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Vote Number 1 - HR 3162, H. Vote 398 (10/24/01):
KAS Position: Yes
Final Vote: Motion agreed to: 357-66 (R 211-3, D 145-62, I 1-1)
Patriot Act. Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill that would expand law enforcement's power to investigate suspected terrorists. The bill would allow disclosure of wiretap information among certain government officials, authorize limited disclosure of secret grand jury information to certain government officials, and authorize the attorney general to detain foreigners he suspects are tied to terrorism. It would make it easier for law enforcement to track voice and Internet communications and would strengthen laws to combat money laundering. Most of the bill's intelligence-gathering provisions would sunset after four years. (HR 3162, CQ Summary)
Vote Number 2 - HJRes 114, H. Vote 455 (10/10/02):
KAS Position: Yes
Final Vote: Passed: 296-133 (R 215-6, D 81-126, I 0-1)
Iraq War Resolution. Passage of the joint resolution that would authorize President Bush to use the U.S. military as he deems necessary and appropriate to defend U.S. national security against Iraq and enforce U.N. Security Council resolutions regarding Iraq. The president would be required to report to Congress, no later than 48 hours after using force, his determination that diplomacy or other peaceful means would not ensure U.S. national security against Iraq or allow enforcement of U.N. resolutions and that using force is consistent with anti-terrorism efforts. The resolution also states that it would give specific statutory authorization under the War Powers Resolution. The president also would be required to report to Congress every 60 days on actions relevant to the resolution. (HJRes 114, CQ Summary)
Vote Number 3 - HR 4548, H. Vote 297 (6/23/04):
KAS Position: No
Final Vote: Rejected: 149-270 (R 3-220, D 145-50, I 1-0)
Withhold Intelligence Funding Until Congress Receives Documents Related To Treatment Of Detainees. Reyes, D-Texas, amendment no. 10 that would withhold 25 percent of the funds available to intelligence agencies, including the CIA, until the appropriate congressional committees receive all documents related to the handling and treatment of detainees in Iraq; Afghanistan; Guantanamo Bay; Cuba; and elsewhere. (HR 4548, CQ Summary)
Vote Number 4 - HR 2601, H. Vote 396 (7/20/05):
KAS Position: Yes
Final Vote: Adopted: 304-124 (R 223-4, D 81-119, I 0-1)
Detaining And Interrogating Detainees At Guantanamo Is Critical For National Security. Rohrabacher, R-Calif., amendment that would express the sense of Congress that the detention and lawful, human interrogation of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is essential to the U.S. defense prosecution of the war on terrorism. (HR 2601, CQ Summary)
Vote Number 5 - S 2271, H. Vote 20 (3/7/06):
KAS Position: Yes
Final Vote: Motion agreed to: 280-138 (R 214-13, D 66-124, I 0-1)
Patriot Act Reauthorization. Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill that would amend legislation reauthorizing expiring provisions of the 2001 anti-terrorism law known as the Patriot Act to clarify that individuals ordered to hand over business records could challenge nondisclosure requirements after one year, that recipients of national security letters would not have to disclose their attorney's name, and that libraries operating in their traditional roles would not be subject to national security letters. (S 2271, CQ Summary)
Vote Number 6 - HRes 861, H. Vote 288 (6/16/06):
KAS Position: Yes
Final Vote: Adopted: 256-153 (R 214-3, D 42-149, I 0-1)
Resolution Opposing Withdrawal From Iraq. Adoption of the resolution that would declare it is not in the national security interest of the United States to set an arbitrary date for the withdrawal or redeployment of U.S. armed forces from Iraq and affirm U.S. commitment to establishing democracy in Iraq. It also would honor Americans taking an active part in the war on terror and the sacrifices of the U.S. armed forces who have died or been wounded. The resolution would congratulate Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki and the Iraqi people for the formation of their new government. (HRes 861, CQ Summary)
Vote Number 7 - HRes 895, H. Vote 357 (6/29/06):
KAS Position: Yes
Final Vote: Adopted: 227-183 (R 210-8, D 17-174, I 0-1)
