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← Lincoln D. Chafee

Lincoln D. Chafee on Defense & War Powers

RepublicanRI

Defense & War Powers129 votes · 83/100 consistent
Military restraintMilitary expansion

234 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Defense & War Powers. 129 of them counted toward the score above: 91 toward “Military expansion” and 38 toward “Military restraint”.

The other 105 did not count: 100 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.

DateWhat was voted onVotedCounted as
2001-09-25To strike section 821 of the bill, which would revise requirements relating to the purchase of Federal Prison Industries products by the Department of Defense.S. 1438 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayDirection not readable
2001-09-25To strike title XXIX, relating to defense base closure and realignment.S. 1438 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaMilitary restraint
2001-09-14A joint resolution to authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against those responsible for the recent attacks launched against the United States.S.J.Res. 23 · 107th Congress · On the Joint ResolutionYeaMilitary expansion
2000-10-12To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for theArmed Forces, and for other purposes.H.R. 4205 · 106th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaMilitary expansion
2000-10-12To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for theArmed Forces, and for other purposes.H.R. 4205 · 106th Congress · On the MotionYeaMilitary expansion
2000-07-27A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.H.R. 4576 · 106th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaMilitary expansion
2000-07-26An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.S. 2507 · 106th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaMilitary expansion
2000-07-13To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for theArmed Forces, and for other purposes.H.R. 4205 · 106th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaMilitary expansion
2000-07-13To provide for operationally realistic testing of National Missile Defense systems against countermeasures; and to establish an independent panel to review the testing.S. 2549 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaMilitary expansion
2000-07-13To terminate production under the D5 submarine-launched ballistic missile program.S. 2549 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaMilitary expansion
2000-07-12To provide for an adjustment of composite theoretical performance levels of high performance computers.S. 2549 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2000-06-20To establish a National Bipartisan Commission on Cuba to evaluate United States policy with respect to Cuba.S. 2549 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2000-06-20To enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes and for other purposes.S. 2549 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2000-06-20To authorize a comprehensive study and to provide assistance to State and local law enforcement.S. 2549 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2000-06-20To repeal the restriction on the use of Department of Defense facilities for privately funded abortions.S. 2549 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayDirection not readable
2000-06-13A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.H.R. 4576 · 106th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaMilitary expansion
2000-06-13To reduce the total amount provided for procurement by $1,000,000,000 in order to provide $922,000,000 for grants under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.H.R. 4576 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaMilitary expansion
2000-06-13To strike Section 8114 regarding Operational Support Aircraft Leasing Authority.H.R. 4576 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaMilitary expansion
2000-06-13To prohibit the use of funds for the preventative application of dangerous pesticides in areas owned or managed by the Department of Defense that may be used by children.H.R. 4576 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2000-06-09To require the Department of Defense to match certain disbursements with obligations prior to payment.H.R. 4576 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaMilitary restraint
2000-06-08To require the disclosure of expenditures and contributions by certain political organizations.S. 2549 · 106th Congress · On the Point of OrderNayDirection not readable
2000-06-08To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect consumers in managed care plans and other health coverage.S. 2549 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayDirection not readable
2000-06-07To authorize additional rounds of base closures and realignments under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 in 2003 and 2005.S. 2549 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaMilitary restraint
2000-06-07To provide for correction of scope of waiver authority for limitation on retirement or dismantlement of strategic nuclear delivery systems and authority to waive limitation.S. 2549 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentNayMilitary expansion
2000-06-07To restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services.S. 2549 · 106th Congress · On the MotionNayDirection not readable
2000-06-07To extend eligibility for medical care under CHAMPUS and TRICARE to persons over age 64.S. 2549 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2000-06-06To establish a special subsistence allowance for certain members of the uniformed services who are eligible to receive food stamp assistance.S. 2549 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2000-05-18A bill making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.H.R. 4425 · 106th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaMilitary expansion
2000-05-18To strike certain provisions which requires ground troops be withdrawn from Kosovo by a fixed date.S. 2521 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaMilitary expansion
2000-05-17To express the sense of the Senate with regard to the Million Mom March and gun safety legislation.S. 2521 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2000-05-17To express the sense of the Senate with regard to the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, the enforcement of Federal firearms laws, and the juvenile crime conference.S. 2521 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2000-05-17To express the sense of the Senate with regard to the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, the enforcement of Federal firearms laws, and the juvenile crime conference.S. 2521 · 106th Congress · On the Decision of the ChairYeaDirection not readable
2000-05-16To express the sense of the Senate with regard to the Million Mom March and gun safety legislation.S. 2521 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayDirection not readable
2000-05-16An original bill making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.S. 2521 · 106th Congress · On the Motion for AttendanceYeaDirection 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.