James Terry Sanford on Defense & War Powers

DemocratNC

Defense & War Powers128 votes · 68.9/100 consistent

Military restraintMilitary expansion

237 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Defense & War Powers. 128 of them counted toward the score above: 56 toward “Military expansion” and 72 toward “Military restraint”.

The other 109 did not count: 106 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 3 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
1987-09-29	TO AMEND S 1174, THE FISCAL 1988-89 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO REQUIRE THE DEFENSE SECRETARY TO REPORT ON THE STATUS OF NATO'S NUCLEAR STRATEGY IN THE EVENT OF AN ARMS CONTROL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE U.S. AND THE SOVIET UNION.S. 1174 · 100th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1987-09-29	TO AMEND S 1174, THE FISCAL 1988-89 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO PRAISE THE U.S. ARMED FORCES FOR CAPTURING AN IRANIAN MINE-LAYING VESSEL IN THE PERSIAN GULF.S. 1174 · 100th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1987-09-29	TO AMEND S 1174, THE FISCAL 1988-89 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT MUTUAL DEFENSE ALLIANCE EXPENDITURES SHOULD BE DISTRIBUTED MORE EQUITABLY THROUGH NEGOTIATED AGREEMENTS WITH U.S. ALLIES.S. 1174 · 100th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1987-09-25	TO TABLE THE HELMS, NC AMENDMENT TO S 1174, THE FISCAL 1988-89 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, WHICH WOULD DENY DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY TO EMPLOYEES OF FOREIGN DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS WHO ARE NOT DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATIVES.S. 1174 · 100th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1987-09-25	TO AMEND S 1174, THE FISCAL 1988-89 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO PERMIT ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL TO WEAR ITEMS OF RELIGIOUS APPAREL WHILE IN UNIFORM.S. 1174 · 100th Congress	Nay	Direction not readable
1987-09-25	TO TABLE THE LAUTENBERG, NJ AMENDMENT TO S 1174, THE FISCAL 1988-89 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, WHICH WOULD PERMIT ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL TO WEAR ITEMS OF RELIGIOUS APPAREL WHILE IN UNIFORM.S. 1174 · 100th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1987-09-25	TO AMEND S 1174, THE FISCAL 1988-89 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO DECREASE THE U.S. CONTRIBUTION TO THE UNITED NATIONS BY HALF UNLESS THAT ORGANIZATION DISCONTINUES PERSONNEL PRACTICES THAT ALLOW STAFF MEMBERS TO ACT AS ESPIONAGE AGENTS.S. 1174 · 100th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1987-09-25	TO TABLE THE ROTH, DE AMENDMENT TO S 1174, THE FISCAL 1988-89 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, WHICH WOULD ALLOW NON-NATO U.S. ALLIES TO BID ON CONTRACTS FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF U.S. WEAPONS IN EUROPE.S. 1174 · 100th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1987-09-24	TO TABLE THE HELMS, NC AMENDMENT TO S 1174, THE FISCAL 1988-89 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, WHICH WOULD EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT NO AGREEMENT ON INTERMEDIATE NUCLEAR FORCES WITH THE SOVIET UNION SHOULD BE ADOPTED UNLESS UNQUESTIONABLY VERIFIABLE AND UNTIL THE PRESIDENT ASSURES CONGRESS THAT THE SOVIETS ARE NOT VIOLATING THE ANTI-BALLISTIC MISSILE TREATY OF 1972.S. 1174 · 100th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1987-09-24	TO AMEND S 1174, THE FISCAL 1988-89 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT THE SINKING, BY THE U.S. NAVY, OF IRANIAN SHIPS WHICH THREATEN AMERICAN SHIPS IS COMPLETELY WARRANTED.S. 1174 · 100th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1987-09-24	TO TABLE THE PRYOR, AR AMENDMENT TO S 1174, THE FISCAL 1988-89 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, WHICH WOULD PROHIBIT FUNDING FOR THE BIGEYE NERVE GAS BOMB.S. 1174 · 100th Congress	Nay	Military restraint
