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Minnesota Congressional Votes for the Week ending 2026-06-12
by Arne Christensen
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Here's a look at how Minnesota members of Congress voted over the previous week.HOUSE VOTES:
House Vote 1:
FRAUD AND EMERGENCY SPENDING: The House has passed the Taxpayer Resources Used in Emergencies Accountability Act (H.R. 8466), sponsored by Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., to require federal agencies to make plans for preventing wasteful and fraudulent spending under a federally declared emergency, such as a hurricane or other natural disaster. Biggs said: "It is time to bring some accountability to our government so that we stop losing untold amounts of hard-earned taxpayer ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Here's a look at how Minnesota members of Congress voted over the previous week. HOUSE VOTES: House Vote 1: FRAUD AND EMERGENCY SPENDING: The House has passed the Taxpayer Resources Used in Emergencies Accountability Act (H.R. 8466), sponsored by Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., to require federal agencies to make plans for preventing wasteful and fraudulent spending under a federally declared emergency, such as a hurricane or other natural disaster. Biggs said: "It is time to bring some accountability to our government so that we stop losing untold amounts of hard-earned taxpayermoney." The vote, on June 8, was unanimous with 384 yeas.
YEAS: Finstad R-MN (1st), Emmer R-MN (6th), Craig D-MN (2nd), Stauber R-MN (8th), Fischbach R-MN (7th), Morrison D-MN (3rd), Omar D-MN (5th)
NOT VOTING: McCollum D-MN (4th)
House Vote 2:
TRAINING FOR FRAUD PREVENTION: The House has passed the Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act (H.R. 8428), sponsored by Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wis., to require the adoption of anti-fraud training programs to be undertaken by managers of federal government programs. Grothman said currently, "too many federal employees and program administrators are left without training, guidance, or tools they need to identify risks before taxpayer dollars go out the door. The bill takes a commonsense step to fix that." The vote, on June 8, was unanimous with 393 yeas.
YEAS: Finstad R-MN (1st), Emmer R-MN (6th), Craig D-MN (2nd), Stauber R-MN (8th), Fischbach R-MN (7th), Morrison D-MN (3rd), Omar D-MN (5th)
NOT VOTING: McCollum D-MN (4th)
House Vote 3:
BORDER SECURITY FUNDING: The House has passed the Secure America Act (S. 2), sponsored by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. The bill would provide about $68 billion through fiscal 2029 for the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agencies, and border and immigration enforcement activities at other agencies of the Homeland Security Department. A supporter, Rep. Jodey C. Arrington, R-Texas, said the funding would help secure Americans against "the paramilitary terrorist drug cartels on the other side of the border who were glad to make more money off of trafficking people than they did drugs." An opponent, Rep Bobby Scott, D-Va., said it was wrong to add funding for Republicans' "lawless immigration enforcement agenda, even as ICE continues to abuse its authority and without any assurance that they will begin obeying the law by obtaining warrants before they go into people's homes, stop deporting citizens, and stop using excessive force." The vote, on June 9, was 214 yeas to 212 nays.
YEAS: Finstad R-MN (1st), Emmer R-MN (6th), Stauber R-MN (8th), Fischbach R-MN (7th)
NAYS: Craig D-MN (2nd), McCollum D-MN (4th), Morrison D-MN (3rd), Omar D-MN (5th)
House Vote 4:
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING CONTRACTS: The House has passed the Faster Labor Contracts Act (H.R. 5408), sponsored by Rep. Donald Norcross, D-N.J., to adopt measures with the goal of speeding the finalization of initial collective bargaining contracts between newly organized union workers and their employers. Norcross cited the advantage against workers that an employer can win by delaying contract adoption, and said that "by leveling the playing field, the Faster Labor Contracts Act would be the most significant new protection for workers since before World War II." A bill opponent, Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., said it "replaces negotiation with compulsion and substitutes private agreements with federal mandates. Most concerning, workers themselves may be bound by contracts they never approved." The vote, on June 9, was 230 yeas to 193 nays.
NAYS: Finstad R-MN (1st), Emmer R-MN (6th), Fischbach R-MN (7th)
YEAS: Craig D-MN (2nd), McCollum D-MN (4th), Stauber R-MN (8th), Morrison D-MN (3rd), Omar D-MN (5th)
House Vote 5:
FEDERAL AID TO COLLEGE STUDENTS: The House has passed the No Aid for Ghost Students Act (H.R. 7892), sponsored by Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, to require the Education Department to use methods for preventing identity theft by fraudulent users of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) program for college students. Owens cited the need to "identify suspicious student aid applications and ensure these applicants are who they say they are before dollars go out the door." A bill opponent, Rep. Christian D. Menefee, D-Texas, said minorities and members of disadvantaged groups would be over-represented among those students who are wrongly flagged by a fraud detection algorithm, which "could mean a missed enrollment deadline. It could mean lost housing. It could mean the end of a dream before it even starts." The vote, on June 10, was 249 yeas to 172 nays.
YEAS: Finstad R-MN (1st), Emmer R-MN (6th), Stauber R-MN (8th), Fischbach R-MN (7th)
NAYS: Craig D-MN (2nd), McCollum D-MN (4th), Morrison D-MN (3rd), Omar D-MN (5th)
House Vote 6:
PREVENTING FRAUDULENT PAYMENTS: The House has passed the Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act (H.R. 8312), sponsored by Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, to develop various efforts at the Treasury Department, including a new inspector general office, aimed at auditing federal government spending and detecting and preventing fraudulent payments. Sessions cited estimates of close to $100 billion of annual improper federal payments over the past two decades, and a sharp increase from 2021 through 2024, as showing the need for a better, permanent approach to fraud prevention. An opponent, Rep. James R. Walkinshaw, D-Va., said: "This bill would undercut independent inspectors general, which is one of the most powerful tools we have to combat waste, fraud, and abuse." The vote, on June 10, was 240 yeas to 181 nays.
YEAS: Finstad R-MN (1st), Emmer R-MN (6th), Stauber R-MN (8th), Fischbach R-MN (7th)
NAYS: Craig D-MN (2nd), McCollum D-MN (4th), Morrison D-MN (3rd), Omar D-MN (5th)
House Vote 7:
FRAUD PREVENTION METHODS: The House has passed the Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act (H.R. 8464), sponsored by Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., to set out several required methods for government agencies to adopt for halting payments if they suspect an elevated risk of fraud is present. Comer said the bill "provides additional assurance to the American taxpayer that money is being paid to the right recipient and for the right amount while preserving the ownership of a program's administration within the appropriate federal agency as authorized by law." A bill opponent, Rep. Wesley Bell, D-Mo., said it "sets the standard so low that any administration can use it to cut off legitimate recipients before a single fact is even proven." The vote, on June 10, was 218 yeas to 200 nays.
YEAS: Finstad R-MN (1st), Emmer R-MN (6th), Stauber R-MN (8th), Fischbach R-MN (7th)
NAYS: Craig D-MN (2nd), McCollum D-MN (4th), Morrison D-MN (3rd), Omar D-MN (5th)
House Vote 8:
FISA PROGRAMS: The House has rejected a bill (H.R. 9238), sponsored by Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., that would have extended, until July 2, surveillance programs authorized by the seventh title of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), including the Section 702 program. Crawford said the temporary extension of Section 702 was needed given the country's "elevated threat level with FIFA World Cup games beginning this week, America's 250th birthday and related celebrations coming up this summer, Iran and its proxies are targeting U.S. military personnel daily." A bill opponent, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., said Section 702 "is unconstitutional and there is only one way to fix it: require warrants, judicial warrants" to do surveillance that could involve legal U.S. residents. The vote, on June 11, was 198 yeas to 218 nays.
YEAS: Finstad R-MN (1st), Emmer R-MN (6th), Stauber R-MN (8th), Fischbach R-MN (7th)
NAYS: Craig D-MN (2nd), McCollum D-MN (4th), Morrison D-MN (3rd), Omar D-MN (5th)
House Vote 9:
STATEMENT ON FRAUD: The House has passed a bill (H. Res. 1335), sponsored by Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, expressing the sense of the House that adopting widespread fraud and improper payment prevention efforts in the federal government would have a meaningful benefit for financial prosperity. A supporter, Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, said: "We are facing a national emergency of fraud in federal programs that is impacting all Americans." A bill opponent, Rep. James R. Walkinshaw, D-Va., said it "turns what should be a bipartisan effort into a partisan political attack that points the finger only at Democratic-led states and governors while pretending the problem does not exist in Republican-led states." The vote, on June 11, was 235 yeas to 177 nays, with 2 voting present.
YEAS: Finstad R-MN (1st), Emmer R-MN (6th), Stauber R-MN (8th), Fischbach R-MN (7th)
NAYS: Craig D-MN (2nd), McCollum D-MN (4th), Morrison D-MN (3rd), Omar D-MN (5th)
SENATE VOTES:
Senate Vote 1:
CAPITOL RIOT: The Senate has rejected a motion to waive budgetary discipline for an amendment sponsored by Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., to the Secure America Act (S. 2), that would have provided payments to law enforcement officers who were on duty at the Capitol building on January 6, 2021. The vote, on June 5, was 52 yeas to 47 nays.
YEAS: Klobuchar D-MN, Smith D-MN
Senate Vote 2:
BORDER SECURITY: The Senate has passed the amended version of the Secure America Act (S. 2), sponsored by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. The bill would provide multiple billions of dollars in coming years for the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agencies, and border and immigration activities at other agencies. A supporter, Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., said it would "make sure that ICE and CBP have the funding they need to carry out the mission we have set out in federal immigration law." An opponent, Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., said the agencies already had more than $100 billion of available but unspent funding, and Padilla said adding unneeded funding would support extreme, cruel, unlawful, and indefensible immigration enforcement actions by the Trump administration. The vote, on June 5, was 52 yeas to 47 nays.
NAYS: Klobuchar D-MN, Smith D-MN
Senate Vote 3:
KANSAS JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Anthony Mattivi to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for Kansas. Mattivi has headed Kansas's Bureau of Investigation for three years, after two decades as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Kansas district. A supporter, Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., said Mattivi "has demonstrated his devotion to serving Kansans and improving the judicial system, and I am confident his experience in the courtroom and in law enforcement will aid him well on the federal bench." An opponent, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., cited Mattivi's "inability to demonstrate that he will be a neutral arbiter" if confirmed. The vote, on June 9, was 51 yeas to 46 nays.
NAYS: Klobuchar D-MN, Smith D-MN
Senate Vote 4:
SECOND KANSAS JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Anthony J. Powell to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for Kansas. Powell had been Kansas's solicitor general for three years, after a decade as an appeals court judge in the state; he was previously a legislator in the Kansas House for four terms. A supporter, Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., said: "I believe he has the qualifications, the integrity, and the commitment necessary to serve Kansans." The vote, on June 10, was 50 yeas to 44 nays.
NAYS: Klobuchar D-MN
NOT VOTING: Smith D-MN
Senate Vote 5:
STATE DEPARTMENT: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Brock Dahl to be the State Department's legal adviser. Most recently a lawyer at the Freshfields law firm, Dahl had been a lawyer at the National Security Agency and Treasury Department, and at several international law firms. The vote, on June 11, was 49 yeas to 44 nays.
NAYS: Klobuchar D-MN, Smith D-MN
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Maryland Congressional Votes for the Week ending 2026-06-12
by Arne Christensen
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Here's a look at how Maryland members of Congress voted over the previous week.HOUSE VOTES:
House Vote 1:
FRAUD AND EMERGENCY SPENDING: The House has passed the Taxpayer Resources Used in Emergencies Accountability Act (H.R. 8466), sponsored by Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., to require federal agencies to make plans for preventing wasteful and fraudulent spending under a federally declared emergency, such as a hurricane or other natural disaster. Biggs said: "It is time to bring some accountability to our government so that we stop losing untold amounts of hard-earned taxpayer ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Here's a look at how Maryland members of Congress voted over the previous week. HOUSE VOTES: House Vote 1: FRAUD AND EMERGENCY SPENDING: The House has passed the Taxpayer Resources Used in Emergencies Accountability Act (H.R. 8466), sponsored by Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., to require federal agencies to make plans for preventing wasteful and fraudulent spending under a federally declared emergency, such as a hurricane or other natural disaster. Biggs said: "It is time to bring some accountability to our government so that we stop losing untold amounts of hard-earned taxpayermoney." The vote, on June 8, was unanimous with 384 yeas.
