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Who to Vote for in This Primary: Following the Votes That Matter to You

Concern

Across the United States, many voters are rethinking how they want their tax dollars spent.

For some, the top issue is ending U.S. military support for Israel during the war in Gaza. Human rights organizations, the United Nations, and many legal scholars have accused the Israeli government of committing serious violations of international law, while Israel rejects allegations that it is committing genocide and says its military operations are directed at Hamas following the October 7, 2023 attacks.

Proceedings related to genocide allegations are ongoing before the International Court of Justice, and no final legal determination has been reached.

Other voters are focused on domestic issues, including the rapid expansion of AI data centers, concerns over water consumption in drought-prone regions, wildlife and public lands, immigration enforcement, and government accountability.

Although Americans hold a wide range of views on each of these issues, many voters are looking more closely than ever at how elected officials vote — not just what they say during campaigns.

Rather than telling readers who to support, this guide highlights publicly recorded votes and policy positions so voters can compare candidates against the issues they care about.

Record Vote: Who Voted to Cut $3.3 Billion in U.S. Weapons Funding to Israel?

One of the clearest recent votes on U.S. military aid to Israel came with the Massie Amendment, which proposed eliminating approximately $3.3 billion in military assistance to Israel from H.R. 8595, the FY2027 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act.

The amendment failed in the House by a vote of 314–104, with 10 members voting “Present.” 103 Democrats voted in favor of the amendment — nearly half of the House Democratic caucus — illustrating a growing divide within the party over U.S. military support for Israel. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), the amendment’s author, was the sole Republican to vote in favor; 215 Republicans voted against it.

The following list identifies representatives who voted YES on the amendment, meaning they supported ending that funding.

YES — Voted to cut the $3.3 billion in Israel funding

  • Arizona: Ansari (D), Grijalva (D)
  • California: Barragán (D), Brownley (D), Carbajal (D), Chu (D), DeSaulnier (D), Friedman (D), Garamendi (D), Garcia (CA) (D), Harder (CA) (D), Jacobs (D), Kamlager-Dove (D), Khanna (D), Lofgren (D), Matsui (D), Min (D), Mullin (D), Pelosi (D), Simon (D), Takano (D), Tran (D), Waters (D)
  • Colorado: Crow (D), DeGette (D), Neguse (D), Pettersen (D)
  • Connecticut: Hayes (D)
  • Delaware: McBride (D)
  • Florida: Frost (D)
  • Georgia: Johnson (GA) (D)
  • Hawaii: Tokuda (D)
  • Illinois: Davis (IL) (D), García (IL) (D), Jackson (IL) (D), Kelly (IL) (D), Quigley (D), Ramirez (D), Schakowsky (D), Underwood (D)
  • Indiana: Carson (D)
  • Kentucky: Massie (R), McGarvey (D)
  • Louisiana: Carter (LA) (D)
  • Maine: Pingree (D)
  • Maryland: Ivey (D), Raskin (D)
  • Massachusetts: Auchincloss (D), Clark (MA) (D), Keating (D), Lynch (D), McGovern (D), Moulton (D), Neal (D), Pressley (D), Trahan (D)
  • Michigan: Tlaib (D)
  • Minnesota: Omar (D)
  • Mississippi: Thompson (MS) (D)
  • Nevada: Horsford (D)
  • New Hampshire: Goodlander (D)
  • New Jersey: McIver (D), Mejia (D), Watson Coleman (D)
  • New Mexico: Leger Fernandez (D), Stansbury (D), Vasquez (D)
  • New York: Mannion (D), Ocasio-Cortez (D), Ryan (D), Tonko (D), Velázquez (D)
  • North Carolina: Foushee (D), Ross (D)
  • Oregon: Bonamici (D), Dexter (D), Hoyle (OR) (D), Salinas (D)
  • Pennsylvania: Dean (PA) (D), Deluzio (D), Evans (PA) (D), Houlahan (D), Lee (PA) (D), Scanlon (D)
  • Puerto Rico: Hernández (D)
  • Rhode Island: Amo (D), Magaziner (D)
  • Texas: Casar (D), Castro (TX) (D), Crockett (D), Doggett (D), Escobar (D), Garcia (TX) (D), Green Al (TX) (D), Johnson (TX) (D), Menefee (D)
  • Vermont: Balint (D)
  • Virginia: Beyer (D), Scott (VA) (D)
  • Washington: Jayapal (D), Randall (D), Smith (WA) (D)
  • Wisconsin: Moore (WI) (D), Pocan (D)

