
Ro Khanna cast 34 recorded House votes from July 20-23, with eight Yeas and 26 Nays; the week centered on the NDAA, bank rules, temporary funding, the Iran War Powers resolution, and disability-insurance policy.
| Group | Votes to read first | What changed this week |
|---|---|---|
| Tech workers | H.R. 1118, H.R. 8800, H.R. 6955, H. Con. Res. 113 | Federal procurement, defense AI and cybersecurity policy, banking regulation, and possible reconciliation work now sit at different stages. |
| Immigrants | H.R. 8800 amendments, H. Con. Res. 89 | The direct immigration effect is limited. The relevant questions are foreign-national access to military academies, defense policy, and the Iran conflict. |
| Healthcare recipients | H.R. 4541, H.R. 8823, H.R. 8884, H.R. 9770, H.R. 8800 amendments 258 and 255 | Screening access, provider fraud controls, disability-benefit demonstrations, WIC and Indian Health Service funding, and military health coverage were all touched by House action. |
| California voters | H.R. 4541, H.R. 8800 amendments 248-250 and 261, H.R. 9770, H.R. 6955 | State health grants, the Santa Ynez pipeline and refining policy, wildfire funding, and bank rules have the clearest California connection. |
| AI founders | H.R. 1118 and H.R. 8800 | H.R. 1118 affects the way federal agencies can evaluate commercial vendors; the NDAA includes defense acquisition, cybersecurity, and AI authorities. |
Yea and Aye are normalized to Yea below. No and Nay are normalized to Nay. Party context gives Yeas/Nays among participating Democrats and Republicans; it is not a claim about why any member voted.| Date | RC | Measure and question | Khanna | House result | Party context | Status, rationale, and group impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20 | 250 | H.R. 4541, EARLY Act Reauthorization, on motion to suspend the rules and pass, as amended | Yea | Passed 394-6 | Democrats 200-0; Republicans 193-6 | Passed House; Senate received it Jul 21. No formal rationale located. Health: direct benefit for eligible low-income, uninsured, or under-screened patients. California: state screening grants. Tech, immigrants, AI: no direct program change. 3 |
| Jul 20 | 251 | H.R. 8823, Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act, on motion to suspend the rules and pass, as amended | Yea | Passed 396-0 | Democrats 198-0; Republicans 197-0 | Passed House; Senate referred it to HELP. No formal rationale located. Health: indirect protection against fraudulent providers in the federal workers' compensation program. Tech, immigrants, California voters, AI: no direct change. 4 |
| Jul 21 | 252 | H.R. 1118, Value Over Cost Act, on motion to suspend the rules and pass, as amended | Yea | Passed 421-1 | Democrats 210-0; Republicans 210-1 | Passed House; Senate referred it to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. No formal rationale located. Tech/AI: federal agencies may weigh non-cost factors when buying commercial services, potentially helping vendors with stronger technical or security proposals. California: taxpayer and federal-vendor effects; other named groups no direct change. 5 |
| Jul 21 | 253 | H.Res. 1438, ordering the previous question on the rule for H.R. 8800, H.R. 8884, H.R. 7008, H.R. 6955, H.R. 9770, and H. Con. Res. 113 | Nay | Passed 213-209 | Democrats 0-209; Republicans 212-0 | Procedural rule vote; the rule advanced. No formal rationale located. All five groups: no immediate program change, but the vote opened the legislative path for the measures listed. 6 |
| Jul 21 | 254 | H.Res. 1438, on agreeing to the resolution | Nay | Passed 214-211 | Democrats 0-210; Republicans 213-1 | Rule agreed to in the House. No formal rationale located. All five groups: no immediate program change; the practical effect was to govern debate and amendments on the listed bills. 7 |
| Jul 21 | 255 | H.R. 8800 NDAA, H.Amdt. 242, Boebert: retain the current Afghanistan War Commission reporting deadline | Nay | Failed 65-361 | Democrats 0-212; Republicans 65-148 | Amendment failed; no standalone status. No formal rationale located. All five groups: no direct change from this failed amendment; it concerned a defense oversight deadline. 89 |
| Jul 21 | 256 | H.R. 8800 NDAA, H.Amdt. 243, Boebert: bar foreign nationals from attending U.S. military academies | Nay | Failed 61-360 | Democrats 0-210; Republicans 61-149 | Amendment failed. No formal rationale located. Immigrants: a direct effect only for foreign nationals seeking academy admission. Tech, health, California voters, AI: no direct change. 910 |
