Tom Emmer

May 13, 2026House vote #159 · 2026H.Res. 1275

Aye

House sets debate rules for bail, court monitors, law enforcement and military construction funding

AI-assisted summary

The resolution set the terms for considering bills on public reporting of cashless-bail policies, fraud in posting bail, court-appointed monitors, and fiscal year 2027 military construction and veterans’ affairs appropriations, along with a resolution supporting law enforcement officers. The House agreed to that procedural resolution; it did not pass those bills or the concurrent resolution.

Context: Official House roll call held on May 13, 2026. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

May 13, 2026House vote #158 · 2026H.Res. 1275

Yea

House ends debate on rules for bail, court monitors and funding proposals

AI-assisted summary

The resolution set the terms for considering proposals on cashless bail, fraud in posting bail, court-appointed monitors, support for law enforcement officers, and fiscal year 2027 military construction and veterans’ affairs appropriations. Ordering the previous question ended debate on the procedural resolution and allowed the House to vote on it; it did not pass the underlying proposals. The House then agreed to the resolution.

Context: Official House roll call held on May 13, 2026. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

May 12, 2026House vote #157 · 2026H.R. 2853

Yea

House passed a bill expanding federal action against organized retail crime

AI-assisted summary

The bill expands federal enforcement against organized retail and supply-chain crime, including by broadening some theft offenses and adding related money-laundering and forfeiture provisions. The House passed it under a procedure for quickly considering bills, with amendments; this vote approved the bill, not merely a step toward considering it. The available background describes the version reported earlier, so it may not reflect all changes in the text passed.

Context: The background describes the version reported January 30, 2026, not necessarily the amended text passed on this vote.

May 12, 2026House vote #156 · 2026H.R. 2071

Yea

Pass shrimp-farm funding restrictions and reporting requirements

AI-assisted summary

The Save Our Shrimpers Act would bar federal funds to international financial institutions from financing foreign shrimp farming, processing, or exports. It also requires annual reporting on whether U.S. representatives at those institutions follow instructions to oppose financing for certain commodities or minerals. The House passed the bill as amended; this vote approved the legislation, not merely a step to consider it.

Context: The supplied background describes the introduced version; the exact text passed as amended may differ.

Apr 30, 2026House vote #155 · 2026S. 4465

Yea

Extend foreign intelligence surveillance authorities through June 12, 2026

AI-assisted summary

The measure extends Title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act through June 12, 2026. Title VII covers certain foreign-intelligence collection directed at targets outside the United States, including Section 702 surveillance. The House passed the measure; this vote was not itself a description of any later implementation or effect.

Context: The dated background is labeled Public Law No. 119-87 on the vote date and describes the enacted version; the supplied records do not separately establish whether its text differs from the version considered in this vote.

Apr 30, 2026House vote #154 · 2026H.R. 7567

Yea

Pass the Farm, Food, and National Security Act

AI-assisted summary

The farm bill reauthorizes and changes Agriculture Department programs through fiscal year 2031, covering areas such as farm supports, conservation, nutrition assistance, rural development, and crop insurance. The House passed the bill. This was a final passage vote in the House, not a vote merely to begin considering the proposal.

Context: The background summarizes the introduced version; the text passed may have been amended.

Apr 30, 2026House vote #153 · 2026H.R. 7567

Nay

Send the farm bill back for further consideration

AI-assisted summary

The Farm, Food, and National Security Act would reauthorize and modify Agriculture Department programs through fiscal year 2031, including programs for farm support, nutrition, conservation, and rural development. This vote was on whether to recommit the bill—send it back for further consideration—not whether to pass the farm bill itself. The motion failed, so the bill was not sent back through this vote.

Context: The background summarizes the introduced version; the bill may have been amended by the time of this vote.

Apr 30, 2026House vote #152 · 2026H.R. 7567H.Amdt. 207Floor amendment 29

Aye

Exempt farm equipment from Clean Air Act emissions standards

AI-assisted summary

The amendment would exempt agricultural tractors and certain self-propelled equipment used to spray, fertilize, or harvest covered crops from Clean Air Act emissions standards. The House agreed to the amendment, adding that exemption to the farm bill under consideration; this vote did not decide whether to pass the bill as a whole.

