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Al Franken on Civil Rights

DemocratMN

Civil Rights11 votes · 75/100 consistent
Broaden protectionsNarrow protections

13 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Civil Rights. 11 of them counted toward the score above: 10 toward “Broaden protections” and 1 toward “Narrow protections”.

The other 2 did not count: 2 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.

DateWhat was voted onVotedCounted as
2015-07-14To end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools.S. 1177 · 114th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaBroaden protections
2015-03-24To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to amending the Equal Pay Act of 1963 to allow for punitive damages, limit the any factor "other than sex" exception, and prohibit retaliation against employees who share salary information.S.Con.Res. 11 · 114th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaBroaden protections
2015-03-24To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to promoting equal pay, which may include preventing discrimination on the basis of sex and preventing retaliation against employees for seeking or discussing wage information.S.Con.Res. 11 · 114th Congress · On the AmendmentNayNarrow protections
2014-09-15A bill to 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, and for other purposes.S. 2199 · 113th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaBroaden protections
2014-09-10A bill to 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, and for other purposes.S. 2199 · 113th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedYeaBroaden protections
2014-04-09A bill to 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, and for other purposes.S. 2199 · 113th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedYeaBroaden protections
2013-11-07A bill to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.S. 815 · 113th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaBroaden protections
2013-11-07A bill to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.S. 815 · 113th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaBroaden protections
2013-11-04A bill to prohibit the employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.S. 815 · 113th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedYeaBroaden protections
2012-06-05A bill to 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, and for other purposes.S. 3220 · 112th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedYeaBroaden protections
2010-11-17A bill to 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, and for other purposes.S. 3772 · 111th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaBroaden protections
2010-07-22A resolution recognizing and honoring the 20th anniversary of the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.S.Res. 591 · 111th Congress · On the ResolutionYeaDirection not readable
2009-09-22To support the participation of the Smithsonian Institution in activities under the Civil Rights History Project Act of 2009.H.R. 2996 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection 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.