U.S. Representative · Georgia · District 13
Everton Blair Jr.
DemocratTerm through January 20273 tracked votes
3 votes total
- HR 4795Sep 3, 2026Passed ChamberNay
Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026
House vote · 237-169
Democrats33–167Republicans203–2Independents1–0Official title: H.R. 4795, Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026
What this does
This bill conditions two kinds of federal higher education funding on an institution's dealings with Israel, described in the text as a major strategic partner defined by cross reference to section 4 of Public Law 113-296. It amends the Higher Education Act's Title IV rules so that an institution is ineligible for federal student aid funds if it engages in a nonexpressive commercial boycott of Israel, meaning a business action, such as refusing to deal or ending business activity, that is intended to limit commercial relations with Israel and is not based on a valid business reason. Actions already covered by the existing exceptions in the Anti-Boycott Act of 2018 do not count. It separately amends Title VI so an institution participating in Title VI programs, such as international education and foreign language area studies grants, must certify every year, starting by July 31 after enactment, that it will let its own students and faculty take part in academic programs in Israel on the same terms as programs in other countries, and let students and faculty from Israeli institutions take part in its own programs on the same terms as those from other countries. An institution that misses the July 31 deadline becomes ineligible for Title VI funds for the following fiscal year, including funds it would otherwise have drawn from a grant awarded in an earlier year. The bill also adds a nonbinding sense of Congress that limiting academic cooperation with a major strategic partner does not serve the security, stability, and economic vitality of the United States.
Single subject. Both sections tie Higher Education Act funding eligibility to the same relationship, an institution's dealings with Israel. Section 2 bars Title IV student aid eligibility for a nonexpressive commercial boycott of Israel. Section 3 requires an annual certification for Title VI program eligibility that the institution does not restrict academic exchange with Israel, plus a nonbinding sense of Congress on the same subject. A single yes vote carries both provisions, which run through different titles of the Higher Education Act with different funding streams and different compliance triggers.
- HJRES 1Sep 2, 2026FailedNay
Nine-Justice Supreme Court Amendment
House vote · 212-206
Democrats1–205Republicans211–0Independents0–1Official title: H.J. Res. 1, a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices
What this does
This joint resolution would propose a constitutional amendment fixing the size of the Supreme Court of the United States at nine justices, one chief justice and eight associate justices. The amendment would become part of the Constitution only if ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states within seven years of its submission. It did not pass the House (vote 212-206).
A single-subject joint resolution proposing one constitutional amendment on the size of the Supreme Court. No unrelated provisions are attached.
- HR 1501Sep 2, 2026Passed ChamberNay
Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025
House vote · 218-201
Democrats7–201Republicans210–0Independents1–0What this does
This bill expands which mining projects qualify for the FAST Act's coordinated federal permitting review process, and blocks a proposed rule that would have gone the other way. It adds mining and mineral processing to the FAST Act's definition of a covered project, the designation that lets a project use the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council's streamlined review under Title 41. It also bars the Council from finalizing, implementing, administering, or enforcing a proposed rule from September 2023, titled Revising Scope of the Mining Sector of Projects That Are Eligible for Coverage Under Title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act, which addressed that same question of which mining sector projects qualify for the coverage.
Single subject. Both sections work on the same question, which mining projects qualify for FAST Act permitting coordination. Section 2 adds mining and mineral processing to the covered project definition, and Section 3 blocks the one proposed rule that would have revised eligibility for that same coverage. No unrelated rider carries a separate subject through this vote.