Richard C. Shelby on Defense & War Powers
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1,503 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Defense & War Powers. 881 of them counted toward the score above: 719 toward “Military expansion” and 162 toward “Military restraint”.
The other 622 did not count: 608 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-05-31 | TO AMEND H.R. 2575, A BILL AUTHORIZING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, BY PROHIBITING USE OF RESEARCH FUNDS FOR DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF THE MX MISSILE SYSTEM. (MOTION FAILED)H.R. 2575 · 96th Congress | Nay | Military expansion |
| 1979-05-30 | TO AGREE TO A CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 7, THE VETERANS' HEALTH CARE AMENDMENTS OF 1979. (MOTION PASSED)S. 7 · 96th Congress | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 1979-04-03 | TO PASS H.R. 595, AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATOR OF GENERAL SERVICES TO DISPOSE OF 35,000 LONG TONS OF TIN IN NATIONAL STOCKPILES AND PROVIDING FOR THE DEPOSIT OF MONEY FROM THE SALE. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 595 · 96th 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.