Here’s a look at how Colorado members of Congress voted over the previous week.

The House passed these pieces of legislation this week without a roll call vote: the Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act (S. 160), to reauthorize the sale by the Defense Department of aircraft and parts for wildfire suppression purposes; the Plain Language in Contracting Act (H.R. 787), to require plain language and the inclusion of key words in notices that are clear, concise, and accessible to small business concerns; the ThinkDIFFERENTLY About Disability Employment Act (H.R. 1634), to increase employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities.

House votes

MEDICAID WAIVERS FOR STATES >> The House has rejected an amendment sponsored by Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colo., to the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2483) that would have codified into law budget neutrality guidance issued last year regarding Medicaid waivers granted to states for developing their own substance abuse treatment programs. Pettersen said the waivers were needed to help deliver “the treatment they need and the healthcare they need” to those with drug use problems. An amendment opponent, Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., said allowing the waivers guidance to continue would mean erasing oversight guards against states irresponsibly spending federal money. The vote, on June 4, was 213 yeas to 213 nays.

YEAS: DeGette D-CO (1st), Crow D-CO (6th), Neguse D-CO (2nd), Pettersen D-CO (7th)

NAYS: Crank R-CO (5th), Boebert R-CO (4th), Evans (CO) R-CO (8th), Hurd (CO) R-CO (3rd)

DRUG AND MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS >> The House has passed the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2483), sponsored by Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., to reauthorize, through fiscal 2030, a variety of substance abuse, overdose treatment, and mental health programs at the Health and Human Services Department. Guthrie said: “By reauthorizing programs with proven success and increasing access to treatment, Congress can continue to address and prevent these tragic drug-related deaths and restore hope and healing to those who need it.” A bill opponent, Rep. Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., claimed that its failure to prevent the reorganization of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) would result in SAMHSA losing “all of its capacity to serve its mission to save lives.” The vote, on June 4, was 366 yeas to 57 nays.

NAYS: DeGette, Boebert

YEAS: Crank, Crow, Neguse, Pettersen, Evans, Hurd

MOVING SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION OFFICES >> The House has passed the Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act (H.R. 2931), sponsored by Rep. Brad Finstad, R-Minn., to require the Small Business Administration to relocate agency offices from immigration sanctuary jurisdictions that are not helping the federal government enforce certain immigration laws. A supporter, Rep. Mark Alford, R-Mo., said the bill was “all about protecting America’s small businesses and making sure that federal taxpayer dollars are not funneled into lawless sanctuary cities that put illegal aliens ahead of their own citizens.” An opponent, Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-N.Y., said: “It adds more confusion and disruption for the people that are supposed to be helped. It wastes taxpayer dollars to carry out a political agenda.” The vote, on June 5, was 211 yeas to 199 nays.

NAYS: DeGette, Crow, Neguse, Pettersen

YEAS: Crank, Boebert, Evans, Hurd

LOANS TO SMALL BUSINESSES >> The House has passed the Capping Excessive Awarding of SBLC Entrants Act (H.R. 2987), sponsored by Rep. Robert Bresnahan, R-Pa., to put a cap of 16 on the number of companies making loans under section 7 of the Small Business Act. Bresnahan said allowing volumes of companies to make the loans had created oversight hazards and declining lending standards. An opponent, Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., said: “This bill fails to address our serious concerns about how it could devastate opportunities for capital access for the small businesses that need SBA’s help the most.” The vote, on June 5, was 214 yeas to 198 nays.

NAYS: DeGette, Crow, Neguse, Pettersen

YEAS: Crank, Boebert, Evans, Hurd

Senate votes

MILITARY PURCHASING OFFICIAL >> The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Michael Duffey to be the Defense Department’s Under Secretary for Acquisition and Sustainment. Duffey has been a military and budgeting official over the past two decades, and is currently an aide to the Defense Secretary. An opponent, Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., said Duffey “lacks experience leading any organization remotely as large and complex as the Department of Defense acquisition enterprise.” The vote, on June 3, was 51 yeas to 46 nays.

NAYS: Bennet D-CO, Hickenlooper D-CO

POLITICS AND DIPLOMACY >> The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Allison Hooker to be Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs. Most recently an official at the American Global Strategies consultancy, Hooker was a longtime senior analyst for North Korea at the State Department, and then a National Security Council and White House aide. The vote, on June 3, was 59 yeas to 36 nays.

NAYS: Bennet, Hickenlooper

MILITARY ASSISTANT SECRETARY >> The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Dale Marks to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment. Marks has been a combat fighter pilot and military official specializing in strategy and planning for most of the last three decades, currently as a director at an Air Force base in Florida. The vote, on June 3, was 72 yeas to 26 nays.

NAYS: Bennet, Hickenlooper

FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD MEMBER >> The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Michelle Bowman to be the Federal Reserve System’s Vice Chairman for Supervision of the Board of Governors for a four-year term. Bowman has been on the Board since 2018; previously, she was a bank regulator in Kansas and a community banker. An opponent, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said that in Bowman’s time on the Board, “she has consistently prioritized Wall Street over Main Street. She has weakened safeguards on the largest banks in the country and has opposed commonsense rules to promote financial stability, to protect consumers, and to drive investment in communities across this country.” The vote, on June 4, was 48 yeas to 46 nays.

NAYS: Bennet, Hickenlooper

IRELAND AMBASSADOR >> The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Edward Walsh to be Ambassador to Ireland. Walsh has his own construction and real estate company headquartered in New Jersey and founded two decades ago. The vote, on June 4, was 57 yeas to 38 nays.

NAYS: Bennet, Hickenlooper

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES >> The Senate has confirmed the nomination of James O’Neill to be Deputy Secretary of the Health and Human Services (HHS) Department. A health care investor at the Thiel Foundation and other investment firms for more than a decade, O’Neill was an HHS staffer during the George W. Bush administration and previously was a health care staffer in the Senate. An opponent, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said: “I don’t think it makes sense to support a nominee who would do whatever Robert Kennedy says, including destroying Medicaid and the rest of the American healthcare system.” The vote, on June 5, was 52 yeas to 43 nays.

NAYS: Bennet, Hickenlooper

NATIONAL SECURITY LAWYER >> The Senate has confirmed the nomination of John Eisenberg to be Assistant Attorney General for National Security at the Justice Department. Eisenberg was in several national security legal roles in the first Trump administration, and has been a partner at the Kirkland and Ellis law firm and a Justice Department lawyer. A supporter, Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said Eisenberg “will bring an invaluable breadth of experience and depth of knowledge to this role that would advance America’s national security.” The vote, on June 5, was 52 yeas to 43 nays.

NAYS: Bennet, Hickenlooper