NAACP FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE CIVIL RIGHTS REPORT CARD · 2020. 1. 6. · NAACP Federal Legislative Report Card UNITED STATES SENATE 112th Congress, First Session January 5, 2011 –

NAACP FEDERAL

LEGISLATIVE CIVIL

RIGHTS REPORT CARD

112TH

CONGRESS,

FIRST SESSION

2011

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HILARY SHELTON Director, NAACP Washington Bureau & Senior Vice President for Advocaaccy and Policy

HOW

CONGRESS

VOTED

2011

NATIONAL EDITION

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Since 1914, the NAACP Legislative Report Card has served as a

presentation of key civil rights votes taken in the United States Senate and

the United States House of Representatives. The edition that follows

contains votes taken during the first session of the 112th Congress, which

began January 5, 2011 and ended on December 23, 2011. The second

half of the 112th Congress began in mid-January, 2012. This Report Card

is designed to provide NAACP members with insight into the general voting

patterns of their congressional representatives and state delegations over

the course of the first session of the 112th Congress.

The votes selected for inclusion in the NAACP Report Card are those

that have been considered by the full U.S. House of Representatives and

U.S. Senate. Legislation that did not progress beyond the committee level

is not included. The Report Card is updated and distributed to NAACP

members twice each Congress. A Congress is two years long; the NAACP

Legislative Report Card is issued at the end of the first year or session as a

mid-term assessment, and then at the end of the second year and may be

used as a final guide or assessment of the full two-year Congress.

We hope that you will find the enclosed information to be useful in

your efforts to educate yourself and other NAACP members about the

votes of our elected representatives on legislation of critical importance to

the African American community and other friends of civil rights.

January, 2011

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VOTE KEY

Voted in favor of Voted against

NAACP position NAACP position

? – did not vote

v – seat was vacant

p – voted “present”

s – Speaker of the House

(The Speaker of the House traditionally votes only when he is needed to break a tie

or if the issue is one that he feels is especially important)

Names in Italics are Republicans

Names in standard font are Democrats

Names in standard font followed by an (I) are Independents

Grading Scale

A = 100% – 90% B = 89% - 80% C = 79% - 70%

NAACP Federal Legislative Report Card UNITED STATES SENATE 112

th Congress, First Session

January 5, 2011 – December 23, 2011

VOTE DESCRIPTION

1. ENFORCEMENT OF THE DAVIS-BACON ACT REQUIRING THE FEDERAL

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS ONLY WITH EMPLOYERS WHO PAY PREVAILING WAGE REQUIREMENTS S. 223, Reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration / Rockefeller Motion / Senate Vote #11 Motion by Senator Jay Rockefeller (WV) to kill the amendment offered by Senator Rand Paul (KY) to ban any funds spent under the bill to be used to administer or enforce the prevailing wage requirements as established by the 1931 Davis Bacon law. The Rockefeller motion to kill the Paul amendment passed, 55 yeas to 42 nays on February 3, 2011. The NAACP supported the Rockefeller motion to kill the Paul amendment and urged a “yes’’ vote.

2. THE RIGHT OF TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (TSA)

WORKERS TO ENGAGE IN COLLECTIVE BARGAINING S. 223, Reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration / Wicker Amendment / Senate Vote #17 Amendment offered by Senator Roger Wicker (MS) to bar collective bargaining by employees of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The Wicker amendment failed, 47 yeas to 51 nays, on February 15, 2011. The NAACP opposed the Wicker amendment and urged a “no’’ vote.

3. BANNING THE EPA FROM REGULATING GREENHOUSE GAS EMMISSIONS S. 493, Small Business Research / McConnell ”Greenhouse Gas” Amendment / Senate Vote # 54 Amendment offered by Senator Mitch McConnell (KY) to prohibit the EPA from using the authority granted to it by the Clean Air Act of 1972 to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and it would amend the Clean Air Act to strike specific elements from the definition of “air pollutant”. The McConnell amendment failed, 50 yeas to 50 nays, on April 6, 2011 The NAACP opposed the McConnell amendment and urged a “no” vote.

4. REPEALING FUNDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF HEALTH CARE REFORM H. Con. Res. 35, Supplemental to the Fiscal Year 2011 Budget / Final Passage / Senate Vote #59 Passage of a resolution to strike all funding for the implementation of the NAACP-supported 2010 Health Care Reform Act from the fiscal year 2011 budget. H. Con. Res. 35 failed, 47 yeas to 53 nays, on April 14, 2011. The NAACP opposed H. Con. Res. 35 and urged a “no” vote.




