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California Congressional Votes for the Week ending 2026-03-06
by Arne Christensen
WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Here's a look at how California members of Congress voted over the previous week.HOUSE VOTES:
House Vote 1:
INDIAN AFFAIRS: The House has passed the Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act (S. 723), sponsored by Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. The bill would set out various requirements for the Bureau of Indian Affairs in handling residential mortgages for housing on tribal reservations. A supporter, Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., said the bill "increases transparency and accountability in the mortgage review process and modernizes outdated systems that have contributed ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Here's a look at how California members of Congress voted over the previous week. HOUSE VOTES: House Vote 1: INDIAN AFFAIRS: The House has passed the Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act (S. 723), sponsored by Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. The bill would set out various requirements for the Bureau of Indian Affairs in handling residential mortgages for housing on tribal reservations. A supporter, Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., said the bill "increases transparency and accountability in the mortgage review process and modernizes outdated systems that have contributedto delays." The vote, on March 4, was 384 yeas to 40 nays.
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), Swalwell D-CA (14th), 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), Jacobs D-CA (51st), Gray D-CA (13th), Mullin D-CA (15th), Kiley (CA) R-CA (3rd), Kamlager-Dove D-CA (37th), Garcia (CA) D-CA (42nd), Fong R-CA (20th)
NOT VOTING: Valadao R-CA (22nd)
House Vote 2:
U.S. TERRITORIES AND COLLEGE TUITION: The House has passed the Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act (H.R. 6472), sponsored by Del. James C. Moylan, R-Guam, to require government colleges to charge in-state tuition rates to students from the U.S. territories, such as Guam. Moylan said the tuition rate treatment was justified because "none of our islands have doctorate, law, or medical degree programs. Lack of access to these programs leads to workforce shortages in critical sectors." The vote, on March 4, was 351 yeas to 72 nays.
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), 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), Swalwell D-CA (14th), 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), Tran D-CA (45th), Jacobs D-CA (51st), Gray D-CA (13th), Mullin D-CA (15th), Kiley (CA) R-CA (3rd), Kamlager-Dove D-CA (37th), Garcia (CA) D-CA (42nd), Fong R-CA (20th)
NAYS: McClintock R-CA (5th), Obernolte R-CA (23rd)
NOT VOTING: Valadao R-CA (22nd)
House Vote 3:
HOUSE RECORDS RELEASES: The House has passed a motion to refer to the House Ethics Committee a bill (H. Res. 1100), sponsored by Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., that would have the Ethics Committee release records concerning its review of sexual harassment allegations against House members. The vote, on March 4, was 357 yeas to 65 nays, with 1 voting present.
NAYS: Gomez D-CA (34th), Min D-CA (47th), McClintock R-CA (5th), Khanna D-CA (17th), Takano D-CA (39th), Correa D-CA (46th), Swalwell D-CA (14th), Tran D-CA (45th)
YEAS: Sanchez D-CA (38th), Torres (CA) D-CA (35th), Calvert R-CA (41st), Carbajal D-CA (24th), 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), 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), Issa R-CA (48th), Kim R-CA (40th), Obernolte R-CA (23rd), Jacobs D-CA (51st), Gray D-CA (13th), Mullin D-CA (15th), Kiley (CA) R-CA (3rd), Kamlager-Dove D-CA (37th), Garcia (CA) D-CA (42nd), Fong R-CA (20th)
NOT VOTING: Valadao R-CA (22nd)
House Vote 4:
IRAN AND TERRORISM: The House has passed a bill (H. Res. 1099), sponsored by Rep. Brian J. Mast, R-Fla., to state a U.S. policy of Iran being the world's largest government sponsor of terrorism. Mast said Iran was an "imminent threat against us every single day utilizing every single opportunity that they can to attack Americans." The vote, on March 5, was 372 yeas to 53 nays, with 2 voting present.
