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Biggs amendment to the 2025 defense bill: block NATO funding

House vote · H.R. 8070 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · June 12, 2024Free nations

Amendment to the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act that would have barred money for any NATO activity until every member spends 2 percent of its economy on defense.

Liberty position: Nay
The House voted: 81 Yea, 346 Nay
Why Nay is the liberty side: A vote for it is a vote to pull the United States back from NATO.

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368 current members of Congress were in the House for this vote. Members who have left Congress are not listed.

On the liberty side: 292; 113 Republicans, 178 Democrats, 1 Independent
Against the liberty side: 69; 69 Republicans
Not counted: 7; 3 Republicans, 4 Democrats

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292 current members voted Nay.

Against the liberty side

69 current members voted Yea.

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7 current members missed the vote or voted present. Neither counts for or against a member.

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