurd (CO) R-CO (3rd)
House Vote 8:
TEMPORARY GOVERNMENT FUNDING: The House has passed the Continuing Appropriations Act (H.R. 9770), sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., to provide funding for federal government programs through December 4. Cole said the bill "simply keeps the government open, protects the progress we have made, and preserves the path to full-year appropriations" bills clearing Congress. An opponent, Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., faulted Republicans for inserting a provision that would allow funding for the Border Patrol agency, after Congress had passed a bill in April without such funding. The vote, on July 21, was 220 yeas to 205 nays.
NAYS: DeGette D-CO (1st), Crow D-CO (6th), Neguse D-CO (2nd), Pettersen D-CO (7th)
YEAS: Crank R-CO (5th), Boebert R-CO (4th), Evans (CO) R-CO (8th), Hurd (CO) R-CO (3rd)
House Vote 9:
MILITARY CHAPLAINS: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), that would alter numerous military policies regarding chaplains, including anti-discrimination protections for them. Self said it "does not empower chaplains to impose a particular belief. Instead, it protects them from violations of conscience and ensures they can facilitate spiritual care for all faiths." An opponent, Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., said it "transforms a chaplain's duty to care for every single servicemember into permission to turn some of them away." The vote, on July 22, was 221 yeas to 210 nays.
NAYS: DeGette D-CO (1st), Crow D-CO (6th), Neguse D-CO (2nd), Pettersen D-CO (7th)
YEAS: Crank R-CO (5th), Boebert R-CO (4th), Evans (CO) R-CO (8th), Hurd (CO) R-CO (3rd)
House Vote 10:
TRAFFIC CAMERAS AT MILITARY BASES: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), to bar the use of automated speed enforcement cameras at military bases. Harrigan said: "These systems are not about safety. They are about revenue. They hand out fines without context, without discretion, and without due process for our servicemembers." An opponent, Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, D-Calif., said: "These cameras keep reckless drivers accountable and have a proven and effective record for reducing traffic accidents and maintaining safe and orderly driving." The vote, on July 22, was 232 yeas to 199 nays.
NAYS: DeGette D-CO (1st), Crow D-CO (6th), Neguse D-CO (2nd), Pettersen D-CO (7th)
YEAS: Crank R-CO (5th), Boebert R-CO (4th), Evans (CO) R-CO (8th), Hurd (CO) R-CO (3rd)
House Vote 11:
MILITARY SPENDING: The House has passed the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), sponsored by Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., to authorize about $1.15 trillion of fiscal 2027 spending on the military, including military construction programs and military activities at the Energy Department, and establish various military policies. Rogers said the bill "will build the ready, capable, and lethal fighting force we need to deter China and other adversaries." A bill opponent, Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., said its high spending on the military would mean a "struggle to fund crucial domestic programs in healthcare, infrastructure, energy, and all kinds of areas that are an incredible priority." The vote, on July 22, was 216 yeas to 212 nays.
NAYS: DeGette D-CO (1st), Crow D-CO (6th), Neguse D-CO (2nd), Pettersen D-CO (7th)
YEAS: Crank R-CO (5th), Evans (CO) R-CO (8th), Hurd (CO) R-CO (3rd)
NOT VOTING: Boebert R-CO (4th)
House Vote 12:
CONGRESS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP: The House has passed the Stop Insider Trading Act (H.R. 7008), sponsored by Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., to bar members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children from buying publicly traded stocks, and require prior public notification for their planned sales of stocks. Another bill provision would require voters in federal government elections to show photo identification (photo ID) at ballot sites. Steil said "these two proposals will clean up Washington and strengthen the integrity of our elections." An opponent, Rep. Joseph D. Morelle, D-N.Y., called the photo ID mandate "a fiat from a Washington awash in corruption telling Americans how to run their elections." The vote, on July 22, was 232 yeas to 198 nays.
NAYS: DeGette D-CO (1st), Crow D-CO (6th), Neguse D-CO (2nd), Pettersen D-CO (7th)
YEAS: Crank R-CO (5th), Boebert R-CO (4th), Evans (CO) R-CO (8th), Hurd (CO) R-CO (3rd)
House Vote 13:
2027 BUDGET: The House has passed a bill (H. Con. Res. 113), sponsored by Rep. Jodey C. Arrington, R-Texas, to set out a $6 trillion federal government budget for fiscal 2027, and proposed budgetary levels for fiscal 2028 through 2036. Arrington said the bill was "supporting our troops in their time of need with just baseline battlefield readiness, bullets and bombs to finish the job and to come home safely and victoriously; strengthening our food supply; and, ultimately, we want to safeguard the integrity of our elections." A bill opponent, Rep. Brendan F. Boyle, D-Pa., said it had "nothing to lower gas prices, nothing to lower food prices, nothing to lower the cost of consumer goods, just more spending on the most unpopular war in American history." The vote, on July 22, was 216 yeas to 214 nays.
