Here's how North Carolina members of Congress voted during the week ending Feb. 6.

Along with roll call votes this week, the House also passed these measures: the Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act (H.R. 836), to require the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, and the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an evaluation with respect to the use of the container aerial firefighting system; the Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act (H.R. 226), to take certain federal lands in Tennessee into trust for the benefit of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; the 9/11 Memorial and Museum Act (H.R. 835), to provide a one-time grant for the operation, security, and maintenance of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center.

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The Senate also passed a resolution (S. Res. 64), honoring the memory of the victims of the tragic mid-air collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and United States Army Aviation Brigade Priority Air Transport 25 on January 29.

House votes

NUTRIA CONTROL: The House has passed the Nutria Eradication and Control Reauthorization Act (H.R. 776), sponsored by Rep. Josh Harder, D-Calif., to reauthorize through fiscal 2030 federal nutria programs. Harder said nutria infestations "are destroying our levees, harming local farmland, and infecting our very drinking water." The vote, on Feb. 4, was 361 yeas to 56 nays.

  • NAYS: Harrigan R-NC (10th), Foxx R-NC (5th), Harris (NC) R-NC (8th), Knott R-NC (13th)
    • YEAS: Hudson R-NC (9th), Murphy R-NC (3rd), Rouzer R-NC (7th), Adams D-NC (12th), McDowell R-NC (6th), Ross D-NC (2nd), Edwards R-NC (11th), Davis (NC) D-NC (1st), Foushee D-NC (4th), Moore (NC) R-NC (14th)

      REGULATING FENTANYL-LIKE DRUGS: The House has passed the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act (H.R. 27), sponsored by Rep. H. Morgan Griffith, R-Va., to register fentanyl-related substances as schedule I controlled substances, with no medical value, a high danger of being abused, and with accordingly strict legal penalties. Griffith said making the schedule I classification "removes the incentive for the cartels to traffic these analogues or fentanyl-related substance drugs into our country." A bill opponent, Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., said it was too limited, and called for a broader public health approach that addresses "prevention, treatment, and recovery to help stop overdose deaths." The vote, on Feb. 6, was 312 yeas to 108 nays.

      • YEAS: Harrigan R-NC (10th), Foxx R-NC (5th), Hudson R-NC (9th), Murphy R-NC (3rd), Rouzer R-NC (7th), Harris (NC) R-NC (8th), McDowell R-NC (6th), Ross D-NC (2nd), Edwards R-NC (11th), Knott R-NC (13th), Davis (NC) D-NC (1st), Moore (NC) R-NC (14th)
        • NAYS: Adams D-NC (12th), Foushee D-NC (4th)

          Senate votes

          ENERGY SECRETARY: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Christopher Wright to be Energy Secretary. Wright has been the founder and CEO of Liberty Energy, an oil and natural gas drilling service company, since 2011; he was also on the board of a Federal Reserve Bank regional branch from 2020 to 2024. A supporter, Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, said that if confirmed, Wright would put the Energy Department "back to work on prioritizing energy abundance, technological innovation, and exports that strengthen our position on the global stage rather than weaken it." The vote, on Feb. 3, was 59 yeas to 38 nays.

          • YEAS: Tillis R-NC, Budd R-NC

            VETERANS AFFAIRS: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Doug Collins to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Collins was a member of the House, representing a Georgia district, from 2013 through 2020; he has been in the Air Force Reserve since 2002. A supporter, Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, said Collins "knows firsthand service in the uniform, and he knows the benefits and challenges that veterans face and the challenges their families face." The vote, on Feb. 4, was 77 yeas to 23 nays.

            • YEAS: Tillis R-NC, Budd R-NC

              ATTORNEY GENERAL: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Pam Bondi to be Attorney General. Bondi was Florida's attorney general from 2011 through 2018, and previously was a county-level prosecutor. Since 2019, she has been a lobbyist, consultant, and most recently an official at the America First Policy Institute. A supporter, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, called Bondi "ready and able to serve our country, and she will work with President Trump to restore faith in the Justice Department." An opponent, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said: "It appears that she is prepared to break with bipartisan tradition when it comes to a nonpartisan Department of Justice." The vote, on Feb. 4, was 54 yeas to 46 nays.

              • YEAS: Tillis R-NC, Budd R-NC

                HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Eric Turner to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Turner was a National Football League player for nine years; he was a Texas state representative for four years, head of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council during the first Trump administration, and most recently was at the America First Policy Institute. A supporter, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said Turner would help "support long-term housing and revitalization policies to keep our communities, our states, and our nation strong." The vote, on Feb. 5, was 55 yeas to 44 nays.

