Elijah E. Cummings on Defense & War Powers

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Defense & War Powers249 votes · 67.8/100 consistent

Military restraintMilitary expansion

1,416 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Defense & War Powers. 249 of them counted toward the score above: 166 toward “Military expansion” and 83 toward “Military restraint”.

The other 1,167 did not count: 1,159 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 8 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
1996-06-11	H.R.3540 BY CALLAHAN (R-AL) -- FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1997 NATO ENLARGEMENT FACILITATION ACT OF 1996 BANK FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA ACT (HOUSE REJECTED THE FRANK OF MASSACHUSETTS AMENDMENT THAT SOUGHT TO PROHIBIT INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING FUNDING TO INDONESIA.)H.R. 3540 · 104th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Military restraint
1996-06-05	H.R.3540 BY CALLAHAN (R-AL) -- FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1997 NATO ENLARGEMENT FACILITATION ACT OF 1996 BANK FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA ACT (HOUSE AGREED TO THE OBEY AMENDMENT THAT DECREASES APPROPRIATIONS FOR EXPORT IMPORT BANK ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES BY $1 MILLION.)H.R. 3540 · 104th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
1996-05-30	Military Construction Appropriations, FY 1997 — (HOUSE PASSED H.R. 3517, MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, FAMILY HOUSING, AND BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1997.)H.R. 3517 · 104th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Military expansion
1996-05-30	H.R.3517 BY VUCANOVICH (R-NV) -- MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1997 (HOUSE REJECTED THE FURSE AMENDMENT THAT SOUGHT TO ELIMINATE FUNDING FOR SPINELLI BARRACKS OR TAYLOR BARRACKS, MANNHEIM, GERMANY.)H.R. 3517 · 104th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Military restraint
1996-05-22	(HOUSE REJECTED THE SCHROEDER AMENDMENT THAT SOUGHT TO LIMIT THE TOTAL AMOUNT AUTHORIZED FOR THE NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE TO THE AMOUNT APPROPRIATED IN FISCAL YEAR 1996.)H.R. 3259 · 104th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Military expansion
1996-05-22	(HOUSE REJECTED THE FRANK OF MASSACHUSETTS AMENDMENT THAT SOUGHT TO REDUCE THE TOTAL FUNDING AUTHORIZED BY 4.9 PERCENT AND TO PERMIT THE PRESIDENT, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, TO APPLY THIS REDUCTION BY TRANSFERRING AND REPROGRAMMING AMOUNTS.)H.R. 3259 · 104th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Military expansion
1996-05-22	(HOUSE REJECTED THE CONYERS AMENDMENT THAT SOUGHT TO REQUIRE THE PRESIDENT TO SUBMIT TO CONGRESS A SEPARATE UNCLASSIFIED STATEMENT OF INTELLIGENCE APPROPRIATIONS AND PROPOSED APPROPRIATIONS, FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR AND SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEAR, WITH HIS ANNUAL BUDGET REQUEST.)H.R. 3259 · 104th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
1996-05-22	(HOUSE REJECTED THE SANDERS AMENDMENT THAT SOUGHT TO LIMIT THE FISCAL YEAR 1997 INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION LEVEL TO 90 PERCENT OF THE FISCAL YEAR 1996 LEVEL.)H.R. 3259 · 104th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Military expansion
1996-05-22	H.R.3259 BY COMBEST (R-TX) -- INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997 (HOUSE AGREED TO THE RICHARDSON AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED BY THE MURTHA AMENDMENT, THAT PROHIBITS THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY FROM USING ANY UNITED STATES MEDIA CORRESPONDENT UNLESS THE PRESIDENT CERTIFIES IN WRITING TO THE CONGRESS THAT SUCH USE IS NECESSARY TO ADDRESS THE OVERRIDING NATIONAL SECURITY INTEREST OF THE UNITED STATES.)H.R. 3259 · 104th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment, As Amended	Yea	Military restraint
1996-05-15	Department of Defense Authorization, FY 1997 — (HOUSE PASSED H.R. 3230, TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997 FOR MILITARY ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND TO PRESCRIBE MILITARY PERSONNEL STRENGTHS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997.)H.R. 3230 · 104th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Military restraint
1996-05-15	Department of Defense Authorization, FY 1997 — (HOUSE REJECTED THE DELLUMS MOTION TO RECOMMIT THE BILL TO THE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO REPORT IT BACK FORTHWITH CONTAINING AN AMENDMENT THAT REALLOCATES NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE FUNDING FOR ADDITIONAL IMPACT AID ASSISTANCE AND AUTHORIZATION FOR THE CORPS SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE SYSTEM.)H.R. 3230 · 104th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Yea	Military restraint
1996-05-15	(HOUSE REJECTED THE KLUG AMENDMENT THAT SOUGHT TO PHASE OUT THE UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES AND CHANGE THE CURRENT MINIMUM ACTIVE DUTY REQUIREMENT FOR THE GRADUATES OF THE HEALTH PROFESSION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM TO SEVEN YEARS.)H.R. 3230 · 104th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Military expansion
1996-05-15	(HOUSE AGREED TO THE GILMAN AMENDMENT THAT PROHIBITS ANY FUNDS APPROPRIATED UNDER ANY ACT FROM BEING OBLIGATED OR EXPENDED FOR THE PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE TO RUSSIA OR ANY OTHER STATE OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION TO PROMOTE DEFENSE CONVERSION, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE DEFENSE ENTERPRISE FUND.)H.R. 3230 · 104th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Military expansion
1996-05-15	H.R.3230 BY SPENCE (R-SC) -- NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997 RESERVE FORCES REVITALIZATION ACT OF 1996 SIKES ACT IMPROVEMENT AMENDMENTS OF 1996 (HOUSE REJECTED THE SOLOMON AMENDMENT THAT SOUGHT TO PROHIBIT FUNDS FOR THE COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION PROGRAM IN RUSSIA AND BELARUS UNTIL THE PRESIDENT CERTIFIES TO CONGRESS THAT RUSSIA HAS MET TEN CONDITIONS RELATING TO ARMS CONTROL, RUSSIAN FOREIGN AND MILITARY POLICY AND RUSSIAN EXPORTS.)H.R. 3230 · 104th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Military expansion
1996-05-14	(HOUSE PASSED THE SHAYS AMENDMENT THAT REQUIRES THE PRESIDENT TO SEEK INCREASES IN DEFENSE BURDEN SHARING BY U.S. ALLIES; PROVIDERS AUTHORITIES TO THE PRESIDENT TO ACHIEVE INCREASES IN BURDEN SHARING BY U.S. ALLIES; AND REQUIRES THE DOD TO REPORT ON PROGRESS MADE BY INCREASING ALLIED BURDEN SHARING AN ALTERNATIVE FORWARD DEPLOYMENT CONFIGURATIONS THAT WOULD MEET ALLIANCE REQUIREMENTS OR U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS.)H.R. 3230 · 104th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Military restraint
1996-05-14	H.R.3230 BY SPENCE (R-SC) -- NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997 RESERVE FORCES REVITALIZATION ACT OF 1996 SIKES ACT IMPROVEMENT AMENDMENTS OF 1996 (HOUSE REJECTED THE DELAURO AMENDMENT THAT SOUGHT TO REVERSE ACTIONS TAKEN LAST YEAR WHICH PROHIBITED PRIVATELY FUNDED ABORTIONS FOR MILITARY WOMEN AND DEPENDENTS AT OVERSEAS MILITARY HOSPITALS.)H.R. 3230 · 104th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	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.