James Wadsworth Symington on Defense & War Powers

DemocratMO

Defense & War Powers73 votes · 97.9/100 consistent

Military restraintMilitary expansion

154 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Defense & War Powers. 73 of them counted toward the score above: 48 toward “Military expansion” and 25 toward “Military restraint”.

The other 81 did not count: 69 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 12 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
1974-06-25	TO AMEND H.R. 1544 BY REDUCING FUNDS FOR THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET BY $2.6 MILLION.H.R. 1544 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1974-06-25	TO AMEND H.R. 1544, MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE TREASURY DEPT, POSTAL SERVICE AND EXECUTIVE OFFICES, BY REDUCING FUNDS FOR THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET BY $6 MILLION.H.R. 1544 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1974-06-24	TO PASS H.J.RES. 1061, MAKING FURTHER URGENT SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION.H.J.Res. 1061 · 93rd Congress	Did not vote	Direction not readable
1974-06-12	TO PASS H.J.RES. 876, AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY TO RECEIVE FOR INSTRUCTION AT THE U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY ONE CITIZEN OF THE KINGDOM OF LAOS.H.J.Res. 876 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1974-06-04	TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 14013, MAKING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL 1974.H.R. 14013 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1974-06-04	TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 12565, MAKING SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORIZATIONS FOR THE DEPT. OF DEFENSE FOR FISCAL 1974.H.R. 12565 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Military expansion
1974-06-03	TO AGREE TO H.CON. RES. 271, EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE WITH RESPECT TO THE MISSING IN ACTION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA.H.Con.Res. 271 · 93rd Congress	Did not vote	Direction not readable
1974-05-22	TO PASS H.R. 14592.H.R. 14592 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Military expansion
1974-05-22	TO AMEND H.R. 14592 BY REDUCING FUNDS THEREIN AUTHORIZED BY SETTING A CEILING EQUAL TO THE FISCAL 1974 LEVEL PLUS A 7.4 PER CENT INFLATION INCREASE.H.R. 14592 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Military restraint
1974-05-22	TO AMEND A SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 14592 SO AS TO REDUCE THE AUTHORIZATION FOR MILITARY AID TO SOUTH VIETNAM BY $400 MILLIONH.R. 14592 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Military restraint
1974-05-22	TO AMEND AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 14592 BY REDUCING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF U.S. TROOPS OVERSEAS BY 100,000, INSTEAD OF BY 198,000.H.R. 14592 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Military expansion
1974-05-22	TO AMEND H.R. 14592 BY PROHIBITING FUNDS FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TO BUILD COUNTER-FORCE CAPABILITIES ON NUCLEAR STRATEGY.H.R. 14592 · 93rd Congress	Nay	Military expansion
1974-05-22	TO AMEND H.R. 14592, MILITARY PROCUREMENT AUTHORIZATIONS, BY DELETING FUNDS AUTHORIZED FOR THE B-1 BOMBER PROGRAM.H.R. 14592 · 93rd Congress	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
1974-05-07	TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 14117, INCREASING RATES OF DISABILITY COMPENSATION FOR DISABLED VETERANS.H.R. 14117 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1974-04-23	TO AMEND H.R. 13919, AEC AUTHORIZATIONS, BY DELETING $112.5 MILLION AUTHORIZED FOR THE NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM AND TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF ANY FUNDS FOR UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM AND TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF ANY FUNDS FOR UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR TESTING.H.R. 13919 · 93rd Congress	Nay	Military expansion
1974-04-23	TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 2770, A BILL TO REVISE THE SPECIAL PAY STRUCTURE RELATING TO MEDICAL OFFICERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES.S. 2770 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Military expansion
1974-04-10	TO PASS H.R. 14013.H.R. 14013 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1974-04-10	TO AMEND H.R. 14013 BY REDUCING ALL FUNDS APPROPRIATED IN THE BILL BY 5 PER-CENT.H.R. 14013 · 93rd Congress	Nay	Military expansion
