Christopher H. Smith on Defense & War Powers
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2,602 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Defense & War Powers. 786 of them counted toward the score above: 596 toward “Military expansion” and 190 toward “Military restraint”.
The other 1,816 did not count: 1,802 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-06-02 | TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 3499, WHICH PROVIDES MEDICAL COVERAGE TO VIETNAM VETERANS EXPOSED TO THE HERBICIDE AGENT ORANGE, TO CONTINUE READJUSTMENT COUNSELING CENTERS FOR VIETNAM VETERANS AND TO SET MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE NUMBER OF HOSPITAL AND NURSING HOME BEDS THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION MUST MAINTAIN. (MOTION AGREED TO)H.R. 3499 · 97th Congress | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 1981-03-26 | TO PASS H. J. RES. 182, DESIGNATING APR. 26, 1981 AS "NATIONAL RECOGNITION DAY FOR VETERANS OF THE VIETNAM ERA". (MOTION AGREED TO)H.J.Res. 182 · 97th 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.