WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, a Hays County Republican who represents a broad swath of Austin, was among 40 GOP House members who voted against an emergency relief package to address the far-reaching effects of the coronavirus and provide a safety net for the most vulnerable Americans stricken by the disease associated with the virus.

The House easily passed the measure early Saturday, and the Senate is scheduled to take it up next.

Roy was incensed that the bill, which was negotiated between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, was unveiled after midnight, just minutes before the House was to vote on it. Roy complained that Democratic and Republicans leaders "don’t know how much this bill will cost."

"We were given a take-it-or-leave-it bill with zero chance to amend it or debate it. None," he said. "Despite being well intentioned, it puts onerous burdens and mandates on main street employers, while picking winners and losers by carving out big business!"

Roy tweeted, "The only thing missing from the #PelosiDeal is free toilet paper for all," with a photo of toiler paper. He later deleted the tweet.

Democrat Wendy Davis, who is challenging Roy in November, retweeted Roy’s post: "I see you tried to delete this tweet below. Unfortunately for you, the internet doesn't forget. Nor will voters when they find out you voted against bipartisan legislation addressing this growing health and economic crisis."

Four other Republicans representing parts of Austin — Reps. Michael McCaul, Roger Williams, John Carter and Bill Flores — voted for the measure.

Carter said his priority was "to protect the health and safety of my constituents as we navigate this public health crisis."

"With one presumptive coronavirus case in my district, I voted yes so that Central Texas schools, small businesses and employees have stability as they respond to the illness," he said.

Public health officials in Bell County, which Carter represents, identified the first presumptive case of COVID-19 there Thursday. The patient is a 29-year-old man from Belton who was in Spain and France this month.

In a tweet, Williams said that "while this bill is imperfect, Congress must put aside politics and prioritize our families and small businesses."

And in his weekly newsletter, Flores told constituents that "while I am disappointed that two significant policies proposed by President Trump, an immediate payroll tax cut and more than $50 billion for the Small Business Administration to offer loans, were not included, I am hopeful they will be included as Congress considers future legislation to defeat the coronavirus."

Austin’s lone Democrat, Rep. Lloyd Doggett, joined all other Democrats in supporting the bill.

"The paid sick leave provisions recognize that the sick and their caregivers cannot protect themselves, see to loved ones, and avoid transmission to others unless they have enough income to survive," said Doggett, adding that provisions to provide food to low-income areas would be particularly helpful to local school districts and the Central Texas Food Bank.

Rep. Michael Cloud, R-Victoria, who represents parts of Bastrop and Caldwell counties, joined Roy and four other Texas Republicans in voting against the bill.

He said he would have liked to support the bill, "but last night’s bill and the process surrounding it represents everything that is broken in Washington."

Both Roy and Cloud supported an earlier emergency bill that set aside $8.3 billion for the coronavirus response. Congress passed it earlier this month.