Key Votes
National Key Votes
H J Res 114 - Use of Military Force Against Iraq - Key Vote
Rick Santorum voted Yea (Passage) on this legislation.
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Stages
- Oct. 16, 2002 Executive Signed
- Oct. 11, 2002 Senate Joint Resolution Passed
- Oct. 10, 2002 House Joint Resolution Passed
- Oct. 2, 2002 House Introduced
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Legislation-Joint Resolution - Signed (Executive) - Oct. 16, 2002
Legislation-Joint Resolution - Joint Resolution Passed (Senate) - Oct. 11, 2002 (Key vote)
Title: Use of Military Force Against Iraq
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to adopt a joint resolution to authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against Iraq.
Highlight: - Authorizes President to use United States Armed Forces against Iraq - Requires President to report to Congress no later than 48 hours after military action has started with his determination that diplomatic efforts alone could not protect U.S. national security nor enforce United Nations resolutions regarding Iraq - Requires President to submit a progress report to Congress at least once every 60 days on matters relevant to this resolution
Legislation-Joint Resolution - Joint Resolution Passed (House) - Oct. 10, 2002 (Key vote)
Title: Use of Military Force Against Iraq
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to adopt a joint resolution to authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against Iraq.
Highlight: - Authorizes President to use United States Armed Forces against Iraq - Requires President to report to Congress no later than 48 hours after military action has started with his determination that diplomatic efforts alone could not protect U.S. national security nor enforce United Nations resolutions regarding Iraq - Requires President to submit a progress report to Congress at least once every 60 days on matters relevant to this resolution
Legislation-Joint Resolution - Introduced (House) - Oct. 2, 2002
Title: Use of Military Force Against Iraq
Sponsors
- J. Dennis 'Denny' Hastert (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Gary L. Ackerman (NY - D)
- W. Todd Akin (MO - R)
- Robert E. 'Rob' Andrews (NJ - D)
- Richard K. 'Dick' Armey (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Spencer T. Bachus (AL - R)
- Cass Ballenger (NC - ) (Out Of Office)
- Joe Linus Barton (TX - R)
- Howard L. Berman (CA - D)
- Judy Biggert (IL - R)
- Roy Blunt (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- John A. Boehner (OH - R)
- John N. Boozman (AR - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert A. 'Bob' Brady (PA - D)
- Henry E. Brown Jr. (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Dan L. Burton (IN - R)
- Stephen E. 'Steve' Buyer (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Herbert L. 'Sonny' Callahan (AL - ) (Out Of Office)
- Ken S. Calvert (CA - R)
- Chris Cannon (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Eric I. Cantor (VA - R)
- Clarence Saxby Chambliss (GA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Susan M. Collins (ME - R)
- Larry Combest (TX - ) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher Cox (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert E. 'Bud' Cramer (AL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Ander Crenshaw (FL - R)
- Barbara L. Cubin (WY - R) (Out Of Office)
- John A. Culberson (TX - R)
- Randall H. 'Duke' Cunningham (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jo Ann S. Davis (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas M. 'Tom' Davis III (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas Dale 'Tom' DeLay (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- James W. 'Jim' DeMint (SC - ) (Out Of Office)
- Peter Deutsch (FL - ) (Out Of Office)
- Calvin M. 'Cal' Dooley (CA - ) (Out Of Office)
- John T. Doolittle (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- David T. Dreier (CA - R)
- Jennifer B. Dunn (WA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas 'Chet' Edwards (TX - D) (Out Of Office)
- Terry Everett (AL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Eni F.H. Faleomavaega (AS - D)
- Michael 'Mike' Ferguson (NJ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jeff Flake (AZ - R)
- Ernest Lee 'Ernie' Fletcher (KY - ) (Out Of Office)
- Harold Ford Jr. (TN - D) (Out Of Office)
- Vito J. Fossella Jr. (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jonas 'Martin' Frost III (TX - D) (Out Of Office)
- Elton W. Gallegly (CA - R)
- John 'Greg' Ganske (IA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Richard Andrew 'Dick' Gephardt (MO - ) (Out Of Office)
- James A. 'Jim' Gibbons (NV - R) (Out Of Office)
