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APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2027
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. Kim). Pursuant to House Resolution 1275 and rule XVIII, the Chair declares the House in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of the bill, H.R. 8469.
Will the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Rouzer) kindly take the chair.
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in the committee of the whole
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of the bill (H.R. 8469) making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes, with Mr. Rouzer in the chair.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The Acting CHAIR. When the Committee of the Whole rose on Thursday, May 14, 2026, amendment No. 23 printed in part B of House Report 119- 648 offered by the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Mast) had been disposed of.
amendment no. 29 offered by mr. perry
The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 29 printed in part B of House Report 119-648.
Mr. PERRY. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:
Page 31, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert
“(increased by $1,000,000)” “(reduced by $1,000,000)”.
The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1275, the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Perry) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Pennsylvania.
Mr. PERRY. Mr. Chairman, this amendment increases and decreases the amount appropriated in the medical services account in the MILCON-VA appropriations bill to furnish stellate ganglion blocks, or SGB, in every VA facility, not just some of them.
1920s. It is safe, effective, and affordable, especially in cases where other treatments have failed, and is proven to alleviate common PTSD or PTSI symptoms, such as exaggerated responses and anxiety, with almost no known side effects.
in the neck that control the fight or flight reflex, it helps bring relief to regions of the cerebral cortex thought to be abnormally activated in sufferers of PTSD.
simply a mental disorder to that of a treatable injury. With traditional therapies as needed, that can bring long-term relief to the injured veterans.
reported using SGB or making it available. Making matters worse, a veteran must fail all other traditional treatments before being considered for SGB therapy, which, anecdotally, is effective 85 percent of the time.
elsewhere frequently prove too much. I have heard stories of servicemembers getting in a van and traveling from Alabama on their last dime to come up north to try to get the treatment. It leaves far too many of our veterans with options like self-medicating, self-harm, and, too often, suicide as the outcome.
Our Nation suffers 20 veteran suicides every single day. Enough is enough. This has been way overdue way too long. Far too many of our veterans come home to find the war comes home with them. Our current PTSD treatments provide relief for only a fraction of our veterans, and some really encouraging treatments are either unavailable or offered at too few facilities.
of those who risked all to protect our freedoms, our way of life, and our country.
furnish SGB in every VA facility, so you don't have to go to just some. You can go to any. It directs the Secretary of the VA to expand SGB access to veterans upon PTSD diagnosis by making it a covered treatment under Federal law.
Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the gentleman's amendment.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Florida is recognized is recognized for 5 minutes.
Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. Chairman, it is not the place for Congress to be pushing for increased use of experimental treatments.
medication into a collection of nerves at the bottom of the front side of the neck.
collect data on this treatment for potential use in treating post- traumatic stress disorder but do not yet have sufficient data one way or the other regarding this treatment. In fact, preliminary data show that SGB effects are not clear, and it is uncertain whether there is a direct link between the treatment and PTSD.
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use, then the healthcare experts at the VA should be the ones to expand the treatment for wider use. There is a deliberative process for expanding the use of emerging healthcare treatments, and we should let that process play out. It is really not Congress' role to micromanage medical decisions.
Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues to oppose the amendment, and I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. PERRY. Mr. Chairman, while the deliberative process is playing out, this treatment has been used for over 100 years, without any known side effects, without any damage to anybody. It is 85 percent effective for the users that have used it. I have witnessed it. If it is invasive, Mr. Chairman, it takes 15 minutes of lying down on the table and getting an injection, and oftentimes sitting up, standing up, and being relieved of your PTSD right then.
turf about which treatment is best, which practitioners should have primacy, 20 veterans a day are taking their own lives while they can't get the treatment.
other paradigm before they can get it, and often they commit suicide before they ever get it.
between practitioners to do something to save our veterans, and I am going to keep on fighting.
I understand the gentlewoman's comments. I just completely disagree. It is time for us to act while they won't. It is our duty. Abraham Lincoln said it is our duty to take care of those who have borne the battle. We are not doing it. We are waiting on the VA, these different doctors and paradigms to discuss, well, maybe this works, maybe that works. These guys and gals are dying every day. We have got to do something about it.
Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. Chairman, I can appreciate the gentleman's passion. This treatment is being trialed and piloted in 11 facilities for a reason, because we have to make sure it is safe. He is not Dr. Perry. I am not Dr. Wasserman Schultz. In fact, it is important to note that in many instances when this treatment has been administered, while it might provide some immediate relief, oftentimes the PTSD symptoms come back.
