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Defense, Intelligence And Veterans Affairs

  • 16. H.Con.Res. 36, to express the continued support of Congress for equal access of military recruiters to institutions of higher learning and encourage the executive branch to continue challenging any judicial decision against federal law banning most federal funding for colleges and universities that do not grant equal access to military recruiters. Yes. Passed 327-84. 2/2/05.
  • 214. H.R. 1815, FY 2006 defense authorization. Amendment to authorize the Defense secretary to assign military personnel to assist the Department of Homeland Security’s Bureau of Border Security and U.S. Customs Service with border security under certain circumstances and conditions. Yes. Passed 245-184. 5/25/05.
  • 215. H.R. 1815. Amendment to clarify federal law regarding support for youth organizations (including the Boy Scouts of America) by the federal government, specifically requiring the Department of Defense to provide the minimum level of support that it provided the Boys Scouts in the previous four fiscal years, with support defined as holding meetings, camping events, or other activities on defense property and hosting any official event of the youth organization. Yes. Passed 413-16. 5/25/05.
  • 216. H.R. 1815. Amendment to allow overseas U.S. military facilities to provide privately funded abortions for women who are in the military or are military dependents. No. Failed 194- 233. 5/25/05.
  • 217. H.R. 1815. Amendment to add $10 million for supersonic cruise missile engines; establish a memorial to the USS Oklahoma; require the Defense Department to report to Congress on policy relating to ground combat and other exclusion policies that impact the assignment of women in the armed forces, and extend veterans’ preference to individuals who served on active duty in the armed forces for a period of more than 180 consecutive days between 9/11/01 and the end of Operation Iraqi Freedom and who were discharged under honorable conditions. Yes. Passed 428- 1. 5/25/05.
  • 218. H.R. 1815. Amendment to express the sense of Congress that any college or university that denies equal access or discriminates against Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) programs or military recruiters should be denied certain federal taxpayer support, especially funding for military and defense programs, and require the secretary of Defense to report to Congress on the colleges and universities that are denying equal access to military recruiters and ROTC programs. Yes. Passed 336-92. 5/25/05.
  • 219. H.R. 1815. Amendment to postpone the Base Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC) recommendations until one year after the secretary of Defense has implemented recommendations of the Review of Overseas Military Facility Structure, a substantial number of American troops return from Iraq, the House and Senate Armed Services committees receive the quadrennial defense review, the National Maritime Security Strategy is implemented, and the Homeland Defense and Civil Support directive is implemented. Yes. Failed 112-316. 5/25/05.
  • 220. H.R. 1815. Amendment to express the sense of Congress that the president should develop a plan for the withdrawal of U.S. military forces from Iraq, and submit it to congressional defense committees. No. Failed 128-300. 5/25/05.
  • 221. H.R. 1815. Motion to recommit the bill to the House Armed Services Committee with instructions to extend access to the military’s Tricare health insurance program to all reservists and National Guard members. No. Failed 211-218. 5/25/05.
  • 222. H.R. 1815. On passage of the bill to authorize $416.3 billion for defense programs and $49.1 billion in emergency supplemental spending for FY 2006. Yes. Passed 390-39. 5/25/05.
  • 224. H.R. 2528, FY 2006 military quality of life and Veterans Affairs appropriations. Amendment to increase spending for veterans’ health care by $53 million and offset the increase by cutting the 2005 Base Realignment and Closing (BRAC) account by $169 million. No. Failed 213-214. 5/26/05.
  • 225. H.R. 2528. Amendment to increase funding by $351 million to complete environmental cleanup at installations closed in previous rounds of base closings and offset the increase by cutting the 2005 BRAC account by $351 million. No. Failed 171-254. 5/26/05.
  • 226. H.R. 2528. On passage of the bill to provide $121.8 billion in FY 2006 appropriations for the Department of Veterans Affairs, military construction and military housing. Yes. Passed 425- 1. 5/26/05.
  • 283. H.R. 2863, FY 2006 defense appropriations. Amendment to amendment to express the sense of Congress that coercive and abusive religious proselytizing at the Air Force Academy is inconsistent with academy standards rather than amendment to strike similar language in the bill and express the sense of Congress that expression of personal faith is welcome in the military and that the Air Force should review issues of religious tolerance at the academy and issue a report. No. Failed 198-210. 6/20/05.