YEAS: McClain Delaney D-MD (6th), Elfreth D-MD (3rd), Olszewski D-MD (2nd), Harris (MD) R-MD (1st), Hoyer D-MD (5th), Raskin D-MD (8th), Ivey D-MD (4th)
NOT VOTING: Mfume D-MD (7th)
House Vote 2:
TRAINING FOR FRAUD PREVENTION: The House has passed the Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act (H.R. 8428), sponsored by Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wis., to require the adoption of anti-fraud training programs to be undertaken by managers of federal government programs. Grothman said currently, "too many federal employees and program administrators are left without training, guidance, or tools they need to identify risks before taxpayer dollars go out the door. The bill takes a commonsense step to fix that." The vote, on June 8, was unanimous with 393 yeas.
YEAS: McClain Delaney D-MD (6th), Elfreth D-MD (3rd), Olszewski D-MD (2nd), Harris (MD) R-MD (1st), Hoyer D-MD (5th), Raskin D-MD (8th), Ivey D-MD (4th)
NOT VOTING: Mfume D-MD (7th)
House Vote 3:
BORDER SECURITY FUNDING: The House has passed the Secure America Act (S. 2), sponsored by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. The bill would provide about $68 billion through fiscal 2029 for the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agencies, and border and immigration enforcement activities at other agencies of the Homeland Security Department. A supporter, Rep. Jodey C. Arrington, R-Texas, said the funding would help secure Americans against "the paramilitary terrorist drug cartels on the other side of the border who were glad to make more money off of trafficking people than they did drugs." An opponent, Rep Bobby Scott, D-Va., said it was wrong to add funding for Republicans' "lawless immigration enforcement agenda, even as ICE continues to abuse its authority and without any assurance that they will begin obeying the law by obtaining warrants before they go into people's homes, stop deporting citizens, and stop using excessive force." The vote, on June 9, was 214 yeas to 212 nays.
NAYS: McClain Delaney D-MD (6th), Elfreth D-MD (3rd), Olszewski D-MD (2nd), Hoyer D-MD (5th), Raskin D-MD (8th), Mfume D-MD (7th), Ivey D-MD (4th)
YEAS: Harris (MD) R-MD (1st)
House Vote 4:
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING CONTRACTS: The House has passed the Faster Labor Contracts Act (H.R. 5408), sponsored by Rep. Donald Norcross, D-N.J., to adopt measures with the goal of speeding the finalization of initial collective bargaining contracts between newly organized union workers and their employers. Norcross cited the advantage against workers that an employer can win by delaying contract adoption, and said that "by leveling the playing field, the Faster Labor Contracts Act would be the most significant new protection for workers since before World War II." A bill opponent, Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., said it "replaces negotiation with compulsion and substitutes private agreements with federal mandates. Most concerning, workers themselves may be bound by contracts they never approved." The vote, on June 9, was 230 yeas to 193 nays.
YEAS: McClain Delaney D-MD (6th), Elfreth D-MD (3rd), Olszewski D-MD (2nd), Hoyer D-MD (5th), Raskin D-MD (8th), Mfume D-MD (7th), Ivey D-MD (4th)
NAYS: Harris (MD) R-MD (1st)
House Vote 5:
FEDERAL AID TO COLLEGE STUDENTS: The House has passed the No Aid for Ghost Students Act (H.R. 7892), sponsored by Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, to require the Education Department to use methods for preventing identity theft by fraudulent users of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) program for college students. Owens cited the need to "identify suspicious student aid applications and ensure these applicants are who they say they are before dollars go out the door." A bill opponent, Rep. Christian D. Menefee, D-Texas, said minorities and members of disadvantaged groups would be over-represented among those students who are wrongly flagged by a fraud detection algorithm, which "could mean a missed enrollment deadline. It could mean lost housing. It could mean the end of a dream before it even starts." The vote, on June 10, was 249 yeas to 172 nays.
NAYS: McClain Delaney D-MD (6th), Elfreth D-MD (3rd), Olszewski D-MD (2nd), Hoyer D-MD (5th), Raskin D-MD (8th), Mfume D-MD (7th), Ivey D-MD (4th)
YEAS: Harris (MD) R-MD (1st)
House Vote 6:
PREVENTING FRAUDULENT PAYMENTS: The House has passed the Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act (H.R. 8312), sponsored by Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, to develop various efforts at the Treasury Department, including a new inspector general office, aimed at auditing federal government spending and detecting and preventing fraudulent payments. Sessions cited estimates of close to $100 billion of annual improper federal payments over the past two decades, and a sharp increase from 2021 through 2024, as showing the need for a better, permanent approach to fraud prevention. An opponent, Rep. James R. Walkinshaw, D-Va., said: "This bill would undercut independent inspectors general, which is one of the most powerful tools we have to combat waste, fraud, and abuse." The vote, on June 10, was 240 yeas to 181 nays.
NAYS: McClain Delaney D-MD (6th), Elfreth D-MD (3rd), Olszewski D-MD (2nd), Hoyer D-MD (5th), Raskin D-MD (8th), Mfume D-MD (7th), Ivey D-MD (4th)
YEAS: Harris (MD) R-MD (1st)
House Vote 7:
FRAUD PREVENTION METHODS: The House has passed the Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act (H.R. 8464), sponsored by Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., to set out several required methods for government agencies to adopt for halting payments if they suspect an elevated risk of fraud is present. Comer said the bill "provides additional assurance to the American taxpayer that money is being paid to the right recipient and for the right amount while preserving the ownership of a program's administration within the appropriate federal agency as authorized by law." A bill opponent, Rep. Wesley Bell, D-Mo., said it "sets the standard so low that any administration can use it to cut off legitimate recipients before a single fact is even proven." The vote, on June 10, was 218 yeas to 200 nays.
NAYS: McClain Delaney D-MD (6th), Elfreth D-MD (3rd), Olszewski D-MD (2nd), Hoyer D-MD (5th), Raskin D-MD (8th), Mfume D-MD (7th), Ivey D-MD (4th)
YEAS: Harris (MD) R-MD (1st)
House Vote 8:
FISA PROGRAMS: The House has rejected a bill (H.R. 9238), sponsored by Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., that would have extended, until July 2, surveillance programs authorized by the seventh title of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), including the Section 702 program. Crawford said the temporary extension of Section 702 was needed given the country's "elevated threat level with FIFA World Cup games beginning this week, America's 250th birthday and related celebrations coming up this summer, Iran and its proxies are targeting U.S. military personnel daily." A bill opponent, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., said Section 702 "is unconstitutional and there is only one way to fix it: require warrants, judicial warrants" to do surveillance that could involve legal U.S. residents. The vote, on June 11, was 198 yeas to 218 nays.
NAYS: McClain Delaney D-MD (6th), Elfreth D-MD (3rd), Olszewski D-MD (2nd), Hoyer D-MD (5th), Raskin D-MD (8th), Mfume D-MD (7th), Ivey D-MD (4th)
YEAS: Harris (MD) R-MD (1st)
House Vote 9:
STATEMENT ON FRAUD: The House has passed a bill (H. Res. 1335), sponsored by Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, expressing the sense of the House that adopting widespread fraud and improper payment prevention efforts in the federal government would have a meaningful benefit for financial prosperity. A supporter, Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, said: "We are facing a national emergency of fraud in federal programs that is impacting all Americans." A bill opponent, Rep. James R. Walkinshaw, D-Va., said it "turns what should be a bipartisan effort into a partisan political attack that points the finger only at Democratic-led states and governors while pretending the problem does not exist in Republican-led states." The vote, on June 11, was 235 yeas to 177 nays, with 2 voting present.
NAYS: McClain Delaney D-MD (6th), Elfreth D-MD (3rd), Olszewski D-MD (2nd), Hoyer D-MD (5th), Raskin D-MD (8th), Ivey D-MD (4th)
YEAS: Harris (MD) R-MD (1st)
PRESENT: Mfume D-MD (7th)
SENATE VOTES:
Senate Vote 1:
CAPITOL RIOT: The Senate has rejected a motion to waive budgetary discipline for an amendment sponsored by Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., to the Secure America Act (S. 2), that would have provided payments to law enforcement officers who were on duty at the Capitol building on January 6, 2021. The vote, on June 5, was 52 yeas to 47 nays.
YEAS: Van Hollen D-MD, Alsobrooks D-MD
Senate Vote 2:
BORDER SECURITY: The Senate has passed the amended version of the Secure America Act (S. 2), sponsored by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. The bill would provide multiple billions of dollars in coming years for the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agencies, and border and immigration activities at other agencies. A supporter, Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., said it would "make sure that ICE and CBP have the funding they need to carry out the mission we have set out in federal immigration law." An opponent, Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., said the agencies already had more than $100 billion of available but unspent funding, and Padilla said adding unneeded funding would support extreme, cruel, unlawful, and indefensible immigration enforcement actions by the Trump administration. The vote, on June 5, was 52 yeas to 47 nays.
NAYS: Van Hollen D-MD, Alsobrooks D-MD
Senate Vote 3:
KANSAS JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Anthony Mattivi to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for Kansas. Mattivi has headed Kansas's Bureau of Investigation for three years, after two decades as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Kansas district. A supporter, Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., said Mattivi "has demonstrated his devotion to serving Kansans and improving the judicial system, and I am confident his experience in the courtroom and in law enforcement will aid him well on the federal bench." An opponent, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., cited Mattivi's "inability to demonstrate that he will be a neutral arbiter" if confirmed. The vote, on June 9, was 51 yeas to 46 nays.
NAYS: Van Hollen D-MD, Alsobrooks D-MD
Senate Vote 4:
SECOND KANSAS JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Anthony J. Powell to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for Kansas. Powell had been Kansas's solicitor general for three years, after a decade as an appeals court judge in the state; he was previously a legislator in the Kansas House for four terms. A supporter, Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., said: "I believe he has the qualifications, the integrity, and the commitment necessary to serve Kansans." The vote, on June 10, was 50 yeas to 44 nays.
NAYS: Van Hollen D-MD, Alsobrooks D-MD
Senate Vote 5:
STATE DEPARTMENT: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Brock Dahl to be the State Department's legal adviser. Most recently a lawyer at the Freshfields law firm, Dahl had been a lawyer at the National Security Agency and Treasury Department, and at several international law firms. The vote, on June 11, was 49 yeas to 44 nays.
NAYS: Van Hollen D-MD, Alsobrooks D-MD
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Louisiana Congressional Votes for the Week ending 2026-06-12
by Arne Christensen
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Here's a look at how Louisiana members of Congress voted over the previous week.HOUSE VOTES:
House Vote 1:
FRAUD AND EMERGENCY SPENDING: The House has passed the Taxpayer Resources Used in Emergencies Accountability Act (H.R. 8466), sponsored by Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., to require federal agencies to make plans for preventing wasteful and fraudulent spending under a federally declared emergency, such as a hurricane or other natural disaster. Biggs said: "It is time to bring some accountability to our government so that we stop losing untold amounts of hard-earned taxpayer ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Here's a look at how Louisiana members of Congress voted over the previous week. HOUSE VOTES: House Vote 1: FRAUD AND EMERGENCY SPENDING: The House has passed the Taxpayer Resources Used in Emergencies Accountability Act (H.R. 8466), sponsored by Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., to require federal agencies to make plans for preventing wasteful and fraudulent spending under a federally declared emergency, such as a hurricane or other natural disaster. Biggs said: "It is time to bring some accountability to our government so that we stop losing untold amounts of hard-earned taxpayermoney." The vote, on June 8, was unanimous with 384 yeas.