Resolution Supporting Intelligence And Condemning Disclosure Of Classified Information. Adoption of the resolution that would express support for intelligence and law enforcement programs to track terrorists and terrorist finances and condemn the disclosure and publication of classified information that relate to such programs. It also would state that the House expects the cooperation of all news media by not disclosing classified intelligence programs. (HRes 895, CQ Summary)
Vote Number 8 - HR 5825, H. Vote 502 (9/28/06):
KAS Position: Yes
Final Vote: Passed: 232-191(R 214-13, D 18-177, I 0-1)
Warrantless Wiretapping Of Suspected Terrorists. Passage of the bill that would authorize electronic surveillance of communications by suspected terrorists for specified periods without first obtaining approval from the secret court established by the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Warrantless surveillance could be conducted for up to 90 days if an armed or terrorist attack against the United States has occurred, or if there is an "imminent threat." The president would have to notify congressional Intelligence committees and the FISA court of such surveillance. The bill would extend the amount of time intelligence agencies can conduct warrantless electronic surveillance in "emergency situations" before seeking FISA court approval to seven days. (HR 5825, CQ Summary)
Vote Number 9 - S 3930, H. Vote 508 (9/29/06):
KAS Position: Yes
Final Vote: Passed: 250-170 (R 218-7, D 32-162, I 0-1)
Military Commissions Act. Passage of the bill that would authorize military tribunals to try detainees designated as "alien unlawful enemy combatants," defined as a person who has "engaged in hostilities or who has purposefully and materially supported hostilities against the United States" in the war on terror. Cases in which the accused is found guilty would be reviewed by a new Court of Military Commission Review. The bill would bar habeas corpus appeals for detainees retroactive to Sept. 11, 2001. The bill would bar the use of evidence obtained through torture; it would allow the use some coerced testimony and evidence seized without a warrant. Classified evidence, including the sources and methods used to acquire it, would not be disclosed if it would be detrimental to national security. (S 3930, CQ Summary)
Vote Number 10 - HR 1585, H. Vote 364 (5/16/07):
KAS Position: No
Final Vote: Rejected: 202-216 (R 6-187, D 196-29)
Prohibit Funds For A Military Contingency Operation In Iran. Andrews, D-N.J., amendment that would prohibit funds authorized in the bill for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan from being used to plan a contingency operation in Iran. (HR 1585, CQ Summary)
Vote Number 11 - HR 1585, H. Vote 370 (5/17/07):
KAS Position: No
Final Vote: Adopted: 220-208 (R 4-193, D 216-15)
Transfer Detainees From Guantanamo. Moran, D-Va., amendment that would require the Defense secretary to submit a report with a plan for the transfer of all individuals presently detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The report would identify the number of detainees who, as of Dec. 31, 2007, will have been charged with a crime, will be subject to release, or have not been charged with a crime but who the Defense Department wishes to continue to detain. (HR 1585, CQ Summary)
Vote Number 12 - S 1927, H. Vote 836 (8/4/07):
KAS Position: Yes
Final Vote: Passed: 227-183 (D 41-181, R 186-2) FISA Amendments To Expand Warrantless Surveillance. Passage of the bill that would amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) to expand the authority of the attorney general and the director of National Intelligence to conduct surveillance of suspected foreign terrorists without a court warrant. Within 120 days of enactment, the administration would be required to provide the FISA court with a description of the procedures they used to determine whether the intelligence acquisition being conducted without a warrant is directed at foreign targets overseas. The bill would sunset after six months. (S 1927, CQ Summary)
Vote Number 13 - HR 6304, H. Vote 437 (6/20/08):
KAS Position: Yes
Final Vote: Passed: 293-129 (R 188-1, D 105-128)
FISA – Warrantless Surveillance. Passage of the bill that would overhaul the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which governs electronic surveillance of foreign terrorism suspects. The bill would allow investigations of up to one year that involved surveillance targeting those who are not U.S. persons and who are reasonably believed to be outside the United States. The FISA court would have to approve procedures for conducting the surveillance. Warrantless surveillance would be allowed as long as it does not intentionally target U.S. persons or those located within the United States, excluding foreign agents. It would allow for retroactive liability immunity for telecommunications companies that have participated in the National Security Agency's warrantless surveillance program. The bill's provisions would sunset on Dec. 31, 2012, but warrants would remain in effect until they expire. (HR 6304, CQ Summary)
