Mark Pocan

Jul 21, 2026House vote #259 · 2026H.R. 8800H.Amdt. 247Floor amendment 6

No

Restrict court orders affecting certified defense fuel infrastructure

AI-assisted summary

The Hunt amendment would add protections for energy infrastructure that the Defense Secretary certifies as important to military readiness, fuel supply, or logistics. It would limit preliminary court orders that halt or restrict certified infrastructure, set expedited review rules, and allow certain state-court cases to be moved to federal court. The House rejected the amendment, so these provisions were not added by this vote.

Context: This describes the amendment text read on the House floor, not the full bill. The underlying bill was the FY2027 National Defense Authorization Act; the vote rejected this amendment, not the bill itself.

Jul 21, 2026House vote #258 · 2026H.R. 8800H.Amdt. 245Floor amendment 4

Aye

Remove voice-based drug-testing pilot from defense bill

AI-assisted summary

The amendment removed section 518, which would establish a pilot program using voice-based risk assessment technology to identify servicemembers for drug testing. The House agreed to the amendment, so that section was struck from the bill; this vote did not pass the defense bill itself.

Context: The bill’s dated summary describes the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027; the amendment’s stated purpose identifies the subject of section 518. This vote concerns the amendment, not final passage of the bill.

Jul 21, 2026House vote #257 · 2026H.R. 8800H.Amdt. 244Floor amendment 3

No

Reject an amendment preserving the cap on cadet athletic-service waivers

AI-assisted summary

The amendment would have removed section 524 from the FY2027 National Defense Authorization Act. Section 524 removes the existing statutory limit on how many cadets may receive alternative service obligations to pursue professional athletic careers; striking it would have preserved that cap. The House rejected the amendment, so it did not make that change to the bill at this vote.

Context: The available bill summary describes the version reported on June 15, 2026; it does not establish the final bill text or whether the cap was ultimately preserved.

Jul 21, 2026House vote #256 · 2026H.R. 8800H.Amdt. 243Floor amendment 2

No

Bar foreign nationals from attending U.S. service academies

AI-assisted summary

The amendment would have replaced section 521 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 with a ban on allowing people from foreign countries to receive instruction at the U.S. Military, Naval, and Air Force Academies. The House rejected the amendment, so this proposed restriction was not added by this vote. The vote was on the amendment, not passage of the defense authorization bill.

Context: Describes the amendment text offered on July 21, 2026; the supplied records do not establish the final text of the defense authorization bill.

Jul 21, 2026House vote #255 · 2026H.R. 8800H.Amdt. 242Floor amendment 1

No

Reject change to Afghanistan War Commission report deadline

AI-assisted summary

The amendment would have struck section 1213 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, which concerned the deadline for the Afghanistan War Commission’s final report, and kept the current statutory deadline. The House rejected the amendment, 65–361, so this proposed change was not adopted. This vote decided only the amendment, not whether the defense authorization bill would pass.

Context: The amendment text supplied for the floor says only to strike section 1213; its stated purpose identifies that section’s subject and proposed effect. The related bill summary is dated June 15, 2026, and does not establish the full text of the bill as considered on the vote date.

Jul 21, 2026House vote #254 · 2026H.Res. 1438

No

Set House consideration rules for five bills and a budget resolution

AI-assisted summary

The resolution set the terms for House consideration of bills on defense appropriations, Social Security disability insurance demonstrations, congressional stock trading, banking regulation, and temporary fiscal year 2027 funding, as well as a fiscal year 2027 budget resolution. The House agreed to the resolution. This vote established procedures for considering those measures; it did not pass them.

Context: Official House roll call held on July 21, 2026. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Jul 21, 2026House vote #253 · 2026H.Res. 1438

Nay

End debate on a rule for considering six House measures

AI-assisted summary

The resolution set rules for considering a defense authorization bill, a Social Security disability insurance proposal, a budget resolution, a congressional stock-trading restriction bill, banking legislation, and fiscal year 2027 continuing appropriations. The House voted on ordering the previous question, which determines whether to end debate on the rule and move toward a vote on it. The motion passed; this did not pass the rule or any of the underlying measures.

Context: The supplied summary identifies the measures covered by the rule but does not provide the rule’s detailed terms.

