What: All Issues : War & Peace
 Who: All Members : Idaho : Risch, James
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War & Peace
Member's Vote
(progressive
or not)
Progressive Position
Progressive Result
(win or loss)
Roll Call 121. On a motion to end debate and clear the way for a final vote to confirm Mari Carmen Aponte as Ambassador to the Republic of El Salvador Jun 14, 2012. N Y W
Roll Call 148. (H.R. 2832) On an amendment that would have required President Obama to sell 66 F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan Sep 22, 2011. Y N W
Roll Call 135. (H. J. Res. 66) On an amendment that would provide $7 billion for disaster relief for areas of the country that had suffered damage from Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene Sep 15, 2011. N Y W
Roll Call 132. (H. J. Res. 66) Legislation that would provide $7 billion for disaster relief for states that were affected by Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene, and would also reimpose sanctions on Myanmar – On ending debate on the motion to bring up the bill Sep 13, 2011. N Y W
Roll Call 131. (H. J. Res. 66) Legislation that would provide $7 billion for disaster relief for states that were affected by Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene, and would also reimpose sanctions on Myanmar – On ending debate on the motion to bring up the bill Sep 12, 2011. N Y L
Roll Call 113. (H.R. 2055) On a motion to table (kill) an amendment that would have prevented funds provided by a veterans bill from being spent until the Senate passed a budget blueprint bill to set limits on federal government spending in fiscal year 2012 Jul 20, 2011. N Y W
Roll Call 111. (H.R. 2055) On a motion to waive the Senate’s budget rules, which would effectively allow the chamber to bring up legislation that would provide annual funding for military construction and veterans’ programs in fiscal year 2012 Jul 14, 2011. N Y W
Roll Call 110. (H.R. 2055) Legislation that would provide annual funding for veterans’ programs and military base construction in fiscal year 2012 – On the motion to end debate on the bill Jul 14, 2011. N Y W
Roll Call 298. Ratification (enactment) of a nuclear weapons reduction treaty limiting the number of warheads the U.S. and Russia could maintain in their nuclear arsenals to 1,550 Dec 22, 2010. N Y W
Roll Call 297. On an amendment that would have required the president to certify that he had negotiated a legally binding agreement stating that Russia would not use “covers” with respect to its nuclear warheads (“covers” literally conceal nuclear weapons and thus hinder weapons inspections). This amendment was offered to a resolution accompanying a nuclear weapons reduction treaty known as the “New START Treaty.” Dec 21, 2010. Y N W
Roll Call 296. On an amendment that would have required the president to certify that he had negotiated a legally binding agreement stating that Russia would not deploy a significant number of nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missiles during the duration of a nuclear weapons reduction treaty. This amendment was offered to a resolution accompanying a nuclear weapons reduction treaty known as the “New START Treaty.” Dec 21, 2010. Y N W
Roll Call 295. On an amendment that would have required the U.S. Senate to review rulings made by a commission established to resolve disputes (relating to a nuclear weapons reduction treaty) between Russia and the U.S. if those rulings “create new rights or obligations for the United States.” This amendment was offered to a resolution accompanying a nuclear weapons reduction treaty. Dec 21, 2010. Y N W
Roll Call 294. On tabling (killing) an amendment that would have required the president to certify that Russia had returned all military equipment owned by the United States that was confiscated during the Russian invasion of the Republic of Georgia in August 2008. This amendment was offered to a resolution accompanying a nuclear weapons reduction treaty. Dec 21, 2010. N Y W
Roll Call 293. On an amendment – to a nuclear weapons reduction treaty – that would have explicitly limited the capacity of Russia and the U.S. to maintain rail mobile launchers (which enable nuclear weapons to be launched from trains). This amendment would have had the effect of killing the treaty for the foreseeable future;any tampering with the treaty’s language would have torpedoed the agreement entirely. Dec 21, 2010. Y N W
Roll Call 292. A nuclear weapons reduction treaty limiting the number of warheads the U.S. and Russia could maintain in their nuclear arsenals to 1,550 – On the motion to end debate on the treaty Dec 21, 2010. N Y W
Roll Call 287. On an amendment that would have required the United States and Russia to begin negotiations on an agreement to limit the possession of tactical nuclear weapons. (“Tactical weapons” are short-range nuclear weapons designed to be used on the battlefield.) This amendment was offered to a nuclear weapons reduction treaty. The amendment would have had the effect of killing the treaty for the foreseeable future;any tampering with the treaty’s language would have torpedoed the agreement entirely. Dec 20, 2010. Y N W