NO — Voted to keep the $3.3 billion in Israel funding

  • Alabama: Aderholt (R), Figures (D), Moore (AL) (R), Palmer (R), Rogers (AL) (R), Sewell (D), Strong (R)
  • Alaska: Begich (R)
  • Arizona: Biggs (AZ) (R), Ciscomani (R), Crane (R), Gosar (R), Hamadeh (AZ) (R), Schweikert (R), Stanton (D)
  • Arkansas: Crawford (R), Hill (AR) (R), Westerman (R), Womack (R)
  • California: Aguilar (D), Calvert (R), Cisneros (D), Correa (D), Costa (D), Fong (R), Gallagher (R), Gomez (D), Gray (D), Issa (R), Kiley (CA) (I), Kim (R), Levin (D), Liccardo (D), Lieu (D), McClintock (R), Obernolte (R), Panetta (D), Peters (D), Rivas (D), Ruiz (D), Sherman (D), Torres (CA) (D), Valadao (R), Vargas (D), Whitesides (D)
  • Colorado: Boebert (R), Crank (R), Evans (CO) (R), Hurd (CO) (R)
  • Connecticut: Courtney (D), DeLauro (D), Himes (D), Larson (CT) (D)
  • District of Columbia: Norton (D)
  • Florida: Bean (FL) (R), Bilirakis (R), Buchanan (R), Castor (FL) (D), Diaz-Balart (R), Donalds (R), Dunn (FL) (R), Fine (R), Frankel Lois (D), Franklin Scott (R), Gimenez (R), Haridopolos (R), Lee (FL) (R), Luna (R), Mast (R), Mills (R), Moskowitz (D), Patronis (R), Rutherford (R), Salazar (R), Soto (D), Steube (R), Wasserman Schultz (D), Webster (FL) (R), Wilson (FL) (D)
  • Georgia: Allen (R), Bishop (D), Carter (GA) (R), Clyde (R), Collins (R), Fuller (R), Jack (R), Loudermilk (R), McBath (D), McCormick (R), Scott Austin (R), Williams (GA) (D)
  • Guam: Moylan (R)
  • Hawaii: Case (D)
  • Idaho: Fulcher (R), Simpson (R)
  • Illinois: Bost (R), Budzinski (D), Casten (D), Foster (D), Krishnamoorthi (D), LaHood (R), Miller (IL) (R), Schneider (D), Sorensen (D)
  • Indiana: Baird (R), Houchin (R), Messmer (R), Mrvan (D), Shreve (R), Spartz (R), Stutzman (R), Yakym (R)
  • Iowa: Feenstra (R), Hinson (R), Miller-Meeks (R), Nunn (IA) (R)
  • Kansas: Davids (KS) (D), Estes (R), Mann (R), Schmidt (R)
  • Kentucky: Barr (R), Comer (R), Guthrie (R), Rogers (KY) (R)
  • Louisiana: Fields (D), Higgins (LA) (R), Johnson (LA) (R), Letlow (R), Scalise (R)
  • Maine: Golden (ME) (D)
  • Maryland: Harris (MD) (R), Hoyer (D), McClain Delaney (D), Mfume (D), Olszewski (D)
  • Michigan: Barrett (R), Bergman (R), Huizenga (R), James (R), McClain (R), McDonald Rivet (D), Moolenaar (R), Scholten (D), Stevens (D), Thanedar (D), Walberg (R)
  • Minnesota: Craig (D), Emmer (R), Finstad (R), Fischbach (R), Stauber (R)
  • Mississippi: Ezell (R), Guest (R), Kelly (MS) (R)
  • Missouri: Alford (R), Bell (D), Burlison (R), Cleaver (D), Graves (R), Onder (R), Smith (MO) (R), Wagner (R)
  • Montana: Downing (R), Zinke (R)
  • Nebraska: Bacon (R), Flood (R), Smith (NE) (R)
  • Nevada: Amodei (NV) (R), Lee (NV) (D), Titus (D)
  • New Jersey: Conaway (D), Gottheimer (D), Kean (R), Menendez (D), Norcross (D), Pallone (D), Pou (D), Smith (NJ) (R), Van Drew (R)
  • New York: Clarke (NY) (D), Espaillat (D), Garbarino (R), Gillen (D), Goldman (NY) (D), Jeffries (D), Kennedy (NY) (D), LaLota (R), Langworthy (R), Latimer (D), Lawler (R), Malliotakis (R), Meeks (D), Meng (D), Morelle (D), Riley (NY) (D), Stefanik (R), Suozzi (D), Tenney (R), Torres (NY) (D)
  • North Carolina: Adams (D), Edwards (R), Foxx (R), Harrigan (R), Harris (NC) (R), Hudson (R), Knott (R), McDowell (R), Moore (NC) (R), Murphy (R), Rouzer (R)
  • North Dakota: Fedorchak (R)
  • Northern Mariana Islands: King-Hinds (R)
  • Ohio: Balderson (R), Beatty (D), Carey (R), Davidson (R), Jordan (R), Joyce (OH) (R), Kaptur (D), Landsman (D), Latta (R), Miller (OH) (R), Rulli (R), Sykes (D), Taylor (R), Turner (OH) (R)
  • Oklahoma: Bice (R), Brecheen (R), Cole (R), Hern (OK) (R), Lucas (R)
  • Oregon: Bentz (R)
  • Pennsylvania: Boyle (PA) (D), Bresnahan (R), Fitzpatrick (R), Joyce (PA) (R), Kelly (PA) (R), Meuser (R), Reschenthaler (R), Smucker (R), Thompson (PA) (R)
  • South Carolina: Biggs (SC) (R), Clyburn (D), Fry (R), Mace (R), Norman (R), Timmons (R), Wilson (SC) (R)
  • South Dakota: Johnson (SD) (R)
  • Tennessee: Burchett (R), Cohen (D), DesJarlais (R), Fleischmann (R), Harshbarger (R), Kustoff (R), Ogles (R), Rose (R), Van Epps (R)
  • Texas: Arrington (R), Babin (R), Carter (TX) (R), Cloud (R), Crenshaw (R), Cuellar (D), De La Cruz (R), Ellzey (R), Fallon (R), Fletcher (D), Gill (TX) (R), Goldman (TX) (R), Gonzalez V. (D), Gooden (R), Hunt (R), Jackson (TX) (R), Luttrell (R), Moran (R), Nehls (R), Pfluger (R), Roy (R), Self (R), Sessions (R), Van Duyne (R), Veasey (D), Weber (TX) (R), Williams (TX) (R)
  • Utah: Kennedy (UT) (R), Maloy (R), Moore (UT) (R), Owens (R)
  • Virginia: Cline (R), Griffith (R), Kiggans (VA) (R), McClellan (D), McGuire (R), Subramanyam (D), Vindman (D), Walkinshaw (D), Wittman (R)
  • Washington: Baumgartner (R), DelBene (D), Larsen (WA) (D), Newhouse (R), Perez (D), Schrier (D), Strickland (D)
  • West Virginia: Miller (WV) (R), Moore (WV) (R)
  • Wisconsin: Fitzgerald (R), Grothman (R), Steil (R), Tiffany (R), Van Orden (R), Wied (R)
  • Wyoming: Hageman (R)