Context: Describes the amendment text considered on April 30, 2026; the supplied records do not establish the final text of H.R. 7567.

Apr 30, 2026House vote #151 · 2026H.R. 7567H.Amdt. 206Floor amendment 28

Aye

Restrict soda as an ineligible nutrition-assistance item

AI-assisted summary

The amendment would add soda to the Food and Nutrition Act’s list of ineligible items and define soda as a carbonated beverage with more than 1 gram per serving of added sugar, artificial sweetener, or flavoring. The House rejected the amendment, 186–238, so this proposed change was not adopted. The vote did not decide whether to pass the broader farm bill.

Context: This describes the amendment text considered on April 30, 2026, not the final text or outcome of H.R. 7567.

Apr 30, 2026House vote #150 · 2026H.R. 7567H.Amdt. 202Floor amendment 24

No

Add sustainable-agriculture research goals to federal agriculture program

AI-assisted summary

The amendment revises the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority program. It adds goals for developing agricultural technologies to address extreme weather and drought, support soil carbon storage and conservation, and improve the feasibility and voluntary use of precision agriculture. The House agreed to the amendment as modified; this vote adopted the amendment, not the underlying farm bill.

Context: The amendment text is dated April 29, 2026; the recorded vote was on April 30. The modification is described as shifting page references, and no further substantive change is specified.

Apr 30, 2026House vote #149 · 2026H.R. 7567H.Amdt. 200Floor amendment 22

Aye

Reject West Virginia greyhound-racing penalty exception

AI-assisted summary

The amendment would have exempted certain conduct at an active commercial greyhound track in West Virginia from specified penalties. The House rejected the amendment, so that exception was not added by this vote; the vote did not decide whether to pass the farm bill.

Context: The amendment text identifies the covered conduct by reference to paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (a), but the full provision is not supplied. The farm bill summary describes the introduced version, not necessarily the full bill text at this vote.

Apr 30, 2026House vote #148 · 2026H.R. 7567H.Amdt. 196Floor amendment 18

No

Remove pesticide-labeling and related provisions from the farm bill

AI-assisted summary

The amendment struck three sections of H.R. 7567 concerning uniform pesticide labeling, state authority, and lawful use of authorized pesticides. The House agreed to that amendment by a recorded vote of 280–142. This vote decided whether to remove those sections from the bill; it did not pass the farm bill itself.

Context: The available bill summary describes the introduced version, not necessarily the amended text before the House on this vote.

Apr 30, 2026House vote #147 · 2026H.R. 7567H.Amdt. 193Floor amendment 15

No

Reject repeal of cattle and bison electronic ear-tag rule

AI-assisted summary

The amendment would have nullified the 2024 rule requiring electronic identification ear tags for cattle and bison and barred the Secretary from proposing, finalizing, implementing, administering, or enforcing a substantially similar rule. The House rejected the amendment, 69–355, so those changes were not adopted. This was a vote on the amendment, not passage of the farm bill.

Context: The amendment text is dated April 29, 2026, immediately before the vote; the supplied records do not establish the exact final text of the underlying bill at this vote.

Apr 30, 2026House vote #146 · 2026H.R. 7567H.Amdt. 191Floor amendment 13

Aye

Require a USDA report on SNAP-eligible food projects

AI-assisted summary

The amendment requires the Agriculture Secretary to report to Congress after demonstration projects on which foods may be bought with SNAP benefits conclude. The report must assess the projects’ feasibility, implementation, and effectiveness, and recommend any legislative changes to the definition of eligible food. The House agreed to the amendment, adding this reporting requirement to the bill; this vote did not pass the bill itself.

Context: The explanation reflects the amendment text read on the House floor on April 29, 2026; it does not describe the final text of the underlying bill.

Apr 30, 2026House vote #145 · 2026H.R. 7567H.Amdt. 186Floor amendment 8

No

Allow SNAP benefits to buy hot rotisserie chicken

AI-assisted summary

The amendment changes the Food and Nutrition Act to make hot rotisserie chicken an eligible purchase with SNAP benefits. The House agreed to this amendment, adding that change to the farm bill under consideration; this vote did not pass the farm bill itself.

