Jeff Flake on Criminal Justice

RepublicanAZ

Criminal Justice129 votes · 60.4/100 consistent

Reform-orientedPunitive

257 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Criminal Justice. 129 of them counted toward the score above: 42 toward “Reform-oriented” and 87 toward “Punitive”.

The other 128 did not count: 123 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 5 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
2018-12-18	A bill to reauthorize and amend the Marine Debris Act to promote international action to reduce marine debris, and for other purposes.S. 756 · 115th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Direction not readable
2018-12-18	To require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to notify each victim of the offense for which the prisoner is imprisoned the date on which the prisoner will be released.S. 756 · 115th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Reform-oriented
2018-12-18	To require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to notify each victim of the offense for which the prisoner is imprisoned the date on which the prisoner will be released.S. 756 · 115th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Reform-oriented
2018-12-18	To require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to notify each victim of the offense for which the prisoner is imprisoned the date on which the prisoner will be released.S. 756 · 115th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Reform-oriented
2018-12-17	A bill to reauthorize and amend the Marine Debris Act to promote international action to reduce marine debris, and for other purposes.S. 756 · 115th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Direction not readable
2018-03-21	A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify that section 230 of such Act does not prohibit the enforcement against providers and users of interactive computer services of Federal and State criminal and civil law relating to sexual exploitation of children or sex trafficking, and for other purposes.H.R. 1865 · 115th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Punitive
2018-03-21	To provide additional funding to the Department of Justice to combat the online facilitation of sex trafficking.H.R. 1865 · 115th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Reform-oriented
2018-03-19	A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify that section 230 of such Act does not prohibit the enforcement against providers and users of interactive computer services of Federal and State criminal and civil law relating to sexual exploitation of children or sex trafficking, and for other purposes.H.R. 1865 · 115th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Punitive
2018-01-29	A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect pain-capable unborn children, and for other purposes.S. 2311 · 115th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Direction not readable
2017-12-21	A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue Department of Homeland Security-wide guidance and develop training programs as part of the Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign, and for other purposes.H.R. 1370 · 115th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Direction not readable
2017-12-21	A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue Department of Homeland Security-wide guidance and develop training programs as part of the Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign, and for other purposes.H.R. 1370 · 115th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2017-02-15	A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007.H.J.Res. 40 · 115th Congress · On the Joint Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-09-28	A bill to deter terrorism, provide justice for victims, and for other purposes.S. 2040 · 114th Congress · On Overriding the Veto	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-07-13	To authorize the Attorney General and Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to address the national epidemics of prescription opioid abuse and heroin use, and to provide for the establishment of an inter-agency task force to review, modify, and update best practices for pain management and prescribing pain medication, and for other purposes.S. 524 · 114th Congress · On the Conference Report	Yea	Reform-oriented
2016-07-13	To authorize the Attorney General and Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to address the national epidemics of prescription opioid abuse and heroin use, and to provide for the establishment of an inter-agency task force to review, modify, and update best practices for pain management and prescribing pain medication, and for other purposes.S. 524 · 114th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Reform-oriented
2016-06-16	To authorize the Attorney General and Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to address the national epidemics of prescription opioid abuse and heroin use, and to provide for the establishment of an inter-agency task force to review, modify, and update best practices for pain management and prescribing pain medication, and for other purposes.S. 524 · 114th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Punitive
2016-06-16	To authorize the Attorney General and Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to address the national epidemics of prescription opioid abuse and heroin use, and to provide for the establishment of an inter-agency task force to review, modify, and update best practices for pain management and prescribing pain medication, and for other purposes.S. 524 · 114th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Punitive
2016-06-16	To authorize the Attorney General and Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to address the national epidemics of prescription opioid abuse and heroin use, and to provide for the establishment of an inter-agency task force to review, modify, and update best practices for pain management and prescribing pain medication, and for other purposes.S. 524 · 114th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Reform-oriented
2016-05-23	A bill to reauthorize certain programs established by the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006.S. 2613 · 114th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Punitive
2016-04-04	A bill to amend chapter 90 of title 18, United States Code, to provide Federal jurisdiction for the theft of trade secrets, and for other purposes.S. 1890 · 114th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Punitive
2016-03-10	A bill to authorize the Attorney General to award grants to address the national epidemics of prescription opioid abuse and heroin use.S. 524 · 114th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Reform-oriented
2016-03-09	A bill to authorize the Attorney General to award grants to address the national epidemics of prescription opioid abuse and heroin use.S. 524 · 114th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Reform-oriented
