Vernon J. Ehlers on Civil Rights

RepublicanMI

Civil Rights37 votes · 41.6/100 consistent

Broaden protectionsNarrow protections

103 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Civil Rights. 37 of them counted toward the score above: 18 toward “Broaden protections” and 19 toward “Narrow protections”.

The other 66 did not count: 64 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 2 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
1994-04-20	H.R.4092 BY BROOKS (D-TX) -- VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 1994 DNA IDENTIFICATION ACT OF 1994 VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT OF 1994 SAFE STREETS FOR WOMEN ACT OF 1994 SAFE HOMES FOR WOMEN ACT DRUG FREE TRUCK STOP ACT DRIVER'S PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT OF 1994 (CRIME BILL) (HOUSE AGREED TO THE BROOKS EN BLOC AMENDMENTS AUTHORIZING THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO REIMBURSE STATES AND LOCALITIES FOR THE COSTS OF INCARCERATING UNDOCUMENTED CRIMINAL ALIENS WHO HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF A FELONY IN STATE OR LOCAL COURTS; PROVIDES LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AND COURTS ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY INFORMATION FOR USE IN CASES INVOLVING STALKING AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; PROHIBITS STATE MOTOR VEHICLE DEPARTMENTS FROM DISCLOSING, WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION, PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT INDIVIDUAL LICENSE-HOLDERS TO PERSONS WHO DO NOT HAVE A LEGITIMATE BUSINESS INTEREST; REQUIRES THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS TO PREVENT PRISONES FROM STRENGTH-TRAINING OR ANY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY INCREASE THEIR FIGHTING ABILITIES AND TO REMOVE ALL EQUIPMENT WHICH AIDS IN SUCH PURPOSES; REQUIRES THAT PRISONERS EXHAUST THE PRISON'S ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES BEFORE THEY FILE A CIVIL RIGHTS ACTION IN A FEDERAL COURT; REQUIRES THAT FEDERAL COURTS DISMISS CIVIL RIGHTS MOTIONS BROUGHT BY PRISONERS, IF THE COURT FINDS THE MOTION FAILS TO STATE A CLAIM ON WHICH RELIEF CAN BE GRANTED, OR FINDS THAT THE MOTION IS FRIVOLOUS OR MALICIOUS; AND REQUIRES THAT A FEDERAL COURT SHALL NOT HOLD PRISON OR JAIL OVERCROWDING UNCONSTITUTIONAL UNDER THE EIGHTH AMENDMENT, UNLESS THE PLAINTIFF INMATE PROVES THAT THE CROWDING CAUSES THE INFLICTION OF CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHEMENT ON THAT INMATE.)H.R. 4092 · 103rd Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Narrow protections
1994-04-18	STATE DEPARTMENT AUTHORIZATION — H.R.2333 BY HAMILTON (D-IN) -- FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZATION ACT, FISCAL YEARS 1994 AND 1995 MIKE MANSFIELD FELLOWSHIP ACT UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING ACT OF 1994 SPOILS OF WAR ACT OF 1994 ANTI-ECONOMIC DISCRIMINATION ACT OF 1994 CAMBODIAN GENOCIDE JUSTICE ACT MIDDLE EAST PEACE FACILITATION ACT OF 1994 ARMS CONTROL AND NONPROLIFERATION ACT OF 1994 NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION PREVENTION ACT OF 1994 PROTECTION AND REDUCTION OF GOVERNMENT SECRECY ACT (PUB. L. 103-236, APPROVED 4/30/94) (HOUSE AGREED TO THE GILMAN MOTION TO INSTRUCT HOUSE CONFEREES TO INSIST UPON THE HOUSE PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN SECTION 132(F) RELATING TO THE CONTINUATION OF THE OFFICE OF THE COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERTERRORISM.)H.R. 2333 · 103rd Congress · MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES	Yea	Direction not readable
1994-02-23	CONDEMNING A SPEECH GIVEN BY NATION OF ISLAM CHIEF SPOKESMAN — H.RES.343 BY LANTOS (D-CA) -- RESOLUTION CONDEMNING SPEECH BY A SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NATION OF ISLAM (HOUSE PASSED H.RES. 343, TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONDEMNING THE RACIST, ANTI-CATHOLIC, AND ANTI-SEMITIC SPEECH GIVEN BY A SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NATION OF ISLAM AND ALL MANIFESTATIONS AND EXPRESSIONS OF HATRED BASED ON RACE, RELIGION, AND ETHNICITY.)H.Res. 343 · 103rd Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	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.