How they voted: Key NC congressional votes for November

Here's how North Carolina members of Congress voted this week:

House votes

SOCIALISM STATEMENT: The House has passed a bill (H. Con. Res. 58), sponsored by Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., to denounce socialism in all its forms and oppose the implementation of socialist policies in the U.S. Salazar said "it is time to denounce socialism in this country because, just like it happened to the Venezuelans, it could happen to the Americans." An opponent, Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., said: "This resolution is an embarrassing distraction from the complete and total failure of the Trump administration to deliver actual results for the American people." The vote, on Nov. 21, was 285 yeas to 98 nays, with 2 voting present.

• YEAS: Harrigan R-NC (10th), Foxx R-NC (5th), Hudson R-NC (9th), Murphy R-NC (3rd), Rouzer R-NC (7th), Harris (NC) R-NC (8th), McDowell R-NC (6th), Edwards R-NC (11th), Knott R-NC (13th), Davis (NC) D-NC (1st), Moore (NC) R-NC (14th)
• NAYS: Adams D-NC (12th), Foushee D-NC (4th)
• PRESENT: Ross D-NC (2nd)

Senate votes

There were no key votes in the Senate this week.

Here's how North Carolina members of Congress voted during the week ending Nov. 20:

Along with roll call votes this week, the House also passed these measures: the Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act (S. 260), to require hygienic handling of breast milk and baby formula by security screening personnel of the Transportation Security Administration and personnel of private security companies providing security screening; the Strengthening Oversight of DHS Intelligence Act (H.R. 2261), to enhance the Department of Homeland Security's oversight of certain intelligence matters; a bill (H. Res. 782), expressing condolences and support for the victims of the July 4 flooding in Texas, honoring acts of heroism, and committing to stand with those impacted by these floods; and the Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act (S. 2392), to increase the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities, and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans.

The Senate also passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act (H.R. 4405); the Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act (H.R. 1512), to require periodic reviews and updated reports relating to the Department of State's Taiwan guidelines; the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act (S. 222); and the Legacy Mine Cleanup Act (S. 2741), to establish within the Environmental Protection Agency the Office of Mountains, Deserts, and Plains.

House votes

VEHICULAR TERRORISM: The House has passed the Department of Homeland Security Vehicular Terrorism Prevention and Mitigation Act (H.R. 1608), sponsored by Rep. Carlos A. Gimenez, R-Fla., to require a Homeland Security report on agency plans to prevent terrorism that uses cars and trucks as weapons. Gimenez said: "With major events on the horizon, including America250, the FIFA World Cup, and the Los Angeles Olympics, we must ensure every necessary security measure is in place to protect the millions of visitors and attendees these events will bring." The vote, on Nov. 17, was 400 yeas to 15 nays.

• NAYS: Harrigan R-NC (10th)
• YEAS: Foxx R-NC (5th), Hudson R-NC (9th), Murphy R-NC (3rd), Rouzer R-NC (7th), Adams D-NC (12th), Harris (NC) R-NC (8th), McDowell R-NC (6th), Ross D-NC (2nd), Knott R-NC (13th), Davis (NC) D-NC (1st), Foushee D-NC (4th), Moore (NC) R-NC (14th)
• NOT VOTING: Edwards R-NC (11th)

CHINA AND CYBER ATTACKS: The House has passed the Strengthening Cyber Resilience Against State-Sponsored Threats Act (H.R. 2659), sponsored by Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., to require the Homeland Security Department to form an interagency task force that will report on China's targeting of American critical infrastructure systems by cyber attacks. Ogles said: "This bill strengthens unity and effort. It improves coordination. It increases visibility and accountability. It ensures that the United States can respond to foreign cyber aggression with preparation rather than reaction." The vote, on Nov. 17, was 402 yeas to 8 nays.

