2022: Schweikert Voted Against Authorizing A Classified Funding Amount For FY 2022 Intelligence Activities By 17 Federal Intelligence Agencies, Including The FBI And Departments Of Defense, State And Homeland Security's Foreign Intelligence Activities. In March 2022, according to Congressional Quarterly, Schweikert voted against the first portion of the Fiscal 2022 Omnibus Appropriations, which would "also authorize a classified amount of funding for fiscal 2022 for intelligence-related activities by 17 federal intelligence agencies, including foreign intelligence activities of the FBI and the Defense, State and Homeland Security departments." The vote was on the motion to concur in the Senate amendment with a House amendment. The bill was divided and this vote was the first portion of the bill. The House concurred with the Senate by a vote of 361-69. After resolving differences, the bill was sent to the President and became law. [House Vote 65, 3/9/22; Congressional Quarterly, 3/9/22; Congressional Actions, H.R. 2471]
2021: Schweikert Voted Against Authorizing $1.2 Billion For Cybersecurity Efforts And Over $285 Million For Artificial Intelligence Measures. In December 2021, Schweikert voted against the National Defense Authorization Act For FY 2022 which would provide, according to Congressional Quarterly, "$1.2 billion to support defense-wide cybersecurity efforts and over $285 million for artificial intelligence-related initiatives." The vote was on passage. The House passed the bill by a vote of 363-70. The bill was sent to President Biden and it ultimately became law. [House Vote 405, 12/7/21; Congressional Quarterly, 12/7/21; Congressional Actions, S. 1605]
2022: Schweikert Voted Against The Defense Authorization Act For FY 2023, Which Included The FY 2023 Intelligence Authorization. In December 2022, according to Congressional Quarterly, Schweikert voted against the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, which would, in part, "include the Water Resources and Development Act and the fiscal 2023 intelligence authorization." The vote was on passage. The House passed the bill by a vote of 350-80, thus the bill was sent to the Senate for final concurrence. The Senate concurred with the House, sent the final bill to President Biden, and it ultimately became law. [House Vote 516, 12/8/22; Congressional Quarterly, 12/8/22; Congressional Actions, H.Res. 1512; Congressional Actions, H.R. 7776]
2022: Schweikert Voted Against Reauthorizing And Expanding The National Counterproliferation Center To Include Jurisdiction Over Intelligence Matters Related To Biosecurity. In March 2022, according to Congressional Quarterly, Schweikert voted against the first portion of the Fiscal 2022 Omnibus Appropriations, which would "reauthorize and expand the National Counterproliferation Center to include jurisdiction over intelligence activities related to biosecurity, redesignating it as the National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center." The vote was on the motion to concur in the Senate amendment with a House amendment. The bill was divided and this vote was the first portion of the bill. The House concurred with the Senate by a vote of 361-69. After resolving differences, the bill was sent to the President and became law. [House Vote 65, 3/9/22; Congressional Quarterly, 3/9/22; Congressional Actions, H.R. 2471]