1974-04-10	TO AMEND H.R. 14013 BY STRIKING $230 MILLION FOR THE POSTAL SERVICE FUND.H.R. 14013 · 93rd Congress	Nay	Direction not readable
1974-04-10	TO AMEND H.R. 14013 BY ADDING LANGUAGE PROVIDING $4.5 MILLION FOR CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT.H.R. 14013 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1974-04-10	TO AMEND H.R. 14013, MAKING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL 1974, BY INCREASING FUNDS FOR COMPREHENSIVE MANPOWER ASSISTANCE BY $150 MILLION.H.R. 14013 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1974-04-04	TO AMEND H.R. 12565 BNY INCREASING THE AUTHORIZATION CEILING ON MILITARY AID TO SOUTH VIETNAM.H.R. 12565 · 93rd Congress	Nay	Military restraint
1974-04-04	TO AMEND H.R. 12565 BY DELETING THE SECTION AUTHORIZING $9 MILLION FOR NAVY BASE SUPPORT FACILITIES ON THE ISLAND OF DIEGO GARCIA.H.R. 12565 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Military restraint
1974-04-02	TO PASS S. 2770.S. 2770 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Military expansion
1974-04-02	TO AMEND S. 2770 BY DELETING DENTISTS, VETERNARIANS AND OPTOMETRISTS FROM ITS COVERAGE.S. 2770 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Military restraint
1974-04-02	TO AGREE TO H.RES. 1017, RULE FOR CONSIDERATION OF S. 2770, A BILL TO REVISE THE SPECIAL PAY STRUCTURE RELATING TO MEDICAL OFFICERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES.S. 2770 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1974-03-18	TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS S. 2771, REVISING THE SPECIAL PAY BONUS STRUCTURE RELATING TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.S. 2771 · 93rd Congress	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
1974-02-21	TO PASS H.R. 12670, RELATING TO MILITARY AVIATION CAREER INCENTIVE PAY.H.R. 12670 · 93rd Congress	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
1974-02-19	TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 12628, A BILL TO INCREASE ALLOWANCES FOR VETERANS' EDUCATION AND REHABILITATION.H.R. 12628 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Military expansion
1974-01-22	TO PASS H.R. 11537, A BILL TO EXTEND AND EXPAND THE AUTHORITY FOR CARRYING OUT CONSERVATION AND REHABILITATION PROGRAMS ON MILITARY RESERVATIONS.H.R. 11537 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1973-11-07	TO OVERIDE THE PRESIDENT'S VETO OF H. J. RES. 542, CONCERING THE WAR POWERS OF THE CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT. CONCERNING THE WAR POWERS OF THE CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT.H.J.Res. 542 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Military restraint
1973-11-06	TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H. J. RES. 735, PERMITTING TWO IRANIANS TO ATTEND THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY AT ANAPOLIS.H.J.Res. 735 · 93rd Congress	Did not vote	Direction not readable
1973-10-31	TO REJECT SEC. 817 OF THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 9286, A BILL MAKING MILITARY PROCUREMENT AUTHORIZATIONS FOR FISCAL 1974. SEC. 817 ACCEPTS A SENATE AMENDMENT TO H. R. 9286 PROVIDING THAT 8 PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE HOSPITALS PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED TO BE CLOSED BY THE ADMINISTRATION MAY CONTINUE IN OPERATION.H.R. 9286 · 93rd Congress	Nay	Direction not readable
1973-10-23	TO PASS H.R. 10586, A BILL TO AUTHORIZE THE USE OF HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS IN PROVIDING HEALTH CARE.H.R. 10586 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1973-10-17	TO AGREE TO THE RULE PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H. R. 9286, MILITARY PROCUREMENT AUTHORIZATIONS FOR 1974.H.R. 9286 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1973-10-12	TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.J.RES. 524, CONCERNING THE WAR POWERS OF CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT.H.J.Res. 542 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Military restraint
1973-10-11	TO PASS H.R. 10614, TO AUTHORIZE CERTAIN CONSTRUCITON AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.H.R. 10614 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Military expansion
1973-07-31	TO PASS H. R. 9286.H.R. 9286 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Military expansion
1973-07-31	TO AMEND H.R. 9286 BY SETTIN AN APPROPRIATION CEILING OF FISCAL YEAR 1973 PLUS A 4.5% INFLATION INCREASE, THEREBY AUTHORIZED FUNDS BY $950 MILLION.H.R. 9286 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Military restraint