NOT VOTING: Gomez D-CA (34th)
NAYS: Sanchez D-CA (38th), Huffman D-CA (2nd), Khanna D-CA (17th), Simon D-CA (12th), Takano D-CA (39th), Rivas D-CA (29th), Waters D-CA (43rd), Jacobs D-CA (51st), Garcia (CA) D-CA (42nd)
YEAS: 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), Levin D-CA (49th), 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), Correa D-CA (46th), Friedman D-CA (30th), Sherman D-CA (32nd), Chu D-CA (28th), Bera D-CA (6th), Swalwell D-CA (14th), 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), Gray D-CA (13th), Mullin D-CA (15th), Kiley (CA) R-CA (3rd), Kamlager-Dove D-CA (37th), Fong R-CA (20th)
PRESENT: Lofgren D-CA (18th), Garamendi D-CA (8th)
House Vote 5:
WAR WITH IRAN: The House has rejected a bill (H. Con. Res. 38), sponsored by Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., that would have required the cessation of military action against Iran without specific Congressional authorization. Massie said: "If American lives are to be risked and American blood is to be shed, that decision must be debated and voted on by the representatives and the American people, and that debate is meant to be arduous and long." An opponent, Rep. Christopher H. Smith, R-N.J., said: "For far too long, Iran has held the world hostage with its nuclear threats, unbridled violence and hate, pervasive use of torture and rape, and Nazi-like anti-Semitism." The vote, on March 5, was 212 yeas to 219 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), 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), Swalwell D-CA (14th), 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), Vargas D-CA (52nd), Issa R-CA (48th), Kim R-CA (40th), Obernolte R-CA (23rd), Valadao R-CA (22nd), Kiley (CA) R-CA (3rd), Fong R-CA (20th)
House Vote 6:
FUNDING HOMELAND SECURITY: The House has passed the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 7744), sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., to provide about $101 billion of fiscal 2026 funding for Homeland Security. A supporter, Rep. Brian Jack, R-Ga., called the bill necessary to ensure "that the agencies tasked with keeping the American people safe, from counterterrorism to cybersecurity, to disaster response, are not weakened at a moment when threats are rapidly increasing." An opponent, Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-N.M., said Congress needed "to restore accountability before we write another blank check with a lot more zeros" to fund what Fernandez called cruel immigrant removal operations by Homeland Security. The vote, on March 5, was 221 yeas to 209 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), Swalwell D-CA (14th), 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) R-CA (3rd), Fong R-CA (20th)
SENATE VOTES:
Senate Vote 1:
WAR WITH IRAN: The Senate has rejected a motion to discharge from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee a bill (S.J. Res. 104), sponsored by Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., to require the cessation of military action against Iran without specific Congressional authorization. Kaine said, concerning the war, that Congress was obligated to show that "we have debated it, we have determined it is in the national interest, we have voted and thereby put our signature and our thumbprint on the notion that it is worth sending our best and brightest to risk their lives." A bill opponent, Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said: "The powers of the president for the use of military force--with or without prior congressional approval--are, actually, well established." The vote to discharge, on March 4, was 47 yeas to 53 nays.
YEAS: Padilla D-CA, Schiff D-CA
Senate Vote 2:
FUNDING HOMELAND SECURITY: The Senate has rejected a cloture motion to end debate on a motion to proceed to the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 7147), sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., to provide about $101 billion of fiscal 2026 funding for Homeland Security. A supporter, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., said: "Protecting the American people is not optional. It is the first duty of government." An opponent, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., called for Congress to pass alternative legislation that funds most of Homeland Security, but not Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol, in order "to get basic reforms and accountability the American people want" regarding immigration policy. The vote, on March 5, was 51 yeas to 45 nays, with a three-fifths majority required.
NAYS: Padilla D-CA, Schiff D-CA
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Arkansas Congressional Votes for the Week ending 2026-03-06
by Arne Christensen
WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Here's a look at how Arkansas members of Congress voted over the previous week.HOUSE VOTES:
House Vote 1:
INDIAN AFFAIRS: The House has passed the Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act (S. 723), sponsored by Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. The bill would set out various requirements for the Bureau of Indian Affairs in handling residential mortgages for housing on tribal reservations. A supporter, Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., said the bill "increases transparency and accountability in the mortgage review process and modernizes outdated systems that have contributed ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Here's a look at how Arkansas members of Congress voted over the previous week. HOUSE VOTES: House Vote 1: INDIAN AFFAIRS: The House has passed the Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act (S. 723), sponsored by Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. The bill would set out various requirements for the Bureau of Indian Affairs in handling residential mortgages for housing on tribal reservations. A supporter, Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., said the bill "increases transparency and accountability in the mortgage review process and modernizes outdated systems that have contributedto delays." The vote, on March 4, was 384 yeas to 40 nays.
YEAS: Crawford R-AR (1st), Womack R-AR (3rd), Westerman R-AR (4th), Hill (AR) R-AR (2nd)
House Vote 2:
U.S. TERRITORIES AND COLLEGE TUITION: The House has passed the Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act (H.R. 6472), sponsored by Del. James C. Moylan, R-Guam, to require government colleges to charge in-state tuition rates to students from the U.S. territories, such as Guam. Moylan said the tuition rate treatment was justified because "none of our islands have doctorate, law, or medical degree programs. Lack of access to these programs leads to workforce shortages in critical sectors." The vote, on March 4, was 351 yeas to 72 nays.