NAYS: DeGette D-CO (1st), Crow D-CO (6th), Neguse D-CO (2nd), Pettersen D-CO (7th)
YEAS: Crank R-CO (5th), Boebert R-CO (4th), Evans (CO) R-CO (8th), Hurd (CO) R-CO (3rd)
House Vote 14:
IRAN WAR: The House has passed a bill (H. Con. Res. 89), sponsored by Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., to require the cessation of U.S. military action against Iran other than for purposes of defense against imminent attack. Jayapal said the measure was necessary because President Trump was "showing his contempt for Congress and for the Constitution, continuing this destructive, deadly, and costly war despite Congress having already passed a War Powers Resolution that has the force of law declaring that this war must stop." An opponent, Rep. Brian J. Mast, R-Fla., said the war was necessary because of Iran's support for "terrorist proxies, killing of Americans and our allies to develop weapons of mass destruction and missiles to reach out and touch our homeland and our allies." The vote, on July 23, was 214 yeas to 208 nays.
YEAS: DeGette D-CO (1st), Crow D-CO (6th), Neguse D-CO (2nd), Pettersen D-CO (7th)
NAYS: Crank R-CO (5th), Boebert R-CO (4th), Evans (CO) R-CO (8th), Hurd (CO) R-CO (3rd)
House Vote 15:
DISABLED WORKERS: The House has passed the Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (H.R. 8884), sponsored by Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., to reauthorize, through 2031, Social Security Administration demonstration projects for placing in the workforce individuals receiving Social Security Disability Insurance program benefits. Scott said the projects sought to give them "the ability to go back to work, not lose 100 percent of their Social Security benefits, and have more money left over at the end of the month." A bill opponent, Rep. Danny K. Davis, D-Ill., said it "will ultimately result in a reduction of benefits for older, severely disabled, and low-income workers." The vote, on July 23, was 232 yeas to 188 nays.
NAYS: DeGette D-CO (1st), Crow D-CO (6th), Neguse D-CO (2nd), Pettersen D-CO (7th)
YEAS: Crank R-CO (5th), Boebert R-CO (4th), Evans (CO) R-CO (8th), Hurd (CO) R-CO (3rd)
SENATE VOTES:
Senate Vote 1:
TRADE COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Kara Marie Westercamp to be a judge on the U.S. Court of International Trade. A current lawyer at the White House specializing in trade, Westercamp was previously a commercial litigator at the Justice Department for over a decade. An opponent, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said Westercamp's "offensive, inflammatory, juvenile social media posts demonstrate she lacks the independence and the maturity and the temperament to be a judge." The vote, on July 21, was 50 yeas to 48 nays.
NAYS: Bennet D-CO, Hickenlooper D-CO
Senate Vote 2:
APPEALS COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Benjamin M. Flowers to be a judge on the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Flowers was Ohio's solicitor general from 2019 to 2023; before and after that time, he has been a private practice lawyer, specializing in appeals cases, at two different firms. An opponent, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., claimed Flowers supported "election denial, attacks on reproductive freedom, siding with abusers over survivors and the president over the Constitution." The vote, on July 22, was 49 yeas to 46 nays.
NAYS: Bennet D-CO, Hickenlooper D-CO
Senate Vote 3:
MICHIGAN JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Michael C. Martin to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Martin has been a federal prosecutor in the district for two decades, variously focusing on criminal, national security, and immigration cases. The vote, on July 22, was 62 yeas to 36 nays.
NAYS: Bennet D-CO, Hickenlooper D-CO
Senate Vote 4:
IRAN WAR: The Senate has rejected a motion to discharge from its Foreign Relations Committee a bill (S.J. Res. 180), sponsored by Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., to require the cessation of U.S. military force against Iran absent a Congressional declaration of war. Van Hollen called on senators "to end this disastrous and illegal war against Iran that President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu launched over 140 days ago." An opponent, Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., said of the Iranian regime: "It is time to fix this problem and make sure another generation of Americans does not have to fight this murderous, savage adversary." The vote to discharge, on July 23, was 47 yeas to 49 nays.
YEAS: Bennet D-CO, Hickenlooper D-CO
Senate Vote 5:
SECOND APPEALS COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Daniel Mack Traynor to be a judge on the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. Traynor became a U.S. district judge for North Dakota six years ago, after two decades practicing law at a law firm in the state. An opponent, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., claimed that Traynor "seeks to remain in the good graces of President Trump, at the cost of his integrity and independence." The vote, on July 23, was 48 yeas to 47 nays.
NAYS: Bennet D-CO, Hickenlooper D-CO
Senate Vote 6:
PENNSYLVANIA JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Antonio M. Pozos to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Over the past 15 years, Pozos has variously been a private practice lawyer at three different firms and a Justice Department prosecutor specializing in fraud and government corruption. The vote, on July 23, was 49 yeas to 44 nays.
NAYS: Bennet D-CO, Hickenlooper D-CO
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Alabama Congressional Votes for the Week ending 2026-07-24
by Arne Christensen
WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Here's a look at how Alabama members of Congress voted over the previous week.
