Senate · Roll call 473 · Aug. 1, 2025

A vote to amend H.R. 3944 to require a report on veterans who would have been reported to the national background check system and who die by firearm suicide.

Amendment Rejected44–51 Amendment Party-line vote
Question
On the Amendment
Bill
H.R. 3944, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026
Details
To require a report on veterans who would have been reported to the national instant criminal background check system and who die by suicide with a firearm.
← Most liberalThe aisleMost conservative →
YesNoPresentDid not vote
Each dot is one current member, in the same seat as on their member page, from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right). Color shows how they voted. Seats show current members. Members who have since left Congress appear in the list below.

How each party voted

Democrats
Yes 42 · No 0 · Did not vote 3
Republicans
Yes 0 · No 51 · Did not vote 2
Independent
Yes 2 · No 0

Most Democrats voted Yes (42 of 45).

Most Republicans voted No (51 of 53).

Party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides.

About this vote

H.R. 3944, the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026, provides fiscal year 2026 funding for programs related to military construction, veterans, agriculture, and the legislative branch. The amendment would have required a report on veterans who would have been reported to the national instant criminal background check system and who die by suicide with a firearm; it was rejected, so the bill was not changed.

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026 This bill provides FY2026 appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for activities and programs related to military construction, veterans, agriculture, and the legislative branch.

How each member voted

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