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Amory Houghton Jr. on Defense & War Powers

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Defense & War Powers390 votes · 84.5/100 consistent
Military restraintMilitary expansion

844 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Defense & War Powers. 390 of them counted toward the score above: 315 toward “Military expansion” and 75 toward “Military restraint”.

The other 454 did not count: 432 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 22 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
1987-05-20TO AMEND HR 1748, DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO DELETE $4.1 MILLION FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION IN HONDURAS.H.R. 1748 · 100th CongressNayMilitary expansion
1987-05-20TO AMEND HR 1748, DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF U.S. CONSTRUCTED FACILITIES IN CENTRAL AMERICA TO AID THE CONTRAS.H.R. 1748 · 100th CongressNayMilitary expansion
1987-05-20TO AMEND HR 1748, DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO PROHIBIT U.S. FORCES IN HONDURAS OR COSTA RICA FROM APPROACHING WITHIN 20 MILES OF THE NICARAGUAN BORDER.H.R. 1748 · 100th CongressNayMilitary expansion
1987-05-19TO AMEND HR 1748, DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO PROHIBIT NUCLEAR TEST EXPLOSIONS LARGER THAN ONE KILOTON PROVIDED THAT THE SOVIET UNION OBSERVES THE SAME LIMITATION.H.R. 1748 · 100th CongressNayMilitary expansion
1987-05-19TO AMEND HR 1748, DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO PERMIT NUCLEAR TEST EXPLOSIONS UNDER ONE KILOTON PROVIDED THAT THE SOVIET UNION OBSERVES THE SAME LIMITATION AND THAT PROVISIONS OF THE MORATORIUM DO NOT IMPEDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF SRAM II OR MIDGETMAN MISSILES.H.R. 1748 · 100th CongressYeaMilitary expansion
1987-05-19TO AMEND HR 1748, DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO PROHIBIT THE ASSEMBLY OF BINARY WEAPONS AND THE REMOVAL OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS FROM EUROPE DURING FISCAL 1988.H.R. 1748 · 100th CongressNayMilitary expansion
1987-05-19TO AMEND HR 1748, DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO PROHIBIT REMOVAL OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS IN EUROPE UNLESS THEY ARE REPLACED WITH BINARY CHEMICAL WEAPONS.H.R. 1748 · 100th CongressYeaMilitary expansion
1987-05-19TO AMEND HR 1748, DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO PROHIBIT TESTING OF ANTI-SATELLITE MISSILES AGAINST TARGETS IN SPACE AS LONG AS THE SOVIET UNION REFRAINS FROM SIMILAR TESTING.H.R. 1748 · 100th CongressNayMilitary expansion
1987-05-18TO AMEND HR 1748, DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, AS AMENDED BY THE BADHAM AMENDMENT R, CA TO PERMIT REIMBURSEMENT FOR LOSSES INCURRED BY THE NORFOLK NAVY STEAM PLANT.H.R. 1748 · 100th CongressNayDirection not readable
1987-05-18TO AMEND HR 1748, DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO REDUCE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE B-1B BOMBER BY $376 MILLION.H.R. 1748 · 100th CongressNayMilitary expansion
1987-05-18TO AMEND HR 1748, DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO PROHIBIT THE PRODUCTION OF MARK 48 TORPEDOES UNTIL EVALUATION TESTS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.H.R. 1748 · 100th CongressNayMilitary expansion
1987-05-18TO AMEND HR 1748, DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO REDUCE AUTHORIZATION LEVELS FOR CERTAIN WEAPONS CONTRACTS AND USE THAT AMOUNT FOR FUNDING OF OTHER WEAPONS.H.R. 1748 · 100th CongressNayDirection not readable
1987-05-13TO AMEND HR 1748, DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO PROHIBIT MODIFYING TRIDENT SUBMARINES TO CARRY TRIDENT II MISSILES.H.R. 1748 · 100th CongressNayMilitary expansion
