2017: Schweikert Voted To Allow Representatives To Be Fined For Taking Pictures In The House Chamber As Part Of An Effort In Response To The Democrats Protest In June 2016 Over Inaction Over Gun Safety. In January 2017, Schweikert voted for House rules that would have, according to Congressional Quarterly, "provide[d] for members to be fined, and their salaries docked, for violating House policies against taking photographs in the House chamber, for making audio or visual recordings or broadcasting such images, or for disrupting House proceedings by taking certain actions that impair decorum on the House floor. It also [would have] ma[d]es certain 'disorderly or disruptive conduct' by members in the chamber subject to investigation and possible recommendation for disciplinary action by the Ethics Committee." The vote was on the resolution. The House passed the resolution by a vote of 234 to 193. [House Vote 6, 1/3/17; Congressional Quarterly, 1/2/17; Congressional Actions, H. Res. 5]