Robert Menendez on Defense & War Powers

DemocratNJ

Defense & War Powers486 votes · 69.1/100 consistent

Military restraintMilitary expansion

1,001 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Defense & War Powers. 486 of them counted toward the score above: 287 toward “Military expansion” and 199 toward “Military restraint”.

The other 515 did not count: 505 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 10 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.

Date	What was voted on	Voted	Counted as
2006-09-07	To make available up to an additional $700,000,000 for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities to combat the growth of poppies in Afghanistan, to eliminate the production and trade of opium, and heroin, and to prevent terrorists from using the proceeds for terrorist activities in Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere, and to designate the additional amount as emergency spending.H.R. 5631 · 109th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Military expansion
2006-09-07	To prohibit the use of funds for a public relations program designed to monitor news media in the United States and the Middle East and create a database of news stories to promote positive coverage of the war in Iraq.H.R. 5631 · 109th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Military restraint
2006-09-07	To enhance intelligence community efforts to bring Osama bin Laden and other key leaders of al Qaeda to the justice they deserve.H.R. 5631 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Military expansion
2006-09-06	To provide that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into or carry out a contract for the performance by a contractor of any base operation support service at Walter Reed Army Medical Hospital pursuant to a private-public competition conducted under Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 that was initiated on June 13, 2000, and has the solicitation number DADA 10-03-R-0001.H.R. 5631 · 109th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2006-09-06	To include information on civil war in Iraq in the quarterly reports on progress toward military and political stability in Iraq.H.R. 5631 · 109th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
2006-09-06	To protect civilian lives from unexploded cluster munitions.H.R. 5631 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Military restraint
2006-08-03	To make available from Operation and Maintenance, Navy, up to an additional $3,000,000 to fund improvements to physical security at Navy recruiting stations and to improve data security.H.R. 5631 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Military expansion
2006-08-03	To make available from Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy, up to $77,000,000 for the Conventional Trident Modification Program.H.R. 5631 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Military restraint
2006-08-03	To require notice to Congress and the public on earmarks of funds available to the Department of Defense.H.R. 5631 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2006-08-03	To prohibit the use of funds by the United States Government to enter into an agreement with the Government of Iraq that would subject members of the Armed Forces to the jurisdiction of Iraq criminal courts or punishment under Iraq law.H.R. 5631 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2006-08-03	To ensure the fiscal integrity of travel payments made by the Department of Defense.H.R. 5631 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2006-08-03	To limit the funds available to the Department of Defense for expenses relating to conferences.H.R. 5631 · 109th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Military restraint
2006-08-02	To appropriate, with an offset, an additional $2,000,000 for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army for the improvement of imaging for traumatic brain injuries.H.R. 5631 · 109th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Military expansion
2006-08-02	To make available an additional $6,700,000,000 to fund equipment reset requirements resulting from continuing combat operations, including repair, depot, and procurement activities.H.R. 5631 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Military expansion
2006-08-02	To provide $1,829,100,000 for the Army National Guard for the construction of 370 miles of triple-layered fencing, and 461 miles of vehicle barriers along the southwest border.H.R. 5631 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Military expansion
2006-06-22	An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.S. 2766 · 109th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Military expansion
2006-06-22	To provide, with an offset, additional funding for missile defense testing and operations.S. 2766 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Military expansion
2006-06-22	To authorize multiyear procurement of F-22A fighter aircraft and F-119 engines.S. 2766 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Military expansion
2006-06-22	An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.S. 2766 · 109th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Military expansion
2006-06-22	To state the sense of Congress on United States policy on Iraq.S. 2766 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2006-06-22	To require the redeployment of United States Armed Forces from Iraq in order to further a political solution in Iraq, encourage the people of Iraq to provide for their own security, and achieve victory in the war on terror.S. 2766 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Military restraint
2006-06-21	To promote job creation and small business preservation in the adjustment of the Federal minimum wage.S. 2766 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2006-06-21	To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage.S. 2766 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2006-06-20	To express the sense of Congress that the Government of Iraq should not grant amnesty to persons known to have attacked, killed, or wounded members of the Armed Forces of the United States.S. 2766 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2006-06-20	To affirm the Iraqi Government position of no amnesty for terrorists who have attacked U.S. forces.S. 2766 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2006-06-20	To establish a special committee of the Senate to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism.S. 2766 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2006-06-15	To require the withdrawal of the United States Armed Forces from Iraq and urge the convening of an Iraq summit.S. 2766 · 109th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Military expansion
