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Congressional Votes for Connecticut for the Week of Nov. 7-13, 2025
By Arne Christensen
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Here's a look at how members of Congress in Connecticut voted for the week of Nov. 7-13, 2025.Along with this week's roll call votes, the Senate also passed a bill (S. Res. 463), expressing condemnation of the Chinese Communist Party's persecution of religious minority groups, including Christians, Muslims, and Buddhists and the detention of Pastor "Ezra" Jin Mingri and leaders of the Zion Church, and reaffirming the United States' global commitment to promote religious freedom and tolerance; the Medal of Honor Act (H.R. 695), to increase the rate of the special pension ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Here's a look at how members of Congress in Connecticut voted for the week of Nov. 7-13, 2025. Along with this week's roll call votes, the Senate also passed a bill (S. Res. 463), expressing condemnation of the Chinese Communist Party's persecution of religious minority groups, including Christians, Muslims, and Buddhists and the detention of Pastor "Ezra" Jin Mingri and leaders of the Zion Church, and reaffirming the United States' global commitment to promote religious freedom and tolerance; the Medal of Honor Act (H.R. 695), to increase the rate of the special pensionpayable to Medal of Honor recipients; a bill (S. Res. 124), recognizing the 250th anniversary of the United States Marine Corps; and the Lactation Spaces for Veteran Moms Act (S. 778), to require a lactation space in each medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The House also passed a bill (H. Res. 874), expressing the profound sorrow of the House of Representatives on the death of Richard B. [Dick] Cheney.
HOUSE VOTES:
House Vote 1:
AMENDED APPROPRIATIONS BILL: The House has passed the Senate amendment to the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371). The amended bill would fund federal government programs through January 30, and provide fiscal 2026 appropriations for the Agriculture Department, Veterans Affairs Department, and military construction and legislative branch programs. A supporter, Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., said: "The legislation before us reopens the government, restores critical services, and puts an end to the needless hardship Democrats have inflicted on the country." An opponent, Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., said none of the bill's provisions "stops costs from skyrocketing at the beginning of next year. Not one of them offers relief to American families being squeezed tighter and tighter by the Republican crisis." The vote, on Nov. 12, was 222 yeas to 209 nays.
NAYS: DeLauro D-CT (3rd), Hayes D-CT (5th), Larson (CT) D-CT (1st), Himes D-CT (4th), Courtney D-CT (2nd)
SENATE VOTES:
Senate Vote 1:
PAYING WORKERS DURING GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWNS: The Senate has rejected cloture on a motion to end debate and proceed to consideration of the Shutdown Fairness Act (S. 3012), sponsored by Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis. The bill would provide funding for federal government agencies to continue to pay their employees who remain working during an appropriations lapse (shutdown). Johnson said the bill "permanently stops using federal employees and the American public as pawns in these sick partisan games" when Congress fails to pass spending legislation. An opponent, Sen. Gary C. Peters, D-Mich., said the bill allowed "too much wiggle room for the administration to basically pick and choose which federal employees are paid and when." The vote, on Nov. 7, was 53 yeas to 43 nays, with a three-fifths majority required.
NAYS: Murphy D-CT, Blumenthal D-CT
Senate Vote 2:
DEBATING CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS BILL: The Senate has approved a cloture motion to end debate on the motion to consider the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371). A supporter, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said: "The Democrats' failure to support a clean, bipartisan funding bill has caused pain, suffering, and uncertainty for the American people." An opponent, Sen. Bernie Sanders, ID-Vt., said: "If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are going to see at least a doubling of their premiums in the Affordable Care Act." The vote, on Nov. 9, was 60 yeas to 40 nays, with a three-fifths majority required.
NAYS: Murphy D-CT, Blumenthal D-CT
Senate Vote 3:
CONSIDERING CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS BILL: The Senate has approved a motion to proceed to consideration of the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371). A motion supporter, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., asked senators "not to stand in the way of our being able to deliver the coming relief quickly. The American people have suffered for long enough. Let's not pointlessly drag this bill out." The vote, on Nov. 10, was 60 yeas to 40 nays.
NAYS: Murphy D-CT, Blumenthal D-CT
Senate Vote 4:
HEALTH INSURANCE SUBSIDIES: The Senate has rejected a motion sponsored by Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., that would have tabled an amendment to the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371) for the purpose of offering an amendment to extend tax credits for individual purchases of health insurance plans for a year. Baldwin said the extension would "stop costs from skyrocketing for constituents, and give us time to negotiate on healthcare costs, without leaving 22 million Americans in the lurch." The vote, on Nov. 10, was 47 yeas to 53 nays.
YEAS: Murphy D-CT, Blumenthal D-CT
Senate Vote 5:
SPENDING RESCISSIONS: The Senate has rejected a motion sponsored by Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., that would have tabled an amendment to the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371) for the purpose of offering an amendment to block the president from cancelling spending as set out in legislation enacted into law (rescissions). Merkley said: "None of us are well served by a situation where the president decides to cancel programs based on the president's preferences. That is not a democracy." The vote, on Nov. 10, was 47 yeas to 53 nays.
YEAS: Murphy D-CT, Blumenthal D-CT
Senate Vote 6:
REGULATING HEMP PRODUCTS: The Senate has tabled an amendment sponsored by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., to the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371). The amendment would have cancelled a redefinition of hemp included in the bill that would restrict hemp products that have more than a 0.3 percent concentration of tetrahydrocannabinols (THCs). Paul said the redefinition "will outlaw all current hemp plants and seeds. It changes the definition of what a hemp plant is. It makes it so low that there may not even be an existing plant that can meet the parameters." An amendment opponent, Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said the redefinition "merely clarifies the original intent of the 2018 farm bill, rooting out the bad actors and protecting the growing hemp industry." The vote to table, on Nov. 10, was 76 yeas to 24 nays.
NAYS: Murphy D-CT, Blumenthal D-CT
Senate Vote 7:
APPROPRIATIONS SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT: The Senate has approved a substitute amendment sponsored by Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, to the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371). The amendment would fund federal government programs through January 30, and provide fiscal 2026 appropriations for the Agriculture Department, Veterans Affairs Department, and military construction and legislative branch programs. Collins said passing the amended bill would mean reopening "government immediately, funding vital programs and resuming pay for federal workers who, for the last 40 days, have had to live with the stress of missed paychecks." An opponent, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said: "This healthcare crisis is so severe, so urgent, so devastating for families back home that I cannot in good faith support this CR [continuing resolution] that fails to address the healthcare crisis." The vote, on Nov. 10, was 60 yeas to 40 nays.