HOUSE VOTES:
House Vote 1:
BREAST CANCER SPENDING: The House has passed the EARLY Act Reauthorization (H.R. 4541), sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., to reauthorize through fiscal 2030 and change breast and cervical cancer programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Wasserman Schultz said: "Breast cancer diagnoses are on the rise in younger women, and we must meet this moment." The vote, on July 20, was 394 yeas to 6 nays.
YEAS: Aderholt R-AL (4th), Palmer R-AL ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Here's a look at how Alabama members of Congress voted over the previous week. HOUSE VOTES: House Vote 1: BREAST CANCER SPENDING: The House has passed the EARLY Act Reauthorization (H.R. 4541), sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., to reauthorize through fiscal 2030 and change breast and cervical cancer programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Wasserman Schultz said: "Breast cancer diagnoses are on the rise in younger women, and we must meet this moment." The vote, on July 20, was 394 yeas to 6 nays. YEAS: Aderholt R-AL (4th), Palmer R-AL(6th), Moore (AL) R-AL (1st), Sewell D-AL (7th), Rogers (AL) R-AL (3rd), Figures D-AL (2nd), Strong R-AL (5th)
House Vote 2:
WORKER COMPENSATION FRAUD: The House has passed the Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act (H.R. 8823), sponsored by Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pa., to authorize the Labor Department to suspend payments under its federal workers' compensation program to providers who have committed fraud. Mackenzie said: "This bill helps ensure that care is only delivered by providers who meet clear standards of professional and ethical conduct." The vote, on July 20, was unanimous with 396 yeas.
YEAS: Aderholt R-AL (4th), Palmer R-AL (6th), Moore (AL) R-AL (1st), Sewell D-AL (7th), Rogers (AL) R-AL (3rd), Figures D-AL (2nd), Strong R-AL (5th)
House Vote 3:
EVALUATING CONTRACTOR BIDS: The House has passed the Value Over Cost Act (H.R. 1118), sponsored by Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., to stipulate that the General Services Administration (GSA) may use value rather than cost metrics in order to evaluate contractor bids for work under the federal government's multiple award schedule program. A bill supporter, Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Va., said it "will make sure the federal government spends its dollars wisely while delivering for the American people the services they need." The vote, on July 21, was 421 yeas to 1 nay.
YEAS: Aderholt R-AL (4th), Palmer R-AL (6th), Moore (AL) R-AL (1st), Sewell D-AL (7th), Rogers (AL) R-AL (3rd), Figures D-AL (2nd), Strong R-AL (5th)
House Vote 4:
MILITARY AND JUDICIAL INJUNCTIONS: The House has rejected an amendment sponsored by Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), that would have sought to avert any judicial injunction deemed to impair military readiness or supplies to the military. Hunt said the amendment "secures a supply chain that is heavily dependent on foreign countries that could be weaponized against us if we don't fix it now." An opponent, Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif., said: "If you are interested in the power of the state to regulate its environment, to regulate its communities, roads and streets, and rivers and lakes, then you should be opposed to this amendment." The vote, on July 21, was 208 yeas to 219 nays.
YEAS: Aderholt R-AL (4th), Palmer R-AL (6th), Moore (AL) R-AL (1st), Rogers (AL) R-AL (3rd), Strong R-AL (5th)
NAYS: Sewell D-AL (7th), Figures D-AL (2nd)
House Vote 5:
CALIFORNIA OIL SUPPLIES: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), to authorize the Defense Department to buy easements for the Santa Ynez Pipeline System in order to secure supplies of oil to refineries that supply military bases in California. Hunt cited the pipeline's importance "to national security to keep our military on the West Coast supplied with domestic-sourced energy." An opponent, Rep. Salud O. Carbajal, D-Calif., said the amendment amounted to pipeline operator Sable Offshore Oil "asking its friends in Congress to rig the system in its favor, seize California lands, and issue an irrevocable operating permit." The vote, on July 21, was 215 yeas to 214 nays.
YEAS: Aderholt R-AL (4th), Palmer R-AL (6th), Moore (AL) R-AL (1st), Rogers (AL) R-AL (3rd), Strong R-AL (5th)
NAYS: Sewell D-AL (7th), Figures D-AL (2nd)
House Vote 6:
SEX CHANGE TREATMENTS: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), to bar funding under the military's Tricare program for medical treatments related to sex change. Mace said: "This amendment ensures that Defense health dollars are spent on advancing the health of our servicemembers and their families, not undermining it, and certainly not on advancing an ideology based on delusion." An opponent, Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, D-Calif., said: "This culture war ideology amendment can result in a readiness gap issue." The vote, on July 21, was 219 yeas to 208 nays.
YEAS: Aderholt R-AL (4th), Palmer R-AL (6th), Moore (AL) R-AL (1st), Sewell D-AL (7th), Rogers (AL) R-AL (3rd), Figures D-AL (2nd), Strong R-AL (5th)
House Vote 7:
SCHOOL CHOICE AND THE MILITARY: The House has rejected an amendment sponsored by Rep. Addison P. McDowell, R-N.C., to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), that would have instituted a five-year pilot program for military members to receive funding to send their children to a private school or charter school. McDowell said the program was needed because "many military families are barred from participating in school choice initiatives because they are either stationed in states without school choice or they are located in one state but domiciled in another." An opponent, Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., said the subsidies would further erode the military's education budget, which Courtney said already underfunds the military's own schools. The vote, on July 21, was 214 yeas to 216 nays.