• YEAS: Harrigan R-NC (10th), Foxx R-NC (5th), Hudson R-NC (9th), Murphy R-NC (3rd), Rouzer R-NC (7th), Adams D-NC (12th), Harris (NC) R-NC (8th), McDowell R-NC (6th), Ross D-NC (2nd), Knott R-NC (13th), Davis (NC) D-NC (1st), Foushee D-NC (4th), Moore (NC) R-NC (14th)
• NOT VOTING: Edwards R-NC (11th)

RELEASING JEFFREY EPSTEIN DOCUMENTS: The House has passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act (H.R. 4405), sponsored by Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., to require the Justice Department to post on the Internet all of its unclassified materials that involve the agency's investigation and prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein. A supporter, Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., said: "We are committed to accountability, transparency, and justice for the American people and for the survivors of these appalling crimes." The vote, on Nov. 18, was 427 yeas to 1 nay.

• YEAS: Harrigan R-NC (10th), Foxx R-NC (5th), Hudson R-NC (9th), Murphy R-NC (3rd), Rouzer R-NC (7th), Adams D-NC (12th), Harris (NC) R-NC (8th), McDowell R-NC (6th), Ross D-NC (2nd), Edwards R-NC (11th), Knott R-NC (13th), Davis (NC) D-NC (1st), Foushee D-NC (4th), Moore (NC) R-NC (14th)

HOUSE PRIMARY ELECTION: The House has passed a bill (H. Res. 878), sponsored by Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash., to disapprove of Rep. Chuy Garcia, D-Ill., for undermining the possibility of a free and fair Democratic party primary in his district next March by waiting until after the primary filing deadline to announce that he will not be running for re-election in 2026, thereby allowing his chief of staff to be the only registered candidate in the primary. The vote, on Nov. 18, was 236 yeas to 183 nays, with 4 voting present.

• YEAS: Harrigan R-NC (10th), Foxx R-NC (5th), Hudson R-NC (9th), Murphy R-NC (3rd), Rouzer R-NC (7th), Harris (NC) R-NC (8th), McDowell R-NC (6th), Edwards R-NC (11th), Knott R-NC (13th), Moore (NC) R-NC (14th)
• NAYS: Adams D-NC (12th), Ross D-NC (2nd), Davis (NC) D-NC (1st), Foushee D-NC (4th)

COAL MINES ON FEDERAL LAND: The House has passed a bill (H.J. Res. 130), sponsored by Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyo., to disapprove of and void a Bureau of Land Management rule issued last November, barring federal land in Wyoming from being leased for coal mining. Hageman said: "The Biden administration's decision to terminate mining in Wyoming's PRB [Powder River Basin] is not only irresponsible and harmful but downright illegal, a mechanism used by the governing elite to inflict harm on every single citizen of this great country to further climate change lunacy." A bill opponent, Rep. Jared Huffman, D-Calif., said: "The plan targeted by this resolution ended new coal leasing in the region because of its harm to the climate and public health and because of decreasing demand for coal." The vote, on Nov. 18, was 214 yeas to 212 nays.

• YEAS: Harrigan R-NC (10th), Foxx R-NC (5th), Hudson R-NC (9th), Murphy R-NC (3rd), Rouzer R-NC (7th), Harris (NC) R-NC (8th), McDowell R-NC (6th), Edwards R-NC (11th), Knott R-NC (13th), Moore (NC) R-NC (14th)
• NAYS: Adams D-NC (12th), Ross D-NC (2nd), Davis (NC) D-NC (1st), Foushee D-NC (4th)

ALASKA HYDROCARBON DRILLING: The House has passed a bill (H.J. Res. 131), sponsored by Rep. Nicholas J. Begich, R-Alaska, to nullify a Bureau of Land Management rule issued last December that placed a majority of land in a specified portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge off-limits for oil and natural gas production leases. Begich said nullification "restores the full acreage Congress authorized for leasing, and it restores, importantly, the voice of the North Slope residents in Alaska." An opponent, Rep. Jared Huffman, D-Calif., said the bill "will do absolutely nothing to lower your energy bills, but it will allow for the sell-off of some of our most special and sacred public lands." The vote, on Nov. 18, was 217 yeas to 209 nays.

