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Robert C. Byrd on Defense & War Powers

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Defense & War Powers821 votes · 76.2/100 consistent
Military restraintMilitary expansion

1,415 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Defense & War Powers. 821 of them counted toward the score above: 460 toward “Military expansion” and 361 toward “Military restraint”.

The other 594 did not count: 578 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 16 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
1973-09-21TO AMEND H.R. 9286 TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF FUNDS TO USE MILITARY AERIAL ACROBATIC TEANS FOR DEMONSTRATIONSH.R. 9286 · 93rd CongressYeaMilitary restraint
1973-09-21TO AMEND H.R. 9286 BY GIVING THE CONGRESS PROCEDURES FOR ESTABLISHING CEILINGS ON MILITARY PERSONNEL STATIONED OVERSEAS IN PEACETIME.H.R. 9286 · 93rd CongressNayMilitary expansion
1973-09-21TO AMEND H.R. 9286 BY DELETING ALL AUTHORIZED FUNDS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE A-10 CLOSE AIR SUPPORT TYPE AIRCRAFT.H.R. 9286 · 93rd CongressNayMilitary expansion
1973-09-21TO AMEND H.R. 9286 BY AUTHORIZING FUNDS FOR A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY BY THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE OF ALTERNATIVES TO THE B-1 BOMBER PROGRAM.H.R. 9286 · 93rd CongressNayMilitary expansion
1973-09-20TO AMEND H.R. 9286, FISCAL 1974 MILITARY PROCUREMENT AUTHORIZATIONS BY REDUCING THE NUMBER OF ENLISTED MEN THAT CAN BE USED AS SERVANTS BY THE MILITARY.H.R. 9286 · 93rd CongressYeaMilitary restraint
1973-09-19TO PASS H.R. 4200, A BILL TO CONTINUE CERTAIN SERVICEMEN'S AND FORMER SERVICEMEN'S SURVIVOR ANNUITIES BENEFITS, AFTER AGREEING TO MOTION TO INCORPORATE THEREIN THE TEXT. OF S. 4.H.R. 4200 · 93rd CongressYeaDirection not readable
1973-07-20TO PASS S. 440, A BILL TO GOVERN THE USE OF THE ARMED FORCES BY THE PRESIDENT.S. 440 · 93rd CongressYeaMilitary restraint
1973-07-20TO AMEND S. 440, A BILL TO GOVERN THE USE OF THE ARMED FORCES BY THE PRESIDENT DURING THE ABSENCE OF A DECLARATION OF WAR, BY LIMITING THE PRESIDENT'S USE OF AMERICAN CIVILIAN COMBATANTS IN THE SAME MANNER AS THE USE OF MILITARY FORCES FORCES IS LIMITED UNDER THE BILL.S. 440 · 93rd CongressYeaMilitary restraint
1973-06-30TO PASS H.R. 7445, A BILL TO EXTEND THE RENEGOTIATION ACT.H.R. 7445 · 93rd CongressYeaDirection not readable
1973-06-25TO AMEND S. 1443 TO PROVIDE THAT NATO DETERMINE WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT OF GREECE IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING MILITARY ASSISTANCE.S. 1443 · 93rd CongressNayMilitary expansion
1973-06-11TO AMEND S. 1248, SO AS TO BAR FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO SEVERAL COUNTRIES, INCLUDING IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN, BURMA, THAILAND OR LAOS UNTIL THE PRESIDENT FINDS THAT THE COUNTRY HAS TAKEN ADEQUATE STEPS TO PREVENT OPERATIONS OF ILLICIT OPIUM PRODUCERS.S. 1248 · 93rd CongressYeaDirection not readable
1973-03-06TO PASS S. 284, A BILL REQUIRING AVAILABILITY OF REHABILITATIVE SERVICES AND TREATMENT FOR CERTAIN DISABLED VETERANS SUFFERING FROM ALCOHOLISM OR DRUG PROBLEMS.S. 284 · 93rd CongressYeaDirection not readable
1973-03-06TO PASS S. 49, A BILL TO ESTABLISH A NATIONAL CEMETERY SYSTEM WITHIN THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION.S. 49 · 93rd CongressYeaDirection not readable
1973-03-06TO PASS S. 59, A BILL PROVIDING IMPROVED MEDICAL CARE TO VETERANS, AND TO CERTAIN DEPENDENTS AND SURVIVORS OF VETERANS.S. 59 · 93rd CongressYeaDirection not readable
1973-02-19TO AGREE TO S.RES. 59, A RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION CRISIS CAUSED BY FREIGHT CAR SHORTAGES, ESPECIALLY AS IT PERTAINS TO THE SHIPMENT OF GRAIN.S. 59 · 93rd 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.