YEAS: Crawford R-AR (1st), Womack R-AR (3rd), Westerman R-AR (4th), Hill (AR) R-AR (2nd)
House Vote 3:
HOUSE RECORDS RELEASES: The House has passed a motion to refer to the House Ethics Committee a bill (H. Res. 1100), sponsored by Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., that would have the Ethics Committee release records concerning its review of sexual harassment allegations against House members. The vote, on March 4, was 357 yeas to 65 nays, with 1 voting present.
NAYS: Crawford R-AR (1st)
YEAS: Womack R-AR (3rd), Westerman R-AR (4th), Hill (AR) R-AR (2nd)
House Vote 4:
IRAN AND TERRORISM: The House has passed a bill (H. Res. 1099), sponsored by Rep. Brian J. Mast, R-Fla., to state a U.S. policy of Iran being the world's largest government sponsor of terrorism. Mast said Iran was an "imminent threat against us every single day utilizing every single opportunity that they can to attack Americans." The vote, on March 5, was 372 yeas to 53 nays, with 2 voting present.
YEAS: Crawford R-AR (1st), Womack R-AR (3rd), Westerman R-AR (4th), Hill (AR) R-AR (2nd)
House Vote 5:
WAR WITH IRAN: The House has rejected a bill (H. Con. Res. 38), sponsored by Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., that would have required the cessation of military action against Iran without specific Congressional authorization. Massie said: "If American lives are to be risked and American blood is to be shed, that decision must be debated and voted on by the representatives and the American people, and that debate is meant to be arduous and long." An opponent, Rep. Christopher H. Smith, R-N.J., said: "For far too long, Iran has held the world hostage with its nuclear threats, unbridled violence and hate, pervasive use of torture and rape, and Nazi-like anti-Semitism." The vote, on March 5, was 212 yeas to 219 nays.
NAYS: Crawford R-AR (1st), Womack R-AR (3rd), Westerman R-AR (4th), Hill (AR) R-AR (2nd)
House Vote 6:
FUNDING HOMELAND SECURITY: The House has passed the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 7744), sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., to provide about $101 billion of fiscal 2026 funding for Homeland Security. A supporter, Rep. Brian Jack, R-Ga., called the bill necessary to ensure "that the agencies tasked with keeping the American people safe, from counterterrorism to cybersecurity, to disaster response, are not weakened at a moment when threats are rapidly increasing." An opponent, Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-N.M., said Congress needed "to restore accountability before we write another blank check with a lot more zeros" to fund what Fernandez called cruel immigrant removal operations by Homeland Security. The vote, on March 5, was 221 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:
WAR WITH IRAN: The Senate has rejected a motion to discharge from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee a bill (S.J. Res. 104), sponsored by Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., to require the cessation of military action against Iran without specific Congressional authorization. Kaine said, concerning the war, that Congress was obligated to show that "we have debated it, we have determined it is in the national interest, we have voted and thereby put our signature and our thumbprint on the notion that it is worth sending our best and brightest to risk their lives." A bill opponent, Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said: "The powers of the president for the use of military force--with or without prior congressional approval--are, actually, well established." The vote to discharge, on March 4, was 47 yeas to 53 nays.
NAYS: Cotton R-AR, Boozman R-AR
Senate Vote 2:
FUNDING HOMELAND SECURITY: The Senate has rejected a cloture motion to end debate on a motion to proceed to the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 7147), sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., to provide about $101 billion of fiscal 2026 funding for Homeland Security. A supporter, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., said: "Protecting the American people is not optional. It is the first duty of government." An opponent, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., called for Congress to pass alternative legislation that funds most of Homeland Security, but not Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol, in order "to get basic reforms and accountability the American people want" regarding immigration policy. The vote, on March 5, was 51 yeas to 45 nays, with a three-fifths majority required.
YEAS: Cotton R-AR, Boozman R-AR
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Arizona Congressional Votes for the Week ending 2026-03-06
by Arne Christensen
WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Here's a look at how Arizona members of Congress voted over the previous week.HOUSE VOTES:
House Vote 1:
INDIAN AFFAIRS: The House has passed the Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act (S. 723), sponsored by Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. The bill would set out various requirements for the Bureau of Indian Affairs in handling residential mortgages for housing on tribal reservations. A supporter, Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., said the bill "increases transparency and accountability in the mortgage review process and modernizes outdated systems that have contributed ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Here's a look at how Arizona members of Congress voted over the previous week. HOUSE VOTES: House Vote 1: INDIAN AFFAIRS: The House has passed the Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act (S. 723), sponsored by Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. The bill would set out various requirements for the Bureau of Indian Affairs in handling residential mortgages for housing on tribal reservations. A supporter, Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., said the bill "increases transparency and accountability in the mortgage review process and modernizes outdated systems that have contributedto delays." The vote, on March 4, was 384 yeas to 40 nays.