• YEAS: Harrigan R-NC (10th), Foxx R-NC (5th), Hudson R-NC (9th), Murphy R-NC (3rd), Rouzer R-NC (7th), Harris (NC) R-NC (8th), McDowell R-NC (6th), Edwards R-NC (11th), Knott R-NC (13th), Moore (NC) R-NC (14th)
• NAYS: Adams D-NC (12th), Ross D-NC (2nd), Davis (NC) D-NC (1st), Foushee D-NC (4th)

SECOND ALASKA DRILLING RULE: The House has passed a bill (S.J. Res. 80), sponsored by Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, to nullify a 2022 Bureau of Land Management rule that closed oil and natural gas leasing in half of the National Petroleum Reserve in northern Alaska. A bill supporter, Rep. Nicholas J. Begich, R-Alaska, said: "It restores congressional intent. It restores certainty for Alaska's communities. It restores America's strategic energy reserve." An opponent, Rep. Jared Huffman, D-Calif., said overturning the rule was unnecessary because the Trump administration had already rescinded it for a new land management plan, making the bill "just a recipe for uncertainty and conflict and litigation." The vote, on Nov. 18, was 216 yeas to 209 nays.

• YEAS: Harrigan R-NC (10th), Foxx R-NC (5th), Hudson R-NC (9th), Murphy R-NC (3rd), Rouzer R-NC (7th), Harris (NC) R-NC (8th), McDowell R-NC (6th), Edwards R-NC (11th), Knott R-NC (13th), Moore (NC) R-NC (14th)
• NAYS: Adams D-NC (12th), Ross D-NC (2nd), Davis (NC) D-NC (1st), Foushee D-NC (4th)

CENSURING DELEGATE: The House has rejected a bill (H. Res. 888), sponsored by Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., that would have censured Del. Stacey Plaskett, D-Virgin Islands, for colluding with Jeffrey Epstein during a Congressional hearing in 2019, and removed her from the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Norman said: "Standing against a convicted predator's influence in our proceedings is not partisan. It is basic decency. We cannot pretend this didn't happen." A bill opponent, Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., said: "I hope all our colleagues will reject this absurd rush to judgment in an attempt to change the subject." The vote, on Nov. 18, was 209 yeas to 214 nays, with 3 voting present.

• YEAS: Harrigan R-NC (10th), Foxx R-NC (5th), Hudson R-NC (9th), Murphy R-NC (3rd), Rouzer R-NC (7th), Harris (NC) R-NC (8th), McDowell R-NC (6th), Edwards R-NC (11th), Knott R-NC (13th), Moore (NC) R-NC (14th)
• NAYS: Adams D-NC (12th), Ross D-NC (2nd), Davis (NC) D-NC (1st), Foushee D-NC (4th)

CASH BAIL IN WASHINGTON, D.C.: The House has passed the District of Columbia Cash Bail Reform Act (H.R. 5214), sponsored by Rep. Elise M. Stefanik, R-N.Y. The bill would require pre-trial detention in jail for those suspected of committing violent crimes, and require cash bail for certain types of suspects, in Washington, D.C. A supporter, Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., said it "will ensure that violent offenders remain off of the streets of D.C. while awaiting their trial and that those charged with public safety or order offenses will face further deterrence from committing such crimes." A bill opponent, Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., said: "Pretrial release should be based on a judge's determination of flight risk and danger to the community. We should let trained judges and prosecutors do their jobs and consider each fact of each case." The vote, on Nov. 19, was 237 yeas to 179 nays.

• YEAS: Harrigan R-NC (10th), Foxx R-NC (5th), Hudson R-NC (9th), Murphy R-NC (3rd), Rouzer R-NC (7th), Harris (NC) R-NC (8th), McDowell R-NC (6th), Edwards R-NC (11th), Knott R-NC (13th), Davis (NC) D-NC (1st), Moore (NC) R-NC (14th)
• NAYS: Adams D-NC (12th), Ross D-NC (2nd), Foushee D-NC (4th)

POLICE PROCEDURES IN WASHINGTON, D.C.: The House has passed the Common-Sense Law Enforcement and Accountability Now in DC Act (H.R. 5107), sponsored by Rep. Andrew S. Clyde, R-Ga. The bill would repeal a 2022 Washington, D.C., law that prohibited the use of certain physical restraints by the District's police and expanded oversight of police officers, including body-worn cameras. Clyde said repeal would help "transform D.C. from a crime-ridden capital into a safe, free, and thriving city." A bill opponent, Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., said: "D.C.'s government should be allowed to govern themselves, to hold local leaders accountable, to elect their own leadership, and to solve problems without Congress consistently interfering." The vote, on Nov. 19, was 233 yeas to 190 nays.

