Pablo José Hernández

Sep 10, 2025House vote #244 · 2025H.R. 3838H.Amdt. 99Floor amendment 23

Aye

Repeal the 1991 and 2002 Iraq war authorizations

AI-assisted summary

The amendment would repeal the 1991 and 2002 authorizations for use of military force against Iraq. The House agreed to the amendment, adding those repeals to the defense bill; this vote did not decide whether to pass the bill as a whole.

Context: The floor text identifies the two Iraq-related authorizations to be repealed. It does not provide the full final defense bill text.

Sep 4, 2025House vote #237 · 2025H.R. 4553H.Amdt. 76Floor amendment 14

No

Reduce funding in Energy and Water appropriations accounts

AI-assisted summary

The amendment proposed reductions to funding amounts across numerous accounts in the fiscal year 2026 Energy and Water Development appropriations bill. The House rejected the amendment, so those proposed reductions were not adopted by this vote. The vote did not decide whether to pass the appropriations bill as a whole.

Context: The amendment text specifies reductions by page and line but does not name the affected accounts; the supplied purpose identifies the proposal as reducing unobligated funds in top-line accounts. The described bill version was reported July 21, 2025; the supplied records do not establish the final text.

Sep 4, 2025House vote #236 · 2025H.R. 4553H.Amdt. 75Floor amendment 13

No

Reject cuts to energy-efficiency and renewable-energy funding

AI-assisted summary

The amendment to the FY2026 Energy and Water Development appropriations bill sought to eliminate funding for the Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Its text would reduce two amounts in the bill by $1.83 billion and $223 million. The House rejected the amendment, so these proposed reductions were not adopted; this vote did not decide whether to pass the appropriations bill.

Context: The bill summary is for the version reported July 21, 2025; the supplied records do not establish that this was the exact bill text at the vote. The amendment’s purpose identifies the office, while its text specifies reductions to two amounts without naming the accounts.

Sep 4, 2025House vote #235 · 2025H.R. 4553H.Amdt. 74Floor amendment 12

No

Rejecting a Great Lakes Authority funding cut and transfer to savings

AI-assisted summary

The amendment would have reduced the Great Lakes Authority account by $2,063,381 and added the same amount to the Spending Reduction Account. The House rejected the amendment, so these changes were not adopted in this vote. The underlying measure was a fiscal year 2026 appropriations bill covering energy and water programs and related agencies; this vote was on the amendment, not passage of that bill.

Context: The bill summary describes the version reported on July 21, 2025; this summary describes only the amendment considered on September 4.

Sep 3, 2025House vote #234 · 2025H.R. 4553H.Amdt. 73Floor amendment 11

No

Reject $16 million cut to Southeast Crescent commission funding

AI-assisted summary

The amendment would have reduced funding for the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission by $16,003,526 and increased the Spending Reduction Account by the same amount. The House rejected the amendment, so those changes were not made by this vote. The underlying bill concerns fiscal year 2026 appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies; this vote was on the amendment, not passage of the bill.

Context: The bill summary is for the version reported July 21, 2025; the supplied records do not establish that this was the exact bill text before the House on the vote date.

Sep 3, 2025House vote #233 · 2025H.R. 4553H.Amdt. 72Floor amendment 10

No

Reject Southwest Border commission funding cut amendment

AI-assisted summary

The amendment would have reduced funding for the Southwest Border Regional Commission by $2,063,381 and increased the Spending Reduction Account by the same amount. The House rejected the amendment, so those changes were not adopted. This was a vote on an amendment to the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies appropriations bill, not a vote to pass the bill.

Context: The amendment text specifies changes to amounts on two pages; its official description identifies the affected accounts. The related bill summary is for the version reported on July 21, 2025, and does not establish the complete text of the bill as amended on this vote date.

Sep 3, 2025House vote #232 · 2025H.R. 4553H.Amdt. 71Floor amendment 9

No

Rejecting a $13.3 million cut to border commission funding

AI-assisted summary

The amendment proposed cutting the Northern Border Regional Commission account by $13,319,727 and adding the same amount to the Spending Reduction Account. The House rejected it, 124–303, so those changes were not adopted. The underlying bill provided fiscal year 2026 appropriations for energy and water programs and related agencies.

Context: The bill summary is for the version reported on July 21, 2025; the amendment’s page-and-line instructions and stated purpose identify the account changes at issue, but do not establish the final bill text.