PRESENT

  • California: Bera (D), Huffman (D), Sánchez (D), Thompson (CA) (D)
  • Maryland: Elfreth (D)
  • Minnesota: McCollum (D), Morrison (D)
  • New Hampshire: Pappas (D)
  • Ohio: Brown (D)
  • Oregon: Bynum (D)

Members who did not cast a recorded vote (“Not Voting”) are excluded from the counts above: Cammack (R-FL), Davis (D-NC), Dingell (D-MI), Mackenzie (R-PA), McCaul (R-TX), Nadler (D-NY), Perry (R-PA), Plaskett (D-VI), and Radewagen (R-AS).

Cross-Reference: Which Massie Amendment Voters Have Also Spoken Out Against ICE

Following a series of fatal shootings by ICE agents in early 2026 — including in Minneapolis, Maine, and Texas — a number of House members publicly called to defund, dismantle, or abolish the agency, or introduced legislation to restrict its funding (such as the “Melt ICE” bill). Cross-referencing those public statements against the Massie Amendment roll call:

  • Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL) — voted YES on the Massie Amendment. Co-sponsored the “Melt ICE” bill to restrict the agency and has repeatedly called for using appropriations to defund ICE.
  • Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) — voted YES. Said after the Minneapolis shooting that ICE is “disappearing people off the street” with actions she said increasingly have nothing to do with citizenship.
  • Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME) — voted YES. Said she is “fully in the camp of abolish ICE” following a fatal ICE shooting in her district (Biddeford, Maine).
  • Rep. Maxine Dexter (D-OR) — voted YES. Compared U.S. immigration enforcement to “terrorism” at a town hall and said she would “dismantle and abolish ICE altogether” if Democrats regain power.
  • Rep. Summer Lee (D-PA) — voted YES. Spoke at ICE headquarters calling to “abolish ICE” and impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.
  • Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL) — voted YES. Announced plans to introduce articles of impeachment against DHS Secretary Noem following the Minneapolis shooting.
  • Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) — voted No. (Included for completeness: Cohen has also been vocal on ICE oversight, but did not vote to cut Israel military funding — a reminder that positions on these two issues don’t always track together.)

