Here's how area members of Congress voted

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Here's a look at how area members of Congress voted Sept. 22 through Sept. 28:

House

House Vote 1:FUNDING SCHOOL OUTDOOR TRAINING PROGRAMS: The House has passed the Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act (H.R. 5110), sponsored by Rep. Mark E. Green, R-Tenn., to authorize the use of federal government funds for buying weapons to train students in hunting, archery and other shooting sports. The vote, on Sept. 26, was 424 yeas to 1 nay.YEAS: Jim Jordan R-OH (4th), Bob Latta R-OH (5th)

House Vote 2:AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT WORKPLACE TRAINING: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., to the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 4368). The amendment would bar funding for the Agriculture Department to do workplace training programs related to non-heterosexuals. The vote, on Sept. 27, was 217 yeas to 214 nays.YEAS: Jordan R-OH (4th), Latta R-OH (5th)

House Vote 3:RACE AND FOOD SUPPLIES: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minn., to the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 4368). The amendment would bar funding for the Farm to School Network Racial Equity Learning Lab. The vote, on Sept. 27, was 217 yeas to 216 nays.YEAS: Jordan R-OH (4th), Latta R-OH (5th)

House Vote 4:CLIMATE CORPS FUNDING: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., to the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 4368), that would bar funding for the Agriculture Department's Civilian Climate Corps. The vote, on Sept. 27, was 217 yeas to 216 nays.YEAS: Jordan R-OH (4th), Latta R-OH (5th)

House Vote 5:MILITARY INDUSTRIAL BASE: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., to the Department of Defense Appropriations Act (H.R. 4365). The amendment would move $50 million from a general military spending account to the Defense Production Act Purchases account, to fund a pilot program for developing advanced capabilities in the military industrial base. The vote, on Sept. 27, was 240 yeas to 191 nays.NAYS: Jordan R-OH (4th), Latta R-OH (5th)

U.S. Rep. Bob Latta, R-OH (5th)
U.S. Rep. Bob Latta, R-OH (5th)

House Vote 6:CLIMATE CHANGE TREATY: The House has passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., to the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act (H.R. 4665) that would bar funding for implementation of the Paris Agreement on climate change, in which the Biden administration re-enlisted the United States in 2021. The vote, on Sept. 28, was 219 yeas to 213 nays.YEAS: Jordan R-OH (4th), Latta R-OH (5th)

House Vote 7:FUNDING STATE DEPARTMENT: The House has passed the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act (H.R. 4665), sponsored by Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla. The bill would provide $51.5 billion for the State Department in fiscal 2024, as well as the U.S. Agency for International Development, Export-Import Bank, and other international trade and finance agencies. The vote, on Sept. 28, was 216 yeas to 212 nays.YEAS: Jordan R-OH (4th), Latta R-OH (5th)

House Vote 8:MILITARY SPENDING: The House has passed the Department of Defense Appropriations Act (H.R. 4365), sponsored by Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Calif., to provide $826.45 billion of fiscal 2024 funding for military programs. The vote, on Sept. 28, was 218 yeas to 210 nays.YEAS: Jordan R-OH (4th), Latta R-OH (5th)

House Vote 9:OVERSIGHT OF UKRAINE AID: The House has passed the Ukraine Security Assistance and Oversight Supplemental Appropriations Act (H.R. 5692), sponsored by Rep. Thomas H. Kean, R-N.J. The bill would establish an inspector general office to audit spending to aid Ukraine in its war with Russia, and provide funding for the military's Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. The vote, on Sept. 28, was 311 yeas to 117 nays.NAYS: Jordan R-OH (4th)YEAS: Latta R-OH (5th)

House Vote 10:HOMELAND SECURITY FUNDING: The House has passed the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 4367), sponsored by Rep. David P. Joyce, R-Ohio, to provide $63 billion of fiscal 2024 funding for Homeland Security, as well as $20 billion for disaster recovery efforts in Maui, Florida, and elsewhere. The vote, on Sept. 28, was 220 yeas to 208 nays.YEAS: Jordan R-OH (4th), Latta R-OH (5th)

House Vote 11:AGRICULTURE AND FOOD PROGRAMS: The House has rejected the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 4368), sponsored by Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md. The vote, on Sept. 28, was 191 yeas to 237 nays.YEAS: Jordan R-OH (4th), Latta R-OH (5th)

Senate

Senate Vote 1:CONTINUED GOVERNMENT FUNDING: The Senate has passed a motion to invoke cloture and proceed to consideration of a bill (H.R. 3935), sponsored by Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., that would serve as the vehicle for a continuing resolution to maintain funding for government programs until mid-November. The vote to invoke cloture, on Sept. 26, was 77 yeas to 19 nays.YEAS: Sherrod Brown D-OHNAYS: J.D. Vance R-OH

Senate Vote 2:PRAIRIE CHICKEN ENDANGERED SPECIES LISTING: The Senate has failed to override President Biden's veto of a resolution (S.J. Res. 9), sponsored by Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., that would have disapproved of and voided a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rule putting populations of the lesser prairie-chicken on threatened and endangered species lists, with accompanying environmental regulations for chicken habitat. The vote to override, on Sept. 28, was 47 yeas to 46 nays, with a two-thirds majority required.NOT VOTING: Brown D-OHYEAS: Vance R-OH

Senate Vote 3:LONG-EARED BAT ENDANGERED SPECIES LISTING: The Senate has failed to override President Biden's veto of a resolution (S.J. Res. 24), sponsored by Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., that would have disapproved of and voided a Fish and Wildlife Service rule listing the northern long-eared bat as an endangered species. The vote to override, on Sept. 28, was 47 yeas to 45 nays, with a two-thirds majority required.NOT VOTING: Brown D-OH, Vance R-OH

This article originally appeared on Mansfield News Journal: Here's how area members of Congress voted Sept. 22-28