To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to reflect the original intent of the authors of such Act by prohibiting preferential treatment on the basis of race. — (SENATE TABLED THE HELMS AMENDMENT NO. 378 (TO AMENDMENT NO. 377), AMENDING TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 TO PROHIBIT EMPLOYERS FROM USING PREFERENTIAL HIRING PRACTICES ON THE BASIS OF RACE.)

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 RightsA yea counts toward “Broaden protections”

  model(0.90): Tabling the amendment kills a restriction on preferential treatment, preserving civil rights protections.

  Tagged by: keyword:civil rights

  Axis: Broaden protections ← → Narrow protections

• Criminal JusticeDirection unreadable — not scored

  excluded:model-unclear (0.95) This vote concerns affirmative action in employment, not criminal justice policy.

  Tagged by: policy-area:Crime and Law Enforcement

  Axis: Reform-oriented ← → Punitive

Who voted which way

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