2017: Schweikert Voted Against Washington, D.C.'s Budget Autonomy. In September 2017, Schweikert voted against an amendment that would have, according to Congressional Quarterly, "eliminate[d] the bill's repeal of the District of Columbia's budget autonomy." The underlying legislation was an FY 2018 omnibus. The House rejected the amendment by a vote of 186 to 222. The House later passed the underlying legislation. The Senate took no substantive action on the overall legislation. [House Vote 520, 9/14/17; Congressional Quarterly, 9/14/17; Congressional Actions, H. Amdt. 434; Congressional Actions, H.R. 3354]
2016: Schweikert Voted For An FY 2017 Financial Services Appropriations Bill Which Repeals Washington, D.C.'s Recent Budget Autonomy Law. In July 2016, Schweikert voted to appropriate $21.7 billion for financial services and general government for FY 2017. According to Congressional Quarterly, the legislation would have "provide[d] $21.7 billion in discretionary funding for financial services and general government appropriations in fiscal 2017." Also according to Congressional Quarterly, the legislation would have "repeal[ed] the D.C. law that allows the District to use its own locally raised funds without approval by Congress." The vote was on passage. The House passed the bill by a vote of 239 to 185, but the Senate took no substantive action on the legislation. [House Vote 398, 7/7/16; Congressional Quarterly, 7/7/16; Congressional Quarterly, 6/21/16; Congressional Actions, H.R. 5485]
2016: Schweikert Voted Against Allowing Washington D.C. To Spend Locally-Generated Funds Without Congressional Approval. In July 2016, Schweikert voted against an amendment that would have, according to Congressional Quarterly, "strike[n] the repeal of the District of Columbia budget autonomy referendum." The underlying legislation was an FY 2017 financial services appropriations bill. The vote was on the amendment. The House rejected the amendment by a vote of 182 to 238. [House Vote 370, 7/6/16; Congressional Quarterly, 7/6/16; Congressional Actions, H. Amdt. 1239; Congressional Actions, H.R. 5485]
2016: Schweikert Voted Against Allowing Washington D.C. To Spend Locally-Generated Funds Without Congressional Approval. In May 2016, Schweikert voted for a bill that would have repealed a D.C. law which gave it further budget autonomy from Congress. According to Congressional Quarterly, the legislation would have "repeal[ed] a District of Columbia law that modified the district's home rule charter to allow locally-generated funds to be spent without congressional approval." The vote was on passage. The House agreed to the bill by a vote of 240 to 179. The Senate took no substantive action on the bill. [House Vote 248, 5/25/16; Congressional Quarterly, 5/25/16; Congressional Actions, H.R. 5233]