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

Along with roll call votes this week, the House also passed the following legislation: the Baby Changing on Board Act (H.R. 248), to require Amtrak to install baby changing tables in bathrooms on passenger rail cars; the Maritime Supply Chain Security Act (H.R. 2390), to clarify that port infrastructure development program funds may be used to replace Chinese port crane hardware or software; the Secure Our Ports Act (H.R. 252), to prohibit certain contracts for port operations and management; and the Tennessee Valley Authority Transparency Act (H.R. 1373), to require certain meetings of the Tennessee Valley Authority to be transparent and open to the public.

The Senate also passed a resolution (S. Res. 269), recognizing the 250th birthday of the Army; a resolution (S. Res. 278), condemning the violent antisemitic attack in Boulder, Colorado; the Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act (S. 1467), to prevent consumer reporting agencies from furnishing consumer reports under certain circumstances; and the DETERRENCE Act (S. 1136), to authorize sentencing enhancements for certain criminal offenses directed by or coordinated with foreign governments.

House votes

CITIZENSHIP AND SMALL BUSINESS LOANS >> The House has passed the American Entrepreneurs First Act (H.R. 2966), sponsored by Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, to require those seeking loans from the Small Business Administration (SBA) to show proof of their age and legal residency in the U.S. Van Duyne said: “We cannot allow those kinds of folks who are in our country illegally to take money away from hardworking Americans who are applying for SBA taxpayer-backed loans.” A bill opponent, Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., said: “By adding new documentation requirements around age and citizenship, it slows down the loan process and risks excluding legitimate applicants.” The vote, on June 6, was 217 yeas to 190 nays.

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

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

SHIPPING TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT CARGOES >> The House has passed the American Cargo for American Ships Act (H.R. 2035), sponsored by Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-Calif. The bill would direct the Transportation Department to have all of the agency’s marine shipments be transported on domestically owned commercial ship vessels. Carbajal called the requirement “an actionable step that we can take right now to improve the maritime industry, grow the U.S. mariner pool, and increase the number of U.S.-flagged ships.” The vote, on June 9, was 373 yeas to 14 nays.

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

NOT VOTING: Boebert, Hurd

BOULDER ATTACK ON JEWS >> The House has passed a resolution (H. Res. 488), sponsored by Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colo., to condemn the recent attack on Jewish marchers in Boulder, Colo., and call for free and open communication between federal and local law enforcement officers to prevent terrorist attacks and enforce immigration law. Evans said: “Colorado’s refusal to allow law enforcement to share basic information with federal immigration authorities highlights the danger of these policies, and it is a contributing factor to the rise in crime rates which are impacting the life and safety of all Coloradans.” A resolution opponent, Rep. Daniel S. Goldman, D-N.Y., called it an example of Republicans “using anti-Semitism as a partisan weapon.” The vote, on June 9, was 280 yeas to 113 nays, with 6 voting present.

NAYS: DeGette, Crow

YEAS: Crank, Neguse, Pettersen, Evans, Hurd

NOT VOTING: Boebert

ANTISEMITISM AND POLITICAL VIOLENCE >> The House has passed a resolution (H. Res. 481), sponsored by Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-N.J., to call on politicians to criticize antisemitism and all forms of politically motivated violence against Jews and other Americans. Van Drew said: “We need to protect America from antisemitism with the same ferocity as we should protect the right of Americans’ free speech.” The vote, on June 9, was unanimous with 400 yeas, and 2 voting present.

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

NOT VOTING: Boebert

POLICING IN WASHINGTON, D.C. >> The House has passed the Protecting Our Nation’s Capital Emergency Act (H.R. 2096), sponsored by Rep. Andrew R. Garbarino, R-N.Y. The bill would repeal Washington, D.C., laws regarding disciplinary actions against the District’s law enforcement officers, including by restoring a statute of limitations for bringing disciplinary actions and making the discipline issue a subject for collective bargaining between the city and its police union. Garbarino said the D.C. laws have removed basic bargaining rights and procedural protections for local police, and “this legislation restores fairness and support for the men and women who risk their lives to keep our capital secure.” An opponent, Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, D-Mass., said the measures made it easier “to discipline officers for crimes and serious misconduct. Before that law, the department had been forced to rehire a significant number of officers it had fired for crimes and official misconduct.” The vote, on June 10, was 235 yeas to 178 nays, with 1 voting present.

