Harold Washington on Defense & War Powers

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Defense & War Powers76 votes · 84.4/100 consistent

Military restraintMilitary expansion

116 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Defense & War Powers. 76 of them counted toward the score above: 14 toward “Military expansion” and 62 toward “Military restraint”.

The other 40 did not count: 33 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 7 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
1981-07-08	TO RESOLVE INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3519, THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1982. (MOTION AGREED TO)H.R. 3519 · 97th Congress	Did not vote	Direction not readable
1981-06-23	TO AMEND H.R. 2611, THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORIZATION ACT, BY REDUCING BY $50 MILLION THE AUTHORIZATION FOR FISCAL 1984, BY $45 MILLION FOR FISCAL 1985, AND BY $30 MILLION THE AUTHORIZATION FOR FISCAL 1986. (MOTION FAILED)H.R. 2614 · 97th Congress	Nay	Military expansion
1981-06-23	TO PASS H.R. 2614, THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1981. (MOTION AGREED TO)H.R. 2614 · 97th Congress	Nay	Military restraint
1981-06-11	TO AMEND H.R. 3413, FISCAL 1982 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AUTHORIZATION, BY PROHIBITING THE OBLIGATION OR EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PREPARING ENVIROMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS NOT ALREADY IN THE PROCESS OF PREPARATION, UNLESS THE PREPARATION OF SUCH STATEMENTS IS REQUIRED BY STATUTE. (MOTION AGREED TO)H.R. 3413 · 97th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1981-06-11	TO AMEND H.R. 3413, THE AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, BY PROHIBITING THE USE OF FUNDS FOR PRODUCTION OR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF ENHANCED NUCLEAR WEAPONS. (MOTION FAILED)H.R. 3413 · 97th Congress	Yea	Military restraint
1981-06-11	TO AGREE TO H. RES. 148, PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3480, TO AMEND THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION ACT TO PROVIDE AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL YEARS. (MOTION AGREED TO)H.R. 3413 · 97th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1981-06-04	TO PASS H.R. 3455, FISCAL 1982 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS. (MOTION AGREED TO)H.R. 3455 · 97th Congress	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
1981-06-04	TO AMEND H.R. 3455, FISCAL 1982 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS, BY REPEA THE AUTHORIZATION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF BINARY NERVE GAS PRODUCTION FACILITIES AT PINE BLUFF ARSENAL, ARKANSAS. (MOTION FAILED)H.R. 3455 · 97th Congress	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
1981-06-04	TO AMEND H.R. 3455, FISCAL 1982 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS, BY DELET $29.7 MILLION FOR LAND ACQUISITION AT FORT CARSON, COLORADO. (MOTION FAILED)H.R. 3455 · 97th Congress	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
1981-06-02	TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H. CON. RES. 76 WHICH EXPRESSES THE SENSE OF THE CONGRESS THAT THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY SHOULD PLACE A PLAQUE IN ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY HONORING THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES WHO DIED IN IRAN. (MOTION AGREED TO)H.Con.Res. 76 · 97th Congress	Did not vote	Direction not readable
1981-06-02	TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 2039 WHICH AUTHORIZES THE ADMINISTRATOR OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS TO GUARANTEE HOME LOANS WITH PROVISIONS FOR VARIABLE-PAYMENT PLANS. (MOTION AGREED TO)H.R. 2039 · 97th Congress	Did not vote	Direction not readable
1981-06-02	TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 3423 WHICH PROVIDES VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AN TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CERTAIN VIETNAM-ERA VETERANS, AND ESTABLISHES A SMALL BUSINESS LOAN PROGRAM FOR VIETNAM-ERA VETERANS. (MOTION AGREED TOH.R. 3423 · 97th Congress	Did not vote	Direction not readable
1981-06-02	TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 1100 WHICH EXPANDS ELIGIBILITY OF FORMER PRISONERS OF WAR FOR CERTAIN HEALTHCARE BENEFITS PROVIDED BY THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION. (MOTION AGREED TO)H.R. 1100 · 97th Congress	Did not vote	Direction not readable
1981-06-02	TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 2136 WHICH REQUIRES CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL OF NATIONAL CEMETERY CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION AND ACQUISITION (MOTION AGREED TO)H.R. 2136 · 97th Congress	Did not vote	Direction not readable
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	Did not vote	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

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