- Wayne T. Gilchrest (MD - R) (Out Of Office)
- Paul E. Gillmor (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Benjamin A. Gilman (NY - ) (Out Of Office)
- Daniel Robert 'Bob' Graham (FL - ) (Out Of Office)
- Felix J. Grucci Jr. (NY - ) (Out Of Office)
- Ralph Moody Hall (TX - R)
- James V. Hansen (UT - ) (Out Of Office)
- Melissa A. Hart (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- John David 'J.D.' Hayworth Jr. (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joel Hefley (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Van Hilleary (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas Timothy 'Tim' Holden (PA - D)
- Stephen 'Steve' Horn (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Henry J. Hyde (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Steve J. Israel (NY - D)
- Darrell Issa (CA - R)
- William Lewis 'Bill' Jenkins (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Samuel Robert 'Sam' Johnson (TX - R)
- Ric Keller (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Brian D. Kerns (IN - ) (Out Of Office)
- Jack Kingston (GA - R)
- Mark Steven Kirk (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joseph K. 'Joe' Knollenberg (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- James T. 'Jim' Kolbe (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Tom Lantos (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Jerry Lewis (CA - R)
- John Linder (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Kenneth R. 'Ken' Lucas (KY - D) (Out Of Office)
- James O. 'Jim' McCrery III (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- John M. McHugh (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Scott McInnis (CO - ) (Out Of Office)
- Howard P. 'Buck' McKeon (CA - R)
- Michael R. 'Mike' McNulty (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Dan Miller (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Gary G. Miller (CA - R)
- Jefferson B. 'Jeff' Miller (FL - R)
- Suellen W. 'Sue' Myrick (NC - R)
- Robert William 'Bob' Ney (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Anne Meagher Northup (KY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas William 'Tom' Osborne (NE - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael G. Oxley (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mike Pence (IN - R)
- John E. Peterson (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- David D. Phelps (IL - ) (Out Of Office)
- Charles W. 'Chip' Pickering Jr. (MS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joseph R. 'Joe' Pitts (PA - R)
- Todd Russell Platts (PA - R)
- Richard W. Pombo (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert J. 'Rob' Portman (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Deborah D. Pryce (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Adam H. Putnam (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- George P. Radanovich (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert R. 'Bob' Riley (AL - ) (Out Of Office)
- Timothy 'Tim' Roemer (IN - ) (Out Of Office)
- Dana T. Rohrabacher (CA - R)
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL - R)
- Michael Avery 'Mike' Ross (AR - D)
- Marge S. Roukema (NJ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Edward R. 'Ed' Royce (CA - R)
- Jim R. Ryun (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Max A. Sandlin Jr. (TX - ) (Out Of Office)
- H. James 'Jim' Saxton (NJ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Edward L. 'Ed' Schrock (VA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Jefferson Beauregard 'Jeff' Sessions III (AL - R)
- John B. Shadegg (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher H. Shays (CT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bill Shuster (PA - R)
- Michael K. 'Mike' Simpson (ID - R)
- Joseph R. 'Joe' Skeen (NM - R) (Out Of Office)
- Nick Smith (MI - ) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher H. 'Chris' Smith (NJ - R)
- Charles W. 'Charlie' Stenholm (TX - ) (Out Of Office)
- Robert Lee 'Bob' Stump (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- John E. Sweeney (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Tom Gerald Tancredo (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- William M. 'Mac' Thornberry (TX - R)
- John R. Thune (SD - ) (Out Of Office)
- James 'Jim' Turner (TX - ) (Out Of Office)
- David B. Vitter (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Julius Caesar 'J.C.' Watts Jr. (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- David Weldon (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Roger F. Wicker (MS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Addison Graves 'Joe' Wilson Sr. (SC - R)
- Donald E. 'Don' Young (AK - R)
- Charles William 'Bill' Young (FL - R)
