Vince Fong

Sep 10, 2025House vote #261 · 2025H.R. 3838

Nay

Send the 2026 defense authorization bill back for further action

AI-assisted summary

The defense authorization bill sets fiscal year 2026 policies and authorities for Defense Department programs, military construction, and certain national security programs, including defense acquisition and procurement. The House rejected a motion to recommit the bill, so this vote did not send it back for further action. The bill’s passage was decided in a separate vote.

Context: The supplied record does not state what further action or instructions the motion proposed. The background summarizes the version reported to the House on August 19, 2025, not necessarily every change in the text considered.

Sep 10, 2025House vote #260 · 2025H.R. 3838Floor amendment 24

Aye

Amendment to the fiscal 2026 defense authorization bill

AI-assisted summary

The fiscal 2026 defense authorization bill sets policies and authorities for Defense Department and other national security programs, including procurement, military personnel, and research. The House agreed to Rose of Tennessee’s Part A Amendment No. 253, adding it to the bill; this vote did not pass the bill itself. The available record does not state what the amendment would change.

Context: The background describes the bill as reported on August 19, 2025; the amendment text and any changes to the bill before this vote are not provided.

Sep 10, 2025House vote #259 · 2025H.R. 3838H.Amdt. 97Floor amendment 21

Aye

Reject military exemptions from Endangered Species Act protections

AI-assisted summary

The amendment would have barred critical-habitat designations for military installations and certain other defense-designated areas, and removed Endangered Species Act prohibitions for specified military personnel and defense-related operations. The House rejected the amendment, so these proposed changes were not added to the fiscal year 2026 defense authorization bill. This vote decided whether to adopt the amendment, not whether to pass the underlying bill.

Context: The summary describes the amendment text read on the House floor on September 10, 2025; it does not establish the final text or fate of the underlying bill.

Sep 10, 2025House vote #258 · 2025H.R. 3838H.Amdt. 96Floor amendment 20

Aye

Restrict military recruitment contracts involving information-rating services

AI-assisted summary

The amendment changes a provision of the FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act concerning military recruitment contracts. It bars the Defense Department from rating or ranking news or information sources for accuracy, giving opinions on sources’ misinformation, bias, journalistic standards, or ethics, or using another person’s service to provide those ratings or opinions; it also removes subsection (c). The House agreed to the amendment, 219–211. This vote decided the amendment, not final passage of the FY2026 defense authorization bill.

Context: The amendment text changes section 1555 of the FY2024 act; the FY2026 defense authorization bill is the underlying measure. This vote does not establish final passage of that bill.

Sep 10, 2025House vote #257 · 2025H.R. 3838H.Amdt. 95Floor amendment 19

No

Reject removing Taiwan security cooperation funding from the defense bill

AI-assisted summary

The amendment would have removed section 1313 from the fiscal year 2026 defense authorization bill, targeting foreign aid funding for the Taiwan Security Cooperation Initiative. The House rejected the amendment, 9–422, so it did not make that change to the bill. This vote was on the amendment, not final passage of the defense bill.

Context: The floor text directs striking section 1313; the amendment’s stated purpose identifies that section as funding for the Taiwan Security Cooperation Initiative. The supplied record does not provide the full section text.

Sep 10, 2025House vote #256 · 2025H.R. 3838H.Amdt. 94Floor amendment 18

No

Reject cutting humanitarian aid from the defense authorization bill

AI-assisted summary

The amendment would have removed the item for Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civil Aid from section 4301 of the FY2026 defense authorization bill. The House rejected the amendment, 60–370, so it did not make that change to the bill. This vote decided the amendment, not whether to pass the underlying bill.

Context: The dated bill summary describes the reported version; the supplied records do not establish the final bill text at this vote.

Sep 10, 2025House vote #255 · 2025H.R. 3838H.Amdt. 93Floor amendment 17

No

Prohibit Ukraine assistance in the FY2026 defense bill

AI-assisted summary

The amendment would have prohibited using any funds made available by the FY2026 defense authorization bill for assistance to Ukraine. The House rejected the amendment, 60–372, so this prohibition was not added by this vote. The vote concerned the amendment, not passage of the underlying defense bill.

Context: Describes the amendment text read on the floor on September 10, 2025; this vote does not establish the final text of the underlying bill.

