• Did the Vote Pass? No
  • Voted Yea 97
  • Voted Nay 264
  • Didn't Vote 13
  • Voted Present 0
The amendment, sponsored by Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.), would strike section 451 of the bill, which authorizes the Essential Air Service (EAS). The original purpose of EAS was to be a small program dedicated to ensuring rural communities had access to some form of air service after the airline deregulation of the 1970s. However, it has since ballooned into a wasteful program that costs taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars every year.

Most of the money EAS spends subsidizes rural airports that service fewer than 30 passengers per day. This despite the fact that, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), 99.95 percent of people live within 120 miles of an airport. The EAS is no longer serving its purpose and is wasting taxpayer money to fund an initiative for which there is no longer any legitimate demand. Repealing section 451 would save the taxpayers $1 billion over the next five years.

Legislator's Votes

Official's Name Party District Voted

Ralph Abraham

Republican

LA-5

Yea

Rick Allen

Republican

GA-12

Yea

Justin Amash

Libertarian

MI-3

Yea

Jodey Arrington

Republican

TX-19

Yea

Brian Babin

Republican

TX-36

Yea

Jim Banks

Republican

IN-3

Yea

Andy Biggs

Republican

AZ-5

Yea

Gus Bilirakis

Republican

FL-12

Yea

Mike Bishop

Republican

MI-8

Yea

Mo Brooks

Republican

AL-5

Yea

Vern Buchanan

Republican

FL-16

Yea

Ken Buck

Republican

CO-4

Yea

Ted Budd

Republican

NC

Yea

Mike Burgess

Republican

TX-26

Yea

Bradley Byrne

Republican

AL-1

Yea

Ken Calvert

Republican

CA-41

Yea

Buddy Carter

Republican

GA-1

Yea

Steve Chabot

Republican

OH-1

Yea

Douglas Collins

Republican

GA-9

Yea

Chris Collins

Republican

NY-27

Yea

Michael Conaway

Republican

TX-11

Yea

Jim Cooper

Democrat

TN-5

Yea

Rick Crawford

Republican

AR-1

Yea

John Culberson

Republican

TX-7

Yea

Warren Davidson

Republican

OH-8

Yea

Scott DesJarlais

Republican

TN-4

Yea

Jeff Duncan

Republican

SC-3

Yea

John Duncan

Republican

TN-2

Yea

Neal Dunn

Republican

FL-2

Yea

Tom Emmer

Republican

MN-6

Yea

Drew Ferguson

Republican

GA-3

Yea

Bill Flores

Republican

TX-17

Yea

Virginia Foxx

Republican

NC-5

Yea

Matt Gaetz

Republican

FL-1

Yea

Mike Gallagher

Republican

WI-8

Yea

Louie Gohmert

Republican

TX-1

Yea

Bob Goodlatte

Republican

VA-6

Yea

Garret Graves

Republican

LA-6

Yea

Tom Graves

Republican

GA-14

Yea

Morgan Griffith

Republican

VA-9

Yea

Karen Handel

Republican

GA-6

Yea

Andy Harris

Republican

MD-1

Yea

Jaime Herrera Beutler

Republican

WA-3

Yea

Jody Hice

Republican

GA-10

Yea

Jim Himes

Democrat

CT-4

Yea

George Holding

Republican

NC-2

Yea

Trey Hollingsworth

Republican

IN-9

Yea

Richard Hudson

Republican

NC-9

Yea

Bill Huizenga

Republican

MI-4

Yea

Duncan Hunter

Republican

