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Ben Chandler on Defense & War Powers

DemocratKY

Defense & War Powers94 votes · 89.8/100 consistent
Military restraintMilitary expansion

624 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Defense & War Powers. 94 of them counted toward the score above: 81 toward “Military expansion” and 13 toward “Military restraint”.

The other 530 did not count: 530 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 0 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
2004-06-14To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide rapid acquisition authority to the Secretary of Defense to respond to combat emergenciesH.R. 4323 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassNayMilitary restraint
2004-05-20DOD Authorization, Fiscal Year 2005H.R. 4200 · 108th Congress · On PassageYeaMilitary expansion
2004-05-20DOD Authorization, Fiscal Year 2005H.R. 4200 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with InstructionsYeaDirection not readable
2004-05-20Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005H.R. 4200 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2004-05-20Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005H.R. 4200 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2004-05-20Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005H.R. 4200 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2004-05-20Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005H.R. 4200 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2004-05-20Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005H.R. 4200 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2004-05-19Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005H.R. 4200 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2004-05-19Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005H.R. 4200 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2004-05-19Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005H.R. 4200 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2004-05-19Honoring past and current members of the Armed Forces of the United States and encouraging Americans to wear red poppies on Memorial DayH.Con.Res. 424 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and AgreeYeaDirection not readable
2004-05-12Recognizing with humble gratitude the more than 16,000,000 veterans who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II and the Americans who supported the war effort on the home front and celebrating the completion of the National World War II Memorial on the National Mall in the District of ColumbiaH.Con.Res. 409 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and AgreeYeaDirection not readable
2004-05-12Expressing the sense of the House that the Department of Defense should rectify deficiencies in the military postal system to ensure that members of the Armed Forces stationed overseas are able to receive and send election ballots in time to be counted in the 2004 elections.H.Res. 608 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and AgreeYeaDirection not readable
2004-05-06Expressing the concern of Congress over Iran’s development of the means to produce nuclear weaponsH.Con.Res. 398 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and AgreeYeaDirection not readable
2004-05-06Deploring the Abuse of Persons in United States Custody in IraqH.Res. 627 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the ResolutionYeaDirection not readable
2004-03-30To provide for the establishment of campaign medals to be awarded to members of the Armed Forces who participate in Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi FreedomH.R. 3104 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedYeaDirection not readable
2004-03-30ROTC and Military Recruiter Equal Access to Campus ActH.R. 3966 · 108th Congress · On PassageYeaMilitary expansion
2004-03-30To require the Secretary of Defense to reimburse members of the United States Armed Forces for certain transportation expenses incurred by the members in connection with leave under the Central Command Rest and Recuperation Leave Program before the program was expanded to include domestic travelS. 2057 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassYeaDirection not readable
2004-03-30Welcoming accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia to NATOH.Res. 558 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as AmendedYeaDirection not readable
2004-03-24Recognizing and honoring the United States Armed Forces and supporting the designation of a National Military Appreciation MonthH.Con.Res. 328 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as AmendedYeaDirection not readable
2004-03-17Relating to the liberation of the Iraqi people and the valiant service of the United States Armed Forces and Coalition forcesH.Res. 557 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the ResolutionYeaDirection not readable
2004-03-17Providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 557) relating to the liberation of the Iraqi people and the valiant service of the United States Armed Forces and Coalition forcesH.Res. 561 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the ResolutionNayDirection not readable
2004-03-17Providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 557) relating to the liberation of the Iraqi people and the valiant service of the United States Armed Forces and Coalition forcesH.Res. 561 · 108th Congress · On Ordering the Previous QuestionNayDirection 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.