2006-06-15	To state the policy of the United States on the nuclear programs of Iran.S. 2766 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2006-06-15	To authorize, with an offset, assistance for prodemocracy programs and activities inside and outside Iran, to make clear that the United States supports the ability of the people of Iran to exercise self-determination over their form of government, and to make enhancements to the Iran-Libya Sanctions Act of 1996.S. 2766 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Military restraint
2006-06-14	To require regular budgeting for ongoing military operations.S. 2766 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Military restraint
2006-06-14	To improve Federal contracting and procurement by eliminating fraud and abuse and improving competition in contracting and procurement and by enhancing administration of Federal contracting personnel.S. 2766 · 109th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Direction not readable
2006-06-13	To express the sense of Congress that the United States Armed Forces, the intelligence community, and other agencies, as well as the coalition partners of the United States and the Iraqi Security Forces should be commended for their actions that resulted in the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the leader of the al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorist organization and the most wanted terrorist in Iraq.S. 2766 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2006-04-27	To express the sense of the Senate on requests for funds for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan for fiscal years after fiscal year 2007.H.R. 4939 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2006-03-01	A bill to clarify that individuals who receive FISA orders can challenge nondisclosure requirements, that individuals who receive national security letters are not required to disclose the name of their attorney, that libraries are not wire or electronic communication service providers unless they provide specific services, and for other purposes.S. 2271 · 109th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Military restraint
2006-03-01	To establish the enactment date of the Act.S. 2271 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2006-02-28	A bill to clarify that individuals who receive FISA orders can challenge nondisclosure requirements, that individuals who receive national security letters are not required to disclose the name of their attorney, that libraries are not wire or electronic communication service providers unless they provide specific services, and for other purposes.S. 2271 · 109th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Nay	Military expansion
2006-02-16	A bill to clarify that individuals who receive FISA orders can challenge nondisclosure requirements, that individuals who receive national security letters are not required to disclose the name of their attorney, that libraries are not wire or electronic communication service providers unless they provide specific services, and for other purposes.S. 2271 · 109th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Military restraint
2005-12-19	Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposesH.R. 2863 · 109th Congress · On Agreeing to the Conference Report	Nay	Military restraint
2005-12-19	Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposesH.R. 2863 · 109th Congress · Recommit conference report with instructions	Yea	Direction not readable
2005-12-19	National Defense Authorization Act, FY 06H.R. 1815 · 109th Congress · On Agreeing to the Conference Report	Yea	Military expansion
2005-12-16	National Defense Authorization Act, FY 06H.R. 1815 · 109th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees	Yea	Direction not readable
2005-12-16	National Defense Authorization Act, FY 06H.R. 1815 · 109th Congress · On Closing Portions of the Conference	Yea	Direction not readable
2005-12-14	Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposesH.R. 2863 · 109th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees	Yea	Direction not readable
2005-12-14	Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposesH.R. 2863 · 109th Congress · On Closing Portions of the Conference	Yea	Direction not readable
2005-11-02	Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Mangement Improvement ActH.R. 4061 · 109th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2005-10-27	Disapproving the recommendations of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment CommissionH.J.Res. 65 · 109th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Military expansion
2005-07-26	Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance Enhancement ActH.R. 3200 · 109th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Direction not readable
2005-06-30	Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2005 for veterans medical servicesH.R. 3130 · 109th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Direction not readable
2005-06-21	Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006H.R. 2475 · 109th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Military expansion
2005-06-21	Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006H.R. 2475 · 109th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Yea	Direction not readable
2005-06-20	Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposesH.R. 2863 · 109th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Military expansion
2005-06-20	Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006H.R. 2863 · 109th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2005-06-20	Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006H.R. 2863 · 109th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2005-06-20	Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006H.R. 2863 · 109th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2005-06-20	Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006H.R. 2863 · 109th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2005-05-25	National Defense Authorization Act, FY 06H.R. 1815 · 109th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Military expansion
