On June 12, 2025, Ashley Hinson of Iowa voted for the House Rescissions Act, which passed 214 to 212, so her vote was one it could not lose; that version included a $400 million cut to the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief that the Senate removed. On July 18 she voted for the rule that completed the final law, which canceled roughly $8 billion for foreign assistance programs. She had urged colleagues on the House floor to pass the bill.
Hinson voted three times against House resolutions to stop the U.S. boat strikes and military action against Venezuela; the last, after the raid on Caracas, failed on a 215-215 tie. The strikes have killed 238 people as of October 2026. In June 2026 the northeast Iowa congresswoman voted against the Ukraine Support Act, which would continue U.S. military support that a majority of Americans backed in an April 2026 poll.
Ashley Hinson's Votes and Statements on Foreign Aid, Venezuela and Ukraine
- Hinson Cast One of the Votes the House Needed to Pass the Foreign-Aid Rescission, in a Version That Cut AIDS Relief. On June 12, 2025, Ashley Hinson voted for the Rescissions Act, H.R. 4, which passed 214 to 212, so a switch by her alone would have tied it, and a tie fails. On July 18, 2025, Hinson voted for H.Res. 590, the rule under which the House was deemed to have concurred in the Senate amendment, sending the final law to the President, and it passed 216 to 213. The final law targeted roughly $8 billion for foreign assistance programs, and PATH, a global health nonprofit, said it ended up rescinding $500 million in global health funding.
- Hinson Voted Three Times Against Stopping the Boat Strikes and Military Action Against Venezuela. On December 17, 2025, Hinson voted no on resolutions to remove U.S. forces from hostilities with presidentially designated terrorist organizations in the Western Hemisphere, the boat strikes, which failed 210 to 216, and within or against Venezuela, which failed 211 to 213. On January 22, 2026, after the January 3 raid on Caracas, she voted against a resolution to remove U.S. forces from Venezuela; it failed on a 215 to 215 tie, so had she voted yes it would have passed. InSight Crime counted 238 people killed in 79 strikes on boats by October 5, 2026, including at least 22 people who had survived an initial strike only to be hit again or die at sea, the AP reported. In the Caracas raid, Cuba says 32 Cuban fighters killed in US raids on Venezuela.
- Hinson Voted Against the Ukraine Support Act in June 2026. On June 4, 2026, Hinson voted no on H.R. 2913, the Ukraine Support Act, after voting against the motion to discharge that brought it to the floor and the rule for debating it. The bill would give the President lend-lease authority to supply Ukraine and provide for the Extension of Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. It passed the House 226 to 195 and was Read the second time and placed on the calendar in the Senate on July 20, 2026. Her vote ran against most Americans: in April 2026 the Economist/YouGov poll found majority support for providing Ukraine with the same or increased military support.
- Hinson Urged the House to Pass the Rescissions Package. In House floor remarks her office released on June 13, 2025, Hinson said, "President Trump's rescissions package cuts $9.4 billion dollars," and closed, "I urge my colleagues to join me in passing his bill". The bill she urged the House to pass included a $400 million cut to AIDS relief, and the Senate later voted to Nix a $400 million cut to the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) before the final law passed.
What Ashley Hinson's Foreign Policy Votes Have Cost Abroad and at the State Department
- Global health. The rescission law canceled $500 million in global health funding, money that paid for disease programs abroad, according to PATH.
- Diplomats. In July 2025 more than 1,350 employees, including foreign services officers were laid off from the State Department, which had absorbed the programs of the shuttered U.S. Agency for International Development (NPR).
Frequently Asked Questions About Ashley Hinson on Foreign policy
What is Ashley Hinson's record on foreign policy under Trump?
Ashley Hinson, the Iowa Republican running for the Senate, voted for the 2025 Rescissions Act in a House version that passed 214 to 212 and included a cut to AIDS relief, and for the final law that canceled about $8 billion in foreign aid. She voted three times against stopping the boat strikes and military action against Venezuela, including a resolution that failed on a 215-215 tie, and in June 2026 against the Ukraine Support Act.
How did Ashley Hinson vote on the Ukraine Support Act?
Ashley Hinson voted no on the Ukraine Support Act on June 4, 2026, and no on the motion to discharge that brought it to the floor. The bill passed 226 to 195, and it would give the President lend-lease authority to supply Ukraine; it has been placed on the calendar in the Senate since July 2026.
Did Ashley Hinson vote to stop the military strikes on boats and Venezuela?
No. Ashley Hinson voted against all three House war powers resolutions on the boat strikes and Venezuela, on December 17, 2025 and January 22, 2026; the last failed on a tie, so her vote would have passed it. Among the dead are at least 22 people who had survived an initial strike and were then hit again or died at sea.
Did Ashley Hinson support cutting foreign aid?
Yes. Ashley Hinson told the House the rescissions package "cuts $9.4 billion dollars" and urged colleagues to pass it, then voted for it on June 12, 2025 and for the final version on July 18, 2025, which canceled roughly $8 billion for foreign assistance programs.
Last updated: 2026-10-25