YEAS: Stanton D-AZ (4th), Schweikert R-AZ (1st), Ansari D-AZ (3rd), Ciscomani R-AZ (6th), Grijalva D-AZ (7th)
NAYS: Biggs (AZ) R-AZ (5th), Gosar R-AZ (9th), Hamadeh (AZ) R-AZ (8th), Crane R-AZ (2nd)
House Vote 2:
U.S. TERRITORIES AND COLLEGE TUITION: The House has passed the Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act (H.R. 6472), sponsored by Del. James C. Moylan, R-Guam, to require government colleges to charge in-state tuition rates to students from the U.S. territories, such as Guam. Moylan said the tuition rate treatment was justified because "none of our islands have doctorate, law, or medical degree programs. Lack of access to these programs leads to workforce shortages in critical sectors." The vote, on March 4, was 351 yeas to 72 nays.
YEAS: Stanton D-AZ (4th), Schweikert R-AZ (1st), Ansari D-AZ (3rd), Hamadeh (AZ) R-AZ (8th), Ciscomani R-AZ (6th), Grijalva D-AZ (7th)
NAYS: Biggs (AZ) R-AZ (5th), Gosar R-AZ (9th), Crane R-AZ (2nd)
House Vote 3:
HOUSE RECORDS RELEASES: The House has passed a motion to refer to the House Ethics Committee a bill (H. Res. 1100), sponsored by Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., that would have the Ethics Committee release records concerning its review of sexual harassment allegations against House members. The vote, on March 4, was 357 yeas to 65 nays, with 1 voting present.
YEAS: Stanton D-AZ (4th), Gosar R-AZ (9th), Ansari D-AZ (3rd), Hamadeh (AZ) R-AZ (8th), Ciscomani R-AZ (6th)
NAYS: Schweikert R-AZ (1st), Biggs (AZ) R-AZ (5th), Crane R-AZ (2nd), Grijalva D-AZ (7th)
House Vote 4:
IRAN AND TERRORISM: The House has passed a bill (H. Res. 1099), sponsored by Rep. Brian J. Mast, R-Fla., to state a U.S. policy of Iran being the world's largest government sponsor of terrorism. Mast said Iran was an "imminent threat against us every single day utilizing every single opportunity that they can to attack Americans." The vote, on March 5, was 372 yeas to 53 nays, with 2 voting present.
YEAS: Stanton D-AZ (4th), Schweikert R-AZ (1st), Biggs (AZ) R-AZ (5th), Gosar R-AZ (9th), Ansari D-AZ (3rd), Hamadeh (AZ) R-AZ (8th), Crane R-AZ (2nd), Ciscomani R-AZ (6th)
NAYS: Grijalva D-AZ (7th)
House Vote 5:
WAR WITH IRAN: The House has rejected a bill (H. Con. Res. 38), sponsored by Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., that would have required the cessation of military action against Iran without specific Congressional authorization. Massie said: "If American lives are to be risked and American blood is to be shed, that decision must be debated and voted on by the representatives and the American people, and that debate is meant to be arduous and long." An opponent, Rep. Christopher H. Smith, R-N.J., said: "For far too long, Iran has held the world hostage with its nuclear threats, unbridled violence and hate, pervasive use of torture and rape, and Nazi-like anti-Semitism." The vote, on March 5, was 212 yeas to 219 nays.
YEAS: Stanton D-AZ (4th), Ansari D-AZ (3rd), Grijalva D-AZ (7th)
NAYS: 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)
House Vote 6:
FUNDING HOMELAND SECURITY: The House has passed the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 7744), sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., to provide about $101 billion of fiscal 2026 funding for Homeland Security. A supporter, Rep. Brian Jack, R-Ga., called the bill necessary to ensure "that the agencies tasked with keeping the American people safe, from counterterrorism to cybersecurity, to disaster response, are not weakened at a moment when threats are rapidly increasing." An opponent, Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-N.M., said Congress needed "to restore accountability before we write another blank check with a lot more zeros" to fund what Fernandez called cruel immigrant removal operations by Homeland Security. The vote, on March 5, was 221 yeas to 209 nays.