We are not medical experts. I have argued time and again on this House floor that Congress is not equipped to be making medical decisions, particularly specific medical decisions that affect a unique group of patients.
that it will be scientifically validated, but it is our responsibility to wait for the experts to provide us with those results before decisions are made and leave those decisions to the VA.
Mr. Chairman, with that, I oppose this amendment. We should use the process for expanding the use of emerging healthcare treatments, and we should let that process play out. I urge my colleagues to vote “no,” and I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. PERRY. Mr. Chairman, since 2018, 11 VA facilities out of 170 have been using it, not studying it, using it. The study happened after that, and every day that the study is occurring, 20 servicemembers take their lives.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs estimates between 11 and 20 percent of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom veterans have PTSD in a given year, 12 percent of Gulf war veterans, 15 percent of Vietnam veterans. Sadly, only 40 percent of these heroes will find relief with current treatments.
honestly, is just prolonging the turf war between practitioners there. Some of them say they should have primacy and this shouldn't even be involved. Yet, again, it is an outpatient procedure, 15 minutes.
Mr. Chairman, I urge adoption. I yield back the balance of my time.
The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Perry).
The amendment was agreed to.
Amendment No. 49 Offered by Mr. Steube
The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 49 printed in part B of House Report 119-648.
Mr. STEUBE. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:
At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the
following:
Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act may
be used to close the Port Charlotte VA Clinic in Port
Charlotte, Florida.
The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1275, the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Steube) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Florida.
Mr. STEUBE. Mr. Chairman, this amendment is very simple. This amendment prohibits funds from being used to close the Port Charlotte VA Clinic.
Charlotte County that oppose this clinic being shut down. This amendment would prohibit funds being used to shut down the Port Charlotte VA Clinic. This amendment would not delay construction on a new clinic in North Port.
Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. Chairman, I claim the time in opposition to the amendment, even though I am not opposed to it.
The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentlewoman from Florida is recognized for 5 minutes.
There was no objection.
Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. As a fellow Floridian, I just want to make sure I underscore the importance of making sure we preserve access to healthcare for veterans across our State. I look forward to working with the gentleman, as we have many times in the past, on ensuring that continued access. I understand his concerns and look forward to working with him, Judge Carter, and the VA to ensure continued access to his constituents.
Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Steube).
The amendment was agreed to.
Amendment No. 50 Offered by Mr. Steube
The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 50 printed in part B of House Report 119-648.
Mr. STEUBE. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.
The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:
Page 10, line 3, after the dollar amount, insert “(reduced
by $481,832,000)”.
Page 5, line 8, after the dollar amount, insert
“(increased by $481,832,000)”.
The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1275, the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Steube) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Florida.
Mr. STEUBE. Mr. Chairman, I rise today to offer an amendment that puts the defense of our own troops, bases, and national security above all else, not to subsidize the defenses of NATO countries that lecture us on peace, hesitate to stand with us, and in some cases undermine our efforts to confront the terrorist regime in Iran.
My amendment redirects more than $480 million in funding from the NATO Security Investment Program. Essentially, it moves nearly half a billion dollars used for foreign military base infrastructure and redirects it towards improving the infrastructure needs of our own bases, for our own servicemembers, and for our own national security. This is the definition of America First.
allied nations that fail to carry their own weight in the collective defense of each NATO member. Most importantly, we cannot continue to treat the generosity of the American taxpayer as automatic, while our allies treat their obligations as optional. Operation Epic Fury has exposed why this amendment is necessary.
some NATO countries chose to tarnish the meaning of alliance and tried to subvert our ability to target Iran. Namely, it is France and Spain that continue to deny our military from using their airspace and many key defense facilities, forcing American forces to work around the very allied infrastructure that American taxpayers have helped sustain through NATO funding.
by programs like the NATO Security Investment Program, which this bill gives nearly half a billion dollars to. Yet, when the United States called for support, our so-called allies chose silence over solidarity.
Alliances are not entitlement programs, nor are they blank checks. They are solemn commitments built on mutual defense, sacrifice, and responsibility. If any foreign nation thinks they are deserving of the United States military and the backing of our taxpayers, best they not demand the comfort of our alliance and reject the courage it requires.
investment made actually serves our national interests. Every dollar in this bill should be measured against one standard: Does it support our national security, our readiness, and our warfighters and their families? If the answer is no, then we have the responsibility to redirect such funds and put America first.
