Alan Kooi Simpson on Civil Rights

RepublicanWY

Civil Rights82 votes · 64.3/100 consistent

Broaden protectionsNarrow protections

118 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Civil Rights. 82 of them counted toward the score above: 35 toward “Broaden protections” and 47 toward “Narrow protections”.

The other 36 did not count: 28 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 8 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
1980-04-30	TO TABLE BYRD MOTION TO RECONSIDER PRECEEDING VOTE ON H.R. 10. SEE RC 87. (MOTION FAILED) SEE NOTE(S) 25H.R. 10 · 96th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1980-04-30	TO INVOKE CLOTURE AND END DEBATE ON THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 10. (MOTION FAILED; 3/5 REQUIRED) SEE NOTE(S) 25H.R. 10 · 96th Congress	Nay	Narrow protections
1980-04-29	TO INVOKE CLOTURE AND END DEBATE ON THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 10. (MOTION FAILED; 3/5 REQUIRED) SEE NOTE(S) 25H.R. 10 · 96th Congress	Nay	Narrow protections
1980-04-28	TO INVOKE CLOTURE AND END DEBATE ON THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 10. (MOTION FAILED; 3/5 REQUIRED) SEE NOTE(S) 25H.R. 10 · 96th Congress	Nay	Narrow protections
1980-02-28	TO PASS H.R. 10. (MOTION PASSED) (CONTINUED) SEE NOTE(S) 25H.R. 10 · 96th Congress	Nay	Narrow protections
1980-02-28	TO RECOMMIT H.R. 10. (MOTION FAILED) SEE NOTE(S) 25H.R. 10 · 96th Congress	Yea	Narrow protections
1980-02-28	ON RECONSIDERATION, TO AMEND H.R. 10. SEE RC 46. (MOTION PASSED) SEE NOTE(S) 25H.R. 10 · 96th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1980-02-28	TO AGREE TO A SUBSTITUTE TO H.R. 10, TO ESTABLISH A NATIONAL COMMISSION TO STUDY THE CARE OF INSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS AND TO RECOMMEND IMPROVEMENTS IN THE OPERATION OF INSTITUTIONS. (MOTION FAILED) SEE NOTE(S) 25H.R. 10 · 96th Congress	Yea	Narrow protections
1980-02-28	TO AMEND H.R. 10 BY AUTHORIZING THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO INITIATE LAWSUITS ONLY WHEN THE ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE (VERSUS REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE) THAT A STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS SUBJECTING INSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS TO EGREGIOUS OR FLAGRANT CONDITIONS. (MOTION FAILED) SEE NOTE(S) 25H.R. 10 · 96th Congress	Yea	Narrow protections
1980-02-28	TO AMEND H.R. 10 BY PROHIBITING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FROM INSTITUTING OR INTERVENING IN ANY ACTION UNDER THIS ACT IF THE INSTITUTION OR INTERVENTION WOULD BE INCONSISTENT WITH THE POLICY AND GOALS OF CERTAIN PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY THE SECRETARY OF HEW. SEE RC 49. (MOTION FAILED) SEE NOTE(S) 25H.R. 10 · 96th Congress	Yea	Narrow protections
1980-02-28	TO AMEND H.R. 10 BY DELETING JAILS, PRISONS, OR OTHER CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES FROM THE COVERAGE OF THE BILL. (CONTINUED) (MOTION FAILED) SEE NOTE(S) 25H.R. 10 · 96th Congress	Yea	Narrow protections
1980-02-28	TO AMEND H.R. 10, AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO INITIATE SUIT TO ENFORCE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF INSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS, BY INSURING THAT RELIEF GRANTED BY THE COURT IS CONSISTENT WITH JUSTICE DEPARTMENT CERTIFICATION OF LEGAL DEPRIVATIONS. (MOTION FAILED)H.R. 10 · 96th Congress	Yea	Narrow protections
1979-07-20	TO TABLE JAVITS SUBSTITUTE FOR HAYAKAWA AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4389. THE HAYAKAWA AMENDMENT PROHIBITS THE USE OF FUNDS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OR ENFORCEMENT OF QUOTAS, RATIOS, GOALS, OR OTHER NUMERICAL REQUIREMENT SYSTEMS. THE JAVITS SUBSTITUTE RESTRICTS ENFORCEMENT OF STRICT QUOTAS BUT ALLOWS FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAMS. (MOTION FAILED) SEE NOTE(S) 11H.R. 4389 · 96th Congress	Nay	Broaden protections
1979-06-07	TO PASS S. 721, A BILL AUTHORIZING FUNDS FOR FISCAL 1980 FOR THE UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS. (MOTION PASSEDS. 721 · 96th Congress	Yea	Broaden protections
1979-06-07	TO TABLE THE HELMS AMENDMENT TO S. 721, THE CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION AUTHORIZATION, THAT RESTRICTS BUSING OF SCHOOLCHILDREN UNDER VOLUNTARY DESEGREGATION PLANS WHEN IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR OIL IMPORTS EQUAL OR EXCEED 40% OF THAT YEAR'S TOTAL U.S. OIL CONSUMPTION. (MOTION PASSED)S. 721 · 96th Congress	Nay	Narrow protections
1979-06-07	TO AMEND S. 721, THE CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION AUTHORIZATION, BY AUTHORIZING THE COMMISSION TO REPORT TO THE CONGRESS CONCERNING DISCRIMINATION OF AMERICANS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF EASTERN AND SOUTHERN EUROPEAN ETHNIC GROUPS. (MOTION PASSEDS. 721 · 96th Congress	Yea	Broaden protections
1979-06-04	TO AMEND S. 1157, THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FISCAL 1980 AUTHORIZATION, BY STRIKING $2 MILLION FOR THE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION. (MOTION FAILED)S. 1157 · 96th Congress	Nay	Broaden protections
1979-04-30	TO TABLE AN APPEAL ON THE RULING OF THE CHAIR CONCERNING THE HAYAKAWA AMENDMENT TO S. 210 RELATIVE TO ENFORCEMENT OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAM GUIDELINES. THE CHAIR RULED THE HAYAKAWA AMENDMENT OUT OF ORDER. (MOTION PASSED) SEE NOTE(S) 4S. 210 · 96th Congress	Nay	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.