2015: Schweikert Voted Against Auctioning Off Government-Held Electromagnetic Spectrum For Private Use As Part Of The Bipartisan Budget Act Of 2015. In October 2015, Schweikert voted against auctioning off government-held spectrum. According to Congressional Quarterly, "The agreement requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to auction off certain portions of the government-held electromagnetic spectrum for private use, which CBO estimates would produce $4.4 billion in savings over 10 years." The measure was part of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, which also "would suspend the debt limit until March 15, 2017 and increase[d] the discretionary spending cap for fiscal 2016 by $50 billion and for fiscal 2017 by $30 billion, with the increases split equally between defense and non-defense spending" among other provisions." The vote was on a motion to concur in the Senate amendment with an amendment. The House agreed to the motion by a vote of 266 to 167. The Senate later passed the bill and the president later signed it into law. [House Vote 579, 10/30/15; Congressional Quarterly, 10/30/15; Congressional Quarterly, 10/27/15; Congressional Actions, H.R. 1314]