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06-SP4242 on Jun 14, 2006

OnTheIssues.org Explanation: Since the start of both the Afghanistan war and the Iraq war, expenditures for those war have been voted for in "emergency supplemental spending bills," instead of in the normal defense spending bill. That implies that the expenditures are unexpectedly high, which may have been true in the early years of the war. This amendment requires regular budgeting for the Afghanistan & Iraq wars.

OFFICIAL CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY: To require regular budgeting for ongoing military operations.

EXCERPTS OF BILL:

  • The President's budget for each fiscal year after 2007 shall include--
  • a request for funds for such fiscal year for ongoing military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq;
  • an estimate of all funds expected to be required in that fiscal year for such operations; and
  • a detailed justification of the funds requested.

LEGISLATIVE OUTCOME:Agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote, 98-0, Vote Number: 170.


    Participating counts on VoteMatch question 15.
  • Topic: Homeland Security
  • Headline: Require Iraq War budget be part of regular defense budget (Score: -1)
  • Headline 2: Sponsored bill for Iraq budget to be part of defense budget (Score: -1)
  • Key for participation codes:
  • Sponsorships: p=sponsored; o=co-sponsored; s=signed
  • Memberships: c=chair; m=member; e=endorsed; f=profiled; s=scored
  • Resolutions: i=introduced; w=wrote; a=adopted
  • Cases: w=wrote; j=joined; d=dissented; c=concurred



Democrats participating in 06-SP4242

Daniel Akaka s2iHI Democrat Jr Senator
Robert Byrd s2iWV Democrat Sr Senator
Kent Conrad s2iND Democrat Sr Senator
Chris Dodd s2iCT Democratic incumbent
Daniel Inouye s2iHI Democratic incumbent
Carl Levin s2iMI Democrat Sr Senator
Joseph Lieberman s2iCT Democratic Jr Senator; Gore's VP nominee; ran for Pres. 2004
Barack Obama s2iIL Democratic Jr Senator
Harry Reid s2iNV Democratic incumbent
Ken Salazar s2iCO Democratic Jr Senator



Republicans participating in 06-SP4242

Conrad Burns s2iMT Former Republican Senator (MT, 1989-2007)
Saxby Chambliss s2iGA Republican Sr Senator
Tom Coburn s2iOK Republican Jr Senator; previously US Rep
Susan Collins s2iME Republican Jr Senator
John Ensign s2iNV Republican Jr Senator
Lindsey Graham s2iSC Republican Jr Senator
Judd Gregg s2iNH Republican incumbent
Chuck Hagel s2iNE Republican Jr Senator
John McCain s2pAZ Republican incumbent
Olympia Snowe s2iME Republican Sr Senator
Ted Stevens s2iAK Republican Sr Senator
John Warner s2iVA Republican Sr Senator



Independents participating in 06-SP4242



Total recorded by OnTheIssues:

Democrats: 10
Republicans: 12
Independents: 0

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