2022: Schweikert Voted To Require The Transportation Department To Form An Interagency Working Group To Advance The Development Of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Systems, Specifically Passenger Aircraft, And Develop An AAM National Strategy. In June 2022, according to Congressional Quarterly, Schweikert voted for the Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act, which would "require the Transportation Department to establish an interagency working group to coordinate efforts related to advancing the development of advanced air mobility (AAM) systems in the United States, particularly passenger aircraft. It would require the working group to develop and submit to Congress an AAM national strategy, including recommendations regarding the safety, operations, infrastructure, security, air traffic concepts and federal investment or actions needed to support the evolution of early AAM, as well as a plan detailing the responsibilities of federal, state and local governments to implement the recommendations. In preparing the strategy, it would require the working group to examine, among other factors, air traffic management and safety concepts relevant to higher levels of traffic density; existing federal programs that could be leveraged to advance the AAM industry; infrastructure needed to support expanded operations of AAM; and steps to ensure a robust domestic supply chain." The vote was on passage. The House passed the bill by a vote of 380-30, thus the bill was sent to the President. [House Vote 268, 6/14/22; Congressional Quarterly, 6/14/22; Congressional Actions, S. 516]
2022: Schweikert Voted Against Authorizing $25 Million Through FY 2023 For A Pilot Grant Program To Support State And Local Governments Or Transit Agencies Develop And Deploy Infrastructure That Support Advanced Air Mobility Activities, Including Flying Cars, Passenger Air Vehicles And Electric Aircraft. In June 2022, according to Congressional Quarterly, Schweikert voted against the Advanced Aviation Infrastructure Modernization Act, which would "authorize $25 million through fiscal 2023 for a two-year Transportation Department pilot program to award grants to assist state and local governments or transit agencies in developing and deploying infrastructure to support advanced air mobility (AAM) activities, including flying cars, passenger air vehicles and electric aircraft. The bill would authorize planning grants of up to $1 million for recipients to develop a comprehensive plan for AAM infrastructure and construction grants for design, bidding, environmental studies and other activities related to the construction of a public-use vertiport and associated infrastructure to support AAM operations." The vote was on passage. The House passed the bill by a vote of 338-73, thus the bill was sent to the Senate. [House Vote 257, 6/13/22; Congressional Quarterly, 6/13/22; Congressional Actions, H.R. 6270]
2023: Schweikert Voted Against Requiring The Department Of Transportation To Submit A Report Regarding The Benefits Of Commuter Rail. In December 2023, Schweikert voted against the "motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended, that would require the Transportation Department, within one year of enactment, to conduct a study and submit a report to Congress identifying the benefits of commuter rail passenger transportation and major obstacles to providing commuter rail passenger transportation that does not involve a transfer for passengers." The vote was on passage. The House passed the bill by a vote of 356 to 61, thus it was sent to the Senate. [House Vote 694, 12/5/23; Congressional Quarterly, 12/5/23; Congressional Actions, H.R. 1547]
2022: Schweikert Voted Against The FY 2023 Omnibus Spending Package, Which Provided $87.3 Billion For The Departments Of Transportation And Housing And Urban Development And Related Agencies. In December 2022, according to Congressional Quarterly, Schweikert voted against concurring with the Senate amendment to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, which would "provide approximately $25.5 billion for the Agriculture Department and related agencies; $82.4 billion for the Commerce and Justice departments and science and related agencies; $797.7 billion for the Defense Department; $54 billion for the Energy Department and federal water projects; $27.6 billion for the Treasury Department, federal judiciary and a number of executive agencies; $60.7 billion for the Homeland Security Department; $38.9 billion for the Interior Department, EPA and related agencies; $207.4 billion for the Labor, Health and Human Services and Education departments and related agencies; $6.9 billion for legislative branch entities; $154.2 billion for the Veterans Affairs Department, military construction, and related agencies; $59.7 billion for the State Department and related agencies; and $87.3 billion for the Transportation and Housing and Urban Development departments and related agencies." The vote was on a motion to concur. The House concurred with the Senate amendment by a vote of 225-201, thus bill was sent to President Biden and ultimately became law. [House Vote 549, 12/23/22; Congressional Quarterly, 12/23/22; Congressional Actions, S.Amdt. 6552; Congressional Actions, H.R. 2617]
2022: Schweikert Voted Against Appropriating $105.4 Billion To The Transportation Department For FY 2023, Including $18.7 Billion For The Federal Aviation Administration, $17.5 Billion For Transit, And $3.8 Billion For Rail. In July 2022, according to Congressional Quarterly, Schweikert voted against the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023, which would "provide $105.4 billion for the Transportation Department in discretionary funding and from federal transportation trust funds, including $61.3 billion for highways, $18.7 billion for the Federal Aviation Administration, $17.5 billion for transit and $3.8 billion for rail." The vote was on passage. The House passed the bill by a vote 220-207, thus the bill was sent to the Senate. The Senate did not take substantive action on the legislation. Congress passed and signed into law the FY 2023 Budget through H.R. 2617. [House Vote 383, 7/20/22; Congressional Quarterly, 7/20/22; Congressional Actions, H.R. 8294]