YEAS: Aderholt R-AL (4th), Palmer R-AL (6th), Moore (AL) R-AL (1st), Rogers (AL) R-AL (3rd), Strong R-AL (5th)
NAYS: Sewell D-AL (7th), Figures D-AL (2nd)
House Vote 8:
TEMPORARY GOVERNMENT FUNDING: The House has passed the Continuing Appropriations Act (H.R. 9770), sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., to provide funding for federal government programs through December 4. Cole said the bill "simply keeps the government open, protects the progress we have made, and preserves the path to full-year appropriations" bills clearing Congress. An opponent, Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., faulted Republicans for inserting a provision that would allow funding for the Border Patrol agency, after Congress had passed a bill in April without such funding. The vote, on July 21, was 220 yeas to 205 nays.
YEAS: Aderholt R-AL (4th), Palmer R-AL (6th), Moore (AL) R-AL (1st), Rogers (AL) R-AL (3rd), Strong R-AL (5th)
NAYS: Sewell D-AL (7th), Figures D-AL (2nd)
House Vote 9:
MILITARY CHAPLAINS: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), that would alter numerous military policies regarding chaplains, including anti-discrimination protections for them. Self said it "does not empower chaplains to impose a particular belief. Instead, it protects them from violations of conscience and ensures they can facilitate spiritual care for all faiths." An opponent, Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., said it "transforms a chaplain's duty to care for every single servicemember into permission to turn some of them away." The vote, on July 22, was 221 yeas to 210 nays.
YEAS: Aderholt R-AL (4th), Palmer R-AL (6th), Moore (AL) R-AL (1st), Rogers (AL) R-AL (3rd), Strong R-AL (5th)
NAYS: Sewell D-AL (7th), Figures D-AL (2nd)
House Vote 10:
TRAFFIC CAMERAS AT MILITARY BASES: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), to bar the use of automated speed enforcement cameras at military bases. Harrigan said: "These systems are not about safety. They are about revenue. They hand out fines without context, without discretion, and without due process for our servicemembers." An opponent, Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, D-Calif., said: "These cameras keep reckless drivers accountable and have a proven and effective record for reducing traffic accidents and maintaining safe and orderly driving." The vote, on July 22, was 232 yeas to 199 nays.
YEAS: Aderholt R-AL (4th), Palmer R-AL (6th), Moore (AL) R-AL (1st), Rogers (AL) R-AL (3rd), Strong R-AL (5th)
NAYS: Sewell D-AL (7th), Figures D-AL (2nd)
House Vote 11:
MILITARY SPENDING: The House has passed the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), sponsored by Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., to authorize about $1.15 trillion of fiscal 2027 spending on the military, including military construction programs and military activities at the Energy Department, and establish various military policies. Rogers said the bill "will build the ready, capable, and lethal fighting force we need to deter China and other adversaries." A bill opponent, Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., said its high spending on the military would mean a "struggle to fund crucial domestic programs in healthcare, infrastructure, energy, and all kinds of areas that are an incredible priority." The vote, on July 22, was 216 yeas to 212 nays.
YEAS: Aderholt R-AL (4th), Palmer R-AL (6th), Moore (AL) R-AL (1st), Rogers (AL) R-AL (3rd), Strong R-AL (5th)
NAYS: Sewell D-AL (7th), Figures D-AL (2nd)
House Vote 12:
CONGRESS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP: The House has passed the Stop Insider Trading Act (H.R. 7008), sponsored by Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., to bar members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children from buying publicly traded stocks, and require prior public notification for their planned sales of stocks. Another bill provision would require voters in federal government elections to show photo identification (photo ID) at ballot sites. Steil said "these two proposals will clean up Washington and strengthen the integrity of our elections." An opponent, Rep. Joseph D. Morelle, D-N.Y., called the photo ID mandate "a fiat from a Washington awash in corruption telling Americans how to run their elections." The vote, on July 22, was 232 yeas to 198 nays.
YEAS: Aderholt R-AL (4th), Palmer R-AL (6th), Moore (AL) R-AL (1st), Rogers (AL) R-AL (3rd), Strong R-AL (5th)
NAYS: Sewell D-AL (7th), Figures D-AL (2nd)
House Vote 13:
2027 BUDGET: The House has passed a bill (H. Con. Res. 113), sponsored by Rep. Jodey C. Arrington, R-Texas, to set out a $6 trillion federal government budget for fiscal 2027, and proposed budgetary levels for fiscal 2028 through 2036. Arrington said the bill was "supporting our troops in their time of need with just baseline battlefield readiness, bullets and bombs to finish the job and to come home safely and victoriously; strengthening our food supply; and, ultimately, we want to safeguard the integrity of our elections." A bill opponent, Rep. Brendan F. Boyle, D-Pa., said it had "nothing to lower gas prices, nothing to lower food prices, nothing to lower the cost of consumer goods, just more spending on the most unpopular war in American history." The vote, on July 22, was 216 yeas to 214 nays.