1987-05-13TO AMEND HR 1748, DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO PROHIBIT THE PRODUCTION OF ADDITIONAL TRIDENT II MISSILES AND TO AUTHORIZE $2.3 BILLION FOR THE PRODUCTION OF TRIDENT I MISSILES.H.R. 1748 · 100th CongressNayMilitary expansion
1987-05-13TO AMEND HR 1748, DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO DELETE $674 MILLION FROM THE MX MISSILE PROGRAM EARMARKED FOR THE PURCHASE OF 12 MX MISSILES.H.R. 1748 · 100th CongressNayMilitary expansion
1987-05-12TO AMEND HR 1748, DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF $1.7 BILLION IN FUNDS EARMARKED FOR THE C-17 AIRCRAFT PROGRAM.H.R. 1748 · 100th CongressNayMilitary expansion
1987-05-12TO AMEND HR 1748, DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO PROHIBIT THE AWARD OF SDI RESEARCH/DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO A FOREIGN FIRM IF A U.S. FIRM CAN PRODUCE THE SAME ITEM AT EQUIVALENT COST.H.R. 1748 · 100th CongressNayDirection not readable
1987-05-12TO AMEND HR 1748, DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO REQUIRE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM TO GUARD AGAINST ACCIDENTAL MISSILE LAUNCHES.H.R. 1748 · 100th CongressNayMilitary restraint
1987-05-12TO AMEND HR 1748, DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO BAN TESTS OF AN ANTI-MISSILE WEAPON, A KINETIC-KILL VEHICLE BEING TESTED AS ONE ELEMENT OF SDI.H.R. 1748 · 100th CongressNayMilitary expansion
1987-05-12TO AMEND HR 1748, DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO REQUIRE THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT TO ACHIEVE OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY OF SDI SYSTEMS BY 1993.H.R. 1748 · 100th CongressNayMilitary restraint
1987-05-12TO AMEND HR 1748, DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO REDUCE THE SDI AUTHORIZATION LEVEL TO $3.1 BILLION IN FISCAL 1988.H.R. 1748 · 100th CongressNayMilitary expansion
1987-05-12TO AMEND HR 1748, DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO REDUCE THE SDI AUTHORIZATION LEVEL TO $3.55 BILLION IN FISCAL 1988.H.R. 1748 · 100th CongressYeaMilitary restraint
1987-05-12TO AMEND HR 1748, DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO ELIMINATE FUNDING FOR THE SDI PROGRAMS AND AUTHORIZE $1.2 BILLION FOR RESEARCH ON MISSILE DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY IN FISCAL 1988.H.R. 1748 · 100th CongressNayMilitary expansion
1987-05-12TO AMEND HR 1748, DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO INCREASE SDI RESEARCH FUNDING LEVELS TO $4.05 BILLION IN FISCAL 1988.H.R. 1748 · 100th CongressNayMilitary restraint
1987-05-11TO AMEND HR 1748, DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO ESTABLISH A BIPARTISAN COMMISSION TO SELECT UNNEEDED MILITARY BASES FOR CLOSURE.H.R. 1748 · 100th CongressYeaMilitary restraint
1987-05-11TO AMEND HR 1748, DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO LIMIT RANDOM COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE POLYGRAPH TESTS TO 20,000 EMPLOYEES IN FISCAL YEARS 1988-1990.H.R. 1748 · 100th CongressYeaMilitary restraint
1987-05-11TO AMEND HR 1748, DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO REQUIRE THAT BIDS FOR SHIP OVERHAUL CONTRACTS INCLUDE THE COST OF MOVING THE SHIP TO THE MAINTENANCE/REPAIR SITE.H.R. 1748 · 100th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1987-05-11TO AMEND HR 1748, DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO REQUIRE THAT SHORT TERM REPAIR WORK ON NAVAL RESERVE SHIPS BASED ON THE WEST COAST BE PERFORMED AT THE HOME PORT.H.R. 1748 · 100th CongressNayDirection not readable
1987-05-08TO AMEND HR 1748, DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO CONTINUE THE ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN HOSPITALS TO PROVIDE HEART AND LUNG TREATMENT FOR ONE YEAR UNDER CHAMPUS THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT'S HOSPITALIZATION PROGRAM FOR THE DEPENDENTS OF MILITARY PERSONNEL.H.R. 1748 · 100th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1987-05-08TO AMEND HR 1748, DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO INCREASE THE STRENGTH OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND THE RESERVES.H.R. 1748 · 100th CongressYeaMilitary expansion
