Gregory W. Meeks on Defense & War Powers
DemocratNY
1,725 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Defense & War Powers. 228 of them counted toward the score above: 142 toward “Military expansion” and 86 toward “Military restraint”.
The other 1,497 did not count: 1,472 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2005-10-27 | Disapproving the recommendations of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment CommissionH.J.Res. 65 · 109th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Military restraint |
| 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 | 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 |
| 2005-05-25 | 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 | Nay | 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 |
| 2005-05-25 | 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 | Nay | 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 | Did not vote | Not a yea/nay |
| 2004-10-09 | DOD Authorization, Fiscal Year 2005H.R. 4200 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Conference Report | Did not vote | Not a yea/nay |
| 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 | Did not vote | 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 | Did not vote | 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 | Nay | 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 |
| 2004-10-05 | Universal National Service ActH.R. 163 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Did not vote | Not a yea/nay |
| 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 | Did not vote | Direction not readable |
| 2004-09-28 | DOD Authorization, Fiscal Year 2005H.R. 4200 · 108th Congress · On Closing Portions of the Conference | Did not vote | Direction not readable |
| 2004-09-28 | DOD Authorization, Fiscal Year 2005H.R. 4200 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees | Did not vote | 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 | Did not vote | 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 |
| 2004-06-23 | Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005H.R. 4548 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | 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 |
| 2004-06-23 | Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005H.R. 4548 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | 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 |
| 2004-06-23 | Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005H.R. 4548 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2004-06-22 | Department of Defense Appropriations, FY 2005H.R. 4613 · 108th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Military expansion |
| 2004-06-22 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005H.R. 4613 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2004-06-14 | To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide rapid acquisition authority to the Secretary of Defense to respond to combat emergenciesH.R. 4323 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Nay | Military restraint |
| 2004-05-20 | DOD Authorization, Fiscal Year 2005H.R. 4200 · 108th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Military expansion |
| 2004-05-20 | DOD Authorization, Fiscal Year 2005H.R. 4200 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2004-05-20 | Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005H.R. 4200 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2004-05-20 | Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005H.R. 4200 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2004-05-20 | Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005H.R. 4200 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2004-05-20 | Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005H.R. 4200 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2004-05-20 | Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005H.R. 4200 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2004-05-19 | Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005H.R. 4200 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2004-05-19 | Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005H.R. 4200 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2004-05-19 | Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005H.R. 4200 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2004-05-19 | Honoring past and current members of the Armed Forces of the United States and encouraging Americans to wear red poppies on Memorial DayH.Con.Res. 424 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2004-05-12 | Recognizing with humble gratitude the more than 16,000,000 veterans who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II and the Americans who supported the war effort on the home front and celebrating the completion of the National World War II Memorial on the National Mall in the District of ColumbiaH.Con.Res. 409 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2004-05-12 | Expressing the sense of the House that the Department of Defense should rectify deficiencies in the military postal system to ensure that members of the Armed Forces stationed overseas are able to receive and send election ballots in time to be counted in the 2004 elections.H.Res. 608 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2004-05-06 | Expressing the concern of Congress over Iran’s development of the means to produce nuclear weaponsH.Con.Res. 398 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | Did not vote | Direction not readable |
| 2004-05-06 | Deploring the Abuse of Persons in United States Custody in IraqH.Res. 627 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution | Did not vote | Direction not readable |
| 2004-03-30 | To provide for the establishment of campaign medals to be awarded to members of the Armed Forces who participate in Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi FreedomH.R. 3104 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2004-03-30 | ROTC and Military Recruiter Equal Access to Campus ActH.R. 3966 · 108th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Military restraint |
| 2004-03-30 | To require the Secretary of Defense to reimburse members of the United States Armed Forces for certain transportation expenses incurred by the members in connection with leave under the Central Command Rest and Recuperation Leave Program before the program was expanded to include domestic travelS. 2057 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2004-03-30 | Welcoming accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia to NATOH.Res. 558 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2004-03-24 | Recognizing and honoring the United States Armed Forces and supporting the designation of a National Military Appreciation MonthH.Con.Res. 328 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2004-03-17 | Relating to the liberation of the Iraqi people and the valiant service of the United States Armed Forces and Coalition forcesH.Res. 557 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2004-03-17 | Providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 557) relating to the liberation of the Iraqi people and the valiant service of the United States Armed Forces and Coalition forcesH.Res. 561 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2004-03-17 | Providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 557) relating to the liberation of the Iraqi people and the valiant service of the United States Armed Forces and Coalition forcesH.Res. 561 · 108th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2003-11-21 | Veterans Health Care, Capital Asset, and Business Improvement ActS. 1156 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2003-11-20 | Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004H.R. 2417 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Conference Report | Yea | Military expansion |
| 2003-11-18 | Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004H.R. 2417 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2003-11-07 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004H.R. 1588 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Conference Report | Yea | Military expansion |
| 2003-11-07 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004H.R. 1588 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Recommit the Conference Report | Yea | Military restraint |
| 2003-11-05 | Fallen Patriots Tax Relief ActH.R. 3365 · 108th Congress · Suspend the Rules and Agree to Senate Amendments | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2003-11-05 | Military Construction Appropriations Act, 2004H.R. 2559 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Conference Report | Yea | Military expansion |
| 2003-10-31 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Defense and for the Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan for FY 2004H.R. 3289 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Conference Report | Nay | Military restraint |
| 2003-10-31 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Defense and for the Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan for FY 2004H.R. 3289 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2003-10-30 | Expressing deep gratitude for the valor and commitment of the members of the United States Armed Forces who were deployed in Operation Restore Hope to provide humanitarian assistance to the people of Somalia in 1993.H.Con.Res. 291 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | 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.