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David Kemp Karnes on Criminal Justice

RepublicanNE

Criminal Justice13 votes
Reform-orientedPunitive

16 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Criminal Justice. 13 of them counted toward the score above: 0 toward “Reform-oriented” and 13 toward “Punitive”.

The other 3 did not count: 0 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 3 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
1988-10-14TO PASS HR 5210, OMNIBUS DRUG BILL, A BILL TO PREVENT THE MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION AND USE OF ILLEGAL DRUGS AND TO STRENGTHEN LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS AND DRUG EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND IMPOSE THE DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG RELATED MURDERS.H.R. 5210 · 100th CongressYeaPunitive
1988-10-14TO AMEND HR 5210, OMNIBUS DRUG BILL, TO PROHIBIT THE SALE, IMPORTATION, MANUFACTURE OR POSSESSION OF FIREARMS THAT ARE NOT DETECTABLE BY METAL DETECTION OR X-RAY SYSTEMS.H.R. 5210 · 100th CongressYeaPunitive
1988-10-14TO AMEND HR 5210, OMNIBUS DRUG BILL, TO RESTRICT THE LAUNDERING OF U.S. CURRENCY BY SUSPECTED DRUG TRAFFICKERS.H.R. 5210 · 100th CongressYeaPunitive
1988-10-14TO AMEND HR 5210, OMNIBUS DRUG BILL, TO AUTHORIZE STATES TO RECEIVE FEDERAL HIGHWAY FUNDS FOR A ONE YEAR PILOT STUDY FOR DRUG TESTING OF FIRST TIME DRIVER'S LICENSE APPLICANTS.H.R. 5210 · 100th CongressYeaPunitive
1988-10-14TO AMEND HR 5210, OMNIBUS DRUG BILL, TO DENY FEDERAL BENEFITS TO BOTH DRUG DEALERS AND USERS.H.R. 5210 · 100th CongressYeaPunitive
1988-10-13TO AMEND HR 5210, OMNIBUS DRUG BILL, TO ASSESS CIVIL PENALTIES OF UP TO $10,000 FOR POSSESSION OF SMALL AMOUNTS OF CERTAIN CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.H.R. 5210 · 100th CongressDid not voteNot a yea/nay
1988-10-13TO TABLE THE SIMON, IL AMENDMENT TO HR 5210, OMNIBUS DRUG BILL, TO MODIFY THE DEATH PENALTY PROVISIONS TO ALLOW THE DEATH PENALTY ONLY IF AN INNOCENT BYSTANDER OR POLICE OFFICER IS KILLED DURING A DRUG CRIME.H.R. 5210 · 100th CongressDid not voteNot a yea/nay
1988-10-13TO AMEND HR 5210, OMNIBUS DRUG BILL, TO RESTRICT THE IMPOSITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY IN THE CASE OF RACIALLY DISPROPORTIONATE CAPITAL SENTENCING.H.R. 5210 · 100th CongressDid not voteNot a yea/nay
1988-10-13TO AMEND HR 5210, OMNIBUS DRUG BILL, TO REPLACE THE DEATH PENALTY WITH A LIFE SENTENCE WITHOUT RELEASE FOR THOSE WHO INTENTIONALLY KILL IN THE COURSE OF DRUG-RELATED OFFENSES.H.R. 5210 · 100th CongressNayPunitive
1988-09-28TO AMEND S 2488, PARENTAL AND MEDICAL LEAVE, TO ESTABLISH PRISON TERMS OF 20 YEARS TO LIFE FOR A PERSON WHO INVOLVES A MINOR IN CHILD PORNOGRAPHY OR OBSCENITY OFFENSES.S. 2488 · 100th CongressYeaPunitive
1988-06-10TO PASS S 2455, DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG-RELATED KILLINGS, A BILL TO ESTABLISH THE DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG-RELATED KILLINGS.S. 2455 · 100th CongressYeaPunitive
1988-06-10TO TABLE THE SIMON, IL AMENDMENT TO S 2455, DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG-RELATED KILLINGS, TO PERMIT THE DEATH PENALTY ONLY FOR THE DRUG-RELATED KILLINGS OF POLICE OFFICERS.S. 2455 · 100th CongressYeaPunitive
1988-06-09TO INVOKE CLOTURE, THEREBY LIMITING DEBATE ON S 2455, DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG-RELATED KILLINGS, A BILL TO INSTITUTE THE DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG-RELATED KILLINGS. MOTION ADOPTED, THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS CHOSEN AND SWORN HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.S. 2455 · 100th CongressYeaPunitive
1988-06-09TO TABLE THE LEVIN, MI AMENDMENT TO S 2455, DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG-RELATED KILLINGS, TO SUBSTITUTE MANDATORY LIFE IMPRISONMENT WITHOUT PAROLE FOR THE DEATH PENALTY.S. 2455 · 100th CongressYeaPunitive
1988-05-16TO TABLE THE D'AMATO, NY AMENDMENT TO S 2355, FISCAL 1989 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION, TO IMPOSE THE DEATH PENALTY TO CRIMINALS OF DRUG RELATED MURDERS.S. 2355 · 100th CongressNayPunitive
1988-04-13TO AMEND SC RES 113, CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET RESOLUTION FOR FISCAL 1989, TO TRANSFER BUDGET AUTHORITY FROM TRAVEL ALLOWANCES TO PRISON CONSTRUCTION AND DRUG ENFORCEMENT.100th CongressYeaPunitive

Sorted newest first. “Counted as” is which end of the Reform-oriented / Punitive 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.