• Did the Vote Pass? No
  • Voted Yea 120
  • Voted Nay 203
  • Didn't Vote 6
  • Voted Present 0
H. Amdt. 1194 offered by Rep. Mark Sanford (R-S.C.), to H.R. 5293, to the Department of Defense Appropriations Act 2017, would retain the U.S. military’s current practice of providing cash stipend to recruits, allowing them to pick the footwear of their personal preference. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), passed by the House and Senate in May, changed current practice regarding footwear by including a “buy American” requirement, replacing the current cash allowance. This new language is a de facto earmark because it benefits one company: New Balance. The Department of Defense has concluded that the new language in the NDAA “would directly lead to a higher recruit injury rate at basic training,” The amendment would undo the New Balance provision, and halt an egregious example of crony capitalism that will cost taxpayers over $300 million and keeps this provision from coming into effect by not backing it.

Legislator's Votes

Official's Name Party District Voted

Pete Aguilar

Democrat

CA-33

Yea

Rick Allen

Republican

GA-12

Yea

Justin Amash

Libertarian

MI-3

Yea

Brian Babin

Republican

TX-36

Yea

Andy Barr

Republican

KY-6

Yea

Don Beyer

Democrat

VA-8

Yea

Gus Bilirakis

Republican

FL-12

Yea

Marsha Blackburn

Republican

TN

Yea

Rod Blum

Republican

IA-1

Yea

Earl Blumenauer

Democrat

OR-3

Yea

Suzanne Bonamici

Democrat

OR-1

Yea

Kevin Brady

Republican

TX-8

Yea

Susan Brooks

Republican

IN-5

Yea

Ken Buck

Republican

CO-4

Yea

Mike Burgess

Republican

TX-26

Yea

Ken Calvert

Republican

CA-41

Yea

Tony Cárdenas

Democrat

CA-29

Yea

John Carter

Republican

TX-31

Yea

Steve Chabot

Republican

OH-1

Yea

Wm. Lacy Clay

Democrat

MO-1

Yea

Douglas Collins

Republican

GA-9

Yea

Jim Costa

Democrat

CA-21

Yea

Henry Cuellar

Democrat

TX-28

Yea

John Culberson

Republican

TX-7

Yea

Warren Davidson

Republican

OH-8

Yea

Rodney Davis

Republican

IL-13

Yea

John Delaney

Democrat

MD-6

Yea

Scott DesJarlais

Republican

TN-4

Yea

John Duncan

Republican

TN-2

Yea

Tom Emmer

Republican

MN-6

Yea

Randolph Farenthold

Republican

TX-27

Yea

Bill Flores

Republican

TX-17

Yea

Bill Foster

Democrat

IL-11

Yea

Bob Gibbs

Republican

OH-7

Yea

Bob Goodlatte

Republican

VA-6

Yea

Paul Gosar

Republican

AZ-9

Yea

Kay Granger

Republican

TX-12

Yea

Garret Graves

Republican

LA-6

Yea

Tom Graves

Republican

GA-14

Yea

Gene Green

Democrat

TX-29

Yea

Morgan Griffith

Republican

VA-9

Yea

Glenn Grothman

Republican

WI-6

Yea

Brett Guthrie

Republican

KY-2

Yea

Andy Harris

Republican

MD-1

Yea

Alcee Hastings

Democrat

FL-20

Yea

Jody Hice

Republican

GA-10

Yea

George Holding

Republican

NC-2

Yea

Richard Hudson

Republican

NC-9

Yea

Lynn Jenkins

Republican

KS-2

Yea

Hank Johnson

