Here’s a look at key votes in Congress this week and how Colorado’s delegation voted:

H.R. 5515: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019

This was a vote to pass H.R. 5515 in the House.

H.R. 5515 is the hotly contested $717 billion military spending bill that would pay for numerous new fighter jets, warships and other heavy equipment as part of the Trump administration’s effort to beef up the national defense.

The most controversial portions touch on militarization of space, a large military parade in downtown Washington and sanctions against Russia for meddling in the last U.S. election. President Donald Trump supports space militarization and the parade but not the Russia sanctions.

H.R. 5515 would fund specific projects rather than the routine operating costs for the military. Although the House approved it, the Senate Armed Services Committee still is putting together its own version of the legislation.

Equipment authorized under the House bill includes 77 top-of-the-line F-35 jet fighters, two littoral combat ships designed to protect U.S. coasts, two Virginia-class submarines and $85 million for new Black Hawk helicopters.

Trump’s trip to Paris last summer to view a parade on Bastille Day reportedly left him adequately impressed to think “me too” for a large military parade through downtown Washington. His critics described the idea as vanity and trivial but fellow Republicans agreed it could be an opportunity to show appreciation for veterans. The parade might display small arms but military leaders intervened to block a showing of operational large weaponry.

Despite advice from Pentagon officials against militarizing space while the technology is unreliable and politically volatile, Trump convinced House Republicans to move ahead with plans for the U.S. Strategic Command to develop a division for war-fighting in outer space. H.R. 5515 authorizes the Air Force to establish a contingent that would do the out-of-this-world fighting.

The House bill approves sanctions against Russia in retaliation for trying to influence the 2016 national election. Trump argued the sanctions would unfairly punish U.S. allies who do business with Russia.

The bill also authorizes $65 million to develop a low-yield nuclear warhead sought by the president for tactical military strikes. They would be launched from submarines. Critics said they could start another arms race.

Passed.

NO: Diana DeGette, D, CO 1stNO: Jared Polis, D, CO 2ndYES: Scott Tipton, R, CO 3rdNO: Ken Buck, R, CO 4thYES: Doug Lamborn, R, CO 5thYES: Mike Coffman, R, CO 6thYES: Ed Perlmutter, D, CO 7th

Amendment 652 (Jared Polis) to H.R. 5515: To reduce the amount authorized for the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Weapons Account to the amount in the budget request

H.Amdt. 652 was a vote on an unsuccessful House amendment proposed by Colorado U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, D-Boulder, to block the Trump administration from developing a new tactical nuclear weapon. Funding for the weapon was authorized under the national defense bill, H.R. 5515, approved by the House.

The Polis amendment would have blocked new funding to develop the submarine-launched, low-yield nuclear warheads. He joined other Democrats in arguing the warheads could escalate the development of more nuclear weapons in other countries, creating greater risk of war than they prevent.

The Trump administration argued the warheads are needed to counter threats from Russia, which already developed its own low-yield nuclear warhead that could slip through U.S. defenses.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., voiced the sentiments of many Democrats when she said before the vote, “I cannot support a new nuclear weapon. Quite frankly, I don’t believe there’s anything such as a limited nuclear war. I don’t see any reason to develop new low-yield weapons. Once a nuclear weapon is used, by any country against any target, I believe it’s Armageddon, and it’s the end of us.”

House Strategic Forces Subcommittee Chairman Mike Rogers, R-Ala., answered the Democrats in a statement saying, “We understand they are unalterably opposed but we have to understand Russia has this capability. I think one of the reasons they don’t believe we would respond is we don’t have the capability to do it without all-out nuclear war. They have to understand that we can, with precision, do exactly what they would do to us.”

Failed.

YES: Diana DeGette, D, CO 1stYES: Jared Polis, D, CO 2ndNO: Scott Tipton, R, CO 3rdNO: Ken Buck, R, CO 4thNO: Doug Lamborn, R, CO 5thNO: Mike Coffman, R, CO 6thYES: Ed Perlmutter, D, CO 7th