1987-09-24	TO TABLE THE HATFIELD, OR AMENDMENT TO S 1174, THE FISCAL 1988-89 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, WHICH WOULD POSTPONE THE FINAL ASSEMBLY OF BINARY CHEMICAL WEAPONS UNTIL AT LEAST OCTOBER 1, 1988.S. 1174 · 100th Congress	Nay	Military restraint
1987-09-24	TO TABLE THE HATFIELD, OR AMENDMENT TO S 1174, THE FISCAL 1988-89 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, WHICH WOULD PROHIBIT UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR TESTS GREATER THAN 1 KILOTON IN EXPLOSIVE POWER.S. 1174 · 100th Congress	Nay	Military restraint
1987-09-24	TO AMEND S 1174, THE FISCAL 1988-89 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT THE U.S. SHOULD CURTAIL ALL ECONOMIC AND MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO PANAMA UNTIL DEMOCRATIC REFORMS ARE INSTITUTED AND CIVILIAN RULE RESTORED.S. 1174 · 100th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1987-09-24	TO AMEND S 1174, THE FISCAL 1988-89 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO CANCEL AN AGREEMENT WITH THE SOVIET UNION RELATING TO THEIR EMBASSY SITE IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.S. 1174 · 100th Congress	Nay	Direction not readable
1987-09-24	TO AMEND S 1174, THE FISCAL 1988-89 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT JAPAN SHOULD INCREASE ITS FINANCIAL COMMITMENT TO INTERNATIONAL SECURITY WITHIN ITS OWN CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITS.S. 1174 · 100th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1987-09-23	TO TABLE THE WEICKER, CT AMENDMENT TO S 1174, THE FISCAL 1988-89 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, WHICH WOULD AUTHORIZE $200 MILLION FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH.S. 1174 · 100th Congress	Nay	Direction not readable
1987-09-22	TO TABLE THE KERRY, MA AMENDMENT TO S 1174, THE FISCAL 1988-89 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, WHICH WOULD BAN SPACE TESTING OF ANTI-BALLISTIC MISSILE SYSTEMS.S. 1174 · 100th Congress	Nay	Military restraint
1987-09-22	TO TABLE THE JOHNSTON, LA AMENDMENT TO S 1174, THE FISCAL 1988-89 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, WHICH WOULD REDUCE THE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE STRATEGIC DEFENSE INITIATIVE TO $3.7 BILLION FOR FISCAL 1988. MOTION PASSED, VICE PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, CASTING THE TIE-BREAKING VOTE.S. 1174 · 100th Congress	Nay	Military restraint
1987-09-18	TO TABLE THE HELMS, NC AMENDMENT TO S 1174, THE FISCAL 1988-89 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, WHICH WOULD AUTHORIZE THE AIR FORCE TO REPLACE AGING MINUTEMAN II MISSILES WITH STOCKPILED MINUTEMAN III MISSILES.S. 1174 · 100th Congress	Yea	Military restraint
1987-09-18	TO TABLE THE HATFIELD, OR AMENDMENT TO S 1174, THE FISCAL 1988-89 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, WHICH WOULD INSTITUTE TIME RESTRICTIONS ON U.S. MILITARY INVOLVEMENT IN THE PERSIAN GULF, IN ACCORDANCE THE WAR POWERS ACT.S. 1174 · 100th Congress	Nay	Military restraint
1987-09-17	TO TABLE THE HELMS, NC AMENDMENT TO S 1174, THE FISCAL 1988-89 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, WHICH WOULD AUTHORIZE MILITARY AID FOR THE NICARAGUAN CONTRAS UNLESS THE SANDINISTA GOVERNMENT MEETS CERTAIN CONDITIONS WITH REGARDS TO HUMAN RIGHTS AND FOREIGN MILITARY PRESENCE.S. 1174 · 100th Congress	Yea	Military restraint
1987-09-17	TO AMEND THE HELMS, NC AMENDMENT TO S 1174, THE FISCAL 1988-89 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO REAFFIRM THE MONROE DOCTRINE AS THE BASIS FOR U.S. FOREIGN POLICY TOWARD CENTRAL AMERICA.S. 1174 · 100th Congress	Yea	Military expansion
1987-09-17	TO TABLE THE STEVENS, AK AMENDMENT TO S 1174, THE FISCAL 1988-89 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, WHICH WOULD REMOVE A PROVISION REQUIRING PRESIDENTIAL CONFIRMATION OF POSSIBLE FOREIGN DEPLOYMENT OF NATIONAL GUARD UNITS.S. 1174 · 100th Congress	Nay	Military expansion
