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John Ashcroft on Civil Rights

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Civil Rights8 votes · 48.2/100 consistent
Broaden protectionsNarrow protections

9 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Civil Rights. 8 of them counted toward the score above: 4 toward “Broaden protections” and 4 toward “Narrow protections”.

The other 1 did not count: 0 were roll calls 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.

DateWhat was voted onVotedCounted as
2000-07-20To provide increased funding for the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration for investigations of anticompetitive behavior, rapid response teams, the Hog Contract Library, examinations of the competitive structure of the poultry industry, civil rights activities, and information staff, with an offset.H.R. 4461 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayBroaden protections
2000-07-17To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex.H.R. 4810 · 106th Congress · On the MotionNayNarrow protections
2000-06-29To prohibit health discrimination on the basis of genetic information or genetic services.H.R. 4577 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaBroaden protections
1998-03-06To require that Federal surface transportation funds be used to encourage development and outreach to emerging business enterprises, including those owned by minorities and women, and to prohibit discrimination and preferential treatment based on race, color, national origin, or sex, with respect to use of those funds, in compliance with the equal protection provisions of the fifth and 14th amendments to the Constitiution. — (SENATE TABLED MCCONNELL AMENDMENT NO. 1708 TO AMENDMENT NO. 1676, TO REQUIRE THAT FEDERAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION FUNDS BE USED TO ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENT AND OUTREACH TO EMERGING BUSINESS ENTERPRISES, INCLUDING THOSE OWNED BY MINORITIES AND WOMEN, AND TO PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION AND PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT BASED ON RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, OR SEX, WITH RESPECT TO USE OF THOSE FUNDS, IN COMPLIANCE WITH EQUAL PROTECTION PROVISIONS OF THE FIFTH AND 14TH AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION.)S. 1173 · 105th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayNarrow protections
1996-09-10A bill to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. — S.2056 BY KENNEDY, EDWARD (D-MA) -- EMPLOYMENT NONDISCRIMINATION ACT OF 1996 (SENATE FAILED TO PASS S. 2056, TO PROHIBIT EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION.)S. 2056 · 104th Congress · On Passage of the BillNayNarrow protections
1996-03-19To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit governmental discrimination in the training and licensing of health professionals on the basis of the refusal to undergo or provide training in the performance of induced abortions. — (SENATE AGREED TO COATS MODIFIED AMENDMENT NO. 3513 TO AMENDMENT NO. 3466, TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT TO PROHIBIT GOVERNMENTAL DISCRIMINATION IN THE TRAINING AND LICENSING OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ON THE BASIS OF THE REFUSAL TO UNDERGO OR PROVIDE TRAINING IN THE PERFORMANCE OF INDUCED ABORTIONS.)H.R. 3019 · 104th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaBroaden protections
1995-12-06A bill to amend the Fair Housing Act to modify the exemption from certain familial status discrimination prohibitions granted to housing for older persons. — H.R.660 BY SHAW (R-FL) -- HOUSING FOR OLDER PERSONS ACT OF 1995 (PUB. L. 104-76, APPROVED 12/28/95) (SENATE PASSED H.R. 660, TO AMEND THE FAIR HOUSING ACT TO MODIFY THE EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN FAMILIAL STATUS DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITIONS GRANTED TO HOUSING FOR OLDER PERSONS.)H.R. 660 · 104th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaNarrow protections
1995-07-20To provide that none of the funds in this Act may be used to award Federal contracts to unqualified persons, in reverse discrimination, or in quotas, or is inconsistent with the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in ADARAND CONSTRUCTORS, INC., v. PENA on June 12, 1995. — (SENATE AGREED TO MURRAY MODIFIED AMENDMENT NO. 1826, TO PROVIDE THAT NONE OF THE FUNDS IN THIS ACT MAY BE USED TO AWARD FEDERAL CONTRACTS TO UNQUALIFIED PERSONS, IN REVERSE DISCRIMINATION, OR IN QUOTAS, OR IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE DECISION OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES IN ADARAND CONSTRUCTORS, INC. V. PENA ON JUNE 12, 1995.)H.R. 1854 · 104th Congress · On the AmendmentDid not voteNot a yea/nay
1995-01-19To include gender in the statutory rights prohibiting discrimination to which the Act shall not apply. — (SENATE AGREED TO LEVIN MODIFIED AMENDMENT NO. 170, TO INCLUDE GENDER IN THE STATUTORY RIGHTS PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION TO WHICH THE ACT SHALL NOT APPLY.)S. 1 · 104th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaBroaden 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.