WASHINGTON Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week.
Along with roll call votes this week, the House also passed these bills: the Precision Agriculture Satellite Connectivity Act (H.R. 1618), to require the Federal Communications Commission to review certain rules of the Commission and develop recommendations for rule changes to promote precision agriculture; the Sinkhole Mapping Act (H.R. 900), to direct the U.S. Geological Survey to establish a program to map zones that are at greater risk of sinkhole formation; and the NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act (H.R. 1766), to establish the Office of Policy Development and Cybersecurity.
The Senate also passed the Illegal Red Snapper and Tuna Enforcement Act (S. 283), to require a standard methodology for identifying the country of origin of seafood to support enforcement against illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.
HOUSE VOTES
House Vote 1:
CYBERSECURITY OF MOBILE NETWORKS: The House has passed the Understanding Cybersecurity of Mobile Networks Act (H.R. 1709), sponsored by Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, to require a report on cybersecurity and mobile telecommunications networks by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. Landsman said the report would be “an important step toward understanding and improving our cybersecurity for the safety and protection of all Americans.” The vote, on July 14, was 360 yeas to 10 nays.
YEAS: Barr R-KY (6th), Rogers (KY) R-KY (5th), Comer R-KY (1st), McGarvey D-KY (3rd)
NOT VOTING: Guthrie R-KY (2nd), Massie R-KY (4th)
House Vote 2:
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND REGULATION: The House has passed the Consumer Safety Technology Act (H.R. 1770), sponsored by Rep. Darren Soto, D-Fla., to require the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to study its potential use of artificial intelligence (AI), as well as ways to use blockchain technology and concerns involving digital tokens. Soto said the bill “could help make the CPSC more efficient by the use of this technology, and it is critical that we protect consumers.” The vote, on July 14, was 336 yeas to 36 nays.
YEAS: Barr R-KY (6th), Rogers (KY) R-KY (5th), Comer R-KY (1st), McGarvey D-KY (3rd)
NOT VOTING: Guthrie R-KY (2nd), Massie R-KY (4th)
House Vote 3:
COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS: The House has passed the Communications Security Act (H.R. 1717), sponsored by Rep. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., to authorize the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish the Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council, which advises the FCC on the security and reliability of communications networks. Menendez said the bill, by codifying into law the Council, would ensure the continuation of its work to improve “the reliability, availability, and performance of our communications networks during natural disasters, terrorist attacks, and cybersecurity attacks.” The vote, on July 15, was 380 yeas to 33 nays.
YEAS: Barr R-KY (6th), Guthrie R-KY (2nd), Rogers (KY) R-KY (5th), Comer R-KY (1st), McGarvey D-KY (3rd)
NOT VOTING: Massie R-KY (4th)
House Vote 4:
BLOCKCHAIN DIGITAL ASSETS: The House has passed the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (H.R. 3633), sponsored by Rep. J. French Hill, R-Ark., to assign the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) responsibility for most regulation of markets in digital commodities that utilize blockchains, and establish various regulatory requirements for digital commodity markets. The vote, on July 17, was 294 yeas to 134 nays.
YEAS: Barr R-KY (6th), Guthrie R-KY (2nd), Rogers (KY) R-KY (5th), Comer R-KY (1st)
NOT VOTING: Massie R-KY (4th)
NAYS: McGarvey D-KY (3rd)
House Vote 5:
REGULATING CRYPTOCURRENCY STABLECOINS: The House has passed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (S. 1582), sponsored by Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn. The bill would outline standards for federal regulation of stablecoins, which are digital cryptocurrencies intended to have a relatively static value by tying them to another asset, such as gold or the dollar. The vote, on July 17, was 308 yeas to 122 nays.
YEAS: Barr R-KY (6th), Guthrie R-KY (2nd), Rogers (KY) R-KY (5th), Comer R-KY (1st), McGarvey D-KY (3rd)
NOT VOTING: Massie R-KY (4th)
House Vote 6:
CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCIES: The House has passed the Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act (H.R. 1919), sponsored by Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., to bar Federal Reserve banks from selling products or services directly to individuals, and bar them from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The vote, on July 17, was 219 yeas to 210 nays.
YEAS: Barr R-KY (6th), Guthrie R-KY (2nd), Rogers (KY) R-KY (5th), Comer R-KY (1st)
NOT VOTING: Massie R-KY (4th)
NAYS: McGarvey D-KY (3rd)
House Vote 7:
FINALIZING RESCISSIONS ACT: The House has passed a resolution (H. Res. 590), sponsored by Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C. The resolution stipulated that its passage would signify that the House, without holding a separate roll call vote, had concurred in the Senate amendment to the Rescissions Act (H.R. 4). The vote to pass the resolution and concur in the amendment, on July 18, was 216 yeas to 213 nays.
YEAS: Barr R-KY (6th), Guthrie R-KY (2nd), Massie R-KY (4th), Rogers (KY) R-KY (5th), Comer R-KY (1st)
NAYS: McGarvey D-KY (3rd)
House Vote 8:
FOREIGN HIV EDUCATION PROGRAMS: The House has rejected an amendment sponsored by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., to the Department of Defense Appropriations Act (H.R. 4016), that would have eliminated funding for HIV prevention education efforts in foreign countries. The vote, on July 18, was 104 yeas to 326 nays.
YEAS: Barr R-KY (6th), Massie R-KY (4th), Comer R-KY (1st)
NAYS: Guthrie R-KY (2nd), Rogers (KY) R-KY (5th), McGarvey D-KY (3rd)
House Vote 9:
AID TO UKRAINE: The House has rejected an amendment sponsored by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., to the Department of Defense Appropriations Act (H.R. 4016), that would have eliminated funding for aid to Ukraine. The vote, on July 18, was 76 yeas to 353 nays.
NAYS: Barr R-KY (6th), Guthrie R-KY (2nd), Rogers (KY) R-KY (5th), McGarvey D-KY (3rd)
YEAS: Massie R-KY (4th), Comer R-KY (1st)
House Vote 10:
AID FOR LEBANON MILITARY: The House has rejected an amendment sponsored by Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., to the Department of Defense Appropriations Act (H.R. 4016), that would have eliminated funding for Lebanon’s military. The vote, on July 18, was 76 yeas to 355 nays.
NAYS: Barr R-KY (6th), Guthrie R-KY (2nd), Rogers (KY) R-KY (5th), McGarvey D-KY (3rd)
YEAS: Massie R-KY (4th), Comer R-KY (1st)
House Vote 11:
2026 MILITARY BUDGET: The House has passed the Department of Defense Appropriations Act (H.R. 4016), sponsored by Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Calif., to provide $832 billion of fiscal 2026 funding for the military, including increases in spending on building ships, and a so-called Golden Dome for America domestic missile defense effort. Calvert said the bill “champions America’s military superiority in a variety of ways,” including spending on programs to counter drug trafficking, modernizing nuclear weapons, and new types of aircraft. An opponent, Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minn., criticized the Golden Dome proposal as incomplete, and said: “This bill limits the ability of service personnel and their families to receive the reproductive healthcare they deserve.” The vote, on July 18, was 221 yeas to 209 nays.
YEAS: Barr R-KY (6th), Guthrie R-KY (2nd), Rogers (KY) R-KY (5th), Comer R-KY (1st)
NAYS: Massie R-KY (4th), McGarvey D-KY (3rd)