  • 284. H.R. 2863. Amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill for activities in Uzbekistan. No. Failed 84-329. 6/20/05.
  • 285. H.R. 2863. Amendment to prohibit the administration from initiating military operations against Syria, Iran, North Korea or other potential rogue nations without authorization from Congress. No. Failed 136-280. 6/20/05.
  • 286. H.R. 2863. Amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill for certain procurement policies that effectively exclude small businesses. No. Failed 180-235. 6/20/05.
  • 287. H.R. 2863. On passage of the bill to provide $408.9 billion in FY 2006 appropriations for the Department of Defense and defense programs. Yes. Passed 398-19. 6/20/05.
  • 289. H.R. 2475, FY 2006 intelligence authorization. Motion to recommit the bill to the House Intelligence Committee with instructions to include language that would establish a bipartisan independent commission to investigate the detainee abuse at Abu Ghraib prison and other facilities. No. Failed 197-228. 6/21/05.
  • 290. H.R. 2475. On passage of the bill to authorize classified amounts in FY 2006 for U.S. intelligence activities including the CIA, National Security Agency and the Defense Intelligence Agency. Yes. Passed 409-16. 6/21/05.
  • 324. H.R. 458, Military Personnel Financial Services Protection Act to help prevent the sale of abusive insurance and investment products to military personnel by banning all future sales of contractual plan mutual funds, requiring greater regulation of insurance sales on military bases, and establishing requirements for certain loans to service members. Yes. Passed 405-2, under suspension of rules. 6/28/05.
  • 420. H.R. 3200, to make permanent current law that raises the maximum federally subsidized life insurance payout to $400,000 for service members killed in the line of duty. Yes. Passed 424- 0, under suspension of rules. 7/26/05.
  • 548. H.J.Res. 65, to disapprove the recommendations of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission as submitted by the president on Sept.15, 2005. No. Failed 85-324. 10/27/05.
  • 560. H.R. 4061, to reorganize the information technology division within the Department of Veterans Affairs and give the chief information officer authority over information technology resources, budget, and personnel. Yes. Passed 408-0, under suspension of rules.11/2/05.
  • 561. H.R. 1691, to designate the Department of Veteran Affairs outpatient clinic in Appleton, Wisconsin, for John H. Bradley, one of six Marines who raised the American flag on the top of Mt. Suribachi at Iwo Jima during World War II. Yes. Passed 407-0, under suspension of rules.11/2/05.
  • 604. H.R. 2528. To adopt the conference report to the bill to provide $82.6 billion in FY 2006 appropriations for the Department of Veterans Affairs, military construction and military housing. Yes. Passed 427-0. 11/18/05.
  • 608. H.Res. 571, to express the sense of the House that deployment of U.S. forces in Iraq should be terminated immediately. No. Failed 3-403. 11/18/05.
  • 629. H.R. 2863. Motion to close portions of the conference on the FY 2006 defense appropriations bill when classified national security material is being discussed. Yes. Passed 415- 9. 12/14/05.
  • 630. H.R. 2863. Motion to instruct House conferees to include a Senate-passed provision in the FY 2006 defense appropriations bill to establish the U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation as the uniform standard for interrogating persons detained by the Department of Defense and prohibit cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment of any prisoner detained by the U.S. government. Yes. Passed 308-122. 12/14/05.
  • 642. H.R. 1815. Motion to close portions of the conference on the FY 2006 defense authorization bill when classified national security material is being discussed. Yes. Passed 409- 12. 12/16/05.
  • 643. H.R. 1815. Motion to instruct House conferees to include a Senate-passed provision to require the Defense secretary and the director of National Intelligence to submit a report within 60 days of the bill’s enactment on secret U.S. detention facilities abroad. Yes. Passed 228-187. 12/16/05.
  • 665. H.R. 1815. To adopt the conference report to the bill to authorize $441.5 billion in FY 2006 for defense programs and $50 billion for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Yes. Passed 374-41. 12/19/05.
  • 668. H.R. 2863. Motion to recommit the conference report on the FY 2006 defense appropriations bill to the Appropriations Committee with instructions to eliminate the legislation’s across-the-board spending cuts. No. Failed 183-231. 12/19/05.
  • 669. H.R.. 2863. To adopt the conference report to the bill to provide $453.5 billion in FY 2006 appropriations for the Department of Defense and defense programs including $50 billion for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Yes. Passed 308-106. 12/19/05.