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Clifford Robertson Allen on Civil Rights

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Civil Rights8 votes · 100/100 consistent
Broaden protectionsNarrow protections

12 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Civil Rights. 8 of them counted toward the score above: 8 toward “Broaden protections” and 0 toward “Narrow protections”.

The other 4 did not count: 4 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 0 were ones they did not cast a yea or nay on. They are listed below anyway, marked as not scored, because a filtered list of votes is not a voting record.

DateWhat was voted onVotedCounted as
1978-05-25TO AMEND H.R. 9400, THE BILL PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF INSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS, BY REINSTATING LANGUAGE THAT WOULD EXTEND COVERAGE UNDER THIS ACT TO PERSONS IN PRISONS, JAILS AND OTHER CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS. (AN AMENDMENT PREVIOUSLY PASSED BY THE HOUSE ON MAY 1, 1978 HAD DELETED COVERAGE TO PERSONS IN PRISONS, JAILS, AND CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS. SEE RC 267.) THE RAILSBACK COMPROMISE AMENDMENT ALSO PROVIDES THAT THE U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL CAN NOT INITIATE A SUIT ON BEHALF OF PRISONERS UNLESS THE COURT HAS REFERRED A FORMAL COMPLAINT OR PETITION TO HIM.H.R. 9400 · 95th CongressYeaBroaden protections
1978-05-18TO AGREE TO H. CON. RES. 624, THE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT THE PRESIDENT SHOULD CONTINUE TO OPPOSE THE IMPRISONMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE SOVIET HELSINKI GROUPS, AND THAT THE HELSINKI FINAL ACT, AS WELL AS INTERNATIONAL LAW, DOES GUARANTEE THE RIGHT OF PUBLIC GROUPS IN THE U.S.S.R. TO PROMOTE OBSERVANCE OF THE HELSINKI AGREEMENT.H.Con.Res. 624 · 95th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1978-05-16TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS, AS AMENDED, H.R. 12467, THE BILL EXTENDING AUTHORIZATIONS FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS OF THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973 FOR AN ADDITIONAL FIVE YEARS.H.R. 12467 · 95th CongressYeaBroaden protections
1978-05-01TO AMEND H.R. 9400, THE BILL PROTECTING THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF INSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS, BY DELETING LANGUAGE THAT WOULD MAKE THE LEGISLATION APPLICABLE TO PERSONS IN JAILS, PRISONS OR CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS.H.R. 9400 · 95th CongressNayBroaden protections
1978-04-25TO AGREE TO H. CON. RES. 573, THE RESOLUTION DENOUNCING THE GOVERNMENT OF CAMBODIA FOR ITS DISREGARD FOR BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS.H.Con.Res. 573 · 95th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1978-03-21TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 5383, THE AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1978.H.R. 5383 · 95th CongressYeaBroaden protections
1977-09-09TO AGREE TO H. RES. 738, THE RULE FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 5383, THE BILL AMENDING THE AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT OF 1967 BY RAISING THE RETIREMENT AGE FROM 65 TO 70 FOR ALL NON-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES COVERED BY THE ACT.H.Res. 738 · 95th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1977-05-23TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 5645, A BILL INCREASING THE APPROPRIATION FOR THE UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS.H.R. 5645 · 95th CongressYeaBroaden protections
1977-05-09TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS, AS AMENDED, H.R. 6668. THIS BILL EXTENDS FOR SIX MONTHS THE DATE UPON WHICH THE UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS MUST FILE ITS REPORT ON AGE DISCRIMINATION AND ALSO EXTENDS THE COMMODITIES PROVISION OF THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT OF 1965.H.R. 6668 · 95th CongressYeaBroaden protections
1976-10-01TO AGREE TO H. RES. 1591, THE RULE TO CONSIDER S. 2278, THE CIVIL RIGHTS ATTTORNEYS' FEES AWARDS ACT OF 1976.H.Res. 1591 · 94th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1976-05-12TO AMEND H. R. 12851, BY EXEMPTING FRATERNITES AND SORORITIES FROM TITLE IX JURISDICTION. (RELATING TO SEX DISCRIMINATION.)H.R. 12851 · 94th CongressNayBroaden protections
1976-03-09TO APPROVE THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 6516, THE EQUAL CREDIT OPPORTUNITY ACT, A BILL AMENDING TITLE VII OF THE CONSUMER CREDIT PROTECTION ACT TO INCLUDE DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, AND AGE.H.R. 6516 · 94th CongressYeaBroaden protections

Sorted newest first. “Counted as” is which end of the Broaden protections / Narrow protections axis the vote moved this member toward, using the direction recorded for this issue on that roll call. Open any row to see the full measure, the tally, and the reason that direction was assigned.