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Preston M. Geren on Defense & War Powers

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Defense & War Powers207 votes · 95.2/100 consistent
Military restraintMilitary expansion

321 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Defense & War Powers. 207 of them counted toward the score above: 175 toward “Military expansion” and 32 toward “Military restraint”.

The other 114 did not count: 109 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
1990-09-18TO AMEND HR 4739, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1991, TO REDUCE FUNDING IN OTHER PROGRAMS AND TRANSFER THE RESULTING $670 MILLION TO FUNDING FOR SDI.H.R. 4739 · 101st Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayMilitary restraint
1990-09-18TO AMEND HR 4739, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1991, TO ELIMINATE FUNDING FOR THE SDI PROGRAM AND REASSIGN BASIC RESEARCH ON STRATEGIC DEFENSES.H.R. 4739 · 101st Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayMilitary expansion
1990-09-18TO AMEND HR 4739, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1991, TO DECREASE ALL OTHER SPENDING PROVISIONS PROPORTIONATELY SO AS TO INCREASE SDI SPENDING BY $1.3 BILLION TO A TOTAL OF $4.2 BILLION.H.R. 4739 · 101st Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayMilitary restraint
1990-09-17FREE MAILING PRIVILEGES FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES PARTICIPATING IN TEMPORARY OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENT IN ARDUOUS CIRCUMSTANCES — TO RECOMMIT S 3033, FREE MAILING PRIVILEGES FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL, TO THE COMMITTEE ON POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE TO PROVIDE FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF MAILING EXPENSES OUT OF THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS.H.R. 5611 · 101st Congress · On Motion to Recommit with InstructionsYeaDirection not readable
1990-09-17FREE MAILING FOR TROOPS IN SAUDI ARABIA — TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS S 3033, FREE MAILING PRIVILEGES FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL, TO ALLOW FREE MAILING PRIVILEGES TO BE EXTENDED TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHILE ENGAGED IN TEMPORARY MILITARY OPERATIONS UNDER ARDUOUS CIRCUMSTANCES. (MOTION PASSED; TWO-THIRDS OF THOSE PRESENT VOTING IN FAVOR.)S. 3033 · 101st Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassYeaMilitary expansion
1990-09-12TO AMEND HR 4739, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1991, TO REQUIRE THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT TO SUBMIT A FIVE-YEAR FORCE STRUCTURE AND TERMINATION OF OPERATIONS AT INSTALLATIONS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES PLAN AS PART OF THE FISCAL 1992 BUDGET.H.R. 4739 · 101st Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaMilitary restraint
1990-09-12TO AMEND HR 4739, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1991, TO PLACE A PERMANENT CEILING OF 30,000 TROOPS IN KOREA.H.R. 4739 · 101st Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayMilitary expansion
1990-09-12TO AMEND HR 4739, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1991, TO REQUIRE JAPAN TO PAY ALL DEPLOYMENT COSTS FOR UNITED STATES TROOPS STATIONED IN THAT COUNTRY.H.R. 4739 · 101st Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaMilitary restraint
1990-09-12TO AMEND EN BLOC HR 4739, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1991, TO ELIMINATE PROVISIONS THAT DO NOT PERMIT DOD FUNDS TO BE USED TO RELOCATE THE 401ST TACTICAL FIGHTER WING.H.R. 4739 · 101st Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayMilitary restraint
1990-09-12PROVIDING FOR THE FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4739; NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1991 — TO ADOPT THE RULE TO PROVIDE FOR CONSIDERATION OF HR 4739, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1991.H.Res. 461 · 101st Congress · On Agreeing to the ResolutionYeaDirection not readable
1990-09-11TO AMEND THE BENNETT (D, FL) AMENDMENT TO HR 4739, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1991, TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FUNDS TO CLOSE THE STRATEGIC HOMEPORT AT STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK, UNTIL 30 DAYS AFTER THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT SENDS CONGRESS AN OVERALL PLAN.H.R. 4739 · 101st Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaMilitary expansion
1990-09-11TO AMEND HR 4739, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1991, TO CREATE SEPARATE "ACQUISITION WORK FORCES" WITHIN EACH DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.H.R. 4739 · 101st Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
1990-07-30MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATION, FY 1991 — TO PASS HR 5313, MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1991, TO MAKE APPROPRIATIONS FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1991.H.R. 5313 · 101st Congress · On PassageYeaMilitary expansion
1990-07-30TO AMEND HR 5313, MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1991, TO PROVIDE AN ACROSS-THE-BOARD CUT OF 0.8 PERCENT IN ALL DISCRETIONARY FUNDS IN THE BILL.H.R. 5313 · 101st Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayMilitary expansion
1990-07-30TO AMEND HR 5313, MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1991, TO PROVIDE AN ACROSS-THE-BOARD CUT IN ALL DISCRETIONARY FUNDS IN THE BILL.H.R. 5313 · 101st Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayMilitary expansion
1990-06-06EXPORT FACILITATION ACT OF 1990 — TO AMEND HR 4653, EXPORT FACILITATION ACT OF 1990, TO PROHIBIT EXPORTS TO THE SOVIET UNION UNTIL THE PRESIDENT CERTIFIES TO CONGRESS THAT THE SOVIET UNION IS NOT PROVIDING ANY MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO CUBA OR AFGHANISTAN.H.R. 4653 · 101st Congress · On Motion to Recommit with InstructionsNayDirection not readable
1990-03-20COAST GUARD BICENTENNIAL MEDAL ACT — TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS S 1091, COAST GUARD BICENTENNIAL ACT, TO PROVIDE FOR THE STRIKING OF MEDALS IN COMMEMORATION OF THE BICENTENNIAL OF THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD. (MOTION PASSED; TWO-THIRDS OF THOSE PRESENT VOTING IN FAVOR.)S. 1091 · 101st Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassYeaDirection not readable
1989-11-09TO ADOPT THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO HR 2461, DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION.H.R. 2461 · 101st CongressYeaMilitary expansion
1989-11-09TO ADOPT H RES 285, TO WAIVE ALL POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO HR 2461, DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION.H.R. 2461 · 101st CongressYeaDirection not readable
1989-11-01TO AGREE TO THE MURTHA MOTION THAT THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE MEETINGS BETWEEN THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE AS THEY RELATE TO HR 3072, DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS, TO ALLOW THAT THESE HEARINGS BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC.H.R. 3072 · 101st CongressYeaDirection not readable
1989-10-12TO PASS HR 2748, INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION, TO GIVE FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1990 FOR INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES OF THE GOVERNMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES.H.R. 2748 · 101st CongressYeaMilitary expansion

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.