2005-05-25	National Defense Authorization Act, FY 06H.R. 1815 · 109th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Yea	Direction not readable
2005-05-25	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006H.R. 1815 · 109th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2005-05-25	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006H.R. 1815 · 109th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2005-05-25	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006H.R. 1815 · 109th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2005-05-25	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006H.R. 1815 · 109th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2005-05-25	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006H.R. 1815 · 109th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2005-05-25	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006H.R. 1815 · 109th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2005-05-25	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006H.R. 1815 · 109th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2005-04-05	Commending the outstanding efforts by members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of State and USAID in response to the earthquake and tsunami of December 26, 2004H.Res. 120 · 109th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	Direction not readable
2005-02-09	Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Department of Defense should continue to exercise its statutory authority to support the activities of the Boy Scouts of America, in particular the periodic national and world Boy Scout JamboreesH.Con.Res. 6 · 109th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	Direction not readable
2005-02-02	Expressing the continued support of Congress for equal access of military recruiters to institutions of higher educationH.Con.Res. 36 · 109th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2004-12-07	Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention ActS. 2845 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Conference Report	Yea	Military expansion
2004-10-09	Making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposesH.R. 4837 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Conference Report	Yea	Military expansion
2004-10-09	DOD Authorization, Fiscal Year 2005H.R. 4200 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Conference Report	Yea	Military expansion
2004-10-08	To reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, and for other purposesS. 2845 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees	Yea	Direction not readable
2004-10-08	Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany H.R. 4200, National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2005H.Res. 843 · 108th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	Direction not readable
2004-10-08	9/11 Recommendations Implementation ActH.R. 10 · 108th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Military restraint
2004-10-08	9/11 Recommendations Implementation ActH.R. 10 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Yea	Direction not readable
2004-10-08	9/11 Recommendations Implementation ActH.R. 10 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2004-10-08	9/11 Recommendations Implementation ActH.R. 10 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2004-10-08	9/11 Recommendations Implementation ActH.R. 10 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2004-10-08	9/11 Recommendations Implementation ActH.R. 10 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2004-10-08	9/11 Recommendations Implementation ActH.R. 10 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2004-10-08	9/11 Recommendations Implementation ActH.R. 10 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2004-10-08	9/11 Recommendations Implementation ActH.R. 10 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2004-10-08	9/11 Recommendations Implementation ActH.R. 10 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2004-10-08	9/11 Recommendations Implementation ActH.R. 10 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2004-10-08	9/11 Recommendations Implementation ActH.R. 10 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2004-10-08	9/11 Recommendations Implementation ActH.R. 10 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2004-10-08	9/11 Recommendations Implementation ActH.R. 10 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2004-10-05	Universal National Service ActH.R. 163 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Nay	Military restraint
2004-09-30	Department of Veterans Affairs Nurse Recruitment and Retention Act of 2004H.R. 4231 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Direction not readable
2004-09-28	DOD Authorization, Fiscal Year 2005H.R. 4200 · 108th Congress · On Closing Portions of the Conference	Yea	Direction not readable
2004-09-28	DOD Authorization, Fiscal Year 2005H.R. 4200 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees	Yea	Direction not readable
2004-07-22	Department of Defense Appropriations, FY 2005H.R. 4613 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Conference Report	Yea	Military expansion
2004-07-22	Making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposesH.R. 4837 · 108th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Military expansion
2004-07-22	Making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposesH.R. 4837 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Yea	Direction not readable
2004-07-22	Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment ActH.R. 4175 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Direction not readable
2004-07-21	Military Housing Improvement ActH.R. 4879 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Military expansion
2004-07-13	Department of Defense Appropriations, FY 2005H.R. 4613 · 108th Congress · On Closing Portions of the Conference	Yea	Direction not readable
2004-06-23	Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005H.R. 4548 · 108th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Military expansion
2004-06-23	Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005H.R. 4548 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Yea	Direction not readable
2004-06-23	Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005H.R. 4548 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2004-06-23	Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005H.R. 4548 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction 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.