H.R. 662 — 118th Congress

Block Grant Assistance Act of 2023

Originated in the House · Introduced Jan 31, 2023 · Agriculture and Food

Latest action

Nov 1, 2023

Under the order of 10/24/23, having not achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 43 - 53. Record Vote Number: 285.

CRS summary

As of Jun 12, 2023

Passed House

Block Grant Assistance Act of 2023

This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture to provide as block grants to states and territories certain funding available to assist agricultural producers with losses due to droughts, wildfires, hurricanes, floods, derechos, excessive heat, tornadoes, winter storms, freeze, smoke exposure, and excessive moisture occurring in calendar year 2022.

The amounts provided by the bill are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO) and the Senate PAYGO rule. (This excludes the budget effects from being counted for the purposes of enforcing the PAYGO rules.)

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Roll-call votes

1 on record

Nov 1, 2023 · On Passage of the Bill

Full roll call

Bill Defeated (43–53)

Yea43: 43 R

MemberPartyState
Dan SullivanRepublicanAK
Lisa MurkowskiRepublicanAK
Katie Boyd BrittRepublicanAL
Tommy TubervilleRepublicanAL
John BoozmanRepublicanAR
Tom CottonRepublicanAR
Marco RubioRepublicanFL
Rick ScottRepublicanFL
James E. RischRepublicanID
Mike CrapoRepublicanID
Mike BraunRepublicanIN
Todd YoungRepublicanIN
Jerry MoranRepublicanKS
Roger MarshallRepublicanKS
Mitch McConnellRepublicanKY
Rand PaulRepublicanKY
Bill CassidyRepublicanLA
John KennedyRepublicanLA
Susan M. CollinsRepublicanME
Eric SchmittRepublicanMO
Josh HawleyRepublicanMO
Cindy Hyde-SmithRepublicanMS
Roger F. WickerRepublicanMS
Steve DainesRepublicanMT
Ted BuddRepublicanNC
John HoevenRepublicanND
Kevin CramerRepublicanND
Deb FischerRepublicanNE
J.D. VanceRepublicanOH
James LankfordRepublicanOK
Markwayne MullinRepublicanOK
Lindsey GrahamRepublicanSC
John ThuneRepublicanSD
Mike RoundsRepublicanSD
Bill HagertyRepublicanTN
Marsha BlackburnRepublicanTN
John CornynRepublicanTX
Ted CruzRepublicanTX
Mitt RomneyRepublicanUT
Ron JohnsonRepublicanWI
Shelley Moore CapitoRepublicanWV
Cynthia M. LummisRepublicanWY
John BarrassoRepublicanWY

Nay53: 47 D · 3 I · 3 R

MemberPartyState
Mark KellyDemocratAZ
Alex PadillaDemocratCA
Laphonza R. ButlerDemocratCA
John W. HickenlooperDemocratCO
Michael F. BennetDemocratCO
Christopher MurphyDemocratCT
Richard BlumenthalDemocratCT
Christopher A. CoonsDemocratDE
Thomas R. CarperDemocratDE
Jon OssoffDemocratGA
Raphael G. WarnockDemocratGA
Brian SchatzDemocratHI
Mazie K. HironoDemocratHI
Richard J. DurbinDemocratIL
Tammy DuckworthDemocratIL
Edward J. MarkeyDemocratMA
Elizabeth WarrenDemocratMA
Benjamin L. CardinDemocratMD
Chris Van HollenDemocratMD
Debbie StabenowDemocratMI
Gary C. PetersDemocratMI
Amy KlobucharDemocratMN
Tina SmithDemocratMN
Jon TesterDemocratMT
Jeanne ShaheenDemocratNH
Margaret Wood HassanDemocratNH
Cory A. BookerDemocratNJ
Robert MenendezDemocratNJ
Ben Ray LujánDemocratNM
Martin HeinrichDemocratNM
Catherine Cortez MastoDemocratNV
Jacky RosenDemocratNV
Charles E. SchumerDemocratNY
Kirsten E. GillibrandDemocratNY
Sherrod BrownDemocratOH
Jeff MerkleyDemocratOR
Ron WydenDemocratOR
John FettermanDemocratPA
Robert P. Casey, Jr.DemocratPA
Jack ReedDemocratRI
Sheldon WhitehouseDemocratRI
Mark R. WarnerDemocratVA
Tim KaineDemocratVA
Peter WelchDemocratVT
Maria CantwellDemocratWA
Patty MurrayDemocratWA
Tammy BaldwinDemocratWI
Kyrsten SinemaIndependentAZ
Angus S. King, Jr.IndependentME
Bernard SandersIndependentVT
Chuck GrassleyRepublicanIA
Joni ErnstRepublicanIA
Pete RickettsRepublicanNE

Not Voting4: 3 R · 1 I

MemberPartyState
Joe Manchin, IIIIndependentWV
Thom TillisRepublicanNC
Tim ScottRepublicanSC
Mike LeeRepublicanUT

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