NAYS: Stanton D-AZ (4th), Ansari D-AZ (3rd), Grijalva D-AZ (7th)
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:
WAR WITH IRAN: The Senate has rejected a motion to discharge from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee a bill (S.J. Res. 104), sponsored by Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., to require the cessation of military action against Iran without specific Congressional authorization. Kaine said, concerning the war, that Congress was obligated to show that "we have debated it, we have determined it is in the national interest, we have voted and thereby put our signature and our thumbprint on the notion that it is worth sending our best and brightest to risk their lives." A bill opponent, Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said: "The powers of the president for the use of military force--with or without prior congressional approval--are, actually, well established." The vote to discharge, on March 4, was 47 yeas to 53 nays.
YEAS: Gallego D-AZ, Kelly D-AZ
Senate Vote 2:
FUNDING HOMELAND SECURITY: The Senate has rejected a cloture motion to end debate on a motion to proceed to the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 7147), sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., to provide about $101 billion of fiscal 2026 funding for Homeland Security. A supporter, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., said: "Protecting the American people is not optional. It is the first duty of government." An opponent, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., called for Congress to pass alternative legislation that funds most of Homeland Security, but not Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol, in order "to get basic reforms and accountability the American people want" regarding immigration policy. The vote, on March 5, was 51 yeas to 45 nays, with a three-fifths majority required.
NAYS: Gallego D-AZ, Kelly D-AZ
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Alaska Congressional Votes for the Week ending 2026-03-06
by Arne Christensen
WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Here's a look at how Alaska members of Congress voted over the previous week.HOUSE VOTES:
House Vote 1:
INDIAN AFFAIRS: The House has passed the Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act (S. 723), sponsored by Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. The bill would set out various requirements for the Bureau of Indian Affairs in handling residential mortgages for housing on tribal reservations. A supporter, Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., said the bill "increases transparency and accountability in the mortgage review process and modernizes outdated systems that have contributed ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Here's a look at how Alaska members of Congress voted over the previous week. HOUSE VOTES: House Vote 1: INDIAN AFFAIRS: The House has passed the Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act (S. 723), sponsored by Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. The bill would set out various requirements for the Bureau of Indian Affairs in handling residential mortgages for housing on tribal reservations. A supporter, Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., said the bill "increases transparency and accountability in the mortgage review process and modernizes outdated systems that have contributedto delays." The vote, on March 4, was 384 yeas to 40 nays.
YEAS: Begich R-AK (AL)
House Vote 2:
U.S. TERRITORIES AND COLLEGE TUITION: The House has passed the Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act (H.R. 6472), sponsored by Del. James C. Moylan, R-Guam, to require government colleges to charge in-state tuition rates to students from the U.S. territories, such as Guam. Moylan said the tuition rate treatment was justified because "none of our islands have doctorate, law, or medical degree programs. Lack of access to these programs leads to workforce shortages in critical sectors." The vote, on March 4, was 351 yeas to 72 nays.
YEAS: Begich R-AK (AL)
House Vote 3:
HOUSE RECORDS RELEASES: The House has passed a motion to refer to the House Ethics Committee a bill (H. Res. 1100), sponsored by Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., that would have the Ethics Committee release records concerning its review of sexual harassment allegations against House members. The vote, on March 4, was 357 yeas to 65 nays, with 1 voting present.
YEAS: Begich R-AK (AL)
House Vote 4:
IRAN AND TERRORISM: The House has passed a bill (H. Res. 1099), sponsored by Rep. Brian J. Mast, R-Fla., to state a U.S. policy of Iran being the world's largest government sponsor of terrorism. Mast said Iran was an "imminent threat against us every single day utilizing every single opportunity that they can to attack Americans." The vote, on March 5, was 372 yeas to 53 nays, with 2 voting present.
YEAS: Begich R-AK (AL)
House Vote 5:
WAR WITH IRAN: The House has rejected a bill (H. Con. Res. 38), sponsored by Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., that would have required the cessation of military action against Iran without specific Congressional authorization. Massie said: "If American lives are to be risked and American blood is to be shed, that decision must be debated and voted on by the representatives and the American people, and that debate is meant to be arduous and long." An opponent, Rep. Christopher H. Smith, R-N.J., said: "For far too long, Iran has held the world hostage with its nuclear threats, unbridled violence and hate, pervasive use of torture and rape, and Nazi-like anti-Semitism." The vote, on March 5, was 212 yeas to 219 nays.