| Jul 21 | 257 | H.R. 8800 NDAA, H.Amdt. 244, Boebert: preserve the current cap on cadets receiving alternative service obligations for professional athletics | Nay | Failed 65-359 | Democrats 6-206; Republicans 59-152 | Amendment failed. No formal rationale located. All five groups: no direct program effect; the amendment concerned military academy service obligations and athletics. 911 |
| Jul 21 | 258 | H.R. 8800 NDAA, H.Amdt. 245, Boebert: strike the pilot program using voice-based risk assessment for drug testing | Yea | Agreed to 265-161, with 1 Present | Democrats 175-37; Republicans 90-123 | Amendment adopted. No formal rationale located. Tech/AI: removes a proposed military use of voice-based risk assessment, with an indirect technology-governance and procurement effect. Health: no general civilian coverage change. Immigrants, California voters: no direct change. 912 |
| Jul 21 | 259 | H.R. 8800 NDAA, H.Amdt. 247, Hunt: prevent injunctions impairing military readiness, fuel supply, or defense logistics | Nay | Failed 208-219 | Democrats 2-210; Republicans 206-8 | Amendment failed. No formal rationale located. California: possible indirect effect on state-federal litigation over defense infrastructure. Tech, immigrants, health, AI: no direct change. 913 |
| Jul 21 | 260 | H.R. 8800 NDAA, H.Amdt. 248, Hunt: protect the Santa Ynez Pipeline System supplying refineries that serve Defense Department installations | Nay | Agreed to 215-214 | Democrats 4-209; Republicans 211-4 | Amendment adopted. No formal rationale located. California voters: direct state-level relevance because the named pipeline is in California; the text prioritizes defense fuel supply. Other groups: no direct change, though defense and energy contractors may be indirectly affected. 914 |
| Jul 21 | 261 | H.R. 8800 NDAA, H.Amdt. 249, Gallagher: study federal authority to preempt state actions that undermine domestic refining capacity | Nay | Failed 212-216 | Democrats 4-209; Republicans 207-7 | Amendment failed. No formal rationale located. California voters: relevant to state fuel and environmental policy, but no preemption was enacted through this amendment. Other groups: no direct change. 915 |
| Jul 21 | 262 | H.R. 8800 NDAA, H.Amdt. 250, Carter: preempt differing state and local rules for defense-related recycling and materials recovery | Nay | Failed 201-224 | Democrats 3-209; Republicans 197-15 | Amendment failed. No formal rationale located. California voters: a proposed federal-state environmental-regulation shift, but no change was enacted here. Tech, immigrants, health, AI: no direct effect. 916 |
| Jul 21 | 263 | H.R. 8800 NDAA, H.Amdt. 251, Crane: restrict Defense Department payment of foreign military personnel costs for exercises | Nay | Failed 61-365 | Democrats 0-213; Republicans 61-151 | Amendment failed. No formal rationale located. Immigrants: no direct civilian immigration change. California voters: possible taxpayer and military-exercise effects only. Tech, health, AI: no direct change. 917 |
| Jul 21 | 264 | H.R. 8800 NDAA, H.Amdt. 252, Crane: prohibit funds for Ukraine security assistance except embassy security | Nay | Failed 76-350 | Democrats 0-213; Republicans 76-136 | Amendment failed. No formal rationale located. California voters: possible defense-spending and service-member effects. Immigrants: no direct immigration rule. Tech/AI: only indirect effects through defense and security contracting; health recipients no direct change. 918 |
| Jul 21 | 265 | H.R. 8800 NDAA, H.Amdt. 253, Crank: presume approval for qualified military personnel and civilians to carry personal firearms on military installations | Nay | Agreed to 215-214 | Democrats 3-210; Republicans 212-3 | Amendment adopted. No formal rationale located. Health: possible safety and injury implications for people on military installations, but no civilian health-program change. California voters: relevant where installations are located. Other named groups no direct change. 919 |
| Jul 21 | 266 | H.R. 8800 NDAA, H.Amdt. 254, Boebert: codify service according to biological sex and ban transgender service members | Nay | Failed 212-217 | Democrats 0-213; Republicans 211-4 | Amendment failed. No formal rationale located. Health: it would have affected military health and service eligibility, not general civilian coverage. Immigrants, California voters, tech workers, AI founders: no direct change. 920 |