                • YEAS: Tillis R-NC, Budd R-NC

                  OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Russell Vought to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Vought, a longtime aide to Republicans in Congress, directed the OMB from early 2019 to the end of Donald Trump's first term, then was president of the Center for Renewing America from 2021 to this January. A supporter, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said: "In addition to reining in spending, Mr. Vought understands the need to cut red tape." An opponent, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said: "The future of our hospitals and schools and food banks should not be in the hands of an ideologue who substitutes the rule of law for his own ultraright ideology." The vote, on Feb. 6, was 53 yeas to 47 nays.

                  • YEAS: Tillis R-NC, Budd R-NC

                    Here's how North Carolina members of Congress voted during the week ending Jan. 30.

                    House votes

                    There were no key votes in the House during the week ending Jan. 30.

                    Senate votes

                    DEFENSE SECRETARY: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Pete Hegseth to be Defense Secretary. Hegseth has been a Fox News tv host for the past three years; he was a National Guard soldier for 14 years previously, with deployments to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. A supporter, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, pointed to Hegseth's commitment to resolve "the lack of internal controls, price gouging, and the mismanagement of the taxpayer dollars" at the Defense Department. An opponent, Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., said Hegseth "has disparaged military personnel with racist and sexist comments, he has derided diversity in the ranks, and he has openly opposed women in combat roles." The vote, on Jan. 24, was 50 yeas to 50 nays, with Vice President J.D. Vance casting a 51st yea vote.

                    • YEAS: Tillis R-NC, Budd R-NC

                      HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Kristi Noem to be Secretary of the Homeland Security Department. Noem had been South Dakota's governor since 2019, and previously was a member of the House for eight years. A supporter, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., called Noem a decisive, committed leader who "brings both experience and commitment to her new role." An opponent, Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., said at her confirmation hearing, Noem "repeatedly made false claims about undocumented immigrants. Under oath, she repeated lies that misrepresent noncitizens as security threats." The vote, on Jan. 25, was 59 yeas to 34 nays.

                      • YEAS: Tillis R-NC, Budd R-NC

                        TREASURY SECRETARY: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Scott Bessent to be Treasury Secretary. Bessent had been CEO of the Key Square Group investment group for the past nine years, for most of which time he was also a trustee at Rockefeller University. A supporter, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said Bessent "brings a wealth of private sector experience in the economy and markets to his new role, as well as a concern for the needs of working Americans." An opponent, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., called Bessent "an advocate for deregulating Wall Street and letting big banks load up on risk" who also had "no demonstrated track record of fighting to make life better or more affordable for working people." The vote, on Jan. 27, was 68 yeas to 29 nays.

                        • YEAS: Tillis R-NC, Budd R-NC

                          TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Sean Duffy to be Transportation Secretary. A member of the House, representing a Wisconsin district, from 2011 to 2019, Duffy has since been a consultant and a Fox News tv host. A supporter, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., cited Duffy's "proven track record of working with Republicans and Democrats to deliver good infrastructure for the people." The vote, on Jan. 28, was 77 yeas to 22 nays.

                          • YEAS: Tillis R-NC, Budd R-NC

                            INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT: The Senate has rejected a cloture motion to proceed to consideration of the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act (H.R. 23), sponsored by Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas. The bill would have required sanctions against foreigners who have helped the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest or prosecute U.S. residents or citizens of U.S. allies that have not consented to ICC jurisdiction over them. A supporter, Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, said: "We will not cede jurisdiction over our citizens to such a corrupt and blatantly inequitable institution as the ICC." An opponent, Sen. Margaret Hassan, D-N.H., said the bill's sanctions "will make it almost impossible for the United States to engage the court on other issues in our national interest, whether that is prosecuting the atrocities in Sudan or human rights abuses by the Taliban or in Venezuela or Russia's war crimes against Ukraine." The vote, on Jan. 28, was 54 yeas to 45 nays, with a three-fifths majority required for approval.

                            • YEAS: Tillis R-NC, Budd R-NC

                              EPA ADMINISTRATOR: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Lee Zeldin to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Zeldin was a member of the House, representing a New York district, from 2015 through 2022, after four years in the New York legislature. For the past two years he has been a consultant, and a director of several non-profit groups. A supporter, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., said Zeldin would return the EPA "to its original mission of protecting America's air, water, and land without, as he puts it, suffocating the economy." An opponent, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., said Zeldin would not "be truthful and factual and support and defend our environment and our safety from climate change." The vote, on Jan. 29, was 56 yeas to 42 nays.

                              • YEAS: Tillis R-NC, Budd R-NC

                                INTERIOR SECRETARY: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Doug Burgum to be Interior Secretary. Burgum had been the governor of North Dakota from late 2016 to late 2024; additionally, he is a business owner, investor, and was CEO of Great Plains Software, which was purchased by Microsoft in 2001. A supporter, Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, said Burgum "has spent his entire career bringing people together to solve problems. He has earned the trust of tribes, of businesses, conservationists, and working families alike." The vote, on Jan. 30, was 79 yeas to 18 nays.

                                • YEAS: Tillis R-NC, Budd R-NC