David Kemp Karnes on Civil Rights

RepublicanNE

Civil Rights20 votes

Broaden protectionsNarrow protections

23 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Civil Rights. 20 of them counted toward the score above: 7 toward “Broaden protections” and 13 toward “Narrow protections”.

The other 3 did not count: 3 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
1988-08-02	TO PASS HR 1158, FAIR HOUSING AMENDMENTS ACT, 1988, A BILL TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT HUD WITH NEW REVISED PROCEDURES FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF CHARGES OF DISCRIMINATION IN THE RENTAL OR SALE OF HOUSING AND TO PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION IN HOUSING BASED ON A HANDICAP OR BECAUSE A FAMILY HAS YOUNG CHILDREN.H.R. 1158 · 100th Congress	Yea	Broaden protections
1988-08-02	TO TABLE THE HUMPHREY, NH AMENDMENT TO HR 1158, FAIR HOUSING, TO RESTRICT THE NUMBER OF NEW MULTIFAMILY DWELLINGS THAT WOULD HAVE TO COMPLY WITH BUILDING REQUIREMENTS THAT WOULD HELP THE HANDICAPPED.H.R. 1158 · 100th Congress	Yea	Broaden protections
1988-08-02	TO TABLE THE HUMPHREY, NH AMENDMENT TO HR 1158, FAIR HOUSING, TO PROVIDE THAT CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN REQUIREMENTS THAT WOULD HELP THE HANDICAPPED WOULD NOT BE ACTIVATED IF THEY INCREASED THE COST OF THE HOUSING.H.R. 1158 · 100th Congress	Yea	Broaden protections
1988-08-01	TO TABLE THE HELMS, NC AMENDMENT TO HR 1158, FAIR HOUSING, TO RE-ESTABLISH VOLUNTARY PRAYER IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY PREVENTING THE FEDERAL COURTS FROM HEARING CASES ON THE GROUNDS OF SEPARATION OF POWERS.H.R. 1158 · 100th Congress	Yea	Broaden protections
1988-08-01	TO AMEND HR 1158, FAIR HOUSING, TO CLARIFY THAT A TRANSVESTITE CAN NOT BE REGARDED AS A HANDICAPPED PERSON IN ORDER TO GAIN PROTECTION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION UNDER FEDERAL LAW.H.R. 1158 · 100th Congress	Yea	Narrow protections
1988-07-11	TO AMEND HR 4776, FISCAL 1989 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS, TO EXEMPT LOCAL RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS FROM LOCAL LAWS PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION BASED ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION.H.R. 4776 · 100th Congress	Yea	Narrow protections
1988-07-08	TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE TO UPHOLD THE RULING OF THE CHAIR THAT THE ARMSTRONG, CO AMENDMENT TO HR 4776, FISCAL 1989 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS, WAS IN ORDER. THE ARMSTRONG AMENDMENT EXEMPTED LOCAL RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS FROM LOCAL LAWS PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION BASED ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION.H.R. 4776 · 100th Congress	Did not vote	Direction not readable
1988-07-08	TO APPEAL THE RULING OF THE CHAIR THAT THE ARMSTRONG, CO AMENDMENT TO HR 4776, FISCAL 1989 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS, WAS IN ORDER. THE ARMSTRONG AMENDMENT EXEMPTED LOCAL RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS FROM LOCAL LAWS PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION BASED ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AND WAS CHALLENGED AS LEGISLATION ON AN APPROPRIATIONS BILL. THE RULING OF THE CHAIR WAS UPHELD.H.R. 4776 · 100th Congress	Did not vote	Direction not readable
1988-04-20	TO PASS HR 442, WARTIME REPARATIONS, A BILL TO PROVIDE MONETARY PAYMENTS TO JAPANESE-AMERICANS INTERNED DURING WORLD WAR II, TO APOLOGIZE FOR THEIR INTERNMENT, AND TO COMPENSATE THE ALEUTS FOR THEIR RELOCATION DURING WORLD WAR II.H.R. 442 · 100th Congress	Nay	Narrow protections