Jul 21, 2026House vote #252 · 2026H.R. 1118

Yea

GSA contracts may use best value instead of lowest cost

AI-assisted summary

The Value Over Cost Act allows General Services Administration multiple award schedule contracts and orders to be evaluated on “best value” rather than lowest overall cost when the agency determines that is in the federal government's best interests. Best value may account for non-cost factors as well as price. The House passed the bill, as amended; this vote decided passage, not merely whether to begin considering it.

Context: The supplied background describes the introduced version; the bill passed as amended, and the record does not specify the changes made.

Jul 20, 2026House vote #251 · 2026H.R. 8823

Yea

Pass the workers’ compensation fraud provider accountability bill

AI-assisted summary

The bill authorizes the Department of Labor to suspend federal workers’ compensation payments to certain providers convicted of fraud connected to federal workers’ compensation, similar state programs, or federal health care programs. This vote passed the bill under a procedure requiring a two-thirds vote, with amendments; it was a vote on the bill, not merely on whether to consider it. The recorded outcome was passage.

Context: The background summarizes the bill as introduced on May 14, 2026; the House passed amended text, so the introduced-version summary may not capture all changes.

Jul 20, 2026House vote #250 · 2026H.R. 4541

Yea

Pass the breast and cervical cancer early detection reauthorization bill

AI-assisted summary

The bill reauthorizes and revises CDC programs for breast and cervical cancer screening, diagnosis, treatment, and education. It extends the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program through fiscal year 2030, with changes including greater flexibility for states using grants, and extends young-women’s breast health and cancer programs through fiscal year 2031. This vote passed the bill under a procedure requiring a two-thirds vote, as amended.

Context: The background describes the version reported on July 13, 2026; the House passed amended text, which may differ from that version.

Jul 16, 2026House vote #249 · 2026H.R. 9237

Yea

Send the veterans benefits and health care bill back to committee

AI-assisted summary

The bill addresses veterans’ benefits, education, health care, counseling, Department of Veterans Affairs staffing and infrastructure, and the Veterans Community Care Program. This vote was on a motion to recommit—to send the bill back to committee—not on whether to pass the bill itself. The motion failed, so the bill was not sent back to committee by this vote.

Context: The supplied background summarizes the bill as introduced on June 10, 2026; it does not provide details about any instructions attached to the recommit motion.

Jul 16, 2026House vote #248 · 2026H.R. 5362

Yea

Name the Marietta VA clinic for Colonel Michael H. Boyce

AI-assisted summary

The bill would name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, the Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic. The House passed the bill under a procedure for considering and passing measures quickly; this vote approved the naming measure, rather than merely advancing it for later consideration.

Context: The supplied background describes the bill as introduced in September 2025; it does not establish whether the text was changed before passage.

Jul 15, 2026House vote #247 · 2026H.R. 8595

Nay

Pass 2027 State Department and national security appropriations

AI-assisted summary

The bill provides fiscal year 2027 appropriations for national security, the State Department, foreign assistance, and related programs and agencies, and sets requirements and restrictions on the use of funds. The House passed the bill; this was a vote to approve the appropriations measure, not simply to bring it forward for consideration.

Context: The background summarizes the version reported to the House on April 30, 2026; it may not reflect all changes in the text passed on July 15.

Jul 15, 2026House vote #246 · 2026H.R. 8595

Yea

Send the 2027 State Department appropriations bill back to committee

AI-assisted summary

The bill concerns fiscal year 2027 funding for national security, the State Department, foreign assistance, and related programs, with requirements and restrictions on the use of funds. The House rejected a motion to recommit, which would have sent the bill back to committee; this vote did not itself pass or defeat the appropriations bill.

Context: The background summarizes the version reported to the House on April 30, 2026; it may not reflect all changes in the text considered on July 15.

Jul 15, 2026House vote #245 · 2026H.R. 8595H.Amdt. 237Floor amendment 7

No

Rejecting a ban on United Nations funding in appropriations

AI-assisted summary

The amendment would have barred funds appropriated or otherwise made available by the act from being provided to the United Nations. The House rejected the amendment, so this vote did not add that prohibition to the bill. The underlying bill concerns fiscal year 2027 appropriations for national security, the State Department, and related programs; this vote was on the amendment, not passage of the bill.