2016-03-07	In the nature of a substitute.S. 524 · 114th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-03-03	To strengthen consumer education about the risks of opioid abuse and addiction.S. 524 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Reform-oriented
2016-03-02	To make appropriations to address the heroin and opioid drug abuse epidemic for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016.S. 524 · 114th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Punitive
2016-03-02	To provide for comprehensive provisions for the prevention and enforcement of opioid abuse and treatment of opioid addiction.S. 524 · 114th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Punitive
2016-03-02	To provide the Department of Justice with additional tools to target extraterritorial drug trafficking activity, and for other purposes.S. 524 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Punitive
2016-02-29	A bill to authorize the Attorney General to award grants to address the national epidemics of prescription opioid abuse and heroin use.S. 524 · 114th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Reform-oriented
2015-12-03	To address gun violence, improve the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and trafficking of illegal firearms, and for other purposes.H.R. 3762 · 114th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Direction not readable
2015-09-22	A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect pain-capable unborn children, and for other purposes.H.R. 36 · 114th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Direction not readable
2015-04-22	A bill to provide justice for the victims of trafficking.S. 178 · 114th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Punitive
2015-04-22	To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a penalty for knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts.S. 178 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Punitive
2015-04-22	To require the Secretary of Defense to inform the Attorney General of persons required to register as sex offenders.S. 178 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Punitive
2015-04-22	To direct the Attorney General to increase the amount provided under certain formula grants to States that have in place laws that terminate the parental rights of men who father children through rape.S. 178 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Punitive
2015-04-22	To reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act.S. 178 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2015-04-22	To reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, and for other purposes.S. 178 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2015-04-22	To strengthen the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act by incorporating additional bipartisan amendments.S. 178 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Punitive
2015-04-22	To improve the bill.S. 178 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2015-03-19	A bill to provide justice for the victims of trafficking.S. 178 · 114th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Punitive
2015-03-19	A bill to provide justice for the victims of trafficking.S. 178 · 114th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Punitive
2015-03-18	A bill to provide justice for the victims of trafficking.S. 178 · 114th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Punitive
2015-03-17	A bill to provide justice for the victims of trafficking.S. 178 · 114th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Punitive
2015-03-17	A bill to provide justice for the victims of trafficking.S. 178 · 114th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Punitive
2015-02-11	A bill to amend section 2259 of title 18, United States Code, and for other purposes.S. 295 · 114th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Punitive
2014-11-18	A bill to reform the authorities of the Federal Government to require the production of certain business records, conduct electronic surveillance, use pen registers and trap and trace devices, and use other forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, counterterrorism, and criminal purposes, and for other purposes.S. 2685 · 113th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Nay	Punitive
2013-04-18	To reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders.S. 649 · 113th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Reform-oriented
2013-04-18	To withhold 5 percent of Community Oriented Policing Services program Federal funding from States and local governments that release sensitive and confidential information on law-abiding gun owners and victims of domestic violence.S. 649 · 113th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2013-04-17	To regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices.S. 649 · 113th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2013-04-17	To protect the Second Amendment rights of veterans and their families.S. 649 · 113th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2013-04-17	To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes.S. 649 · 113th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2013-04-17	To allow reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms.S. 649 · 113th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2013-04-17	To increase public safety by punishing and deterring firearms trafficking.S. 649 · 113th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Reform-oriented
2013-04-17	To address gun violence, improve the availability of records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and trafficking of illegal firearms, and for other purposes.S. 649 · 113th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2013-04-17	To protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process.S. 649 · 113th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2013-04-11	A bill to ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale, and for other purposes.S. 649 · 113th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Direction not readable
2013-02-12	A bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.S. 47 · 113th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Reform-oriented
2013-02-12	To amend the requirements for speedy notice to victims and to require a report to Congress.S. 47 · 113th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2013-02-12	To more quickly resolve rape cases and reduce the deficit by consolidating unnecessary duplication within the Department of Justice.S. 47 · 113th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2013-02-12	To clarify that child victims of sex trafficking are eligible to receive assistance under grants provided to enhance the safety of youth and children.S. 47 · 113th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Reform-oriented
