← Laura Richardson
Laura Richardson on Defense & War Powers
DemocratCA
Defense & War Powers53 votes · 76.1/100 consistent
Military restraintMilitary expansion
425 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Defense & War Powers. 53 of them counted toward the score above: 42 toward “Military expansion” and 11 toward “Military restraint”.
The other 372 did not count: 371 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 1 was one 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-02-14 | American Braille Flag Memorial ActH.R. 4169 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2008-02-13 | To extend the Protect America Act of 2007 for 21 days.H.R. 5349 · 110th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Military expansion |
| 2008-02-13 | To extend the Protect America Act of 2007 for 21 days.H.R. 5349 · 110th Congress · Table Appeal of the Ruling of the Chair | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2008-01-16 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008H.R. 4986 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Yea | Military expansion |
| 2007-12-18 | Expressing the unconditional support of the House of Representatives for the members of the National GuardH.Res. 542 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2007-12-18 | Veterans Guaranteed Bonus ActH.R. 3793 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2007-12-13 | Intelligence Authorization ActH.R. 2082 · 110th Congress · On Agreeing to the Conference Report | Yea | Military expansion |
| 2007-12-13 | Intelligence Authorization ActH.R. 2082 · 110th Congress · Recommit Conference Report With Instructions | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2007-12-12 | National Defense Authorization ActH.R. 1585 · 110th Congress · On Agreeing to the Conference Report | Yea | Military expansion |
| 2007-12-12 | Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R. 1585, National Defense Authorization ActH.Res. 860 · 110th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2007-12-05 | National Defense Authorization ActH.R. 1585 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2007-12-05 | National Defense Authorization ActH.R. 1585 · 110th Congress · On Closing Portions of the Conference | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2007-12-04 | Intelligence Authorization ActH.R. 2082 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2007-11-15 | Responsible Electronic Surveillance That is Overseen, Reviewed, and Effective ActH.R. 3773 · 110th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Military restraint |
| 2007-11-15 | Responsible Electronic Surveillance That is Overseen, Reviewed, and Effective ActH.R. 3773 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2007-11-14 | Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposesH.R. 4156 · 110th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Military expansion |
| 2007-11-14 | Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposesH.R. 4156 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2007-11-14 | Condemning the November 6, 2007, terrorist bombing in Afghanistan and expressing condolences to the people of Afghanistan and the members of the Wolesi JirgaH.Res. 811 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2007-11-08 | Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.H.R. 3222 · 110th Congress · On Agreeing to the Conference Report | Yea | Military expansion |
| 2007-11-06 | Expressing the sense of Congress that Congress and the President should increase basic pay for members of the Armed Forces.H.Con.Res. 162 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2007-11-05 | National Heroes Credit Protection ActH.R. 513 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2007-11-05 | Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.H.R. 3222 · 110th Congress · On Closing Portions of the Conference | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2007-10-23 | Condemning the actions of September 7, 2007, resulting in damage to the Vietnam Veterans War MemorialH.Res. 680 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2007-10-23 | Joshua Omvig Veterans Suicide Prevention ActH.R. 327 · 110th Congress · Suspend the Rules and Agree to the Senate Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2007-10-02 | To require the President, in coordination with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and other military leaders, to develop and transmit to Congress a comprehensive strategy for the redeployment of United States Armed Forces in Iraq.H.R. 3087 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Military 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.