Sep 3, 2025House vote #231 · 2025H.R. 4553H.Amdt. 70Floor amendment 8

No

Vote down $35 million Title 17 loan program cut

AI-assisted summary

The amendment would reduce the Title 17 loan program account by $35 million and increase the Spending Reduction Account by the same amount. The House rejected the amendment, so these proposed changes were not adopted; this vote did not decide whether to pass the underlying FY2026 Energy and Water appropriations bill.

Context: The underlying bill context is the version reported July 21, 2025. The amendment text provides page-and-line changes, while its stated purpose identifies the Title 17 program and Spending Reduction Account; the full amended bill text is not provided.

Sep 3, 2025House vote #230 · 2025H.R. 4553H.Amdt. 69Floor amendment 7

Not Voting

Reject $13 million cut to advanced vehicle-loan program

AI-assisted summary

The amendment would reduce funding for the Department of Energy’s Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program by $13 million and add the same amount to the Spending Reduction Account. The House rejected the amendment, so those proposed changes were not adopted. This vote was on the amendment, not passage of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for 2026.

Context: The available bill summary describes the version reported to the House on July 21, 2025; it does not establish that this was the exact base-bill text considered on the vote date.

Sep 3, 2025House vote #229 · 2025H.R. 4553H.Amdt. 68Floor amendment 6

No

Reduce ARPA-E funding by $350 million and increase spending reductions

AI-assisted summary

This amendment would reduce funding for the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E) by $350 million and increase the bill’s Spending Reduction Account by the same amount. The House rejected the amendment, so those changes were not adopted. The underlying bill provides fiscal year 2026 appropriations for energy and water programs and related agencies; this vote was on the amendment, not passage of the bill.

Context: The available bill summary describes the version reported to the House on July 21, 2025; it does not establish the precise text of the bill as amended at this vote.

Sep 3, 2025House vote #228 · 2025H.R. 4553H.Amdt. 67Floor amendment 5

No

Bar funding for Delaware River Basin Commission

AI-assisted summary

The amendment would have barred funds provided by the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026, from being used for the Delaware River Basin Commission. The House rejected the amendment, so that proposed restriction was not added. This vote did not decide whether to pass the appropriations bill itself.

Context: The related bill summary is dated July 21, 2025; the amendment text refers to funds made available by “this Act.”

Sep 3, 2025House vote #227 · 2025H.R. 4553H.Amdt. 66Floor amendment 4

No

Bar funds for enforcing Delaware River Basin hydraulic fracturing rules

AI-assisted summary

The amendment would have barred funds in the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026 from being used to implement or enforce the Delaware River Basin Commission’s final rules on high-volume hydraulic fracturing and related project reviews and fees. The House rejected the amendment, so that proposed restriction was not added by this vote. This was an amendment vote, not a vote to pass the appropriations bill.

Context: The bill summary is for the version reported to the House on July 21, 2025; this vote concerned Perry amendment No. 23 as read on the floor on September 3, 2025.

Jul 18, 2025House vote #210 · 2025H.R. 4016H.Amdt. 60Floor amendment 18

No

Bar Defense funds from aiding the Lebanese Armed Forces

AI-assisted summary

The amendment would have barred funds in the Department of Defense appropriations act from being used to assist the Lebanese Armed Forces. The House rejected the amendment, 76–355, so that proposed restriction was not added to the bill. This vote was on the amendment, not final passage of the appropriations bill.

Context: The available bill summary is for the introduced version; the amendment text establishes the restriction considered in this vote, but does not establish the full text of the bill as amended.

Jul 18, 2025House vote #209 · 2025H.R. 4016H.Amdt. 57Floor amendment 15

No

Reject a ban on Defense Act funds for Ukraine assistance

AI-assisted summary

The amendment would have barred any funds made available by the act from being used for assistance to Ukraine. The House rejected the amendment, 76–353, so that proposed restriction was not added by this vote. The underlying measure concerned fiscal year 2026 Department of Defense appropriations; this vote decided only the amendment, not passage of the bill.

Context: The description of the underlying bill is from its June 16 introduced version; the supplied records do not establish that this was the final bill text at the vote.

Jul 18, 2025House vote #208 · 2025H.R. 4016H.Amdt. 56Floor amendment 14

No

Reject cutting aid for Jordan’s armed forces

AI-assisted summary

The amendment proposed removing funding for support of Jordan’s armed forces from the fiscal year 2026 Defense appropriations bill. The House rejected the amendment, 30–400, so that proposed cut was not adopted. This vote decided only the amendment, not whether the appropriations bill itself passed.

