2024: Schweikert Voted Against Reducing The Salary Of Elizabeth Klein, The Director Of The Bureau Of Ocean Management, To $1. In July 2024, Schweikert voted against , according to Congressional Quarterly, "amendment no. 9 that would reduce to $1 the salary of Bureau of Ocean Management Director Elizabeth Klein." The vote was on the amendment. The underlying legislation was the FY 2025 Interior-Environment appropriations. The House rejected the amendment by a vote of 145 to 267. [House Vote 383, 7/23/24; Congressional Quarterly, 7/23/24; Congressional Actions, H.Amdt.1130; Congressional Actions, H.R. 8998]
2024: Schweikert Voted Against Reducing The Salary Of Melissa Schwartz, The Communications Director For The Environmental Protection Agency, To $1. In July 2024, Schweikert voted against , according to Congressional Quarterly, "amendment no. 8 that would reduce to $1 the salary of Department of the Interior Communications Director Melissa Schwartz." The vote was on the amendment. The underlying legislation was the FY 2025 Interior-Environment appropriations. The House rejected the amendment by a vote of 134 to 272. [House Vote 382, 7/23/24; Congressional Quarterly, 7/23/24; Congressional Actions, H.Amdt.1129; Congressional Actions, H.R. 8998]
2022: Schweikert Voted Against The FY 2023 Omnibus Spending Package, Which Provided $38.9 Billion For The Interior Department, Environmental Protection Agency And Related Agencies. In December 2022, according to Congressional Quarterly, Schweikert voted against concurring with the Senate amendment to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, which would "provide approximately $25.5 billion for the Agriculture Department and related agencies; $82.4 billion for the Commerce and Justice departments and science and related agencies; $797.7 billion for the Defense Department; $54 billion for the Energy Department and federal water projects; $27.6 billion for the Treasury Department, federal judiciary and a number of executive agencies; $60.7 billion for the Homeland Security Department; $38.9 billion for the Interior Department, EPA and related agencies; $207.4 billion for the Labor, Health and Human Services and Education departments and related agencies; $6.9 billion for legislative branch entities; $154.2 billion for the Veterans Affairs Department, military construction, and related agencies; $59.7 billion for the State Department and related agencies; and $87.3 billion for the Transportation and Housing and Urban Development departments and related agencies." The vote was on a motion to concur. The House concurred with the Senate amendment by a vote of 225-201, thus bill was sent to President Biden and ultimately became law. [House Vote 549, 12/23/22; Congressional Quarterly, 12/23/22; Congressional Actions, S.Amdt. 6552; Congressional Actions, H.R. 2617]