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Joe Barton on Defense & War Powers
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Defense & War Powers579 votes · 82/100 consistent
Military restraintMilitary expansion
1,938 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Defense & War Powers. 579 of them counted toward the score above: 457 toward “Military expansion” and 122 toward “Military restraint”.
The other 1,359 did not count: 1,341 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-04-26 | Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection ActH.R. 3523 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2012-04-26 | Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection ActH.R. 3523 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2012-04-26 | Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection ActH.R. 3523 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2012-03-28 | To amend title 32, United States Code, the body of laws of the United States dealing with the National Guard, to recognize the City of Salem, Massachusetts, as the Birthplace of the National Guard of the United StatesH.R. 1339 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2012-03-27 | Homes for Heroes ActH.R. 3298 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2011-12-16 | Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012H.R. 1892 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment | Yea | Military expansion |
| 2011-12-14 | To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposesH.R. 1540 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Conference Report | Yea | Military expansion |
| 2011-12-14 | To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposesH.R. 1540 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2011-12-14 | To strengthen Iran sanctions laws for the purpose of compelling Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities, and for other purposesH.R. 1905 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Military expansion |
| 2011-12-07 | To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.H.R. 1540 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Close Portions of Conference | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2011-12-07 | To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.H.R. 1540 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2011-11-29 | Risk-Based Security Screening for Members of the Armed Forces ActH.R. 1801 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2011-10-25 | To grant the congressional gold medal to the Montford Point MarinesH.R. 2447 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2011-10-12 | Veterans Opportunity to Work ActH.R. 2433 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2011-09-20 | To authorize certain Department of Veterans Affairs major medical facility projects and leases, to extend certain expiring provisions of law, and to modify certain authorities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposesH.R. 2646 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2011-09-09 | Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012H.R. 1892 · 112th Congress · On Passage | Did not vote | Not a yea/nay |
| 2011-09-09 | Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012H.R. 1892 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Did not vote | Direction not readable |
| 2011-09-09 | Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012H.R. 1892 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Did not vote | Direction not readable |
| 2011-09-09 | Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012H.R. 1892 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Did not vote | Direction not readable |
| 2011-08-01 | To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to toll, during active-duty service abroad in the Armed Forces, the periods of time to file a petition and appear for an interview to remove the conditional basis for permanent resident status, and for other purposesH.R. 398 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2011-07-26 | Restoring GI Bill Fairness Act of 2011H.R. 1383 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendments | Yea | Military expansion |
| 2011-07-08 | Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposesH.R. 2219 · 112th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Military expansion |
| 2011-07-08 | Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposesH.R. 2219 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2011-07-08 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012H.R. 2219 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2011-07-08 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012H.R. 2219 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Did not vote | Direction not readable |
| 2011-07-08 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012H.R. 2219 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2011-07-08 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012H.R. 2219 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2011-07-08 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012H.R. 2219 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2011-07-08 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012H.R. 2219 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2011-07-07 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012H.R. 2219 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2011-07-07 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012H.R. 2219 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2011-07-07 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012H.R. 2219 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2011-07-07 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012H.R. 2219 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2011-07-07 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012H.R. 2219 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2011-07-07 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012H.R. 2219 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2011-07-07 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012H.R. 2219 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2011-07-07 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012H.R. 2219 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2011-07-07 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012H.R. 2219 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2011-07-07 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012H.R. 2219 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2011-07-07 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012H.R. 2219 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2011-07-07 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012H.R. 2219 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2011-07-07 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012H.R. 2219 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2011-07-07 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012H.R. 2219 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2011-07-07 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012H.R. 2219 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2011-07-07 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012H.R. 2219 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2011-07-07 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012H.R. 2219 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2011-07-07 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012H.R. 2219 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2011-07-07 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012H.R. 2219 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2011-07-07 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012H.R. 2219 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2011-07-07 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012H.R. 2219 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2011-07-07 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012H.R. 2219 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2011-07-06 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012H.R. 2219 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2011-07-06 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012H.R. 2219 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2011-07-06 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012H.R. 2219 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2011-07-06 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012H.R. 2219 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2011-07-06 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012H.R. 2219 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2011-07-06 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012H.R. 2219 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2011-07-06 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012H.R. 2219 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2011-06-24 | To limit the use of funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for United States Armed Forces in support of North Atlantic Treaty Organization Operation Unified Protector with respect to Libya, unless otherwise specifically authorized by lawH.R. 2278 · 112th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Military restraint |
| 2011-06-24 | Authorizing the limited use of the United States Armed Forces in support of the NATO mission in LibyaH.J.Res. 68 · 112th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Military restraint |
| 2011-06-24 | Providing for consideration of H. J. Res. 68, Authorizing the limited use of United States Armed Forces in support of the Nato mission in Libya; and consideration of H. R. 2278, to limit the use of funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for United States Armed Forces in support of NATO operations in LibyaH.Res. 328 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2011-06-03 | Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Froces from LibyaH.Con.Res. 51 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution | Nay | Military expansion |
| 2011-06-03 | Declaring that the President shall not deploy, establish, or maintain the presence of units and members of the United States Armed Forces on the ground in Libya, and for other purposesH.Res. 292 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution | Yea | Military restraint |
| 2011-06-03 | Providing for consideration of H.Res. 292 declaring that the President shall not deploy, establish, or maintain the presence of U.S. Armed Forces in Libya, and for consideration of H.Con.Res. 51 directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the U.S. Armed Forces from LibyaH.Res. 294 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2011-06-01 | To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a VetStar Award ProgramH.R. 802 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2011-05-31 | Veterans Appeal Improvement ActH.R. 1484 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2011-05-26 | To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.H.R. 1540 · 112th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Military expansion |
| 2011-05-26 | To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.H.R. 1540 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2011-05-26 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012H.R. 1540 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2011-05-26 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012H.R. 1540 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2011-05-26 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012H.R. 1540 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2011-05-26 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012H.R. 1540 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2011-05-26 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012H.R. 1540 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2011-05-26 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012H.R. 1540 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2011-05-26 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012H.R. 1540 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2011-05-26 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012H.R. 1540 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2011-05-26 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012H.R. 1540 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2011-05-26 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012H.R. 1540 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2011-05-26 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012H.R. 1540 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2011-05-26 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012H.R. 1540 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Did not vote | Direction not readable |
| 2011-05-26 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012H.R. 1540 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2011-05-26 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012H.R. 1540 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2011-05-26 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012H.R. 1540 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2011-05-26 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012H.R. 1540 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2011-05-26 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012H.R. 1540 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2011-05-26 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012H.R. 1540 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2011-05-26 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012H.R. 1540 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2011-05-26 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012H.R. 1540 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2011-05-25 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012H.R. 1540 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2011-05-25 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012H.R. 1540 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2011-05-25 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012H.R. 1540 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2011-05-25 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012H.R. 1540 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2011-05-25 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012H.R. 1540 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2011-05-25 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012H.R. 1540 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2011-05-25 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012H.R. 1540 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2011-05-25 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012H.R. 1540 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2011-05-25 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012H.R. 1540 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2011-05-25 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012H.R. 1540 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2011-05-25 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012H.R. 1540 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2011-05-25 | Providing for further consideration of H.R. 1540, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012H.Res. 276 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution | 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.