• YEAS: Harrigan R-NC (10th), Foxx R-NC (5th), Hudson R-NC (9th), Murphy R-NC (3rd), Rouzer R-NC (7th), Harris (NC) R-NC (8th), McDowell R-NC (6th), Edwards R-NC (11th), Knott R-NC (13th), Davis (NC) D-NC (1st), Moore (NC) R-NC (14th)
• NAYS: Adams D-NC (12th), Ross D-NC (2nd), Foushee D-NC (4th)

COUNTER-TERRORISM GRANTS: The House has passed the Enhancing Stakeholder Support and Outreach for Preparedness Grants Act (H.R. 4058), sponsored by Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., to require the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide aid to local governments regarding their use of federal grants to prevent terrorist attacks. Goldman said the bill sought to ensure "that Homeland Security grants are responsive, transparent, and actually driven by the needs of the communities they are meant to protect." The vote, on Nov. 19, was 380 yeas to 45 nays.

• NAYS: Harrigan R-NC (10th), Harris (NC) R-NC (8th), McDowell R-NC (6th), Knott R-NC (13th)
• YEAS: Foxx R-NC (5th), Hudson R-NC (9th), Murphy R-NC (3rd), Rouzer R-NC (7th), Adams D-NC (12th), Ross D-NC (2nd), Edwards R-NC (11th), Davis (NC) D-NC (1st), Foushee D-NC (4th), Moore (NC) R-NC (14th)

SENATOR SURVEILLANCE LAWSUITS: The House has passed a bill (H.R. 6019), sponsored by Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., to repeal authority for senators to file a civil lawsuit against the federal government over the wrongful surveillance of communications involving a given senator's office. Scott said the provision up for repeal, by allowing a senator to seek up to $500,000 of damages for each individual case of surveillance, was "probably the most self-centered, self-serving piece of language that I have ever seen in my time in office in any piece of legislation." The vote, on Nov. 19, was unanimous with 426 yeas.

• YEAS: Harrigan R-NC (10th), Foxx R-NC (5th), Hudson R-NC (9th), Murphy R-NC (3rd), Rouzer R-NC (7th), Adams D-NC (12th), Harris (NC) R-NC (8th), McDowell R-NC (6th), Ross D-NC (2nd), Edwards R-NC (11th), Knott R-NC (13th), Davis (NC) D-NC (1st), Foushee D-NC (4th), Moore (NC) R-NC (14th)

CENSURING REPRESENTATIVE: The House has agreed to refer to the House Ethics Committee a bill (H. Res. 893), sponsored by Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., that would censure Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., and remove Mills from the House Armed Services and Foreign Affairs Committees. The bill asserts that Mills has violated House standards of conduct by owning businesses that have received federal military contracts since Mills joined the House, that he has possibly lied about his conduct while in the military, and that he has been repeatedly officially charged with acts of domestic violence. Mills said: "I believe that all the accusations and false things that are being said will be proven to be absolutely false in many ways. I have the evidence and receipts, and I look forward to working with them." The vote, on Nov. 19, was 310 yeas to 103 nays, with 12 voting present.

• YEAS: Harrigan R-NC (10th), Foxx R-NC (5th), Hudson R-NC (9th), Murphy R-NC (3rd), Rouzer R-NC (7th), Harris (NC) R-NC (8th), McDowell R-NC (6th), Edwards R-NC (11th), Knott R-NC (13th), Davis (NC) D-NC (1st), Moore (NC) R-NC (14th)
• NAYS: Adams D-NC (12th), Foushee D-NC (4th)
• PRESENT: Ross D-NC (2nd)

REPORT ON PETROCHEMICAL REFINERIES: The House has passed the Researching Efficient Federal Improvements for Necessary Energy Refining Act (H.R. 3109), sponsored by Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, to require the National Petroleum Council to make a report on U.S. petrochemical refineries and national energy security. The vote, on Nov. 20, was 230 yeas to 176 nays.

