← Frederica S. Wilson
Frederica S. Wilson on Defense & War Powers
DemocratFL
Defense & War Powers101 votes · 62.7/100 consistent
Military restraintMilitary expansion
1,072 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Defense & War Powers. 101 of them counted toward the score above: 55 toward “Military expansion” and 46 toward “Military restraint”.
The other 971 did not count: 961 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-23 | Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with IranH.Con.Res. 89 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution | Did not vote | Not a yea/nay |
| 2026-07-22 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027H.R. 8800 · 119th Congress · On Passage | Did not vote | Not a yea/nay |
| 2026-07-22 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027H.R. 8800 · 119th Congress · On Motion to Recommit | Did not vote | Not a yea/nay |
| 2026-07-22 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027H.R. 8800 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Did not vote | Direction not readable |
| 2026-07-22 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027H.R. 8800 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Did not vote | Direction not readable |
| 2026-07-22 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027H.R. 8800 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Did not vote | Direction not readable |
| 2026-07-22 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027H.R. 8800 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Did not vote | Direction not readable |
| 2026-07-21 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027H.R. 8800 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Did not vote | Direction not readable |
| 2026-07-21 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027H.R. 8800 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Did not vote | Direction not readable |
| 2026-07-21 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027H.R. 8800 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Did not vote | Direction not readable |
| 2026-07-21 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027H.R. 8800 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Did not vote | Direction not readable |
| 2026-07-21 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027H.R. 8800 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Did not vote | Direction not readable |
| 2026-07-21 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027H.R. 8800 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Did not vote | Direction not readable |
| 2026-07-21 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027H.R. 8800 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Did not vote | Direction not readable |
| 2026-07-21 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027H.R. 8800 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Did not vote | Direction not readable |
| 2026-07-21 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027H.R. 8800 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Did not vote | Direction not readable |
| 2026-07-21 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027H.R. 8800 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Did not vote | Direction not readable |
| 2026-07-21 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027H.R. 8800 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Did not vote | Direction not readable |
| 2026-07-21 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027H.R. 8800 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Did not vote | Direction not readable |
| 2026-07-21 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027H.R. 8800 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Did not vote | Direction not readable |
| 2026-07-21 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027H.R. 8800 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Did not vote | Direction not readable |
| 2026-07-21 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027H.R. 8800 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Did not vote | Direction not readable |
| 2026-07-16 | Take Care of America’s Veterans ActH.R. 9237 · 119th Congress · On Motion to Recommit | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2026-07-16 | To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the “Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic”H.R. 5362 · 119th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2026-06-30 | Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities in LebanonH.Con.Res. 108 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution | Yea | Military restraint |
| 2026-06-11 | To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposesH.R. 9238 · 119th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Nay | Military restraint |
| 2026-06-04 | Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from LebanonH.Con.Res. 84 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution | Nay | Military expansion |
| 2026-06-03 | Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with IranH.Con.Res. 86 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution | Yea | Military restraint |
| 2026-05-21 | Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion ActH.R. 6047 · 119th Congress · On Passage | Did not vote | Direction not readable |
| 2026-05-21 | Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActH.R. 1041 · 119th Congress · On Passage | Did not vote | Direction not readable |
| 2026-05-21 | Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActH.R. 1041 · 119th Congress · On Motion to Recommit | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2026-05-20 | Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization ActS. 2393 · 119th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Did not vote | Direction not readable |
| 2026-05-14 | Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of IranH.Con.Res. 75 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution | Did not vote | Not a yea/nay |
| 2026-04-30 | To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposesS. 4465 · 119th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Did not vote | Not a yea/nay |
| 2026-04-29 | Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration ActS. 1318 · 119th Congress · On Passage | Did not vote | Direction not readable |
| 2026-04-16 | Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with IranH.Con.Res. 40 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution | Yea | Military restraint |
| 2026-03-05 | Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of IranH.Con.Res. 38 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution | Yea | Military restraint |
| 2026-02-02 | Ernest Peltz Accrued Veterans Benefits ActH.R. 3123 · 119th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2026-02-02 | Veterans Readiness and Employment Improvement ActH.R. 980 · 119th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2026-01-22 | To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from Venezuela that have not been authorized by CongressH.Con.Res. 68 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution | Yea | Military restraint |
| 2025-12-17 | To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela that have not been authorized by CongressH.Con.Res. 64 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution | Yea | Military restraint |
| 2025-12-17 | Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with presidentially designated terrorist organizations in the Western HemisphereH.Con.Res. 61 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution | Yea | Military restraint |
| 2025-12-10 | To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and for other purposesS. 1071 · 119th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2025-12-10 | To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and for other purposesS. 1071 · 119th Congress · On Motion to Commit | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2025-09-16 | Honoring our Heroes ActH.R. 2721 · 119th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2025-09-15 | TRAVEL ActH.R. 3400 · 119th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2025-09-10 | Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026H.R. 3838 · 119th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Military restraint |
