Jim Cooper on Civil Rights
DemocratTN
203 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Civil Rights. 100 of them counted toward the score above: 73 toward “Broaden protections” and 27 toward “Narrow protections”.
The other 103 did not count: 103 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-08-04 | TO AMEND H.R. 2230, A BILL AMENDING THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957 TO EXTEND THE LIFE OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION. THE EDWARDS AMENDMENT PROVIDES THAT THE PRESIDENT CAN REMOVE A MEMBER ONLY FOR NEGLECT OF DUTY OR MALFEASANCE IN OFFICE. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 2230 · 98th Congress | Yea | Broaden protections |
| 1983-08-04 | TO AMEND H.R. 2230, A BILL AMENDING THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957 TO EXTEND THE LIFE OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION. THE EDWARDS AMENDMENT EXTENDS THE COMMISSION FOR FIVE RATHER THAN 15 YEARS AS PROVIDED UNDER THE BILL. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 2230 · 98th Congress | Yea | Narrow protections |
| 1983-05-17 | TO AGREE TO S. J. RES. 51, DESIGNATING MAY 21, 1983 AS "ANDREI SAKHAROV DAY". (MOTION PASSED)S.J.Res. 51 · 98th Congress | 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.