NAYS: Murphy D-CT, Blumenthal D-CT
Senate Vote 8:
CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS: The Senate has passed the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371), sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., to fund federal government programs through January 30, and provide fiscal 2026 appropriations for the Agriculture Department, Veterans Affairs Department, and military construction and legislative branch programs. A supporter, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., said: "It is time to reopen the government because Americans have waited and suffered too long." An opponent, Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., said "this legislation does nothing--nothing--concrete to lower costs or protect healthcare for millions of Americans from MAGA Republican attacks." The vote, on Nov. 10, was 60 yeas to 40 nays.
NAYS: Murphy D-CT, Blumenthal D-CT
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Congressional Votes for Colorado for the Week of Nov. 7-13, 2025
By Arne Christensen
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Here's a look at how members of Congress in Colorado voted for the week of Nov. 7-13, 2025.Along with this week's roll call votes, the Senate also passed a bill (S. Res. 463), expressing condemnation of the Chinese Communist Party's persecution of religious minority groups, including Christians, Muslims, and Buddhists and the detention of Pastor "Ezra" Jin Mingri and leaders of the Zion Church, and reaffirming the United States' global commitment to promote religious freedom and tolerance; the Medal of Honor Act (H.R. 695), to increase the rate of the special pension payable ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Here's a look at how members of Congress in Colorado voted for the week of Nov. 7-13, 2025. Along with this week's roll call votes, the Senate also passed a bill (S. Res. 463), expressing condemnation of the Chinese Communist Party's persecution of religious minority groups, including Christians, Muslims, and Buddhists and the detention of Pastor "Ezra" Jin Mingri and leaders of the Zion Church, and reaffirming the United States' global commitment to promote religious freedom and tolerance; the Medal of Honor Act (H.R. 695), to increase the rate of the special pension payableto Medal of Honor recipients; a bill (S. Res. 124), recognizing the 250th anniversary of the United States Marine Corps; and the Lactation Spaces for Veteran Moms Act (S. 778), to require a lactation space in each medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The House also passed a bill (H. Res. 874), expressing the profound sorrow of the House of Representatives on the death of Richard B. [Dick] Cheney.
HOUSE VOTES:
House Vote 1:
AMENDED APPROPRIATIONS BILL: The House has passed the Senate amendment to the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371). The amended bill would fund federal government programs through January 30, and provide fiscal 2026 appropriations for the Agriculture Department, Veterans Affairs Department, and military construction and legislative branch programs. A supporter, Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., said: "The legislation before us reopens the government, restores critical services, and puts an end to the needless hardship Democrats have inflicted on the country." An opponent, Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., said none of the bill's provisions "stops costs from skyrocketing at the beginning of next year. Not one of them offers relief to American families being squeezed tighter and tighter by the Republican crisis." The vote, on Nov. 12, was 222 yeas to 209 nays.
NAYS: DeGette D-CO (1st), Crow D-CO (6th), Neguse D-CO (2nd), Pettersen D-CO (7th)
YEAS: Crank R-CO (5th), Boebert R-CO (4th), Evans (CO) R-CO (8th), Hurd (CO) R-CO (3rd)
SENATE VOTES:
Senate Vote 1:
PAYING WORKERS DURING GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWNS: The Senate has rejected cloture on a motion to end debate and proceed to consideration of the Shutdown Fairness Act (S. 3012), sponsored by Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis. The bill would provide funding for federal government agencies to continue to pay their employees who remain working during an appropriations lapse (shutdown). Johnson said the bill "permanently stops using federal employees and the American public as pawns in these sick partisan games" when Congress fails to pass spending legislation. An opponent, Sen. Gary C. Peters, D-Mich., said the bill allowed "too much wiggle room for the administration to basically pick and choose which federal employees are paid and when." The vote, on Nov. 7, was 53 yeas to 43 nays, with a three-fifths majority required.
NAYS: Bennet D-CO, Hickenlooper D-CO
Senate Vote 2:
DEBATING CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS BILL: The Senate has approved a cloture motion to end debate on the motion to consider the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371). A supporter, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said: "The Democrats' failure to support a clean, bipartisan funding bill has caused pain, suffering, and uncertainty for the American people." An opponent, Sen. Bernie Sanders, ID-Vt., said: "If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are going to see at least a doubling of their premiums in the Affordable Care Act." The vote, on Nov. 9, was 60 yeas to 40 nays, with a three-fifths majority required.
NAYS: Bennet D-CO, Hickenlooper D-CO
Senate Vote 3:
CONSIDERING CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS BILL: The Senate has approved a motion to proceed to consideration of the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371). A motion supporter, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., asked senators "not to stand in the way of our being able to deliver the coming relief quickly. The American people have suffered for long enough. Let's not pointlessly drag this bill out." The vote, on Nov. 10, was 60 yeas to 40 nays.
NAYS: Bennet D-CO, Hickenlooper D-CO
Senate Vote 4:
HEALTH INSURANCE SUBSIDIES: The Senate has rejected a motion sponsored by Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., that would have tabled an amendment to the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371) for the purpose of offering an amendment to extend tax credits for individual purchases of health insurance plans for a year. Baldwin said the extension would "stop costs from skyrocketing for constituents, and give us time to negotiate on healthcare costs, without leaving 22 million Americans in the lurch." The vote, on Nov. 10, was 47 yeas to 53 nays.
YEAS: Bennet D-CO, Hickenlooper D-CO
Senate Vote 5:
SPENDING RESCISSIONS: The Senate has rejected a motion sponsored by Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., that would have tabled an amendment to the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371) for the purpose of offering an amendment to block the president from cancelling spending as set out in legislation enacted into law (rescissions). Merkley said: "None of us are well served by a situation where the president decides to cancel programs based on the president's preferences. That is not a democracy." The vote, on Nov. 10, was 47 yeas to 53 nays.
YEAS: Bennet D-CO, Hickenlooper D-CO
Senate Vote 6:
REGULATING HEMP PRODUCTS: The Senate has tabled an amendment sponsored by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., to the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371). The amendment would have cancelled a redefinition of hemp included in the bill that would restrict hemp products that have more than a 0.3 percent concentration of tetrahydrocannabinols (THCs). Paul said the redefinition "will outlaw all current hemp plants and seeds. It changes the definition of what a hemp plant is. It makes it so low that there may not even be an existing plant that can meet the parameters." An amendment opponent, Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said the redefinition "merely clarifies the original intent of the 2018 farm bill, rooting out the bad actors and protecting the growing hemp industry." The vote to table, on Nov. 10, was 76 yeas to 24 nays.