A note on how to read this: “Abolish ICE” and “defund ICE” are contested, high-profile political positions — plenty of Democrats (including party leadership like Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and Sen. Ruben Gallego) have publicly distanced themselves from that exact framing while still calling for oversight and accountability. This section reflects who has taken the more assertive public position, not a judgment on the merits of ICE policy.

Cross-Reference: Which Massie Amendment Voters Are Pushing to Pause AI Data Centers

In June 2026, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced the House companion (H.R. 9442) to Sen. Bernie Sanders’ AI Data Center Moratorium Act (S. 4214), which would pause construction of new large AI data centers until Congress enacts safeguards on cost, energy, water use, and jobs. Cross-referencing the bill’s House sponsor and cosponsors against the Massie Amendment roll call:

  • Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) — sponsor of H.R. 9442. Voted YES on the Massie Amendment.
  • Rep. André Carson (D-IN) — cosponsor. Voted YES.
  • Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García (D-IL) — cosponsor. Voted YES.
  • Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) — cosponsor. Voted YES.
  • Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) — cosponsor. Voted YES.
  • Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) — cosponsor. Voted YES.
  • Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) — cosponsor. Voted YES.
  • Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) — cosponsor. Voted No.
  • Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) — cosponsor. Voted No.
  • Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL) — cosponsor. Voted No.

A note on Kai Newkirk: Newkirk is not a sitting member of Congress, so he isn’t part of this roll call. He’s a progressive primary challenger running against incumbent Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ) in Arizona’s 4th District (primary July 21, 2026), and has made opposition to AI data center expansion a central plank of his campaign. Stanton, the incumbent, voted No on the Massie Amendment. If your goal is to highlight incumbents with an actual voting/legislative record on data centers, the cosponsor list above is the more accurate comparison; if you want to note primary challengers running on this issue, Newkirk belongs in a separate “candidates to watch” category rather than the incumbent vote list.

Sources

  1. Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Roll Call 243, 119th Congress, 2nd Session, H.R. 8595 (July 15, 2026): https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026243
  2. GovTrack, House Vote #243 (2026), H.Amdt. 235 to H.R. 8595: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/119-2026/h243
  3. CBS News, “House vote to end Israel aid divides Democrats, with 103 voting to cut off funding”: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-israel-aid-house-democrats-massie-amendment/
  4. Roll Call, “Dems split on Massie effort to zero out Israel security aid”: https://rollcall.com/2026/07/15/dems-split-on-massie-effort-to-zero-out-israel-security-aid/
  5. Newsweek, “Full List of Democrats Voting Against Cut to Israel Aid as Base Turns On US Ally”: https://www.newsweek.com/list-democrats-voting-against-cut-israel-aid-12200738
  6. The Times of Israel, “US House defeats amendment to end Israel aid, but nearly half of Democrats vote in favor”: https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-house-defeats-amendment-to-end-israel-aid-but-nearly-half-of-democrats-vote-in-favor/
  7. Fox News, “House Democrats fracture badly over Massie amendment to cut $3.3B in U.S. aid to Israel”: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-democrats-fracture-massie-amendment-cut-3-3b-us-aid-israel
  8. Responsible Statecraft, “Half of House Dems vote to end US aid to Israel”: https://responsiblestatecraft.org/congress-vote-israel-aid/
  9. The Intercept, “Democrats Drag Their Feet After ICE Killings in Maine and Texas”: https://theintercept.com/2026/07/17/democrats-congress-abolish-ice-killings/
  10. The Hill, “ICE under fire: Lawmakers demand accountability after shootings”: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5968333-ice-fatal-shootings-raise-concerns/
  11. Office of Rep. Summer Lee, “At ICE Headquarters and Press Conference, Rep. Summer Lee Reiterates Calls to Abolish ICE and Impeach DHS Secretary Noem” (Feb. 3, 2026): https://summerlee.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/at-ice-headquarters-and-press-conference-rep-summer-lee-reiterates-calls-to-abolish-ice-and-impeach-dhs-secretary-noem
  12. Fox News, “Democrats look at defunding ICE, impeaching Noem after Minneapolis shooting”: https://www-ak-ms.foxnews.com/politics/democrats-look-defunding-ice-impeaching-sec-noem-after-minneapolis-shooting.print
  13. Fox News, “House Dem compares Trump’s illegal immigration crackdown to ‘terrorism,’ vows to abolish ICE”: https://www-ak-ms.foxnews.com/politics/house-dem-compares-trumps-illegal-immigration-crackdown-terrorism-abolish-ice.print
  14. Office of Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, “Ocasio-Cortez Introduces House Version of the AI Data Center Moratorium Act”: https://ocasio-cortez.house.gov/media/press-releases/ocasio-cortez-introduces-house-version-ai-data-center-moratorium-act
  15. Data Center Dynamics, “Ocasio-Cortez and Sanders introduce AI Data Center Moratorium Act”: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/ocasio-cortez-and-sanders-introduce-ai-data-center-moratorium-act/
  16. Office of Rep. André Carson, “Carson Introduces Data Center Moratorium Bill”: https://carson.house.gov/media/press-releases/carson-introduces-data-center-moratorium-bill
  17. Ballotpedia, “Kai Newkirk,” Arizona’s 4th Congressional District, 2026: https://ballotpedia.org/Kai_Newkirk
  18. Semafor, “Sanders-backed progressives try to make AI the new AIPAC”: https://www.semafor.com/article/07/14/2026/sanders-backed-progressives-try-to-make-ai-the-new-aipac
  19. The American Prospect, “Rising Momentum for Another Progressive Champion”: https://prospect.org/2026/07/15/rising-momentum-another-progressive-champion-newkirk-arizona/