CA-50

Yea

Darrell Issa

Republican

CA-48

Yea

Sam Johnson

Republican

TX-3

Yea

Jim Jordan

Republican

OH-4

Yea

Doug Lamborn

Republican

CO-5

Yea

Bob Latta

Republican

OH-5

Yea

Jason Lewis

Republican

MN-2

Yea

Barry Loudermilk

Republican

GA-11

Yea

Thomas Massie

Republican

KY-4

Yea

Tom McClintock

Republican

CA-5

Yea

Patrick McHenry

Republican

NC-10

Yea

Cathy McMorris Rodgers

Republican

WA-5

Yea

Martha McSally

Republican

AZ

Yea

Ralph Norman

Republican

SC-5

Yea

Pete Olson

Republican

TX-22

Yea

Gary Palmer

Republican

AL-6

Yea

Erik Paulsen

Republican

MN-3

Yea

Scott Perry

Republican

PA-10

Yea

Scott Peters

Democrat

CA-50

Yea

Bill Posey

Republican

FL-8

Yea

John Ratcliffe

Republican

TX-4

Yea

Tom Rice

Republican

SC-7

Yea

Phil Roe

Republican

TN-1

Yea

Francis Rooney

Republican

FL-19

Yea

Steve Russell

Republican

OK-5

Yea

Mark Sanford

Republican

SC-1

Yea

Steve Scalise

Republican

LA-1

Yea

David Schweikert

Republican

AZ-1

Yea

Jim Sensenbrenner

Republican

WI-5

Yea

Pete Sessions

Republican

TX-17

Yea

Jason Smith

Republican

MO-8

Yea

Chris Stewart

Republican

UT-2

Yea

Dave Trott

Republican

MI-11

Yea

Fred Upton

Republican

MI-6

Yea

Ann Wagner

Republican

MO-2

Yea

Tim Walberg

Republican

MI-5

Yea

Mark Walker

Republican

NC-6

Yea

Jackie Walorski

Republican

IN-2

Yea

Mimi Walters

Republican

CA-45

Yea

Randy Weber

Republican

TX-14

Yea

Daniel Webster

Republican

FL-11

Yea

Brad Wenstrup

Republican

OH-2

Yea

Roger Williams

Republican

TX-25

Yea

Joe Wilson

Republican

SC-2

Yea

Rob Wittman

Republican

VA-1

Yea

Rob Woodall

Republican

GA-7

Yea

Ted Yoho

Republican

FL-3

Yea

Lee Zeldin

Republican

Yea

Alma Adams

Democrat

NC-12

Nay

Robert Aderholt

Republican

AL-4

Nay

Pete Aguilar

Democrat

CA-33

Nay

Mark Amodei

Republican

NV-2

Nay

Don Bacon

Republican

NE-2

Nay

Andy Barr

Republican

KY-6

Nay

Nanette Barragán

Democrat

CA-44

Nay

Karen Bass

Democrat

CA-37

Nay

Joyce Beatty

Democrat

OH-3

Nay

Ami Bera

Democrat

CA-6

Nay

Jack Bergman

Republican

MI-1

Nay

Don Beyer

Democrat

VA-8

Nay

Rob Bishop

Republican

UT-1

Nay

Sanford Bishop

Democrat

GA-2

Nay

Rod Blum

Republican

IA-1

Nay

Earl Blumenauer

Democrat

OR-3

Nay

Lisa Blunt Rochester

Democrat

DE-1

Nay

Suzanne Bonamici

Democrat

OR-1

Nay

Mike Bost

Republican

IL-12

Nay

Kevin Brady

Republican

TX-8

Nay

Susan Brooks

Republican

IN-5

Nay

Anthony Brown

Democrat

MD-4

Nay

Julia Brownley

Democrat

CA-26

Nay

Larry Bucshon

Republican

IN-8

Nay

Cheri Bustos

Democrat

IL-17

Nay

Michael Capuano

Democrat

MA-7

Nay

Salud Carbajal

Democrat

CA-24

Nay

Tony Cárdenas

Democrat

CA-29

Nay

André Carson

Democrat

IN-7

Nay

John Carter

Republican

TX-31

Nay

Matt Cartwright

Democrat

PA-8

Nay

Kathy Castor

Democrat

FL-14

Nay

Joaquin Castro

Democrat

TX-20

Nay

Liz Cheney

Republican