NAYS: Bennet D-CO, Hickenlooper D-CO
Senate Vote 7:
APPROPRIATIONS SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT: The Senate has approved a substitute amendment sponsored by Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, to the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371). The amendment would fund federal government programs through January 30, and provide fiscal 2026 appropriations for the Agriculture Department, Veterans Affairs Department, and military construction and legislative branch programs. Collins said passing the amended bill would mean reopening "government immediately, funding vital programs and resuming pay for federal workers who, for the last 40 days, have had to live with the stress of missed paychecks." An opponent, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said: "This healthcare crisis is so severe, so urgent, so devastating for families back home that I cannot in good faith support this CR [continuing resolution] that fails to address the healthcare crisis." The vote, on Nov. 10, was 60 yeas to 40 nays.
NAYS: Bennet D-CO, Hickenlooper D-CO
Senate Vote 8:
CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS: The Senate has passed the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371), sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., to fund federal government programs through January 30, and provide fiscal 2026 appropriations for the Agriculture Department, Veterans Affairs Department, and military construction and legislative branch programs. A supporter, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., said: "It is time to reopen the government because Americans have waited and suffered too long." An opponent, Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., said "this legislation does nothing--nothing--concrete to lower costs or protect healthcare for millions of Americans from MAGA Republican attacks." The vote, on Nov. 10, was 60 yeas to 40 nays.
NAYS: Bennet D-CO, Hickenlooper D-CO
For more information about Targeted News Service, please contact Myron Struck, editor, 703/304-1897, editor@targetednews.com; for technical questions about transmission or for retransmissions, please contact Kevin Meek, kevin@targetednews.com.
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Congressional Votes for California for the Week of Nov. 7-13, 2025
By Arne Christensen
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Here's a look at how members of Congress in California voted for the week of Nov. 7-13, 2025.Along with this week's roll call votes, the Senate also passed a bill (S. Res. 463), expressing condemnation of the Chinese Communist Party's persecution of religious minority groups, including Christians, Muslims, and Buddhists and the detention of Pastor "Ezra" Jin Mingri and leaders of the Zion Church, and reaffirming the United States' global commitment to promote religious freedom and tolerance; the Medal of Honor Act (H.R. 695), to increase the rate of the special pension ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Here's a look at how members of Congress in California voted for the week of Nov. 7-13, 2025. Along with this week's roll call votes, the Senate also passed a bill (S. Res. 463), expressing condemnation of the Chinese Communist Party's persecution of religious minority groups, including Christians, Muslims, and Buddhists and the detention of Pastor "Ezra" Jin Mingri and leaders of the Zion Church, and reaffirming the United States' global commitment to promote religious freedom and tolerance; the Medal of Honor Act (H.R. 695), to increase the rate of the special pensionpayable to Medal of Honor recipients; a bill (S. Res. 124), recognizing the 250th anniversary of the United States Marine Corps; and the Lactation Spaces for Veteran Moms Act (S. 778), to require a lactation space in each medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The House also passed a bill (H. Res. 874), expressing the profound sorrow of the House of Representatives on the death of Richard B. [Dick] Cheney.
HOUSE VOTES:
House Vote 1:
AMENDED APPROPRIATIONS BILL: The House has passed the Senate amendment to the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371). The amended bill would fund federal government programs through January 30, and provide fiscal 2026 appropriations for the Agriculture Department, Veterans Affairs Department, and military construction and legislative branch programs. A supporter, Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., said: "The legislation before us reopens the government, restores critical services, and puts an end to the needless hardship Democrats have inflicted on the country." An opponent, Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., said none of the bill's provisions "stops costs from skyrocketing at the beginning of next year. Not one of them offers relief to American families being squeezed tighter and tighter by the Republican crisis." The vote, on Nov. 12, was 222 yeas to 209 nays.
NAYS: Aguilar D-CA (33rd), Barragan D-CA (44th), Bera D-CA (6th), Brownley D-CA (26th), Carbajal D-CA (24th), Chu D-CA (28th), Cisneros D-CA (31st), Correa D-CA (46th), Costa D-CA (21st), DeSaulnier D-CA (10th), Friedman D-CA (30th), Garamendi D-CA (8th), Garcia (CA) D-CA (42nd), Gomez D-CA (34th), Harder (CA) D-CA (9th), Huffman D-CA (2nd), Jacobs D-CA (51st), Kamlager-Dove D-CA (37th), Khanna D-CA (17th), Levin D-CA (49th), Liccardo D-CA (16th), Lieu D-CA (36th), Lofgren D-CA (18th), Matsui D-CA (7th), Min D-CA (47th), Mullin D-CA (15th), Panetta D-CA (19th), Pelosi D-CA (11th), Peters D-CA (50th), Rivas D-CA (29th), Ruiz D-CA (25th), Sanchez D-CA (38th), Sherman D-CA (32nd), Simon D-CA (12th), Swalwell D-CA (14th), Takano D-CA (39th), Thompson (CA) D-CA (4th), Torres (CA) D-CA (35th), Tran D-CA (45th), Vargas D-CA (52nd), Waters D-CA (43rd), Whitesides D-CA (27th)
YEAS: Calvert R-CA (41st), Fong R-CA (20th), Gray D-CA (13th), Issa R-CA (48th), Kiley (CA) R-CA (3rd), Kim R-CA (40th), LaMalfa R-CA (1st), McClintock R-CA (5th), Obernolte R-CA (23rd), Valadao R-CA (22nd)
SENATE VOTES:
Senate Vote 1:
PAYING WORKERS DURING GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWNS: The Senate has rejected cloture on a motion to end debate and proceed to consideration of the Shutdown Fairness Act (S. 3012), sponsored by Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis. The bill would provide funding for federal government agencies to continue to pay their employees who remain working during an appropriations lapse (shutdown). Johnson said the bill "permanently stops using federal employees and the American public as pawns in these sick partisan games" when Congress fails to pass spending legislation. An opponent, Sen. Gary C. Peters, D-Mich., said the bill allowed "too much wiggle room for the administration to basically pick and choose which federal employees are paid and when." The vote, on Nov. 7, was 53 yeas to 43 nays, with a three-fifths majority required.
