Jack Reed on Civil Rights

DemocratRI

Civil Rights65 votes · 55.1/100 consistent

Broaden protectionsNarrow protections

106 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Civil Rights. 65 of them counted toward the score above: 50 toward “Broaden protections” and 15 toward “Narrow protections”.

The other 41 did not count: 41 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
1991-06-05	CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1991 — (HOUSE PASSED H.R. 1, TO AMEND THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 TO RESTORE AND STRENGTHEN CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS THAT BAN DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT.)H.R. 1 · 102nd Congress · On Passage	Yea	Broaden protections
1991-06-05	H.R.1 BY BROOKS (D-TX) -- CIVIL RIGHTS AND WOMEN'S EQUITY IN EMPLOYMENT ACT OF 1991 (HOUSE AGREED TO THE BROOKS AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE THAT OVERTURNS FIVE 1989 SUPREME COURT CASES; CLARIFYING THE AWARDING OF ATTORNEY FEES IN TITLE VII CASES; PROHIBITING THE USE OF QUOTAS BY EMPLOYERS AS AN EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE; PROHIBITING THE PRACTICE OF THE ADJUSTMENT OF TEST SCORES BASED ON RACE, SEX, RELIGION, OR NATIONAL ORIGIN ("RACE NORMING"); PLACING A CAP OF $150,000 ON PUNITIVE DAMAGES IN TITLE VII CASES, OR THE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATORY DAMAGES; AND REVISING THE STANDARD OF "BUSINESS NECESSITY" FOR BUSINESS TO JUSTIFY AN EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE HAVING A DISCRIMINATORY IMPACT.)H.R. 1 · 102nd Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Broaden protections
1991-06-04	(HOUSE REJECTED THE MICHEL AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE THAT SOUGHT TO INCLUDE THE PROVISIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATION'S LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL, INCLUDING LANGUAGE PROHIBITING "RACE NORMING" OF EMPLOYMENT TESTS; CODIFYING THE DEFINITION OF "BUSINESS NECESSITY" AS FOUND IN GRIGGS AND BEAZER; NOT PERMITTING GROUPING IN DISPARATE IMPACT CASES; ENSURING THE RIGHT OF INDIVIDUALS TO CHALLENGE CONSENT DECREES; PROVIDING DAMAGES OF UP TO $150,000 FOR ON-THE-JOB HARASSMENT; REMOVING ATTORNEY FEE PROVISIONS IN THE BILL; AND APPLYING PROVISIONS PROSPECTIVELY, NOT RETROACTIVELY.)H.R. 1 · 102nd Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Broaden protections
1991-06-04	H.R.1 BY BROOKS (D-TX) -- CIVIL RIGHTS AND WOMEN'S EQUITY IN EMPLOYMENT ACT OF 1991 (HOUSE REJECTED THE TOWNS AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE THAT SOUGHT TO AUTHORIZE EXPLICITLY UNLIMITED COMPENSATORY AND PUNITIVE DAMAGES FOR VIOLATIONS OF TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT; SETTING A DIFFERENCE IN THE DEFINITION OF "BUSINESS NECESSITY" AS A DEFENSE AGAINST DISPARATE IMPACT PRACTICES; EXCLUDING PROVISIONS IN THE BILL ESTABLISHING A GLASS CEILING COMMISSION, AND A LABOR DEPARTMENT PROGRAM REGARDING PAY EQUITY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; EXCLUDING LANGUAGE REGARDING HIRING OR PROMOTION QUOTAS; AND AMENDING EXISTING LAW BANNING RACIAL DISCRIMINATION TO INCLUDE SEX DISCRIMINATION IN VIRTUALLY ALL ASPECTS OF PRIVATE CONTRACTS.)H.R. 1 · 102nd Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Broaden protections
1991-06-04	PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1; CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1991 — (HOUSE PASSED H.RES. 162, THE RULE UNDER WHICH H.R. 1 WAS CONSIDERED.)H.Res. 162 · 102nd Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
1991-06-04	PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1; CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1991 — H.RES.162 BY WHEAT (D-MO) -- PROCEDURAL RESOLUTION - H.R. 1 (HOUSE AGREED TO ORDER THE PREVIOUS QUESTION ON THE RULE.)H.Res. 162 · 102nd Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Direction 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.