| 2025-09-10 | Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026H.R. 3838 · 119th Congress · On Motion to Recommit | Yea | Military restraint |
| 2025-09-10 | Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026H.R. 3838 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2025-09-10 | Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026H.R. 3838 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2025-09-10 | Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026H.R. 3838 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2025-09-10 | Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026H.R. 3838 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2025-09-10 | Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026H.R. 3838 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2025-09-10 | Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026H.R. 3838 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2025-09-10 | Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026H.R. 3838 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2025-09-10 | Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026H.R. 3838 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2025-09-10 | Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026H.R. 3838 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2025-09-10 | Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026H.R. 3838 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2025-09-10 | Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026H.R. 3838 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2025-09-10 | Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026H.R. 3838 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2025-09-10 | Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026H.R. 3838 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2025-09-10 | Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026H.R. 3838 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2025-09-10 | Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026H.R. 3838 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2025-09-10 | Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026H.R. 3838 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2025-09-10 | Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026H.R. 3838 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2025-09-09 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3838) Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2026, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3486) Stop Illegal Entry Act, and for other purposesH.Res. 682 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution | Did not vote | Direction not readable |
| 2025-09-09 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3838) Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2026, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3486) Stop Illegal Entry Act, and for other purposesH.Res. 682 · 119th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question | Did not vote | Direction not readable |
| 2025-05-19 | Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims ActH.R. 1286 · 119th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2025-05-05 | ACES ActH.R. 530 · 119th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2025-04-09 | Prioritizing Veterans’ Survivors ActH.R. 1228 · 119th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2025-04-07 | Clear Communication for Veterans Claims ActH.R. 1039 · 119th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2025-04-07 | Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study ActH.R. 586 · 119th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2025-02-26 | Medal of Honor ActH.R. 695 · 119th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2024-12-16 | Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement ActS. 141 · 118th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Did not vote | Direction not readable |
| 2024-12-11 | WILD ActH.R. 5009 · 118th Congress · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment with an Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2024-11-18 | Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement ActH.R. 8371 · 118th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2024-09-25 | Ensuring accountability for key officials in the Biden-Harris administration responsible for decisionmaking and execution failures throughout the withdrawal from AfghanistanH.Res. 1469 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2024-09-24 | Providing for consideration of (H.R. 3334) STOP CCP Act; (H.R. 8205) Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act; (H.R. 8790) Fix Our Forests Act; and (H. Res. 1469) Ensuring accountability for officials in the Biden-Harris administration responsible for failures throughout the withdrawal from AfghanistanH.Res. 1486 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2024-09-24 | Providing for consideration of (H.R. 3334) STOP CCP Act; (H.R. 8205) Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act; (H.R. 8790) Fix Our Forests Act; and (H. Res. 1469) Ensuring accountability for officials in the Biden-Harris administration responsible for failures throughout the withdrawal from AfghanistanH.Res. 1486 · 118th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2024-07-22 | To designate the outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Kansas, as the “Captain Elwin Shopteese VA Clinic”S. 3249 · 118th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Did not vote | Direction not readable |
| 2024-06-28 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025H.R. 8774 · 118th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Military restraint |
| 2024-06-28 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025H.R. 8774 · 118th Congress · On Motion to Recommit | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2024-06-28 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025H.R. 8774 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2024-06-28 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025H.R. 8774 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2024-06-28 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025H.R. 8774 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2024-06-27 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025H.R. 8774 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2024-06-27 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025H.R. 8774 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2024-06-27 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025H.R. 8774 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2024-06-27 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025H.R. 8774 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2024-06-14 | Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025H.R. 8070 · 118th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Military restraint |
| 2024-06-14 | Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025H.R. 8070 · 118th Congress · On Motion to Recommit | Yea | Military restraint |
| 2024-06-14 | Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025H.R. 8070 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2024-06-14 | Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025H.R. 8070 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2024-06-13 | Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025H.R. 8070 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2024-06-13 | Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025H.R. 8070 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2024-06-13 | Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025H.R. 8070 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2024-06-13 | Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025H.R. 8070 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2024-06-13 | Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025H.R. 8070 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2024-06-13 | Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025H.R. 8070 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2024-06-13 | Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025H.R. 8070 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | 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.