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Michael Allen Andrews on Defense & War Powers

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Defense & War Powers367 votes · 89.3/100 consistent
Military restraintMilitary expansion

616 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Defense & War Powers. 367 of them counted toward the score above: 260 toward “Military expansion” and 107 toward “Military restraint”.

The other 249 did not count: 243 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 6 were ones they did not cast a yea or nay on. They are listed below anyway, marked as not scored, because a filtered list of votes is not a voting record.

DateWhat was voted onVotedCounted as
1983-06-14TO AMEND H.R. 2969, THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1984. THE BROWN AMENDMENT DELETES $19.4 MILLION IN AIR FORCE PROCUREMENT FUNDS FOR ANTISATELLITE SYSTEMS. (MOTION FAILED)H.R. 2969 · 98th CongressYeaMilitary restraint
1983-06-07TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 2355, TO ESTABLISH AN EMERGENCY PROGRAM OF JOB TRAINING ASSISTANCE FOR DISABLED VETERANS AND VETERANS OF THE VIETNAM ERA. (MOTION PASSED;2/3 REQUIRED)H.R. 2355 · 98th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1983-06-02TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS S. 639, A BILL AUTHORIZING SUPPLEMENTAL ASSISTANCE TO AID LEBANON IN REBUILDING ITS ECONOMY AND ARMED FORCES. (MOTION PASSED)S. 639 · 98th CongressYeaMilitary expansion
1983-05-26TO AGREE TO S. CON. RES. 26, THE SENATE VERSION OF H. CON. 113. S. CON. RES. 26 APPROVES THE OBLIGATION AND EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR THE MX MISSILE PROCUREMENT AND FULL-SCALE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT OF A BASING MODE. (MOTION PASSED)S.Con.Res. 26 · 98th CongressYeaMilitary expansion
1983-05-24TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 2948, A BILL AMENDING TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE, TO AUTHORIZED THE ADMINISTRATOR OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO PROVIDE MORTAGE ASSISTANCE TO VETERANS WITH LOANS GUARANTEED BY THE VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION IN ORDER TO AVOID FORECLOSURE OF SUCH LOANS. (MOTION PASSED:2/3 REQUIRED)H.R. 2948 · 98th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1983-05-24TO AGREE TO H. CON. RES. 113, THE BILL APPROVING THE OBLIGATION AND EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR MX MISSILE PROCUREMENT AND FULL-SCALE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT OF A BASING MODE. (MOTION PASSED)H.Con.Res. 113 · 98th CongressYeaMilitary expansion
1983-05-17TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 2936, A BILL AMENDING THE UNITED STATES CODE, TO INCREASE THE AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF VETERANS APPEALS IN THE VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION. (MOTION PASSED;2/3 REQUIRED)H.R. 2936 · 98th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1983-05-17TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 2733, A BILL EXTENDING AND IMPROVING THE EXISTING PROGRAM OF RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION IN THE PRODUCTION AND MANUFACTURE OF GUAYULE RUBBER, AND TO BROADEN SUCH PROGRAM TO INCLUDE OTHER CRITICAL AGRICULTURAL MATERIALS. (MOTION PASSED;2/3 REQUIRED)H.R. 2733 · 98th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1983-05-09TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS S. 653, A BILL AMENDING TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE, TO ESTABLISH A FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE. (MOTION PASSED;2/3 REQUIRED)S. 653 · 98th CongressYeaMilitary expansion