• YEAS: Harrigan R-NC (10th), Foxx R-NC (5th), Hudson R-NC (9th), Murphy R-NC (3rd), Rouzer R-NC (7th), Harris (NC) R-NC (8th), McDowell R-NC (6th), Edwards R-NC (11th), Knott R-NC (13th), Davis (NC) D-NC (1st), Moore (NC) R-NC (14th)
• NAYS: Adams D-NC (12th), Ross D-NC (2nd), Foushee D-NC (4th)

REGULATING NATURAL GAS TRADE: The House has passed the Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act (H.R. 1949), sponsored by Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, to give the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission exclusive regulatory authority over the export and import of natural gas, including facilities and operation of facilities, and repeal the requirement for Energy Department approval of gas imports and exports. The vote, on Nov. 20, was 217 yeas to 188 nays.

• YEAS: Harrigan R-NC (10th), Foxx R-NC (5th), Hudson R-NC (9th), Murphy R-NC (3rd), Rouzer R-NC (7th), Harris (NC) R-NC (8th), McDowell R-NC (6th), Edwards R-NC (11th), Knott R-NC (13th), Moore (NC) R-NC (14th)
• NAYS: Adams D-NC (12th), Ross D-NC (2nd), Davis (NC) D-NC (1st), Foushee D-NC (4th)

Senate votes

REGULATING NUCLEAR POWER: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Ho Nieh to be a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for a term ending in the middle of 2029. Nieh has been a vice president at Southern Nuclear for four years, after more than two decades at the NRC as a nuclear power plant inspector and regulator. The vote, on Nov. 19, was 66 yeas to 32 nays.

• YEAS: Tillis R-NC, Budd R-NC

OIL AND NATURAL GAS EMISSIONS: The Senate has rejected a motion to consider a bill (S.J. Res. 76), sponsored by Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., that would have nullified an Environmental Protection Agency rule issued this July that extended a set of deadlines for compliance with emissions regulations for crude oil and natural gas production, storage, and processing. Schiff said the rule "will help the worst polluters--those who don't want to bother to control methane leaks and who therefore waste the very same energy resources that the Trump administration claims it wants to produce." The vote, on Nov. 19, was 46 yeas to 51 nays.

• NAYS: Tillis R-NC, Budd R-NC

COAL MINES ON FEDERAL LAND: The Senate has passed a bill (H.J. Res. 130), sponsored by Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyo., to nullify a Bureau of Land Management rule issued last November, barring federal land in Wyoming from being leased for coal mining. A supporter, Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., said overturning the rule would "protect over 4,000 Wyoming jobs, safeguard more than $1.9 billion in labor output, preserve the revenue that keeps Wyoming schools strong, and ensure that coal remains available to power America's future." The vote, on Nov. 20, was 51 yeas to 43 nays.

• YEAS: Tillis R-NC, Budd R-NC

Here's how North Carolina members of Congress voted during the week ending Nov. 13:

Along with this week's roll call votes, the Senate also passed a bill (S. Res. 463), expressing condemnation of the Chinese Communist Party's persecution of religious minority groups, including Christians, Muslims, and Buddhists and the detention of Pastor "Ezra" Jin Mingri and leaders of the Zion Church, and reaffirming the United States' global commitment to promote religious freedom and tolerance; the Medal of Honor Act (H.R. 695), to increase the rate of the special pension payable to Medal of Honor recipients; a bill (S. Res. 124), recognizing the 250th anniversary of the United States Marine Corps; and the Lactation Spaces for Veteran Moms Act (S. 778), to require a lactation space in each medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The House also passed a bill (H. Res. 874), expressing the profound sorrow of the House of Representatives on the death of Richard B. [Dick] Cheney.

House votes

AMENDED APPROPRIATIONS BILL: The House has passed the Senate amendment to the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371). The amended bill would fund federal government programs through January 30, and provide fiscal 2026 appropriations for the Agriculture Department, Veterans Affairs Department, and military construction and legislative branch programs. A supporter, Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., said: "The legislation before us reopens the government, restores critical services, and puts an end to the needless hardship Democrats have inflicted on the country." An opponent, Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., said none of the bill's provisions "stops costs from skyrocketing at the beginning of next year. Not one of them offers relief to American families being squeezed tighter and tighter by the Republican crisis." The vote, on Nov. 12, was 222 yeas to 209 nays.