YEAS: Fields D-LA (6th), Higgins (LA) R-LA (3rd), Johnson (LA) R-LA (4th), Scalise R-LA (1st)
NOT VOTING: Letlow R-LA (5th), Carter (LA) D-LA (2nd)
House Vote 2:
TRAINING FOR FRAUD PREVENTION: The House has passed the Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act (H.R. 8428), sponsored by Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wis., to require the adoption of anti-fraud training programs to be undertaken by managers of federal government programs. Grothman said currently, "too many federal employees and program administrators are left without training, guidance, or tools they need to identify risks before taxpayer dollars go out the door. The bill takes a commonsense step to fix that." The vote, on June 8, was unanimous with 393 yeas.
YEAS: Fields D-LA (6th), Higgins (LA) R-LA (3rd), Johnson (LA) R-LA (4th), Scalise R-LA (1st), Carter (LA) D-LA (2nd)
NOT VOTING: Letlow R-LA (5th)
House Vote 3:
BORDER SECURITY FUNDING: The House has passed the Secure America Act (S. 2), sponsored by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. The bill would provide about $68 billion through fiscal 2029 for the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agencies, and border and immigration enforcement activities at other agencies of the Homeland Security Department. A supporter, Rep. Jodey C. Arrington, R-Texas, said the funding would help secure Americans against "the paramilitary terrorist drug cartels on the other side of the border who were glad to make more money off of trafficking people than they did drugs." An opponent, Rep Bobby Scott, D-Va., said it was wrong to add funding for Republicans' "lawless immigration enforcement agenda, even as ICE continues to abuse its authority and without any assurance that they will begin obeying the law by obtaining warrants before they go into people's homes, stop deporting citizens, and stop using excessive force." The vote, on June 9, was 214 yeas to 212 nays.
NAYS: Fields D-LA (6th), Carter (LA) D-LA (2nd)
YEAS: Higgins (LA) R-LA (3rd), Johnson (LA) R-LA (4th), Scalise R-LA (1st), Letlow R-LA (5th)
House Vote 4:
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING CONTRACTS: The House has passed the Faster Labor Contracts Act (H.R. 5408), sponsored by Rep. Donald Norcross, D-N.J., to adopt measures with the goal of speeding the finalization of initial collective bargaining contracts between newly organized union workers and their employers. Norcross cited the advantage against workers that an employer can win by delaying contract adoption, and said that "by leveling the playing field, the Faster Labor Contracts Act would be the most significant new protection for workers since before World War II." A bill opponent, Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., said it "replaces negotiation with compulsion and substitutes private agreements with federal mandates. Most concerning, workers themselves may be bound by contracts they never approved." The vote, on June 9, was 230 yeas to 193 nays.
YEAS: Fields D-LA (6th), Carter (LA) D-LA (2nd)
NAYS: Higgins (LA) R-LA (3rd), Johnson (LA) R-LA (4th), Scalise R-LA (1st), Letlow R-LA (5th)
House Vote 5:
FEDERAL AID TO COLLEGE STUDENTS: The House has passed the No Aid for Ghost Students Act (H.R. 7892), sponsored by Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, to require the Education Department to use methods for preventing identity theft by fraudulent users of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) program for college students. Owens cited the need to "identify suspicious student aid applications and ensure these applicants are who they say they are before dollars go out the door." A bill opponent, Rep. Christian D. Menefee, D-Texas, said minorities and members of disadvantaged groups would be over-represented among those students who are wrongly flagged by a fraud detection algorithm, which "could mean a missed enrollment deadline. It could mean lost housing. It could mean the end of a dream before it even starts." The vote, on June 10, was 249 yeas to 172 nays.
NAYS: Fields D-LA (6th), Carter (LA) D-LA (2nd)
YEAS: Higgins (LA) R-LA (3rd), Johnson (LA) R-LA (4th), Scalise R-LA (1st), Letlow R-LA (5th)
House Vote 6:
PREVENTING FRAUDULENT PAYMENTS: The House has passed the Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act (H.R. 8312), sponsored by Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, to develop various efforts at the Treasury Department, including a new inspector general office, aimed at auditing federal government spending and detecting and preventing fraudulent payments. Sessions cited estimates of close to $100 billion of annual improper federal payments over the past two decades, and a sharp increase from 2021 through 2024, as showing the need for a better, permanent approach to fraud prevention. An opponent, Rep. James R. Walkinshaw, D-Va., said: "This bill would undercut independent inspectors general, which is one of the most powerful tools we have to combat waste, fraud, and abuse." The vote, on June 10, was 240 yeas to 181 nays.
NAYS: Fields D-LA (6th), Carter (LA) D-LA (2nd)
YEAS: Higgins (LA) R-LA (3rd), Johnson (LA) R-LA (4th), Scalise R-LA (1st), Letlow R-LA (5th)
House Vote 7:
FRAUD PREVENTION METHODS: The House has passed the Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act (H.R. 8464), sponsored by Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., to set out several required methods for government agencies to adopt for halting payments if they suspect an elevated risk of fraud is present. Comer said the bill "provides additional assurance to the American taxpayer that money is being paid to the right recipient and for the right amount while preserving the ownership of a program's administration within the appropriate federal agency as authorized by law." A bill opponent, Rep. Wesley Bell, D-Mo., said it "sets the standard so low that any administration can use it to cut off legitimate recipients before a single fact is even proven." The vote, on June 10, was 218 yeas to 200 nays.
NAYS: Fields D-LA (6th), Carter (LA) D-LA (2nd)
YEAS: Higgins (LA) R-LA (3rd), Johnson (LA) R-LA (4th), Scalise R-LA (1st), Letlow R-LA (5th)
House Vote 8:
FISA PROGRAMS: The House has rejected a bill (H.R. 9238), sponsored by Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., that would have extended, until July 2, surveillance programs authorized by the seventh title of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), including the Section 702 program. Crawford said the temporary extension of Section 702 was needed given the country's "elevated threat level with FIFA World Cup games beginning this week, America's 250th birthday and related celebrations coming up this summer, Iran and its proxies are targeting U.S. military personnel daily." A bill opponent, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., said Section 702 "is unconstitutional and there is only one way to fix it: require warrants, judicial warrants" to do surveillance that could involve legal U.S. residents. The vote, on June 11, was 198 yeas to 218 nays.
NAYS: Fields D-LA (6th), Carter (LA) D-LA (2nd)
YEAS: Higgins (LA) R-LA (3rd), Johnson (LA) R-LA (4th), Scalise R-LA (1st), Letlow R-LA (5th)
House Vote 9:
STATEMENT ON FRAUD: The House has passed a bill (H. Res. 1335), sponsored by Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, expressing the sense of the House that adopting widespread fraud and improper payment prevention efforts in the federal government would have a meaningful benefit for financial prosperity. A supporter, Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, said: "We are facing a national emergency of fraud in federal programs that is impacting all Americans." A bill opponent, Rep. James R. Walkinshaw, D-Va., said it "turns what should be a bipartisan effort into a partisan political attack that points the finger only at Democratic-led states and governors while pretending the problem does not exist in Republican-led states." The vote, on June 11, was 235 yeas to 177 nays, with 2 voting present.
NAYS: Fields D-LA (6th), Carter (LA) D-LA (2nd)
YEAS: Higgins (LA) R-LA (3rd), Johnson (LA) R-LA (4th), Scalise R-LA (1st), Letlow R-LA (5th)
SENATE VOTES:
Senate Vote 1:
CAPITOL RIOT: The Senate has rejected a motion to waive budgetary discipline for an amendment sponsored by Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., to the Secure America Act (S. 2), that would have provided payments to law enforcement officers who were on duty at the Capitol building on January 6, 2021. The vote, on June 5, was 52 yeas to 47 nays.
NAYS: Kennedy R-LA
YEAS: Cassidy R-LA
Senate Vote 2:
BORDER SECURITY: The Senate has passed the amended version of the Secure America Act (S. 2), sponsored by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. The bill would provide multiple billions of dollars in coming years for the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agencies, and border and immigration activities at other agencies. A supporter, Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., said it would "make sure that ICE and CBP have the funding they need to carry out the mission we have set out in federal immigration law." An opponent, Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., said the agencies already had more than $100 billion of available but unspent funding, and Padilla said adding unneeded funding would support extreme, cruel, unlawful, and indefensible immigration enforcement actions by the Trump administration. The vote, on June 5, was 52 yeas to 47 nays.
YEAS: Kennedy R-LA, Cassidy R-LA
Senate Vote 3:
KANSAS JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Anthony Mattivi to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for Kansas. Mattivi has headed Kansas's Bureau of Investigation for three years, after two decades as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Kansas district. A supporter, Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., said Mattivi "has demonstrated his devotion to serving Kansans and improving the judicial system, and I am confident his experience in the courtroom and in law enforcement will aid him well on the federal bench." An opponent, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., cited Mattivi's "inability to demonstrate that he will be a neutral arbiter" if confirmed. The vote, on June 9, was 51 yeas to 46 nays.
YEAS: Kennedy R-LA, Cassidy R-LA
Senate Vote 4:
SECOND KANSAS JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Anthony J. Powell to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for Kansas. Powell had been Kansas's solicitor general for three years, after a decade as an appeals court judge in the state; he was previously a legislator in the Kansas House for four terms. A supporter, Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., said: "I believe he has the qualifications, the integrity, and the commitment necessary to serve Kansans." The vote, on June 10, was 50 yeas to 44 nays.
YEAS: Kennedy R-LA, Cassidy R-LA
Senate Vote 5:
STATE DEPARTMENT: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Brock Dahl to be the State Department's legal adviser. Most recently a lawyer at the Freshfields law firm, Dahl had been a lawyer at the National Security Agency and Treasury Department, and at several international law firms. The vote, on June 11, was 49 yeas to 44 nays.
YEAS: Kennedy R-LA, Cassidy R-LA
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Indiana Congressional Votes for the Week ending 2026-06-12
by Arne Christensen
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Here's a look at how Indiana members of Congress voted over the previous week.HOUSE VOTES:
House Vote 1:
FRAUD AND EMERGENCY SPENDING: The House has passed the Taxpayer Resources Used in Emergencies Accountability Act (H.R. 8466), sponsored by Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., to require federal agencies to make plans for preventing wasteful and fraudulent spending under a federally declared emergency, such as a hurricane or other natural disaster. Biggs said: "It is time to bring some accountability to our government so that we stop losing untold amounts of hard-earned taxpayer ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Here's a look at how Indiana members of Congress voted over the previous week. HOUSE VOTES: House Vote 1: FRAUD AND EMERGENCY SPENDING: The House has passed the Taxpayer Resources Used in Emergencies Accountability Act (H.R. 8466), sponsored by Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., to require federal agencies to make plans for preventing wasteful and fraudulent spending under a federally declared emergency, such as a hurricane or other natural disaster. Biggs said: "It is time to bring some accountability to our government so that we stop losing untold amounts of hard-earned taxpayermoney." The vote, on June 8, was unanimous with 384 yeas.
YEAS: Spartz R-IN (5th), Baird R-IN (4th), Messmer R-IN (8th), Shreve R-IN (6th), Stutzman R-IN (3th), Carson D-IN (7th), Mrvan D-IN (1st), Yakym R-IN (2nd), Houchin R-IN (9th)
House Vote 2:
TRAINING FOR FRAUD PREVENTION: The House has passed the Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act (H.R. 8428), sponsored by Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wis., to require the adoption of anti-fraud training programs to be undertaken by managers of federal government programs. Grothman said currently, "too many federal employees and program administrators are left without training, guidance, or tools they need to identify risks before taxpayer dollars go out the door. The bill takes a commonsense step to fix that." The vote, on June 8, was unanimous with 393 yeas.
