Senate Roll Call 447, 115th Congress · June 13, 2018

To clarify that an authorization to use military force, a declaration of war, or any similar authority does not authorize the detention without charge or trial of a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States.

Question before the chamber: On the Motion to Table

30 yea · 68 nayMotion to Table Failed2 not voting or present

Democrat2 yea · 43 nay

Republican27 yea · 23 nay

Independent1 yea · 2 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

H.R. 5515 ↗

John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security — assigned by Library of Congress subject specialists, not by this site.

How this vote is scored

Which tracked issues this roll call counts toward, and which way a yea vote moves a member on each. Direction is decided per issue, because one bill can push two issues opposite ways.

Defense & War PowersA yea counts toward “Military expansion”
model(0.90): Tabling kills a measure constraining military detention powers, expanding executive war powers.
Tagged by: policy-area:Armed Forces and National Security
Axis: Military restraint ← → Military expansion

Who voted which way

Every member recorded on this roll call, with the party they sat with at the time.

Yea (30)

Nay (68)

Not voting or present (2)

Tammy DuckworthDid not vote
John McCainDid not vote

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