Concern

Across the United States, many voters are rethinking how they want their tax dollars spent.

For some, the top issue is ending U.S. military support for Israel during the war in Gaza. Human rights organizations, the United Nations, and many legal scholars have accused the Israeli government of committing serious violations of international law, while Israel rejects allegations that it is committing genocide and says its military operations are directed at Hamas following the October 7, 2023 attacks.

Proceedings related to genocide allegations are ongoing before the International Court of Justice, and no final legal determination has been reached.

Other voters are focused on domestic issues, including the rapid expansion of AI data centers, concerns over water consumption in drought-prone regions, wildlife and public lands, immigration enforcement, and government accountability.

Although Americans hold a wide range of views on each of these issues, many voters are looking more closely than ever at how elected officials vote — not just what they say during campaigns.

Rather than telling readers who to support, this guide highlights publicly recorded votes and policy positions so voters can compare candidates against the issues they care about.

Record Vote: Who Voted to Cut $3.3 Billion in U.S. Weapons Funding to Israel?

One of the clearest recent votes on U.S. military aid to Israel came with the Massie Amendment, which proposed eliminating approximately $3.3 billion in military assistance to Israel from H.R. 8595, the FY2027 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act.

The amendment failed in the House by a vote of 314–104, with 10 members voting “Present.” 103 Democrats voted in favor of the amendment — nearly half of the House Democratic caucus — illustrating a growing divide within the party over U.S. military support for Israel. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), the amendment’s author, was the sole Republican to vote in favor; 215 Republicans voted against it.

The following list identifies representatives who voted YES on the amendment, meaning they supported ending that funding.

YES — Voted to cut the $3.3 billion in Israel funding

  • Arizona: Ansari (D), Grijalva (D)
  • California: Barragán (D), Brownley (D), Carbajal (D), Chu (D), DeSaulnier (D), Friedman (D), Garamendi (D), Garcia (CA) (D), Harder (CA) (D), Jacobs (D), Kamlager-Dove (D), Khanna (D), Lofgren (D), Matsui (D), Min (D), Mullin (D), Pelosi (D), Simon (D), Takano (D), Tran (D), Waters (D)
  • Colorado: Crow (D), DeGette (D), Neguse (D), Pettersen (D)
  • Connecticut: Hayes (D)
  • Delaware: McBride (D)
  • Florida: Frost (D)
  • Georgia: Johnson (GA) (D)
  • Hawaii: Tokuda (D)
  • Illinois: Davis (IL) (D), García (IL) (D), Jackson (IL) (D), Kelly (IL) (D), Quigley (D), Ramirez (D), Schakowsky (D), Underwood (D)
  • Indiana: Carson (D)
  • Kentucky: Massie (R), McGarvey (D)
  • Louisiana: Carter (LA) (D)
  • Maine: Pingree (D)
  • Maryland: Ivey (D), Raskin (D)
  • Massachusetts: Auchincloss (D), Clark (MA) (D), Keating (D), Lynch (D), McGovern (D), Moulton (D), Neal (D), Pressley (D), Trahan (D)
  • Michigan: Tlaib (D)
  • Minnesota: Omar (D)
  • Mississippi: Thompson (MS) (D)
  • Nevada: Horsford (D)
  • New Hampshire: Goodlander (D)
  • New Jersey: McIver (D), Mejia (D), Watson Coleman (D)
  • New Mexico: Leger Fernandez (D), Stansbury (D), Vasquez (D)
  • New York: Mannion (D), Ocasio-Cortez (D), Ryan (D), Tonko (D), Velázquez (D)
  • North Carolina: Foushee (D), Ross (D)
  • Oregon: Bonamici (D), Dexter (D), Hoyle (OR) (D), Salinas (D)
  • Pennsylvania: Dean (PA) (D), Deluzio (D), Evans (PA) (D), Houlahan (D), Lee (PA) (D), Scanlon (D)
  • Puerto Rico: Hernández (D)
  • Rhode Island: Amo (D), Magaziner (D)
  • Texas: Casar (D), Castro (TX) (D), Crockett (D), Doggett (D), Escobar (D), Garcia (TX) (D), Green Al (TX) (D), Johnson (TX) (D), Menefee (D)
  • Vermont: Balint (D)
  • Virginia: Beyer (D), Scott (VA) (D)
  • Washington: Jayapal (D), Randall (D), Smith (WA) (D)
  • Wisconsin: Moore (WI) (D), Pocan (D)