NAYS: Padilla D-CA, Schiff D-CA
Senate Vote 2:
DEBATING CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS BILL: The Senate has approved a cloture motion to end debate on the motion to consider the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371). A supporter, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said: "The Democrats' failure to support a clean, bipartisan funding bill has caused pain, suffering, and uncertainty for the American people." An opponent, Sen. Bernie Sanders, ID-Vt., said: "If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are going to see at least a doubling of their premiums in the Affordable Care Act." The vote, on Nov. 9, was 60 yeas to 40 nays, with a three-fifths majority required.
NAYS: Padilla D-CA, Schiff D-CA
Senate Vote 3:
CONSIDERING CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS BILL: The Senate has approved a motion to proceed to consideration of the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371). A motion supporter, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., asked senators "not to stand in the way of our being able to deliver the coming relief quickly. The American people have suffered for long enough. Let's not pointlessly drag this bill out." The vote, on Nov. 10, was 60 yeas to 40 nays.
NAYS: Padilla D-CA, Schiff D-CA
Senate Vote 4:
HEALTH INSURANCE SUBSIDIES: The Senate has rejected a motion sponsored by Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., that would have tabled an amendment to the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371) for the purpose of offering an amendment to extend tax credits for individual purchases of health insurance plans for a year. Baldwin said the extension would "stop costs from skyrocketing for constituents, and give us time to negotiate on healthcare costs, without leaving 22 million Americans in the lurch." The vote, on Nov. 10, was 47 yeas to 53 nays.
YEAS: Padilla D-CA, Schiff D-CA
Senate Vote 5:
SPENDING RESCISSIONS: The Senate has rejected a motion sponsored by Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., that would have tabled an amendment to the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371) for the purpose of offering an amendment to block the president from cancelling spending as set out in legislation enacted into law (rescissions). Merkley said: "None of us are well served by a situation where the president decides to cancel programs based on the president's preferences. That is not a democracy." The vote, on Nov. 10, was 47 yeas to 53 nays.
YEAS: Padilla D-CA, Schiff D-CA
Senate Vote 6:
REGULATING HEMP PRODUCTS: The Senate has tabled an amendment sponsored by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., to the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371). The amendment would have cancelled a redefinition of hemp included in the bill that would restrict hemp products that have more than a 0.3 percent concentration of tetrahydrocannabinols (THCs). Paul said the redefinition "will outlaw all current hemp plants and seeds. It changes the definition of what a hemp plant is. It makes it so low that there may not even be an existing plant that can meet the parameters." An amendment opponent, Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said the redefinition "merely clarifies the original intent of the 2018 farm bill, rooting out the bad actors and protecting the growing hemp industry." The vote to table, on Nov. 10, was 76 yeas to 24 nays.
YEAS: Padilla D-CA, Schiff D-CA
Senate Vote 7:
APPROPRIATIONS SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT: The Senate has approved a substitute amendment sponsored by Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, to the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371). The amendment would fund federal government programs through January 30, and provide fiscal 2026 appropriations for the Agriculture Department, Veterans Affairs Department, and military construction and legislative branch programs. Collins said passing the amended bill would mean reopening "government immediately, funding vital programs and resuming pay for federal workers who, for the last 40 days, have had to live with the stress of missed paychecks." An opponent, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said: "This healthcare crisis is so severe, so urgent, so devastating for families back home that I cannot in good faith support this CR [continuing resolution] that fails to address the healthcare crisis." The vote, on Nov. 10, was 60 yeas to 40 nays.
NAYS: Padilla D-CA, Schiff D-CA
Senate Vote 8:
CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS: The Senate has passed the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371), sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., to fund federal government programs through January 30, and provide fiscal 2026 appropriations for the Agriculture Department, Veterans Affairs Department, and military construction and legislative branch programs. A supporter, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., said: "It is time to reopen the government because Americans have waited and suffered too long." An opponent, Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., said "this legislation does nothing--nothing--concrete to lower costs or protect healthcare for millions of Americans from MAGA Republican attacks." The vote, on Nov. 10, was 60 yeas to 40 nays.
NAYS: Padilla D-CA, Schiff D-CA
For more information about Targeted News Service, please contact Myron Struck, editor, 703/304-1897, editor@targetednews.com; for technical questions about transmission or for retransmissions, please contact Kevin Meek, kevin@targetednews.com.
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Congressional Votes for Arkansas for the Week of Nov. 7-13, 2025
By Arne Christensen
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Here's a look at how members of Congress in Arkansas voted for the week of Nov. 7-13, 2025.Along with this week's roll call votes, the Senate also passed a bill (S. Res. 463), expressing condemnation of the Chinese Communist Party's persecution of religious minority groups, including Christians, Muslims, and Buddhists and the detention of Pastor "Ezra" Jin Mingri and leaders of the Zion Church, and reaffirming the United States' global commitment to promote religious freedom and tolerance; the Medal of Honor Act (H.R. 695), to increase the rate of the special pension payable ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Here's a look at how members of Congress in Arkansas voted for the week of Nov. 7-13, 2025. Along with this week's roll call votes, the Senate also passed a bill (S. Res. 463), expressing condemnation of the Chinese Communist Party's persecution of religious minority groups, including Christians, Muslims, and Buddhists and the detention of Pastor "Ezra" Jin Mingri and leaders of the Zion Church, and reaffirming the United States' global commitment to promote religious freedom and tolerance; the Medal of Honor Act (H.R. 695), to increase the rate of the special pension payableto Medal of Honor recipients; a bill (S. Res. 124), recognizing the 250th anniversary of the United States Marine Corps; and the Lactation Spaces for Veteran Moms Act (S. 778), to require a lactation space in each medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The House also passed a bill (H. Res. 874), expressing the profound sorrow of the House of Representatives on the death of Richard B. [Dick] Cheney.
HOUSE VOTES:
House Vote 1:
AMENDED APPROPRIATIONS BILL: The House has passed the Senate amendment to the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371). The amended bill would fund federal government programs through January 30, and provide fiscal 2026 appropriations for the Agriculture Department, Veterans Affairs Department, and military construction and legislative branch programs. A supporter, Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., said: "The legislation before us reopens the government, restores critical services, and puts an end to the needless hardship Democrats have inflicted on the country." An opponent, Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., said none of the bill's provisions "stops costs from skyrocketing at the beginning of next year. Not one of them offers relief to American families being squeezed tighter and tighter by the Republican crisis." The vote, on Nov. 12, was 222 yeas to 209 nays.
