Every recorded vote of the 119th Congress in which the Clerk of the House lists this member, taken from their own per-vote records. Nothing is sampled and nothing is left out.
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What was said, and what was done
2026-07-16
TAKE CARE OF AMERICA'S VETERANS ACT
Remarkswhat was said on the floor, quoted and cited, with no reading of it written here
“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to oppose H.R. 9237, which, if we are being clear, cuts veterans' benefits. The President and my colleagues on the Republican side in Congress have no problem sending our men and women off to war, but the real measure of a nation is not just how it treats their servicemembers when they are on Active Duty.”
Remarks in the Congressional Record of July 16, 2026.
In plain English
They speak against H.R. 9237. They say the bill cuts veterans' benefits. They say the President and Republicans in Congress are willing to send service members to war. They say the true measure of a nation is not only how it treats service members while on active duty.
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Spoke and voted on this measure
H R 9237: On Motion to Recommit · Christian D. Menefee voted for (Yea)
Roll Call 249, 119th Congress, 2nd Session
The remarks and the vote are both on H.R. 9237 on this day. Christian D. Menefee voted Yea on on motion to recommit. The site records that they concern the same measure and has not read one against the other.
2026-06-09
NO AID FOR GHOST STUDENTS ACT OF 2026
Remarkswhat was said on the floor, quoted and cited, with no reading of it written here
“Mr. Speaker, I rise to oppose H.R. 7892, the so-called No Aid for Ghost Students Act. Think about a first-generation student who is applying with a FAFSA for the first time.”
Remarks in the Congressional Record of June 9, 2026.
In plain English
They speak against H.R. 7892, which is called the No Aid for Ghost Students Act. They ask people to think about a first generation student. They say that student is applying with a FAFSA for the first time.
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2026-06-09
PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 5408, FASTER LABOR CONTRACTS ACT
Remarkswhat was said on the floor, quoted and cited, with no reading of it written here
“Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the Faster Labor Contracts Act. Mr. Speaker, I am just astonished to hear my colleagues on the other side of the aisle argue that this bill was rushed when they failed to take it up in committee, when we all know that under their leadership, the committee has focused on attacking unions and attacking trans kids.”
Remarks in the Congressional Record of June 9, 2026.
In plain English
They speak in support of the Faster Labor Contracts Act. They say they are astonished by colleagues on the other side. They say those colleagues call the bill rushed. They say those same colleagues did not take it up in committee. They say the committee, under that leadership, has focused on attacking unions and trans kids.
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Spoke and voted on this measure
H R 5408: On Passage · Christian D. Menefee voted for (Yea)
Roll Call 216, 119th Congress, 2nd Session
The remarks and the vote are both on H.R. 5408 on this day. Christian D. Menefee voted Yea on on passage. The site records that they concern the same measure and has not read one against the other.
2026-06-04
PROTECT TRANS LIVES
Remarkswhat was said on the floor, quoted and cited, with no reading of it written here
“Mr. Speaker, June is Pride Month, a month celebrating the contributions of the LGBTQ community, but it also must be a month of speaking hard truths. Texas has more anti-trans murders than any other State in the Nation.”
Remarks in the Congressional Record of June 4, 2026.
In plain English
They say June is Pride Month. They say it celebrates what the LGBTQ community has given. They say it must also be a month for speaking hard truths. They say Texas has more anti-trans murders than any other state in the nation.
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2026-05-19
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Remarkswhat was said on the floor, quoted and cited, with no reading of it written here
“Mr. Speaker, grocery prices are up. Gas prices are up. Families across this country are choosing between rent and food. What does this administration do? They just created a $1.7 billion fund, not for working people, but for the President's people.”
Remarks in the Congressional Record of May 19, 2026.
In plain English
They say grocery prices are up. They say gas prices are up. They say families across the country must choose between paying rent and buying food. They say this administration created a fund of $1.7 billion. They say that money is not for working people, but for the President's people.
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2026-05-15
SAFE FIREARM STORAGE
Remarkswhat was said on the floor, quoted and cited, with no reading of it written here
“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to introduce the Kimberly Vaughan Firearm Safe Storage Act. Eight years ago, Kimberly was a student at a Texas high school, and she and several of her classmates and teachers were murdered by a student who brought his parents' gun to school because it was not properly secured.”
Remarks in the Congressional Record of May 15, 2026.
In plain English
A speaker introduces a bill. It is called the Kimberly Vaughan Firearm Safe Storage Act. They say Kimberly was a student at a Texas high school eight years ago. They say a student brought his parents' gun to school and killed her, other students, and teachers. They say the gun was not locked up safely.