NAYS: DeGette, Crow, Neguse

YEAS: Crank, Boebert, Pettersen, Evans, Hurd

D.C. ELECTIONS >> The House has passed a bill (H.R. 884), sponsored by Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, to repeal a Washington, D.C., law that allows adults residing in the city who are not U.S. citizens to vote in the District’s elections. Pfluger said: “As the capital of our democracy, Washington, D.C., should be at the forefront of ensuring safe and secure elections, not encouraging illegal immigrants and others to vote for policies that we don’t want.” An opponent, Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Fla., said: “Congress should not decide which residents are fit to govern on local D.C. matters.” The vote, on June 10, was 266 yeas to 148 nays, with 1 voting present.

NAYS: DeGette, Crow, Neguse

YEAS: Crank, Boebert, Pettersen, Evans, Hurd

CLASSIFYING FENTANYL >> The House has passed the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act (S. 331), sponsored by Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., to register fentanyl-related substances as schedule I controlled substances, with no medical value, a high danger of being abused, and accordingly strict legal penalties. A bill supporter, Rep. H. Morgan Griffith, R-Va., said the permanent schedule I classification “will strengthen law enforcement’s ability to prosecute fentanyl traffickers and act as a deterrent.” An opponent, Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., said: “This bill is essentially recycling an incarceration first response to what I consider mainly a public health challenge.” The vote, on June 12, was 321 yeas to 104 nays.

NAYS: DeGette, Crow, Neguse, Pettersen

YEAS: Crank, Boebert, Evans, Hurd

RESCINDING GOVERNMENT SPENDING >> The House has passed the Rescissions Act (H.R. 4), sponsored by Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., to rescind budget authority for about $9 billion of unspent funds in various government agency budgets for fiscal 2025, as well as fiscal 2026 and 2027 funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Scalise called the bill a step toward “getting control over spending and respecting those families who are working hard” while being burdened with growing government debt. An opponent, Rep. Donald S. Beyer Jr., D-Va., said: “This bill is bad for America. People will die.” The vote, on June 12, was 214 yeas to 212 nays.

NAYS: DeGette, Crow, Neguse, Pettersen

YEAS: Crank, Boebert, Evans, Hurd

D.C. AND IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT >> The House has passed the District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act (H.R. 2056), sponsored by Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., to require Washington, D.C., to, in most circumstances, provide federal immigration authorities with aid and information about illegal immigrants. Higgins said the District’s current lack of assistance subjects its residents “to dangerous circumstances and law enforcement to absolutely unnecessary danger” by making it harder to apprehend immigrant criminals. A bill opponent, Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, D-Mass., said: “I strongly support the ability of the residents of the District of Columbia to govern themselves on local matters.” The vote, on June 12, was 224 yeas to 194 nays.

NAYS: DeGette, Crow, Neguse, Pettersen

YEAS: Crank, Boebert, Evans, Hurd

Senate votes

CIVIL LITIGATION >> The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Brett Shumate to be Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division at the Justice Department. Currently in that role on an acting basis, Shumate was previously a partner at the Jones Day law firm and a federal programs lawyer at the Justice Department. The vote, on June 9, was 51 yeas to 41 nays.

NOT VOTING: Bennet D-CO

NAYS: Hickenlooper D-CO

EPA DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR >> The Senate has confirmed the nomination of David Fotouhi to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Fotouhi has been a lawyer in Washington, D.C., for the last four years, after being an EPA lawyer in several different roles for the first Trump administration. A supporter, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said: “His vast experience has positioned him well for service at the EPA, and his presence will move forward the initiatives that are important to the success of our country.” An opponent, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., claimed Fotouhi “is, essentially, 100 percent on the side of the polluters and not interested in protecting the public health or the public safety or the public’s well-being.” The vote, on June 10, was 53 yeas to 41 nays.

