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T. Slade Gorton on Defense & War Powers

RepublicanWA

Defense & War Powers415 votes · 80.7/100 consistent
Military restraintMilitary expansion

706 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Defense & War Powers. 415 of them counted toward the score above: 301 toward “Military expansion” and 114 toward “Military restraint”.

The other 291 did not count: 286 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
1981-05-14TO TABLE LEVIN AMENDMENT TO S. 815 THAT REDUCES THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS THAT MAY BE EXPENDED IN FISCAL YEAR 1982 IN FISCAL YEAR 1982 FOR OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE. (MOTION TABLED) SEE NOTE(S) 4S. 815 · 97th CongressNayMilitary restraint
1981-05-14TO AMEND S. 815, BY PROVIDING FOR UNIT COST REPORTS TO HELP CONTROL THE INCREASNG COSTS OF MAJOR DEFENSE SYSTEMS. (MOTION PASSED) SEE NOTE(S) 4S. 815 · 97th CongressYeaMilitary restraint
1981-05-13TO AMEND S. 815, FISCAL 1982 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, BY $50 MILLION FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF AIRBORNE AND SPACED-BASED LASER WEAPONS AND TO DIRECT THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM MANAGEMENT OFFICE FOR THOSE WEAPONS PROGRAMS. (MOTION PASSED) SEE NOTE(S) 4S. 815 · 97th CongressYeaMilitary expansion
1981-05-13TO TABLE LEVIN AMENDMENT TO S. 815, REQUIRING APPROVAL BY BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS WIH REGARD TO THE BASING MODE FOR THE MX MISSILE. (MOTION FAILED) SEE NOTE(S) 4S. 815 · 97th CongressYeaMilitary expansion
1981-04-07TO TABLE BUMPERS AMENDMENT TO S. 694, SUPPLEMENTAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS, THAT PROHIBITS USE OF FUNDS FOR THE REACTIVATION OF THE BATTLESHIP U.S.S. NEW JERSEY. (MOTION PASSED)S. 694 · 97th CongressYeaMilitary expansion
1981-04-07TO TABLE PRESSLER AMENDMENT TO S. 694, AUTHORIZING SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDS FOR FISCAL 1981 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, AND SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDS FOR FISCAL 1981 FOR MILITARY PROCUREMENT AND CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, THAT DELETES FUNDING FOR THE MX MISSILE SYSTEM. (MOTION PASSED)S. 694 · 97th 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.