YEAS: Spartz R-IN (5th), Baird R-IN (4th), Messmer R-IN (8th), Shreve R-IN (6th), Stutzman R-IN (3th), Carson D-IN (7th), Mrvan D-IN (1st), Yakym R-IN (2nd), Houchin R-IN (9th)
House Vote 3:
BORDER SECURITY FUNDING: The House has passed the Secure America Act (S. 2), sponsored by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. The bill would provide about $68 billion through fiscal 2029 for the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agencies, and border and immigration enforcement activities at other agencies of the Homeland Security Department. A supporter, Rep. Jodey C. Arrington, R-Texas, said the funding would help secure Americans against "the paramilitary terrorist drug cartels on the other side of the border who were glad to make more money off of trafficking people than they did drugs." An opponent, Rep Bobby Scott, D-Va., said it was wrong to add funding for Republicans' "lawless immigration enforcement agenda, even as ICE continues to abuse its authority and without any assurance that they will begin obeying the law by obtaining warrants before they go into people's homes, stop deporting citizens, and stop using excessive force." The vote, on June 9, was 214 yeas to 212 nays.
YEAS: Spartz R-IN (5th), Baird R-IN (4th), Messmer R-IN (8th), Shreve R-IN (6th), Stutzman R-IN (3th), Yakym R-IN (2nd), Houchin R-IN (9th)
NAYS: Carson D-IN (7th), Mrvan D-IN (1st)
House Vote 4:
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING CONTRACTS: The House has passed the Faster Labor Contracts Act (H.R. 5408), sponsored by Rep. Donald Norcross, D-N.J., to adopt measures with the goal of speeding the finalization of initial collective bargaining contracts between newly organized union workers and their employers. Norcross cited the advantage against workers that an employer can win by delaying contract adoption, and said that "by leveling the playing field, the Faster Labor Contracts Act would be the most significant new protection for workers since before World War II." A bill opponent, Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., said it "replaces negotiation with compulsion and substitutes private agreements with federal mandates. Most concerning, workers themselves may be bound by contracts they never approved." The vote, on June 9, was 230 yeas to 193 nays.
NAYS: Spartz R-IN (5th), Baird R-IN (4th), Messmer R-IN (8th), Shreve R-IN (6th), Stutzman R-IN (3th), Yakym R-IN (2nd), Houchin R-IN (9th)
YEAS: Carson D-IN (7th), Mrvan D-IN (1st)
House Vote 5:
FEDERAL AID TO COLLEGE STUDENTS: The House has passed the No Aid for Ghost Students Act (H.R. 7892), sponsored by Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, to require the Education Department to use methods for preventing identity theft by fraudulent users of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) program for college students. Owens cited the need to "identify suspicious student aid applications and ensure these applicants are who they say they are before dollars go out the door." A bill opponent, Rep. Christian D. Menefee, D-Texas, said minorities and members of disadvantaged groups would be over-represented among those students who are wrongly flagged by a fraud detection algorithm, which "could mean a missed enrollment deadline. It could mean lost housing. It could mean the end of a dream before it even starts." The vote, on June 10, was 249 yeas to 172 nays.
YEAS: Spartz R-IN (5th), Baird R-IN (4th), Messmer R-IN (8th), Shreve R-IN (6th), Stutzman R-IN (3th), Mrvan D-IN (1st), Yakym R-IN (2nd), Houchin R-IN (9th)
NAYS: Carson D-IN (7th)
House Vote 6:
PREVENTING FRAUDULENT PAYMENTS: The House has passed the Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act (H.R. 8312), sponsored by Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, to develop various efforts at the Treasury Department, including a new inspector general office, aimed at auditing federal government spending and detecting and preventing fraudulent payments. Sessions cited estimates of close to $100 billion of annual improper federal payments over the past two decades, and a sharp increase from 2021 through 2024, as showing the need for a better, permanent approach to fraud prevention. An opponent, Rep. James R. Walkinshaw, D-Va., said: "This bill would undercut independent inspectors general, which is one of the most powerful tools we have to combat waste, fraud, and abuse." The vote, on June 10, was 240 yeas to 181 nays.
YEAS: Spartz R-IN (5th), Baird R-IN (4th), Messmer R-IN (8th), Shreve R-IN (6th), Stutzman R-IN (3th), Mrvan D-IN (1st), Yakym R-IN (2nd), Houchin R-IN (9th)
NAYS: Carson D-IN (7th)
House Vote 7:
FRAUD PREVENTION METHODS: The House has passed the Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act (H.R. 8464), sponsored by Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., to set out several required methods for government agencies to adopt for halting payments if they suspect an elevated risk of fraud is present. Comer said the bill "provides additional assurance to the American taxpayer that money is being paid to the right recipient and for the right amount while preserving the ownership of a program's administration within the appropriate federal agency as authorized by law." A bill opponent, Rep. Wesley Bell, D-Mo., said it "sets the standard so low that any administration can use it to cut off legitimate recipients before a single fact is even proven." The vote, on June 10, was 218 yeas to 200 nays.
YEAS: Spartz R-IN (5th), Baird R-IN (4th), Messmer R-IN (8th), Shreve R-IN (6th), Stutzman R-IN (3th), Yakym R-IN (2nd), Houchin R-IN (9th)
NAYS: Carson D-IN (7th), Mrvan D-IN (1st)
House Vote 8:
FISA PROGRAMS: The House has rejected a bill (H.R. 9238), sponsored by Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., that would have extended, until July 2, surveillance programs authorized by the seventh title of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), including the Section 702 program. Crawford said the temporary extension of Section 702 was needed given the country's "elevated threat level with FIFA World Cup games beginning this week, America's 250th birthday and related celebrations coming up this summer, Iran and its proxies are targeting U.S. military personnel daily." A bill opponent, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., said Section 702 "is unconstitutional and there is only one way to fix it: require warrants, judicial warrants" to do surveillance that could involve legal U.S. residents. The vote, on June 11, was 198 yeas to 218 nays.
YEAS: Spartz R-IN (5th), Baird R-IN (4th), Messmer R-IN (8th), Shreve R-IN (6th), Stutzman R-IN (3th), Yakym R-IN (2nd), Houchin R-IN (9th)
NAYS: Carson D-IN (7th), Mrvan D-IN (1st)
House Vote 9:
STATEMENT ON FRAUD: The House has passed a bill (H. Res. 1335), sponsored by Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, expressing the sense of the House that adopting widespread fraud and improper payment prevention efforts in the federal government would have a meaningful benefit for financial prosperity. A supporter, Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, said: "We are facing a national emergency of fraud in federal programs that is impacting all Americans." A bill opponent, Rep. James R. Walkinshaw, D-Va., said it "turns what should be a bipartisan effort into a partisan political attack that points the finger only at Democratic-led states and governors while pretending the problem does not exist in Republican-led states." The vote, on June 11, was 235 yeas to 177 nays, with 2 voting present.
YEAS: Spartz R-IN (5th), Baird R-IN (4th), Messmer R-IN (8th), Shreve R-IN (6th), Stutzman R-IN (3th), Mrvan D-IN (1st), Yakym R-IN (2nd), Houchin R-IN (9th)
NAYS: Carson D-IN (7th)
SENATE VOTES:
Senate Vote 1:
CAPITOL RIOT: The Senate has rejected a motion to waive budgetary discipline for an amendment sponsored by Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., to the Secure America Act (S. 2), that would have provided payments to law enforcement officers who were on duty at the Capitol building on January 6, 2021. The vote, on June 5, was 52 yeas to 47 nays.
NAYS: Young R-IN, Banks R-IN
Senate Vote 2:
BORDER SECURITY: The Senate has passed the amended version of the Secure America Act (S. 2), sponsored by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. The bill would provide multiple billions of dollars in coming years for the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agencies, and border and immigration activities at other agencies. A supporter, Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., said it would "make sure that ICE and CBP have the funding they need to carry out the mission we have set out in federal immigration law." An opponent, Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., said the agencies already had more than $100 billion of available but unspent funding, and Padilla said adding unneeded funding would support extreme, cruel, unlawful, and indefensible immigration enforcement actions by the Trump administration. The vote, on June 5, was 52 yeas to 47 nays.
YEAS: Young R-IN, Banks R-IN
Senate Vote 3:
KANSAS JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Anthony Mattivi to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for Kansas. Mattivi has headed Kansas's Bureau of Investigation for three years, after two decades as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Kansas district. A supporter, Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., said Mattivi "has demonstrated his devotion to serving Kansans and improving the judicial system, and I am confident his experience in the courtroom and in law enforcement will aid him well on the federal bench." An opponent, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., cited Mattivi's "inability to demonstrate that he will be a neutral arbiter" if confirmed. The vote, on June 9, was 51 yeas to 46 nays.
YEAS: Young R-IN, Banks R-IN
Senate Vote 4:
SECOND KANSAS JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Anthony J. Powell to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for Kansas. Powell had been Kansas's solicitor general for three years, after a decade as an appeals court judge in the state; he was previously a legislator in the Kansas House for four terms. A supporter, Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., said: "I believe he has the qualifications, the integrity, and the commitment necessary to serve Kansans." The vote, on June 10, was 50 yeas to 44 nays.
YEAS: Young R-IN, Banks R-IN
Senate Vote 5:
STATE DEPARTMENT: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Brock Dahl to be the State Department's legal adviser. Most recently a lawyer at the Freshfields law firm, Dahl had been a lawyer at the National Security Agency and Treasury Department, and at several international law firms. The vote, on June 11, was 49 yeas to 44 nays.
YEAS: Young R-IN, Banks R-IN
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Hawaii Congressional Votes for the Week ending 2026-06-12
by Arne Christensen
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Here's a look at how Hawaii members of Congress voted over the previous week.HOUSE VOTES:
House Vote 1:
FRAUD AND EMERGENCY SPENDING: The House has passed the Taxpayer Resources Used in Emergencies Accountability Act (H.R. 8466), sponsored by Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., to require federal agencies to make plans for preventing wasteful and fraudulent spending under a federally declared emergency, such as a hurricane or other natural disaster. Biggs said: "It is time to bring some accountability to our government so that we stop losing untold amounts of hard-earned taxpayer ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Here's a look at how Hawaii members of Congress voted over the previous week. HOUSE VOTES: House Vote 1: FRAUD AND EMERGENCY SPENDING: The House has passed the Taxpayer Resources Used in Emergencies Accountability Act (H.R. 8466), sponsored by Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., to require federal agencies to make plans for preventing wasteful and fraudulent spending under a federally declared emergency, such as a hurricane or other natural disaster. Biggs said: "It is time to bring some accountability to our government so that we stop losing untold amounts of hard-earned taxpayermoney." The vote, on June 8, was unanimous with 384 yeas.
YEAS: Case D-HI (1st), Tokuda D-HI (2nd)
House Vote 2:
TRAINING FOR FRAUD PREVENTION: The House has passed the Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act (H.R. 8428), sponsored by Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wis., to require the adoption of anti-fraud training programs to be undertaken by managers of federal government programs. Grothman said currently, "too many federal employees and program administrators are left without training, guidance, or tools they need to identify risks before taxpayer dollars go out the door. The bill takes a commonsense step to fix that." The vote, on June 8, was unanimous with 393 yeas.
YEAS: Case D-HI (1st), Tokuda D-HI (2nd)
House Vote 3:
BORDER SECURITY FUNDING: The House has passed the Secure America Act (S. 2), sponsored by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. The bill would provide about $68 billion through fiscal 2029 for the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agencies, and border and immigration enforcement activities at other agencies of the Homeland Security Department. A supporter, Rep. Jodey C. Arrington, R-Texas, said the funding would help secure Americans against "the paramilitary terrorist drug cartels on the other side of the border who were glad to make more money off of trafficking people than they did drugs." An opponent, Rep Bobby Scott, D-Va., said it was wrong to add funding for Republicans' "lawless immigration enforcement agenda, even as ICE continues to abuse its authority and without any assurance that they will begin obeying the law by obtaining warrants before they go into people's homes, stop deporting citizens, and stop using excessive force." The vote, on June 9, was 214 yeas to 212 nays.
