Pablo José Hernández

How Hernández Rivera has voted on the DNA Scan’s statements

Some of the statements in the DNA Scan have come to a recorded floor vote in Congress. Below are Hernández Rivera’s votes on them from 2023 to 2026: what each measure did, which way a yea pointed, and the official roll call. The other statements haven’t come to a direct vote, so we don’t guess where Hernández Rivera stands on them.

• “Government should be reduced to the absolute minimum, or eliminated entirely.”0 of 3 votes agreed with it

  1. Voted nayH.R. 8595Jul 15, 2026

     Amendment to the FY2027 national security and State Department appropriations bill to eliminate funding for the Fulbright Program; a yea removes funding for a federal program, toward the statement.

     House failed · Republicans 79-137 · Democrats 0-211Roll callMeasure

  2. Voted nayH.R. 4553Sep 4, 2025

     Amendment to the FY2026 Energy and Water appropriations bill to reduce unobligated funds from top-line accounts by $37,353,345,385.09; a yea reduces federal spending, toward the statement.

     House failed · Republicans 76-141 · Democrats 0-210Roll callMeasure

  3. Voted nayH.R. 4553Sep 4, 2025

     Amendment to the FY2026 Energy and Water appropriations bill to strike all funding for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; a yea removes funding for a federal office, toward the statement.

     House failed · Republicans 127-88 · Democrats 0-209Roll callMeasure

• “We have strong moral obligations to people in other countries, not just our own citizens.”3 of 3 votes agreed with it

  1. Voted nayH.R. 3838Sep 10, 2025

     Amendment 23 to the FY2026 NDAA strikes funding for the Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid program; a yea removes aid to people abroad, which corresponds to disagreeing.

     House failed · Republicans 60-159 · Democrats 0-211Roll callMeasure

  2. Voted nayH.R. 4016Jul 18, 2025

     Amendment 111 to the FY2026 Defense appropriations bill reduces Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid funding to the administration's request and transfers the savings to the Spending Reduction Account; a yea reduces aid to people abroad, which corresponds to disagreeing.

     House failed · Republicans 63-153 · Democrats 0-212Roll callMeasure

  3. Voted nayH.R. 4016Jul 18, 2025

     Amendment 113 to the FY2026 Defense appropriations bill strikes funding for HIV prevention educational activities in foreign countries; a yea removes health aid to people abroad, which corresponds to disagreeing.

     House failed · Republicans 104-114 · Democrats 0-212Roll callMeasure

• “The United States should strongly support Israel, including with military aid.”1 of 2 votes agreed with it

  1. Voted yeaH.R. 8595Jul 15, 2026

     Amendment 8 to the FY2027 National Security, Department of State appropriations bill (H.R. 8595) prohibits funds appropriated by the Act from being used for Israel and reduces the Foreign Military Financing Program account by $3,300,000,000; a yea ends funding for Israel under the bill, including military financing, disagreeing with the statement.

     House failed · Republicans 1-215 · Democrats 103-99Roll callMeasure

  2. Voted nayH.R. 4016Jul 18, 2025

     Amendment 114 to the FY2026 Department of Defense Appropriations Act (H.R. 4016) strikes funding for the Israeli Cooperative Programs; a yea removes that funding, disagreeing with the statement.

     House failed · Republicans 2-215 · Democrats 4-207Roll callMeasure

Which votes count, and why, is set out in advance and applied to every member the same way: how we match votes to the Scan. Democrats’ tallies include independents who caucus with them.