← Christopher Murphy
Christopher Murphy on Criminal Justice
DemocratCT
Criminal Justice101 votes · 41.5/100 consistent
Reform-orientedPunitive
188 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Criminal Justice. 101 of them counted toward the score above: 40 toward “Reform-oriented” and 61 toward “Punitive”.
The other 87 did not count: 85 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.
| Date | What was voted on | Voted | Counted as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Yea | 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 | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2011-11-16 | National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011H.R. 822 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2011-11-16 | National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011H.R. 822 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2011-11-16 | National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011H.R. 822 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2011-11-16 | National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011H.R. 822 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | 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 | Yea | Reform-oriented |
| 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 | Did not vote | Not a yea/nay |
| 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 | Yea | 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 | Yea | Reform-oriented |
| 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 | Yea | 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 |
| 2010-07-22 | Child Protection Improvements Act of 2010H.R. 1469 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Punitive |
| 2010-07-21 | Prevention of Interstate Commerce in Animal Crush Videos Act of 2010H.R. 5566 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Punitive |
| 2010-06-16 | Honoring the Department of Justice on the occasion of its 140th anniversaryH.Res. 1422 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2010-05-19 | Juvenile Accountability Block Grants Program Reauthorization Act of 2009H.R. 1514 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2010-05-18 | Katie Sepich Enhanced DNA Collection Act of 2010H.R. 4614 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Punitive |
| 2010-05-11 | Supporting the goals and ideals of Peace Officers Memorial DayH.Res. 1299 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2010-05-05 | Attempted Terrorist Attack in Times Square on May 1, 2010H.Res. 1320 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2010-04-21 | Supporting the mission and goals of 2010 National Crime Victims’ Rights WeekH.Res. 1104 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2010-03-17 | Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking ActS. 1147 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Yea | Punitive |
| 2010-03-03 | Expressing concern regarding the suicide plane attack on Internal Revenue Service employees in Austin, TexasH.Res. 1127 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2010-02-25 | Supporting the goals and ideals of National Urban Crimes Awareness WeekH.Con.Res. 227 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2009-12-16 | Preventing Harassment through Outbound Number Enforcement (PHONE) Act of 2009H.R. 1110 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Punitive |
| 2009-12-15 | Human Rights Enforcement Act of 2009S. 1472 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Yea | Punitive |
| 2009-07-21 | A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery Center ActH.R. 1933 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2009-06-10 | Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the National Center for Missing and Exploited ChildrenH.Res. 454 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2009-06-09 | Condemning the murder of Dr. George Tiller, who was shot to death at his church on May 31, 2009.H.Res. 505 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2009-06-09 | Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2009H.R. 1741 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2009-05-21 | Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking ActH.R. 1676 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Punitive |
| 2009-05-18 | Fraud Enforcement and Recovery ActS. 386 · 111th Congress · Suspend Rules and Agree to S Adt to House Adts | Yea | Punitive |
| 2009-05-06 | Fraud Enforcement and Recovery ActS. 386 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Punitive |
| 2009-04-29 | Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention ActH.R. 1913 · 111th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Punitive |
| 2009-04-29 | Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention ActH.R. 1913 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2009-04-29 | National Crime Victims’ Rights WeekH.Res. 109 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2009-04-23 | COPS Improvements Act of 2009H.R. 1139 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2009-04-01 | Honoring the lives, and mourning the loss, of Sergeant Mark Dunakin, Sergeant Ervin Romans, Sergeant Daniel Sakai, and Officer John Hege, members of the Oakland Police Department in California who were brutally slain in the line of dutyH.Res. 290 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2009-03-31 | Dextromethorphan Distribution ActH.R. 1259 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Yea | Punitive |
| 2009-03-04 | Raising awareness and promoting education on the criminal justice system by establishing March as “National Criminal Justice Month”.H.Res. 45 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2009-02-25 | Supporting the goals and ideals of Peace Officers Memorial DayH.Res. 47 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2009-02-11 | Elder Abuse Victims ActH.R. 448 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2009-02-04 | Death in Custody Reporting ActH.R. 738 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Yea | Reform-oriented |