| Jul 21 | 267 | H.R. 8800 NDAA, H.Amdt. 255, Mace: bar gender-related medical care under TRICARE | Nay | Agreed to 219-208 | Democrats 5-207; Republicans 213-1 | Amendment adopted. No formal rationale located. Health: direct effect on eligible TRICARE recipients seeking specified gender-related care. The other named groups have no direct program change. 921 |
| Jul 21 | 268 | H.R. 8800 NDAA, H.Amdt. 256, Mace: bar male participation in female sports at Defense Department schools | Nay | Agreed to 221-203 | Democrats 5-203; Republicans 215-0 | Amendment adopted. No formal rationale located. Health: no general coverage change; California voters: a narrow effect for military families at affected schools. Tech workers, immigrants, and AI founders have no direct change. 922 |
| Jul 21 | 269 | H.R. 8800 NDAA, H.Amdt. 257, McDowell: create a school-choice pilot for military members | Nay | Failed 214-216 | Democrats 0-213; Republicans 213-3 | Amendment failed. No formal rationale located. California voters: possible effect on military families, including those stationed in California, but no pilot was enacted. Other named groups no direct change. 923 |
| Jul 21 | 270 | H.R. 6955, Main Street Capital Access Act, on motion to recommit | Yea | Failed 210-216 | Democrats 210-1; Republicans 0-214 | Recommitment failed; final passage followed. No formal rationale located. California voters: indirect effects through bank competition and mergers. Tech/AI: possible financing effects for startups and smaller firms; immigrants and health recipients no direct change. 24 |
| Jul 21 | 271 | H.R. 6955, Main Street Capital Access Act, on passage | Nay | Passed 270-155, with 1 Present | Democrats 56-154; Republicans 213-1 | Passed House; Senate referred it to Banking. No formal rationale located. California voters: regulators would have more flexibility and banks would face lighter or later requirements. Tech/AI: capital access could improve for some smaller firms, while weaker merger scrutiny could reduce competition. Immigrants and health recipients no direct change. 2526 |
| Jul 21 | 272 | H.R. 9770, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027, on passage | Nay | Passed 220-205 | Democrats 6-204; Republicans 213-1 | Passed House; Senate received it Jul 22. No formal rationale located. Health: maintains most FY2026 funding and includes WIC and Indian Health Service exceptions. California: wildfire suppression and disaster funding matter directly. Tech/AI: continuity of federal programs; immigrants no categorical change in the summary. 2728 |
| Jul 22 | 273 | H.R. 8800 NDAA, H.Amdt. 258, Self: codify protections and responsibilities for military chaplains | Nay | Agreed to 221-210 | Democrats 3-210; Republicans 217-0 | Amendment adopted. No formal rationale located. All five groups: no direct civilian program change; effects are confined primarily to military chaplain duties and UCMJ exposure. 929 |
| Jul 22 | 274 | H.R. 8800 NDAA, H.Amdt. 259, Issa: broaden participation in an investment-review program and remove its participation cap | Nay | Failed 207-224 | Democrats 6-206; Republicans 200-18 | Amendment failed. No formal rationale located. Tech/AI: could have widened the pool of eligible investors and cleared professionals in a defense-related investment review; no change was enacted. California: possible startup and investment effects only. Immigrants and health recipients no direct change. 930 |
| Jul 22 | 275 | H.R. 8800 NDAA, H.Amdt. 261, Harrigan: prohibit automated speed-enforcement cameras on military installations | Nay | Agreed to 232-199 | Democrats 17-196; Republicans 215-2 | Amendment adopted. No formal rationale located. California voters: narrow relevance where military installations use traffic cameras. Other named groups no direct change. 931 |
| Jul 22 | 276 | H.R. 8800 NDAA, H.Amdt. 266, Grothman: report options for reducing DoD civilian staff by 200,000 | Nay | Failed 175-254 | Democrats 1-210; Republicans 174-43 | Amendment failed. No formal rationale located. Tech workers: possible relevance to federal and defense technology employment, but no reduction plan was enacted. The other named groups have no direct change. 932 |
| Jul 22 | 277 | H.R. 8800 NDAA, on motion to recommit | Yea | Failed 213-216 | Democrats 211-0; Republicans 2-215 | Recommitment failed. No formal rationale located. All five groups: no direct policy change; the motion was the final procedural step before passage. 33 |
| Jul 22 | 278 | H.R. 8800 NDAA, on passage | Nay | Passed 216-212 | Democrats 6-205; Republicans 209-7 | Passed House; Congress.gov showed no Senate action on the page retrieved. No formal rationale located. Tech/AI: defense acquisition, cybersecurity, and AI authorities. Health: military health policy and compensation. California: defense facilities, contractors, and service members. Immigrants: no broad immigration provision identified in the CRS summary. 3435 |