YEAS: Crawford R-AR (1st), Womack R-AR (3rd), Westerman R-AR (4th), Hill (AR) R-AR (2nd)
SENATE VOTES:
Senate Vote 1:
PAYING WORKERS DURING GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWNS: The Senate has rejected cloture on a motion to end debate and proceed to consideration of the Shutdown Fairness Act (S. 3012), sponsored by Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis. The bill would provide funding for federal government agencies to continue to pay their employees who remain working during an appropriations lapse (shutdown). Johnson said the bill "permanently stops using federal employees and the American public as pawns in these sick partisan games" when Congress fails to pass spending legislation. An opponent, Sen. Gary C. Peters, D-Mich., said the bill allowed "too much wiggle room for the administration to basically pick and choose which federal employees are paid and when." The vote, on Nov. 7, was 53 yeas to 43 nays, with a three-fifths majority required.
YEAS: Cotton R-AR, Boozman R-AR
Senate Vote 2:
DEBATING CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS BILL: The Senate has approved a cloture motion to end debate on the motion to consider the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371). A supporter, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said: "The Democrats' failure to support a clean, bipartisan funding bill has caused pain, suffering, and uncertainty for the American people." An opponent, Sen. Bernie Sanders, ID-Vt., said: "If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are going to see at least a doubling of their premiums in the Affordable Care Act." The vote, on Nov. 9, was 60 yeas to 40 nays, with a three-fifths majority required.
YEAS: Cotton R-AR, Boozman R-AR
Senate Vote 3:
CONSIDERING CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS BILL: The Senate has approved a motion to proceed to consideration of the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371). A motion supporter, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., asked senators "not to stand in the way of our being able to deliver the coming relief quickly. The American people have suffered for long enough. Let's not pointlessly drag this bill out." The vote, on Nov. 10, was 60 yeas to 40 nays.
YEAS: Cotton R-AR, Boozman R-AR
Senate Vote 4:
HEALTH INSURANCE SUBSIDIES: The Senate has rejected a motion sponsored by Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., that would have tabled an amendment to the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371) for the purpose of offering an amendment to extend tax credits for individual purchases of health insurance plans for a year. Baldwin said the extension would "stop costs from skyrocketing for constituents, and give us time to negotiate on healthcare costs, without leaving 22 million Americans in the lurch." The vote, on Nov. 10, was 47 yeas to 53 nays.
NAYS: Cotton R-AR, Boozman R-AR
Senate Vote 5:
SPENDING RESCISSIONS: The Senate has rejected a motion sponsored by Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., that would have tabled an amendment to the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371) for the purpose of offering an amendment to block the president from cancelling spending as set out in legislation enacted into law (rescissions). Merkley said: "None of us are well served by a situation where the president decides to cancel programs based on the president's preferences. That is not a democracy." The vote, on Nov. 10, was 47 yeas to 53 nays.
NAYS: Cotton R-AR, Boozman R-AR
Senate Vote 6:
REGULATING HEMP PRODUCTS: The Senate has tabled an amendment sponsored by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., to the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371). The amendment would have cancelled a redefinition of hemp included in the bill that would restrict hemp products that have more than a 0.3 percent concentration of tetrahydrocannabinols (THCs). Paul said the redefinition "will outlaw all current hemp plants and seeds. It changes the definition of what a hemp plant is. It makes it so low that there may not even be an existing plant that can meet the parameters." An amendment opponent, Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said the redefinition "merely clarifies the original intent of the 2018 farm bill, rooting out the bad actors and protecting the growing hemp industry." The vote to table, on Nov. 10, was 76 yeas to 24 nays.
YEAS: Cotton R-AR, Boozman R-AR
Senate Vote 7:
APPROPRIATIONS SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT: The Senate has approved a substitute amendment sponsored by Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, to the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371). The amendment would fund federal government programs through January 30, and provide fiscal 2026 appropriations for the Agriculture Department, Veterans Affairs Department, and military construction and legislative branch programs. Collins said passing the amended bill would mean reopening "government immediately, funding vital programs and resuming pay for federal workers who, for the last 40 days, have had to live with the stress of missed paychecks." An opponent, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said: "This healthcare crisis is so severe, so urgent, so devastating for families back home that I cannot in good faith support this CR [continuing resolution] that fails to address the healthcare crisis." The vote, on Nov. 10, was 60 yeas to 40 nays.
YEAS: Cotton R-AR, Boozman R-AR
Senate Vote 8:
CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS: The Senate has passed the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371), sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., to fund federal government programs through January 30, and provide fiscal 2026 appropriations for the Agriculture Department, Veterans Affairs Department, and military construction and legislative branch programs. A supporter, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., said: "It is time to reopen the government because Americans have waited and suffered too long." An opponent, Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., said "this legislation does nothing--nothing--concrete to lower costs or protect healthcare for millions of Americans from MAGA Republican attacks." The vote, on Nov. 10, was 60 yeas to 40 nays.
YEAS: Cotton R-AR, Boozman R-AR
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Congressional Votes for Arizona for the Week of Nov. 7-13, 2025
By Arne Christensen
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Here's a look at how members of Congress in Arizona voted for the week of Nov. 7-13, 2025.Along with this week's roll call votes, the Senate also passed a bill (S. Res. 463), expressing condemnation of the Chinese Communist Party's persecution of religious minority groups, including Christians, Muslims, and Buddhists and the detention of Pastor "Ezra" Jin Mingri and leaders of the Zion Church, and reaffirming the United States' global commitment to promote religious freedom and tolerance; the Medal of Honor Act (H.R. 695), to increase the rate of the special pension payable ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Here's a look at how members of Congress in Arizona voted for the week of Nov. 7-13, 2025. Along with this week's roll call votes, the Senate also passed a bill (S. Res. 463), expressing condemnation of the Chinese Communist Party's persecution of religious minority groups, including Christians, Muslims, and Buddhists and the detention of Pastor "Ezra" Jin Mingri and leaders of the Zion Church, and reaffirming the United States' global commitment to promote religious freedom and tolerance; the Medal of Honor Act (H.R. 695), to increase the rate of the special pension payableto Medal of Honor recipients; a bill (S. Res. 124), recognizing the 250th anniversary of the United States Marine Corps; and the Lactation Spaces for Veteran Moms Act (S. 778), to require a lactation space in each medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The House also passed a bill (H. Res. 874), expressing the profound sorrow of the House of Representatives on the death of Richard B. [Dick] Cheney.
HOUSE VOTES:
House Vote 1:
AMENDED APPROPRIATIONS BILL: The House has passed the Senate amendment to the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371). The amended bill would fund federal government programs through January 30, and provide fiscal 2026 appropriations for the Agriculture Department, Veterans Affairs Department, and military construction and legislative branch programs. A supporter, Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., said: "The legislation before us reopens the government, restores critical services, and puts an end to the needless hardship Democrats have inflicted on the country." An opponent, Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., said none of the bill's provisions "stops costs from skyrocketing at the beginning of next year. Not one of them offers relief to American families being squeezed tighter and tighter by the Republican crisis." The vote, on Nov. 12, was 222 yeas to 209 nays.
