Mike Johnson

Jun 3, 2026House vote #193 · 2026S. 254

Yea

Alaska Native marine mammal ivory sales protections passed

AI-assisted summary

The ARTIST Act would bar states from prohibiting trade in marine mammal ivory, bone, and baleen legally made by Alaska Natives into authentic Native handicrafts and clothing. The House passed the bill; this was a vote on the proposal itself, not just on whether to begin considering it.

Context: The supplied background describes the Senate-introduced version; the record does not establish whether that version was identical to the House text passed.

Jun 3, 2026House vote #192 · 2026H.R. 7618

Yea

Battlefield preservation grants and site studies extended through 2036

AI-assisted summary

The bill extends three National Park Service grant programs for preserving U.S. battlefields through fiscal year 2036 and requires studies of sites connected to the French and Indian War and the Mexican-American War for possible preservation. The House passed the bill as amended; this vote approved the amended bill, rather than merely advancing it for consideration.

Context: The background describes the reported version, while the House passed an amended version; the supplied record does not specify the amendments.

May 21, 2026House vote #191 · 2026H.R. 6047

Yea

Expand veterans’ benefits and survivor compensation

AI-assisted summary

The bill expands several veterans’ benefits, including a supplemental monthly allowance for certain veterans with service-connected disabilities or traumatic brain injury, and increases future dependency and indemnity compensation for eligible survivors. It also changes eligibility and fees for some VA home loans and extends a limit on certain veterans’ pension payments. The House passed the bill.

Context: The description summarizes the version reported to the House on April 2, 2026; the supplied record does not establish whether the text passed was identical.

May 21, 2026House vote #190 · 2026H.R. 1041

Yea

Restrict VA reports to the gun background-check system

AI-assisted summary

The bill would bar the Department of Veterans Affairs from sending a veteran’s or beneficiary’s identifying information to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System solely because the person has an appointed benefits fiduciary. It would allow such reporting if a judicial authority finds or orders that the person is a danger to themselves or others. The House passed the bill.

Context: The description is based on the bill as introduced on February 6, 2025; the supplied record does not establish whether the text passed was identical.

May 21, 2026House vote #189 · 2026H.R. 1041

Nay

Send the veterans’ firearms-records bill back to committee

AI-assisted summary

The Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act would generally bar the Department of Veterans Affairs from sending a veteran’s or beneficiary’s identifying information to the federal gun-purchase background-check system solely because the person has a benefits fiduciary, absent a qualifying court finding or order. This vote was on a motion to recommit the bill, or send it back to committee. The motion failed; that does not by itself mean the bill failed.

Context: The supplied records do not give the motion’s instructions, if any; the bill description is from the dated introduced version, not necessarily the exact text at this vote.

May 21, 2026House vote #188 · 2026H.R. 1329

Yea

Pass Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum site bill

AI-assisted summary

The bill would establish the South Monument site on the National Mall as the location for the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum, with the President able to designate another site within 180 days of enactment. It also addresses federal approval of the museum’s design and construction and directs the museum’s work and advisory council. The House rejected the bill on passage.

Context: The background summarizes the version reported on April 23, 2026; the supplied records do not establish whether the text at passage was identical.

May 21, 2026House vote #187 · 2026H.R. 1329

Nay

Return the women’s history museum site bill for further action

AI-assisted summary

The underlying bill would designate a National Mall site for the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum, subject to the possibility of an alternative site chosen by the President. It also sets planning and approval requirements and describes the museum’s mission. The House rejected a motion to recommit, which would have sent the bill back for further action; this vote did not itself pass or defeat the bill.

Context: The description summarizes the version reported to the House on April 23, 2026; the supplied record does not specify the motion’s instructions or establish whether the bill text had changed.

May 20, 2026House vote #186 · 2026H.Res. 1300

Aye

Set House rules for considering three veterans and museum bills

AI-assisted summary

The resolution set the terms for House consideration of three bills: one restricting VA reports to the gun background-check system, one expanding veterans’ benefits, and one addressing the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum’s National Mall site. The House agreed to the resolution, establishing the procedures for considering those bills; this vote did not pass the bills themselves.

Context: The supplied summary describes the resolution’s consideration procedures but does not provide further procedural details.

May 20, 2026House vote #185 · 2026H.Res. 1300

Yea

Limit debate on rules for three House bills

AI-assisted summary

The resolution set terms for House consideration of bills concerning veterans’ information in gun-purchase background checks, veterans’ benefit amounts, and a site for the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum. The House voted to order the previous question, which limits further debate and moves the resolution toward a vote. The motion passed; this did not pass any of the three bills.

Context: The background describes the resolution as reported on May 19, 2026; the supplied records do not establish whether its text changed before this vote.

May 20, 2026House vote #184 · 2026H.R. 2616

Aye

Pass the PROTECT Kids Act on parental consent at school

AI-assisted summary

The PROTECT Kids Act concerns parental consent before public elementary and middle schools change a minor student’s gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on school forms, or change sex-based accommodations. The House passed the bill. The available background describes its introduced version; it does not establish that this was the exact text approved on this vote.

Context: Background describes the bill as introduced; the exact text approved is not established here.

May 20, 2026House vote #183 · 2026H.R. 2616

Nay

Send the PROTECT Kids Act back to committee

AI-assisted summary

The PROTECT Kids Act concerns parental consent before public elementary and middle schools change a minor student’s gender information on school forms or sex-based accommodations. The motion sought to recommit the bill, or send it back to committee; the House rejected that motion. This vote did not decide whether to pass the bill itself.

Context: The record does not describe any instructions attached to the motion to recommit.