Sep 10, 2025House vote #254 · 2025H.R. 3838H.Amdt. 91Floor amendment 15

Aye

Bar defense funds for cell-cultured meat research and procurement

AI-assisted summary

The amendment would have barred fiscal year 2026 Department of Defense funds from being used for research, development, procurement, or promotion of cell-cultured meat. The House rejected the amendment, so this proposed restriction was not added to the defense authorization bill. The vote did not decide whether to pass the bill itself.

Context: This describes the amendment text offered on September 10, 2025; it does not establish the content of the final bill.

Sep 10, 2025House vote #253 · 2025H.R. 3838H.Amdt. 90Floor amendment 14

Aye

Restrict commanders’ discretion to display flags on military bases

AI-assisted summary

The amendment would restrict base commanders’ discretion to fly unauthorized flags by striking a provision of the FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act. The House agreed to the amendment by a recorded vote of 222–210; this vote approved the amendment, not the underlying defense bill.

Context: The amendment text is supplied, but the full FY2026 defense bill text is not; the amendment’s inclusion does not establish that the bill itself passed.

Sep 10, 2025House vote #252 · 2025H.R. 3838H.Amdt. 81Floor amendment 5

Aye

Increase penalties for unlawful entry and defense-area security violations

AI-assisted summary

The amendment changes federal penalties for unlawfully entering military, naval, or Coast Guard property and for violating security regulations in designated national defense areas. It raises the maximum imprisonment for unlawful entry from six months to two years and makes covered security-regulation violations punishable by up to two years in prison, a fine, or both. The House agreed to the amendment, 228–205; this vote adopted the amendment, not the underlying defense bill.

Context: The amendment text is the version read on the floor on September 9, 2025; the vote record identifies agreement to the Wilson amendment on September 10. The text alone does not establish the final enacted language.

Sep 10, 2025House vote #251 · 2025H.R. 3838H.Amdt. 79Floor amendment 3

Aye

Remove electric-vehicle preferences from Defense procurement law

AI-assisted summary

The Patronis amendment would remove provisions in federal law that favor electric- or hybrid-propulsion vehicles in Defense Department vehicle procurement and eliminate related department requirements. The House agreed to this amendment, 224–208, with one member voting present. This vote adopted the amendment; it did not pass the underlying defense authorization bill.

Context: The summary describes the amendment text read on the House floor on September 9, 2025; it does not establish the final text of the defense authorization bill.

Sep 10, 2025House vote #250 · 2025H.R. 3838H.Amdt. 78Floor amendment 2

Aye

Require offshore wind radar certification and an inspector general review

AI-assisted summary

The amendment would require the Defense Secretary to certify that offshore wind projects in the North Atlantic and Mid-Atlantic would not interfere with radar or aviation operations. It also would direct the Transportation Department inspector general to study radar and aviation effects, review the project approval process, and report findings to Congress. The House rejected the amendment, 209–224; this vote decided only whether to add those requirements to the defense authorization bill.

Context: Describes the amendment text read on September 9, 2025; it does not establish the contents of the final enacted bill.

Sep 10, 2025House vote #249 · 2025H.R. 3838H.Amdt. 89Floor amendment 13

Aye

Restrict access to single-sex facilities on military installations

AI-assisted summary

The amendment would bar people from using restrooms, locker rooms, and other single-sex facilities on military installations if the facility does not correspond to their biological sex. It includes exceptions for emergency medical personnel and law enforcement in specified circumstances, and allows the Defense Secretary to grant case-by-case waivers for national security. The House agreed to the amendment, adding its provisions to the FY2026 defense authorization bill; this vote did not pass the bill itself.

Context: This describes the amendment text read on the floor on September 10, 2025; the supplied records do not establish the final enacted text of the bill.

Sep 10, 2025House vote #248 · 2025H.R. 3838H.Amdt. 88Floor amendment 12

Aye

Defense forms amendment restricting sex and gender questions agreed to

AI-assisted summary

The amendment adds restrictions on Department of Defense forms and surveys: it bars collecting gender-identity information and offering a sex-or-gender response other than male or female, and requires rejecting responses outside those choices to required questions. It also defines sex, male, female, gender, and gender identity for this section. The House agreed to the amendment, 221–210; this vote did not pass the underlying defense authorization bill.

