2013: Schweikert Voted Requiring HHS Ensure That The U.S. Is In Compliance With International Treaties Dealing With Child Support. In June 2013, Schweikert voted for legislation that would have, according to Congressional Quarterly, "require[d] the Health and Human Services Department to ensure U.S. compliance with multilateral treaties regarding child support. It also would [have] give[n] states the option to require individuals in foreign countries to apply for child support enforcement services through their country's appropriate central authority." The vote was on a motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill. The House agreed to the motion, thereby passing the bill, by a vote of 394 to 27. The Senate took no substantive action on the legislation. [House Vote 252, 6/18/13; Congressional Quarterly, 6/18/13; Congressional Actions, H.R. 1896]