WY-1

Nay

Judy Chu

Democrat

CA-28

Nay

David Cicilline

Democrat

RI-1

Nay

Katherine Clark

Democrat

MA-5

Nay

Yvette Clarke

Democrat

NY-9

Nay

Wm. Lacy Clay

Democrat

MO-1

Nay

Emanuel Cleaver

Democrat

MO-5

Nay

Jim Clyburn

Democrat

SC-6

Nay

Mike Coffman

Republican

CO-6

Nay

Steve Cohen

Democrat

TN-9

Nay

Tom Cole

Republican

OK-4

Nay

James Comer

Republican

KY-1

Nay

Barbara Comstock

Republican

VA-10

Nay

Gerry Connolly

Democrat

VA-11

Nay

Paul Cook

Republican

CA-8

Nay

Lou Correa

Democrat

CA-46

Nay

Jim Costa

Democrat

CA-21

Nay

Ryan Costello

Republican

PA-6

Nay

Joe Courtney

Democrat

CT-2

Nay

Kevin Cramer

Republican

ND

Nay

Charlie Crist

Democrat

FL-13

Nay

Henry Cuellar

Democrat

TX-28

Nay

Elijah Cummings

Democrat

MD-7

Nay

Carlos Curbelo

Republican

FL-26

Nay

John Curtis

Republican

UT-3

Nay

Rodney Davis

Republican

IL-13

Nay

Danny Davis

Democrat

IL-7

Nay

Susan Davis

Democrat

CA-53

Nay

Peter DeFazio

Democrat

OR-4

Nay

Diana DeGette

Democrat

CO-1

Nay

John Delaney

Democrat

MD-6

Nay

Rosa DeLauro

Democrat

CT-3

Nay

Suzan DelBene

Democrat

WA-1

Nay

Val Demings

Democrat

FL-10

Nay

Mark DeSaulnier

Democrat

CA-10

Nay

Ted Deutch

Democrat

Nay

Mario Diaz-Balart

Republican

FL-26

Nay

Debbie Dingell

Democrat

MI-6

Nay

Lloyd Doggett

Democrat

TX-37

Nay

Dan Donovan

Republican

NY-11

Nay

Mike Doyle

Democrat

PA-18

Nay

Eliot Engel

Democrat

NY-16

Nay

Anna Eshoo

Democrat

CA-16

Nay

Adriano Espaillat

Democrat

NY-13

Nay

Ron Estes

Republican

KS-4

Nay

Dwight Evans

Democrat

PA-3

Nay

Brian Fitzpatrick

Republican

PA-1

Nay

Chuck Fleischmann

Republican

TN-3

Nay

Jeff Fortenberry

Republican

NE-1

Nay

Bill Foster

Democrat

IL-11

Nay

Lois Frankel

Democrat

FL-22

Nay

Tulsi Gabbard

Democrat

HI-2

Nay

Ruben Gallego

Democrat

AZ-3

Nay

John Garamendi

Democrat

CA-8

Nay

Bob Gibbs

Republican

OH-7

Nay

Jimmy Gomez

Democrat

CA-34

Nay

Vicente Gonzalez

Democrat

TX-34

Nay

Paul Gosar

Republican

AZ-9

Nay

Josh Gottheimer

Democrat

NJ-5

Nay

Kay Granger

Republican

TX-12

Nay

Sam Graves

Republican

MO-6

Nay

Al Green

Democrat

TX-9

Nay

Gene Green

Democrat

TX-29

Nay

Raúl Grijalva

Democrat

AZ-7

Nay

Glenn Grothman

Republican

WI-6

Nay

Brett Guthrie

Republican

KY-2

Nay

T. Gutierrez

Democrat

IL-4

Nay

Colleen Hanabusa

Democrat

HI-1

Nay

Vicky Hartzler

Republican

MO-4

Nay

Alcee Hastings

Democrat

FL-20

Nay

Brian Higgins

Democrat

NY-26

Nay

Clay Higgins

Republican

LA-3

Nay

French Hill

Republican

AR-2

Nay

Steny Hoyer

Democrat

MD-5

Nay

Jared Huffman

Democrat

CA-2

Nay

Will Hurd

Republican

TX-23

Nay

Sheila Jackson Lee

Democrat

TX-18

Nay

Pramila Jayapal

Democrat

WA-7

Nay

Hakeem Jeffries

Democrat

NY-8

Nay

Lynn Jenkins

Republican

KS-2

Nay

Hank Johnson

Democrat

GA-4

Nay

Bill Johnson

Republican

OH-6

Nay

Eddie Johnson

