John H. Rutherford on Defense & War Powers

RepublicanFL

Defense & War Powers58 votes · 64.6/100 consistent

Military restraintMilitary expansion

563 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Defense & War Powers. 58 of them counted toward the score above: 51 toward “Military expansion” and 7 toward “Military restraint”.

The other 505 did not count: 504 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
2026-07-23	Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with IranH.Con.Res. 89 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	Military expansion
2026-07-22	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027H.R. 8800 · 119th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Military expansion
2026-07-22	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027H.R. 8800 · 119th Congress · On Motion to Recommit	Nay	Military expansion
2026-07-22	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027H.R. 8800 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2026-07-22	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027H.R. 8800 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2026-07-22	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027H.R. 8800 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2026-07-22	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027H.R. 8800 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2026-07-21	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027H.R. 8800 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2026-07-21	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027H.R. 8800 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2026-07-21	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027H.R. 8800 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2026-07-21	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027H.R. 8800 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2026-07-21	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027H.R. 8800 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2026-07-21	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027H.R. 8800 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2026-07-21	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027H.R. 8800 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2026-07-21	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027H.R. 8800 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2026-07-21	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027H.R. 8800 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2026-07-21	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027H.R. 8800 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2026-07-21	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027H.R. 8800 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2026-07-21	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027H.R. 8800 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2026-07-21	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027H.R. 8800 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2026-07-21	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027H.R. 8800 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2026-07-21	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027H.R. 8800 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2026-07-16	Take Care of America’s Veterans ActH.R. 9237 · 119th Congress · On Motion to Recommit	Nay	Direction not readable
2026-07-16	To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the “Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic”H.R. 5362 · 119th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Direction not readable
2026-06-30	Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities in LebanonH.Con.Res. 108 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	Military expansion
2026-06-11	To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposesH.R. 9238 · 119th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Military expansion
2026-06-04	Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from LebanonH.Con.Res. 84 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	Military expansion
2026-06-03	Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with IranH.Con.Res. 86 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	Military expansion
2026-05-21	Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion ActH.R. 6047 · 119th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Direction not readable
2026-05-21	Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActH.R. 1041 · 119th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Direction not readable
2026-05-21	Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActH.R. 1041 · 119th Congress · On Motion to Recommit	Nay	Direction not readable
2026-05-20	Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization ActS. 2393 · 119th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Direction not readable
2026-05-14	Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of IranH.Con.Res. 75 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	Military expansion
2026-04-30	To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposesS. 4465 · 119th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Military expansion
2026-04-29	Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration ActS. 1318 · 119th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Direction not readable
2026-04-16	Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with IranH.Con.Res. 40 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	Military expansion
2026-03-05	Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of IranH.Con.Res. 38 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	Military expansion
2026-02-02	Ernest Peltz Accrued Veterans Benefits ActH.R. 3123 · 119th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Direction not readable
2026-02-02	Veterans Readiness and Employment Improvement ActH.R. 980 · 119th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Direction not readable
2026-01-22	To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from Venezuela that have not been authorized by CongressH.Con.Res. 68 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	Military expansion
2025-12-17	To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela that have not been authorized by CongressH.Con.Res. 64 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	Military expansion
2025-12-17	Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with presidentially designated terrorist organizations in the Western HemisphereH.Con.Res. 61 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	Military expansion
2025-12-10	To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and for other purposesS. 1071 · 119th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Direction not readable
2025-12-10	To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and for other purposesS. 1071 · 119th Congress · On Motion to Commit	Nay	Direction not readable
2025-09-16	Honoring our Heroes ActH.R. 2721 · 119th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2025-09-15	TRAVEL ActH.R. 3400 · 119th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2025-09-10	Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026H.R. 3838 · 119th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Military expansion
2025-09-10	Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026H.R. 3838 · 119th Congress · On Motion to Recommit	Nay	Military expansion