Context: The related bill summary describes the farm bill as introduced on February 13, 2026; it does not establish the complete text of the bill at this vote. This summary describes only the amendment’s change.

Apr 30, 2026House vote #144 · 2026H.R. 7567H.Amdt. 181Floor amendment 3

Aye

Reject expanding the renewable biomass definition

AI-assisted summary

The Bentz amendment would have broadened the Renewable Fuel Standard’s definition of “renewable biomass.” It included forest- and wood-products manufacturing leftovers, trees and tree parts from specified lands, and vegetation near buildings or infrastructure and in the wildland-urban interface. The House rejected the amendment, 210–216; this vote decided the amendment, not passage of the farm bill.

Context: The amendment text is the version read on April 29, 2026. The supplied bill summary is for H.R. 7567 as introduced, so it does not establish the final text of the bill at this vote.

Apr 29, 2026House vote #143 · 2026S.Con.Res. 33

Yea

Set federal budget levels and reconciliation instructions

AI-assisted summary

The resolution set budget levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2035, including recommended amounts for revenues, spending, deficits, and debt. It also instructed four committees to develop recommendations for legislation that could increase the deficit by up to $70 billion over that period. The House agreed to the resolution; this was not passage of the legislation the committees were asked to develop.

Context: The dated background describes the introduced version; the record does not establish whether the resolution's text was changed before this vote.

Apr 29, 2026House vote #142 · 2026S. 1318

Yea

Passage of a servicemembers’ religious heritage identification bill

AI-assisted summary

The question was passage of the Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act. But the text put to the House replaced the bill’s original provisions with a different measure: it extends FISA Title VII and changes FBI surveillance-query oversight, while restricting Federal Reserve activity involving a central bank digital currency. The House passed that substituted text; this vote was not passage of the bill as originally titled.

Context: The engrossed House amendment dated April 29, 2026 expressly substitutes the Foreign Intelligence Accountability Act and Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act for the original bill text. The summary reflects that substituted version, not the original bill title.

Apr 29, 2026House vote #141 · 2026H.Res. 1224

Aye

House approved debate rules for agriculture, school, budget, and other measures

AI-assisted summary

The resolution set the terms for House consideration of five measures: agriculture programs, parental consent for certain school changes and accommodations, the fiscal 2026 budget, identifying Jewish service members buried overseas, and an ethanol-related Clean Air Act provision. The House approved these debate rules; it did not pass those underlying measures by this vote.

Context: Official House roll call held on April 29, 2026. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Apr 29, 2026House vote #140 · 2026H.Res. 1224

Yea

Set debate rules for agriculture, schools, the budget, veterans’ graves, and ethanol

AI-assisted summary

The resolution set the terms for House consideration of bills on agriculture programs, parental consent for certain school policies, identifying Jewish servicemembers buried overseas, and ethanol rules, as well as a federal budget resolution. This vote ordered the previous question, limiting further debate and amendments on the resolution and allowing the House to vote on it. The resolution passed; this did not itself pass those bills or the budget resolution.

Context: Official House roll call held on April 29, 2026. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Tom Emmer

How they voted 681

House sets debate rules for bail, court monitors, law enforcement and military construction funding

House ends debate on rules for bail, court monitors and funding proposals

House passed a bill expanding federal action against organized retail crime

Pass shrimp-farm funding restrictions and reporting requirements

Extend foreign intelligence surveillance authorities through June 12, 2026

Pass the Farm, Food, and National Security Act

Send the farm bill back for further consideration

Exempt farm equipment from Clean Air Act emissions standards

Restrict soda as an ineligible nutrition-assistance item

Add sustainable-agriculture research goals to federal agriculture program

Reject West Virginia greyhound-racing penalty exception

Remove pesticide-labeling and related provisions from the farm bill

Reject repeal of cattle and bison electronic ear-tag rule

Require a USDA report on SNAP-eligible food projects

Allow SNAP benefits to buy hot rotisserie chicken

Reject expanding the renewable biomass definition

Set federal budget levels and reconciliation instructions

Passage of a servicemembers’ religious heritage identification bill

House approved debate rules for agriculture, school, budget, and other measures

Set debate rules for agriculture, schools, the budget, veterans’ graves, and ethanol