← W. Todd Akin
W. Todd Akin on Defense & War Powers
RepublicanMO
Defense & War Powers121 votes · 66.9/100 consistent
Military restraintMilitary expansion
753 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Defense & War Powers. 121 of them counted toward the score above: 100 toward “Military expansion” and 21 toward “Military restraint”.
The other 632 did not count: 627 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 5 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.
| Date | What was voted on | Voted | Counted as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-07-25 | Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003H.R. 4628 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2002-07-24 | Cost of War Against Terrorism Authorization Act of 2002H.R. 4547 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Military expansion |
| 2002-07-09 | Armed Forces Tax Fairness ActH.R. 5063 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Yea | Military expansion |
| 2002-06-27 | Military Construction Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2003H.R. 5011 · 107th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Military expansion |
| 2002-06-27 | Commending the Patriotic Contibutions of the Roofing Professionals Involved in the Rebuilding of the PentagonH.Con.Res. 424 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2002-06-27 | Department of Defense Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2003H.R. 5010 · 107th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Military expansion |
| 2002-06-27 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2003H.R. 5010 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2002-05-21 | Veterans’ and Survivors’ Benefits Expansion ActH.R. 4085 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2002-05-21 | Jobs for Veterans ActH.R. 4015 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2002-05-21 | Veterans’ Major Medical Facilities Construction ActH.R. 4514 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2002-05-21 | Afghanistan Freedom Support ActH.R. 3994 · 107th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Military expansion |
| 2002-05-15 | Providing for consideration of H.R. 3994; Afghanistan Freedom Support ActH.Res. 419 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2002-05-10 | Department of Defense Authorization Act for FY 2003H.R. 4546 · 107th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Military expansion |
| 2002-05-10 | Department of Defense Authorization Act for FY 2003H.R. 4546 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2002-05-10 | Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003H.R. 4546 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2002-05-10 | Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003H.R. 4546 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2002-05-10 | Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003H.R. 4546 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2002-05-10 | Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003H.R. 4546 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2002-05-10 | Department of Defense Authorization Act for FY 2003H.R. 4546 · 107th Congress · On Motion that the Committee Rise | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2002-05-09 | Department of Defense Authorization Act for FY 2003H.R. 4546 · 107th Congress · On Motion that the Committee Rise | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2002-05-09 | Department of Defense Authorization Act for FY 2003H.R. 4546 · 107th Congress · On Motion that the Committee Rise | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2002-05-09 | Department of Defense Authorization Act for FY 2003H.R. 4546 · 107th Congress · On Motion that the Committee Rise | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2002-05-09 | Department of Defense Authorization Act for FY 2003H.R. 4546 · 107th Congress · On Motion that the Committee Rise | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2002-05-09 | Department of Defense Authorization Act for FY 2003H.R. 4546 · 107th Congress · On Motion that the Committee Rise | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2002-05-09 | Department of Defense Authorization Act for FY 2003H.R. 4546 · 107th Congress · On Motion that the Committee Rise | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2002-05-09 | Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003H.R. 4546 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2002-05-09 | Department of Defense Authorization Act for FY 2003H.R. 4546 · 107th Congress · On Motion that the Committee Rise | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2002-05-09 | Department of Defense Authorization Act for FY 2003H.R. 4546 · 107th Congress · On Motion that the Committee Rise | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2002-05-09 | Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003H.R. 4546 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2002-05-09 | Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003H.R. 4546 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2002-05-09 | Department of Defense Authorization Act for FY 2003H.R. 4546 · 107th Congress · On Motion that the Committee Rise | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2002-05-09 | Department of Defense Authorization Act for FY 2003H.R. 4546 · 107th Congress · On Motion that the Committee Rise | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2002-05-09 | Department of Defense Authorization Act for FY 2003H.R. 4546 · 107th Congress · On Motion that the Committee Rise | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2002-03-19 | Commending the great work that the Pentagon Renovation Program and its contractors have completed thus far, in reconstructing the portion of the Pentagon that was destroyed by the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001H.Res. 368 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2002-02-12 | Radio Free Afghanistan ActH.R. 2998 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree to Senate Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2001-12-13 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002S. 1438 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Conference Report | Yea | Military expansion |
| 2001-11-07 | Radio Free Afghanistan ActH.R. 2998 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2001-10-30 | Expressing the Profound Sorrow of the Congress for the Death and Injuries Suffered by the First Responders to the Terrorist Attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001H.Con.Res. 233 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2001-10-17 | Military Construction Appropriations for FY 2002H.R. 2904 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Conference Report | Yea | Military expansion |
| 2001-10-17 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002S. 1438 · 107th Congress · On Closing Portions of the Conference | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2001-10-02 | Military Construction Appropriations for FY 2002H.R. 2904 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2001-09-25 | Department of Defense Authorization for Fiscal Year 2002H.R. 2586 · 107th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Military expansion |
| 2001-09-25 | Department of Defense Authorization for Fiscal Year 2002H.R. 2586 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2001-09-25 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002H.R. 2586 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2001-09-25 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002H.R. 2586 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2001-09-21 | Military Construction Appropriations for FY 2002H.R. 2904 · 107th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Military expansion |
| 2001-09-14 | To authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against those responsible for the recent attacks launched against the United States.H.J.Res. 64 · 107th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Military expansion |
| 2001-07-31 | Veterans Benefits ActH.R. 2540 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2001-06-19 | 21st Century Montgomery GI Bill Enhancement ActH.R. 1291 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Yea | Military expansion |
| 2001-06-13 | Condemning the recent order by the Taliban regime of Afghanistan to require Hindus in Afghanistan to wear symbols identifying them as Hindu.H.Con.Res. 145 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2001-03-27 | Veterans Hospital Emergency Repair ActH.R. 811 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2001-03-27 | Veterans Opportunities ActH.R. 801 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2001-02-27 | Honoring the Ultimate Sacrifice Made by 28 U.S. Soldiers Killed by an Iraqi Missile Attack on February 25, 1991, During Operation Desert StormH.Con.Res. 39 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | Yea | Direction 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.