| 2009-02-03 | Supporting the goals and ideals of National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention WeekH.Res. 103 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2009-02-03 | Raising awareness and encouraging prevention of stalking by establishing January 2009 as “National Stalking Awareness Month”H.Res. 82 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2008-10-02 | To authorize funding for the National Crime Victim Law Institute to provide support for victims of crime under Crime Victims Legal Assistance Programs as a part of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984.S. 3641 · 110th Congress · Table Motion to Reconsider | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2008-10-02 | To authorize funding for the National Crime Victim Law Institute to provide support for victims of crime under Crime Victims Legal Assistance Programs as a part of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984.S. 3641 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2008-09-26 | Effective Child Pornography Prosecution ActH.R. 4120 · 110th Congress · Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment | Yea | Punitive |
| 2008-09-26 | Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant ActH.R. 6045 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Yea | Punitive |
| 2008-09-23 | Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2008H.R. 5352 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Punitive |
| 2008-09-22 | Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Coordinator Act of 2008H.R. 6853 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Punitive |
| 2008-09-17 | National Capital Security and Safety ActH.R. 6842 · 110th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Reform-oriented |
| 2008-09-17 | Second Amendment Enforcement ActH.R. 6842 · 110th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2008-09-10 | Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act of 2007H.R. 4081 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Punitive |
| 2008-09-08 | Child Soldiers Accountability Act of 2007S. 2135 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Punitive |
| 2008-06-25 | Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program AuthorizationH.R. 3546 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Punitive |
| 2007-12-05 | Protecting Our Children Comes First ActH.R. 2517 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Punitive |
| 2007-12-05 | Securing Adolescents From Exploitation-Online ActH.R. 3791 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Punitive |
| 2007-11-15 | Enhancing the Effective Prosecution of Child Pornography Act of 2007H.R. 4136 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Punitive |
| 2007-11-14 | Effective Child Pornography Prosecution Act of 2007H.R. 4120 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Yea | Punitive |
| 2007-11-14 | KIDS Act of 2007H.R. 719 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Punitive |
| 2007-11-14 | PROTECT Our Children Act of 2007H.R. 3845 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Punitive |
| 2007-11-13 | “Second Chance Act of 2007: Community Safety Through Recidivism Prevention” or the “Second Chance Act of 2007”.H.R. 1593 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Reform-oriented |
| 2007-10-23 | Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007H.R. 1955 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Punitive |
| 2007-10-09 | War Profiteering Prevention ActH.R. 400 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Punitive |
| 2007-10-04 | MEJA Expansion and Enforcement Act of 2007H.R. 2740 · 110th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Punitive |
| 2007-10-04 | MEJA Expansion and Enforcement Act of 2007H.R. 2740 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2007-09-24 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives of the importance of providing a voice for the many victims (and families of victims) involved in missing persons cases and unidentified human remains cases.H.Res. 340 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | Did not vote | Direction not readable |
| 2007-09-24 | Drug Endangered Children Act of 2007H.R. 1199 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Did not vote | Not a yea/nay |
| 2007-06-20 | Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime ActH.R. 923 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2007-05-15 | COPS Improvement ActH.R. 1700 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Punitive |
| 2007-05-15 | John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive ActH.R. 916 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Reform-oriented |
| 2007-05-03 | To provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes.H.R. 1592 · 110th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Punitive |
| 2007-05-03 | To provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes.H.R. 1592 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2007-03-26 | Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement ActH.R. 137 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Punitive |
| 2007-03-22 | Native American Methamphetamine Enforcement and Treatment Act of 2007H.R. 545 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Punitive |
| 2007-03-21 | Promoting Harassment through Outbound Number Enforcement (PHONE) Act of 2007H.R. 740 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Yea | Punitive |
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.