NAYS: Case D-HI (1st), Tokuda D-HI (2nd)
House Vote 4:
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING CONTRACTS: The House has passed the Faster Labor Contracts Act (H.R. 5408), sponsored by Rep. Donald Norcross, D-N.J., to adopt measures with the goal of speeding the finalization of initial collective bargaining contracts between newly organized union workers and their employers. Norcross cited the advantage against workers that an employer can win by delaying contract adoption, and said that "by leveling the playing field, the Faster Labor Contracts Act would be the most significant new protection for workers since before World War II." A bill opponent, Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., said it "replaces negotiation with compulsion and substitutes private agreements with federal mandates. Most concerning, workers themselves may be bound by contracts they never approved." The vote, on June 9, was 230 yeas to 193 nays.
YEAS: Case D-HI (1st), Tokuda D-HI (2nd)
House Vote 5:
FEDERAL AID TO COLLEGE STUDENTS: The House has passed the No Aid for Ghost Students Act (H.R. 7892), sponsored by Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, to require the Education Department to use methods for preventing identity theft by fraudulent users of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) program for college students. Owens cited the need to "identify suspicious student aid applications and ensure these applicants are who they say they are before dollars go out the door." A bill opponent, Rep. Christian D. Menefee, D-Texas, said minorities and members of disadvantaged groups would be over-represented among those students who are wrongly flagged by a fraud detection algorithm, which "could mean a missed enrollment deadline. It could mean lost housing. It could mean the end of a dream before it even starts." The vote, on June 10, was 249 yeas to 172 nays.
NAYS: Case D-HI (1st), Tokuda D-HI (2nd)
House Vote 6:
PREVENTING FRAUDULENT PAYMENTS: The House has passed the Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act (H.R. 8312), sponsored by Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, to develop various efforts at the Treasury Department, including a new inspector general office, aimed at auditing federal government spending and detecting and preventing fraudulent payments. Sessions cited estimates of close to $100 billion of annual improper federal payments over the past two decades, and a sharp increase from 2021 through 2024, as showing the need for a better, permanent approach to fraud prevention. An opponent, Rep. James R. Walkinshaw, D-Va., said: "This bill would undercut independent inspectors general, which is one of the most powerful tools we have to combat waste, fraud, and abuse." The vote, on June 10, was 240 yeas to 181 nays.
NAYS: Case D-HI (1st), Tokuda D-HI (2nd)
House Vote 7:
FRAUD PREVENTION METHODS: The House has passed the Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act (H.R. 8464), sponsored by Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., to set out several required methods for government agencies to adopt for halting payments if they suspect an elevated risk of fraud is present. Comer said the bill "provides additional assurance to the American taxpayer that money is being paid to the right recipient and for the right amount while preserving the ownership of a program's administration within the appropriate federal agency as authorized by law." A bill opponent, Rep. Wesley Bell, D-Mo., said it "sets the standard so low that any administration can use it to cut off legitimate recipients before a single fact is even proven." The vote, on June 10, was 218 yeas to 200 nays.
NAYS: Case D-HI (1st), Tokuda D-HI (2nd)
House Vote 8:
FISA PROGRAMS: The House has rejected a bill (H.R. 9238), sponsored by Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., that would have extended, until July 2, surveillance programs authorized by the seventh title of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), including the Section 702 program. Crawford said the temporary extension of Section 702 was needed given the country's "elevated threat level with FIFA World Cup games beginning this week, America's 250th birthday and related celebrations coming up this summer, Iran and its proxies are targeting U.S. military personnel daily." A bill opponent, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., said Section 702 "is unconstitutional and there is only one way to fix it: require warrants, judicial warrants" to do surveillance that could involve legal U.S. residents. The vote, on June 11, was 198 yeas to 218 nays.
NAYS: Case D-HI (1st), Tokuda D-HI (2nd)
House Vote 9:
STATEMENT ON FRAUD: The House has passed a bill (H. Res. 1335), sponsored by Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, expressing the sense of the House that adopting widespread fraud and improper payment prevention efforts in the federal government would have a meaningful benefit for financial prosperity. A supporter, Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, said: "We are facing a national emergency of fraud in federal programs that is impacting all Americans." A bill opponent, Rep. James R. Walkinshaw, D-Va., said it "turns what should be a bipartisan effort into a partisan political attack that points the finger only at Democratic-led states and governors while pretending the problem does not exist in Republican-led states." The vote, on June 11, was 235 yeas to 177 nays, with 2 voting present.
NAYS: Case D-HI (1st), Tokuda D-HI (2nd)
SENATE VOTES:
Senate Vote 1:
CAPITOL RIOT: The Senate has rejected a motion to waive budgetary discipline for an amendment sponsored by Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., to the Secure America Act (S. 2), that would have provided payments to law enforcement officers who were on duty at the Capitol building on January 6, 2021. The vote, on June 5, was 52 yeas to 47 nays.
YEAS: Schatz D-HI, Hirono D-HI
Senate Vote 2:
BORDER SECURITY: The Senate has passed the amended version of the Secure America Act (S. 2), sponsored by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. The bill would provide multiple billions of dollars in coming years for the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agencies, and border and immigration activities at other agencies. A supporter, Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., said it would "make sure that ICE and CBP have the funding they need to carry out the mission we have set out in federal immigration law." An opponent, Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., said the agencies already had more than $100 billion of available but unspent funding, and Padilla said adding unneeded funding would support extreme, cruel, unlawful, and indefensible immigration enforcement actions by the Trump administration. The vote, on June 5, was 52 yeas to 47 nays.
NAYS: Schatz D-HI, Hirono D-HI
Senate Vote 3:
KANSAS JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Anthony Mattivi to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for Kansas. Mattivi has headed Kansas's Bureau of Investigation for three years, after two decades as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Kansas district. A supporter, Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., said Mattivi "has demonstrated his devotion to serving Kansans and improving the judicial system, and I am confident his experience in the courtroom and in law enforcement will aid him well on the federal bench." An opponent, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., cited Mattivi's "inability to demonstrate that he will be a neutral arbiter" if confirmed. The vote, on June 9, was 51 yeas to 46 nays.
NAYS: Schatz D-HI, Hirono D-HI
Senate Vote 4:
SECOND KANSAS JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Anthony J. Powell to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for Kansas. Powell had been Kansas's solicitor general for three years, after a decade as an appeals court judge in the state; he was previously a legislator in the Kansas House for four terms. A supporter, Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., said: "I believe he has the qualifications, the integrity, and the commitment necessary to serve Kansans." The vote, on June 10, was 50 yeas to 44 nays.
NAYS: Schatz D-HI, Hirono D-HI
Senate Vote 5:
STATE DEPARTMENT: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Brock Dahl to be the State Department's legal adviser. Most recently a lawyer at the Freshfields law firm, Dahl had been a lawyer at the National Security Agency and Treasury Department, and at several international law firms. The vote, on June 11, was 49 yeas to 44 nays.
NAYS: Schatz D-HI, Hirono D-HI
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Delaware Congressional Votes for the Week ending 2026-06-12
by Arne Christensen
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Here's a look at how Delaware members of Congress voted over the previous week.HOUSE VOTES:
House Vote 1:
FRAUD AND EMERGENCY SPENDING: The House has passed the Taxpayer Resources Used in Emergencies Accountability Act (H.R. 8466), sponsored by Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., to require federal agencies to make plans for preventing wasteful and fraudulent spending under a federally declared emergency, such as a hurricane or other natural disaster. Biggs said: "It is time to bring some accountability to our government so that we stop losing untold amounts of hard-earned taxpayer ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Here's a look at how Delaware members of Congress voted over the previous week. HOUSE VOTES: House Vote 1: FRAUD AND EMERGENCY SPENDING: The House has passed the Taxpayer Resources Used in Emergencies Accountability Act (H.R. 8466), sponsored by Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., to require federal agencies to make plans for preventing wasteful and fraudulent spending under a federally declared emergency, such as a hurricane or other natural disaster. Biggs said: "It is time to bring some accountability to our government so that we stop losing untold amounts of hard-earned taxpayermoney." The vote, on June 8, was unanimous with 384 yeas.
YEAS: McBride D-DE (AL)
House Vote 2:
TRAINING FOR FRAUD PREVENTION: The House has passed the Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act (H.R. 8428), sponsored by Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wis., to require the adoption of anti-fraud training programs to be undertaken by managers of federal government programs. Grothman said currently, "too many federal employees and program administrators are left without training, guidance, or tools they need to identify risks before taxpayer dollars go out the door. The bill takes a commonsense step to fix that." The vote, on June 8, was unanimous with 393 yeas.
YEAS: McBride D-DE (AL)
House Vote 3:
BORDER SECURITY FUNDING: The House has passed the Secure America Act (S. 2), sponsored by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. The bill would provide about $68 billion through fiscal 2029 for the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agencies, and border and immigration enforcement activities at other agencies of the Homeland Security Department. A supporter, Rep. Jodey C. Arrington, R-Texas, said the funding would help secure Americans against "the paramilitary terrorist drug cartels on the other side of the border who were glad to make more money off of trafficking people than they did drugs." An opponent, Rep Bobby Scott, D-Va., said it was wrong to add funding for Republicans' "lawless immigration enforcement agenda, even as ICE continues to abuse its authority and without any assurance that they will begin obeying the law by obtaining warrants before they go into people's homes, stop deporting citizens, and stop using excessive force." The vote, on June 9, was 214 yeas to 212 nays.
NAYS: McBride D-DE (AL)
House Vote 4:
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING CONTRACTS: The House has passed the Faster Labor Contracts Act (H.R. 5408), sponsored by Rep. Donald Norcross, D-N.J., to adopt measures with the goal of speeding the finalization of initial collective bargaining contracts between newly organized union workers and their employers. Norcross cited the advantage against workers that an employer can win by delaying contract adoption, and said that "by leveling the playing field, the Faster Labor Contracts Act would be the most significant new protection for workers since before World War II." A bill opponent, Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., said it "replaces negotiation with compulsion and substitutes private agreements with federal mandates. Most concerning, workers themselves may be bound by contracts they never approved." The vote, on June 9, was 230 yeas to 193 nays.
YEAS: McBride D-DE (AL)
House Vote 5:
FEDERAL AID TO COLLEGE STUDENTS: The House has passed the No Aid for Ghost Students Act (H.R. 7892), sponsored by Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, to require the Education Department to use methods for preventing identity theft by fraudulent users of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) program for college students. Owens cited the need to "identify suspicious student aid applications and ensure these applicants are who they say they are before dollars go out the door." A bill opponent, Rep. Christian D. Menefee, D-Texas, said minorities and members of disadvantaged groups would be over-represented among those students who are wrongly flagged by a fraud detection algorithm, which "could mean a missed enrollment deadline. It could mean lost housing. It could mean the end of a dream before it even starts." The vote, on June 10, was 249 yeas to 172 nays.
NAYS: McBride D-DE (AL)
House Vote 6:
PREVENTING FRAUDULENT PAYMENTS: The House has passed the Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act (H.R. 8312), sponsored by Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, to develop various efforts at the Treasury Department, including a new inspector general office, aimed at auditing federal government spending and detecting and preventing fraudulent payments. Sessions cited estimates of close to $100 billion of annual improper federal payments over the past two decades, and a sharp increase from 2021 through 2024, as showing the need for a better, permanent approach to fraud prevention. An opponent, Rep. James R. Walkinshaw, D-Va., said: "This bill would undercut independent inspectors general, which is one of the most powerful tools we have to combat waste, fraud, and abuse." The vote, on June 10, was 240 yeas to 181 nays.
NAYS: McBride D-DE (AL)
House Vote 7:
FRAUD PREVENTION METHODS: The House has passed the Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act (H.R. 8464), sponsored by Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., to set out several required methods for government agencies to adopt for halting payments if they suspect an elevated risk of fraud is present. Comer said the bill "provides additional assurance to the American taxpayer that money is being paid to the right recipient and for the right amount while preserving the ownership of a program's administration within the appropriate federal agency as authorized by law." A bill opponent, Rep. Wesley Bell, D-Mo., said it "sets the standard so low that any administration can use it to cut off legitimate recipients before a single fact is even proven." The vote, on June 10, was 218 yeas to 200 nays.