May 20, 2026House vote #182 · 2026H.R. 1993

Yea

Pass the 9/11 anniversary commemorative coin bill, as amended

AI-assisted summary

The bill directs the Treasury to issue coins commemorating the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks and the establishment of the National September 11 Memorial and Museum. It also provides for surcharges on coin sales to support the museum, subject to a stated limit. The House passed the bill as amended; the supplied background describes the introduced version, not necessarily the exact text passed.

Context: The background summarizes the introduced version; the exact amended text passed is not provided.

May 20, 2026House vote #181 · 2026S. 1003

Yea

Pass Lulu’s Law allowing shark-attack wireless alerts

AI-assisted summary

Lulu’s Law requires the Federal Communications Commission to issue an order explicitly permitting wireless emergency alerts to mobile phones in the event of a shark attack. The House passed the bill. The supplied background summarizes an earlier version, so it does not establish that the exact text approved was identical.

Context: The background summarizes an earlier version; the exact text passed is not provided.

May 20, 2026House vote #180 · 2026S. 2393

Yea

Pass the VA major medical facility project authorization

AI-assisted summary

The bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to carry out a major medical facility project in St. Louis during fiscal year 2026, including construction and expansion of medical, administrative, utility, and parking facilities. The House passed the bill. The supplied background summarizes the version passed by the Senate, which may not establish the exact text approved by the House.

Context: Background describes the Senate-passed version; the exact House-approved text is not provided.

May 20, 2026House vote #179 · 2026H.R. 5317

Yea

House passes amended bill on custodial bank deposits

AI-assisted summary

The bill changes when certain custodial deposits at insured banks are classified as brokered deposits. Under the version summarized, qualifying deposits at banks with under $10 billion in assets would be excluded from that category if they meet limits and bank-soundness conditions. The House voted to pass the bill as amended; this was a passage vote, not merely a vote to begin considering it.

Context: The background summarizes the version reported to the House on November 4, 2025; the supplied record does not identify the changes in the amended text voted on.

May 20, 2026House vote #178 · 2026H.R. 4544

Yea

House passes amended bill to streamline new bank applications

AI-assisted summary

The bill requires federal financial regulators to review and streamline applications for new banks and credit unions. It also calls for reducing duplicative information requests, reviewing capital-raising rules, offering applicant caseworkers and potential mentors on request, and creating outreach plans. The House voted to pass the bill as amended; that decision is passage, not simply permission to begin considering it.

Context: The background describes the bill as introduced on July 17, 2025, not the amended text voted on; the supplied record does not specify the amendments.

May 20, 2026House vote #177 · 2026H.R. 3234

Yea

Raise limits on reciprocal deposits accepted by insured banks

AI-assisted summary

The Keeping Deposits Local Act changes how much insured depository institutions may accept in reciprocal deposits, which let banks spread large deposits across a network to increase available deposit insurance. It sets limits based on an institution’s total liabilities and changes which institutions qualify, including eligibility for banks with CAMELS ratings of 1, 2, or 3. The House passed the bill as amended; this vote approved the bill, not just a step toward considering it.

Context: The supplied background describes the introduced version; it does not establish the exact text as amended at passage.

May 20, 2026House vote #176 · 2026H.Res. 1299

Yea

Approve the amended housing programs bill

AI-assisted summary

The Housing for the 21st Century Act would revise federal housing programs, including financing for affordable housing, grants for planning and community development, and oversight of housing agencies. The House agreed to the Senate amendment with a House amendment, completing this vote on the amended measure; it was not simply a vote on the earlier House version.

Context: The background summarizes the version reported to the House, not the Senate amendment or the final House amendment. The supplied records do not describe those changes, so the specific final text cannot be stated.

May 15, 2026House vote #175 · 2026H.R. 8469

Yea

Fund military construction and veterans affairs for fiscal year 2027

AI-assisted summary

This appropriations bill provides fiscal year 2027 funding for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies. It covers military construction and housing, VA benefits and health services, national cemeteries, and specified related agencies, and sets requirements and restrictions on use of funds. The House passed the bill, approving it in that chamber; this vote alone does not make it law.

Context: The background summarizes the version introduced on April 23, 2026; it may not reflect all changes in the text passed on May 15.

May 14, 2026House vote #173 · 2026H.R. 8365

Aye

Pass rules for court-appointed monitors overseeing local governments

AI-assisted summary

The Monitor Accountability Act sets conditions for appointing independent monitors to oversee state and local governments under civil settlement agreements or consent decrees. It provides for public notice and comment, limits appointments and terms, requires public accounting of monitor fees and services, caps fees, and allows pro bono work. The House passed the bill, approving it in that chamber; this vote alone does not make it law.

Context: The background describes the version reported to the House on May 4, 2026; it may not reflect later changes to the passed text.

Mike Johnson

How they voted 527

Alaska Native marine mammal ivory sales protections passed

Battlefield preservation grants and site studies extended through 2036

Expand veterans’ benefits and survivor compensation

Restrict VA reports to the gun background-check system

Send the veterans’ firearms-records bill back to committee

Pass Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum site bill

Return the women’s history museum site bill for further action

Set House rules for considering three veterans and museum bills

Limit debate on rules for three House bills

Pass the PROTECT Kids Act on parental consent at school

Send the PROTECT Kids Act back to committee

Pass the 9/11 anniversary commemorative coin bill, as amended

Pass Lulu’s Law allowing shark-attack wireless alerts

Pass the VA major medical facility project authorization

House passes amended bill on custodial bank deposits

House passes amended bill to streamline new bank applications

Raise limits on reciprocal deposits accepted by insured banks

Approve the amended housing programs bill

Fund military construction and veterans affairs for fiscal year 2027

Pass rules for court-appointed monitors overseeing local governments