2014: Schweikert Voted To Eliminate The Funding For The Legal Services Corporation. In May 2014, Schweikert voted for an amendment that would have, according to Congressional Quarterly, "strike[n] language in the bill that would provide $350 million for the Legal Services Corporation and transfer the savings to the bill's spending reduction account." The underlying legislation was an FY 2015 Commerce, Justice and science appropriations bill. The vote was on the amendment. The House rejected the amendment by a vote of 116 to 290. [House Vote 253, 5/29/14; Congressional Quarterly, 5/29/14; Congressional Actions, H. Amdt. 736; Congressional Actions, H.R. 4660]
2015: Schweikert Voted To Recommend Eliminating The Legal Services Corporation As Part Of The FY 2016 Republican Study Committee Budget Resolution. In March 2015, Schweikert voted for recommending eliminating the Legal Services Corporation. According to the Republican Study Committee, "Beginning in FY 2016, the LSC should be eliminated, saving the taxpayers $375 million per year." The underlying budget resolution would have, according to Congressional Quarterly, "provide[d] for $2.804 trillion in new budget authority in fiscal 2016, not including off-budget accounts. The substitute would call for reducing spending by $7.1 trillion over 10 years compared to the Congressional Budget Office baseline." The vote was on the substitute amendment to a Budget Resolution. The House rejected the amendment by a vote of 132 to 294. [House Vote 138, 3/25/15; Republican Study Committee, FY 2016 Budget; Congressional Quarterly, 3/25/15; Congress.gov, H. Amdt. 83; Congressional Actions, H. Con. Res. 27]