Vote Number 14 - HR 5959, H. Vote 500 (7/16/08):
KAS Position: Yes
Final Vote: Adopted: 249-180 (R 194-2, D 55-178)
Withhold Funding For Removing Politically Incorrect Terms From The Intelligence Community. Hoekstra, R-Mich., amendment that would bar the use of funds to prohibit or discourage the use of the phrases "jihadist," "jihad," "Islamo-fascism," "caliphate," "Islamist," or "Islamic terrorist" within the intelligence community or the federal government. (HR 5959, CQ Summary)
Vote Number 15 - HR 2410, H. Vote 321 (6/10/09):
KAS Position: Yes
Final Vote: Rejected: 205-224 (R 174-1, D 31-223)
Withhold $4.5 Million From IAEA, The Equivalent In the Nuclear Technical Cooperation It Provided To Iran, Syria, Sudan, & Cuba. Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., amendment that would require the State Department to withhold $4.5 million from its contributions to the International Atomic Energy Agency, an amount equal to the monetary value of nuclear technical cooperation the agency provided to Iran, Syria, Sudan and Cuba in 2007. (HR 2410, CQ Summary)
Vote Number 16 - HR 2847, H. Vote 360 (6/18/09):
KAS Position: Yes
Final Vote: Rejected: 212-216 (R 172-3, D 40-213)
Bar Funding To Close Guantanamo. Lewis, R-Calif., amendment that would bar the use of funds in the bill to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (HR 2847, CQ Summary)
Vote Number 17 - HR 2647, H. Vote 453 (6/25/09):
KAS Position: No
Final Vote: Rejected: 138-278 (R 7-164, D 131-114)
Require A DOD Report Outlining An Exit Strategy For Afghanistan. McGovern, D-Mass., amendment that would require the Defense Department to submit a report to Congress, no later than Dec. 31, 2009, outlining an exit strategy for U.S. military forces involved in the war in Afghanistan. (HR 2647, CQ Summary)
Vote Number 18 - HR 2647, H. Vote 455 (6/25/09):
KAS Position: Yes
Final Vote: Rejected: 171-244 (R 159-13, D 12-231)
Increased Funding For Missile Defense Agency. Franks, R-Ariz., amendment that would increase the amount authorized for the Missile Defense Agency by $1.2 billion, offset by a reduction of the same amount for defense environmental cleanup. It would provide that it be U.S. policy to continue development of systems to intercept missiles in the boost phase of flight as well as a layered missile defense system. (HR 2647, CQ Summary)
Vote Number 19 - HR 2647, H. Vote 457 (6/25/09):
KAS Position: No
Final Vote: Adopted: 224-193 (R 10-162, D 214-31) Require Videotaping Of All Intelligence Interrogations. Holt, D-N.J., amendment that would require the videotaping of all intelligence interrogations of persons in the custody of the Defense Department, excluding tactical questioning as defined by the Army Field Manual on Human Intelligence Collector Operations. It would require the department to submit to Congress, no later than 30 days after the bill's enactment, a report containing guidelines for interrogation videotaping. (HR 2647, CQ Summary)
Vote Number 20 - HR 2892, H. Vote 746 (10/1/09):
KAS Position: Yes
Final Vote: Motion agreed to: 258-163 (D 88-162, R 170-1)
Require Guantanamo Detainees To Be On No-Fly List, Prohibit Detainees From Entering U.S., And Giving Defense Secretary Discretions Over Detainee Photos. Rogers, R-Ky., motion to instruct conferees to: recede to a Senate provision that would allow the Defense secretary to decide whether to make public photos of Guantanamo Bay detainees, insist on provisions to require that Guantanamo Bay detainees be on the no-fly list and be prohibited from entering the United States, and withhold approval of the final conference agreement unless it has been available to the managers for at least 72 hours. (HR 2892, CQ Summary)
Vote Number 21 - HR 2647, H. Vote 769 (10/8/09):
KAS Position: Yes
Final Vote: Motion rejected: 208-216 (D 34-216, R 174-0)
Recommit And Not Accept Provisions That Would Allow Transfer Or Release Of Guantanamo Detainees Into U.S. McKeon, R-Calif., motion to recommit the conference report on the bill to the conference committee with instructions that managers not accept provisions that would allow for the transfer or release of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, into the United States or its territories. It also would instruct managers to insist on a one-year expansion of eligibility that would allow all disabled military retirees to concurrently receive military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation. (HR 2647, CQ Summary)