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Mr. Chair, that is why this amendment matters. Our first and only obligation should be to support or warfighters. We owe it to the American people that their tax dollars are spent in a manner strengthening America readiness, improving our base infrastructure, supporting our servicemembers and their families, and advancing our national security.
Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to stop subsidizing our part-time allies and vote for my amendment.
Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Florida is recognized for 5 minutes.
Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. Chairman, this amendment would completely eliminate funding in the bill for
the NATO Security Investment Program. The base bill already underfunds NATO infrastructure by $122 million less compared to the President's budget request, and even President Trump recognized the value of this program and the return on investment that the NSIP Program provides for the American taxpayer.
The President's budget requests $604 million for the NATO Security Investment Program, which is the amount required to fully fund America's commitments toward NATO infrastructure investments. The base bill provides only $482 million for the program, and this amendment would take that number all the way to zero.
deterrence in Europe and undermine our alliances in the region. Moreover, these investments are not only needed to meet NATO's requirements to deter aggression from our adversaries but also to directly support U.S. troops stationed in Europe.
are at U.S. theater posture locations, and an even larger number indirectly support U.S. troops stationed in or moving throughout the region. Yet, the United States' share of funding for this project is only 15 percent. If the United States were to pay a share proportional to our gross national income at the same rate as our allies, we would pay for around 47 percent of these projects.
policy, without the NATO Security Investment Program the operational requirements for these projects would not go away, and many of these projects would become a U.S. military construction burden.
would abandon projects for which our allies pay 85 percent of the cost burden. Even if you are concerned about the overall defense spending levels of various NATO countries, this direct contribution program is one program through which our allies pay a disproportionate share.
Mr. Chairman, I encourage all of my colleagues to oppose this irresponsible amendment, and I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. STEUBE. Mr. Chair, on U.S. membership in NATO, President Donald J. Trump in April of 2026 stated: “Oh, yes, I would say [it is] beyond reconsideration. I was never swayed by NATO. I always knew they were a paper tiger, and President Putin knows that, too, by the way.”
“They haven't been friends when we needed them. We have never asked them for much . . . it is a one-way street.”
House official in April 2026 stated: “As President Trump said yesterday, NATO was tested, and they failed.”
“[President Trump] has zero expectations for NATO at this point and did not ask them for anything, even though it's a fact that they benefit from the Strait of Hormuz far more than the United States.”
President Trump posted on Truth Social on March 31, 2026: “The country of France wouldn't let planes headed to Israel, loaded up with military supplies, fly over French territory. France has been VERY UNHELPFUL with respect to the “Butcher of Iran,” who has been successfully eliminated! The U.S.A. will REMEMBER!!! President DJT.”
2026, stated: “All of those countries that can't get jet fuel because of the Strait of Hormuz, like the United Kingdom, which refuse to get involved in the decapitation of Iran, I have a suggestion for you: number one, buy from the U.S., we have plenty, number two, build up some delayed courage, go to the Strait and just TAKE IT. You'll have to start learning how to fight for yourself, the U.S.A. won't be there to help you anymore, just like you weren't there for us. Iran has been, essentially, decimated. The hard part is gone. Go get your own oil! President DJT.”
NATO basing rights: “One of the reasons I supported NATO is because it gave us basing rights in Europe. So when NATO partners like Spain deny us use of these bases, the primary reason for why NATO is good for America, then what is the purpose of the alliance?”
Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Carter), chair of the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Subcommittee.
Mr. CARTER of Texas. Mr. Chair, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding.
Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to this amendment. President Trump's budget request included funding for the account in fiscal year 2027. These funds supported our operational readiness and warfighting capabilities, and I urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment.
Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. STEUBE. Mr. Chairman, the President's comments on this issue have been clear. We are $39 trillion in debt, and we should be focused on America first, and we should be supporting our warfighters and our bases, not NATO in this budget.
Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. Chairman, I think the point of Judge Carter and my argument is that this funding does support our warfighters in Europe.
said about NATO, he asked in his budget for $604 million, and this budget is $122 million less than that, and the gentleman from Florida's amendment would wipe it out.
would eliminate funding for infrastructure investments on which our troops and our allies rely. This is not for foreign troops. This is for our troops. It is not fiscally responsible to eliminate funding for this jointly funded program, which provides critical infrastructure.
Mr. Chair, if we don't support the NATO Security Investment Program, then either we have to pay more to fund the cost of our infrastructure and Europe will be leaving us on our own, or we allow these needs to go unmet to the detriment of our men and women in uniform and American military readiness.
rhetoric but on reality, and the reality is that this funding ensures that we can keep our troops ready and safe.
Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.
The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Steube).
The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the noes appeared to have it.
Recorded Vote
Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
A recorded vote was ordered.
Roll No. 174
AYES—80
Alford
Arrington
Baird
Bean (FL)
Begich
Biggs (AZ)
Biggs (SC)
Bilirakis
Boebert
Bost
Brecheen
Burchett
Burlison
Cammack
Carter (GA)
Ciscomani
Cline
Cloud
Clyde
Collins
Comer
Crane
Davidson
De La Cruz
Donalds
Ezell
Fallon
Fedorchak
Fine
Fry
Fulcher
Fuller
Gill (TX)
Gooden
Gosar
Hageman
Hamadeh (AZ)
Haridopolos
Harris (NC)
Harshbarger
Higgins (LA)
Hunt
Jack
James
Joyce (PA)
Kennedy (UT)
Luna
Luttrell
Mace
Mackenzie
Massie
McClintock
McGuire
Miller (IL)
Miller (WV)
Mills
Moore (AL)
Nehls
Norman
Ogles
Onder
Palmer
Patronis
Perry
Rose
Roy
Rulli
Schmidt
Shreve
Smucker
Spartz
Steube
Tenney
Timmons
Van Drew
Van Orden
Webster (FL)
Westerman
Wied
Williams (TX)
NOES—333
Adams
Aderholt
Aguilar
Allen
Amo
Amodei (NV)
Ansari
Auchincloss
Babin
Bacon
Balderson
Balint
Barragan
Barrett
Baumgartner
Beatty
Bell
Bentz
Bera
Bergman
Beyer
Bice
Bishop
Bonamici
Boyle (PA)
Brown
Brownley
Buchanan
Budzinski
Bynum
Calvert
Carbajal
Carey
Carson
Carter (LA)
Carter (TX)
Casar
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chu
Cisneros
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Cole
Conaway
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crank
Crawford
Crockett
Crow
Cuellar
Davids (KS)
Davis (IL)
Dean (PA)
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Deluzio
DeSaulnier
DesJarlais
Dexter
Diaz-Balart
Dingell
Doggett
Downing
Dunn (FL)
Edwards
Elfreth
Ellzey
Emmer
Escobar
Espaillat
Estes
Evans (CO)
Evans (PA)
Feenstra
Fields
Figures
Finstad
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Fletcher
Flood
Fong
Foster
Foushee
Foxx
Frankel, Lois
Franklin, Scott
Friedman
Frost
Garamendi
Garbarino
Garcia (CA)
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Gillen
Gimenez
Golden (ME)
Goldman (TX)
Gomez
Gonzalez, V.
Goodlander
Gottheimer
Graves
Gray
Green, Al (TX)
Griffith
Grijalva
Grothman
Guthrie
Harder (CA)
Harrigan
Hayes
Hern (OK)
Hernandez
Hill (AR)
Himes
Hinson
Horsford
Houchin
Houlahan
Hoyer
Hoyle (OR)
Hudson
Huffman
Huizenga
Hurd (CO)
Issa
Ivey
Jackson (IL)
Jackson (TX)
Jacobs
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (SD)
Johnson (TX)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
Kennedy (NY)
Khanna
Kiggans (VA)
Kiley (CA)
Kim
King-Hinds
Knott
Krishnamoorthi
Kustoff
LaLota
Landsman
Langworthy
Larson (CT)
Latimer
Latta
Lawler
Lee (FL)
Lee (NV)
Lee (PA)
Levin
Liccardo
Lieu
Lofgren
Loudermilk
Lucas
Lynch
Magaziner
Malliotakis
Maloy
Mann
Mannion
Mast
Matsui
McBath
McBride
McCaul
McClain
McClellan
McCollum
McCormick
McDonald Rivet
McDowell
McGarvey
McGovern
McIver
Meeks
Mejia
Menefee
Menendez
Meng
Messmer
Meuser
Mfume
Miller (OH)
Miller-Meeks
Min
Moolenaar
Moore (NC)
Moore (UT)
Moore (WI)
Moore (WV)
Moran
Morelle
Morrison
Moskowitz
Mrvan
Mullin
Murphy
Nadler
Neal
Neguse
Newhouse
Norcross
Norton
Nunn (IA)
Obernolte
Ocasio-Cortez
Olszewski
Omar
Owens
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pelosi
Perez
Peters
Pettersen
Pfluger
Pingree
Pocan
Pou
Pressley
Quigley
Ramirez
Randall
Raskin
Reschenthaler
Riley (NY)
Rivas
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Ross
Rouzer
Ruiz
Rutherford
Ryan
Salazar
Salinas
Sanchez
Scalise
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schneider
Scholten
Schrier
Schweikert
Scott (VA)
Scott, Austin
Self
Sessions
Sewell
Sherman
Simon
Simpson
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Sorensen
Soto
Stansbury
Stanton
Stauber
Steil
Stevens
Strickland
Strong
Stutzman
Subramanyam
Suozzi
Sykes
Takano
Taylor
Thanedar
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thompson (PA)
Tiffany
Titus
Tlaib
Tokuda
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Tran
Turner (OH)
