John Seymour on Civil Rights

RepublicanCA

Civil Rights9 votes

Broaden protectionsNarrow protections

12 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Civil Rights. 9 of them counted toward the score above: 5 toward “Broaden protections” and 4 toward “Narrow protections”.

The other 3 did not count: 3 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
1992-06-16	A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes. — (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE FAILED TO CLOSE FURTHER DEBATE ON MODIFIED COMMITTEE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE.)S. 55 · 102nd Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Nay	Narrow protections
1992-06-11	A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes. — S.55 BY METZENBAUM (D-OH) -- NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT, AMENDMENT RAILWAY LABOR ACT, AMENDMENT (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE FAILED TO CLOSE FURTHER DEBATE ON THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE.)S. 55 · 102nd Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Nay	Narrow protections
1991-10-30	A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to strengthen and improve Federal civil rights laws, to provide for damages in cases of intentional employment discrimination, to clarify provisions regarding disparate impact actions, and for other purposes. — (SENATE PASSED S. 1745, TO AMEND THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 TO STRENGTHEN AND IMPROVE FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS, TO PROVIDE FOR DAMAGES IN CASES OF INTENTIONAL EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION, AND TO CLARIFY PROVISIONS REGARDING DISPARATE IMPACT ACTIONS.)S. 1745 · 102nd Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Broaden protections
1991-10-30	To allow employees of the United States Senate to have access to jury trials and punitive damages on the same basis as such rights and remedies are available to employees in the private sector. — (SENATE TABLED THE NICKLES AMENDMENT NO. 1291 (TO AMENDMENT NO. 1287), TO ALLOW EMPLOYEES OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE TO HAVE ACCESS TO JURY TRIALS AND PUNITIVE DAMAGES ON THE SAME BASIS AS SUCH RIGHTS AND REMEDIES ARE AVAILABLE TO EMPLOYEES IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR.)S. 1745 · 102nd Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Broaden protections
1991-10-30	To require the President or a Member of the Senate to reimburse the appropriate Federal account for any payment made on their behalf out of such account for an unfair employment practice judgment committed under the provisions of this title by the President or Member of the Senate not later than 60 days after the payment is made. — (SENATE FAILED TO TABLE THE RUDMAN MODIFIED AMENDMENT NO. 1290 (TO AMENDMENT NO. 1287), TO REQUIRE THE PRESIDENT OR A MEMBER OF THE SENATE TO REIMBURSE THE APPROPRIATE FEDERAL ACCOUNT FOR ANY PAYMENT MADE ON THEIR BEHALF OUT OF SUCH ACCOUNT FOR AN UNFAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE JUDGMENT COMMITTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS TITLE BY THE PRESIDENT OR MEMBER OF THE SENATE NOT LATER THAN 60 DAYS AFTER THE PAYMENT IS MADE.)S. 1745 · 102nd Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Direction not readable
1991-10-29	To establish the Office of Senate Fair Employment Practices in order to protect the right of Senate employees, with respect to Senate employment, to be free of discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability, and for other purposes. — (SENATE REJECTED A CONSTITUTIONAL POINT OF ORDER THAT GRASSLEY MODIFIED AMENDMENT NO. 1287 TO AMENDMENT NO. 1274, TO ESTABLISH THE OFFICE OF SENATE FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE RIGHT OF SENATE EMPLOYEES, WITH RESPECT TO SENATE EMPLOYMENT, TO BE FREE OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, AGE OR DISABILITY, PROPOSED AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL INTRUSION INTO THE AFFAIRS OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE BRANCHES.)S. 1745 · 102nd Congress · On the Point of Order	Nay	Direction not readable
1991-10-29	To repeal exemptions from civil rights and labor and other laws for Congress and certain employees of the executive. — (SENATE TABLED THE NICKLES AMENDMENT NO. 1284 TO AMENDMENT NO. 1283, TO REPEAL EXEMPTIONS FROM CIVIL RIGHTS AND LABOR AND OTHER LAWS FOR CONGRESS AND CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF THE EXECUTIVE.)S. 1745 · 102nd Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Broaden protections
1991-10-29	To provide for a limit on attorney contingency fees, disclosure and estimate of such fees, a private right of action, and hourly rate right under the provisions of the Act. — (SENATE TABLED THE MCCONNELL AMENDMENT NO. 1282 TO AMENDMENT NO. 1274, TO PROVIDE FOR A LIMIT ON ATTORNEY CONTINGENCY FEES, DISCLOSURE AND ESTIMATE OF SUCH FEES, A PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION, AND HOURLY RATE RIGHT.)S. 1745 · 102nd Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Narrow protections
1991-10-29	To secure the right of women to be free of sexual assault and violence. — S.1745 BY DANFORTH (R-MO) -- CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1991 GLASS CEILING ACT OF 1991 GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE RIGHTS ACT OF 1991 (PUB. L. 102-166, APPROVED 11/21/91) (SENATE AGREED TO DOLE AMENDMENT NO. 1278 TO AMENDMENT 1274, TO SECURE THE RIGHT OF WOMEN TO BE FREE OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND VIOLENCE BY ELIMINATING BARRIERS TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF, AND INCREASING THE OPPORTUNITIES AND DEVELOPMENTAL EXPERIENCES OF WOMEN AND MINORITIES.)S. 1745 · 102nd Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Broaden protections
1991-10-22	A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to strengthen and improve Federal civil rights laws, to provide for damages in cases of intentional employment discrimination, to clarify provisions regarding disparate impact actions, and for other purposes. — S.1745 BY DANFORTH (R-MO) -- CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1991 GLASS CEILING ACT OF 1991 GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE RIGHTS ACT OF 1991 (PUB. L. 102-166, APPROVED 11/21/91) (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE AGREED TO CLOSE FURTHER DEBATE ON THE MOTION TO PROCEED TO CONSIDERATION OF S. 1745, TO AMEND THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 TO STRENGTHEN AND IMPROVE FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS, TO PROVIDE FOR DAMAGES IN CASES OF INTENTIONAL EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION, AND TO CLARIFY PROVISIONS REGARDING DISPARATE IMPACT ACTIONS.)S. 1745 · 102nd Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Broaden protections
1991-09-11	To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to reflect the original intent of the authors of such Act by prohibiting preferrential treatment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. — (SENATE REJECTED THE HELMS AMENDMENT NO. 1106 (TO COMMITTEE AMENDMENT BEGINNING ON PAGE 3, LINE 24), PROHIBITING EMPLOYERS FROM USING PREFERENTIAL HIRING PRACTICES ON THE BASIS OF RACE, WAS VOTED TO BE NOT GERMANE, AND THE AMENDMENT THUS FELL.)H.R. 2707 · 102nd Congress · Whether the Amendment is Germane	Yea	Direction not readable
1991-06-26	To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to reflect the original intent of the authors of such Act by prohibiting preferential treatment on the basis of race. — (SENATE TABLED THE HELMS AMENDMENT NO. 378 (TO AMENDMENT NO. 377), AMENDING TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 TO PROHIBIT EMPLOYERS FROM USING PREFERENTIAL HIRING PRACTICES ON THE BASIS OF RACE.)S. 1241 · 102nd Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Narrow 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.