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Joseph Patrick Kennedy II on Civil Rights

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Civil Rights69 votes · 64.3/100 consistent
Broaden protectionsNarrow protections

114 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Civil Rights. 69 of them counted toward the score above: 53 toward “Broaden protections” and 16 toward “Narrow protections”.

The other 45 did not count: 43 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.

DateWhat was voted onVotedCounted as
1988-06-29TO AMEND HR 1158, FAIR HOUSING ENFORCEMENT, TO PROHIBIT HOUSING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PREGNANT WOMEN.H.R. 1158 · 100th CongressNayNarrow protections
1988-06-29TO AMEND HR 1158, FAIR HOUSING ENFORCEMENT, TO STATE THAT NO PARTS OF THE BILL REQUIRE, PERMIT, OR AUTHORIZE THE PREFERENTIAL PROVISION OF HOUSING BASED ON RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, GENDER, OR NATIONAL ORIGIN.H.R. 1158 · 100th CongressNayBroaden protections
1988-06-29TO AMEND HR 1158, FAIR HOUSING ENFORCEMENT, TO DECREASE REQUIREMENTS FOR HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBILITY FROM 100 PERCENT OF NEW MULTIFAMILY HOUSING UNITS TO 10 PERCENT.H.R. 1158 · 100th CongressNayBroaden protections
1988-06-23TO AMEND HR 1158, FAIR HOUSING ENFORCEMENT, TO STRIKE PROVISIONS PROHIBITING HOUSING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN.H.R. 1158 · 100th CongressNayBroaden protections
1988-06-23TO AMEND HR 1158, FAIR HOUSING ENFORCEMENT, TO OFFER TWO MEANS OF SETTLING FAIR-HOUSING COMPLAINTS, INVOLVING EITHER A UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OR AN ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE.H.R. 1158 · 100th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1988-06-22TO ADOPT H RES 477, THE RULE TO PROVIDE FOR HOUSE FLOOR CONSIDERATION OF HR 1158, FAIR HOUSING ENFORCEMENT, A BILL TO STRENGTHEN THE AUTHORITY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT TO PROSECUTE THOSE WHO DISCRIMINATE IN THE SALE OR RENTAL OF HOUSING.H.R. 1158 · 100th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1988-05-18TO PASS HR 3193, HATE CRIME STATISTICS, A BILL TO AUTHORIZE THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO COLLECT AND RELEASE DATA CONCERNING CRIMES BASED UPON RACIAL, RELIGIOUS, HOMOSEXUAL, OR ETHNIC PREJUDICE.H.R. 3193 · 100th CongressYeaBroaden protections
1988-05-18TO AMEND HR 3193, HATE CRIME STATISTICS, TO SUBSTITUTE "HOMOSEXUALITY OR HETEROSEXUALITY" FOR "SEXUAL ORIENTATION" AS REPORTING CATEGORIES, AND TO STATE THAT NOTHING IN THE BILL CAN FORM THE BASIS OF A DISCRIMINATION SUIT.H.R. 3193 · 100th CongressYeaNarrow protections
1988-03-22TO PASS, OVER PRESIDENT REAGAN'S VETO, 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. VETO OVERRIDDEN; TWO-THIRDS OF THOSE PRESENT VOTING IN FAVOR.S. 557 · 100th CongressYeaBroaden protections
1988-03-02TO 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 CongressYeaBroaden protections
1988-03-02TO AMEND IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE 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, AND TO REDUCE COVERAGE FOR CORPORATIONS PROVIDING FEDERALLY-FUNDED SERVICES.S. 557 · 100th CongressNayBroaden protections
1988-03-02TO ORDER THE PREVIOUS QUESTION ON H RES 391, THE RULE TO PROVIDE FOR HOUSE FLOOR CONSIDERATION OF S 557, THE CIVIL RIGHTS RESTORATION ACT.S. 557 · 100th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1987-09-17TO PASS HR 442, THE JAPANESE-AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES ACT, A BILL TO APOLOGIZE AND PROVIDE RESTITUTION FOR THOSE INTERRED DURING WORLD WAR II, AND TO FUND EDUCATION PROGRAMS ABOUT THE INTERNMENT.H.R. 442 · 100th CongressYeaBroaden protections
1987-09-17TO AMEND HR 442, THE JAPANESE-AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES ACT, TO DELETE PROVISIONS PROVIDING RESTITUTION FOR THOSE INTERRED DURING WORLD WAR II.H.R. 442 · 100th CongressNayBroaden 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.