1987-05-08TO AMEND IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE HR 1748, DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO EXEMPT NAVY AIRCRAFT OVERHAUL FACTORIES FROM CERTAIN PUBLIC-PRIVATE COMPETITION LANGUAGE. DECK IDENTIFICATION NUMBER IS '03' DK 3 COL 1H.R. 1748 · 100th CongressNayDirection not readable
1987-05-08TO AMEND HR 1748, DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, RECOMMEND TO THE PRESIDENT TO DEVELOP A PLAN FOR THE REDUCTION OF U.S. MILITARY PERSONNEL IN KOREA DURING FISCAL YEARS 1988-1992.H.R. 1748 · 100th CongressNayMilitary expansion
1987-05-07TO AGREE TO H RES 160, THE RULE TO PROVIDE FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF HR 1748, DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION.H.R. 1748 · 100th CongressNayDirection not readable
1987-05-07TO AMEND HR 1748, DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO DELETE AUTHORIZATION FOR ONE AIRCRAFT CARRIER.H.R. 1748 · 100th CongressYeaMilitary restraint
1987-05-07TO AMEND HR 1748, DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO DELETE AUTHORIZATION FOR TWO AIRCRAFT CARRIERS.H.R. 1748 · 100th CongressYeaMilitary restraint
1987-05-07TO AMEND HR 1748, DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT THE SOVIET UNION IS IN VIOLATION OF THE 1972 ABM TREATY AS A RESULT OF THEIR CONSTRUCTION OF RADAR AT KRASNOYARSK.H.R. 1748 · 100th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1987-05-06TO AMEND HR 1748, DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO STRIKE LANGUAGE THAT WOULD REQUIRE CONTINUED COMPLIANCE WITH THE 1972 U.S.SOVIET TREATY LIMITING ANTI-BALLISTIC MISSILE ABM SYSTEMS.H.R. 1748 · 100th CongressNayMilitary restraint
1987-05-06TO AMEND HR 1748, DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO PROVIDE THAT THE U.S. NEED NOT COMPLY WITH SALT II IF THE SOVIET UNION IS VIOLATING ANY OF ITS PROVISIONS OR LIMITATIONS.H.R. 1748 · 100th CongressYeaMilitary expansion
1987-05-06TO AMEND HR 1748, DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF 1988 FUNDS FOR WEAPONS WHICH VIOLATE SALT II UNLESS THE PRESIDENT CAN VERIFY THAT THE SOVIET UNION HAS EXCEEDED SALT II LIMITS.H.R. 1748 · 100th CongressNayMilitary expansion
1987-05-06TO AMEND HR 1748, DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO INCREASE TO $302 BILLION THE TOTAL AUTHORIZATION LEVEL FOR DEFENSE BUDGET AUTHORITY IN FISCAL 1988.H.R. 1748 · 100th CongressYeaMilitary expansion
1987-05-06TO ADOPT H RES 156, THE RULE TO PROVIDE FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF HR 1748, DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, A BILL TO SET FUNDING LEVELS FOR DEFENSE IN FISCAL 1988.H.R. 1748 · 100th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1987-05-05TO AMEND IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE HR 1748, DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO REDUCE THE TOTAL FISCAL 1988 DEFENSE BUDGET AUTHORITY TO $288 BILLION.H.R. 1748 · 100th CongressNayMilitary expansion
1987-04-30TO ADOPT H RES 152 TO PROVIDE FOR HOUSE FLOOR CONSIDERATION OF HR 1748, DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, A BILL TO ESTABLISH DEFENSE FUNDING LEVELS FOR FISCAL 1988.H.R. 1748 · 100th CongressNayDirection not readable
1987-03-17TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS HR 1085, G.I. BILL, A BILL TO PERMANENTLY EXTEND EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS OF THE NEW G.I. BILL OF 1984, MOTION PASSED; TWO-THIRDS OF THOSE PRESENT VOTING IN FAVOR.H.R. 1085 · 100th 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.