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Gordon Harold Smith on Defense & War Powers

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Defense & War Powers249 votes · 83.4/100 consistent
Military restraintMilitary expansion

425 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Defense & War Powers. 249 of them counted toward the score above: 191 toward “Military expansion” and 58 toward “Military restraint”.

The other 176 did not count: 174 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 2 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.

DateWhat was voted onVotedCounted as
1997-07-11To require the Secretary of Defense to select one of the three new tactical fighter aircraft programs to recommend for termination. — (SENATE REJECTED THE FEINGOLD AMENDMENT NO. 677, TO REQUIRE THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO SELECT ONE OF THE THREE NEW TACTICAL FIGHTER AIRCRAFT PROGRAMS TO RECOMMEND FOR TERMINATION.)S. 936 · 105th Congress · On the AmendmentNayMilitary expansion
1997-07-11To reduce the amount authorized to be appropriated for the Space-Based Laser program in excess of the amount requested by the President. — (SENATE REJECTED THE BINGAMAN MODIFIED AMENDMENT NO. 799, TO INCREASE THE FUNDING FOR NAVY AND AIR FORCE FLYING HOURS, AND TO OFFSET THE INCREASE BY REDUCING THE AMOUNT AUTHORIZED TO BE APPROPRIATED FOR THE SPACE-BASED LASER PROGRAM IN EXCESS OF THE AMOUNT REQUESTED BY THE PRESIDENT.)S. 936 · 105th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
1997-07-10To amend title 10, United States Code, to make reimbursement of contractors for costs of excessive amounts of compensation for personnel unallowable under Department of Defense contracts and other contracts. — (SENATE TABLED BOXER AMENDMENT NO. 636, TO MAKE REIMBURSEMENT OF CONTRACTORS FOR COSTS OF EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF COMPENSATION FOR CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL UNALLOWABLE UNDER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONTRACTS AND OTHER CONTRACTS.)S. 936 · 105th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaMilitary expansion
1997-07-10No Statement of Purpose on File. — (SENATE AGREED TO GRAMM MODIFIED AMENDMENT NO. 794 TO AMENDMENT NO. 778, IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE.)S. 936 · 105th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
1997-07-10To require the Secretary of Defense to transfer $400,000,000 to the Secretary of Veterans' Affairs to provide funds for veterans' health care and other purposes. — (SENATE TABLED WELLSTONE MODIFIED AMENDMENT NO. 668, TO REQUIRE THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO TRANSFER $400,000,000 TO THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR VETERANS' HEALTH CARE AND OTHER PURPOSES.)S. 936 · 105th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaMilitary expansion
1997-07-10To repeal the restriction on use of Department of Defense facilities for abortions. — (SENATE REJECTED MURRAY AMENDMENT NO. 593, TO REPEAL THE RESTRICTION ON USE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FACILITIES FOR ABORTIONS.)S. 936 · 105th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
1997-07-10To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the availability and potential risks relating to the sale of certain computers. — (SENATE AGREED TO GRAMS AMENDMENT NO. 422 TO AMENDMENT NO. 420, TO REQUIRE THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES TO CONDUCT A STUDY ON THE AVAILABILITY AND POTENTIAL RISKS RELATING TO THE SALE OF CERTAIN COMPUTERS.)S. 936 · 105th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
1997-07-09To require a report on the actual costs and savings attributable to previous base closure rounds and on the need, if any, for additional base closure rounds. — (SENATE AGREED TO DORGAN AMENDMENT NO. 771 TO AMENDMENT NO. 705, TO REQUIRE A REPORT ON THE ACTUAL COSTS AND SAVINGS ATTRIBUTABLE TO PREVIOUS BASE CLOSURE ROUNDS AND ON THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL BASE CLOSURE ROUNDS.)S. 936 · 105th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
1997-07-09To commend Mexico on the conduct of free and fair elections in Mexico. — (SENATE AGREED TO DODD/MCCAIN AMENDMENT NO. 765, TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE CONGRESS IN COMMENDING MEXICO AND THE CITIZENS OF MEXICO ON THE CONDUCT OF FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS.)S. 936 · 105th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
1997-07-09To require the Secretary of the Navy to set aside the previous selection of a recipient for donation of the USS Missouri and to carry out a fair process for selection of a recipient for the donation. — (SENATE REJECTED GORTON/MURRAY/FEINSTEIN AMENDMENT NO. 424, TO REESTABLISH A SELECTION PROCESS FOR DONATION OF THE U.S.S. MISSOURI.)S. 936 · 105th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
1997-07-09To require the Secretary of Defense to transfer $5,000,000 to the Secretary of Agriculture to provide funds for outreach and startup for the school breakfast program. — (SENATE TABLED WELLSTONE MODIFIED AMENDMENT NO. 670, TO REQUIRE THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO TRANSFER $5,000,000 TO THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR OUTREACH AND STARTUP FOR THE SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM.)S. 936 · 105th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaMilitary expansion
1997-07-08An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. — (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE FAILED TO AGREE TO CLOSE FURTHER DEBATE ON THE BILL.)S. 936 · 105th Congress · On the Cloture MotionDid not voteNot a yea/nay
1997-06-19To prohibit the distribution of certain information relating to explosives, destructive devices, and weapons of mass destruction. — (SENATE AGREED TO THE FEINSTEIN/BIDEN AMENDMENT NO. 419, TO PROHIBIT THE DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO EXPLOSIVES, DESTRUCTIVE DEVICES, AND WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION.)S. 936 · 105th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
