2017: Schweikert Effectively Voted Against Emergency Hurricane And Wildfire Appropriations, Which Included $577 In Funding For Combatting Wildfires. In October 2017, Schweikert effectively voted against legislation that would, according to Congressional Quarterly, "make available $36.5 billion in emergency supplemental funding for fiscal 2018 to partially cover the costs of responding to multiple natural disasters, including hurricanes and wildfires. The measure would include $18.7 billion for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Disaster Relief Fund - $4.9 billion of which would be used for disaster relief loans to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. It would also cancel $16 billion of the Treasury debt incurred by FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program, would release $1.2 billion in contingency reserves from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for use in Puerto Rico would provide $577 million in funding to fight wildfires." The vote was on a motion to suspend the rules and agree to a resolution that would have effectively concurred in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2266 with a House amendment. The House agreed to the motion, thereby effectively passing the legislation, by a vote of 353 to 69. The Senate later passed the legislation and the president later signed it into law. [House Vote 566, 10/12/17; Congressional Quarterly, 10/12/17; Congressional Actions, H.R. 2266; Congressional Actions, H. Res. 569]
2022: Schweikert Voted Against Providing $2.15 Billion For Hazardous Fuel Reduction And Restoration Projects. In August 2022, according to Congressional Quarterly, Schweikert voted against concurring in the Senate amendment to the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which would provide "$2.15 billion for hazardous fuel reduction and restoration projects." The vote was on a motion to concur. The House concurred with the Senate by a vote 220-207, thus the bill was sent to President Biden for final signage. President Biden signed the bill and it ultimately became law. [House Vote 420, 8/12/22; Congressional Quarterly, 8/12/22; Congressional Actions, H.R. 5376]
2022: Schweikert Voted Against Appropriating $6.4 Billion For Wildfire Management In FY 2023. In July 2022, according to Congressional Quarterly, Schweikert voted against the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023, which would provide "$6.4 billion for wildfire management." The vote was on passage. The House passed the bill by a vote 220-207, thus the bill was sent to the Senate. The Senate did not take substantive action on the legislation. Congress passed and signed into law the FY 2023 Budget through H.R. 2617. [House Vote 383, 7/20/22; Congressional Quarterly, 7/20/22; Congressional Actions, H.R. 8294]
2022: Schweikert Voted Against Authorizing $1.5 Billion Annually Through FY 2032 For The Agriculture And Interior Departments To Establish A 10-Year Plan To Mitigate Wildfires, Including Forest Restoration Projects. In July 2022, according to Congressional Quarterly, Schweikert voted against the Continental Divide Trail Completion Act, which "For wildfire prevention and response, it would authorize $1.5 billion annually through fiscal 2032 for the Agriculture Department, in coordination with the Interior Department, to implement a ten-year national plan to address wildfires, including to undertake up to 20 landscape-scale forest restoration projects within the next five years." The vote was on passage. The House passed the bill by a vote of 218-199, thus the bill was sent to the Senate. The Senate did not take substantive action on the bill. [House Vote 414, 7/29/22; Congressional Quarterly, 7/29/22; Congressional Actions, H.R. 5118]
2022: Schweikert Voted Against Requiring The Agriculture Department To Have At Least One Interdisciplinary National Environmental Policy Act Strike Team Per Region To Respond To Wildfires. In July 2022, according to Congressional Quarterly, Schweikert voted against the Continental Divide Trail Completion Act, which would "require the department to maintain at least one interdisciplinary National Environmental Policy Act strike team per region to respond to wildfires and related risks." The vote was on passage. The House passed the bill by a vote of 218-199, thus the bill was sent to the Senate. The Senate did not take substantive action on the bill. [House Vote 414, 7/29/22; Congressional Quarterly, 7/29/22; Congressional Actions, H.R. 5118]
2022: Schweikert Voted Against Authorizing $50 Million Annually Starting In FY 2023 For EPA Grants To Support Communities In The Implementation Of Mitigation Plans For Health And Environmental Impacts Of Wildfire Smoke. In July 2022, according to Congressional Quarterly, Schweikert voted against the Continental Divide Trail Completion Act, which would "authorize $50 million annually beginning in fiscal 2023 for EPA grants to help communities implement collaborative plans to mitigate the health and environmental effects of wildfire smoke." The vote was on passage. The House passed the bill by a vote of 218-199, thus the bill was sent to the Senate. The Senate did not take substantive action on the bill. [House Vote 414, 7/29/22; Congressional Quarterly, 7/29/22; Congressional Actions, H.R. 5118]