CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Chip Roy (R-TX)

Amendment sought to reduce the District of Columbia District and Appeals Court funding by 20% and to strike the salary and expense funding for Judges Boasberg's and Judge Boardman's staffs.

H.Amdt. 149 · House of Representatives amendment

A Republican amendment with no cosponsors

Changes H.R. 7006 — Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026

Last activity — On agreeing to the Roy amendment (A001) Failed by recorded vote: 163 - 257, 1 Present (Roll no. 26).

Failed

163 yes 257 no

The House voted this amendment down in a recorded vote, where every member's position was written down.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Failed

What this amendment would do

In Congress's own words: An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 119-445 to reduce the District of Columbia District and Appeals Court funding by 20% and to strike the salary and expense funding for Judges Boasberg and Boardman's staff.

What Congress actually voted on

One recorded vote has been taken on this amendment.

  • The House: a vote on a proposed change to the bill A vote on one change, not on the bill. A bill can collect dozens of these, and losing one does not stop it. Failed 163 yes · 257 no

    See who voted how →

    01/14/2026 · Roll call 26 · recorded as “On Agreeing to the Amendment”