James M. Talent on Defense & War Powers

RepublicanMO

Defense & War Powers287 votes · 87.8/100 consistent

Military restraintMilitary expansion

517 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Defense & War Powers. 287 of them counted toward the score above: 226 toward “Military expansion” and 61 toward “Military restraint”.

The other 230 did not count: 222 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 8 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
1993-09-09	(HOUSE REJECTED THE BRYANT AMENDMENT THAT SOUGHT TO REQUIRE EUROPE, KOREA, AND JAPAN TO ASSUME ALL COSTS OF MAINTAINING UNITED STATES TROOPS IN THOSE COUNTRIES BY SEPTEMBER 30, 1996.)H.R. 2401 · 103rd Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Military expansion
1993-09-09	(HOUSE REJECTED THE ABERCROMBIE AMENDMENT THAT SOUGHT TO ELIMINATE PROCUREMENT FUNDING FOR THE D-5 MISSILE FOR FISCAL YEAR 1994.)H.R. 2401 · 103rd Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Military expansion
1993-09-09	(HOUSE REJECTED THE DELLUMS AMENDMENT THAT SOUGHT TO TERMINATE PROCUREMENT AFTER FISCAL YEAR 1993 OF THE D-5 MISSILE INTENDED FOR THE TRIDENT II SUBMARINE, WITH HALF THE FISCAL YEAR 1994 SAVINGS OF $1.2 BILLION USED FOR ECONOMIC CONVERSION AND HALF FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION .)H.R. 2401 · 103rd Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Military expansion
1993-09-08	(HOUSE REJECTED THE SCHROEDER AMENDMENT THAT SOUGHT TO REDUCE THE FUNDING OF BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE BY $200 MILLION.)H.R. 2401 · 103rd Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Military expansion
1993-09-08	(HOUSE REJECTED THE HEFLEY AMENDMENT THAT SOUGHT TO INCREASE BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE FUNDING BY $467 MILLION.)H.R. 2401 · 103rd Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Military expansion
1993-09-08	H.R.2401 BY DELLUMS (D-CA) -- NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1994 COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACT OF 1993 DEFENSE CONVERSION, REINVESTMENT, AND TRANSITION ASSISTANCE AMENDMENTS OF 1993 NATIONAL SHIPBUIDLING AND SHIPYARD CONVERSION ACT OF 1993 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1994 PANANA CANAL COMMISSION AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1994 (PUB. L. 103-160, APPROVED 11/30/93) (HOUSE REJECTED THE DELLUMS AMENDMENT THAT SOUGHT TO REDUCE THE FUNDING OF BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE BY $1.5 BILLION .)H.R. 2401 · 103rd Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Military expansion
1993-08-04	INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION FOR F.Y. 1994 — (HOUSE PASSED H.R. 2330, TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1994 FOR INTELLIGENCE AND INTELLIGENCE-RELATED ACTIVITIES OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM.)H.R. 2330 · 103rd Congress · On Passage	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
1993-08-04	(ON A SEPARATE VOTE, HOUSE AGREED TO THE GOSS AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED BY THE GLICKMAN AMENDMENT THAT REQUIRES THAT DURING FISCAL YEAR 1994 NO ELEMENT OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT FOR WHICH FUNDS ARE AUTHORIZED MAY PROVIDE ANY CLASSIFIED INFORMATION CONCERNING INTELLIGENCE OR INTELLIGENCE-RELATED ACTIVITIES TO A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; A MEMBER OF THE SENATE; OR AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, UNLESS AND UNTIL THAT MEMBER OR OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE HAS SIGNED AN OATH AND THAT OATH HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD SWEARING NOT TO WILLFULLY DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY DISCLOSE SUCH INFORMATION.)H.R. 2330 · 103rd Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Did not vote	Direction not readable