Context: The amendment text directs removal of section 8117; its stated purpose identifies that section as funding support for Jordan’s armed forces. The bill background is for the June 16 introduced version, not necessarily the exact bill text at this vote.

Jul 18, 2025House vote #207 · 2025H.R. 4016H.Amdt. 55Floor amendment 13

No

Rejecting removal of Israeli Cooperative Programs funding

AI-assisted summary

The amendment would have struck section 8067 from the fiscal year 2026 Defense appropriations bill; its stated purpose was to remove funding for the Israeli Cooperative Programs. The House rejected the amendment, so it did not make that change to the bill. This vote was on the amendment, not final passage of the appropriations bill.

Context: The related bill summary is for the introduced version; the supplied records do not establish that version as the exact bill text at this vote.

Jul 18, 2025House vote #206 · 2025H.R. 4016H.Amdt. 54Floor amendment 12

No

Reduce foreign HIV prevention funding by $15 million

AI-assisted summary

The amendment would reduce a Department of Defense appropriations line by $15 million. Its stated purpose was to strike funding for HIV prevention educational activities in foreign countries. The House rejected the amendment, so it did not make that reduction; this vote did not decide whether to pass the appropriations bill.

Context: The amendment text is a page-and-line instruction and does not identify the account. The stated purpose identifies the funding subject; the supplied bill summary is for the introduced version, not necessarily the final bill text considered.

Jul 18, 2025House vote #205 · 2025H.R. 4016H.Amdt. 53Floor amendment 11

No

Reject removing Taiwan security cooperation funding from defense appropriations

AI-assisted summary

The amendment would have struck section 8105 of the fiscal year 2026 Defense Department appropriations bill; its stated purpose was to remove funding for the Taiwan Security Cooperation Initiative. The House rejected the amendment, so this vote did not remove that section from the bill. It was a vote on the amendment, not final passage of the appropriations bill.

Context: The available bill summary describes the introduced version; the specific bill text in effect at this vote was not provided.

Jul 18, 2025House vote #204 · 2025H.R. 4016H.Amdt. 52Floor amendment 10

No

Rejecting removal of overseas humanitarian aid funding from appropriations

AI-assisted summary

The amendment sought to eliminate the Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid account, reducing its funding to match the administration’s budget request and transferring the savings to the Spending Reduction Account. The House rejected the amendment, so it did not make those changes. The underlying bill concerns FY2026 Department of Defense appropriations; this vote was on the amendment, not passage of the bill.

Context: The available bill summary is for the version introduced on June 16, 2025, and does not establish the exact bill text at this vote. The amendment text supplied gives page-and-line instructions; its stated purpose identifies the account those instructions targeted.

Jun 25, 2025House vote #180 · 2025H.R. 3944H.Amdt. 35Floor amendment 2

No

Approval of seven changes to military and veterans appropriations

AI-assisted summary

The House agreed to a package of seven amendments to the fiscal year 2026 military construction and Veterans Affairs appropriations bill. The amendments change dollar amounts at specified lines: some amounts rise or fall, including changes of $4.1 million, $5 million, $1 million, and $55 million. This vote approved those changes, not the underlying appropriations bill.

Context: The supplied amendment text identifies line-level dollar adjustments but not the names of the affected accounts; the bill summary is for its introduced version, not necessarily the amended text.

Pablo José Hernández

How they voted 85

Repeal the 1991 and 2002 Iraq war authorizations

Reduce funding in Energy and Water appropriations accounts

Reject cuts to energy-efficiency and renewable-energy funding

Rejecting a Great Lakes Authority funding cut and transfer to savings

Reject $16 million cut to Southeast Crescent commission funding

Reject Southwest Border commission funding cut amendment

Rejecting a $13.3 million cut to border commission funding

Vote down $35 million Title 17 loan program cut

Reject $13 million cut to advanced vehicle-loan program

Reduce ARPA-E funding by $350 million and increase spending reductions

Bar funding for Delaware River Basin Commission

Bar funds for enforcing Delaware River Basin hydraulic fracturing rules

Bar Defense funds from aiding the Lebanese Armed Forces

Reject a ban on Defense Act funds for Ukraine assistance

Reject cutting aid for Jordan’s armed forces

Rejecting removal of Israeli Cooperative Programs funding

Reduce foreign HIV prevention funding by $15 million

Reject removing Taiwan security cooperation funding from defense appropriations

Rejecting removal of overseas humanitarian aid funding from appropriations

Approval of seven changes to military and veterans appropriations