S1071-119 · 119th Congress
Signed into Law
Signed Dec 18, 2025National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, after notifying his next of kin. The VA must relinquish the remains to the next of kin or, if no next of kin responds to the notification, arrange for the disposition of the remains. Cota was interred prior to the enactment of regulations that would have barred his interment due to a 1975 rape conviction.
VOTE BREAKDOWN
Final passage · 526 politicians tracked
384
YEA
131
NAY
0
PRESENT
11
NOT VOTING
73% YEA25% NAY
BY PARTY
DEMOCRAT140 YEA · 110 NAY
55%
43%
REPUBLICAN242 YEA · 20 NAY
90%
INDEPENDENT2 YEA · 1 NAY
67%
33%
MONEY ON THIS BILL
Top donor industries among YEA voters vs NAY voters · lobbying activity in affected industries
⬆ YEA voters — top donor industries
- 1. Party & Leadership7983 pts
- 2. Single-Issue Advocacy4778 pts
- 3. Labor Unions2317 pts
⬇ NAY voters — top donor industries
- 1. Labor Unions2129 pts
- 2. Party & Leadership2046 pts
- 3. Single-Issue Advocacy1611 pts
◎ Lobbying activity by issue area
No bill-issue lobbying matches.
“Pts” = sum of per-member industry donation scores (% of total donations from that industry, summed across the group). Higher means that industry funds a larger share of contributions for that voting bloc.
INDIVIDUAL VOTES
Recorded positions for tracked politicians
SPONSORS
John Cornyn
R-TX · Primary
1 COSPONSOR
REPUBLICAN● 1 R
SPONSOR FUNDING
Top industries funding Cornyn
Party & Leadership