1993-08-04	(HOUSE REJECTED THE FRANK OF MASSACHUSETTS AMENDMENT THAT SOUGHT TO REQUIRE THE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF THE TOTAL AGGREGATE AMOUNT REQUESTED, AUTHORIZED AND SPENT ON INTELLIGENCE AND INTELLIGENCE-RELATED ACTIVITIES BEGINNING IN FISCAL YEAR 1995.)H.R. 2330 · 103rd Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Did not vote	Direction not readable
1993-08-04	(HOUSE AGREED TO THE GOSS AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED.)H.R. 2330 · 103rd Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Did not vote	Direction not readable
1993-08-04	(HOUSE AGREED TO THE GLICKMAN SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT TO THE GOSS AMENDMENT THAT REQUIRES THAT DURING FISCAL YEAR 1994 NO ELEMENT OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT FOR WHICH FUNDS ARE AUTHORIZED MAY PROVIDE ANY CLASSIFIED INFORMATION CONCERNING INTELLIGENCE OR INTELLIGENCE-RELATED ACTIVITIES TO A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; A MEMBER OF THE SENATE; OR AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, UNLESS AND UNTIL THAT MEMBER OR OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE HAS SIGNED AN OATH AND THAT OATH HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD SWEARING NOT TO WILLFULLY DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY DISCLOSE SUCH INFORMATION.)H.R. 2330 · 103rd Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Did not vote	Direction not readable
1993-08-04	H.R.2330 BY GLICKMAN (D-KS) -- INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1994 (PUB. L. 103-178, APPROVED 12/3/93) (HOUSE REJECTED THE FRANK OF MASSACHUSETTS AMENDMENT THAT SOUGHT TO REDUCE THE TOTAL AUTHORIZATION BY $500 MILLION.)H.R. 2330 · 103rd Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
1993-08-03	H.R.2330 BY GLICKMAN (D-KS) -- INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1994 (PUB. L. 103-178, APPROVED 12/3/93) (HOUSE REJECTED THE SANDERS AMENDMENT THAT SOUGHT TO REDUCE THE AUTHORIZATION LEVEL TO 90 PERCENT OF THE 1993 FISCAL YEAR INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION.)H.R. 2330 · 103rd Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
1993-08-02	HEALTH CARE FOR PERSIAN GULF WAR VETERANS — H.R.2535 BY ROWLAND, ROY (D-GA) -- VETERANS' BENEFITS, TITLE 38 U.S.C., AMENDMENT (PUB. L. 103-210, APPROVED 12/20/93) (HOUSE PASSED H.R. 2535, AMENDED, TO AMEND TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE, TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY FOR THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE FOR VETERANS OF THE PERSIAN GULF WAR.)H.R. 2535 · 103rd Congress · SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS, AS AMENDED	Yea	Military expansion
1993-06-23	MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY 1994 — H.R.2446 BY HEFNER (D-NC) -- MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1994 (PUB. L. 103-110, APPROVED 10/21/93) (HOUSE PASSED H.R. 2446, MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1994.)H.R. 2446 · 103rd Congress · On Passage	Nay	Military restraint
1993-05-25	AUTHORIZING U.S. FORCES IN SOMALIA — (HOUSE PASSED S.J.RES. 45, AUTHORIZING THE USE OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES IN SOMALIA.)S.J.Res. 45 · 103rd Congress · On Passage	Nay	Military restraint
1993-05-25	S.J.R.45 BY MITCHELL, GEORGE (D-ME) -- AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES IN SOMALIA (HOUSE REJECTED THE GILMAN AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE THAT SOUGHT TO PROVIDE A GENERAL AUTHORIZATION, BUT WOULD REDUCE THE DEADLINE FOR, UNITED STATES TROOP PARTICIPATION FROM ONE YEAR TO SIX MONTHS; DELETE THE WAR POWERS RESOLUTION STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION LANGUAGE; AND COMMEND UNITED STATES FORCES FOR SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING THEIR MISSION IN SOMALIA.)S.J.Res. 45 · 103rd Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Military expansion

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