NOT VOTING: Bennet

NAYS: Hickenlooper

AGRICULTURE DEPUTY SECRETARY >> The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Stephen Vaden to be the Agriculture Department’s Deputy Secretary. Vaden has been a judge on the U.S. Court of International Trade since 2021, was a lawyer at Agriculture during the first Trump administration, and was previously a private practice lawyer in the Washington, D.C., area. A supporter, Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., said Vaden’s family “has farmed in Tennessee and Kentucky for generations. That firsthand knowledge, combined with his experience in ag policy, makes him uniquely qualified to serve.” The vote, on June 10, was 51 yeas to 44 nays.

NAYS: Bennet, Hickenlooper

HUD DEPUTY SECRETARY >> The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Andrew Hughes to be Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Hughes was a HUD staffer in several roles during the first Trump administration, then was an executive at the American Cornerstone Institute, a political group formed by Dr. Ben Carson. The vote, on June 10, was 51 yeas to 43 nays.

NAYS: Bennet, Hickenlooper

SELLING WEAPONS TO QATAR >> The Senate has rejected a motion to discharge from the Foreign Relations Committee a bill (S.J. Res. 53), sponsored by Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Conn., that would have disapproved of and voided the sale of drone weapons to Qatar. Murphy said the drone sale appeared to be tied to Qatar’s gift of a luxury airplane that amounted to a personal present to President Trump, and “if we start to endorse and grease the wheels of this kind of corruption, then there will be no end” to such corruption. A bill opponent, Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, said it sought to turn a security partnership with Qatar into a partisan political issue. The vote to discharge, on June 11, was 39 yeas to 56 nays, with 1 voting present.

YEAS: Bennet, Hickenlooper

SELLING WEAPONS TO UNITED ARAB EMIRATES >> The Senate has rejected a motion to discharge from the Foreign Relations Committee a bill (S.J. Res. 54), sponsored by Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Conn., that would have disapproved of and voided the sale of military helicopters to the United Arab Emirates. Murphy said the sale was tied to President Trump’s “corrupt request” that the Emirates invest $2 billion in his World Liberty Financial stablecoin cryptocurrency enterprise. A bill opponent, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., said: “I am not going to cast aspersions on the president of the United States without any clear evidence that any law has been broken, and I do not believe that there has been.” The vote to discharge, on June 11, was 39 yeas to 56 nays, with 1 voting present.

YEAS: Bennet, Hickenlooper

IRS COMMISSIONER >> The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Billy Long to be Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for a term ending in November 2027. Long was a House member from a Missouri district from 2011 through 2022, after operating an auctioneering business and hosting a radio talk show. A supporter, Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, said Long had “pledged to refocus the IRS on its primary mission to collect federal taxes and placed an emphasis on prioritizing IT (information technology) modernization and improving customer service.” An opponent, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said that “after leaving Congress, Long lined his pocket in the tax scam industry, where he peddled fake tax credits and took advantage of small businesses.” The vote, on June 12, was 53 yeas to 44 nays.

NAYS: Bennet, Hickenlooper

REGULATING CRYPTOCURRENCY STABLECOINS >> The Senate has passed a substitute amendment sponsored by Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., to the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (S. 1582). The bill would establish procedures 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. Thune called it a needed resolution of a situation in which “stablecoin issuers are operating in a legal gray zone. Companies that want to follow the rules can’t be sure what rules to follow.” A bill opponent, Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., said it “exposes taxpayers, consumers, and the financial system to unacceptable risk and creates venues for criminals, terrorists, and rogue governments to finance their illicit activities.” The vote, on June 12, was 67 yeas to 30 nays.

NAYS: Bennet

YEAS: Hickenlooper