Ben Sasse on Defense & War Powers

RepublicanNE

Defense & War Powers82 votes · 89.2/100 consistent

Military restraintMilitary expansion

149 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Defense & War Powers. 82 of them counted toward the score above: 76 toward “Military expansion” and 6 toward “Military restraint”.

The other 67 did not count: 58 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 9 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
2016-09-19	A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain expiring provisions of law administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.H.R. 5985 · 114th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-09-06	A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes.H.R. 5293 · 114th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Military expansion
2016-07-14	A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes.H.R. 5293 · 114th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Military expansion
2016-07-14	An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.S. 2943 · 114th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Military expansion
2016-07-14	An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.S. 2943 · 114th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Military expansion
2016-07-14	An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.S. 2943 · 114th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Military expansion
2016-07-07	A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes.H.R. 5293 · 114th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Military expansion
2016-06-14	An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.S. 2943 · 114th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Nay	Military restraint
2016-06-10	An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.S. 2943 · 114th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Military expansion
2016-06-09	To address unfunded priorities of the Armed Forces.S. 2943 · 114th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Military expansion
2016-06-09	To authorize parity for defense and nondefense spending pursuant to the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015.S. 2943 · 114th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Nay	Military restraint
2016-06-07	To strike the provision relating to the pilot program on privatization of the Defense Commissary System.S. 2943 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2016-06-07	To provide that certain provisions in this Act relating to limitations, transparency, and oversight regarding medical research conducted by the Department of Defense shall have mo force or effect.S. 2943 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2016-06-06	To modify the requirement that the Secretary of Defense implement measures to maintain the critical wartime medical readiness skills and core competencies of health care providers within the Armed Forces.S. 2943 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-05-25	An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.S. 2943 · 114th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Military expansion
2016-02-11	An act to reauthorize trade facilitation and trade enforcement functions and activities, and for other purposes.H.R. 644 · 114th Congress · On the Conference Report	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-02-11	An act to reauthorize trade facilitation and trade enforcement functions and activities, and for other purposes.H.R. 644 · 114th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Direction not readable
2015-11-10	An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.S. 1356 · 114th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Military expansion
2015-11-05	A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes.H.R. 2685 · 114th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Military expansion
2015-10-07	An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.H.R. 1735 · 114th Congress · On the Conference Report	Yea	Military expansion
2015-10-07	An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.H.R. 1735 · 114th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Military expansion
2015-10-06	An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.H.R. 1735 · 114th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Military expansion
2015-09-22	A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes.H.R. 2685 · 114th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Military expansion
2015-07-09	An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.H.R. 1735 · 114th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Military restraint
2015-07-09	An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.H.R. 1735 · 114th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
2015-06-18	A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes.H.R. 2685 · 114th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Military expansion
2015-06-18	An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.H.R. 1735 · 114th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Military expansion
2015-06-17	An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.H.R. 1735 · 114th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Military expansion
2015-06-16	To limit the retirement of Army combat units, and to provide an offset.H.R. 1735 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Military restraint
2015-06-16	In the nature of a substitute.H.R. 1735 · 114th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Direction not readable
2015-06-16	To reform procedures for determinations to proceed to trial by court-martial for certain offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.H.R. 1735 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2015-06-16	To provide for a temporary, emergency authorization of defense articles, defense services, and related training directly to the Kurdistan Regional Government.H.R. 1735 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Military expansion
2015-06-16	To reaffirm the prohibition on torture.H.R. 1735 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Military expansion
2015-06-11	To improve cybersecurity in the United States through enhanced sharing of information about cybersecurity threats.H.R. 1735 · 114th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Military expansion
2015-06-10	To reauthorize and reform the Export-Import Bank of the United States.H.R. 1735 · 114th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Direction not readable
2015-06-09	To limit the availability of amounts authorized to be appropriated for overseas contingency operations pending relief from the spending limits under the Budget Control Act of 2011.H.R. 1735 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Military expansion
2015-06-04	To provide for the stationing of C-130 H aircraft avionics previously modified by the Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) in support of daily training and contingency requirements for Airborne and Special Operations Forces.H.R. 1735 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Military expansion
2015-06-04	To revise the definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse.H.R. 1735 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2015-06-04	To provide additional amounts for procurement and for research, development, test, and evaluation for Stryker Lethality Upgrades, and to provide an offset.H.R. 1735 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Military expansion
2015-06-02	A bill to reform the authorities of the Federal Government to require the production of certain business records, conduct electronic surveillance, use pen registers and trap and trace devices, and use other forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes, and for other purposes.H.R. 2048 · 114th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Nay	Military expansion
2015-06-02	In the nature of a substitute.H.R. 2048 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2015-06-02	Of a perfecting nature.H.R. 2048 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2015-06-02	Of a perfecting nature.H.R. 2048 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2015-06-02	A bill to reform the authorities of the Federal Government to require the production of certain business records, conduct electronic surveillance, use pen registers and trap and trace devices, and use other forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes, and for other purposes.H.R. 2048 · 114th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Military restraint
2015-05-31	A bill to reform the authorities of the Federal Government to require the production of certain business records, conduct electronic surveillance, use pen registers and trap and trace devices, and use other forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes, and for other purposes.H.R. 2048 · 114th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2015-05-23	A bill to extend authority relating to roving surveillance, access to business records, and individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 until July 31, 2015, and for other purposes.S. 1357 · 114th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Direction not readable
2015-05-23	A bill to reform the authorities of the Federal Government to require the production of certain business records, conduct electronic surveillance, use pen registers and trap and trace devices, and use other forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes, and for other purposes.H.R. 2048 · 114th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Nay	Direction not readable
2015-05-14	An act to reauthorize trade facilitation and trade enforcement functions and activities, and for other purposes.H.R. 644 · 114th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Nay	Direction not readable
2015-02-03	A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide for the conduct of annual evaluations of mental health care and suicide prevention programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to require a pilot program on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.H.R. 203 · 114th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	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.