Vote Number 22 - HR 2892, H. Vote 783 (10/15/09):
KAS Position: Yes
Final Vote: Motion rejected: 193-224 (D 25-223, R 168-1)
Recommit And Not Accept Provisions That Would Allow Transfer Or Release Of Guantanamo Detainees Into U.S. Rogers, R-Ky., motion to recommit the conference report on the bill to the conference committee with instructions that managers not accept language that would allow detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to be brought into the United States or its territories for prosecution or incarceration. (HR 2892, CQ Summary)
Vote Number 23 - HR 2892, H. Vote 784 (10/15/09):
KAS Position: No
Final Vote: Adopted: 307-114 (D 244-6, R 63-108)
Prohibits Transfer Of Guantanamo Detainees To U.S., Except For Prosecution. Adoption of the conference report on the bill that would provide $44.1 billion in fiscal 2010, including $42.8 billion in discretionary funds, for the Homeland Security Department and related activities. It would provide $10.1 billion for Customs and Border Protection; $7.7 billion for the Transportation Security Administration, not including offsetting fees; $10.1 billion for the Coast Guard; $1.5 billion for the Secret Service and $7.1 billion for the Federal Emergency Management Agency. It would prohibit the transfer of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States except for prosecution; place detainees on the "no-fly" list; and bar the use of funds to provide them benefits. It also would extend the authorization of the E-Verify program for three years. (HR 2892, CQ Summary)
Vote Number 24 - HR 2701, H. Vote 69 (2/26/10):
KAS Position: No
Final Vote: Adopted: 246-166 (D 245-4, R 1-162)
Limit Congressional Access To Sensitive Intelligence Based On Executive Branch Discretion. Reyes, D-Texas, manager's amendment that would allow the executive branch to limit congressional intelligence committees' access to sensitive intelligence if the administration submits certification that the action meets "extraordinary circumstances affecting vital interests of the United States." It also would make technical changes, including allowing congressional committees to request Government Accountability Office reports on intelligence issues and requiring the FBI director to consult with secretary of State to review extraterritorial jurisdiction in U.S. law. (HR 2701, CQ Summary)
Vote Number 25 - HR 2701, H. Vote 73 (2/26/10):
KAS Position: No
Final Vote: Passed: 235-168 (D 234-9, R 1-159)
Allow Transfer Of Guantanamo Detainees To The U.S. Passage of the bill that would authorize classified amounts in fiscal 2010 for classified amounts for 16 intelligence agencies, including the Director of National Intelligence, the CIA, the National Security Agency, and for intelligence activities of the Defense Department, the FBI, the Homeland Security Department and other agencies. It would allow the transfer of Guantanamo Bay detainees to the United States, but would delay transfer for 120 days after the president submits a report to Congress. As amended, it would allow the executive branch to limit congressional intelligence committees' access to sensitive intelligence if the administration submits certification that the action meets "extraordinary circumstances affecting vital interests of the United States." (HR 2701, CQ Summary)
Vote Number 26 - HConRes 248, H. Vote 98 (3/10/10):
KAS Position: No
Final Vote: Rejected: 65-356 (D 60-189, R 5-167)
Direct President To Withdraw From Afghanistan Within 30 Days. Adoption of the concurrent resolution that would direct the president to remove U.S. forces from Afghanistan within 30 days of adoption, or by Dec. 31 if the president determined that a withdrawal could not be accomplished safely within 30 days. (HConRes 248, CQ Summary)
Vote Number 27 - HR 5136, H. Vote 335 (5/28/10):
KAS Position: Yes
Final Vote: Motion agreed to: 282-131 (D 114-130, R 168-1)
Recommit And Not Accept Provisions That Would Allow Transfer Or Release Of Guantanamo Detainees Into U.S. Forbes, R-Va., motion to recommit the bill to the Armed Services Committee with instructions that it be immediately reported back with an amendment that would prohibit the use of funds authorized in the bill to transfer or release individuals detained at the U.S. facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, into the United States. (HR 5136, CQ Summary)
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