To provide additional protections for the civil rights of Americans by authorizing the imposition of the death penalty if death results during the commission of an act in violation of sections 241, 242, 245, and 247 of title 18, United States Code, relating to civil rights. — TO AMEND S 1970, OMNIBUS CRIME BILL, TO AUTHORIZE THE DEATH PENALTY IN CASES WHERE DEATH RESULTS DURING THE COMMISSION OF AN ACT IN VIOLATION OF CIVIL RIGHTS, INCLUDING CONSPIRACY AGAINST RIGHTS, DEPRIVATION OF RIGHTS UNDER COLOR OF LAW, FEDERAL PROTECTED ACTIVITIES, AND DAMAGE TO RELIGIOUS PROPERTY OR OBSTRUCTION OF PERSONS IN THE FREE EXERCISE OF RELIGIOUS BELIEFS.

The measure

How this vote is scored

Which tracked issues this roll call counts toward, and which way a yea vote moves a member on each. Direction is decided per issue, because one bill can push two issues opposite ways.

• Civil RightsDirection unreadable — not scored

  excluded:model-unclear (0.85) Authorizing the death penalty is a criminal law measure and does not directly alter civil rights protections.

  Tagged by: keyword:civil rights

  Axis: Broaden protections ← → Narrow protections

• Criminal JusticeA yea counts toward “Punitive”

  model(0.95): Authorizing the death penalty is a punitive criminal justice measure.

  Tagged by: policy-area:Crime and Law Enforcement

  Axis: Reform-oriented ← → Punitive

• Spending & BudgetDirection unreadable — not scored

  excluded:model-unclear (0.90) Authorizing death penalty provisions does not directly impact the federal fiscal budget.

  Tagged by: keyword:omnibus

  Axis: Fiscal expansion ← → Fiscal restraint

Who voted which way

Every member recorded on this roll call, with the party they sat with at the time.