| Jul 22 | 279 | H.R. 7008, Stop Insider Trading Act, on motion to recommit | Yea | Failed 211-218 | Democrats 211-0; Republicans 0-217 | Recommitment failed. No formal rationale located. California voters: indirect accountability and trust effect. Tech/AI: no sector-specific rule. Other named groups no direct change. 36 |
| Jul 22 | 280 | H.R. 7008, Stop Insider Trading Act, on passage | Nay | Passed 232-198 | Democrats 13-198; Republicans 218-0 | Passed House; Senate received it Jul 23. No formal rationale located. California voters: members, spouses, and dependent children would face stock-purchase and sale-notice restrictions. Tech workers and AI founders have no direct compliance obligation unless they are covered family members; immigrants and health recipients no direct change. 3738 |
| Jul 22 | 281 | H. Con. Res. 113, FY2027 congressional budget resolution | Nay | Passed 216-214 | Democrats 0-211; Republicans 216-2 | Agreed to in the House; Senate placed it on the legislative calendar Jul 23. No formal rationale located. Tech/AI: possible future reconciliation effects, not an immediate rule. Health: the resolution includes enforcement adjustments for health-care fraud and disability reviews. California: disaster and wildfire budget choices may follow. Immigrants have no direct change in the summary. 3940 |
| Jul 23 | 282 | H. Con. Res. 89, Iran War Powers resolution | Yea | Passed 214-208 | Democrats 210-0; Republicans 4-207 | Agreed to in the House; Senate referred it to Foreign Relations. No formal rationale located. California voters: affects war powers, defense spending, and service-member risk. Immigrants: no immigration rule, though affected families may include immigrant households. Tech/AI founders may see indirect national-security and contracting effects; health recipients no direct program change. 4142 |
| Jul 23 | 283 | H.R. 8884, Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act, on passage | Nay | Passed 232-188 | Democrats 19-188; Republicans 212-0 | Passed House; Senate referred it to Finance. No formal rationale located. Health: reauthorizes voluntary SSDI demonstration projects and requires income protection and advance reporting. California: relevant to constituents receiving or seeking SSDI. Immigrants: only to eligible SSDI beneficiaries. Tech workers and AI founders no direct change. 4344 |
| Group | Impact |
|---|---|
| Healthcare recipients | Most direct positive effect in this week's ledger: eligible people may gain access to screening and treatment through state grants, subject to later Senate action and appropriations. |
| California voters | California health agencies and residents who meet the program criteria are within the state-grant structure. The bill does not guarantee an individual appointment. |
| Immigrants | The summary does not create an immigration-status rule. The relevant effect depends on program eligibility and state administration. |
| Tech workers | No direct labor or technology rule. |
| AI founders | No direct effect. |
| Group | Impact |
|---|---|
| Healthcare recipients | The intended benefit is program integrity and less payment to fraudulent providers. The tradeoff is that payment suspensions can disrupt access if enforcement misidentifies a provider; the bill's text and future regulations matter. |
| California voters | No California-specific rule; federal workers and providers in the state would be covered on the same terms as elsewhere. |
| Immigrants | No immigration provision. |
| Tech workers | No direct effect. |
| AI founders | No direct effect, unless a company supplies covered services and is subject to the fraud rules. |
| Group | Impact |
|---|---|
| Tech workers | Potentially positive for firms whose advantage is security, reliability, specialized talent, or performance rather than the lowest bid. The bill does not require agencies to choose a technology vendor. |
| AI founders | A young AI company could compete on capability and safeguards instead of price alone, but procurement preference is not guaranteed. |
| California voters | Indirect taxpayer and contractor effects; California firms with federal contracts may benefit if agencies use best-value evaluation. |
| Immigrants | No direct immigration rule. |
| Healthcare recipients | No direct health-program change. |
| Group | What to watch |
|---|---|