YEAS: Aderholt R-AL (4th), Palmer R-AL (6th), Moore (AL) R-AL (1st), Rogers (AL) R-AL (3rd), Strong R-AL (5th)
NAYS: Sewell D-AL (7th), Figures D-AL (2nd)
House Vote 14:
IRAN WAR: The House has passed a bill (H. Con. Res. 89), sponsored by Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., to require the cessation of U.S. military action against Iran other than for purposes of defense against imminent attack. Jayapal said the measure was necessary because President Trump was "showing his contempt for Congress and for the Constitution, continuing this destructive, deadly, and costly war despite Congress having already passed a War Powers Resolution that has the force of law declaring that this war must stop." An opponent, Rep. Brian J. Mast, R-Fla., said the war was necessary because of Iran's support for "terrorist proxies, killing of Americans and our allies to develop weapons of mass destruction and missiles to reach out and touch our homeland and our allies." The vote, on July 23, was 214 yeas to 208 nays.
NAYS: Aderholt R-AL (4th), Palmer R-AL (6th), Moore (AL) R-AL (1st), Rogers (AL) R-AL (3rd), Strong R-AL (5th)
YEAS: Sewell D-AL (7th), Figures D-AL (2nd)
House Vote 15:
DISABLED WORKERS: The House has passed the Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (H.R. 8884), sponsored by Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., to reauthorize, through 2031, Social Security Administration demonstration projects for placing in the workforce individuals receiving Social Security Disability Insurance program benefits. Scott said the projects sought to give them "the ability to go back to work, not lose 100 percent of their Social Security benefits, and have more money left over at the end of the month." A bill opponent, Rep. Danny K. Davis, D-Ill., said it "will ultimately result in a reduction of benefits for older, severely disabled, and low-income workers." The vote, on July 23, was 232 yeas to 188 nays.
YEAS: Aderholt R-AL (4th), Palmer R-AL (6th), Moore (AL) R-AL (1st), Rogers (AL) R-AL (3rd), Strong R-AL (5th)
NOT VOTING: Sewell D-AL (7th)
NAYS: Figures D-AL (2nd)
SENATE VOTES:
Senate Vote 1:
TRADE COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Kara Marie Westercamp to be a judge on the U.S. Court of International Trade. A current lawyer at the White House specializing in trade, Westercamp was previously a commercial litigator at the Justice Department for over a decade. An opponent, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said Westercamp's "offensive, inflammatory, juvenile social media posts demonstrate she lacks the independence and the maturity and the temperament to be a judge." The vote, on July 21, was 50 yeas to 48 nays.
YEAS: Tuberville R-AL, Britt R-AL
Senate Vote 2:
APPEALS COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Benjamin M. Flowers to be a judge on the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Flowers was Ohio's solicitor general from 2019 to 2023; before and after that time, he has been a private practice lawyer, specializing in appeals cases, at two different firms. An opponent, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., claimed Flowers supported "election denial, attacks on reproductive freedom, siding with abusers over survivors and the president over the Constitution." The vote, on July 22, was 49 yeas to 46 nays.
YEAS: Tuberville R-AL, Britt R-AL
Senate Vote 3:
MICHIGAN JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Michael C. Martin to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Martin has been a federal prosecutor in the district for two decades, variously focusing on criminal, national security, and immigration cases. The vote, on July 22, was 62 yeas to 36 nays.
YEAS: Tuberville R-AL, Britt R-AL
Senate Vote 4:
IRAN WAR: The Senate has rejected a motion to discharge from its Foreign Relations Committee a bill (S.J. Res. 180), sponsored by Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., to require the cessation of U.S. military force against Iran absent a Congressional declaration of war. Van Hollen called on senators "to end this disastrous and illegal war against Iran that President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu launched over 140 days ago." An opponent, Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., said of the Iranian regime: "It is time to fix this problem and make sure another generation of Americans does not have to fight this murderous, savage adversary." The vote to discharge, on July 23, was 47 yeas to 49 nays.
NAYS: Tuberville R-AL
NOT VOTING: Britt R-AL
Senate Vote 5:
SECOND APPEALS COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Daniel Mack Traynor to be a judge on the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. Traynor became a U.S. district judge for North Dakota six years ago, after two decades practicing law at a law firm in the state. An opponent, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., claimed that Traynor "seeks to remain in the good graces of President Trump, at the cost of his integrity and independence." The vote, on July 23, was 48 yeas to 47 nays.
YEAS: Tuberville R-AL
NOT VOTING: Britt R-AL
Senate Vote 6:
PENNSYLVANIA JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Antonio M. Pozos to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Over the past 15 years, Pozos has variously been a private practice lawyer at three different firms and a Justice Department prosecutor specializing in fraud and government corruption. The vote, on July 23, was 49 yeas to 44 nays.
