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Ron Paul on Defense & War Powers

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Defense & War Powers361 votes · 80.6/100 consistent
Military restraintMilitary expansion

1,231 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Defense & War Powers. 361 of them counted toward the score above: 83 toward “Military expansion” and 278 toward “Military restraint”.

The other 870 did not count: 820 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 50 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
1976-09-13TO AGREE TO H. RES. 1432, THE RULE TO CONSIDER H.R. 13958, TO REORGANIZE THE SYSTEM FOR THE APPOINTMENT, PROMOTION, SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.H.Res. 1432 · 94th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1976-09-09TO AMEND H.R. 14469, BY RESTORING THE 100% LEVEL FOR PRIMARY AIR QUALITY STANDARDS SET BY THE ADMINISTRATION IN MORE HEAVILY POLLUTED AREAS.H.R. 14469 · 94th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1976-09-09TO AMEND H.R. 14469, BY STRIKING LANGUAGE WHICH PROVIDES FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT IN THE DESIGNATION PROCESS.H.R. 14469 · 94th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1976-09-09TO CONCUR IN THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 14262, WAIVING THE PROHIBITION FOR CHAMPUS PAYMENTS FOR COUNSELING SERVICES.H.R. 14262 · 94th CongressYeaMilitary expansion
1976-09-09TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 14262, DEPT. OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL.H.R. 14262 · 94th CongressYeaMilitary expansion
1976-09-01TO RECOMMIT TO THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS H.R. 14238, WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO REPORT IT BACK CONTAINING AMENDMENTS REGARDING CHANGES IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE HOUSE.H.R. 14283 · 94th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1976-09-01TO AMEND H.R. 14238, BY PROHIBITING FUNDS TO BE USED FOR INCREASES IN SALARIES OF MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE AT A RATE EXCEEDING THE SALARY RATE EFFECTIVE ON SEPT. 30, 1976, THUS DENYING THE AUTOMATIC COST-OF-LIVING SALARY INCREASE.H.R. 14283 · 94th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1976-08-02TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 14469, TO PERMIT AGREEMENTS PROVIDING PAY TO PHYSICIANS AND DENTISTS IN THE VETERAN'S ADMINISTRATION TO BE ENTERED INTO UNTIL OCTOBER 1, 1977.H.R. 14469 · 94th CongressPresentDirection not readable
1976-07-22TO OVERRIDE THE PRESIDENT'S VETO OF H. R. 12384.H.R. 12384 · 94th CongressNayMilitary restraint
1976-07-19TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 12939, TO AMEND CERTAIN LAWS AFFECTING PERSONNEL OF THE COAST GUARD.H.R. 12939 · 94th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1976-07-01TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 14235, MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR FISCAL YEAR 1977.H.R. 14235 · 94th CongressYeaMilitary expansion
1976-06-30TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 12438.H.R. 12438 · 94th CongressYeaMilitary expansion
1976-06-30TO RECOMMIT TO THE COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE, THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 12438, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATION AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1977.H.R. 12438 · 94th CongressNayMilitary expansion
1976-06-21TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 14298, THE VETERANS' AND SURVIVORS PENSION ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1976.H.R. 14298 · 94th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1976-06-21TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 14299, VETERANS' DISABILITY COMPENSATION AND SURVIVOR BENEFIT ACT OF 1976.H.R. 14299 · 94th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1976-06-17TO PASS H.R. 14262.H.R. 14262 · 94th CongressYeaMilitary expansion
1976-06-17TO AMEND H.R. 14262, BY DEFERRING UNTIL FEB. 1, 1977, $948 MILLION FOR THE PRODUCTION OF 3 B-1 BOMBERS.H.R. 14262 · 94th CongressYeaMilitary restraint
1976-06-17TO AMEND H.R. 14262 BY CUTTING $350 MILLION FOR LONG LEADTIME PROCUREMENT OF A NUCLEAR POWERED AIRCRAFT CARRIER.H.R. 14262 · 94th CongressNayMilitary expansion
1976-06-17TO AMEND H.R. 14262 BY ABOLISHING THE 1% ADD-ON TO RETIRED PAY FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL, THEREBY ELIMINATING $111.7 MILLION.H.R. 14262 · 94th CongressYeaMilitary restraint
1976-06-17TO AMEND H.R. 14262 BY ADDING $10.1 MILLION FOR THE ARMY OPERATING BUDGET AND CUTTING $17.5 MILLION FROM THE NAVY OPERATING BUDGET IN ORDER TO CONSOLIDATE THE HELICOPTER PILOT TRAINING PROGRAMS.H.R. 14262 · 94th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1976-06-16TO PASS H.R. 14235, MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION FOR FISCAL YEAR 1977.H.R. 14235 · 94th CongressYeaMilitary expansion
1976-06-16TO AMEND H.R 14235, MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION FOR FISCAL YEAR 1977, BY CUTTING NEW OBLIGATIONAL AUTHORITY BY 5% AND NONOBLIGATED AUTHORITY BY 10%.H.R. 14235 · 94th CongressYeaMilitary restraint
1976-06-16TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 12384, MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 1977.H.R. 12384 · 94th CongressYeaMilitary expansion
1976-05-18TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 13724, RELATING TO THE VETERAN'S DIRECT AND MOBILE HOME LOANS.H.R. 13724 · 94th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1976-05-10TO PASS H.R. 10451, TO AMEND TITLE 37, UNITED STATES CODE, RELATING TO SPECIAL PAY FOR NUCLEAR QUALIFIED OFFICERS.H.R. 10451 · 94th CongressYeaMilitary expansion
1976-04-09TO PASS H.R. 12438.H.R. 12438 · 94th CongressYeaMilitary expansion
1976-04-09TO AMEND H.R. 12438, BY PROHIBITING THE USE OF AUTHORIZED FUNDS TO REDUCE BY MORE THAN 50% THE OPERATION OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS WITHIN THE U.S. UNLESS CONGRESS HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF SUCH REDUCTION ON OR BEFORE MARCH 15, 1973.H.R. 12438 · 94th CongressNayMilitary restraint
1976-04-09TO AMEND H.R. 12438, BY REDUCING THE OVERSEAS TROOP COMMITTMENT BY 47,000.H.R. 12438 · 94th CongressNayMilitary expansion
1976-04-09TO AMEND H.R. 12438, BY PROHIBITING THE FLIGHT TESTING OF MANEUVERING RE-ENTRY VEHICLES IF THE IMPACT POINT WAS LESS THAN 100 MILES FROM THE NEAREST LAND.H.R. 12438 · 94th CongressNayMilitary expansion
1976-04-08TO AMEND H.R. 12438, BY PLACING IN ESCROW FUNDS FOR LONG-LEAD TIME FUNDING OF A NEW NUCLEAR AIRCRAFT CARRIER.H.R. 12438 · 94th CongressNayMilitary expansion
1976-04-08TO AMEND H.R. 12438, MILITARY PROCUREMENT AUTHORIZATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 1977, BY DEFERRING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR THREE B-1 MANNED BOMBERS UNTIL CONGRESS APPROVED THE EXPENDITURES.H.R. 12438 · 94th CongressYeaMilitary restraint

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.