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Darrell Issa

Darrell Issa on Defense & War Powers

RepublicanCA

Defense & War Powers195 votes · 72.4/100 consistent
Military restraintMilitary expansion

1,507 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Defense & War Powers. 195 of them counted toward the score above: 164 toward “Military expansion” and 31 toward “Military restraint”.

The other 1,312 did not count: 1,304 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 8 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
2016-05-19Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes.H.R. 4974 · 114th Congress · On PassageYeaMilitary expansion
2016-05-19Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes.H.R. 4974 · 114th Congress · On engrossment and third readingYeaDirection not readable
2016-05-19Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 4974 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2016-05-19Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 4974 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2016-05-19Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 4974 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2016-05-19Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 4974 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2016-05-19Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 4974 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2016-05-19Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 4974 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2016-05-19Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 4974 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2016-05-19Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 4974 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2016-05-19Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 4974 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2016-05-19Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 4974 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2016-05-18National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017H.R. 4909 · 114th Congress · On PassageYeaMilitary expansion
2016-05-18National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017H.R. 4909 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with InstructionsNayDirection not readable
2016-05-18National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017H.R. 4909 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2016-05-18National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017H.R. 4909 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2016-05-18National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017H.R. 4909 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2016-05-18National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017H.R. 4909 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2016-05-18National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017H.R. 4909 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2016-05-18National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017H.R. 4909 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2016-05-18National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017H.R. 4909 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2016-05-18National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017H.R. 4909 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2016-05-18National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017H.R. 4909 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2016-05-18National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017H.R. 4909 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2016-04-18Captain John E. Moran and Captain William Wylie Galt Armed Forces Reserve CenterS. 719 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassYeaDirection not readable
2016-03-22To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the burial of the cremated remains of persons who served as Women’s Air Forces Service Pilots in Arlington National CemeteryH.R. 4336 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedYeaMilitary expansion
2015-12-16Tracking Foreign Fighters in Terrorist Safe Havens ActH.R. 4239 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedYeaDirection not readable
2015-12-11Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015H.R. 644 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Conference ReportYeaDirection not readable
2015-12-11Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015H.R. 644 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Recommit Conference Report with InstructionsNayDirection not readable
2015-12-02Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015H.R. 644 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Instruct ConfereesNayDirection not readable
2015-12-01Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015H.R. 644 · 114th Congress · On Motion To Go To ConferenceYeaDirection not readable
2015-12-01Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016H.R. 4127 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassYeaMilitary expansion
2015-11-17To provide funds to the Army Corps of Engineers to hire veterans and members of the Armed Forces to assist the Corps with curation and historic preservation activities, and for other purposesH.R. 3114 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedYeaDirection not readable
2015-11-16Honor America’s Guard-Reserve Retirees ActH.R. 1384 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassYeaDirection not readable
2015-11-16Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2015H.R. 1338 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedYeaDirection not readable
2015-11-05To clarify that certain provisions of the Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act of 2014 will not take effect until after the Director of the Office of Personnel Management promulgates and makes effective regulations relating to such provisionsS. 1356 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedYeaDirection not readable
2015-10-01To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activites of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposesH.R. 1735 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Conference ReportYeaMilitary expansion
2015-10-01To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activites of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposesH.R. 1735 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Recommit Conference Report with InstructionsNayDirection not readable
2015-10-01Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3457) the Justice for Victims of Iranian Terrorism Act and consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1735) the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016.H.Res. 449 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the ResolutionYeaDirection not readable
2015-10-01Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3457) the Justice for Victims of Iranian Terrorism Act and consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1735) the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016.H.Res. 449 · 114th Congress · On Ordering the Previous QuestionYeaDirection not readable
2015-09-30To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain expiring provisions of law administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.S. 2082 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassYeaDirection not readable
2015-07-29VA Accountability ActH.R. 1994 · 114th Congress · On PassageYeaDirection not readable
2015-07-29VA Accountability ActH.R. 1994 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with InstructionsNayDirection not readable
2015-07-29VA Accountability Act of 2015H.R. 1994 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2015-07-28Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2015H.R. 675 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedYeaDirection not readable
2015-07-21Veterans Information Modernization ActH.R. 2256 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedYeaDirection not readable