NOT VOTING: Tuberville R-AL, Britt R-AL
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HOUSE VOTES:
House Vote 1:
BREAST CANCER SPENDING: The House has passed the EARLY Act Reauthorization (H.R. 4541), sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., to reauthorize through fiscal 2030 and change breast and cervical cancer programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Wasserman Schultz said: "Breast cancer diagnoses are on the rise in younger women, and we must meet this moment." The vote, on July 20, was 394 yeas to 6 nays.
YEAS: Aderholt R-AL (4th), Palmer R-AL ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Here's a look at how Alabama members of Congress voted over the previous week. HOUSE VOTES: House Vote 1: BREAST CANCER SPENDING: The House has passed the EARLY Act Reauthorization (H.R. 4541), sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., to reauthorize through fiscal 2030 and change breast and cervical cancer programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Wasserman Schultz said: "Breast cancer diagnoses are on the rise in younger women, and we must meet this moment." The vote, on July 20, was 394 yeas to 6 nays. YEAS: Aderholt R-AL (4th), Palmer R-AL(6th), Moore (AL) R-AL (1st), Sewell D-AL (7th), Rogers (AL) R-AL (3rd), Figures D-AL (2nd), Strong R-AL (5th)
House Vote 2:
WORKER COMPENSATION FRAUD: The House has passed the Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act (H.R. 8823), sponsored by Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pa., to authorize the Labor Department to suspend payments under its federal workers' compensation program to providers who have committed fraud. Mackenzie said: "This bill helps ensure that care is only delivered by providers who meet clear standards of professional and ethical conduct." The vote, on July 20, was unanimous with 396 yeas.
YEAS: Aderholt R-AL (4th), Palmer R-AL (6th), Moore (AL) R-AL (1st), Sewell D-AL (7th), Rogers (AL) R-AL (3rd), Figures D-AL (2nd), Strong R-AL (5th)
House Vote 3:
EVALUATING CONTRACTOR BIDS: The House has passed the Value Over Cost Act (H.R. 1118), sponsored by Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., to stipulate that the General Services Administration (GSA) may use value rather than cost metrics in order to evaluate contractor bids for work under the federal government's multiple award schedule program. A bill supporter, Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Va., said it "will make sure the federal government spends its dollars wisely while delivering for the American people the services they need." The vote, on July 21, was 421 yeas to 1 nay.
YEAS: Aderholt R-AL (4th), Palmer R-AL (6th), Moore (AL) R-AL (1st), Sewell D-AL (7th), Rogers (AL) R-AL (3rd), Figures D-AL (2nd), Strong R-AL (5th)
House Vote 4:
MILITARY AND JUDICIAL INJUNCTIONS: The House has rejected an amendment sponsored by Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), that would have sought to avert any judicial injunction deemed to impair military readiness or supplies to the military. Hunt said the amendment "secures a supply chain that is heavily dependent on foreign countries that could be weaponized against us if we don't fix it now." An opponent, Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif., said: "If you are interested in the power of the state to regulate its environment, to regulate its communities, roads and streets, and rivers and lakes, then you should be opposed to this amendment." The vote, on July 21, was 208 yeas to 219 nays.
YEAS: Aderholt R-AL (4th), Palmer R-AL (6th), Moore (AL) R-AL (1st), Rogers (AL) R-AL (3rd), Strong R-AL (5th)
NAYS: Sewell D-AL (7th), Figures D-AL (2nd)
House Vote 5:
CALIFORNIA OIL SUPPLIES: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), to authorize the Defense Department to buy easements for the Santa Ynez Pipeline System in order to secure supplies of oil to refineries that supply military bases in California. Hunt cited the pipeline's importance "to national security to keep our military on the West Coast supplied with domestic-sourced energy." An opponent, Rep. Salud O. Carbajal, D-Calif., said the amendment amounted to pipeline operator Sable Offshore Oil "asking its friends in Congress to rig the system in its favor, seize California lands, and issue an irrevocable operating permit." The vote, on July 21, was 215 yeas to 214 nays.
YEAS: Aderholt R-AL (4th), Palmer R-AL (6th), Moore (AL) R-AL (1st), Rogers (AL) R-AL (3rd), Strong R-AL (5th)
NAYS: Sewell D-AL (7th), Figures D-AL (2nd)
House Vote 6:
SEX CHANGE TREATMENTS: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), to bar funding under the military's Tricare program for medical treatments related to sex change. Mace said: "This amendment ensures that Defense health dollars are spent on advancing the health of our servicemembers and their families, not undermining it, and certainly not on advancing an ideology based on delusion." An opponent, Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, D-Calif., said: "This culture war ideology amendment can result in a readiness gap issue." The vote, on July 21, was 219 yeas to 208 nays.
YEAS: Aderholt R-AL (4th), Palmer R-AL (6th), Moore (AL) R-AL (1st), Sewell D-AL (7th), Rogers (AL) R-AL (3rd), Figures D-AL (2nd), Strong R-AL (5th)
House Vote 7:
SCHOOL CHOICE AND THE MILITARY: The House has rejected an amendment sponsored by Rep. Addison P. McDowell, R-N.C., to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), that would have instituted a five-year pilot program for military members to receive funding to send their children to a private school or charter school. McDowell said the program was needed because "many military families are barred from participating in school choice initiatives because they are either stationed in states without school choice or they are located in one state but domiciled in another." An opponent, Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., said the subsidies would further erode the military's education budget, which Courtney said already underfunds the military's own schools. The vote, on July 21, was 214 yeas to 216 nays.
