John Shimkus on Civil Rights

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Civil Rights35 votes · 32.5/100 consistent

Broaden protectionsNarrow protections

104 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Civil Rights. 35 of them counted toward the score above: 13 toward “Broaden protections” and 22 toward “Narrow protections”.

The other 69 did not count: 68 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 1 was one 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
1998-02-25	H.R.1544 BY GEKAS (R-PA) -- FEDERAL AGENCY COMPLIANCE ACT (HOUSE REJECTED THE JACKSON-LEE AMENDMENT TO EXEMPT THE ADHERENCE TO COURT PRECEDENT IF THE AGENCY MATTER IS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY A U.S. COURT OF APPEALS AND INVOLVES ISSUES OF CIVIL RIGHTS, LABOR RIGHTS, OR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.)H.R. 1544 · 105th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Narrow protections
1997-11-09	Regarding Religious Persecution in Germany — H.C.R.22 BY PAYNE (D-NJ) -- RESOLUTION CONCERNING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MEMBERS OF MINORITY RELIGIOUS GROUPS (HOUSE FAILED TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H. CON. RES. 22, AMENDED, EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE CONGRESS WITH RESPECT TO THE DISCRIMINATION BY THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT AGAINST MEMBERS OF MINORITY RELIGIOUS GROUPS, PARTICULARLY THE CONTINUED AND INCREASING DISCRIMINATION BY THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT AGAINST PERFORMERS, ENTERTAINERS, AND OTHER ARTISTS FROM THE UNITED STATES ASSOCIATED WITH SCIENTOLOGY.)H.Con.Res. 22 · 105th Congress · Suspend the rules and agree, as amended	Nay	Direction not readable
1997-07-10	Balanced Budget Act of 1997 — H.R.2015 BY KASICH (R-OH) -- BALANCED BUDGET ACT OF 1997 VETERANS RECONCILIATION ACT OF 1997 BUDGET ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 1997 NATIONAL CAPITAL REVITALIZATION AND SELF-GOVERNMENT IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1997 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RETIREMENT PROTECTION ACT OF 1997 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MANAGEMENT REFORM ACT OF 1997 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BOND FINANCING IMPROVEMENTS ACT OF 1997 (PUB.L. 105-33, APPROVED 8/05/97) (HOUSE AGREED TO THE SPRATT MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES (1) ON THE MATTERS PERTAINING TO INCREASING THE AGE OF ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDICARE, REJECT THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN SECTION 5611 OF THE SENATE AMENDMENT; (2) ON THE MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE MINIMUM WAGE, WORKER PROTECTIONS, AND CIVIL RIGHTS - (A) INSIST ON PARAGRAPHS (2) AND (3) AND REJECT THE REMAINDER OF SECTIONS 417(F) OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT, AS AMENDED BY SECTIONS 5006 AND 9006 OF THE BILL, AS PASSED THE HOUSE AND (B) REJECT THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN SECTIONS 5004 AND 9004 OF THE BILL, AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE.)H.R. 2015 · 105th Congress · Motion to Instruct Conferees	Yea	Direction not readable
1997-03-05	Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the display of the Ten Commandments by Judge Roy S. Moore, a judge on the circuit court of the State of Alabama — H.C.R.31 BY ADERHOLT (R-AL) -- RESOLUTION REGARDING THE DISPLAY OF THE TEN COMMANDMENTS BY A FEDERAL JUDGE (HOUSE VOTED TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H. CON. RES. 31, EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE DISPLAY OF THE TEN COMMANDMENTS BY JUDGE ROY S. MOORE, A JUDGE ON THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA.)H.Con.Res. 31 · 105th Congress · Suspend the rules and agree	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.