How They Voted: Colorado congressional votes for Dec. 12-18, 2025
Boebert sponsored the gray wolf measure and is listed among the yeas on several House bills.
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The roundup supplies precise vote tallies, dates, bill descriptions and attributed comments, sometimes presenting supporters and opponents. Many measures receive no opposing perspective or independent context, and the article does not identify underlying records.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The roundup includes opposing statements on several contentious bills and reports the votes, but many measures are described without competing views or broader context.
- Counterarguments presented — Supporters and opponents are quoted on several measures, including pipeline reviews and health policy.
- Source diversity — The main perspectives come from lawmakers involved in the votes.
- Omitted context — Many measures receive a brief description without outside analysis or a second perspective.
- Loaded language — Charged language appears in attributed quotations rather than the article’s own narration.
The article presents a sequence of votes and attributed arguments in a largely matter-of-fact style. It does not use evident partisan language in its own narration.
- Language tone — The narration is mostly procedural and descriptive.
- Source selection — Supporters’ and opponents’ statements appear for several featured measures, without an evident partisan pattern in the narration.
- Framing — The article is organized as a vote roundup rather than an argument for a political position.
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A weekly roundup reports Colorado members’ votes on House and Senate measures from Dec. 12 through Dec. 18, 2025. Rep. Lauren Boebert sponsored a bill concerning gray wolf protections and was recorded voting on numerous measures.
The roundup describes House votes on bills concerning pipelines, immigration, energy, health care, gender-related medical care for minors, environmental reviews, mining and wildlife. It identifies Boebert as the sponsor of the Pet and Livestock Protection Act, which the House passed on Dec. 18, and lists her among the yeas. The article also reports votes by Colorado’s House members on other measures.
The Senate section covers a defense authorization measure, nominations and a resolution concerning Health and Human Services rulemaking. It reports that the Senate confirmed Jared Isaacman as NASA administrator and rejected a resolution sponsored by Angus King; the roundup gives lawmakers’ arguments on several measures and the vote tallies.
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SWIPE →Colorado representative and sponsor of the Pet and Livestock Protection Act
Representative and sponsor of a resolution on military action against designated terrorist groups
Colorado senator listed in the Senate vote tallies
Representative and sponsor of the Kayla Hamilton Act
Colorado representative listed in the vote tallies
Colorado representative listed in the vote tallies
Representative and sponsor of the Power Plant Reliability Act
Senate majority leader and sponsor of a measure approving executive nominees en bloc
Colorado representative listed in the vote tallies
Colorado representative listed in the vote tallies
Colorado senator listed in the Senate vote tallies
Representative and sponsor of the Do No Harm in Medicaid Act
Representative and sponsor of the Protect Children’s Innocence Act
Representative and sponsor of the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act
Representative and sponsor of the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act
Colorado representative listed in the vote tallies
Representative and opponent of resolutions restricting presidential military action
Representative and sponsor of a resolution concerning U.S. combat activity against Venezuela
Senator and opponent of King’s resolution
Senator and opponent of Jared Isaacman’s nomination
Senator and supporter of Jared Isaacman’s nomination
Representative and sponsor of the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act
Representative and opponent of the Protect Children’s Innocence Act
Representative and sponsor of the pipeline-review bill; supporter of the Congressional Award Program
Representative and opponent of energy bills
Representative and sponsor of the Reliable Power Act
Representative and opponent of the Kayla Hamilton Act
Representative and supporter of the Power Plant Reliability Act
Colorado representative listed in the vote tallies
Senator and sponsor of the National Defense Authorization Act
Senator and sponsor of the Congressional Award Program reauthorization
Representative and opponent of the pipeline and health insurance bills
Colorado representative listed in the vote tallies
Senator and sponsor of a resolution on HHS rulemaking procedures
+15 MORESHOW FEWER
House Bill · H.R. 4371Kayla Hamilton ActBoebert voted Yes · Passage · Dec 16, 2025House Bill · H.R. 5457Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets ActSenate Bill · S. 222Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025Senate Bill · S. 355FDA Modernization Act 3.0Senate Bill · S. 550A bill to provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes.Senate Bill · S. 612A bill to amend the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act to authorize grants to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations, and for other purposes.Senate Bill · S. 1071National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026Boebert voted No · Passage · Dec 10, 2025Senate Bill · S. 3021ENFORCE ActHouse Simple Resolution · H.Res. 923A resolution honoring the service and sacrifice of United States Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom and United States Air Force Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolfe, who were tragically shot in Washington, D.C., in a targeted assault against United States service members on November 26, 2025.House vote · Roll call 362 · Dec 18, 2025HR 498: Do No Harm in Medicaid ActPassage · Passed · 215–201Boebert voted YesHouse vote · Roll call 360 · Dec 18, 2025HR 845: Pet and Livestock Protection ActPassage · Passed · 211–204Boebert voted YesHouse vote · Roll call 358 · Dec 18, 2025HR 1366: Mining Regulatory Clarity ActPassage · Passed · 219–198Boebert voted YesHouse vote · Roll call 356 · Dec 18, 2025HR 4776: SPEED ActPassage · Passed · 221–196Boebert voted YesNomination · PN645-2Douglas Weaver, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2026Nomination · PN650Jared Isaacman, of Pennsylvania, to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationDiscussion · 0
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