2013-02-12	To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2014 through 2017 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, to enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons, and for other purposes.S. 47 · 113th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2013-02-11	To reaffirm the inalienable rights of every American citizen guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States.S. 47 · 113th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2013-02-07	In the nature of a substitute.S. 47 · 113th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2013-02-04	A bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.S. 47 · 113th Congress · On the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Reform-oriented
2012-12-18	Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification ActS. 3642 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Punitive
2012-09-12	To extend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 for five yearsH.R. 5949 · 112th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-05-31	Prenatal Non-discrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2012H.R. 3541 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Punitive
2012-05-16	To reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994H.R. 4970 · 112th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Reform-oriented
2012-05-16	To reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994H.R. 4970 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-05-16	Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2012H.R. 4119 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Punitive
2012-05-15	To encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout the United States in order to disseminate information when a law enforcement officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of dutyH.R. 365 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2012-02-27	Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011H.R. 347 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment	Yea	Punitive
2012-01-25	Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention ActH.R. 3801 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Punitive
2011-12-14	To award Congressional Gold Medals in honor of the men and women who perished as a result of the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001.H.R. 3421 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Direction not readable
2011-12-08	Synthetic Drug Control ActH.R. 1254 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Nay	Reform-oriented
2011-12-06	To amend section 2710 of title 18, United States Code, to clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer’s informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the InternetH.R. 2471 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Direction not readable
2011-11-16	To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a national standard in accordance with which nonresidents of a State may carry concealed firearms in the StateH.R. 822 · 112th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Direction not readable
2011-11-16	To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a national standard in accordance with which nonresidents of a State may carry concealed firearms in the StateH.R. 822 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable
2011-11-16	National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011H.R. 822 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2011-11-16	National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011H.R. 822 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2011-11-16	National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011H.R. 822 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2011-11-16	National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011H.R. 822 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2011-11-16	National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011H.R. 822 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2011-11-16	National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011H.R. 822 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2011-11-16	National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011H.R. 822 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2011-11-16	National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011H.R. 822 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2011-09-20	Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2011H.R. 2189 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Nay	Punitive
2011-09-20	United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2011H.R. 2944 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Direction not readable
2011-09-12	Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes ActH.R. 2076 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Nay	Reform-oriented
2011-02-28	Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement ActH.R. 347 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Punitive
2011-02-17	To extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 relating to access to business records, individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers, and roving wiretaps until December 8, 2011H.R. 514 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment	Yea	Punitive
2011-02-14	To extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 relating to access to business records, individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers, and roving wiretaps until December 8, 2011H.R. 514 · 112th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Punitive
2011-02-14	To extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 relating to access to business records, individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers, and roving wiretaps until December 8, 2011H.R. 514 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable
2011-02-08	To extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 relating to access to business records, individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers, and roving wiretaps until December 8, 2011H.R. 514 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Punitive
2010-12-09	Access to Criminal History Records for State Sentencing Commissions Act of 2010H.R. 6412 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
2010-12-08	To extend the Child Safety Pilot ProgramS. 3998 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Punitive
2010-12-08	Supporting the goal of eradicating illicit marijuana cultivation on Federal lands and calling on the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to develop a coordinated strategy to permanently dismantle Mexican drug trafficking organizations operating on Federal landsH.Res. 1540 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended	Yea	Punitive
2010-11-16	Recognizing Gail Abarbanel and the Rape Treatment CenterH.Res. 716 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	Direction not readable
2010-09-23	Ultralight Smuggling Prevention ActH.R. 5307 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Punitive
2010-07-29	Senior Financial Empowerment Act of 2010H.R. 3040 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Nay	Direction not readable
2010-07-27	Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy Act of 2010H.R. 4748 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Punitive

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