NAYS: Begich R-AK (AL)
House Vote 6:
FUNDING HOMELAND SECURITY: The House has passed the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 7744), sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., to provide about $101 billion of fiscal 2026 funding for Homeland Security. A supporter, Rep. Brian Jack, R-Ga., called the bill necessary to ensure "that the agencies tasked with keeping the American people safe, from counterterrorism to cybersecurity, to disaster response, are not weakened at a moment when threats are rapidly increasing." An opponent, Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-N.M., said Congress needed "to restore accountability before we write another blank check with a lot more zeros" to fund what Fernandez called cruel immigrant removal operations by Homeland Security. The vote, on March 5, was 221 yeas to 209 nays.
YEAS: Begich R-AK (AL)
SENATE VOTES:
Senate Vote 1:
WAR WITH IRAN: The Senate has rejected a motion to discharge from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee a bill (S.J. Res. 104), sponsored by Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., to require the cessation of military action against Iran without specific Congressional authorization. Kaine said, concerning the war, that Congress was obligated to show that "we have debated it, we have determined it is in the national interest, we have voted and thereby put our signature and our thumbprint on the notion that it is worth sending our best and brightest to risk their lives." A bill opponent, Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said: "The powers of the president for the use of military force--with or without prior congressional approval--are, actually, well established." The vote to discharge, on March 4, was 47 yeas to 53 nays.
NAYS: Murkowski R-AK, Sullivan R-AK
Senate Vote 2:
FUNDING HOMELAND SECURITY: The Senate has rejected a cloture motion to end debate on a motion to proceed to the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 7147), sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., to provide about $101 billion of fiscal 2026 funding for Homeland Security. A supporter, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., said: "Protecting the American people is not optional. It is the first duty of government." An opponent, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., called for Congress to pass alternative legislation that funds most of Homeland Security, but not Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol, in order "to get basic reforms and accountability the American people want" regarding immigration policy. The vote, on March 5, was 51 yeas to 45 nays, with a three-fifths majority required.
YEAS: Murkowski R-AK, Sullivan R-AK
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Colorado Congressional Votes for the Week ending 2026-03-06
by Arne Christensen
WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Here's a look at how Colorado members of Congress voted over the previous week.HOUSE VOTES:
House Vote 1:
INDIAN AFFAIRS: The House has passed the Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act (S. 723), sponsored by Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. The bill would set out various requirements for the Bureau of Indian Affairs in handling residential mortgages for housing on tribal reservations. A supporter, Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., said the bill "increases transparency and accountability in the mortgage review process and modernizes outdated systems that have contributed ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Here's a look at how Colorado members of Congress voted over the previous week. HOUSE VOTES: House Vote 1: INDIAN AFFAIRS: The House has passed the Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act (S. 723), sponsored by Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. The bill would set out various requirements for the Bureau of Indian Affairs in handling residential mortgages for housing on tribal reservations. A supporter, Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., said the bill "increases transparency and accountability in the mortgage review process and modernizes outdated systems that have contributedto delays." The vote, on March 4, was 384 yeas to 40 nays.
YEAS: DeGette D-CO (1st), Crank R-CO (5th), Crow D-CO (6th), Neguse D-CO (2nd), Pettersen D-CO (7th), Evans (CO) R-CO (8th), Hurd (CO) R-CO (3rd)
NAYS: Boebert R-CO (4th)
House Vote 2:
U.S. TERRITORIES AND COLLEGE TUITION: The House has passed the Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act (H.R. 6472), sponsored by Del. James C. Moylan, R-Guam, to require government colleges to charge in-state tuition rates to students from the U.S. territories, such as Guam. Moylan said the tuition rate treatment was justified because "none of our islands have doctorate, law, or medical degree programs. Lack of access to these programs leads to workforce shortages in critical sectors." The vote, on March 4, was 351 yeas to 72 nays.
YEAS: DeGette D-CO (1st), Crow D-CO (6th), Neguse D-CO (2nd), Pettersen D-CO (7th), Evans (CO) R-CO (8th), Hurd (CO) R-CO (3rd)
NAYS: Crank R-CO (5th), Boebert R-CO (4th)
House Vote 3:
HOUSE RECORDS RELEASES: The House has passed a motion to refer to the House Ethics Committee a bill (H. Res. 1100), sponsored by Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., that would have the Ethics Committee release records concerning its review of sexual harassment allegations against House members. The vote, on March 4, was 357 yeas to 65 nays, with 1 voting present.