• YEAS: Harrigan R-NC (10th), Foxx R-NC (5th), Hudson R-NC (9th), Murphy R-NC (3rd), Rouzer R-NC (7th), Harris (NC) R-NC (8th), McDowell R-NC (6th), Edwards R-NC (11th), Knott R-NC (13th), Davis (NC) D-NC (1st), Moore (NC) R-NC (14th)
• NAYS: Adams D-NC (12th), Ross D-NC (2nd), Foushee D-NC (4th)

Senate votes

PAYING WORKERS DURING GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWNS: The Senate has rejected cloture on a motion to end debate and proceed to consideration of the Shutdown Fairness Act (S. 3012), sponsored by Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis. The bill would provide funding for federal government agencies to continue to pay their employees who remain working during an appropriations lapse (shutdown). Johnson said the bill "permanently stops using federal employees and the American public as pawns in these sick partisan games" when Congress fails to pass spending legislation. An opponent, Sen. Gary C. Peters, D-Mich., said the bill allowed "too much wiggle room for the administration to basically pick and choose which federal employees are paid and when." The vote, on Nov. 7, was 53 yeas to 43 nays, with a three-fifths majority required.

• YEAS: Tillis R-NC, Budd R-NC

DEBATING CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS BILL: The Senate has approved a cloture motion to end debate on the motion to consider the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371). A supporter, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said: "The Democrats' failure to support a clean, bipartisan funding bill has caused pain, suffering, and uncertainty for the American people." An opponent, Sen. Bernie Sanders, ID-Vt., said: "If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are going to see at least a doubling of their premiums in the Affordable Care Act." The vote, on Nov. 9, was 60 yeas to 40 nays, with a three-fifths majority required.

YEAS: Tillis R-NC, Budd R-NC

CONSIDERING CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS BILL: The Senate has approved a motion to proceed to consideration of the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371). A motion supporter, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., asked senators "not to stand in the way of our being able to deliver the coming relief quickly. The American people have suffered for long enough. Let's not pointlessly drag this bill out." The vote, on Nov. 10, was 60 yeas to 40 nays.

• YEAS: Tillis R-NC, Budd R-NC

HEALTH INSURANCE SUBSIDIES: The Senate has rejected a motion sponsored by Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., that would have tabled an amendment to the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371) for the purpose of offering an amendment to extend tax credits for individual purchases of health insurance plans for a year. Baldwin said the extension would "stop costs from skyrocketing for constituents, and give us time to negotiate on healthcare costs, without leaving 22 million Americans in the lurch." The vote, on Nov. 10, was 47 yeas to 53 nays.

• NAYS: Tillis R-NC, Budd R-NC

SPENDING RESCISSIONS: The Senate has rejected a motion sponsored by Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., that would have tabled an amendment to the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371) for the purpose of offering an amendment to block the president from cancelling spending as set out in legislation enacted into law (rescissions). Merkley said: "None of us are well served by a situation where the president decides to cancel programs based on the president's preferences. That is not a democracy." The vote, on Nov. 10, was 47 yeas to 53 nays.

• NAYS: Tillis R-NC, Budd R-NC

REGULATING HEMP PRODUCTS: The Senate has tabled an amendment sponsored by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., to the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371). The amendment would have cancelled a redefinition of hemp included in the bill that would restrict hemp products that have more than a 0.3 percent concentration of tetrahydrocannabinols (THCs). Paul said the redefinition "will outlaw all current hemp plants and seeds. It changes the definition of what a hemp plant is. It makes it so low that there may not even be an existing plant that can meet the parameters." An amendment opponent, Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said the redefinition "merely clarifies the original intent of the 2018 farm bill, rooting out the bad actors and protecting the growing hemp industry." The vote to table, on Nov. 10, was 76 yeas to 24 nays.

• YEAS: Tillis R-NC, Budd R-NC

APPROPRIATIONS SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT: The Senate has approved a substitute amendment sponsored by Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, to the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371). The amendment would fund federal government programs through January 30, and provide fiscal 2026 appropriations for the Agriculture Department, Veterans Affairs Department, and military construction and legislative branch programs. Collins said passing the amended bill would mean reopening "government immediately, funding vital programs and resuming pay for federal workers who, for the last 40 days, have had to live with the stress of missed paychecks." An opponent, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said: "This healthcare crisis is so severe, so urgent, so devastating for families back home that I cannot in good faith support this CR [continuing resolution] that fails to address the healthcare crisis." The vote, on Nov. 10, was 60 yeas to 40 nays.