Democrat

GA-4

Yea

Sam Johnson

Republican

TX-3

Yea

Jim Jordan

Republican

OH-4

Yea

Dave Joyce

Republican

OH-14

Yea

Trent Kelly

Republican

MS-1

Yea

Mike Kelly

Republican

PA-16

Yea

Ron Kind

Democrat

WI-3

Yea

Adam Kinzinger

Republican

IL-16

Yea

Darin LaHood

Republican

IL-16

Yea

Doug Lamborn

Republican

CO-5

Yea

Bob Latta

Republican

OH-5

Yea

Ted Lieu

Democrat

CA-36

Yea

Billy Long

Republican

MO-7

Yea

Barry Loudermilk

Republican

GA-11

Yea

Mia Love

Republican

UT-4

Yea

Frank Lucas

Republican

OK-3

Yea

Blaine Luetkemeyer

Republican

MO-3

Yea

Carolyn Maloney

Democrat

NY-12

Yea

Kenny Marchant

Republican

TX

Yea

Thomas Massie

Republican

KY-4

Yea

Tom McClintock

Republican

CA-5

Yea

Mark Meadows

Republican

NC-11

Yea

Gregory Meeks

Democrat

NY-5

Yea

Alex Mooney

Republican

WV-2

Yea

Markwayne Mullin

Republican

OK

Yea

Randy Neugebauer

Republican

TX-19

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

Kathleen Rice

Democrat

NY-4

Yea

Cedric Richmond

Democrat

LA-2

Yea

Phil Roe

Republican

TN-1

Yea

Hal Rogers

Republican

KY-5

Yea

Keith Rothfus

Republican

PA-12

Yea

Raul Ruiz

Democrat

CA-25

Yea

C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger

Democrat

MD-2

Yea

Bobby Rush

Democrat

IL-1

Yea

Mark Sanford

Republican

SC-1

Yea

John Sarbanes

Democrat

MD-3

Yea

Adam Schiff

Democrat

CA-30

Yea

Kurt Schrader

Democrat

OR-5

Yea

David Schweikert

Republican

AZ-1

Yea

Austin Scott

Republican

GA-8

Yea

Pete Sessions

Republican

TX-17

Yea

Mike Simpson

Republican

ID-2

Yea

Adrian Smith

Republican

NE-3

Yea

Jason Smith

Republican

MO-8

Yea

Chris Stewart

Republican

UT-2

Yea

Eric Swalwell

Democrat

CA-14

Yea

Scott Tipton

Republican

CO-3

Yea

Chris Van Hollen

Democrat

MD

Yea

Marc Veasey

Democrat

TX-33

Yea

Filemon Vela

Democrat

TX-34

Yea

Ann Wagner

Republican

MO-2

Yea

Greg Walden

Republican

OR-2

Yea

Mark Walker

Republican

NC-6

Yea

Mimi Walters

Republican

CA-45

Yea

Bonnie Watson Coleman

Democrat

NJ-12

Yea

Randy Weber

Republican

TX-14

Yea

Daniel Webster

Republican

FL-11

Yea

Brad Wenstrup

Republican

OH-2

Yea

Bruce Westerman

Republican

AR-4

Yea

Ed Whitfield

Republican

KY-1

Yea

Rob Wittman

Republican

VA-1

Yea

Steve Womack

Republican

AR-3

Yea

Todd Young

Republican

IN

Yea

Lee Zeldin

Republican

Yea

Ralph Abraham

Republican

LA-5

Nay

Alma Adams

Democrat

NC-12

Nay

Robert Aderholt

Republican

AL-4

Nay

Mark Amodei

Republican

NV-2

Nay

Brad Ashford

Democrat

NE-2

Nay

Joyce Beatty

Democrat

OH-3

Nay

Ami Bera

Democrat

CA-6

Nay

Rob Bishop

Republican

UT-1

Nay

Sanford Bishop

Democrat

GA-2

Nay

Mike Bishop

Republican

MI-8

Nay

Mike Bost

Republican

IL-12

Nay

Brendan Boyle

Democrat

PA-2

Nay

Mo Brooks

Republican

AL-5

Nay

Julia Brownley

Democrat