YEAS: DeGette D-CO (1st), Crank R-CO (5th), Crow D-CO (6th), Evans (CO) R-CO (8th), Hurd (CO) R-CO (3rd)
NAYS: Boebert R-CO (4th), Neguse D-CO (2nd), Pettersen D-CO (7th)
House Vote 4:
IRAN AND TERRORISM: The House has passed a bill (H. Res. 1099), sponsored by Rep. Brian J. Mast, R-Fla., to state a U.S. policy of Iran being the world's largest government sponsor of terrorism. Mast said Iran was an "imminent threat against us every single day utilizing every single opportunity that they can to attack Americans." The vote, on March 5, was 372 yeas to 53 nays, with 2 voting present.
YEAS: DeGette D-CO (1st), Crank R-CO (5th), Boebert R-CO (4th), Crow D-CO (6th), Neguse D-CO (2nd), Pettersen D-CO (7th), Evans (CO) R-CO (8th), Hurd (CO) R-CO (3rd)
House Vote 5:
WAR WITH IRAN: The House has rejected a bill (H. Con. Res. 38), sponsored by Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., that would have required the cessation of military action against Iran without specific Congressional authorization. Massie said: "If American lives are to be risked and American blood is to be shed, that decision must be debated and voted on by the representatives and the American people, and that debate is meant to be arduous and long." An opponent, Rep. Christopher H. Smith, R-N.J., said: "For far too long, Iran has held the world hostage with its nuclear threats, unbridled violence and hate, pervasive use of torture and rape, and Nazi-like anti-Semitism." The vote, on March 5, was 212 yeas to 219 nays.
YEAS: DeGette D-CO (1st), Crow D-CO (6th), Neguse D-CO (2nd), Pettersen D-CO (7th)
NAYS: Crank R-CO (5th), Boebert R-CO (4th), Evans (CO) R-CO (8th), Hurd (CO) R-CO (3rd)
House Vote 6:
FUNDING HOMELAND SECURITY: The House has passed the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 7744), sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., to provide about $101 billion of fiscal 2026 funding for Homeland Security. A supporter, Rep. Brian Jack, R-Ga., called the bill necessary to ensure "that the agencies tasked with keeping the American people safe, from counterterrorism to cybersecurity, to disaster response, are not weakened at a moment when threats are rapidly increasing." An opponent, Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-N.M., said Congress needed "to restore accountability before we write another blank check with a lot more zeros" to fund what Fernandez called cruel immigrant removal operations by Homeland Security. The vote, on March 5, was 221 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:
WAR WITH IRAN: The Senate has rejected a motion to discharge from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee a bill (S.J. Res. 104), sponsored by Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., to require the cessation of military action against Iran without specific Congressional authorization. Kaine said, concerning the war, that Congress was obligated to show that "we have debated it, we have determined it is in the national interest, we have voted and thereby put our signature and our thumbprint on the notion that it is worth sending our best and brightest to risk their lives." A bill opponent, Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said: "The powers of the president for the use of military force--with or without prior congressional approval--are, actually, well established." The vote to discharge, on March 4, was 47 yeas to 53 nays.
YEAS: Bennet D-CO, Hickenlooper D-CO
Senate Vote 2:
FUNDING HOMELAND SECURITY: The Senate has rejected a cloture motion to end debate on a motion to proceed to the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 7147), sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., to provide about $101 billion of fiscal 2026 funding for Homeland Security. A supporter, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., said: "Protecting the American people is not optional. It is the first duty of government." An opponent, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., called for Congress to pass alternative legislation that funds most of Homeland Security, but not Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol, in order "to get basic reforms and accountability the American people want" regarding immigration policy. The vote, on March 5, was 51 yeas to 45 nays, with a three-fifths majority required.
NAYS: Bennet D-CO, Hickenlooper D-CO
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Alabama Congressional Votes for the Week ending 2026-03-06
by Arne Christensen
WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Here's a look at how Alabama members of Congress voted over the previous week.HOUSE VOTES:
House Vote 1:
INDIAN AFFAIRS: The House has passed the Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act (S. 723), sponsored by Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. The bill would set out various requirements for the Bureau of Indian Affairs in handling residential mortgages for housing on tribal reservations. A supporter, Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., said the bill "increases transparency and accountability in the mortgage review process and modernizes outdated systems that have contributed ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Here's a look at how Alabama members of Congress voted over the previous week. HOUSE VOTES: House Vote 1: INDIAN AFFAIRS: The House has passed the Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act (S. 723), sponsored by Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. The bill would set out various requirements for the Bureau of Indian Affairs in handling residential mortgages for housing on tribal reservations. A supporter, Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., said the bill "increases transparency and accountability in the mortgage review process and modernizes outdated systems that have contributedto delays." The vote, on March 4, was 384 yeas to 40 nays.
