Wendell Richard Anderson on Civil Rights

DemocratMN

Civil Rights9 votes

Broaden protectionsNarrow protections

11 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Civil Rights. 9 of them counted toward the score above: 7 toward “Broaden protections” and 2 toward “Narrow protections”.

The other 2 did not count: 1 was a roll call whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 1 was one 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.

Date	What was voted on	Voted	Counted as
1978-09-21	TO PASS H.R. 12467, THE BILL EXTENDING CERTAIN PROGRAMS UNDER THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973 AND ESTABLISHING A COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES PROGRAM FOR THE SEVERELY HANDICAPPED.H.R. 12467 · 95th Congress	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
1978-04-12	TO TABLE HELMS AMENDMENT #102 TO THE PANAMA CANAL TREATY. HELMS AMENDMENT #102 REQUIRES THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA TO GUARANTEE THE CONTINUED RECOGNITION OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF THE U.S. CITIZENS IN THE CANAL ZONE.95th Congress	Yea	Narrow protections
1978-03-23	TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 5383, THE BILL AMENDING THE AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT BY INCREASING THE MANDATORY RETIREMENT AGE TO SEVENTY FOR MOST OCCUPATIONS.H.R. 5383 · 95th Congress	Yea	Broaden protections
1977-10-12	TO TABLE THE HELMS AMENDMENT #931 TO S. 1303. HELMS AMENDMENT #931 PROHIBITS THAT THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION REPRESENT CASES THAT DEAL WITH AFFIRMATIVE ACTION QUOTA SYSTEMS USED BY INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.S. 1303 · 95th Congress	Yea	Broaden protections
1977-09-30	THAT THE SENATE CONCUR IN THE HOUSE AMENDMENT TO THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 5645, THE BILL AUTHORIZING FUNDS TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION FOR FISCAL YEAR 1978. THE HOUSE AMENDMENT COMPROMISES THE TWO APPROPRIATIONS PROPOSALS OF THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE, AND PROHIBITS THAT THE FUNDS BE USED TO HIRE NEW STAFF.H.R. 5645 · 95th Congress	Yea	Broaden protections
1977-09-16	TO PASS S. 995.S. 995 · 95th Congress	Yea	Broaden protections
1977-09-16	TO AMEND S. 995 BY IMPOSING A SIX WEEK LIMIT ON THE PERIOD OF DISABILITY PAYMENTS FOR CHILDBIRTH OR OTHER RELATED MEDICAL CONDITIONS.S. 995 · 95th Congress	Nay	Broaden protections
1977-09-16	TO TABLE THE EAGLETON AMENDMENT TO S. 995, THE BILL AMENDING THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 SO AS TO PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF PREGNANCY OR RELATED MEDICAL CONDITIONS. THE EAGLETON AMENDMENT STATES THAT IT SHALL BE THE EMPLOYER'S OPTION TO INCLUDE ELECTIVE ABORTION PLANS IN THE COMPANY'S MEDICAL BENEFITS.S. 995 · 95th Congress	Nay	Narrow protections
1977-06-29	TO AMEND H.R. 7555 BY PROHIBITING THE USE OF FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING CIVIL RIGHTS SURVEYS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN 1977-1978, EXCEPT WHEN DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE SECRETARY OF HEW.H.R. 7555 · 95th Congress	Nay	Broaden protections
1977-06-28	TO AMEND H.R. 7555 BY PROHIBITING THE USE OF HEW FUNDS FOR ENFORCEMENT OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAMS IN COLLEGE ADMISSIONS, HIRING, AND PROMOTIONS.H.R. 7555 · 95th Congress	Nay	Broaden protections
1977-06-28	THAT THE SENATE RULE THE GERMANENESS OF HELMS' AMENDMENTS #470 AND #471 TO H.R. 7555. THE HELMS' AMENDMENTS DEAL WITH THE MANIPULATION OF STUDENT ASSISTANCE FUNDS TO HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AS A WAY OF FORCING COMPLIANCE WITH AFFIRMATIVE ACTION REQUIREMENTS.H.R. 7555 · 95th Congress	Nay	Direction not readable

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.