CA-26

Nay

Vern Buchanan

Republican

FL-16

Nay

Larry Bucshon

Republican

IN-8

Nay

Cheri Bustos

Democrat

IL-17

Nay

G. K. Butterfield

Democrat

NC-1

Nay

Bradley Byrne

Republican

AL-1

Nay

Michael Capuano

Democrat

MA-7

Nay

André Carson

Democrat

IN-7

Nay

Buddy Carter

Republican

GA-1

Nay

Matt Cartwright

Democrat

PA-8

Nay

Kathy Castor

Democrat

FL-14

Nay

Joaquin Castro

Democrat

TX-20

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

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

Chris Collins

Republican

NY-27

Nay

Barbara Comstock

Republican

VA-10

Nay

Michael Conaway

Republican

TX-11

Nay

Gerry Connolly

Democrat

VA-11

Nay

Paul Cook

Republican

CA-8

Nay

Jim Cooper

Democrat

TN-5

Nay

Ryan Costello

Republican

PA-6

Nay

Joe Courtney

Democrat

CT-2

Nay

Kevin Cramer

Republican

ND

Nay

Rick Crawford

Republican

AR-1

Nay

Elijah Cummings

Democrat

MD-7

Nay

Carlos Curbelo

Republican

FL-26

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

Rosa DeLauro

Democrat

CT-3

Nay

Suzan DelBene

Democrat

WA-1

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

Tammy Duckworth

Democrat

IL

Nay

Jeff Duncan

Republican

SC-3

Nay

Eliot Engel

Democrat

NY-16

Nay

Anna Eshoo

Democrat

CA-16

Nay

Chuck Fleischmann

Republican

TN-3

Nay

Jeff Fortenberry

Republican

NE-1

Nay

Virginia Foxx

Republican

NC-5

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

Louie Gohmert

Republican

TX-1

Nay

Sam Graves

Republican

MO-6

Nay

Al Green

Democrat

TX-9

Nay

Raúl Grijalva

Democrat

AZ-7

Nay

T. Gutierrez

Democrat

IL-4

Nay

Cresent Hardy

Republican

NV-4

Nay

Vicky Hartzler

Republican

MO-4

Nay

Brian Higgins

Democrat

NY-26

Nay

French Hill

Republican

AR-2

Nay

Jim Himes

Democrat

CT-4

Nay

Steny Hoyer

Democrat

MD-5

Nay

Jared Huffman

Democrat

CA-2

Nay

Bill Huizenga

Republican

MI-4

Nay

Duncan Hunter

Republican

CA-50

Nay

Will Hurd

Republican

TX-23

Nay

Darrell Issa

Republican

CA-48

Nay

Sheila Jackson Lee

Democrat

TX-18

Nay

Hakeem Jeffries

Democrat

NY-8

Nay

Bill Johnson

Republican

OH-6

Nay

Eddie Johnson

Democrat

TX-30

Nay

Marcy Kaptur

Democrat

OH-9

Nay

John Katko

Republican

NY-24

Nay

Bill Keating

Democrat

MA-9

Nay

Robin Kelly

Democrat

IL-2

Nay

Joe Kennedy

Democrat

MA-4

Nay

Dan Kildee

Democrat

MI-8

Nay

Derek Kilmer

Democrat

WA-6

Nay

Pete King

Republican

NY-2

Nay

Steve King

Republican

IA-4

Nay

Ann Kirkpatrick

Democrat

AZ-2

Nay

Steve Knight

Republican

CA-25

Nay

Annie Kuster

Democrat

NH-2

Nay

Doug LaMalfa

Republican

CA-1

Nay

Jim Langevin

Democrat

RI-2

Nay

Rick Larsen

Democrat

WA-2

Nay

John Larson

Democrat

CT-1

Nay

Brenda Lawrence

Democrat

Nay

Barbara Lee

Democrat

CA-12

Nay

John Lewis

Democrat

GA-5

Nay

Dan Lipinski

Democrat

IL-3

Nay

Dave Loebsack

Democrat

IA-2