1973-07-31	TO AMEND THE O'NEILL AMENDMENT TO H.R. 9286. THE O'NEILL AMENDMENT WOULD REDUCE OVERSEAS TROOPS BY 100,000 AND PLACE A CEILING OF 400,000 ON TROOPS ASSIGNED ABROAD AFTER FISCAL 1974. THE PEYSER SUBSTITITUTE REQUIRES INSTEAD A REPORT TO THE HOUSE BY APRIL 1, 1974, BY THE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE ON THE ADVISEABILITY OF MAINTAINING THE PRESENT U.S. MILITARY COMMITMENT IN EUROPE IN VIEW OF THE CURRENT EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND MILITARY SITUATION.H.R. 9286 · 93rd Congress	Nay	Military restraint
1973-07-31	TO AMEND H. R. 9286, BY REDUCING TOTAL OF U.S. TROOPS OVERSEAS BY 322,000 AND BY PLACING A CEILING OF 300,000 ON THE NUMBER OF TROOPS TO BE ASSIGNED OVERSEAS AFTER FISCAL 1974.H.R. 9286 · 93rd Congress	Nay	Military expansion
1973-07-31	TO AMEND H.R. 9286, BY ADDING LANGUAGE SETTING A DEADLINE OF JUNE 30, 1974, FOR MAINTAINING U.S. FORCES IN ANY NATION FOR DEFENSE IF THAT NATION PAYS A SMALLER PORTION OF ITS GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT FOR ITS NATIONAL DEFENSE THAN DOES THE U.S.H.R. 9286 · 93rd Congress	Nay	Military expansion
1973-07-31	TO AMEND H.R. 9286, BY DELETING FUNDS FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE B-1 BOMBER.H.R. 9286 · 93rd Congress	Nay	Military expansion
1973-07-31	TO AMEND H.R. 9286, THE BILL PROVIDING FISCAL 1974 MILITARY PROCUREMENT AUTHORIZATIONS, BY STRIKING FUNDS FOR THE CVN-70 NUCLEAR AIRCRAFT CARRIER.H.R. 9286 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Military restraint
1973-07-30	TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 9474, A BILL PROVIDING A 10% INCREASE IN RATES OF DISABILITY AND DEATH PENSIONS, AND DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATIONS.H.R. 9474 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1973-07-18	TO AMEND H.J.RES. 524, CONCERNING THE WAR POWERS OF THE CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT, BY REQUIRING CONGRESS TO SPECIFICALLY APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE BY BILL OR RESOLUTION THE COMMITMENT OF FORCES BY THE PRESIDEN IN THE ABSENCE OF A DECLARATION OF WAR WITHIN 90 DAYS OF SUCH EXECUTIVE ACTION.H.J.Res. 524 · 93rd Congress	Nay	Military expansion
1973-07-17	TO PASS H.R. 9048, A BILL TO PROVIDE IMPROVED MEDICAL CARE TO VETERANS.H.R. 9048 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1973-07-17	TO PASS H.R. 8949, A BILL TO AMEND TITLE 38 OF THE U.S. CODE RELATING TO BASIC PROVISIONS OF THE LOAN GUARANTY PROGRAMH.R. 8949 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1973-06-30	TO RECEDE AND CONCUR WITH AMENDMENT TO SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO H.R. 7445, A BILL TO EXTEND THE RENEGOTIATION ACT FOR 2 YEARS. THE SENATE AMENDMENTS INCREASE SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS, INCREASE BENEFITS UNDER THE FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME BENEFITS PROGRAM AND DELAY THE IMPLEMENTA-H.R. 7445 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1973-06-28	TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES TO INSIST ON THE HOUSE'S DISAGREEMENT TO TITLE III OF THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO H. R. 8537, A BILL TO MAKE PERMANENT CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE DEPENDENTS ASSISTANCE ACT. THE SENATE AMENDMENT WOULD ALLOW FLIGHT PAY FOR OFFICERS OF THE RANK OF COLONEL AND ABOVE WHO DO NOT FLY.H.R. 8537 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Military restraint
1973-06-27	TO PASS H.R. 4200 A BILL TO AMEND SEC. 122 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1954.H.R. 4200 · 93rd Congress	Did not vote	Direction not readable
1973-05-09	TO PASS H.R. 7445, A BILL TO AMEND THE RENEGOTIATION ACT OF 1951 SO AS TO EXTEND IT FOR TWO YEARS.H.R. 7445 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1973-05-07	TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 2828, A BILL TO ESTABLISH A NATIONAL CEMETERY SYSTEM WITHIN THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION.H.R. 2828 · 93rd Congress	Did not vote	Direction not readable
1973-05-07	TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 6574, A BILL TO ENCOURAGE PERSONS TO JOIN AND REMAIN IN THE RESERVES AND NATIONAL GUARD BY PROVIDING FULL-TIME COVERAGE UNDER SERVICEMEN'S GROUP LIFE INSURANCE FOR SUCH MEMBERS AND CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE RETIRED RESERVE.H.R. 6574 · 93rd Congress	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay

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.