Donald S. Beyer, Jr. on Civil Rights

DemocratVA

Civil Rights25 votes · 81.5/100 consistent

Broaden protectionsNarrow protections

50 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Civil Rights. 25 of them counted toward the score above: 24 toward “Broaden protections” and 1 toward “Narrow protections”.

The other 25 did not count: 25 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.

Date	What was voted on	Voted	Counted as
2026-05-13	Calling on elected officials and civil society leaders to counter antisemitism and educate the public on the contributions of the Jewish-American communityH.Res. 1251 · 119th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	Direction not readable
2025-06-09	Condemning the rise in ideologically motivated attacks on Jewish individuals in the United States, including the recent violent assault in Boulder, Colorado, and reaffirming the House of Representatives commitment to combatting antisemitism and politically motivated violenceH.Res. 481 · 119th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	Direction not readable
2025-05-14	Calling on elected officials and civil society leaders to counter antisemitism and educate the public on the contributions of the Jewish American communityH.Res. 352 · 119th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	Direction not readable
2025-01-14	Protection of Women and Girls in Sports ActH.R. 28 · 119th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Broaden protections
2025-01-14	Protection of Women and Girls in Sports ActH.R. 28 · 119th Congress · On Motion to Recommit	Yea	Broaden protections
2024-09-17	Billie Jean King Congressional Gold Medal ActS. 2861 · 118th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Direction not readable
2024-05-01	Antisemitism Awareness ActH.R. 6090 · 118th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Narrow protections
2023-04-20	Protection of Women and Girls in Sports ActH.R. 734 · 118th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Broaden protections
2023-04-20	Protection of Women and Girls in Sports ActH.R. 734 · 118th Congress · On Motion to Recommit	Yea	Broaden protections
2023-04-20	Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023H.R. 734 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2022-12-21	Equal Pay for Team USA ActS. 2333 · 117th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Broaden protections
2022-12-08	Respect for Marriage ActH.R. 8404 · 117th Congress · Table Motion to Reconsider	Yea	Direction not readable
2022-12-08	Respect for Marriage ActH.R. 8404 · 117th Congress · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment	Yea	Broaden protections
2022-07-19	Respect for Marriage ActH.R. 8404 · 117th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Broaden protections
2022-05-18	Condemning rising antisemitismH.Res. 1125 · 117th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended	Yea	Direction not readable
2022-03-18	Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair ActH.R. 2116 · 117th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Broaden protections
2022-02-28	Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair ActH.R. 2116 · 117th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Broaden protections
2021-06-23	Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act of 2021H.R. 2062 · 117th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Broaden protections
2021-06-23	Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 2062) Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act; (H.R. 239) Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act; (H.R. 1443) LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act; S.J.Res. 13; S.J.Res. 14 and S. J.Res. 15; and for other purposes.H.Res. 486 · 117th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2021-06-23	Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 2062) Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act; (H.R. 239) Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act; (H.R. 1443) LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act; S.J.Res. 13; S.J.Res. 14 and S. J.Res. 15; and for other purposes.H.Res. 486 · 117th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Direction not readable
2021-06-16	Juneteenth National Independence Day ActS. 475 · 117th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Direction not readable
2021-03-17	Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendmentH.J.Res. 17 · 117th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Broaden protections
2021-02-25	Equality ActH.R. 5 · 117th Congress · Table Motion to Reconsider	Yea	Broaden protections
2021-02-25	Equality ActH.R. 5 · 117th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Broaden protections
2020-12-08	Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative ActH.R. 8354 · 116th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Broaden protections
2020-09-17	Pregnant Workers Fairness ActH.R. 2694 · 116th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Broaden protections
2020-09-17	Pregnant Workers Fairness ActH.R. 2694 · 116th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable
2020-09-17	Condemning all forms of anti-Asian sentiment as related to COVID-19H.Res. 908 · 116th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2020-09-16	Equity and Inclusion Enforcement ActH.R. 2574 · 116th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Broaden protections
2020-09-16	Equity and Inclusion Enforcement ActH.R. 2574 · 116th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable
2020-07-27	Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys ActS. 2163 · 116th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Broaden protections
2020-02-13	Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendmentH.J.Res. 79 · 116th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Broaden protections
2020-01-15	Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination ActH.R. 1230 · 116th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Broaden protections
2020-01-15	Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination ActH.R. 1230 · 116th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable
2020-01-14	Providing for consideration of H.R. 1230, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act; H. J. Res. 76, providing for congressional disapproval under chaper 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to “Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability”H.Res. 790 · 116th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2020-01-14	Providing for consideration of H.R. 1230, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act; H. J. Res. 76, providing for congressional disapproval under chaper 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to “Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability”H.Res. 790 · 116th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Direction not readable
2019-05-17	Equality ActH.R. 5 · 116th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Broaden protections
2019-05-17	Equality ActH.R. 5 · 116th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable
2019-03-07	Condemning anti-Semitism as hateful expressions of intolerance that are contradictory to the values and aspirations that define the people of the United States and condemning anti-Muslim discrimination and bigotry against minorities as hateful expressions of intolerance that are contrary to the values and aspirationsH.Res. 183 · 116th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended	Yea	Direction not readable
2019-01-15	Rejecting White nationalism and White supremacyH.Res. 41 · 116th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	Direction not readable
2018-12-21	Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection ActS. 3191 · 115th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Direction not readable
2018-02-15	ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017H.R. 620 · 115th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Broaden protections
2018-02-15	ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017H.R. 620 · 115th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2017-01-24	To prohibit taxpayer funded abortionsH.R. 7 · 115th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Direction not readable
2017-01-24	To prohibit taxpayer funded abortionsH.R. 7 · 115th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-02-29	To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act and the Local Public Works Capital Development and Investment Act of 1976 to modernize terms relating to minoritiesH.R. 4238 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Broaden protections
2015-04-30	Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Amendment Act of 2014H.J.Res. 43 · 114th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Broaden protections
2015-02-11	To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Foot Soldiers who participated in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the final Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March in March of 1965, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act of 1965H.R. 431 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Direction not readable
2015-01-22	To prohibit taxpayer funded abortions.H.R. 7 · 114th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Broaden protections
2015-01-22	To prohibit taxpayer funded abortions.H.R. 7 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Yea	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.