2025-09-10	Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026H.R. 3838 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2025-09-10	Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026H.R. 3838 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2025-09-10	Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026H.R. 3838 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2025-09-10	Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026H.R. 3838 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2025-09-10	Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026H.R. 3838 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2025-09-10	Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026H.R. 3838 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2025-09-10	Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026H.R. 3838 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2025-09-10	Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026H.R. 3838 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2025-09-10	Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026H.R. 3838 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2025-09-10	Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026H.R. 3838 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2025-09-10	Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026H.R. 3838 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2025-09-10	Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026H.R. 3838 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2025-09-10	Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026H.R. 3838 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2025-09-10	Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026H.R. 3838 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2025-09-10	Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026H.R. 3838 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2025-09-10	Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026H.R. 3838 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2025-09-10	Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026H.R. 3838 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2025-09-09	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3838) Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2026, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3486) Stop Illegal Entry Act, and for other purposesH.Res. 682 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2025-09-09	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3838) Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2026, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3486) Stop Illegal Entry Act, and for other purposesH.Res. 682 · 119th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Direction not readable
2025-05-19	Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims ActH.R. 1286 · 119th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Direction not readable
2025-05-05	ACES ActH.R. 530 · 119th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Direction not readable
2025-04-09	Prioritizing Veterans’ Survivors ActH.R. 1228 · 119th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Direction not readable
2025-04-07	Clear Communication for Veterans Claims ActH.R. 1039 · 119th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Direction not readable
2025-04-07	Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study ActH.R. 586 · 119th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Direction not readable
2025-02-26	Medal of Honor ActH.R. 695 · 119th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Direction not readable
2024-12-16	Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement ActS. 141 · 118th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Direction not readable
2024-12-11	WILD ActH.R. 5009 · 118th Congress · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment with an Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2024-11-18	Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement ActH.R. 8371 · 118th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Direction not readable
2024-09-25	Ensuring accountability for key officials in the Biden-Harris administration responsible for decisionmaking and execution failures throughout the withdrawal from AfghanistanH.Res. 1469 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2024-09-24	Providing for consideration of (H.R. 3334) STOP CCP Act; (H.R. 8205) Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act; (H.R. 8790) Fix Our Forests Act; and (H. Res. 1469) Ensuring accountability for officials in the Biden-Harris administration responsible for failures throughout the withdrawal from AfghanistanH.Res. 1486 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2024-09-24	Providing for consideration of (H.R. 3334) STOP CCP Act; (H.R. 8205) Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act; (H.R. 8790) Fix Our Forests Act; and (H. Res. 1469) Ensuring accountability for officials in the Biden-Harris administration responsible for failures throughout the withdrawal from AfghanistanH.Res. 1486 · 118th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Direction not readable
2024-07-22	To designate the outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Kansas, as the “Captain Elwin Shopteese VA Clinic”S. 3249 · 118th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Direction not readable
2024-06-28	Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025H.R. 8774 · 118th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Military expansion
2024-06-28	Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025H.R. 8774 · 118th Congress · On Motion to Recommit	Nay	Direction not readable
2024-06-28	Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025H.R. 8774 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2024-06-28	Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025H.R. 8774 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2024-06-28	Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025H.R. 8774 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2024-06-27	Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025H.R. 8774 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2024-06-27	Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025H.R. 8774 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2024-06-27	Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025H.R. 8774 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2024-06-27	Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025H.R. 8774 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2024-06-14	Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025H.R. 8070 · 118th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Military expansion
2024-06-14	Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025H.R. 8070 · 118th Congress · On Motion to Recommit	Nay	Military expansion
2024-06-14	Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025H.R. 8070 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2024-06-14	Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025H.R. 8070 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2024-06-13	Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025H.R. 8070 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2024-06-13	Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025H.R. 8070 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2024-06-13	Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025H.R. 8070 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2024-06-13	Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025H.R. 8070 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2024-06-13	Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025H.R. 8070 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2024-06-13	Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025H.R. 8070 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2024-06-13	Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025H.R. 8070 · 118th 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.