YEAS: Aderholt R-AL (4th), Palmer R-AL (6th), Moore (AL) R-AL (1st), Rogers (AL) R-AL (3rd), Strong R-AL (5th)
NAYS: Sewell D-AL (7th), Figures D-AL (2nd)
House Vote 8:
TEMPORARY GOVERNMENT FUNDING: The House has passed the Continuing Appropriations Act (H.R. 9770), sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., to provide funding for federal government programs through December 4. Cole said the bill "simply keeps the government open, protects the progress we have made, and preserves the path to full-year appropriations" bills clearing Congress. An opponent, Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., faulted Republicans for inserting a provision that would allow funding for the Border Patrol agency, after Congress had passed a bill in April without such funding. The vote, on July 21, was 220 yeas to 205 nays.
YEAS: Aderholt R-AL (4th), Palmer R-AL (6th), Moore (AL) R-AL (1st), Rogers (AL) R-AL (3rd), Strong R-AL (5th)
NAYS: Sewell D-AL (7th), Figures D-AL (2nd)
House Vote 9:
MILITARY CHAPLAINS: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), that would alter numerous military policies regarding chaplains, including anti-discrimination protections for them. Self said it "does not empower chaplains to impose a particular belief. Instead, it protects them from violations of conscience and ensures they can facilitate spiritual care for all faiths." An opponent, Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., said it "transforms a chaplain's duty to care for every single servicemember into permission to turn some of them away." The vote, on July 22, was 221 yeas to 210 nays.
YEAS: Aderholt R-AL (4th), Palmer R-AL (6th), Moore (AL) R-AL (1st), Rogers (AL) R-AL (3rd), Strong R-AL (5th)
NAYS: Sewell D-AL (7th), Figures D-AL (2nd)
House Vote 10:
TRAFFIC CAMERAS AT MILITARY BASES: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., to the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), to bar the use of automated speed enforcement cameras at military bases. Harrigan said: "These systems are not about safety. They are about revenue. They hand out fines without context, without discretion, and without due process for our servicemembers." An opponent, Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, D-Calif., said: "These cameras keep reckless drivers accountable and have a proven and effective record for reducing traffic accidents and maintaining safe and orderly driving." The vote, on July 22, was 232 yeas to 199 nays.
YEAS: Aderholt R-AL (4th), Palmer R-AL (6th), Moore (AL) R-AL (1st), Rogers (AL) R-AL (3rd), Strong R-AL (5th)
NAYS: Sewell D-AL (7th), Figures D-AL (2nd)
House Vote 11:
MILITARY SPENDING: The House has passed the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8800), sponsored by Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., to authorize about $1.15 trillion of fiscal 2027 spending on the military, including military construction programs and military activities at the Energy Department, and establish various military policies. Rogers said the bill "will build the ready, capable, and lethal fighting force we need to deter China and other adversaries." A bill opponent, Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., said its high spending on the military would mean a "struggle to fund crucial domestic programs in healthcare, infrastructure, energy, and all kinds of areas that are an incredible priority." The vote, on July 22, was 216 yeas to 212 nays.
YEAS: Aderholt R-AL (4th), Palmer R-AL (6th), Moore (AL) R-AL (1st), Rogers (AL) R-AL (3rd), Strong R-AL (5th)
NAYS: Sewell D-AL (7th), Figures D-AL (2nd)
House Vote 12:
CONGRESS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP: The House has passed the Stop Insider Trading Act (H.R. 7008), sponsored by Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., to bar members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children from buying publicly traded stocks, and require prior public notification for their planned sales of stocks. Another bill provision would require voters in federal government elections to show photo identification (photo ID) at ballot sites. Steil said "these two proposals will clean up Washington and strengthen the integrity of our elections." An opponent, Rep. Joseph D. Morelle, D-N.Y., called the photo ID mandate "a fiat from a Washington awash in corruption telling Americans how to run their elections." The vote, on July 22, was 232 yeas to 198 nays.
YEAS: Aderholt R-AL (4th), Palmer R-AL (6th), Moore (AL) R-AL (1st), Rogers (AL) R-AL (3rd), Strong R-AL (5th)
NAYS: Sewell D-AL (7th), Figures D-AL (2nd)
House Vote 13:
2027 BUDGET: The House has passed a bill (H. Con. Res. 113), sponsored by Rep. Jodey C. Arrington, R-Texas, to set out a $6 trillion federal government budget for fiscal 2027, and proposed budgetary levels for fiscal 2028 through 2036. Arrington said the bill was "supporting our troops in their time of need with just baseline battlefield readiness, bullets and bombs to finish the job and to come home safely and victoriously; strengthening our food supply; and, ultimately, we want to safeguard the integrity of our elections." A bill opponent, Rep. Brendan F. Boyle, D-Pa., said it had "nothing to lower gas prices, nothing to lower food prices, nothing to lower the cost of consumer goods, just more spending on the most unpopular war in American history." The vote, on July 22, was 216 yeas to 214 nays.
