How has Abigail Spanberger voted on federal spending bills and appropriations in 2023?
Executive summary
Public records show Abigail Spanberger participated in multiple 2023 votes tied to the 118th Congress’s spending and appropriations cycle, including roll calls tied to FY2024 measures and procedural House consideration votes, but a comprehensive, line-by-line list of every appropriations roll call by her in 2023 is not contained in the provided reporting [1] [2]. Interest-group scorecards paint a consistent partisan pattern: strong alignment with labor and many Democratic spending priorities and poor scores from conservative governing groups [3] [4].
1. The spending landscape Spanberger voted in — what was at stake in 2023
The 118th Congress (which covers Jan. 3, 2023–Jan. 3, 2025) included the FY2024 appropriations cycle, the National Defense Authorization Act and numerous amendments and procedural motions that shaped final spending outcomes; House websites and trackers list many of these as high-profile roll calls during 2023 that members, including Spanberger, were recorded on (Congress’ timeline and GovTrack’s coverage of House consideration votes) [1] [2].
2. Concrete roll-call evidence and what the sources show
Available public roll-call references tie Spanberger to specific votes in 2023—for example, a Clerk of the House roll call (cited by Ballotpedia) is listed for December 14, 2023, during the 118th Congress, which corresponds to major late-year spending and authorization actions members faced [1]. GovTrack lists Spanberger’s participation in House consideration resolutions and procedural measures during 2023, showing she was present for multiple consideration votes connected to bills that carried spending implications [2]. The Library of Congress member page records the bills she sponsored during the 118th Congress but does not itself enumerate every appropriations vote she cast [5].
3. Vote-level tracking by advocacy groups: corroboration and limits
Policy and advocacy trackers recorded votes on FY2024 international and foreign‑operations spending that were salient in 2023; Foreign Policy for America documents House amendment votes to the FY2024 State/Foreign Operations bill and notes the outcomes and the organization’s scoring of those who opposed cuts to certain international accounts [6]. Those trackers confirm Spanberger was part of the cohort of House Democrats navigating foreign‑assistance amendments and larger appropriations packages in 2023, but the excerpted material supplied does not provide a full, vote-by-vote ledger showing how she voted on every amendment or line item [6].
4. How interest-group scorecards summarize her spending-aligned posture in 2023
Interest‑group scorecards present a consistent narrative: labor and progressive organizations rated Spanberger highly for 2023 voting, indicating alignment with spending positions favored by unions and many Democrats—AFL‑CIO’s scorecard shows she voted “with working people” 90% of the time for 2023 [3]. By contrast, conservative scorekeepers gave her low marks in the 118th Congress, signaling opposition from limited‑government and conservative fiscal advocates to many of her votes or priorities (Heritage Action’s low scorecard ratings) [4]. These scores are broad proxies rather than specific appropriations roll‑call lists, but they corroborate a pattern of Spanberger generally supporting Democratic spending and appropriations outcomes in 2023.
5. What can be concluded — and what remains unverified in the reporting
The reporting supplied confirms that Spanberger was an active participant in 2023 House consideration of spending and appropriations legislation—appearing on roll calls and being tracked by policy groups—but does not include a complete, annotated list of every appropriations roll call vote she cast that year [1] [2] [6]. Available scorecards indicate she generally voted with labor and Democratic spending priorities and was scored poorly by conservative fiscal groups [3] [4]. A definitive, line‑by‑line accounting of each appropriations vote (e.g., every subcommittee amendment, each continuing resolution or conference agreement in 2023) would require consulting the Clerk’s official roll‑call database or a full Congressional roll‑call export not included among the provided sources [1].