Underwood
Valadao
Van Duyne
Van Epps
Vargas
Vasquez
Velazquez
Vindman
Wagner
Walberg
Walkinshaw
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Whitesides
Williams (GA)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Yakym
Zinke
NOT VOTING—22
Barr
Bresnahan
Crenshaw
Davis (NC)
Goldman (NY)
Guest
Harris (MD)
Kamlager-Dove
Kean
LaHood
Larsen (WA)
Leger Fernandez
Letlow
McClain Delaney
Moulton
Moylan
Plaskett
Radewagen
Stefanik
Veasey
Weber (TX)
Wilson (FL)
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Messrs. CRAWFORD, FLEISCHMANN, ZINKE, RESCHENTHALER, EVANS of Colorado, KEATING, KNOTT, McCAUL, and BAUMGARTNER changed their vote from “yea” to “nay.”
Messrs. McGUIRE, BAIRD, ARRINGTON, and CISCOMANI changed their vote from “nay” to “yea.”
So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
The Acting CHAIR. There being no further amendment, under the rule, the Committee rises.
Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. Loudermilk) having assumed the chair, Mr. Rouzer, Acting Chair of the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, reported that that Committee, having had under consideration the bill (H.R. 8469) making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes, and, pursuant to House Resolution 1275, he reported the bill, as amended by that resolution, back to the House with sundry further amendments adopted in the Committee of the Whole.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under the rule, the previous question is ordered.
The question is on the amendments.
The amendments were agreed to.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the engrossment and third reading of the bill.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on passage of the bill.
Under clause 10 of rule XX, the yeas and nays are ordered.
This is a 5-minute vote.
Roll No. 175
YEAS—400
Adams
Aderholt
Aguilar
Alford
Allen
Amo
Amodei (NV)
Arrington
Auchincloss
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Balint
Barragan
Barrett
Baumgartner
Bean (FL)
Beatty
Begich
Bell
Bentz
Bera
Bergman
Beyer
Bice
Biggs (AZ)
Biggs (SC)
Bilirakis
Bishop
Boebert
Bonamici
Bost
Boyle (PA)
Brecheen
Bresnahan
Brown
Brownley
Buchanan
Budzinski
Burchett
Burlison
Bynum
Calvert
Cammack
Carbajal
Carey
Carson
Carter (GA)
Carter (LA)
Carter (TX)
Casar
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chu
Ciscomani
Cisneros
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Cline
Cloud
Clyburn
Clyde
Cohen
Cole
Collins
Comer
Conaway
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crane
Crank
Crawford
Crenshaw
Crockett
Crow
Cuellar
Davids (KS)
Davidson
Davis (IL)
De La Cruz
Dean (PA)
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Deluzio
DeSaulnier
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Dingell
Doggett
Donalds
Downing
Dunn (FL)
Edwards
Elfreth
Ellzey
Emmer
Escobar
Espaillat
Estes
Evans (CO)
Evans (PA)
Ezell
Fallon
Fedorchak
Feenstra
Fields
Figures
Fine
Finstad
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Fletcher
Flood
Fong
Foster
Foushee
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{time} 1025
Mses. MATSUI and ANSARI changed their vote from “yea” to “nay.”
So the bill was passed.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
Stated for:
Mr. MFUME. Mr. Speaker, I missed a vote due to a personal matter. Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 175.
personal explanation
Mr. GOLDMAN of New York. Mr. Speaker, I was unable to vote today, due to a commitment in my Congressional district. Had I been present, I would have voted NO on Roll Call No. 174 and YEA on Roll Call No. 175.
personal explanation
Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, after voting on Thursday, May 14, I traveled to Fort Benning, Georgia, to participate in Family Day as my son, Justin, completed U.S. Army basic training. Had I been present, I would have voted NO on Roll Call No. 174 and YEA on Roll Call No. 175.