Withhold support for government funding proposals that raise costs, jeopardize health care, or hurt New Jerseyans.

If they want to earn my vote, they cannot continue to put forward proposals that continue to raise our costs, jeopardize our health care, and hurt the people of my state.

Booker said future Republican funding proposals would need to avoid raising costs, jeopardizing health care, or hurting New Jerseyans to earn his vote.

Booker Statement on Vote to Keep Government Open, Protect New Jerseyans Health Care
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The Senate vote was on passage of H.R. 1968, a bill making further continuing appropriations and other extensions for FY2025. The bill passed 54-46. Booker (D-NJ) is listed as voting Nay.

Booker withheld support from a March 2025 government funding bill by voting no on final passage.

delivered same_term A for effort

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 119th Congress, 1st Session, Vote 133, H.R. 1968
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Congress.gov describes H.R. 1968 as providing continuing FY2025 appropriations for federal agencies for the remainder of FY2025, preventing a shutdown, and funding most programs at FY2024 levels with provisions that increase or decrease funding for various programs. It became Public Law 119-4 on March 15, 2025.

This establishes that the bill Booker opposed was a government funding proposal, though it became law despite his opposition.

partial same_term A for effort

Congress.gov: H.R.1968 - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
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The Senate vote was on passage, upon reconsideration, of H.R. 5371, a bill making continuing appropriations and extensions for FY2026. The bill failed 55-45 because it did not reach the required 60 votes. Booker (D-NJ) is listed as voting Nay.

Booker withheld support from the House-passed FY2026 continuing appropriations bill; the proposal failed at that stage.

delivered same_term A for effort

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 119th Congress, 1st Session, Vote 535, H.R. 5371
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The Senate vote was on passage of H.R. 5371, as amended, a bill making continuing appropriations and extensions for FY2026. The bill passed 60-40. Booker (D-NJ) is listed as voting Nay.

Booker again withheld support from the final FY2026 continuing appropriations package, although the bill passed without his vote.

delivered same_term A for effort

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 119th Congress, 1st Session, Vote 618, H.R. 5371 as amended
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Congress.gov states H.R. 5371 ended the government shutdown that began October 1, 2025, by providing FY2026 continuing appropriations for most federal agencies through January 30, 2026, and full-year appropriations for agriculture, military construction and veterans affairs, and legislative branch programs. It became Public Law 119-37 on November 12, 2025.

This confirms H.R. 5371 was a government funding measure; Booker's no votes are directly relevant to the promise to withhold support from objectionable funding proposals.

partial same_term A for effort

Congress.gov: H.R.5371 - Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026
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The Senate vote was on passage of H.R. 1, as amended, a reconciliation bill. The vote was 50-50, with the Vice President voting Yea, so the bill passed. Booker (D-NJ) is listed as voting Nay.

Booker withheld support from the 2025 reconciliation spending and tax package, a federal budget measure with health-care provisions.

delivered same_term A for effort

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 119th Congress, 1st Session, Vote 372, H.R. 1 as amended
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Congress.gov lists H.R. 1 as becoming Public Law 119-21 on July 4, 2025. Its summary includes a health subtitle with Medicaid provisions, including more frequent Medicaid redeterminations for expansion adults, restrictions on federal Medicaid and CHIP payments for some noncitizen categories, limits on Medicaid provider taxes, Medicaid work or community-service requirements, and cost-sharing requirements for some Medicaid expansion enrollees.

The official bill summary documents health-care and cost-sharing provisions in the budget reconciliation bill Booker opposed, supporting the relevance of his no vote to the promise's health-care and cost concerns.

delivered same_term A for effort

Congress.gov: H.R.1 - An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14
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