Context: The available summary describes the bill as introduced; it does not establish the exact bill text at this vote. The amendment text does establish the proposed United Nations funding restriction.

Jul 15, 2026House vote #244 · 2026H.R. 8595H.Amdt. 236Floor amendment 6

No

Block U.S. funds for Jordan and cut specified foreign assistance

AI-assisted summary

This amendment would have barred funds in the appropriations act from being used for Jordan and reduced eight specified accounts, including foreign military financing, global health, and refugee assistance, by a total of $2.1 billion. The House rejected the amendment, 6–421, so those restrictions and reductions were not added by this vote.

Context: The related bill summary describes the introduced FY2027 appropriations bill; the amendment text read on the floor is the specific text considered here.

Jul 15, 2026House vote #243 · 2026H.R. 8595H.Amdt. 235Floor amendment 5

Aye

Block Israel funding and cut military financing by $3.3 billion

AI-assisted summary

The amendment would have barred funds in the appropriations act from being spent or committed for Israel and reduced the Foreign Military Financing Program account by $3.3 billion. The House rejected the amendment, 104–314, with 10 members voting present. This vote decided only whether to add those restrictions and reduction to the bill; it did not decide whether to pass the bill.

Context: The related bill summary describes the introduced version of H.R. 8595, not necessarily the bill text as amended at this vote. The amendment’s text and stated purpose establish the changes considered here.

Jul 15, 2026House vote #242 · 2026H.R. 8595H.Amdt. 234Floor amendment 4

No

Reject removing $139.575 million for the Global Environment Facility

AI-assisted summary

The amendment would have struck $139.575 million for the Global Environment Facility from the fiscal year 2027 national security and State Department appropriations measure. The House rejected the amendment, so this proposed removal was not adopted. This vote did not decide whether to pass the appropriations measure itself.

Context: The measure’s available summary describes its introduced version; the exact underlying bill text at this vote was not provided.

Jul 15, 2026House vote #241 · 2026H.R. 8595H.Amdt. 232Floor amendment 2

No

Reject amendment eliminating Fulbright Program funding

AI-assisted summary

The amendment would remove the requirement that at least $287.8 million in the fiscal year 2027 national security and State Department appropriations bill be provided for the Fulbright Program. The House rejected the amendment, so that proposed change was not adopted. This vote decided the amendment, not passage of the appropriations bill.

Context: The bill summary is for the version introduced on April 30, 2026; the supplied records do not establish the full text of the bill as amended or considered on this vote.

Jul 14, 2026House vote #240 · 2026H.R. 1181

Nay

House passes bill on payment-card codes for firearms retailers

AI-assisted summary

The bill would bar payment-card networks from using merchant codes that distinguish firearms retailers from general-merchandise or sporting-goods stores, and require Justice Department enforcement and annual reports. The House passed the bill; this vote did not itself make it law.

Context: The supplied policy summary describes the bill as introduced on February 11, 2025; the record does not establish whether the text passed was identical or had been amended.

Mark Pocan

How they voted 681

Restrict court orders affecting certified defense fuel infrastructure

Remove voice-based drug-testing pilot from defense bill

Reject an amendment preserving the cap on cadet athletic-service waivers

Bar foreign nationals from attending U.S. service academies

Reject change to Afghanistan War Commission report deadline

Set House consideration rules for five bills and a budget resolution

End debate on a rule for considering six House measures

GSA contracts may use best value instead of lowest cost

Pass the workers’ compensation fraud provider accountability bill

Pass the breast and cervical cancer early detection reauthorization bill

Send the veterans benefits and health care bill back to committee

Name the Marietta VA clinic for Colonel Michael H. Boyce

Pass 2027 State Department and national security appropriations

Send the 2027 State Department appropriations bill back to committee

Rejecting a ban on United Nations funding in appropriations

Block U.S. funds for Jordan and cut specified foreign assistance

Block Israel funding and cut military financing by $3.3 billion

Reject removing $139.575 million for the Global Environment Facility

Reject amendment eliminating Fulbright Program funding

House passes bill on payment-card codes for firearms retailers