Democrat

TX-30

Nay

Mike Johnson

Republican

LA-4

Nay

Dave Joyce

Republican

OH-14

Nay

Marcy Kaptur

Democrat

OH-9

Nay

John Katko

Republican

NY-24

Nay

Bill Keating

Democrat

MA-9

Nay

Trent Kelly

Republican

MS-1

Nay

Mike Kelly

Republican

PA-16

Nay

Robin Kelly

Democrat

IL-2

Nay

Joe Kennedy

Democrat

MA-4

Nay

Ro Khanna

Democrat

CA-17

Nay

Ruben Kihuen

Democrat

NV-4

Nay

Dan Kildee

Democrat

MI-8

Nay

Derek Kilmer

Democrat

WA-6

Nay

Ron Kind

Democrat

WI-3

Nay

Pete King

Republican

NY-2

Nay

Steve King

Republican

IA-4

Nay

Adam Kinzinger

Republican

IL-16

Nay

Steve Knight

Republican

CA-25

Nay

Raja Krishnamoorthi

Democrat

IL-8

Nay

Darin LaHood

Republican

IL-16

Nay

Doug LaMalfa

Republican

CA-1

Nay

Conor Lamb

Democrat

PA-17

Nay

Jim Langevin

Democrat

RI-2

Nay

Rick Larsen

Democrat

WA-2

Nay

John Larson

Democrat

CT-1

Nay

Brenda Lawrence

Democrat

Nay

Al Lawson

Democrat

FL-5

Nay

Barbara Lee

Democrat

CA-12

Nay

Ted Lieu

Democrat

CA-36

Nay

Dan Lipinski

Democrat

IL-3

Nay

Dave Loebsack

Democrat

IA-2

Nay

Billy Long

Republican

MO-7

Nay

Mia Love

Republican

UT-4

Nay

Alan Lowenthal

Democrat

CA-47

Nay

Nita Lowey

Democrat

NY-17

Nay

Frank Lucas

Republican

OK-3

Nay

Blaine Luetkemeyer

Republican

MO-3

Nay

Ben Luján

Democrat

NM

Nay

Stephen Lynch

Democrat

MA-8

Nay

Tom MacArthur

Republican

NJ-3

Nay

Carolyn Maloney

Democrat

NY-12

Nay

Sean Maloney

Democrat

Nay

Kenny Marchant

Republican

TX

Nay

Roger Marshall

Republican

KS

Nay

Brian Mast

Republican

FL-21

Nay

Doris Matsui

Democrat

CA-7

Nay

Kevin McCarthy

Republican

CA-20

Nay

Michael McCaul

Republican

TX-10

Nay

Betty McCollum

Democrat

MN-4

Nay

Donald McEachin

Democrat

VA-4

Nay

Jim McGovern

Democrat

MA-2

Nay

David McKinley

Republican

WV-1

Nay

Jerry McNerney

Democrat

CA-9

Nay

Mark Meadows

Republican

NC-11

Nay

Gregory Meeks

Democrat

NY-5

Nay

Grace Meng

Democrat

NY-6

Nay

Paul Mitchell

Republican

MI-10

Nay

John Moolenaar

Republican

MI-2

Nay

Alex Mooney

Republican

WV-2

Nay

Gwen Moore

Democrat

WI-4

Nay

Seth Moulton

Democrat

MA-6

Nay

Markwayne Mullin

Republican

OK

Nay

Stephanie Murphy

Democrat

Nay

Jerry Nadler

Democrat

NY-12

Nay

Grace Napolitano

Democrat

CA-31

Nay

Richard Neal

Democrat

MA-1

Nay

Dan Newhouse

Republican

WA-4

Nay

Donald Norcross

Democrat

NJ-1

Nay

Devin Nunes

Republican

CA-22

Nay

Robert O'Rourke

Democrat

TX-16

Nay

Tom O’Halleran

Democrat

AZ-1

Nay

Steven Palazzo

Republican

MS-4

Nay

Frank Pallone

Democrat

NJ-6

Nay

Jimmy Panetta

Democrat

CA-19

Nay

Bill Pascrell

Democrat

NJ-9

Nay

Donald Payne

Democrat

NJ-10

Nay

Nancy Pelosi

Democrat

CA-11

Nay

Ed Perlmutter

Democrat

CO-7

Nay

Collin Peterson

Democrat

MN-7

Nay

Chellie Pingree

Democrat

ME-1

Nay

Mark Pocan

Democrat

WI-2

Nay

Bruce Poliquin

Republican

ME-2

Nay

David Price