1987-09-17	TO AMEND S 1174, THE FISCAL 1988-89 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO ALLOW AWARDING STRATEGIC DEFENSE INITIATIVE CONTRACTS TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS OR FIRMS IF THEY PROVIDE A "SUBSTANTIAL" PART OF THE TOTAL COST.S. 1174 · 100th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1987-09-17	TO TABLE THE WARNER, VA AMENDMENT TO THE GLENN, OH AMENDMENT TO S 1174, THE FISCAL 1988-89 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, WHICH WOULD PROHIBIT AWARDING STRATEGIC DEFENSE INITIATIVE CONTRACTS TO FOREIGN FIRMS EXCEPT WHERE U.S. FIRMS COULD NOT PROVIDE WORK OF "EQUAL COMPETENCE" FOR THE SAME OR A LOWER PRICE. THE GLENN AMENDMENT PROHIBITED SUCH CONTRACTS EXCEPT WHERE U.S. FIRMS COULD NOT PROVIDE "COMPETENT" WORK FOR THE SAME OR A LOWER PRICE, AND WAS LATER ADOPTED BY VOICE VOTE.S. 1174 · 100th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1987-09-17	TO AMEND S 1174, THE FISCAL 1988-89 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO PERMIT THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO PURCHASE MANUAL TYPEWRITERS FROM THOSE WARSAW PACT COUNTRIES THAT HAVE MOST FAVORED NATION TRADING STATUS WITH THE U.S.S. 1174 · 100th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1987-09-17	TO TABLE THE WARNER, VA AMENDMENT TO S 1174, THE FISCAL 1988-89 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, WHICH WOULD REMOVE RESTRICTIONS PROHIBITING THE TESTING OF SPACE-BASED OR OTHER ANTI-BALLISTIC MISSILE SYSTEMS.S. 1174 · 100th Congress	Yea	Military restraint
1987-09-16	TO AMEND S 1174, THE FISCAL 1988-89 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT THE SOVIET UNION HAS VIOLATED THE 1972 ANTI-BALLISTIC MISSILE TREATY WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A RADAR NEAR KRASNOYARSK.S. 1174 · 100th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1987-09-15	TO AMEND S 1174, THE FISCAL 1988-89 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT CONGRESS FULLY SUPPORTS THE PRESIDENT IN ARMS CONTROL NEGOTIATIONS AND SHOULD THEREFORE REFRAIN FROM STATING POSITIONS ON ISSUES CURRENTLY UNDER NEGOTIATION.S. 1174 · 100th Congress	Nay	Direction not readable
1987-09-15	TO AMEND THE GLENN, OH AMENDMENT TO S 1174, THE FISCAL 1988-89 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO EXPRESS SENATE SUPPORT FOR PRESIDENTIAL EFFORTS ON ARMS CONTROL NEGOTIATIONS. THE GLENN AMENDMENT PROHIBITED AWARDING GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS ON THE STRATEGIC DEFENSE INITIATIVE TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS OR FIRMS, AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY ADOPTED BY A VOICE VOTE.S. 1174 · 100th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1987-09-11	TO BEGIN CONSIDERATION OF S 1174, THE FISCAL 1988-89 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, A BILL TO ESTABLISH SPENDING LEVELS FOR DEFENSE DURING FISCAL 1988 AND 1989.S. 1174 · 100th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1987-08-07	TO PASS HJ RES 216, THE IRAN-IRAQ CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION, WHICH WOULD SUPPORT A CEASEFIRE AND A NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT IN THE IRAN-IRAQ WAR.100th Congress	Yea	Military restraint
1987-07-14	TO INVOKE CLOTURE, THEREBY LIMITING DEBATE ON THE MOYNIHAN, NY AMENDMENT TO S 1420, THE OMNIBUS TRADE BILL, WHICH WOULD EXPRESS THE SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT U.S. PROTECTION OF "REFLAGGED" KUWAITI OIL TANKERS SHOULD BE POSTPONED WHILE DIPLOMATIC MEANS OF ENDING THE IRAN-IRAQ WAR ARE PURSUED. MOTION REJECTED, THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.S. 1420 · 100th Congress	Yea	Military restraint
1987-06-26	TO AMEND S 1420, THE OMNIBUS TRADE BILL, TO AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT TO PROHIBIT ALL IMPORTS FROM AFGHANISTAN AND TO PROHIBIT ALL EXPORTS TO AFGHANISTAN FROM THE UNITED STATES EXCEPT FOR THOSE GROUPS FOR WHOM CONGRESS HAS EXPRESSED SUPPORT.S. 1420 · 100th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1987-05-08	TO ADOPT HR 1085, THE NEW GI BILL CONTINUATION ACT, A BILL TO AMEND TITLE 38 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE, TO MAKE HIGHER EDUCATION BENEFITS ESTABLISHED BY CHAPTER 30 OF THE CODE PERMANENT BENEFITS.H.R. 1085 · 100th Congress	Yea	Military expansion
1987-01-06	TO ADOPT S RES 31, A RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE SENATE CONDEMNING THE CONTINUED SOVIET OCCUPATION OF AFGHANISTAN.100th Congress	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.