NAYS: McBride D-DE (AL)
House Vote 8:
FISA PROGRAMS: The House has rejected a bill (H.R. 9238), sponsored by Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., that would have extended, until July 2, surveillance programs authorized by the seventh title of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), including the Section 702 program. Crawford said the temporary extension of Section 702 was needed given the country's "elevated threat level with FIFA World Cup games beginning this week, America's 250th birthday and related celebrations coming up this summer, Iran and its proxies are targeting U.S. military personnel daily." A bill opponent, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., said Section 702 "is unconstitutional and there is only one way to fix it: require warrants, judicial warrants" to do surveillance that could involve legal U.S. residents. The vote, on June 11, was 198 yeas to 218 nays.
NAYS: McBride D-DE (AL)
House Vote 9:
STATEMENT ON FRAUD: The House has passed a bill (H. Res. 1335), sponsored by Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, expressing the sense of the House that adopting widespread fraud and improper payment prevention efforts in the federal government would have a meaningful benefit for financial prosperity. A supporter, Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, said: "We are facing a national emergency of fraud in federal programs that is impacting all Americans." A bill opponent, Rep. James R. Walkinshaw, D-Va., said it "turns what should be a bipartisan effort into a partisan political attack that points the finger only at Democratic-led states and governors while pretending the problem does not exist in Republican-led states." The vote, on June 11, was 235 yeas to 177 nays, with 2 voting present.
NAYS: McBride D-DE (AL)
SENATE VOTES:
Senate Vote 1:
CAPITOL RIOT: The Senate has rejected a motion to waive budgetary discipline for an amendment sponsored by Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., to the Secure America Act (S. 2), that would have provided payments to law enforcement officers who were on duty at the Capitol building on January 6, 2021. The vote, on June 5, was 52 yeas to 47 nays.
YEAS: Coons D-DE, Blunt Rochester D-DE
Senate Vote 2:
BORDER SECURITY: The Senate has passed the amended version of the Secure America Act (S. 2), sponsored by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. The bill would provide multiple billions of dollars in coming years for the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agencies, and border and immigration activities at other agencies. A supporter, Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., said it would "make sure that ICE and CBP have the funding they need to carry out the mission we have set out in federal immigration law." An opponent, Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., said the agencies already had more than $100 billion of available but unspent funding, and Padilla said adding unneeded funding would support extreme, cruel, unlawful, and indefensible immigration enforcement actions by the Trump administration. The vote, on June 5, was 52 yeas to 47 nays.
NAYS: Coons D-DE, Blunt Rochester D-DE
Senate Vote 3:
KANSAS JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Anthony Mattivi to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for Kansas. Mattivi has headed Kansas's Bureau of Investigation for three years, after two decades as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Kansas district. A supporter, Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., said Mattivi "has demonstrated his devotion to serving Kansans and improving the judicial system, and I am confident his experience in the courtroom and in law enforcement will aid him well on the federal bench." An opponent, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., cited Mattivi's "inability to demonstrate that he will be a neutral arbiter" if confirmed. The vote, on June 9, was 51 yeas to 46 nays.
NAYS: Coons D-DE, Blunt Rochester D-DE
Senate Vote 4:
SECOND KANSAS JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Anthony J. Powell to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for Kansas. Powell had been Kansas's solicitor general for three years, after a decade as an appeals court judge in the state; he was previously a legislator in the Kansas House for four terms. A supporter, Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., said: "I believe he has the qualifications, the integrity, and the commitment necessary to serve Kansans." The vote, on June 10, was 50 yeas to 44 nays.
NAYS: Coons D-DE, Blunt Rochester D-DE
Senate Vote 5:
STATE DEPARTMENT: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Brock Dahl to be the State Department's legal adviser. Most recently a lawyer at the Freshfields law firm, Dahl had been a lawyer at the National Security Agency and Treasury Department, and at several international law firms. The vote, on June 11, was 49 yeas to 44 nays.
NOT VOTING: Coons D-DE
NAYS: Blunt Rochester D-DE
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California Congressional Votes for the Week ending 2026-06-12
by Arne Christensen
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Here's a look at how California members of Congress voted over the previous week.HOUSE VOTES:
House Vote 1:
FRAUD AND EMERGENCY SPENDING: The House has passed the Taxpayer Resources Used in Emergencies Accountability Act (H.R. 8466), sponsored by Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., to require federal agencies to make plans for preventing wasteful and fraudulent spending under a federally declared emergency, such as a hurricane or other natural disaster. Biggs said: "It is time to bring some accountability to our government so that we stop losing untold amounts of hard-earned taxpayer ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Here's a look at how California members of Congress voted over the previous week. HOUSE VOTES: House Vote 1: FRAUD AND EMERGENCY SPENDING: The House has passed the Taxpayer Resources Used in Emergencies Accountability Act (H.R. 8466), sponsored by Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., to require federal agencies to make plans for preventing wasteful and fraudulent spending under a federally declared emergency, such as a hurricane or other natural disaster. Biggs said: "It is time to bring some accountability to our government so that we stop losing untold amounts of hard-earned taxpayermoney." The vote, on June 8, was unanimous with 384 yeas.
YEAS: Gomez D-CA (34th), Sanchez D-CA (38th), Torres (CA) D-CA (35th), Calvert R-CA (41st), Carbajal D-CA (24th), Min D-CA (47th), McClintock R-CA (5th), Brownley D-CA (26th), Liccardo D-CA (16th), Panetta D-CA (19th), Vargas D-CA (52nd), Barragan D-CA (44th), Huffman D-CA (2nd), Khanna D-CA (17th), Levin D-CA (49th), Takano D-CA (39th), Lofgren D-CA (18th), Thompson (CA) D-CA (4th), Aguilar D-CA (33rd), DeSaulnier D-CA (10th), Cisneros D-CA (31st), Pelosi D-CA (11th), Ruiz D-CA (25th), Harder (CA) D-CA (9th), Rivas D-CA (29th), Correa D-CA (46th), Friedman D-CA (30th), Sherman D-CA (32nd), Chu D-CA (28th), Garamendi D-CA (8th), Bera D-CA (6th), Waters D-CA (43rd), Lieu D-CA (36th), Peters D-CA (50th), Matsui D-CA (7th), Whitesides D-CA (27th), Issa R-CA (48th), Kim R-CA (40th), Obernolte R-CA (23rd), Tran D-CA (45th), Valadao R-CA (22nd), Jacobs D-CA (51st), Kiley (CA) I-CA (3rd), Kamlager-Dove D-CA (37th), Garcia (CA) D-CA (42nd), Fong R-CA (20th)
NOT VOTING: Costa D-CA (21st), Simon D-CA (12th), Gray D-CA (13th), Mullin D-CA (15th)
House Vote 2:
TRAINING FOR FRAUD PREVENTION: The House has passed the Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act (H.R. 8428), sponsored by Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wis., to require the adoption of anti-fraud training programs to be undertaken by managers of federal government programs. Grothman said currently, "too many federal employees and program administrators are left without training, guidance, or tools they need to identify risks before taxpayer dollars go out the door. The bill takes a commonsense step to fix that." The vote, on June 8, was unanimous with 393 yeas.
YEAS: Gomez D-CA (34th), Sanchez D-CA (38th), Torres (CA) D-CA (35th), Calvert R-CA (41st), Carbajal D-CA (24th), Min D-CA (47th), Costa D-CA (21st), McClintock R-CA (5th), Brownley D-CA (26th), Liccardo D-CA (16th), Panetta D-CA (19th), Vargas D-CA (52nd), Barragan D-CA (44th), Huffman D-CA (2nd), Khanna D-CA (17th), Levin D-CA (49th), Simon D-CA (12th), Takano D-CA (39th), Lofgren D-CA (18th), Thompson (CA) D-CA (4th), Aguilar D-CA (33rd), DeSaulnier D-CA (10th), Cisneros D-CA (31st), Pelosi D-CA (11th), Ruiz D-CA (25th), Harder (CA) D-CA (9th), Rivas D-CA (29th), Correa D-CA (46th), Friedman D-CA (30th), Sherman D-CA (32nd), Chu D-CA (28th), Garamendi D-CA (8th), Bera D-CA (6th), Waters D-CA (43rd), Lieu D-CA (36th), Peters D-CA (50th), Matsui D-CA (7th), Whitesides D-CA (27th), Issa R-CA (48th), Kim R-CA (40th), Obernolte R-CA (23rd), Tran D-CA (45th), Valadao R-CA (22nd), Jacobs D-CA (51st), Gray D-CA (13th), Kiley (CA) I-CA (3rd), Kamlager-Dove D-CA (37th), Garcia (CA) D-CA (42nd), Fong R-CA (20th)
NOT VOTING: Mullin D-CA (15th)
House Vote 3:
BORDER SECURITY FUNDING: The House has passed the Secure America Act (S. 2), sponsored by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. The bill would provide about $68 billion through fiscal 2029 for the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agencies, and border and immigration enforcement activities at other agencies of the Homeland Security Department. A supporter, Rep. Jodey C. Arrington, R-Texas, said the funding would help secure Americans against "the paramilitary terrorist drug cartels on the other side of the border who were glad to make more money off of trafficking people than they did drugs." An opponent, Rep Bobby Scott, D-Va., said it was wrong to add funding for Republicans' "lawless immigration enforcement agenda, even as ICE continues to abuse its authority and without any assurance that they will begin obeying the law by obtaining warrants before they go into people's homes, stop deporting citizens, and stop using excessive force." The vote, on June 9, was 214 yeas to 212 nays.
NAYS: Gomez D-CA (34th), Sanchez D-CA (38th), Torres (CA) D-CA (35th), Carbajal D-CA (24th), Min D-CA (47th), Costa D-CA (21st), Brownley D-CA (26th), Liccardo D-CA (16th), Panetta D-CA (19th), Vargas D-CA (52nd), Barragan D-CA (44th), Huffman D-CA (2nd), Khanna D-CA (17th), Levin D-CA (49th), Simon D-CA (12th), Takano D-CA (39th), Lofgren D-CA (18th), Thompson (CA) D-CA (4th), Aguilar D-CA (33rd), DeSaulnier D-CA (10th), Cisneros D-CA (31st), Pelosi D-CA (11th), Ruiz D-CA (25th), Harder (CA) D-CA (9th), Rivas D-CA (29th), Correa D-CA (46th), Friedman D-CA (30th), Sherman D-CA (32nd), Chu D-CA (28th), Garamendi D-CA (8th), Bera D-CA (6th), Waters D-CA (43rd), Lieu D-CA (36th), Peters D-CA (50th), Matsui D-CA (7th), Whitesides D-CA (27th), Tran D-CA (45th), Jacobs D-CA (51st), Gray D-CA (13th), Mullin D-CA (15th), Kiley (CA) I-CA (3rd), Kamlager-Dove D-CA (37th), Garcia (CA) D-CA (42nd)
YEAS: Calvert R-CA (41st), McClintock R-CA (5th), Issa R-CA (48th), Kim R-CA (40th), Obernolte R-CA (23rd), Valadao R-CA (22nd), Fong R-CA (20th)
House Vote 4:
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING CONTRACTS: The House has passed the Faster Labor Contracts Act (H.R. 5408), sponsored by Rep. Donald Norcross, D-N.J., to adopt measures with the goal of speeding the finalization of initial collective bargaining contracts between newly organized union workers and their employers. Norcross cited the advantage against workers that an employer can win by delaying contract adoption, and said that "by leveling the playing field, the Faster Labor Contracts Act would be the most significant new protection for workers since before World War II." A bill opponent, Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., said it "replaces negotiation with compulsion and substitutes private agreements with federal mandates. Most concerning, workers themselves may be bound by contracts they never approved." The vote, on June 9, was 230 yeas to 193 nays.