NAYS: Stanton D-AZ (4th), Ansari D-AZ (3rd)
YEAS: Schweikert R-AZ (1st), Biggs (AZ) R-AZ (5th), Gosar R-AZ (9th), Hamadeh (AZ) R-AZ (8th), Crane R-AZ (2nd), Ciscomani R-AZ (6th)
SENATE VOTES:
Senate Vote 1:
PAYING WORKERS DURING GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWNS: The Senate has rejected cloture on a motion to end debate and proceed to consideration of the Shutdown Fairness Act (S. 3012), sponsored by Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis. The bill would provide funding for federal government agencies to continue to pay their employees who remain working during an appropriations lapse (shutdown). Johnson said the bill "permanently stops using federal employees and the American public as pawns in these sick partisan games" when Congress fails to pass spending legislation. An opponent, Sen. Gary C. Peters, D-Mich., said the bill allowed "too much wiggle room for the administration to basically pick and choose which federal employees are paid and when." The vote, on Nov. 7, was 53 yeas to 43 nays, with a three-fifths majority required.
NAYS: Gallego D-AZ, Kelly D-AZ
Senate Vote 2:
DEBATING CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS BILL: The Senate has approved a cloture motion to end debate on the motion to consider the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371). A supporter, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said: "The Democrats' failure to support a clean, bipartisan funding bill has caused pain, suffering, and uncertainty for the American people." An opponent, Sen. Bernie Sanders, ID-Vt., said: "If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are going to see at least a doubling of their premiums in the Affordable Care Act." The vote, on Nov. 9, was 60 yeas to 40 nays, with a three-fifths majority required.
NAYS: Gallego D-AZ, Kelly D-AZ
Senate Vote 3:
CONSIDERING CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS BILL: The Senate has approved a motion to proceed to consideration of the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371). A motion supporter, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., asked senators "not to stand in the way of our being able to deliver the coming relief quickly. The American people have suffered for long enough. Let's not pointlessly drag this bill out." The vote, on Nov. 10, was 60 yeas to 40 nays.
NAYS: Gallego D-AZ, Kelly D-AZ
Senate Vote 4:
HEALTH INSURANCE SUBSIDIES: The Senate has rejected a motion sponsored by Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., that would have tabled an amendment to the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371) for the purpose of offering an amendment to extend tax credits for individual purchases of health insurance plans for a year. Baldwin said the extension would "stop costs from skyrocketing for constituents, and give us time to negotiate on healthcare costs, without leaving 22 million Americans in the lurch." The vote, on Nov. 10, was 47 yeas to 53 nays.
YEAS: Gallego D-AZ, Kelly D-AZ
Senate Vote 5:
SPENDING RESCISSIONS: The Senate has rejected a motion sponsored by Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., that would have tabled an amendment to the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371) for the purpose of offering an amendment to block the president from cancelling spending as set out in legislation enacted into law (rescissions). Merkley said: "None of us are well served by a situation where the president decides to cancel programs based on the president's preferences. That is not a democracy." The vote, on Nov. 10, was 47 yeas to 53 nays.
YEAS: Gallego D-AZ, Kelly D-AZ
Senate Vote 6:
REGULATING HEMP PRODUCTS: The Senate has tabled an amendment sponsored by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., to the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371). The amendment would have cancelled a redefinition of hemp included in the bill that would restrict hemp products that have more than a 0.3 percent concentration of tetrahydrocannabinols (THCs). Paul said the redefinition "will outlaw all current hemp plants and seeds. It changes the definition of what a hemp plant is. It makes it so low that there may not even be an existing plant that can meet the parameters." An amendment opponent, Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said the redefinition "merely clarifies the original intent of the 2018 farm bill, rooting out the bad actors and protecting the growing hemp industry." The vote to table, on Nov. 10, was 76 yeas to 24 nays.
NAYS: Gallego D-AZ, Kelly D-AZ
Senate Vote 7:
APPROPRIATIONS SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT: The Senate has approved a substitute amendment sponsored by Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, to the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371). The amendment would fund federal government programs through January 30, and provide fiscal 2026 appropriations for the Agriculture Department, Veterans Affairs Department, and military construction and legislative branch programs. Collins said passing the amended bill would mean reopening "government immediately, funding vital programs and resuming pay for federal workers who, for the last 40 days, have had to live with the stress of missed paychecks." An opponent, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said: "This healthcare crisis is so severe, so urgent, so devastating for families back home that I cannot in good faith support this CR [continuing resolution] that fails to address the healthcare crisis." The vote, on Nov. 10, was 60 yeas to 40 nays.
NAYS: Gallego D-AZ, Kelly D-AZ
Senate Vote 8:
CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS: The Senate has passed the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371), sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., to fund federal government programs through January 30, and provide fiscal 2026 appropriations for the Agriculture Department, Veterans Affairs Department, and military construction and legislative branch programs. A supporter, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., said: "It is time to reopen the government because Americans have waited and suffered too long." An opponent, Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., said "this legislation does nothing--nothing--concrete to lower costs or protect healthcare for millions of Americans from MAGA Republican attacks." The vote, on Nov. 10, was 60 yeas to 40 nays.
NAYS: Gallego D-AZ, Kelly D-AZ
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Congressional Votes for Alaska for the Week of Nov. 7-13, 2025
By Arne Christensen
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Here's a look at how members of Congress in Alaska voted for the week of Nov. 7-13, 2025.Along with this week's roll call votes, the Senate also passed a bill (S. Res. 463), expressing condemnation of the Chinese Communist Party's persecution of religious minority groups, including Christians, Muslims, and Buddhists and the detention of Pastor "Ezra" Jin Mingri and leaders of the Zion Church, and reaffirming the United States' global commitment to promote religious freedom and tolerance; the Medal of Honor Act (H.R. 695), to increase the rate of the special pension payable ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Here's a look at how members of Congress in Alaska voted for the week of Nov. 7-13, 2025. Along with this week's roll call votes, the Senate also passed a bill (S. Res. 463), expressing condemnation of the Chinese Communist Party's persecution of religious minority groups, including Christians, Muslims, and Buddhists and the detention of Pastor "Ezra" Jin Mingri and leaders of the Zion Church, and reaffirming the United States' global commitment to promote religious freedom and tolerance; the Medal of Honor Act (H.R. 695), to increase the rate of the special pension payableto Medal of Honor recipients; a bill (S. Res. 124), recognizing the 250th anniversary of the United States Marine Corps; and the Lactation Spaces for Veteran Moms Act (S. 778), to require a lactation space in each medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The House also passed a bill (H. Res. 874), expressing the profound sorrow of the House of Representatives on the death of Richard B. [Dick] Cheney.