2022: Schweikert Voted Against Providing $102.9 Billion To The Transportation Department, Including Transportation Trust Funds, Which Contained $57.5 Billion For Federal Highway Administration Formula Programs And $16.3 Billion For The Federal Transit Administration. In March 2022, according to Congressional Quarterly, Schweikert voted against the second portion of the Fiscal 2022 Omnibus Appropriations, which would "provide a total of $102.9 billion for the Transportation Department -- including funding from transportation trust funds -- containing $57.5 billion for Federal Highway Administration formula programs and $16.3 billion for the Federal Transit Administration." 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 second portion of the bill. The House concurred with the Senate by a vote of 260-171. After resolving differences, the bill was sent to the President and became law. [House Vote 66, 3/9/22; Congressional Quarterly, 3/9/22; Congressional Actions, H.R. 2471]
The Bill Would Unlock Some Funding Authorized By The Bipartisan Infrastructure Package Passed In November 2021 Once Signed Into Law. According to CNN, "The passage of the spending bill would allow the release of some of the funding authorized by the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which passed in November. Due to a budgeting quirk, some of the money cannot be spent until the fiscal year 2022 appropriations measure is signed into law. The restriction affects a portion of the funds slated for the federal highway program and public transit programs, for example." [CNN, 3/9/22]
The Bill Provided $4 Billion For Rural Development Programs, Including For Broadband Service Expansion And The ReConnect Program. According to Time, "After 2021's bipartisan infrastructure bill provided a $65 billion investment in rural infrastructure to increase broadband access, the latest spending measure invests an additional $4 billion for rural development programs. Of that amount, $550 million will go towards the expansion of broadband service and $450 million for the ReConnect program, which provides loans and grants to cover the cost of broadband construction and improvement." [Time, 3/9/22]
The Bill Provided $1.45 Billion For Rural Water And Waste Program Loans And Over $653 Million To Provide Safe Drinking Water And Sanitary Waste Disposal Systems. According to Time, "Additional spending will be invested in basic utility infrastructure, including $1.45 billion for rural water and waste program loans and over $653 million in grants to provide safe drinking water and sanitary waste disposal systems." [Time, 3/9/22]
2019: Schweikert Voted Against The FY 2020 Minibus Appropriations Bill, Which Provided $86.2 Billion For The Department of Transportation. In December 2019, Schweikert voted against the FY 2020 minibus spending bill, which represented 8 of the 12 appropriations bills. According to Congressional Quarterly, "The bill provides a net total of $86.2 billion in non-emergency budgetary resources for the Transportation Department --- including $24.8 billion in discretionary appropriations ($1.7 billion less than FY 2019 but $3.0 billion more than requested) and $61.3 billion in obligation authority for releases from transportation trust funds for federal highway, transit and aviation programs ($1.3 billion more than FY 2019 and $3 million more than requested). Overall funding for the department is effectively equal to FY 2019 but $3.3 billion more than requested." The vote was a motion to concur in the Senate amendment. The House agreed to the motion by a vote of 297-120. The Senate later passed the bill and the President signed the bill into law. [House Vote 689, 12/17/19; Congressional Quarterly, 12/17/19; Congressional Actions, H.R.1865]
2014: Schweikert Voted For An FY 2015 Transportation And HUD Appropriations Bill. In June 2014, Schweikert voted for an FY 2015 transportation and HUB appropriations bill that appropriated $105.5 billion for the departments. According to Congressional Quarterly, the bill would have "provide[d] $105.5 billion in fiscal 2015 for the departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development and related agencies. It would [have] provide[d] $70.2 billion for the Transportation Department, including $15.7 billion for the Federal Aviation Administration, $41 billion for highway programs and $10.5 billion for transit programs. It also would [have] provide[d] $35 billion for HUD, including $19.4 billion for the tenant-based Section 8 rental assistance program." The vote was on passage. The House passed the bill by a vote of 229 to 192. The bill died in the Senate. [House Vote 297, 6/10/14; Congressional Quarterly, 6/10/14; Congressional Actions, H.R. 4745]
2014: Schweikert Voted To Cut All Transportation Department And Housing And Urban Development Department (HUD) Accounts By One Percent. In June 2014, Schweikert voted for an amendment to the FY 2015 Transportation and HUD appropriations bill that, according to Congressional Quarterly, "would reduce all accounts in the bill by 1 percent." The House rejected the amendment by a vote of 159 to 260. [House Vote 289, 6/10/14; Congressional Quarterly, 6/10/14; Congressional Actions, H. Amdt. 824; Congressional Actions, H.R. 4745]
2013: Schweikert Voted Against Capping Funding For The Transportation Department's Office of Intelligence, Security and Emergency Response. In July 2013, Schweikert voted against an amendment that would have, according to Congressional Quarterly, "strike[n] language in the bill that would cap the amount provided for the Transportation Department's Office of Intelligence, Security and Emergency Response at $10.8 million." The underlying legislation was an FY 2014 Transportation and HUD appropriations bill. The House adopted the amendment by a vote of 317 to 92. The House did not pass the underlying bill. [House Vote 419, 7/30/13; Congressional Quarterly, 7/30/13; Congressional Actions, H. Amdt. 418; Congressional Actions, H.R. 2610]
2023: Schweikert Voted For An Amendment That Would Require The Transportation Department To Prioritize Eligible Entities That Collaborate With The Defense Department Or National Guard When Awarding Advanced Air Mobility Infrastructure Grants. In July 2023, according to Congressional Quarterly, Schweikert voted for an amendment to the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, which would "require the Transportation Department, in the process of prioritizing awarding grants under the Advanced Air Mobility Infrastructure Pilot Program, to also prioritize eligible entities that collaborate with the Defense Department or National Guard." The vote was on the adoption of an amendment. The House adopted the amendment by a vote of 220 to 215. [House Vote 347, 7/19/23; Congressional Quarterly, 7/19/23; Congressional Actions, H.R. 3935; Congressional Actions, H.Amdt. 271]