• YEAS: Tillis R-NC, Budd R-NC

CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS: The Senate has passed the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371), sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., to fund federal government programs through January 30, and provide fiscal 2026 appropriations for the Agriculture Department, Veterans Affairs Department, and military construction and legislative branch programs. A supporter, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., said: "It is time to reopen the government because Americans have waited and suffered too long." An opponent, Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., said "this legislation does nothing--nothing--concrete to lower costs or protect healthcare for millions of Americans from MAGA Republican attacks." The vote, on Nov. 10, was 60 yeas to 40 nays.

• YEAS: Tillis R-NC, Budd R-NC

Here's how North Carolina members of Congress voted during the week ending Nov. 6:

Along with roll call votes this week, the Senate also passed a bill (S. Res. 459), honoring the strategic importance of the C5+1 diplomatic platform and recognizing the deepening partnership between the United States and the nations of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

House votes

The House was in recess. There were no key votes in the House this week.

Senate votes

RECONSIDERING CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS BILL: The Senate has rejected a cloture motion to end debate on the motion to consider the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act (H.R. 5371), sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., to provide funding for federal government programs through November 21, and increase spending on security for government officials. A supporter, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said the bill "would pay our troops and fund SNAP [food stamps], Head Start, veterans programs, and pay our staffers." An opponent, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said: "We need to lower people's healthcare costs. We need to reopen the government. We need to extend the ACA premium credits." The vote to end debate, on Nov. 4, was 54 yeas to 44 nays, with a three-fifths majority required.

• NOT VOTING: Tillis R-NC
• YEAS: Budd R-NC

APPEALS COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Joshua D. Dunlap to be a judge on the U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals. Dunlap has been a private practice lawyer at the Pierce Atwood law firm in Maine for a decade and a half, covering commercial law, trials, and appeals cases. A supporter, Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, said: "Josh is an attorney of extraordinary intelligence, extensive experience, and demonstrated integrity. He is highly respected in the legal community throughout the state of Maine." The vote, on Nov. 4, was 52 yeas to 46 nays.

• NOT VOTING: Tillis R-NC
• YEAS: Budd R-NC

SECOND APPEALS COURT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Eric Chunyee Tung to be a judge on the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Tung clerked for Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Neil Gorsuch before time as a Justice Department lawyer in several different roles, then joined the Jones Day law firm, where he has specialized in commercial law in California and federal courts. A supporter, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, called Tung an outstanding appellate lawyer with stellar credentials and reputation, who "will make a phenomenal judge and serve this nation honorably and with distinction." An opponent, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., claimed Tung "will continue to place his personal views and President Trump ahead of his commitment to the Constitution." The vote, on Nov. 5, was 52 yeas to 45 nays.

• YEAS: Tillis R-NC, Budd R-NC

ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Caleb Orr to be the State Department's Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs. Orr has been an economic policy advisor to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, staffer to Rubio when Rubio was a senator, aide on a Senate business committee, and private practice lawyer focused on securities law. The vote, on Nov. 5, was 57 yeas to 43 nays.

• YEAS: Tillis R-NC, Budd R-NC

MILITARY FORCE AGAINST VENEZUELA: The Senate has rejected a motion to discharge from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee a bill (S.J. Res. 90), sponsored by Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., that would have required ending the use of the U.S. military against Venezuela without specific authorization from Congress. Kaine cited indications that the military could be preparing for an invasion and attack against Venezuela's government before calling on senators to "stand strong for the proposition that Congress should have the power and, indeed, the responsibility to have a debate and have a vote on it before we ordered our troops to risk their lives. A motion opponent, Sen. James E. Risch, R-Idaho, said of the U.S. attacks on suspected Venezuelan drug-carrying motorboats: "Every time we take a strike and we send tons of these poisonous drugs to the bottom of the ocean, thousands of American lives have been saved." The vote, on Nov. 6, was 49 yeas to 51 nays.

• NAYS: Tillis R-NC, Budd R-NC