HOUSE VOTES:
House Vote 1:
AMENDED APPROPRIATIONS BILL: The House has passed the Senate amendment to the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371). The amended bill would fund federal government programs through January 30, and provide fiscal 2026 appropriations for the Agriculture Department, Veterans Affairs Department, and military construction and legislative branch programs. A supporter, Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., said: "The legislation before us reopens the government, restores critical services, and puts an end to the needless hardship Democrats have inflicted on the country." An opponent, Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., said none of the bill's provisions "stops costs from skyrocketing at the beginning of next year. Not one of them offers relief to American families being squeezed tighter and tighter by the Republican crisis." The vote, on Nov. 12, was 222 yeas to 209 nays.
YEAS: Begich R-AK (AL)
SENATE VOTES:
Senate Vote 1:
PAYING WORKERS DURING GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWNS: The Senate has rejected cloture on a motion to end debate and proceed to consideration of the Shutdown Fairness Act (S. 3012), sponsored by Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis. The bill would provide funding for federal government agencies to continue to pay their employees who remain working during an appropriations lapse (shutdown). Johnson said the bill "permanently stops using federal employees and the American public as pawns in these sick partisan games" when Congress fails to pass spending legislation. An opponent, Sen. Gary C. Peters, D-Mich., said the bill allowed "too much wiggle room for the administration to basically pick and choose which federal employees are paid and when." The vote, on Nov. 7, was 53 yeas to 43 nays, with a three-fifths majority required.
YEAS: Murkowski R-AK, Sullivan R-AK
Senate Vote 2:
DEBATING CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS BILL: The Senate has approved a cloture motion to end debate on the motion to consider the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371). A supporter, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said: "The Democrats' failure to support a clean, bipartisan funding bill has caused pain, suffering, and uncertainty for the American people." An opponent, Sen. Bernie Sanders, ID-Vt., said: "If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are going to see at least a doubling of their premiums in the Affordable Care Act." The vote, on Nov. 9, was 60 yeas to 40 nays, with a three-fifths majority required.
YEAS: Murkowski R-AK, Sullivan R-AK
Senate Vote 3:
CONSIDERING CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS BILL: The Senate has approved a motion to proceed to consideration of the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371). A motion supporter, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., asked senators "not to stand in the way of our being able to deliver the coming relief quickly. The American people have suffered for long enough. Let's not pointlessly drag this bill out." The vote, on Nov. 10, was 60 yeas to 40 nays.
YEAS: Murkowski R-AK, Sullivan R-AK
Senate Vote 4:
HEALTH INSURANCE SUBSIDIES: The Senate has rejected a motion sponsored by Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., that would have tabled an amendment to the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371) for the purpose of offering an amendment to extend tax credits for individual purchases of health insurance plans for a year. Baldwin said the extension would "stop costs from skyrocketing for constituents, and give us time to negotiate on healthcare costs, without leaving 22 million Americans in the lurch." The vote, on Nov. 10, was 47 yeas to 53 nays.
NAYS: Murkowski R-AK, Sullivan R-AK
Senate Vote 5:
SPENDING RESCISSIONS: The Senate has rejected a motion sponsored by Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., that would have tabled an amendment to the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371) for the purpose of offering an amendment to block the president from cancelling spending as set out in legislation enacted into law (rescissions). Merkley said: "None of us are well served by a situation where the president decides to cancel programs based on the president's preferences. That is not a democracy." The vote, on Nov. 10, was 47 yeas to 53 nays.
NAYS: Murkowski R-AK, Sullivan R-AK
Senate Vote 6:
REGULATING HEMP PRODUCTS: The Senate has tabled an amendment sponsored by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., to the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371). The amendment would have cancelled a redefinition of hemp included in the bill that would restrict hemp products that have more than a 0.3 percent concentration of tetrahydrocannabinols (THCs). Paul said the redefinition "will outlaw all current hemp plants and seeds. It changes the definition of what a hemp plant is. It makes it so low that there may not even be an existing plant that can meet the parameters." An amendment opponent, Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said the redefinition "merely clarifies the original intent of the 2018 farm bill, rooting out the bad actors and protecting the growing hemp industry." The vote to table, on Nov. 10, was 76 yeas to 24 nays.
YEAS: Murkowski R-AK, Sullivan R-AK
Senate Vote 7:
APPROPRIATIONS SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT: The Senate has approved a substitute amendment sponsored by Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, to the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371). The amendment would fund federal government programs through January 30, and provide fiscal 2026 appropriations for the Agriculture Department, Veterans Affairs Department, and military construction and legislative branch programs. Collins said passing the amended bill would mean reopening "government immediately, funding vital programs and resuming pay for federal workers who, for the last 40 days, have had to live with the stress of missed paychecks." An opponent, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said: "This healthcare crisis is so severe, so urgent, so devastating for families back home that I cannot in good faith support this CR [continuing resolution] that fails to address the healthcare crisis." The vote, on Nov. 10, was 60 yeas to 40 nays.
YEAS: Murkowski R-AK, Sullivan R-AK
Senate Vote 8:
CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS: The Senate has passed the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371), sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., to fund federal government programs through January 30, and provide fiscal 2026 appropriations for the Agriculture Department, Veterans Affairs Department, and military construction and legislative branch programs. A supporter, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., said: "It is time to reopen the government because Americans have waited and suffered too long." An opponent, Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., said "this legislation does nothing--nothing--concrete to lower costs or protect healthcare for millions of Americans from MAGA Republican attacks." The vote, on Nov. 10, was 60 yeas to 40 nays.