NO — Voted to keep the $3.3 billion in Israel funding

  • Alabama: Aderholt (R), Figures (D), Moore (AL) (R), Palmer (R), Rogers (AL) (R), Sewell (D), Strong (R)
  • Alaska: Begich (R)
  • Arizona: Biggs (AZ) (R), Ciscomani (R), Crane (R), Gosar (R), Hamadeh (AZ) (R), Schweikert (R), Stanton (D)
  • Arkansas: Crawford (R), Hill (AR) (R), Westerman (R), Womack (R)
  • California: Aguilar (D), Calvert (R), Cisneros (D), Correa (D), Costa (D), Fong (R), Gallagher (R), Gomez (D), Gray (D), Issa (R), Kiley (CA) (I), Kim (R), Levin (D), Liccardo (D), Lieu (D), McClintock (R), Obernolte (R), Panetta (D), Peters (D), Rivas (D), Ruiz (D), Sherman (D), Torres (CA) (D), Valadao (R), Vargas (D), Whitesides (D)
  • Colorado: Boebert (R), Crank (R), Evans (CO) (R), Hurd (CO) (R)
  • Connecticut: Courtney (D), DeLauro (D), Himes (D), Larson (CT) (D)
  • District of Columbia: Norton (D)
  • Florida: Bean (FL) (R), Bilirakis (R), Buchanan (R), Castor (FL) (D), Diaz-Balart (R), Donalds (R), Dunn (FL) (R), Fine (R), Frankel Lois (D), Franklin Scott (R), Gimenez (R), Haridopolos (R), Lee (FL) (R), Luna (R), Mast (R), Mills (R), Moskowitz (D), Patronis (R), Rutherford (R), Salazar (R), Soto (D), Steube (R), Wasserman Schultz (D), Webster (FL) (R), Wilson (FL) (D)
  • Georgia: Allen (R), Bishop (D), Carter (GA) (R), Clyde (R), Collins (R), Fuller (R), Jack (R), Loudermilk (R), McBath (D), McCormick (R), Scott Austin (R), Williams (GA) (D)
  • Guam: Moylan (R)
  • Hawaii: Case (D)
  • Idaho: Fulcher (R), Simpson (R)
  • Illinois: Bost (R), Budzinski (D), Casten (D), Foster (D), Krishnamoorthi (D), LaHood (R), Miller (IL) (R), Schneider (D), Sorensen (D)
  • Indiana: Baird (R), Houchin (R), Messmer (R), Mrvan (D), Shreve (R), Spartz (R), Stutzman (R), Yakym (R)
  • Iowa: Feenstra (R), Hinson (R), Miller-Meeks (R), Nunn (IA) (R)
  • Kansas: Davids (KS) (D), Estes (R), Mann (R), Schmidt (R)
  • Kentucky: Barr (R), Comer (R), Guthrie (R), Rogers (KY) (R)
  • Louisiana: Fields (D), Higgins (LA) (R), Johnson (LA) (R), Letlow (R), Scalise (R)
  • Maine: Golden (ME) (D)
  • Maryland: Harris (MD) (R), Hoyer (D), McClain Delaney (D), Mfume (D), Olszewski (D)
  • Michigan: Barrett (R), Bergman (R), Huizenga (R), James (R), McClain (R), McDonald Rivet (D), Moolenaar (R), Scholten (D), Stevens (D), Thanedar (D), Walberg (R)
  • Minnesota: Craig (D), Emmer (R), Finstad (R), Fischbach (R), Stauber (R)
  • Mississippi: Ezell (R), Guest (R), Kelly (MS) (R)
