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Thomas Joseph Ridge on Civil Rights

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Civil Rights62 votes · 69.5/100 consistent
Broaden protectionsNarrow protections

108 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Civil Rights. 62 of them counted toward the score above: 31 toward “Broaden protections” and 31 toward “Narrow protections”.

The other 46 did not count: 43 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
1983-11-17TO AGREE TO THE MOTION TO TABLE THE LEVITAS (D, GA) MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE JUST TAKEN THAT AGREED TO H. CON. RES. 100, CALLING UPON THE SOVIET UNION TO END THE USE OF FORCED LABOR. (MOTION PASSED)H.Con.Res. 100 · 98th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1983-11-17TO AGREE TO H. CON. RES. 100 CALLING UPON THE SOVIET UNION TO END THE CURRENT REPRESSIVE POLICIES OF FORCED LABOR AND EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE CONGRESS THAT THE EXPLOITATION OF WORKERS IN FORCED-LABOR CAMPS IS MORALLY REPREHENSIBLE. (MOTION PASSED)H.Con.Res. 100 · 98th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1983-11-16TO AGREE TO A SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3222, A BILL MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED AGENCIES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPT. 30, 1984. THE SENATE AMENDMENT PROVIDES $11.88 MILLION FOR EXPENSES OF THE COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS, INCLUDING HIRE OF PASSENGER MOTOR VECHILES. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 3222 · 98th CongressYeaBroaden protections
1983-11-15TO APPROVE THE JOURNAL OF MONDAY, NOV. 14, 1983. (MOTION PASSED)H.J.Res. 1 · 98th CongressNayDirection not readable
1983-11-08TO RECEDE FROM DISAGREEMENT AND CONCUR IN A SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3222 AS AMENDED BY THE CONFERENCE REPORT. THE SENATE AMENDMENT PROVIDES $11.89 MILLION FOR THE COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS. (MOTION FAILED)H.R. 3222 · 98th CongressNayNarrow protections
1983-08-04TO AMEND H.R. 2230, A BILL AMENDING THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957 TO EXTEND THE LIFE OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION. THE EDWARDS AMENDMENT PROVIDES THAT THE PRESIDENT CAN REMOVE A MEMBER ONLY FOR NEGLECT OF DUTY OR MALFEASANCE IN OFFICE. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 2230 · 98th CongressYeaBroaden protections
1983-08-04TO AMEND H.R. 2230, A BILL AMENDING THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957 TO EXTEND THE LIFE OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION. THE EDWARDS AMENDMENT EXTENDS THE COMMISSION FOR FIVE RATHER THAN 15 YEARS AS PROVIDED UNDER THE BILL. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 2230 · 98th CongressYeaNarrow protections
1983-05-17TO AGREE TO S. J. RES. 51, DESIGNATING MAY 21, 1983 AS "ANDREI SAKHAROV DAY". (MOTION PASSED)S.J.Res. 51 · 98th CongressYeaDirection 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.