2017: Schweikert Voted For Cutting ATF Funding By $65 Million. In September 2017, Schweikert voted for an amendment that would have, according to Congressional Quarterly, "decrease[d] funding for the Department of Justice's Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives by $64.7 million, and would [sic] and transfer[ed] the savings to the department's spending reduction account." The underlying legislation was a legislative vehicle for an FY 2018 Omnibus appropriations bill. The House rejected the amendment by a vote of 98 to 313. The House later passed the overall bill. The Senate took no substantive action on the overall legislation. [House Vote 494, 9/13/17; Congressional Quarterly, 9/13/17; Congressional Actions, H. Amdt. 370; Congressional Actions, H.R. 3354]