Roll Call 286. On an amendment that would have increased the number of nuclear delivery systems permitted under a nuclear weapons reduction treaty. (A “nuclear delivery system” refers to the technology that launches a nuclear weapon in a manner that will enable it to detonate on or near its target.) This amendment would have effectively killed the treaty for the foreseeable future. Dec 20, 2010. Y N W
Roll Call 285. On an amendment (to a nuclear weapons reduction treaty) that would have required additional inspections of nuclear weapons facilities. This amendment would have effectively killed the treaty for the foreseeable future. Dec 20, 2010. Y N W
Roll Call 283. On an amendment stating that there was a “greater need for transparency” with respect to U.S. and Russian tactical weapons systems. This amendment was offered to a nuclear weapons reduction treaty, and would have had the effect of killing it entirely for the foreseeable future. (“Tactical weapons” are short-range nuclear weapons designed to be used on the battlefield) Dec 19, 2010. Y N W
Roll Call 282. On an amendment that would have eliminated language in a nuclear arms reduction treaty which some senators believed could harm U.S. efforts to build a missile defense system. This amendment would have effectively killed the treaty for the foreseeable future. Dec 18, 2010. Y N W
Roll Call 238. S 3454. (Fiscal 2011 Defense Department authorization) Motion to begin debating a bill that would authorize funding for defense-related programs in fiscal 2011, and repeal the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy regarding gays in the military/On the motion Sep 21, 2010. N Y L
Roll Call 172. HR 4899. (Supplemental spending for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, veterans and natural disasters) Motion to waive the rules and allow consideration of an amendment related to building a fence along the U.S.-Mexico border/On the motion May 27, 2010. Y N W
Roll Call 165. HR 4899. (Supplemental spending for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, veterans and natural disasters) Motion to preserve an amendment that would fund deploying 6,000 National Guard troops to guard the U.S.-Mexico border/On the motion May 27, 2010. Y N W
Roll Call 351. S 1963. (Veterans’ family caregiver assistance) Coburn of Oklahoma amendment that would require the bill’s costs to be paid for by reducing contributions to international organizations such as the United Nations/On agreeing to the amendment Nov 19, 2009. Y N W
Roll Call 347. HR 3082. (Fiscal 2010 military construction and VA spending) Motion to kill an amendment that would prohibit funds in the bill from being used to construct or modify prisons in the U .S. to hold Guantanamo Bay detainees/On the motion Nov 17, 2009. N Y W
Roll Call 305. HR 3326. (Fiscal 2010 Defense Department spending) McCain of Arizona amendment that would require hearings no later than Nov. 15, 2009, on resources needed for the war in Afghanistan/On agreeing to the amendment Oct 01, 2009. Y N W
Roll Call 304. HR 3326. (Fiscal 2010 Defense Department spending) Levin of Michigan amendment that would call for hearings on Afghanistan and Pakistan//On agreeing to the amendment Oct 01, 2009. N Y W
Roll Call 239. S 1390. (Fiscal 2010 Defense authorization) Brownback of Kansas amendment that would put the Senate on record that the State Department should designate North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism/On agreeing to the amendment Jul 22, 2009. Y N W
Roll Call 238. S Con Res 13. (Fiscal 2010 Defense authorization) Kerry of Massachusetts amendment that would require the president to report to Congress with an examination of whether North Korea should be listed as a state sponsor of terrorism/On agreeing to the amendment Jul 22, 2009. N Y W
Roll Call 235. S 1390. (Fiscal 2010 Defense authorization) Levin of Michigan amendment that would strike $1.75 billion to purchase seven more F-22 aircraft/On agreeing to the amendment Jul 21, 2009. N Y W
Roll Call 213. On confirming Harold Koh to be the State Department’s legal adviser/On the motion Jun 25, 2009. N Y W
Roll Call 159. On confirming Christopher R. Hill to be ambassador to Iraq/On the nomination Apr 21, 2009. N Y W
Roll Call 129. S Con Res 13. (Fiscal 2010 budget resolution) McCain of Arizona amendment that would provide for increased defense and veterans spending, extend expiring Bush-era tax cuts, overhaul the tax code and create a commission to retool Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security/On agreeing to the amendment Apr 02, 2009. Y N W
Roll Call 85. HR 1105. (Fiscal 2009 spending) Kyl of Arizona amendment that would prohibit funds from going to any contract with a company that does business in Iran’s energy sector/On agreeing to the amendment Mar 05, 2009. Y N W
Roll Call 83. HR 1105. (Fiscal 2009 spending) Inhofe of Oklahoma amendment that would prohibit funds from being used to pay the United Nations if it imposes any tax on U.S. citizens/On agreeing to the amendment Mar 05, 2009. Y N W