YEAS: Murkowski R-AK, Sullivan R-AK
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Congressional Votes for Alabama for the Week of Nov. 7-13, 2025
By Arne Christensen
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Here's a look at how members of Congress in Alabama voted for the week of Nov. 7-13, 2025.Along with this week's roll call votes, the Senate also passed a bill (S. Res. 463), expressing condemnation of the Chinese Communist Party's persecution of religious minority groups, including Christians, Muslims, and Buddhists and the detention of Pastor "Ezra" Jin Mingri and leaders of the Zion Church, and reaffirming the United States' global commitment to promote religious freedom and tolerance; the Medal of Honor Act (H.R. 695), to increase the rate of the special pension payable ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Here's a look at how members of Congress in Alabama voted for the week of Nov. 7-13, 2025. Along with this week's roll call votes, the Senate also passed a bill (S. Res. 463), expressing condemnation of the Chinese Communist Party's persecution of religious minority groups, including Christians, Muslims, and Buddhists and the detention of Pastor "Ezra" Jin Mingri and leaders of the Zion Church, and reaffirming the United States' global commitment to promote religious freedom and tolerance; the Medal of Honor Act (H.R. 695), to increase the rate of the special pension payableto Medal of Honor recipients; a bill (S. Res. 124), recognizing the 250th anniversary of the United States Marine Corps; and the Lactation Spaces for Veteran Moms Act (S. 778), to require a lactation space in each medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The House also passed a bill (H. Res. 874), expressing the profound sorrow of the House of Representatives on the death of Richard B. [Dick] Cheney.
HOUSE VOTES:
House Vote 1:
AMENDED APPROPRIATIONS BILL: The House has passed the Senate amendment to the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371). The amended bill would fund federal government programs through January 30, and provide fiscal 2026 appropriations for the Agriculture Department, Veterans Affairs Department, and military construction and legislative branch programs. A supporter, Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., said: "The legislation before us reopens the government, restores critical services, and puts an end to the needless hardship Democrats have inflicted on the country." An opponent, Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., said none of the bill's provisions "stops costs from skyrocketing at the beginning of next year. Not one of them offers relief to American families being squeezed tighter and tighter by the Republican crisis." The vote, on Nov. 12, was 222 yeas to 209 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)
SENATE VOTES:
Senate Vote 1:
PAYING WORKERS DURING GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWNS: The Senate has rejected cloture on a motion to end debate and proceed to consideration of the Shutdown Fairness Act (S. 3012), sponsored by Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis. The bill would provide funding for federal government agencies to continue to pay their employees who remain working during an appropriations lapse (shutdown). Johnson said the bill "permanently stops using federal employees and the American public as pawns in these sick partisan games" when Congress fails to pass spending legislation. An opponent, Sen. Gary C. Peters, D-Mich., said the bill allowed "too much wiggle room for the administration to basically pick and choose which federal employees are paid and when." The vote, on Nov. 7, was 53 yeas to 43 nays, with a three-fifths majority required.
NOT VOTING: Tuberville R-AL
YEAS: Britt R-AL
Senate Vote 2:
DEBATING CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS BILL: The Senate has approved a cloture motion to end debate on the motion to consider the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371). A supporter, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said: "The Democrats' failure to support a clean, bipartisan funding bill has caused pain, suffering, and uncertainty for the American people." An opponent, Sen. Bernie Sanders, ID-Vt., said: "If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are going to see at least a doubling of their premiums in the Affordable Care Act." The vote, on Nov. 9, was 60 yeas to 40 nays, with a three-fifths majority required.
YEAS: Tuberville R-AL, Britt R-AL
Senate Vote 3:
CONSIDERING CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS BILL: The Senate has approved a motion to proceed to consideration of the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371). A motion supporter, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., asked senators "not to stand in the way of our being able to deliver the coming relief quickly. The American people have suffered for long enough. Let's not pointlessly drag this bill out." The vote, on Nov. 10, was 60 yeas to 40 nays.
YEAS: Tuberville R-AL, Britt R-AL
Senate Vote 4:
HEALTH INSURANCE SUBSIDIES: The Senate has rejected a motion sponsored by Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., that would have tabled an amendment to the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371) for the purpose of offering an amendment to extend tax credits for individual purchases of health insurance plans for a year. Baldwin said the extension would "stop costs from skyrocketing for constituents, and give us time to negotiate on healthcare costs, without leaving 22 million Americans in the lurch." The vote, on Nov. 10, was 47 yeas to 53 nays.
NAYS: Tuberville R-AL, Britt R-AL
Senate Vote 5:
SPENDING RESCISSIONS: The Senate has rejected a motion sponsored by Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., that would have tabled an amendment to the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371) for the purpose of offering an amendment to block the president from cancelling spending as set out in legislation enacted into law (rescissions). Merkley said: "None of us are well served by a situation where the president decides to cancel programs based on the president's preferences. That is not a democracy." The vote, on Nov. 10, was 47 yeas to 53 nays.
NAYS: Tuberville R-AL, Britt R-AL
Senate Vote 6:
REGULATING HEMP PRODUCTS: The Senate has tabled an amendment sponsored by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., to the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371). The amendment would have cancelled a redefinition of hemp included in the bill that would restrict hemp products that have more than a 0.3 percent concentration of tetrahydrocannabinols (THCs). Paul said the redefinition "will outlaw all current hemp plants and seeds. It changes the definition of what a hemp plant is. It makes it so low that there may not even be an existing plant that can meet the parameters." An amendment opponent, Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said the redefinition "merely clarifies the original intent of the 2018 farm bill, rooting out the bad actors and protecting the growing hemp industry." The vote to table, on Nov. 10, was 76 yeas to 24 nays.
YEAS: Tuberville R-AL, Britt R-AL
Senate Vote 7:
APPROPRIATIONS SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT: The Senate has approved a substitute amendment sponsored by Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, to the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371). The amendment would fund federal government programs through January 30, and provide fiscal 2026 appropriations for the Agriculture Department, Veterans Affairs Department, and military construction and legislative branch programs. Collins said passing the amended bill would mean reopening "government immediately, funding vital programs and resuming pay for federal workers who, for the last 40 days, have had to live with the stress of missed paychecks." An opponent, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said: "This healthcare crisis is so severe, so urgent, so devastating for families back home that I cannot in good faith support this CR [continuing resolution] that fails to address the healthcare crisis." The vote, on Nov. 10, was 60 yeas to 40 nays.
YEAS: Tuberville R-AL, Britt R-AL
Senate Vote 8:
CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS: The Senate has passed the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371), sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., to fund federal government programs through January 30, and provide fiscal 2026 appropriations for the Agriculture Department, Veterans Affairs Department, and military construction and legislative branch programs. A supporter, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., said: "It is time to reopen the government because Americans have waited and suffered too long." An opponent, Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., said "this legislation does nothing--nothing--concrete to lower costs or protect healthcare for millions of Americans from MAGA Republican attacks." The vote, on Nov. 10, was 60 yeas to 40 nays.
YEAS: Tuberville R-AL, Britt R-AL
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