  • Missouri: Alford (R), Bell (D), Burlison (R), Cleaver (D), Graves (R), Onder (R), Smith (MO) (R), Wagner (R)
  • Montana: Downing (R), Zinke (R)
  • Nebraska: Bacon (R), Flood (R), Smith (NE) (R)
  • Nevada: Amodei (NV) (R), Lee (NV) (D), Titus (D)
  • New Jersey: Conaway (D), Gottheimer (D), Kean (R), Menendez (D), Norcross (D), Pallone (D), Pou (D), Smith (NJ) (R), Van Drew (R)
  • New York: Clarke (NY) (D), Espaillat (D), Garbarino (R), Gillen (D), Goldman (NY) (D), Jeffries (D), Kennedy (NY) (D), LaLota (R), Langworthy (R), Latimer (D), Lawler (R), Malliotakis (R), Meeks (D), Meng (D), Morelle (D), Riley (NY) (D), Stefanik (R), Suozzi (D), Tenney (R), Torres (NY) (D)
  • North Carolina: Adams (D), Edwards (R), Foxx (R), Harrigan (R), Harris (NC) (R), Hudson (R), Knott (R), McDowell (R), Moore (NC) (R), Murphy (R), Rouzer (R)
  • North Dakota: Fedorchak (R)
  • Northern Mariana Islands: King-Hinds (R)
  • Ohio: Balderson (R), Beatty (D), Carey (R), Davidson (R), Jordan (R), Joyce (OH) (R), Kaptur (D), Landsman (D), Latta (R), Miller (OH) (R), Rulli (R), Sykes (D), Taylor (R), Turner (OH) (R)
  • Oklahoma: Bice (R), Brecheen (R), Cole (R), Hern (OK) (R), Lucas (R)
  • Oregon: Bentz (R)
  • Pennsylvania: Boyle (PA) (D), Bresnahan (R), Fitzpatrick (R), Joyce (PA) (R), Kelly (PA) (R), Meuser (R), Reschenthaler (R), Smucker (R), Thompson (PA) (R)
  • South Carolina: Biggs (SC) (R), Clyburn (D), Fry (R), Mace (R), Norman (R), Timmons (R), Wilson (SC) (R)
  • South Dakota: Johnson (SD) (R)
  • Tennessee: Burchett (R), Cohen (D), DesJarlais (R), Fleischmann (R), Harshbarger (R), Kustoff (R), Ogles (R), Rose (R), Van Epps (R)
  • Texas: Arrington (R), Babin (R), Carter (TX) (R), Cloud (R), Crenshaw (R), Cuellar (D), De La Cruz (R), Ellzey (R), Fallon (R), Fletcher (D), Gill (TX) (R), Goldman (TX) (R), Gonzalez V. (D), Gooden (R), Hunt (R), Jackson (TX) (R), Luttrell (R), Moran (R), Nehls (R), Pfluger (R), Roy (R), Self (R), Sessions (R), Van Duyne (R), Veasey (D), Weber (TX) (R), Williams (TX) (R)
  • Utah: Kennedy (UT) (R), Maloy (R), Moore (UT) (R), Owens (R)
  • Virginia: Cline (R), Griffith (R), Kiggans (VA) (R), McClellan (D), McGuire (R), Subramanyam (D), Vindman (D), Walkinshaw (D), Wittman (R)
  • Washington: Baumgartner (R), DelBene (D), Larsen (WA) (D), Newhouse (R), Perez (D), Schrier (D), Strickland (D)
  • West Virginia: Miller (WV) (R), Moore (WV) (R)
  • Wisconsin: Fitzgerald (R), Grothman (R), Steil (R), Tiffany (R), Van Orden (R), Wied (R)
  • Wyoming: Hageman (R)

