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Bennie G. Thompson on Criminal Justice

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Criminal Justice347 votes · 58.1/100 consistent
Reform-orientedPunitive

712 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Criminal Justice. 347 of them counted toward the score above: 186 toward “Reform-oriented” and 161 toward “Punitive”.

The other 365 did not count: 353 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 12 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
1993-11-18H.R.796 BY SCHUMER (D-NY) -- FREEDOM OF ACCESS TO CLINIC ENTRANCES ACT OF 1993 (HOUSE AGREED TO THE DELAY AMENDMENT THAT EXEMPTS ANY PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN FROM PENALTIES WHEN THEIR ACTIVITIES ARE DIRECTED AT THEIR MINOR CHILD.)H.R. 796 · 103rd Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayPunitive
1993-11-10BRADY HANDGUN VIOLENCE PROTECTION ACT — (HOUSE PASSED H.R. 1025, TO PROVIDE FOR A WAITING PERIOD BEFORE THE PURCHASE OF A HANDGUN, AND FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM TO BE CONTACTED BY FIREARMS DEALERS BEFORE THE TRANSFER OF ANY FIREARM.)H.R. 1025 · 103rd Congress · On PassageYeaDirection not readable
1993-11-10BRADY HANDGUN VIOLENCE PROTECTION ACT — (HOUSE REJECTED THE SCHIFF MOTION TO RECOMMIT THE BILL TO THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO REPORT THE BILL BACK FORTHWITH CONTAINING AMENDMENTS TO ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT THAT A STATE OR LOCAL OFFICIAL CONDUCT A BACKGROUND CHECK OF A PROSPECTIVE HANDGUN TRANSFEREE; OR ENSURE THAT THE COSTS OF THE BACKGROUND CHECKS ARE FULLY FUNDED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.)H.R. 1025 · 103rd Congress · On Motion to Recommit with InstructionsNayDirection not readable
1993-11-10(ON A SEPARATE VOTE, HOUSE AGREED TO THE GEKAS AMENDMENT THAT REQUIRES THAT THE NATIONAL "INSTANT-CHECK" SYSTEM WOULD AUTOMATICALLY REPLACE THE 5-DAY WAITING PERIOD 5 YEARS AFTER ENACTMENT.)H.R. 1025 · 103rd Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
1993-11-10(ON A SEPARATE VOTE THE HOUSE AGREED TO THE RAMSTAD AMENDMENT THAT REQUIRES THAT A LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL PROVIDE REASONS FOR THE DENIAL OF A HANDGUN WITHIN 20 BUSINESS DAYS, IF THE PERSON WHO HAS BEEN DENIED A HANDGUN REQUESTS IT.)H.R. 1025 · 103rd Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
1993-11-10(HOUSE REJECTED THE MCCOLLUM AMENDMENT THAT SOUGHT TO STATE THAT THE NATIONAL "INSTANT-CHECK" SYSTEM PREEMPT STATE AND LOCAL LAWS REQUIRING WAITING PERIODS, OR LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR FIREARMS.)H.R. 1025 · 103rd Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
1993-11-10(HOUSE AGREED TO THE GEKAS AMENDMENT THAT REQUIRES THAT THE NATIONAL "INSTANT-CHECK" SYSTEM WOULD AUTOMATICALLY REPLACE THE 5-DAY WAITING PERIOD 5 YEARS AFTER ENACTMENT.)H.R. 1025 · 103rd Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
1993-11-10H.R.1025 BY SCHUMER (D-NY) -- BRADY HANDGUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION ACT FEDERAL FIREARMS LICENSE REFORM ACT OF 1993 (PUB. L. 103-159, APPROVED 11/30/93) (HOUSE AGREED TO THE RAMSTAD AMENDMENT THAT REQUIRES THAT A LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL PROVIDE REASONS FOR THE DENIAL OF A HANDGUN WITHIN 20 BUSINESS DAYS, IF THE PERSON WHO HAS BEEN DENIED A HANDGUN REQUESTS IT.)H.R. 1025 · 103rd Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
1993-11-03SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT FOR STATE PRISONERS — H.R.3354 BY BROOKS (D-TX) -- OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL AND SAFE STREETS ACT OF 1968, AMENDMENT (HOUSE PASSED H.R. 3354, AMENDED, TO AMEND THE OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL AND SAFE STREETS ACT OF 1968 TO ALLOW GRANTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING RESIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAMS WITHIN STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES, AS WELL AS WITHIN LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES IN WHICH INMATES ARE INCARCERATED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME SUFFICIENT TO PERMIT SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT.)H.R. 3354 · 103rd Congress · SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS, AS AMENDEDYeaReform-oriented
1993-11-03ANTI JUVENILE GANGS AND DRUG TRAFFICKING GRANTS — H.R.3353 BY BROOKS (D-TX) -- OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL AND SAFE STREETS ACT OF 1968, AMENDMENT (HOUSE PASSED H.R. 3353, AMENDED, TO AMEND THE OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL AND SAFE STREETS ACT OF 1968 TO ALLOW GRANTS TO DEVELOP MORE EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS TO REDUCE JUVENILE GANG PARTICIPATION AND JUVENILE DRUG TRAFFICKING.)H.R. 3353 · 103rd Congress · SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS, AS AMENDEDYeaDirection not readable
1993-11-03ALTERNATIVE PUNISHMENTS FOR YOUNG OFFENDERS — H.R.3351 BY BROOKS (D-TX) -- OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL AND SAFE STREETS ACT OF 1968, AMENDMENT (HOUSE FAILED TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 3351, AMENDED, TO AMEND THE OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL AND SAFE STREETS ACT OF 1968 TO ALLOW GRANTS FOR THE PURPOSES OF DEVELOPING ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF PUNISHMENT FOR YOUNG OFFENDERS TO TRADITIONAL FORMS OF INCARCERATION AND PROBATION.)H.R. 3351 · 103rd Congress · SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS, AS AMENDEDYeaReform-oriented
1993-11-03RESIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT IN FEDERAL PRISONS — H.R.3350 BY BROOKS (D-TX) -- SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT WITHIN FEDERAL PRISON, ESTABLISHMENT (HOUSE PASSED H.R. 3350, AMENDED, TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM OF RESIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT WITHIN FEDERAL PRISONS.)H.R. 3350 · 103rd Congress · SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS, AS AMENDEDYeaReform-oriented

Sorted newest first. “Counted as” is which end of the Reform-oriented / Punitive 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.