Democrat

NC-4

Nay

Mike Quigley

Democrat

IL-5

Nay

Jamie Raskin

Democrat

MD-8

Nay

Tom Reed

Republican

NY-23

Nay

Kathleen Rice

Democrat

NY-4

Nay

Cedric Richmond

Democrat

LA-2

Nay

Martha Roby

Republican

AL-2

Nay

Hal Rogers

Republican

KY-5

Nay

Mike Rogers

Republican

AL-3

Nay

Jacky Rosen

Democrat

NV

Nay

Keith Rothfus

Republican

PA-12

Nay

David Rouzer

Republican

NC-7

Nay

Lucille Roybal-Allard

Democrat

Nay

Raul Ruiz

Democrat

CA-25

Nay

Bobby Rush

Democrat

IL-1

Nay

John Rutherford

Republican

FL-5

Nay

Tim Ryan

Democrat

OH-13

Nay

John Sarbanes

Democrat

MD-3

Nay

Jan Schakowsky

Democrat

IL-9

Nay

Adam Schiff

Democrat

CA-30

Nay

Brad Schneider

Democrat

IL-10

Nay

Kurt Schrader

Democrat

OR-5

Nay

Austin Scott

Republican

GA-8

Nay

David Scott

Democrat

GA-13

Nay

Bobby Scott

Democrat

VA-3

Nay

Jose Serrano

Democrat

NY-15

Nay

Carol Shea-Porter

Democrat

NH-1

Nay

Brad Sherman

Democrat

CA-32

Nay

John Shimkus

Republican

IL-15

Nay

Mike Simpson

Republican

ID-2

Nay

Kyrsten Sinema

Independent

AZ

Nay

Adrian Smith

Republican

NE-3

Nay

Adam Smith

Democrat

WA-9

Nay

Chris Smith

Republican

NJ-4

Nay

Lloyd Smucker

Republican

PA-11

Nay

Darren Soto

Democrat

FL-9

Nay

Jackie Speier

Democrat

CA-14

Nay

Elise Stefanik

Republican

NY-21

Nay

Steve Stivers

Republican

OH-15

Nay

Tom Suozzi

Democrat

Nay

Eric Swalwell

Democrat

CA-14

Nay

Mark Takano

Democrat

CA-39

Nay

Claudia Tenney

Republican

NY-24

Nay

Bennie Thompson

Democrat

MS-2

Nay

Mike Thompson

Democrat

CA-4

Nay

GT Thompson

Republican

PA-15

Nay

William Thornberry

Republican

TX-13

Nay

Scott Tipton

Republican

CO-3

Nay

Dina Titus

Democrat

NV-1

Nay

Paul Tonko

Democrat

NY-20

Nay

Norma Torres

Democrat

CA-35

Nay

Mike Turner

Republican

OH-10

Nay

David Valadao

Republican

CA-22

Nay

Juan Vargas

Democrat

CA-52

Nay

Marc Veasey

Democrat

TX-33

Nay

Filemon Vela

Democrat

TX-34

Nay

Nydia Velázquez

Democrat

NY-7

Nay

Pete Visclosky

Democrat

IN-1

Nay

Greg Walden

Republican

OR-2

Nay

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Democrat

FL-25

Nay

Maxine Waters

Democrat

CA-43

Nay

Bonnie Watson Coleman

Democrat

NJ-12

Nay

Peter Welch

Democrat

VT

Nay

Bruce Westerman

Republican

AR-4

Nay

Steve Womack

Republican

AR-3

Nay

John Yarmuth

Democrat

KY-3

Nay

Marsha Blackburn

Republican

TN

Missed

Brendan Boyle

Democrat

PA-2

Missed

G. K. Butterfield

Democrat

NC-1

Missed

Annie Kuster

Democrat

NH-2

Missed

David Kustoff

Republican

TN-8

Missed

John Lewis

Democrat

GA-5

Missed

Zoe Lofgren

Democrat

CA-18

Missed

C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger

Democrat

MD-2

Missed

Linda Sánchez

Democrat

CA-38

Missed

Terri Sewell

Democrat

AL-7

Missed

Albio Sires

Democrat

NJ-8

Missed

Frederica Wilson

Democrat

FL-24

Missed

Don Young

Republican

AK-1

Missed