| Tech workers | Defense acquisition, cybersecurity, AI authorities, strategic-material supply, and the possible civilian-staff reduction proposal are the most relevant pieces. The failed reduction amendment did not itself cut 200,000 jobs. |
| AI founders | The bill's AI and acquisition provisions can create defense-market opportunities and compliance demands. The bill summary does not establish a general commercial AI regulation. |
| Healthcare recipients | Military health care and compensation are covered, and the adopted TRICARE amendment directly affects a subset of military beneficiaries seeking gender-related care. This is not a change to Medicare or Medicaid. |
| California voters | The Santa Ynez pipeline amendment, state-refining questions, defense installations, contractors, and military families make California more directly relevant than the bill's national label suggests. Some proposed California-relevant amendments failed; the pipeline amendment passed. |
| Immigrants | The foreign-national academy amendment failed, and the overall bill summary does not establish a general immigration policy. Any effect is narrow and tied to military institutions or defense policy. |
| Group | Impact |
|---|---|
| California voters | Smaller banks may face lower compliance costs and more merger flexibility. That could expand local credit, but less scrutiny can also increase concentration and reduce competition. |
| Tech workers | Indirect labor-market and financing effects through bank credit, acquisitions, and regional employers. |
| AI founders | Some startups could find more willing lenders or buyers; easier mergers may also reduce the number of independent financial institutions serving startups. |
| Immigrants | No immigration provision; effects depend on access to banking and local credit markets. |
| Healthcare recipients | No direct coverage or benefit change. |
| Group | Impact |
|---|---|
| Healthcare recipients | WIC and Indian Health Service are explicit funding exceptions, while most other programs continue at prior-year levels. The result is continuity, not a new benefit. |
| California voters | Wildfire suppression and FEMA disaster funding are the clearest state-level effects. |
| Immigrants | The summary does not identify an immigration-specific provision; access to programs remains governed by existing eligibility rules. |
| Tech workers | Federal program continuity can matter to contractors and research ecosystems, but the CR does not create a new technology policy. |
| AI founders | No direct AI provision; the main effect is whether federal agencies and programs continue operating without a shutdown. |
| Group | Impact |
|---|---|
| Tech workers and AI founders | The Armed Services and Intelligence instructions could shape later defense, AI, cybersecurity, and procurement legislation; the resolution alone does not set a commercial AI rule. |
| Healthcare recipients | The summary references health-care fraud and disability-review enforcement adjustments, but it does not itself change benefits. |
| California voters | Future spending and reconciliation choices can affect disaster, wildfire, defense, and federal employment priorities. |
| Immigrants | No direct immigration provision appears in the summary. |
| Group | Impact |
|---|---|
| California voters | The direct issue is war powers, including the risk to service members and the fiscal cost of continued operations. |
| Immigrants | No immigration rule changes. The possible effect is on families and communities with ties to the region, which the bill summary does not quantify. |
| Tech workers and AI founders | Indirect effects could run through defense contracting, national-security technology demand, and geopolitical risk; no commercial technology rule is in the resolution. |
| Healthcare recipients | No direct health benefit or coverage change. |
| Group | Impact |
|---|---|
| Healthcare recipients | Direct relevance for people receiving or applying for SSDI: future voluntary demonstrations may test work-incentive changes, with an income-protection requirement. This is not a general health-insurance expansion. |
| California voters | California residents who qualify for SSDI are covered on the same terms as beneficiaries elsewhere. |
| Immigrants | Only eligible SSDI beneficiaries are directly relevant; the bill does not change immigration status rules. |
| Tech workers | No direct labor rule, though a worker with a disability could encounter a future demonstration. |
| AI founders | No direct effect. |
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