2015-07-14Homes for Heroes Act of 2015H.R. 251 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassYeaDirection not readable
2015-07-07Veteran’s I.D. Card Act of 2015H.R. 91 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2015-07-07To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activites of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposesH.R. 1735 · 114th Congress · Authorizing Conferees to Close MeetingsYeaDirection not readable
2015-06-17Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces deployed to Iraq or Syria on or after August 7, 2014, other than Armed Forces required to protect United States diplomatic facilities and personnel, from Iraq and SyriaH.Con.Res. 55 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the ResolutionNayMilitary expansion
2015-06-16Intelligence Authorization ActH.R. 2596 · 114th Congress · On PassageNayMilitary restraint
2015-06-16Intelligence Authorization ActH.R. 2596 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with InstructionsNayDirection not readable
2015-06-16Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016H.R. 2596 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2015-06-12Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015H.R. 644 · 114th Congress · Concurring in Senate amendments with amendmentYeaDirection not readable
2015-06-11Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes.H.R. 2685 · 114th Congress · On PassageYeaMilitary expansion
2015-06-11Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes.H.R. 2685 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with InstructionsNayDirection not readable
2015-06-11Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016H.R. 2685 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2015-06-11Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016H.R. 2685 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2015-06-11Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016H.R. 2685 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2015-06-11Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016H.R. 2685 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2015-06-11Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016H.R. 2685 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2015-06-11Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016H.R. 2685 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2015-06-11Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016H.R. 2685 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2015-06-11Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016H.R. 2685 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2015-06-11Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016H.R. 2685 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2015-06-11Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016H.R. 2685 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2015-06-11Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016H.R. 2685 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2015-06-10Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016H.R. 2685 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2015-06-10Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016H.R. 2685 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2015-06-10Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016H.R. 2685 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2015-06-10Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016H.R. 2685 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2015-06-10Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016H.R. 2685 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2015-06-10Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016H.R. 2685 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2015-06-10Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016H.R. 2685 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2015-06-10Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016H.R. 2685 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2015-06-10Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016H.R. 2685 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2015-06-10Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016H.R. 2685 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2015-06-10Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016H.R. 2685 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2015-05-18Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment Act (BRAVE Act)H.R. 1382 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedYeaDirection not readable
2015-05-18Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Relief ActH.R. 1313 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassYeaDirection not readable
2015-05-18Veteran’s I.D. Card ActH.R. 91 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedYeaDirection not readable
2015-05-15To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activites of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposesH.R. 1735 · 114th Congress · On PassageYeaMilitary expansion
2015-05-15To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activites of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposesH.R. 1735 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with InstructionsNayDirection not readable
2015-05-15National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016H.R. 1735 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2015-05-15National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016H.R. 1735 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2015-05-15National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016H.R. 1735 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2015-05-15National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016H.R. 1735 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2015-05-15National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016H.R. 1735 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2015-05-14National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016H.R. 1735 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2015-05-14National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016H.R. 1735 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2015-05-14National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016H.R. 1735 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2015-05-14National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016H.R. 1735 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2015-05-14National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016H.R. 1735 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2015-05-14Providing for further consideration of H.R. 1735, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016H.Res. 260 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the ResolutionYeaDirection not readable
2015-05-13Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015 or the USA FREEDOM ActH.R. 2048 · 114th Congress · On PassageYeaMilitary restraint
2015-04-22Protecting Cyber Networks ActH.R. 1560 · 114th Congress · On PassageNayMilitary restraint
2015-04-22Protecting Cyber Networks ActH.R. 1560 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with InstructionsNayDirection not readable
2015-04-22To improve cybersecurity in the United States through enhanced sharing of information about cybersecurity threats, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance multi-directional sharing of information related to cybersecurity risks and strengthen privacy and civil liberties protections, and for other purposes.H.R. 1560 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2015-03-24Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Planning Reform Act of 2015H.R. 216 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedYeaDirection not readable
2015-03-02Long-Term Care Veterans Choice ActH.R. 294 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedYeaDirection 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.