1997-06-19An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes. — (SENATE PASSED S. 858, TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998 FOR INTELLIGENCE AND INTELLIGENCE-RELATED ACTIVITIES OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, THE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT, AND THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM.)S. 858 · 105th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaMilitary expansion
1997-06-19To require an unclassified statement of the aggregate amount of appropriations for intelligence activities. — (SENATE REJECTED THE TORRICELLI AMENDMENT NO. 416, TO REQUIRE AN UNCLASSIFIED STATEMENT OF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.)S. 858 · 105th Congress · On the AmendmentNayMilitary expansion
1997-06-19To express the sense of the Senate that any tax legislation enacted by the Congress this year should meet a standard of fairness in its distributional impact on upper, middle and lower income taxpayers, and that any such legislation should not disproportionately benefit the highest income taxpayers. — (SENATE AGREED TO THE WELLSTONE AMENDMENT NO. 415, TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT ANY TAX LEGISLATION ENACTED SHOULD MEET A STANDARD OF FAIRNESS IN ITS DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT.)S. 858 · 105th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
1997-06-18An Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit interment or memorialization in certain cemeteries of persons committing Federal or State capital crimes. — (SENATE PASSED S. 923, TO DENY VETERANS BENEFITS TO PERSONS CONVICTED OF FEDERAL CAPITAL OFFENSES.)S. 923 · 105th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaDirection not readable
1997-05-14The Document Agreed Among the States Parties to the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) of November 19, 1990, adopted at Vienna on May 31, 1996 ("the Flank Document"). The Flank Document is Annex A of the Final Document of the first CFE Review Conference — (TWO-THIRDS OF THE SENATORS PRESENT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RESOLUTION OF RATIFICATION WAS AGREED TO WITH RESPECT TO THE DOCUMENT AGREED AMONG THE STATES PARTIES TO THE TREATY ON CONVENTIONAL ARMED FORCES IN EUROPE (CFE) OF NOVEMBER 19, 1990, ADOPTED AT VIENNA ON MAY 31, 1996 (THE "FLANK DOCUMENT") (TREATY DOC. 105-5).)TREATYDOC1055 · 105th Congress · On the Resolution of RatificationYeaMilitary restraint
1997-04-24An executive resolution to advise and consent to the ratification of the Chemical Weapons Convention, subject to certain conditions. — (TWO-THIRDS OF THE SENATORS PRESENT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE AGREED TO THE RESOLUTION OF RATIFICATION (S. EXEC. RES. 75) TO THE CONVENTION ON THE PROHIBITION OF DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION, STOCKPILING AND USE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS AND ON THEIR DESTRUCTION, OPENED FOR SIGNATURE AND SIGNED BY THE UNITED STATES AT PARIS ON JANUARY 13, 1993.)S.Res. 75 · 105th Congress · On the Resolution of RatificationYeaMilitary restraint
1997-04-24To stike condition no. 32, relating to stemming the proliferation of chemical weapons. — (SENATE AGREED TO BIDEN AMENDMENT NO. 51, TO STRIKE THE CONDITION REQUIRING THE PRESIDENT TO CERTIFY TO CONGRESS THAT THE STATE PARTIES HAVE MADE AN AGREEMENT TO AMEND THE CONVENTION TO STEM THE PROLIFERATION OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS.)S.Res. 75 · 105th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
1997-04-24To strike condition no. 31, relating to the excercise of right to bar certain inspectors. — (SENATE AGREED TO BIDEN AMENDMENT NO. 50, TO STRIKE THE CONDITION REQUIRING THE PRESIDENT TO EXERCISE THE RIGHT TO BAR CERTAIN INSPECTORS.)S.Res. 75 · 105th Congress · On the AmendmentNayMilitary expansion
1997-04-24To strike condition no. 33, relating to effective verification. — (SENATE AGREED TO BIDEN AMENDMENT NO. 49, TO STRIKE THE CONDITION REQUIRING THE PRESIDENT TO CERTIFY TO CONGRESS THAT COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONVENTION IS EFFECTIVELY VERIFIABLE.)S.Res. 75 · 105th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
1997-04-24To strike condition no. 29, relating to Russian elimination of chemical weapons. — (SENATE AGREED TO BIDEN AMENDMENT NO. 48, TO STRIKE THE CONDITION RELATING TO RUSSIAN ELIMINATION OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS.)S.Res. 75 · 105th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
1997-04-24To strike condition no. 30, relating to chemical weapons in other states. — (SENATE AGREED TO BIDEN AMENDMENT NO. 47, TO STRIKE THE CONDITION TO REQUIRE THAT BEFORE DEPOSITING THE INSTRUMENT OF RATIFICATION, THE PRESIDENT CERTIFIED TO CONGRESS THAT COUNTRIES WHICH HAVE BEEN DETERMINED TO HAVE OFFENSIVE CHEMICAL WEAPONS PROGRAMS HAVE RATIFIED OR OTHERWISE ACCEDED TO THE CONVENTION.)S.Res. 75 · 105th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaMilitary restraint
1997-04-17A bill to provide criminal and civil penalties for the unlawful acquisition, transfer, or use of any chemical weapon or biological weapon, and to reduce the threat of acts of terrorism or armed aggression involving the use of any such weapon against the United States, its citizens, or Armed Forces, or those of any allied country, and for other purposes. — (SENATE PASSED S. 495, AS MODIFIED, TO PROVIDE CRIMINAL AND CIVIL PENALTIES FOR THE UNLAWFUL ACQUISITION, TRANSFER, OR USE OF ANY CHEMICAL WEAPON OR BIOLOGICAL WEAPON, AND TO REDUCE THE THREAT OF ACTS OF TERRORISM OR ARMED AGGRESSION INVOLVING THE USE OF ANY SUCH WEAPON AGAINST THE UNITED STATES, ITS CITIZENS, OR ARMED FORCES, OR THOSE OF ANY ALLIED COUNTRY.)S. 495 · 105th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaDirection 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.