YEAS: Gomez D-CA (34th), Sanchez D-CA (38th), Torres (CA) D-CA (35th), Carbajal D-CA (24th), Min D-CA (47th), Costa D-CA (21st), Brownley D-CA (26th), Liccardo D-CA (16th), Panetta D-CA (19th), Vargas D-CA (52nd), Barragan D-CA (44th), Huffman D-CA (2nd), Levin D-CA (49th), Simon D-CA (12th), Takano D-CA (39th), Lofgren D-CA (18th), Thompson (CA) D-CA (4th), Aguilar D-CA (33rd), DeSaulnier D-CA (10th), Cisneros D-CA (31st), Pelosi D-CA (11th), Ruiz D-CA (25th), Harder (CA) D-CA (9th), Rivas D-CA (29th), Correa D-CA (46th), Friedman D-CA (30th), Sherman D-CA (32nd), Chu D-CA (28th), Garamendi D-CA (8th), Bera D-CA (6th), Waters D-CA (43rd), Lieu D-CA (36th), Peters D-CA (50th), Matsui D-CA (7th), Whitesides D-CA (27th), Tran D-CA (45th), Jacobs D-CA (51st), Gray D-CA (13th), Mullin D-CA (15th), Kamlager-Dove D-CA (37th), Garcia (CA) D-CA (42nd)
NAYS: Calvert R-CA (41st), McClintock R-CA (5th), Issa R-CA (48th), Kim R-CA (40th), Obernolte R-CA (23rd), Valadao R-CA (22nd), Kiley (CA) I-CA (3rd), Fong R-CA (20th)
NOT VOTING: Khanna D-CA (17th)
House Vote 5:
FEDERAL AID TO COLLEGE STUDENTS: The House has passed the No Aid for Ghost Students Act (H.R. 7892), sponsored by Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, to require the Education Department to use methods for preventing identity theft by fraudulent users of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) program for college students. Owens cited the need to "identify suspicious student aid applications and ensure these applicants are who they say they are before dollars go out the door." A bill opponent, Rep. Christian D. Menefee, D-Texas, said minorities and members of disadvantaged groups would be over-represented among those students who are wrongly flagged by a fraud detection algorithm, which "could mean a missed enrollment deadline. It could mean lost housing. It could mean the end of a dream before it even starts." The vote, on June 10, was 249 yeas to 172 nays.
NAYS: Gomez D-CA (34th), Sanchez D-CA (38th), Torres (CA) D-CA (35th), Carbajal D-CA (24th), Min D-CA (47th), Brownley D-CA (26th), Liccardo D-CA (16th), Vargas D-CA (52nd), Barragan D-CA (44th), Huffman D-CA (2nd), Khanna D-CA (17th), Levin D-CA (49th), Simon D-CA (12th), Takano D-CA (39th), Lofgren D-CA (18th), Thompson (CA) D-CA (4th), Aguilar D-CA (33rd), DeSaulnier D-CA (10th), Cisneros D-CA (31st), Pelosi D-CA (11th), Ruiz D-CA (25th), Rivas D-CA (29th), Correa D-CA (46th), Friedman D-CA (30th), Sherman D-CA (32nd), Chu D-CA (28th), Garamendi D-CA (8th), Bera D-CA (6th), Waters D-CA (43rd), Lieu D-CA (36th), Matsui D-CA (7th), Whitesides D-CA (27th), Jacobs D-CA (51st), Mullin D-CA (15th), Kamlager-Dove D-CA (37th), Garcia (CA) D-CA (42nd)
YEAS: Calvert R-CA (41st), Costa D-CA (21st), McClintock R-CA (5th), Panetta D-CA (19th), Harder (CA) D-CA (9th), Peters D-CA (50th), Issa R-CA (48th), Kim R-CA (40th), Obernolte R-CA (23rd), Tran D-CA (45th), Valadao R-CA (22nd), Gray D-CA (13th), Kiley (CA) I-CA (3rd), Fong R-CA (20th), Gallagher R-CA (1st)
House Vote 6:
PREVENTING FRAUDULENT PAYMENTS: The House has passed the Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act (H.R. 8312), sponsored by Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, to develop various efforts at the Treasury Department, including a new inspector general office, aimed at auditing federal government spending and detecting and preventing fraudulent payments. Sessions cited estimates of close to $100 billion of annual improper federal payments over the past two decades, and a sharp increase from 2021 through 2024, as showing the need for a better, permanent approach to fraud prevention. An opponent, Rep. James R. Walkinshaw, D-Va., said: "This bill would undercut independent inspectors general, which is one of the most powerful tools we have to combat waste, fraud, and abuse." The vote, on June 10, was 240 yeas to 181 nays.
NAYS: Gomez D-CA (34th), Sanchez D-CA (38th), Torres (CA) D-CA (35th), Carbajal D-CA (24th), Min D-CA (47th), Costa D-CA (21st), Brownley D-CA (26th), Liccardo D-CA (16th), Vargas D-CA (52nd), Barragan D-CA (44th), Huffman D-CA (2nd), Khanna D-CA (17th), Levin D-CA (49th), Simon D-CA (12th), Takano D-CA (39th), Lofgren D-CA (18th), Thompson (CA) D-CA (4th), Aguilar D-CA (33rd), DeSaulnier D-CA (10th), Cisneros D-CA (31st), Pelosi D-CA (11th), Ruiz D-CA (25th), Harder (CA) D-CA (9th), Rivas D-CA (29th), Friedman D-CA (30th), Sherman D-CA (32nd), Chu D-CA (28th), Garamendi D-CA (8th), Bera D-CA (6th), Waters D-CA (43rd), Lieu D-CA (36th), Peters D-CA (50th), Matsui D-CA (7th), Whitesides D-CA (27th), Jacobs D-CA (51st), Mullin D-CA (15th), Kamlager-Dove D-CA (37th), Garcia (CA) D-CA (42nd)
YEAS: Calvert R-CA (41st), McClintock R-CA (5th), Panetta D-CA (19th), Correa D-CA (46th), Issa R-CA (48th), Kim R-CA (40th), Obernolte R-CA (23rd), Tran D-CA (45th), Valadao R-CA (22nd), Gray D-CA (13th), Kiley (CA) I-CA (3rd), Fong R-CA (20th), Gallagher R-CA (1st)
House Vote 7:
FRAUD PREVENTION METHODS: The House has passed the Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act (H.R. 8464), sponsored by Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., to set out several required methods for government agencies to adopt for halting payments if they suspect an elevated risk of fraud is present. Comer said the bill "provides additional assurance to the American taxpayer that money is being paid to the right recipient and for the right amount while preserving the ownership of a program's administration within the appropriate federal agency as authorized by law." A bill opponent, Rep. Wesley Bell, D-Mo., said it "sets the standard so low that any administration can use it to cut off legitimate recipients before a single fact is even proven." The vote, on June 10, was 218 yeas to 200 nays.
NAYS: Gomez D-CA (34th), Torres (CA) D-CA (35th), Carbajal D-CA (24th), Min D-CA (47th), Costa D-CA (21st), Brownley D-CA (26th), Liccardo D-CA (16th), Panetta D-CA (19th), Vargas D-CA (52nd), Barragan D-CA (44th), Huffman D-CA (2nd), Khanna D-CA (17th), Levin D-CA (49th), Simon D-CA (12th), Takano D-CA (39th), Lofgren D-CA (18th), Thompson (CA) D-CA (4th), Aguilar D-CA (33rd), DeSaulnier D-CA (10th), Cisneros D-CA (31st), Pelosi D-CA (11th), Ruiz D-CA (25th), Harder (CA) D-CA (9th), Rivas D-CA (29th), Correa D-CA (46th), Friedman D-CA (30th), Sherman D-CA (32nd), Chu D-CA (28th), Garamendi D-CA (8th), Bera D-CA (6th), Waters D-CA (43rd), Lieu D-CA (36th), Peters D-CA (50th), Matsui D-CA (7th), Whitesides D-CA (27th), Tran D-CA (45th), Jacobs D-CA (51st), Gray D-CA (13th), Mullin D-CA (15th), Kamlager-Dove D-CA (37th), Garcia (CA) D-CA (42nd)
NOT VOTING: Sanchez D-CA (38th)
YEAS: Calvert R-CA (41st), McClintock R-CA (5th), Issa R-CA (48th), Kim R-CA (40th), Obernolte R-CA (23rd), Valadao R-CA (22nd), Kiley (CA) I-CA (3rd), Fong R-CA (20th), Gallagher R-CA (1st)
House Vote 8:
FISA PROGRAMS: The House has rejected a bill (H.R. 9238), sponsored by Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., that would have extended, until July 2, surveillance programs authorized by the seventh title of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), including the Section 702 program. Crawford said the temporary extension of Section 702 was needed given the country's "elevated threat level with FIFA World Cup games beginning this week, America's 250th birthday and related celebrations coming up this summer, Iran and its proxies are targeting U.S. military personnel daily." A bill opponent, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., said Section 702 "is unconstitutional and there is only one way to fix it: require warrants, judicial warrants" to do surveillance that could involve legal U.S. residents. The vote, on June 11, was 198 yeas to 218 nays.
NAYS: Gomez D-CA (34th), Sanchez D-CA (38th), Torres (CA) D-CA (35th), Carbajal D-CA (24th), Min D-CA (47th), Costa D-CA (21st), Brownley D-CA (26th), Liccardo D-CA (16th), Panetta D-CA (19th), Vargas D-CA (52nd), Barragan D-CA (44th), Huffman D-CA (2nd), Khanna D-CA (17th), Levin D-CA (49th), Simon D-CA (12th), Takano D-CA (39th), Lofgren D-CA (18th), Thompson (CA) D-CA (4th), Aguilar D-CA (33rd), DeSaulnier D-CA (10th), Cisneros D-CA (31st), Pelosi D-CA (11th), Ruiz D-CA (25th), Harder (CA) D-CA (9th), Rivas D-CA (29th), Correa D-CA (46th), Friedman D-CA (30th), Sherman D-CA (32nd), Chu D-CA (28th), Garamendi D-CA (8th), Bera D-CA (6th), Waters D-CA (43rd), Lieu D-CA (36th), Peters D-CA (50th), Matsui D-CA (7th), Whitesides D-CA (27th), Tran D-CA (45th), Jacobs D-CA (51st), Gray D-CA (13th), Mullin D-CA (15th), Kamlager-Dove D-CA (37th), Garcia (CA) D-CA (42nd)
YEAS: Calvert R-CA (41st), McClintock R-CA (5th), Issa R-CA (48th), Kim R-CA (40th), Obernolte R-CA (23rd), Valadao R-CA (22nd), Kiley (CA) I-CA (3rd), Fong R-CA (20th), Gallagher R-CA (1st)
House Vote 9:
STATEMENT ON FRAUD: The House has passed a bill (H. Res. 1335), sponsored by Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, expressing the sense of the House that adopting widespread fraud and improper payment prevention efforts in the federal government would have a meaningful benefit for financial prosperity. A supporter, Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, said: "We are facing a national emergency of fraud in federal programs that is impacting all Americans." A bill opponent, Rep. James R. Walkinshaw, D-Va., said it "turns what should be a bipartisan effort into a partisan political attack that points the finger only at Democratic-led states and governors while pretending the problem does not exist in Republican-led states." The vote, on June 11, was 235 yeas to 177 nays, with 2 voting present.