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2026-05-14
KEEPING VIOLENT OFFENDERS OFF OUR STREETS ACT OF 2025
Remarkswhat was said on the floor, quoted and cited, with no reading of it written here
“Mr. Speaker, I want to be very clear about what this bill is. This is part of a greater effort to ensure that we have cash bail systems throughout this country, which would keep rich people on the streets, even if they are violent criminals, and would have poor people locked behind bars because they don't have the money.”
Remarks in the Congressional Record of May 14, 2026.
In plain English
The speaker says they want to be clear about what this bill is. They say it is part of a larger push for cash bail systems across the country. They say such systems would let rich people stay free, even violent ones. They say poor people would stay locked up because they lack the money.
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2026-05-14
KEEPING VIOLENT OFFENDERS OFF OUR STREETS ACT OF 2025
Remarkswhat was said on the floor, quoted and cited, with no reading of it written here
“Mr. Speaker, I was proud to defend that consent decree. Let's be clear about what this is. If somebody is a threat to the community, they should be in jail, regardless of whether they have a billion dollars or a thousand dollars.”
Remarks in the Congressional Record of May 14, 2026.
In plain English
They say they were proud to defend that consent decree. They want to be clear about what it is. They say anyone who is a threat to the community should be in jail. They say this should be true whether the person has a billion dollars or a thousand dollars.
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2026-05-13
DIRECTING THE PRESIDENT, PURSUANT TO SECTION 5(C) OF THE WAR POWERS RESOLUTION, TO REMOVE THE UNITED STATES AR
Remarkswhat was said on the floor, quoted and cited, with no reading of it written here
“Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from New York for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of this resolution to bring an end to the President's war in Iran.”
Remarks in the Congressional Record of May 13, 2026.
In plain English
They thank a colleague from New York for giving them time to speak. They say they support this resolution. They say the resolution would end what they call the President's war in Iran.
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2026-05-12
ANOTHER BLIGHT ON AMERICAN HISTORY
Remarkswhat was said on the floor, quoted and cited, with no reading of it written here
“Mr. Speaker, I rise today because the right to vote is under grave attack. The Supreme Court opened the door, and Republican officials throughout the South are running straight through it.”
Remarks in the Congressional Record of May 12, 2026.
In plain English
They say the right to vote is under serious attack. They say the Supreme Court opened the door to this. They say Republican officials across the South are moving right through that door.
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2026-04-23
COMMEMORATING 160TH ANNIVERSARY OF ANTIOCH MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
Remarkswhat was said on the floor, quoted and cited, with no reading of it written here
“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and commemorate the 160th Anniversary of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. Mr. Speaker, 160 years ago, formerly enslaved persons got together along Buffalo Bayou with nothing but faith and freedom.”
Remarks in the Congressional Record of April 23, 2026.
In plain English
They speak to honor Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. The church is 160 years old. They say people who had been enslaved started it. They say those people met along Buffalo Bayou. They say the people had only faith and freedom.
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2026-04-21
2027 PRESIDENTIAL BUDGET REQUEST WILL MAKE LIFE HARDER
Remarkswhat was said on the floor, quoted and cited, with no reading of it written here
“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to oppose President Trump's budget. A budget is a statement of values, and this one shows what President Trump cares about: his senseless war first and American families last.”
Remarks in the Congressional Record of April 21, 2026.
In plain English
They speak against President Trump's budget. They say a budget shows what a person values. They say this budget shows the President cares first about what they call his senseless war. They say it puts American families last.
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Where the words are
The Congressional Record marks Christian D. Menefee as speaking in
22 items of business across 18 sitting days of this
Congress. 12 statements indexed here so far.
That count is where to look, not how much was said. Most appearances are procedural: a
yield of time, a request to revise and extend, a call for the yeas and nays.
It is also a floor and not a total. The count comes from the Record's own metadata, which
tags who spoke in each item of business, and that tagging is not complete: checking the text
turns up passages by members the metadata does not tag at all. A member may have said more
than this says.
The eight most recent, each linking to that day's Record at govinfo.
Every recorded vote
All 234 recorded votes of the 119th Congress in
which the Clerk of the House lists
Christian D. Menefee, newest first. The most recent 25 are below and the rest load on
request. Each roll number links to the official record of that vote.
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036
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What this covers
Up to 12 of this member's most recent floor remarks, taken verbatim from the Congressional Record with the page each is printed on. Procedural turns are left out: yielding time, reserving time, moving to suspend the rules.
Not covered.
Everything else this member said. The page says how many items of business they are marked as speaking in.
Any reading of the remarks. Where a vote is shown beside them it is because both are on the same measure that day, which is a fact about the two records and not a judgment.
A vote shown against remarks means the member spoke on that measure and voted on it the same day. It is not a claim that the words and the vote agree or disagree.
