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Harold Washington on Criminal Justice

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Criminal Justice4 votes
Reform-orientedPunitive

13 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Criminal Justice. 4 of them counted toward the score above: 4 toward “Reform-oriented” and 0 toward “Punitive”.

The other 9 did not count: 5 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 4 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
1982-12-20TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND RECEDE FROM DISAGREEMENT WITH A SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3963 AND CONCUR IN THAT AMENDMENT. H.R. 3963 AMENDS THE CONTRACT SERVICES FOR DRUG DEPENDENT FEDERAL OFFENDERS ACT OF 1978 TO EXTEND THE PERIODS FOR WHICH FUNDS ARE AUTHORIZED TO BE APPROPRIATED. THE SENATE AMENDMENT PROVIDES FOR TOUGHER PENALTIES FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING, A NEW CRIMINAL AID PROGRAM FOR STATES, NEW PROTECTIONS FOR U.S. INTELLIGENCE OFFICIALS AND FEDERAL AUTHORITY TO TRY CERTAIN REPEAT VIOLATORS OF STATE LAW. (MOTION PASSED;2/3 REQUIRED)H.R. 3963 · 97th CongressDid not voteNot a yea/nay
1982-12-20TO AGREE TO ORDER A SECOND ON THE HUGHES MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND RECEDE FROM DISAGREEMENT WITH THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3963 AND CONCUR IN THAT AMENDMENT. H.R. 3963 AMENDS THE CONTRACT SERVICES FOR DRUG DEPENDENT FEDERAL OFFENDERS ACT OF 1978 TO EXTEND THE PERIODS FOR WHICH FUNDS ARE AUTHORIZED TO BE APPROPRIATED. THE SENATE AMENDMENT PROVIDES FOR TOUGHER PENALTIES FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING, A NEW CRIMINAL AID PROGRAM FOR STATES, NEW PROTECTIONS FOR U.S. INTELLIGENCE OFFICIALS AND FEDERAL AUTHORITY TO TRY CERTAIN REPEAT VIOLATORS OF STATE LAW. (MOTION PASSED;2/3 REQUIRED)H.R. 3963 · 97th CongressDid not voteNot a yea/nay
1982-09-15TO ADOPT THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 923, A BILL EXPANDING SEVERAL DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE PRETRIAL SERVICES FOR FEDERAL JUDGES TO ASSIST THEM IN MAKING BAIL DECISIONS. (MOTION PASSED)S. 923 · 97th CongressYeaReform-oriented
1982-06-15TO PASS H.R. 6254, AMENDING TITLE 3, UNITED STATES CODE, TO CLARIFY THE FUNCTION OF THE UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE UNIFORMED DIVISION WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN FOREIGN DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS IN THE UNITED STATES. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 6254 · 97th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1982-05-11TO PASS H.R. 3481, A BILL EXPANDING 10 DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS PROVIDING FEDERAL JUDGES PRETRIAL SERVICES IN DETERMINING DEFENDANTS' ELIGIBILITY FOR BAIL. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 3481 · 97th CongressYeaReform-oriented
1982-03-18TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 4468, A BILL AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY TO ESTABLISH ZONES OF PROTECTION FOR CERTAIN PERSONS PROTECTED BY THE UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 4468 · 97th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1982-02-10TO PASS H.R. 4481, AMENDING THE OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL AND SAFE STREETS ACT OF 1968. (MOTION PASSED)H.R. 4481 · 97th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1981-10-01TO ADOPT H. RES. 208, THE RESOLUTION DISAPPROVING THE ACTION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COUNCIL IN REVISING CRIMINAL PENALTIES IN CERTAIN SEX-RELATED OFFENSES (MOTION AGREED TO)H.Res. 208 · 97th CongressNayReform-oriented
1981-10-01TO LIMIT DEBATE TO TWO HOURS ON H. RES. 208, THE RESOLUTION DISAPPROVING THE ACTION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COUNCIL IN REVISING CRIMINAL PENALTIES IN CERTAIN SEX-RELATED OFFENSES. (MOTION AGREED TO)H.Res. 208 · 97th CongressDid not voteDirection not readable
1981-10-01TO PROCEED TO THE CONSIDERATION OF H. RES. 208, THE RESOLUTION DISAPPROVING THE ACTION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COUNCIL IN REVISING CRIMINAL PENALTIES IN CERTAIN SEX-RELATED OFFENSES. (MOTION AGREED TO)H.Res. 208 · 97th CongressDid not voteDirection not readable
1981-10-01TO DISCHARGE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FROM FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H. RES. 208, THE RESOLUTION DISAPPROVING THE ACTION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COUNCIL IN REVISING CRIMINAL PENALTIES IN CERTAIN SEX-RELATED OFFENSES. (MOTION AGREED TO)H.Res. 208 · 97th CongressDid not voteNot a yea/nay
1981-10-01TO TABLE THE PHILLIP CRANE MOTION TO DISCHARGE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FROM FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H. RES. 208, THE RESOLUTION DISAPPROVING THE ACTION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COUNCIL IN REVISING CRIMINAL PENALITIES IN CERTAIN SEX-RELATED OFFENSES. (MOTION FAILED)H.Res. 208 · 97th CongressDid not voteNot a yea/nay
1981-09-23TO AMEND H.R. 4, A BILL TO MAKE IT A FEDERAL CRIME TO DISCLOSE THE IDENTITIES OF CERTAIN U.S. INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS, AGENTS, INFORMANTS AND SOURCES OF OPERATIONAL ASSISTANCE, BY PROVIDING THAT ANYONE EXPOSING THE IDENTITY OF A U.S. COVERT AGENT WITH "REASON TO BELIEVE" THE EXPOSURE MIGHT "IMPAIR OR IMPEDE" U.S. INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS WOULD BE GUILTY OF A CRIME PUNISHABLE BY UP TO THREE YEARS IN PRISON AND A FINE OF UP TO $15,000. (MOTION AGREED TO)H.R. 4 · 97th CongressNayReform-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.