NAYS: Gomez D-CA (34th), Sanchez D-CA (38th), Torres (CA) D-CA (35th), Carbajal D-CA (24th), Min D-CA (47th), Costa D-CA (21st), Brownley D-CA (26th), Liccardo D-CA (16th), Panetta D-CA (19th), Vargas D-CA (52nd), Barragan D-CA (44th), Huffman D-CA (2nd), Khanna D-CA (17th), Levin D-CA (49th), Simon D-CA (12th), Takano D-CA (39th), Lofgren D-CA (18th), Thompson (CA) D-CA (4th), Aguilar D-CA (33rd), DeSaulnier D-CA (10th), Cisneros D-CA (31st), Pelosi D-CA (11th), Ruiz D-CA (25th), Harder (CA) D-CA (9th), Rivas D-CA (29th), Correa D-CA (46th), Friedman D-CA (30th), Sherman D-CA (32nd), Chu D-CA (28th), Garamendi D-CA (8th), Bera D-CA (6th), Waters D-CA (43rd), Lieu D-CA (36th), Peters D-CA (50th), Matsui D-CA (7th), Whitesides D-CA (27th), Jacobs D-CA (51st), Gray D-CA (13th), Mullin D-CA (15th), Kamlager-Dove D-CA (37th), Garcia (CA) D-CA (42nd)
YEAS: Calvert R-CA (41st), McClintock R-CA (5th), Issa R-CA (48th), Kim R-CA (40th), Obernolte R-CA (23rd), Tran D-CA (45th), Valadao R-CA (22nd), Kiley (CA) I-CA (3rd), Fong R-CA (20th), Gallagher R-CA (1st)
SENATE VOTES:
Senate Vote 1:
CAPITOL RIOT: The Senate has rejected a motion to waive budgetary discipline for an amendment sponsored by Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., to the Secure America Act (S. 2), that would have provided payments to law enforcement officers who were on duty at the Capitol building on January 6, 2021. The vote, on June 5, was 52 yeas to 47 nays.
YEAS: Padilla D-CA, Schiff D-CA
Senate Vote 2:
BORDER SECURITY: The Senate has passed the amended version of the Secure America Act (S. 2), sponsored by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. The bill would provide multiple billions of dollars in coming years for the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agencies, and border and immigration activities at other agencies. A supporter, Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., said it would "make sure that ICE and CBP have the funding they need to carry out the mission we have set out in federal immigration law." An opponent, Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., said the agencies already had more than $100 billion of available but unspent funding, and Padilla said adding unneeded funding would support extreme, cruel, unlawful, and indefensible immigration enforcement actions by the Trump administration. The vote, on June 5, was 52 yeas to 47 nays.
NAYS: Padilla D-CA, Schiff D-CA
Senate Vote 3:
KANSAS JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Anthony Mattivi to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for Kansas. Mattivi has headed Kansas's Bureau of Investigation for three years, after two decades as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Kansas district. A supporter, Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., said Mattivi "has demonstrated his devotion to serving Kansans and improving the judicial system, and I am confident his experience in the courtroom and in law enforcement will aid him well on the federal bench." An opponent, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., cited Mattivi's "inability to demonstrate that he will be a neutral arbiter" if confirmed. The vote, on June 9, was 51 yeas to 46 nays.
NAYS: Padilla D-CA, Schiff D-CA
Senate Vote 4:
SECOND KANSAS JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Anthony J. Powell to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for Kansas. Powell had been Kansas's solicitor general for three years, after a decade as an appeals court judge in the state; he was previously a legislator in the Kansas House for four terms. A supporter, Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., said: "I believe he has the qualifications, the integrity, and the commitment necessary to serve Kansans." The vote, on June 10, was 50 yeas to 44 nays.
NAYS: Padilla D-CA, Schiff D-CA
Senate Vote 5:
STATE DEPARTMENT: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Brock Dahl to be the State Department's legal adviser. Most recently a lawyer at the Freshfields law firm, Dahl had been a lawyer at the National Security Agency and Treasury Department, and at several international law firms. The vote, on June 11, was 49 yeas to 44 nays.
NAYS: Padilla D-CA, Schiff D-CA
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Alabama Congressional Votes for the Week ending 2026-06-12
by Arne Christensen
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Here's a look at how Alabama members of Congress voted over the previous week.HOUSE VOTES:
House Vote 1:
FRAUD AND EMERGENCY SPENDING: The House has passed the Taxpayer Resources Used in Emergencies Accountability Act (H.R. 8466), sponsored by Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., to require federal agencies to make plans for preventing wasteful and fraudulent spending under a federally declared emergency, such as a hurricane or other natural disaster. Biggs said: "It is time to bring some accountability to our government so that we stop losing untold amounts of hard-earned taxpayer ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Here's a look at how Alabama members of Congress voted over the previous week. HOUSE VOTES: House Vote 1: FRAUD AND EMERGENCY SPENDING: The House has passed the Taxpayer Resources Used in Emergencies Accountability Act (H.R. 8466), sponsored by Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., to require federal agencies to make plans for preventing wasteful and fraudulent spending under a federally declared emergency, such as a hurricane or other natural disaster. Biggs said: "It is time to bring some accountability to our government so that we stop losing untold amounts of hard-earned taxpayermoney." The vote, on June 8, was unanimous with 384 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 2:
TRAINING FOR FRAUD PREVENTION: The House has passed the Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act (H.R. 8428), sponsored by Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wis., to require the adoption of anti-fraud training programs to be undertaken by managers of federal government programs. Grothman said currently, "too many federal employees and program administrators are left without training, guidance, or tools they need to identify risks before taxpayer dollars go out the door. The bill takes a commonsense step to fix that." The vote, on June 8, was unanimous with 393 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:
BORDER SECURITY FUNDING: The House has passed the Secure America Act (S. 2), sponsored by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. The bill would provide about $68 billion through fiscal 2029 for the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agencies, and border and immigration enforcement activities at other agencies of the Homeland Security Department. A supporter, Rep. Jodey C. Arrington, R-Texas, said the funding would help secure Americans against "the paramilitary terrorist drug cartels on the other side of the border who were glad to make more money off of trafficking people than they did drugs." An opponent, Rep Bobby Scott, D-Va., said it was wrong to add funding for Republicans' "lawless immigration enforcement agenda, even as ICE continues to abuse its authority and without any assurance that they will begin obeying the law by obtaining warrants before they go into people's homes, stop deporting citizens, and stop using excessive force." The vote, on June 9, was 214 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 4:
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING CONTRACTS: The House has passed the Faster Labor Contracts Act (H.R. 5408), sponsored by Rep. Donald Norcross, D-N.J., to adopt measures with the goal of speeding the finalization of initial collective bargaining contracts between newly organized union workers and their employers. Norcross cited the advantage against workers that an employer can win by delaying contract adoption, and said that "by leveling the playing field, the Faster Labor Contracts Act would be the most significant new protection for workers since before World War II." A bill opponent, Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., said it "replaces negotiation with compulsion and substitutes private agreements with federal mandates. Most concerning, workers themselves may be bound by contracts they never approved." The vote, on June 9, was 230 yeas to 193 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 5:
FEDERAL AID TO COLLEGE STUDENTS: The House has passed the No Aid for Ghost Students Act (H.R. 7892), sponsored by Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, to require the Education Department to use methods for preventing identity theft by fraudulent users of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) program for college students. Owens cited the need to "identify suspicious student aid applications and ensure these applicants are who they say they are before dollars go out the door." A bill opponent, Rep. Christian D. Menefee, D-Texas, said minorities and members of disadvantaged groups would be over-represented among those students who are wrongly flagged by a fraud detection algorithm, which "could mean a missed enrollment deadline. It could mean lost housing. It could mean the end of a dream before it even starts." The vote, on June 10, was 249 yeas to 172 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:
PREVENTING FRAUDULENT PAYMENTS: The House has passed the Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act (H.R. 8312), sponsored by Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, to develop various efforts at the Treasury Department, including a new inspector general office, aimed at auditing federal government spending and detecting and preventing fraudulent payments. Sessions cited estimates of close to $100 billion of annual improper federal payments over the past two decades, and a sharp increase from 2021 through 2024, as showing the need for a better, permanent approach to fraud prevention. An opponent, Rep. James R. Walkinshaw, D-Va., said: "This bill would undercut independent inspectors general, which is one of the most powerful tools we have to combat waste, fraud, and abuse." The vote, on June 10, was 240 yeas to 181 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 7:
FRAUD PREVENTION METHODS: The House has passed the Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act (H.R. 8464), sponsored by Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., to set out several required methods for government agencies to adopt for halting payments if they suspect an elevated risk of fraud is present. Comer said the bill "provides additional assurance to the American taxpayer that money is being paid to the right recipient and for the right amount while preserving the ownership of a program's administration within the appropriate federal agency as authorized by law." A bill opponent, Rep. Wesley Bell, D-Mo., said it "sets the standard so low that any administration can use it to cut off legitimate recipients before a single fact is even proven." The vote, on June 10, was 218 yeas to 200 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:
FISA PROGRAMS: The House has rejected a bill (H.R. 9238), sponsored by Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., that would have extended, until July 2, surveillance programs authorized by the seventh title of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), including the Section 702 program. Crawford said the temporary extension of Section 702 was needed given the country's "elevated threat level with FIFA World Cup games beginning this week, America's 250th birthday and related celebrations coming up this summer, Iran and its proxies are targeting U.S. military personnel daily." A bill opponent, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., said Section 702 "is unconstitutional and there is only one way to fix it: require warrants, judicial warrants" to do surveillance that could involve legal U.S. residents. The vote, on June 11, was 198 yeas to 218 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:
STATEMENT ON FRAUD: The House has passed a bill (H. Res. 1335), sponsored by Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, expressing the sense of the House that adopting widespread fraud and improper payment prevention efforts in the federal government would have a meaningful benefit for financial prosperity. A supporter, Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, said: "We are facing a national emergency of fraud in federal programs that is impacting all Americans." A bill opponent, Rep. James R. Walkinshaw, D-Va., said it "turns what should be a bipartisan effort into a partisan political attack that points the finger only at Democratic-led states and governors while pretending the problem does not exist in Republican-led states." The vote, on June 11, was 235 yeas to 177 nays, with 2 voting present.
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)
SENATE VOTES:
Senate Vote 1:
CAPITOL RIOT: The Senate has rejected a motion to waive budgetary discipline for an amendment sponsored by Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., to the Secure America Act (S. 2), that would have provided payments to law enforcement officers who were on duty at the Capitol building on January 6, 2021. The vote, on June 5, was 52 yeas to 47 nays.
NAYS: Tuberville R-AL, Britt R-AL
Senate Vote 2:
BORDER SECURITY: The Senate has passed the amended version of the Secure America Act (S. 2), sponsored by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. The bill would provide multiple billions of dollars in coming years for the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agencies, and border and immigration activities at other agencies. A supporter, Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., said it would "make sure that ICE and CBP have the funding they need to carry out the mission we have set out in federal immigration law." An opponent, Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., said the agencies already had more than $100 billion of available but unspent funding, and Padilla said adding unneeded funding would support extreme, cruel, unlawful, and indefensible immigration enforcement actions by the Trump administration. The vote, on June 5, was 52 yeas to 47 nays.
YEAS: Tuberville R-AL, Britt R-AL
Senate Vote 3:
KANSAS JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Anthony Mattivi to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for Kansas. Mattivi has headed Kansas's Bureau of Investigation for three years, after two decades as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Kansas district. A supporter, Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., said Mattivi "has demonstrated his devotion to serving Kansans and improving the judicial system, and I am confident his experience in the courtroom and in law enforcement will aid him well on the federal bench." An opponent, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., cited Mattivi's "inability to demonstrate that he will be a neutral arbiter" if confirmed. The vote, on June 9, was 51 yeas to 46 nays.
YEAS: Tuberville R-AL, Britt R-AL
Senate Vote 4:
SECOND KANSAS JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Anthony J. Powell to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for Kansas. Powell had been Kansas's solicitor general for three years, after a decade as an appeals court judge in the state; he was previously a legislator in the Kansas House for four terms. A supporter, Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., said: "I believe he has the qualifications, the integrity, and the commitment necessary to serve Kansans." The vote, on June 10, was 50 yeas to 44 nays.
YEAS: Tuberville R-AL, Britt R-AL
Senate Vote 5:
STATE DEPARTMENT: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Brock Dahl to be the State Department's legal adviser. Most recently a lawyer at the Freshfields law firm, Dahl had been a lawyer at the National Security Agency and Treasury Department, and at several international law firms. The vote, on June 11, was 49 yeas to 44 nays.
YEAS: Tuberville R-AL, Britt R-AL
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