1988-04-20	TO TABLE THE HELMS, NC AMENDMENT TO S 1009, WARTIME REPARATIONS, TO DELAY PAYMENTS TO JAPANESE-AMERICANS INTERNED DURING WORLD WAR II UNTIL JAPAN COMPENSATED THE FAMILIES OF AMERICANS KILLED AT PEARL HARBOR.S. 1009 · 100th Congress	Yea	Broaden protections
1988-04-20	TO TABLE THE HELMS, NC AMENDMENT TO S 1009, WARTIME REPARATIONS, TO STIPULATE THAT NO FUNDS BE AUTHORIZED DURING ANY YEAR IN WHICH THERE WAS A FEDERAL BUDGET DEFICIT.S. 1009 · 100th Congress	Nay	Narrow protections
1988-04-20	TO TABLE THE HECHT, NV AMENDMENT TO S 1009, WARTIME REPARATIONS, TO STOP AUTHORIZATION OF MONETARY PAYMENTS FOR JAPANESE-AMERICANS INTERNED DURING WORLD WAR II.S. 1009 · 100th Congress	Nay	Narrow protections
1988-03-22	TO ADOPT, OVER THE PRESIDENT'S VETO OF S 557, CIVIL RIGHTS RESTORATION ACT, A BILL TO RESTORE BROAD COVERAGE OF FOUR CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS BY DECLARING THAT IF ONE PART OF AN INSTITUTION RECEIVES FEDERAL FUNDS, THEN THE ENTIRE INSTITUTION MUST NOT DISCRIMINATE. TWO-THIRDS OF THE SENATE, HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, OVERRODE THE PRESIDENTIAL VETO.S. 557 · 100th Congress	Nay	Narrow protections
1988-01-28	TO PASS S 557, CIVIL RIGHTS RESTORATION ACT, A BILL TO RESTORE THE BROAD COVERAGE AND CLARIFY FOUR CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS BY PROVIDING THAT IF ONE PART OF AN INSTITUTION IS FEDERALLY FUNDED, THEN THE ENTIRE INSTITUTION MUST NOT DISCRIMINATE.S. 557 · 100th Congress	Nay	Narrow protections
1988-01-28	TO AMEND S 557, CIVIL RIGHTS RESTORATION ACT, TO INCREASE EXEMPTIONS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO THE ACT, WITH REGARDS TO HANDICAPPED ACCESS PROVISIONS.S. 557 · 100th Congress	Nay	Broaden protections
1988-01-28	TO AMEND S 557, CIVIL RIGHTS RESTORATION ACT, TO ALLOW INSTITUTION-WIDE APPLICATION OF THE ACT IN EDUCATION, BUT TO RETAIN PREVIOUS COVERAGE FOR ALL OTHER ENTITIES.S. 557 · 100th Congress	Yea	Narrow protections
1988-01-28	TO AMEND S 557, CIVIL RIGHTS RESTORATION ACT, TO PROVIDE THAT THE ACT DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY FEDERALLY-FUNDED INDIVIDUAL, PROGRAM, OR INSTITUTION TO PERFORM OR PAY FOR AN ABORTION.S. 557 · 100th Congress	Yea	Narrow protections
1988-01-28	TO AMEND S 557, CIVIL RIGHTS RESTORATION ACT, TO CLARIFY THAT NO PART OF THE LEGISLATION REQUIRES ANY INDIVIDUAL, PROGRAM, OR INSTITUTION TO PAY FOR OR PERFORM AN ABORTION.S. 557 · 100th Congress	Nay	Broaden protections
1988-01-28	TO AMEND S 557, CIVIL RIGHTS RESTORATION ACT, TO EXPAND THE "RELIGIOUS TENETS" EXEMPTION TO INCLUDE INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE CLOSELY IDENTIFIED WITH, NOT JUST CONTROLLED BY, SUCH TENETS.S. 557 · 100th Congress	Yea	Narrow protections
1988-01-27	TO AMEND S 557, CIVIL RIGHTS RESTORATION ACT, TO RESTRICT COVERAGE TO ONLY THE PARTICULAR SCHOOL RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, AND NOT THE ENTIRE SCHOOL SYSTEM.S. 557 · 100th Congress	Yea	Narrow protections
1988-01-27	TO AMEND S 557, CIVIL RIGHTS RESTORATION ACT, TO RESTRICT COVERAGE OF THE ACT TO ONLY THOSE PARTS OF A RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL AID.S. 557 · 100th Congress	Yea	Narrow protections
1988-01-27	TO TABLE THE SYMMS, ID AMENDMENT TO S 557, CIVIL RIGHTS RESTORATION ACT, TO RESCIND A PROVISION PERMITTING TEMPORARY OWNERSHIP OF NEWSPAPERS AND TELEVISION STATIONS IN THE SAME CITY.S. 557 · 100th Congress	Nay	Direction not readable
1987-09-30	TO TABLE THE HELMS, NC AMENDMENT TO HR 2713, THE FISCAL 1988 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATION, WHICH WOULD CURTAIL FUNDING UNLESS A LOCAL LAW PROHIBITING INSURANCE COMPANY DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PEOPLE WHO HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE AIDS VIRUS IS REPEALED.H.R. 2713 · 100th Congress	Nay	Narrow protections

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.