YEAS: Aderholt R-AL (4th), Palmer R-AL (6th), Moore (AL) R-AL (1st), Rogers (AL) R-AL (3rd), Strong R-AL (5th)
NAYS: Sewell D-AL (7th), Figures D-AL (2nd)
House Vote 14:
IRAN WAR: The House has passed a bill (H. Con. Res. 89), sponsored by Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., to require the cessation of U.S. military action against Iran other than for purposes of defense against imminent attack. Jayapal said the measure was necessary because President Trump was "showing his contempt for Congress and for the Constitution, continuing this destructive, deadly, and costly war despite Congress having already passed a War Powers Resolution that has the force of law declaring that this war must stop." An opponent, Rep. Brian J. Mast, R-Fla., said the war was necessary because of Iran's support for "terrorist proxies, killing of Americans and our allies to develop weapons of mass destruction and missiles to reach out and touch our homeland and our allies." The vote, on July 23, was 214 yeas to 208 nays.
NAYS: Aderholt R-AL (4th), Palmer R-AL (6th), Moore (AL) R-AL (1st), Rogers (AL) R-AL (3rd), Strong R-AL (5th)
YEAS: Sewell D-AL (7th), Figures D-AL (2nd)
House Vote 15:
DISABLED WORKERS: The House has passed the Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (H.R. 8884), sponsored by Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., to reauthorize, through 2031, Social Security Administration demonstration projects for placing in the workforce individuals receiving Social Security Disability Insurance program benefits. Scott said the projects sought to give them "the ability to go back to work, not lose 100 percent of their Social Security benefits, and have more money left over at the end of the month." A bill opponent, Rep. Danny K. Davis, D-Ill., said it "will ultimately result in a reduction of benefits for older, severely disabled, and low-income workers." The vote, on July 23, was 232 yeas to 188 nays.
YEAS: Aderholt R-AL (4th), Palmer R-AL (6th), Moore (AL) R-AL (1st), Rogers (AL) R-AL (3rd), Strong R-AL (5th)
NOT VOTING: Sewell D-AL (7th)
NAYS: Figures D-AL (2nd)
SENATE VOTES:
Senate Vote 1:
TRADE COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Kara Marie Westercamp to be a judge on the U.S. Court of International Trade. A current lawyer at the White House specializing in trade, Westercamp was previously a commercial litigator at the Justice Department for over a decade. An opponent, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said Westercamp's "offensive, inflammatory, juvenile social media posts demonstrate she lacks the independence and the maturity and the temperament to be a judge." The vote, on July 21, was 50 yeas to 48 nays.
YEAS: Tuberville R-AL, Britt R-AL
Senate Vote 2:
APPEALS COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Benjamin M. Flowers to be a judge on the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Flowers was Ohio's solicitor general from 2019 to 2023; before and after that time, he has been a private practice lawyer, specializing in appeals cases, at two different firms. An opponent, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., claimed Flowers supported "election denial, attacks on reproductive freedom, siding with abusers over survivors and the president over the Constitution." The vote, on July 22, was 49 yeas to 46 nays.
YEAS: Tuberville R-AL, Britt R-AL
Senate Vote 3:
MICHIGAN JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Michael C. Martin to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Martin has been a federal prosecutor in the district for two decades, variously focusing on criminal, national security, and immigration cases. The vote, on July 22, was 62 yeas to 36 nays.
YEAS: Tuberville R-AL, Britt R-AL
Senate Vote 4:
IRAN WAR: The Senate has rejected a motion to discharge from its Foreign Relations Committee a bill (S.J. Res. 180), sponsored by Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., to require the cessation of U.S. military force against Iran absent a Congressional declaration of war. Van Hollen called on senators "to end this disastrous and illegal war against Iran that President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu launched over 140 days ago." An opponent, Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., said of the Iranian regime: "It is time to fix this problem and make sure another generation of Americans does not have to fight this murderous, savage adversary." The vote to discharge, on July 23, was 47 yeas to 49 nays.
NAYS: Tuberville R-AL
NOT VOTING: Britt R-AL
Senate Vote 5:
SECOND APPEALS COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Daniel Mack Traynor to be a judge on the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. Traynor became a U.S. district judge for North Dakota six years ago, after two decades practicing law at a law firm in the state. An opponent, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., claimed that Traynor "seeks to remain in the good graces of President Trump, at the cost of his integrity and independence." The vote, on July 23, was 48 yeas to 47 nays.
YEAS: Tuberville R-AL
NOT VOTING: Britt R-AL
Senate Vote 6:
PENNSYLVANIA JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Antonio M. Pozos to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Over the past 15 years, Pozos has variously been a private practice lawyer at three different firms and a Justice Department prosecutor specializing in fraud and government corruption. The vote, on July 23, was 49 yeas to 44 nays.
NOT VOTING: Tuberville R-AL, Britt R-AL
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