Nay

Zoe Lofgren

Democrat

CA-18

Nay

Alan Lowenthal

Democrat

CA-47

Nay

Nita Lowey

Democrat

NY-17

Nay

Ben Luján

Democrat

NM

Nay

Cynthia Lummis

Republican

WY

Nay

Stephen Lynch

Democrat

MA-8

Nay

Tom MacArthur

Republican

NJ-3

Nay

Sean Maloney

Democrat

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

Jim McGovern

Democrat

MA-2

Nay

Patrick McHenry

Republican

NC-10

Nay

David McKinley

Republican

WV-1

Nay

Cathy McMorris Rodgers

Republican

WA-5

Nay

Jerry McNerney

Democrat

CA-9

Nay

Martha McSally

Republican

AZ

Nay

Grace Meng

Democrat

NY-6

Nay

John Moolenaar

Republican

MI-2

Nay

Gwen Moore

Democrat

WI-4

Nay

Seth Moulton

Democrat

MA-6

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

Pete Olson

Republican

TX-22

Nay

Steven Palazzo

Republican

MS-4

Nay

Frank Pallone

Democrat

NJ-6

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

Tom Reed

Republican

NY-23

Nay

Martha Roby

Republican

AL-2

Nay

Mike Rogers

Republican

AL-3

Nay

David Rouzer

Republican

NC-7

Nay

Lucille Roybal-Allard

Democrat

Nay

Steve Russell

Republican

OK-5

Nay

Tim Ryan

Democrat

OH-13

Nay

Linda Sánchez

Democrat

CA-38

Nay

Steve Scalise

Republican

LA-1

Nay

Bobby Scott

Democrat

VA-3

Nay

Jim Sensenbrenner

Republican

WI-5

Nay

Jose Serrano

Democrat

NY-15

Nay

Terri Sewell

Democrat

AL-7

Nay

Brad Sherman

Democrat

CA-32

Nay

John Shimkus

Republican

IL-15

Nay

Kyrsten Sinema

Independent

AZ

Nay

Albio Sires

Democrat

NJ-8

Nay

Louise Slaughter

Democrat

NY-25

Nay

Adam Smith

Democrat

WA-9

Nay

Chris Smith

Republican

NJ-4

Nay

Jackie Speier

Democrat

CA-14

Nay

Elise Stefanik

Republican

NY-21

Nay

Steve Stivers

Republican

OH-15

Nay

Mark Takano

Democrat

CA-39

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

Dina Titus

Democrat

NV-1

Nay

Paul Tonko

Democrat

NY-20

Nay

Norma Torres

Democrat

CA-35

Nay

Dave Trott

Republican

MI-11

Nay

Mike Turner

Republican

OH-10

Nay

Fred Upton

Republican

MI-6

Nay

David Valadao

Republican

CA-22

Nay

Juan Vargas

Democrat

CA-52

Nay

Nydia Velázquez

Democrat

NY-7

Nay

Pete Visclosky

Democrat

IN-1

Nay

Tim Walberg

Republican

MI-5

Nay

Jackie Walorski

Republican

IN-2

Nay

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Democrat

FL-25

Nay

Maxine Waters

Democrat

CA-43

Nay

Peter Welch

Democrat

VT

Nay

Roger Williams

Republican

TX-25

Nay

Joe Wilson

Republican

SC-2

Nay

Rob Woodall

Republican

GA-7

Nay

John Yarmuth

Democrat

KY-3

Nay

Ted Yoho

Republican

FL-3

Nay

Don Young

Republican

AK-1

Nay

Ryan Zinke

Republican

MT-1

Nay

Karen Bass

Democrat

CA-37

Missed

Richard Hanna

Republican

NY-22

Missed

Jaime Herrera Beutler

Republican

WA-3

Missed

Jan Schakowsky

Democrat

IL-9

Missed

David Scott

Democrat

GA-13

Missed

Frederica Wilson

Democrat

FL-24

Missed