PRESENT

  • California: Bera (D), Huffman (D), Sánchez (D), Thompson (CA) (D)
  • Maryland: Elfreth (D)
  • Minnesota: McCollum (D), Morrison (D)
  • New Hampshire: Pappas (D)
  • Ohio: Brown (D)
  • Oregon: Bynum (D)

Members who did not cast a recorded vote (“Not Voting”) are excluded from the counts above: Cammack (R-FL), Davis (D-NC), Dingell (D-MI), Mackenzie (R-PA), McCaul (R-TX), Nadler (D-NY), Perry (R-PA), Plaskett (D-VI), and Radewagen (R-AS).

Cross-Reference: Which Massie Amendment Voters Have Also Spoken Out Against ICE

Following a series of fatal shootings by ICE agents in early 2026 — including in Minneapolis, Maine, and Texas — a number of House members publicly called to defund, dismantle, or abolish the agency, or introduced legislation to restrict its funding (such as the “Melt ICE” bill). Cross-referencing those public statements against the Massie Amendment roll call:

  • Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL) — voted YES on the Massie Amendment. Co-sponsored the “Melt ICE” bill to restrict the agency and has repeatedly called for using appropriations to defund ICE.
  • Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) — voted YES. Said after the Minneapolis shooting that ICE is “disappearing people off the street” with actions she said increasingly have nothing to do with citizenship.
  • Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME) — voted YES. Said she is “fully in the camp of abolish ICE” following a fatal ICE shooting in her district (Biddeford, Maine).
  • Rep. Maxine Dexter (D-OR) — voted YES. Compared U.S. immigration enforcement to “terrorism” at a town hall and said she would “dismantle and abolish ICE altogether” if Democrats regain power.
  • Rep. Summer Lee (D-PA) — voted YES. Spoke at ICE headquarters calling to “abolish ICE” and impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.
  • Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL) — voted YES. Announced plans to introduce articles of impeachment against DHS Secretary Noem following the Minneapolis shooting.
  • Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) — voted No. (Included for completeness: Cohen has also been vocal on ICE oversight, but did not vote to cut Israel military funding — a reminder that positions on these two issues don’t always track together.)

A note on how to read this: “Abolish ICE” and “defund ICE” are contested, high-profile political positions — plenty of Democrats (including party leadership like Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and Sen. Ruben Gallego) have publicly distanced themselves from that exact framing while still calling for oversight and accountability. This section reflects who has taken the more assertive public position, not a judgment on the merits of ICE policy.

Cross-Reference: Which Massie Amendment Voters Are Pushing to Pause AI Data Centers

In June 2026, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced the House companion (H.R. 9442) to Sen. Bernie Sanders’ AI Data Center Moratorium Act (S. 4214), which would pause construction of new large AI data centers until Congress enacts safeguards on cost, energy, water use, and jobs. Cross-referencing the bill’s House sponsor and cosponsors against the Massie Amendment roll call:

  • Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) — sponsor of H.R. 9442. Voted YES on the Massie Amendment.
  • Rep. André Carson (D-IN) — cosponsor. Voted YES.
  • Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García (D-IL) — cosponsor. Voted YES.
  • Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) — cosponsor. Voted YES.
  • Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) — cosponsor. Voted YES.
  • Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) — cosponsor. Voted YES.
  • Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) — cosponsor. Voted YES.
  • Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) — cosponsor. Voted No.
  • Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) — cosponsor. Voted No.
  • Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL) — cosponsor. Voted No.

A note on Kai Newkirk: Newkirk is not a sitting member of Congress, so he isn’t part of this roll call. He’s a progressive primary challenger running against incumbent Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ) in Arizona’s 4th District (primary July 21, 2026), and has made opposition to AI data center expansion a central plank of his campaign. Stanton, the incumbent, voted No on the Massie Amendment. If your goal is to highlight incumbents with an actual voting/legislative record on data centers, the cosponsor list above is the more accurate comparison; if you want to note primary challengers running on this issue, Newkirk belongs in a separate “candidates to watch” category rather than the incumbent vote list.

Sources

  1. Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Roll Call 243, 119th Congress, 2nd Session, H.R. 8595 (July 15, 2026): https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026243
  2. GovTrack, House Vote #243 (2026), H.Amdt. 235 to H.R. 8595: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/119-2026/h243
  3. CBS News, “House vote to end Israel aid divides Democrats, with 103 voting to cut off funding”: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-israel-aid-house-democrats-massie-amendment/
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  5. Newsweek, “Full List of Democrats Voting Against Cut to Israel Aid as Base Turns On US Ally”: https://www.newsweek.com/list-democrats-voting-against-cut-israel-aid-12200738
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  9. The Intercept, “Democrats Drag Their Feet After ICE Killings in Maine and Texas”: https://theintercept.com/2026/07/17/democrats-congress-abolish-ice-killings/
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  13. Fox News, “House Dem compares Trump’s illegal immigration crackdown to ‘terrorism,’ vows to abolish ICE”: https://www-ak-ms.foxnews.com/politics/house-dem-compares-trumps-illegal-immigration-crackdown-terrorism-abolish-ice.print
  14. Office of Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, “Ocasio-Cortez Introduces House Version of the AI Data Center Moratorium Act”: https://ocasio-cortez.house.gov/media/press-releases/ocasio-cortez-introduces-house-version-ai-data-center-moratorium-act
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  16. Office of Rep. André Carson, “Carson Introduces Data Center Moratorium Bill”: https://carson.house.gov/media/press-releases/carson-introduces-data-center-moratorium-bill
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  19. The American Prospect, “Rising Momentum for Another Progressive Champion”: https://prospect.org/2026/07/15/rising-momentum-another-progressive-champion-newkirk-arizona/

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