1983-05-04TO AMEND THE LEVITAS AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. 13 WITH AN AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE, AS AMENDED BY THE HYDE AMENDMENT, FOR THE LEVITAS AMENDMENT. THE AMENDMENT NOW PROVIDES THAT REDUCTIONS IN NUCLEAR WEAPONS SHOULD BE ACHIEVED WITHIN A REASONABLE, SPECIFIED PERIOD OF TIME AS DETERMINED BY NEGOTIATIONS. THE DICKS AMENDMENT PROVIDES THAT IN THE NEGOTIATING PROCESS, AFTER A FREEZE IS AGREED TO, NEGOTIATORS SHOULD PROCEED IMMEDIATELY TO PURSUING REDUCTIONS. (MOTION PASSED)H.J.Res. 13 · 98th CongressYeaMilitary restraint
1983-05-04TO AMEND THE LEVITAS AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. 13, AS AMENDED BY THE SOLARZ AMENDMENT. THE SOLARZ AMENDMENT PROVIDES THAT REDUCTIONS ARE TO BE ACHIEVED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER THE ACHIEVEMENT OF A MUTUAL AND VERIFIABLE FREEZE. THE HYDE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT PROVIDES THAT REDUCTIONS IN NUCLEAR WEAPONS SHOULD BE ACHIEVED WITHIN A REASONABLE, SPECIFIED PERIOD OF TIME AS DERMINED BY NEGOTIATIONS. (MOTION PASSED)H.J.Res. 13 · 98th CongressYeaMilitary expansion
1983-04-28TO AMEND THE SILJANDER AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. 13. THE SILJANDER AMENDMENT STATES THAT THE OBJECTIVES OF H. J. RES. 13 ARE THE COEQUAL PURSUIT OF A NUCLEAR FREEZE, AND THEN REDUCTIONS IN NUCLEAR WEAPONS. THE LEACH AMENDMENT STATES THAT THE FIRST OBJECTIVE OF H. J. RES. 13. IS TO NEGOTIATE FOR A FREEZE, AND THEN PURSUE REDUCTIONS IN NUCLEAR WEAPONS. (MOTION PASSED)H.J.Res. 13 · 98th CongressNayMilitary expansion
1983-04-21TO AMEND THE CARNEY AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. 13 WITH AN AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE. THE CARNEY AMENDMENT STATES THAT IN THE ABSENCE OF A BILATERAL AGREEMENT EMBODYING THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS RESOLUTION, NOTHING IN THE RESOLUTION IS INTENDED TO PREVENT THE UNITED STATES FROM CARRYING OUT ITS RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THE DEC. 1979 NATO DECISION REGARDING INTERMEDIATE RANGE NUCLEAR FORCES (I.E., PERSHING II AND GROUND-LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILES). THE ZABLOCKI AMENDMENT STATES THAT UNTIL AN ARMS CONTROL AGREEMENT IS REACHED THE DEPLOYMENT OF PERSHING II AND GROUND-LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILES IN EUROUPE WILL GO FORWARD. (MOTION PASSED)H.J.Res. 13 · 98th CongressDid not voteNot a yea/nay
1983-04-13TO AMEND THE BROWN AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. 13 BY PROVIDING FIRST FOR A REDUCTION, THEN A MUTUALLY VERIFIABLE FREEZE ON THE PRODUCTION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS. THE LEACH AMENDMENT PROVIDES FOR A MUTUALLY VERIFIABLE FREEZE, THEN A REDUCTION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS. (MOTION PASSED)H.J.Res. 13 · 98th CongressNayMilitary expansion
1983-03-16TO AMEND H. J. RES. 13 TO INCLUDE THE REDUCTIONS IN PRODUCTION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS AS A PART OF THE OBJECTIVE OF THE RESOLUTION. (MOTION FAILED)H.J.Res. 13 · 98th CongressYeaMilitary restraint
1983-03-16TO ADOPT H. RES. 138, THE RULE UNDER WHICH H. J RES. 13 IS TO BE DEBATED. H. J. RES. 13 IS A BILL CALLING FOR A MUTUAL AND VERIFIABLE FREEZE ON AND REDUCTIONS IN NUCLEAR WEAPONS. (MOTION PASSED)H.J.Res. 13 · 98th CongressYeaDirection not readable

Sorted newest first. “Counted as” is which end of the Military restraint / Military expansion axis the vote moved this member toward, using the direction recorded for this issue on that roll call. Open any row to see the full measure, the tally, and the reason that direction was assigned.