Yesterday, the House completed the amendment process for the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and then passed the final bill. I plan to write a series of posts about noteworthy roll call votes and the final vote.
Here, I want to focus on the amendment put forth by Barbara Lee (CA-13) to repeal the 2001 AUMF. Lee courageously voted against the Authorization for Use of Military Force in 2001, fearing that—as written—it would provide a blank check to the president. And that is exactly what it has done.
You can watch Lee speak on her amendment here:
In her floor speech, she notes that repealing the 2001 AUMF would force Congress to finally debate an AUMF for the current military campaign against ISIS.
Her amendment failed 138 to 285. 125 Democrats and 13 Republicans voted for it. 228 Republicans and 57 Democrats voted against it.
Here are those 57 Democrats:
Pete Aguilar (CA-31)
Brad Ashford (NE-02)
Joyce Beatty (OH-03)
Ami Bera (CA-07)
Brendan Boyle (PA-13)
Corrine Brown (FL-05)
Julia Brownley (CA-26)
Cheri Bustos (IL-17)
Jim Cooper (TN-05)
Jim Costa (CA-16)
Henry Cuellar (TX-28)
Susan Davis (CA-53)
John Delaney (MD-06)
Ted Deutch (FL-21)
Debbie Dingell (MI-12)
Tammy Duckworth (IL-08)
Lois Frankel (FL-22)
Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02)
Ruben Gallego (AZ-07)
Gwen Graham (FL-02)
Denny Heck (WA-10)
Brian Higgins (NY-26)
Steny Hoyer (MD-05)
Steve Israel (NY-03)
Bill Keating (MA-09)
Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ-01)
Jim Langevin (RI-02)
Sander Levin (MI-09)
Dan Lipinski (IL-03)
Nita Lowey (NY-17)
Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01)
Ben Lujan (NM-03)
Stephen Lynch (MA-08)
Carolyn Maloney (NY-12)
Sean Maloney (NY-18)
Grace Meng (NY-06)
Seth Moulton (MA-06)
Patrick Murphy (FL-18)
Donald Norcross (NJ-01)
Nancy Pelosi (CA-12)
Scott Peters (CA-52)
Collin Peterson (MN-07)
David Price (NC-04)
Mike Quigley (IL-05)
Raul Ruiz (CA-36)
Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02)
Loretta Sanchez (CA-46)
Kurt Schrader (OR-05)
David Scott (GA-13)
Terri Sewell (AL-07)
Brad Sherman (CA-30)
Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-09)
Adam Smith (WA-09)
Jackie Speier (CA-14)
Norma Torres (CA-35)
Marc Veasey (TX-33)
Filemon Vela (TX-34)
The Democratic opposition was greater than it was last year for Lee’s similar AUMF repeal amendment, which was opposed by only 41 Democrats.
Keith Ellison (MN-05) likewise offered an amendment to strike language in the bill that calls on the President to expand the scope of the mission in Afghanistan.
This amendment failed 131 to 292, with one representative voting present (Donna Edwards of MD-04). 123 Democrats and 8 Republicans voted for it. 234 Republicans and 58 Democrats voted against it.
Here are the 58 Democrats:
Pete Aguilar (CA-31)
Brad Ashford (NE-02)
Ami Bera (CA-07)
Sanford Bishop (GA-02)
Brendan Boyle (PA-13)
Julia Brownley (CA-26)
Cheri Bustos (IL-17)
Tony Cardenas (CA-29)
John Carney (DE-AL)
Gerry Connolly (VA-11)
Jim Cooper (TN-05)
Jim Costa (CA-16)
Henry Cuellar (TX-28)
Susan Davis (CA-53)
John Delaney (MD-06)
Suzan DelBene (WA-01)
Ted Deutch (FL-21)
Tammy Duckworth (IL-08)
Elizabeth Esty (CT-05)
Gwen Graham (FL-02)
Gene Green (TX-29)
Alcee Hastings (FL-20)
Steny Hoyer (MD-05)
Steve Israel (NY-03)
Marcy Kaptur (OH-09)
Bill Keating (MA-09)
Derek Kilmer (WA-06)
Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ-01)
Annie Kuster (NH-02)
Jim Langevin (RI-02)
Rick Larsen (WA-02)
Dan Lipinski (IL-03)
Dave Loebsack (IA-02)
Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01)
Stephen Lynch (MA-08)
Sean Maloney (NY-18)
Jerry McNerney (CA-09)
Seth Moulton (MA-06)
Donald Norcross (NJ-01)
Ed Perlmutter (CO-07)
Scott Peters (CA-52)
Collin Peterson (MN-07)
Mike Quigley (IL-05)
Kathleen Rice (NY-04)
Raul Ruiz (CA-36)
Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02)
Adam Schiff (CA-28)
David Scott (GA-13)
Terri Sewell (AL-07)
Brad Sherman (CA-30)
Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-09)
Albio Sires (NJ-08)
Adam Smith (WA-09)
Juan Vargas (CA-51)
Marc Veasey (TX-33)
Filemon Vela (TX-34)
Tim Walz (MN-01)
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23)
