THREE VOTES TO PROTECT CHILDREN. FIGURES VOTED NO EVERY TIME.
Between December 16 and December 18, 2025, the House passed three bills to protect children: one against child trafficking, one against genital mutilation and chemical castration of minors, and one barring Medicaid funding for gender transition procedures for minors.
Shomari Figures voted no on all three.
Alabama's five Republicans, Robert Aderholt, Barry Moore, Gary Palmer, Mike Rogers and Dale Strong, voted yes on all three.
THE THREE VOTES
Roll Call 340, December 16, 2025: H.R. 4371, the Kayla Hamilton Act, a measure to amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 and the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance efforts to combat the trafficking of children. Passed 225 to 201. Seven Democrats voted yes. Shomari Figures voted no.
Roll Call 351, December 17, 2025: H.R. 3492, the Protect Children's Innocence Act, a measure to amend section 116 of title 18, United States Code, with respect to genital and bodily mutilation and chemical castration of minors. Passed 216 to 211. Three Democrats voted yes. Shomari Figures voted no.
Roll Call 362, December 18, 2025: H.R. 498, the Do No Harm in Medicaid Act, a measure to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit Federal Medicaid funding for gender transition procedures for minors. Passed 215 to 201. Four Democrats voted yes. Shomari Figures voted no.
THREE FOR THREE
A bill to combat the trafficking of children. A ban on genital and bodily mutilation and chemical castration of minors. A ban on Medicaid funding for gender transition procedures for minors. Three different bills, one answer from our congressman every time.
Robert Aderholt, Barry Moore, Gary Palmer, Mike Rogers and Dale Strong voted yes on every one.
President Trump rallied in Mobile for Rhett Marques against this same congressman.
WHAT THE RECORD COVERS
Roll Call 340, H.R. 4371, December 16, 2025. Source: clerk.house.gov.
Roll Call 351, H.R. 3492, December 17, 2025. Source: clerk.house.gov.
Roll Call 362, H.R. 498, December 18, 2025. Source: clerk.house.gov.
Vote totals, party breakdowns and each Alabama member's vote are from the Clerk's roll call records, read October 17, 2026. What each bill does is from its text as passed by the House, govinfo.gov, read October 17, 2026.
SEVENTEEN DAYS
Rhett Marques is the Republican nominee in Alabama's Second Congressional District. Shomari Figures is the incumbent.
Three bills to protect children from trafficking and mutilation, and to keep Medicaid from funding gender transition procedures for minors. Three no votes from our congressman, every time Alabama's five Republicans said yes.
We want this seat back. Show up.
Wall of Shame — Today: Bradley Arant
Today on the Wall of Shame: the Bradley Arant Boult Cummings PAC (Birmingham) has put $2,500 into Rep. Shomari Figures' campaign account. One of Alabama’s largest law and lobbying firms — an access play. The Wall of Shame exists for one reason — so that total stops growing. https://take2back.com/wall-of-shame.html
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