YEAS: Aderholt R-AL (4th), Palmer R-AL (6th), Moore (AL) R-AL (1st), Sewell D-AL (7th), Rogers (AL) R-AL (3rd), Figures D-AL (2nd), Strong R-AL (5th)
House Vote 2:
U.S. TERRITORIES AND COLLEGE TUITION: The House has passed the Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act (H.R. 6472), sponsored by Del. James C. Moylan, R-Guam, to require government colleges to charge in-state tuition rates to students from the U.S. territories, such as Guam. Moylan said the tuition rate treatment was justified because "none of our islands have doctorate, law, or medical degree programs. Lack of access to these programs leads to workforce shortages in critical sectors." The vote, on March 4, was 351 yeas to 72 nays.
YEAS: Aderholt R-AL (4th), Palmer R-AL (6th), Sewell D-AL (7th), Rogers (AL) R-AL (3rd), Figures D-AL (2nd), Strong R-AL (5th)
NAYS: Moore (AL) R-AL (1st)
House Vote 3:
HOUSE RECORDS RELEASES: The House has passed a motion to refer to the House Ethics Committee a bill (H. Res. 1100), sponsored by Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., that would have the Ethics Committee release records concerning its review of sexual harassment allegations against House members. The vote, on March 4, was 357 yeas to 65 nays, with 1 voting present.
YEAS: Aderholt R-AL (4th), Palmer R-AL (6th), Moore (AL) R-AL (1st), Sewell D-AL (7th), Rogers (AL) R-AL (3rd), Figures D-AL (2nd), Strong R-AL (5th)
House Vote 4:
IRAN AND TERRORISM: The House has passed a bill (H. Res. 1099), sponsored by Rep. Brian J. Mast, R-Fla., to state a U.S. policy of Iran being the world's largest government sponsor of terrorism. Mast said Iran was an "imminent threat against us every single day utilizing every single opportunity that they can to attack Americans." The vote, on March 5, was 372 yeas to 53 nays, with 2 voting present.
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 5:
WAR WITH IRAN: The House has rejected a bill (H. Con. Res. 38), sponsored by Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., that would have required the cessation of military action against Iran without specific Congressional authorization. Massie said: "If American lives are to be risked and American blood is to be shed, that decision must be debated and voted on by the representatives and the American people, and that debate is meant to be arduous and long." An opponent, Rep. Christopher H. Smith, R-N.J., said: "For far too long, Iran has held the world hostage with its nuclear threats, unbridled violence and hate, pervasive use of torture and rape, and Nazi-like anti-Semitism." The vote, on March 5, was 212 yeas to 219 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 6:
FUNDING HOMELAND SECURITY: The House has passed the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 7744), sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., to provide about $101 billion of fiscal 2026 funding for Homeland Security. A supporter, Rep. Brian Jack, R-Ga., called the bill necessary to ensure "that the agencies tasked with keeping the American people safe, from counterterrorism to cybersecurity, to disaster response, are not weakened at a moment when threats are rapidly increasing." An opponent, Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-N.M., said Congress needed "to restore accountability before we write another blank check with a lot more zeros" to fund what Fernandez called cruel immigrant removal operations by Homeland Security. The vote, on March 5, was 221 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:
WAR WITH IRAN: The Senate has rejected a motion to discharge from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee a bill (S.J. Res. 104), sponsored by Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., to require the cessation of military action against Iran without specific Congressional authorization. Kaine said, concerning the war, that Congress was obligated to show that "we have debated it, we have determined it is in the national interest, we have voted and thereby put our signature and our thumbprint on the notion that it is worth sending our best and brightest to risk their lives." A bill opponent, Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said: "The powers of the president for the use of military force--with or without prior congressional approval--are, actually, well established." The vote to discharge, on March 4, was 47 yeas to 53 nays.
NAYS: Tuberville R-AL, Britt R-AL
Senate Vote 2:
FUNDING HOMELAND SECURITY: The Senate has rejected a cloture motion to end debate on a motion to proceed to the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 7147), sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., to provide about $101 billion of fiscal 2026 funding for Homeland Security. A supporter, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., said: "Protecting the American people is not optional. It is the first duty of government." An opponent, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., called for Congress to pass alternative legislation that funds most of Homeland Security, but not Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol, in order "to get basic reforms and accountability the American people want" regarding immigration policy. The vote, on March 5, was 51 yeas to 45 nays, with a three-fifths majority required.
NOT VOTING: Tuberville R-AL
YEAS: Britt R-AL
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