On June 12, 2025, Bryan Steil, the House member for Wisconsin's 1st District, voted for the House Rescissions Act, which passed 214 to 212, so his vote was one it could not lose. On July 18 he voted for the rule that completed the final law, which canceled roughly $8 billion for foreign assistance programs.
Steil 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. In June 2026 the Wisconsin congressman voted against the Ukraine Support Act, which would continue U.S. military support that a majority of Americans backed in an April 2026 poll.
Bryan Steil's Votes on Foreign Aid, Venezuela and Ukraine
- Steil Cast One of the Votes the House Needed to Pass the Foreign-Aid Rescission, in June 2025. On June 12, 2025, Bryan Steil voted for the Rescissions Act, H.R. 4, which passed 214 to 212, so a switch by him alone would have tied it, and a tie fails. On July 18, 2025, Steil 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. 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.
- Steil Voted Three Times Against Stopping the Boat Strikes and Military Action Against Venezuela. On December 17, 2025, Steil 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, he voted against a resolution to remove U.S. forces from Venezuela; it failed on a 215 to 215 tie, so had he voted yes it would have passed. InSight Crime counted 238 people killed in 79 strikes on boats by October 5, 2026; by May 28, 2026 the AP had reported that the dead included "at least 22 people who had survived an initial strike only to be hit again or die at sea" (AP via MyNorthwest). In the Caracas raid, "Cuba says 32 Cuban fighters killed in US raids on Venezuela".
- Steil Voted Against the Ukraine Support Act in June 2026. On June 4, 2026, Steil 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 extend the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. It passed the House 226 to 195 and on July 20, 2026 was placed on the Senate calendar. His 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".
Frequently Asked Questions About Bryan Steil on Foreign policy
What is Bryan Steil's record on foreign policy under Trump?
Bryan Steil, the Wisconsin Republican who represents the 1st District, voted for the 2025 Rescissions Act in a House version that passed 214 to 212, and for the final law that canceled about $8 billion in foreign aid. He 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 Bryan Steil vote on the Ukraine Support Act?
Bryan Steil voted no on the Ukraine Support Act on June 4, 2026, after also voting no on the June 3 discharge motion. The bill passed 226 to 195 and has sat on the Senate calendar since July 2026, while most Americans in an April 2026 Economist/YouGov poll backed the same or more military support for Ukraine.
Did Bryan Steil vote to stop the military strikes on boats and Venezuela?
No. Bryan Steil 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 his vote would have passed it. The January vote came after the raid on Caracas, in which Cuba reported that 32 of its fighters died.
Last updated: 2026-10-26