2022: Schweikert Voted Against An Amendment That Would Have Allowed Reductions To The Total Number Of Nuclear Armed Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles From The U.S. In July 2022, according to Congressional Quarterly, Schweikert voted against an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, which would "strike the prohibition on the reduction of the total number of nuclear armed Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles deployed in the United States." The vote was on the adoption of an amendment. The House rejected the amendment by a vote 156-270. [House Vote 322, 7/13/22; Congressional Quarterly, 7/13/22; Congressional Actions, H.Amdt. 259; Congressional Actions, H.R. 7900]
2022: Schweikert Voted Against An Amendment That Would Have Prevented Testing And Development Of The New Sentinel (GBSD) Nuclear Missile And Instead Extended The Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles Through 2040. In July 2022, according to Congressional Quarterly, Schweikert voted against an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, which would "prevent testing and development of the new Sentinel (GBSD) nuclear missile and instead extend the existing Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles through at least 2040." The vote was on the adoption of an amendment. The House rejected the amendment by a vote 118-309. [House Vote 321, 7/13/22; Congressional Quarterly, 7/13/22; Congressional Actions, H.Amdt. 258; Congressional Actions, H.R. 7900]