Context: The amendment text shown was read on the House floor on September 10, 2025. It was an amendment to H.R. 3838, the FY2026 defense authorization bill; this vote establishes only that the amendment was agreed to, not the final bill text or enactment.

Sep 10, 2025House vote #247 · 2025H.R. 3838H.Amdt. 87Floor amendment 11

Aye

Adopt a ban on male cadets in women’s academy sports

AI-assisted summary

The amendment adds a prohibition on Service Academy superintendents allowing male cadets or midshipmen to participate in athletic programs or activities designated exclusively for female cadets or midshipmen. It also defines “male,” “female,” and “Service Academy.” The House agreed to the amendment by a recorded vote of 227–201; this vote adopted the amendment, not the full defense authorization bill.

Context: The Sept. 10, 2025, House-engrossed bill text includes this provision as section 549K. That dated text establishes its inclusion in the engrossed House version, not its content in any later or final version of the bill.

Sep 10, 2025House vote #246 · 2025H.R. 3838H.Amdt. 86Floor amendment 10

Aye

Restrict TRICARE coverage of gender-related medical treatment

AI-assisted summary

The amendment adds a restriction to the defense authorization bill barring TRICARE from covering or furnishing gender-related medical treatment to service members and their dependents, with exceptions for specified medical conditions and complications. The House agreed to this amendment; that vote added its provisions to the bill under consideration, but did not pass the bill itself.

Context: Describes the amendment text read on the floor on September 10, 2025; the vote was on the amendment, not final passage of H.R. 3838.

Sep 10, 2025House vote #245 · 2025H.R. 3838H.Amdt. 85Floor amendment 9

Aye

Restrict gender-transition services through military family program

AI-assisted summary

The amendment would bar gender-transition procedures, including surgery or medication, for a minor dependent child through the Armed Forces’ Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP). It would also bar EFMP referrals for those procedures and duty-station changes made to provide access to them. The House agreed to this amendment, 221–210; that vote added the amendment to the bill and did not pass the bill itself.

Context: The amendment text is dated September 10, 2025. The related bill summary describes the FY2026 defense authorization bill as reported on August 19, 2025; it does not establish the final text of the bill at this vote.

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

No

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 9, 2025House vote #243 · 2025H.Res. 682

Aye

House adopts rule for considering defense and immigration bills

AI-assisted summary

The resolution set the terms for House consideration of H.R. 3838, the FY2026 defense authorization bill, and H.R. 3486, a bill to increase penalties for certain people who illegally enter or reenter the United States after removal. The House passed the resolution, establishing a procedure for considering those bills; it did not pass either bill itself.

Context: Official House roll call held on September 9, 2025. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Sep 9, 2025House vote #242 · 2025H.Res. 682

Yea

Limit debate on rules for defense and immigration bills

AI-assisted summary

The resolution sets the House procedures for considering H.R. 3838, which covers fiscal year 2026 defense authorizations and military personnel strengths, and H.R. 3486, which would increase penalties for illegal entry and reentry after removal. This vote ordered the previous question, limiting further debate on the rules resolution and moving it toward a vote; it did not pass either underlying bill. The vote passed.

Context: The resolution sets procedures for consideration; it is not the underlying defense or immigration legislation.

Vince Fong

How they voted 681

Send the 2026 defense authorization bill back for further action

Amendment to the fiscal 2026 defense authorization bill

Reject military exemptions from Endangered Species Act protections

Restrict military recruitment contracts involving information-rating services

Reject removing Taiwan security cooperation funding from the defense bill

Reject cutting humanitarian aid from the defense authorization bill

Prohibit Ukraine assistance in the FY2026 defense bill

Bar defense funds for cell-cultured meat research and procurement

Restrict commanders’ discretion to display flags on military bases

Increase penalties for unlawful entry and defense-area security violations

Remove electric-vehicle preferences from Defense procurement law

Require offshore wind radar certification and an inspector general review

Restrict access to single-sex facilities on military installations

Defense forms amendment restricting sex and gender questions agreed to

Adopt a ban on male cadets in women’s academy sports

Restrict TRICARE coverage of gender-related medical treatment

Restrict gender-transition services through military family program

Repeal the 1991 and 2002 Iraq war authorizations

House adopts rule for considering defense and immigration bills

Limit debate on rules for defense and immigration bills