5. BANNING ALL FEDERAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES PROVIDED BY PLANNED PARENTHOOD H. Con. Res. 36, Supplemental to the Fiscal Year 2011 Budget / Final Passage / Senate Vote #60 Passage of a resolution to strike federal funding for all health care services provided by any Planned Parenthood affiliate in the U.S. H. Con. Res. 36 failed, 42 yeas to 58 nays on April 14, 2011. The NAACP opposed H. Con. Res. 36 and urged a “no” vote.

6. CHEN JUDICIAL CONFIRMATION Nomination of Edward Milton Chen to be a Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California / Senate Vote #68 Confirmation of President Obama’s nomination of Edward Milton Chen to be a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. He will become the first Asian Pacific American federal judge to sit in San Francisco and the first Chinese American judge in the Northern District. Judge Chen was confirmed, 56 yeas to 42 nays, on May 10, 2011. The NAACP supported the confirmation of Judge Chen and urged a “yes” vote.

7. LIU JUDICIAL NOMINATION / CLOTURE

Nomination of Goodwin Liu to be a Judge for the 9th District Court of Appeals / Motion to Invoke Cloture / Senate Vote #74 Vote on whether to invoke “cloture”, and thus end debate and move forward with the final vote, on the confirmation of President Obama’s nomination of Goodwin Liu to be a judge for the 9th U.S. District Court of Appeals. Cloture failed, 52 yeas to 43 nays, on May 19, 2011 (three-fifths of the entire Senate, or 60 yeas, is required to invoke cloture). The NAACP supported cloture on the Liu nomination and supported the confirmation and urged “yes” votes.

8. MEAN-SPIRITED, DRACONIAN BUDGET RESOLUTION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012 H. Con. Res. 34, Federal Budget for Fiscal Year 2012 / Final Passage / Senate Vote #77 Adoption of the budget blueprint for fiscal year 2012 which dramatically cut spending, eviscerates Medicaid and Medicare for persons younger than 55. It would make permanent and expand the tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans and corporations. H. Con. Res. 34 failed, 40 yeas to 57 nays, on May 25, 2011. The NAACP opposed H. Con. Res. 34 and urged a “no” vote.

9. JOB CREATION S. 1660, “American Jobs Act of 2011” / Cloture / Senate Vote #160 Motion to invoke cloture, and thus end debate, on the bill to provide $245 Billion in tax incentives and more than $100 Billion in new infrastructure and state aid for job creation. The spending would be offset by a 5.6% increase on tax rates for the wealthiest Americans. The motion to invoke cloture failed, 50 yeas to 49 nays, on October 11, 2011 (three-fifths of the entire Senate, or 60 yeas, is required to invoke cloture). The NAACP supported cloture and final passage and urged a “yes” vote.




10. NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON COMMISSION TO REVIEW AMERICA’S CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM H.R. 2112, Department of Justice Funding for Fiscal Year 2012 / Webb “Criminal Justice Commission Amendment” / Senate Vote #173 Amendment offered by Senator Jim Webb (VA) to create a national commission with an 18-month timeline to examine and review the myriad of problems that exist in our current criminal justice system including racial and ethnic minority disparities. In doing so, the commission would also be charged with looking at how we have arrived at this convoluted mess, how many of our problems are interrelated and often feed off of one another, and how we can correct a system that is badly in need of a new course. The Webb amendment failed, 57 yeas to 43 nays on October 20, 2012 (under the rules agreed to for consideration of the amendment, three-fifths of the entire Senate, or 60 yeas, would be required for passage). The NAACP supported the Webb amendment and urged a “yes” vote.

11. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE JOB CREATION

S. 1723, “Teachers and First Responders Back to Work Act of 2011” / Motion to Invoke Cloture / Senate Vote #177 Motion to invoke cloture, and thus end debate and move onto final consideration, of a bill to provide $35 billion to states and local government so they can retain or hire new teachers or public safety workers. The spending would be offset by a 0.5% surtax on incomes exceeding $1 million. The motion to invoke cloture failed, 50 yeas to 50 nays, on October 20, 2011 (three-fifths of the entire Senate, or 60 yeas, is required to invoke cloture). The NAACP supported cloture and final passage and urged a “yes” vote.

12. TRANSPORTATION JOB CREATION S. 1769, “Rebuild America Jobs Act” / Motion to Invoke Cloture / Senate Vote #195 Motion to invoke cloture, and thus end debate and move onto final consideration, on a bill to provide $50 billion for immediate infrastructure projects and to establish a National Infrastructure Bank. The spending would be offset by a 0.7% surtax on incomes exceeding $1 million. The motion to invoke cloture failed, 51 yeas to 49 nays, on November 3, 2011 (three-fifths of the entire Senate, or 60 yeas, is required to invoke cloture). The NAACP supported cloture and final passage and urged a “yes” vote.

13. LIMIT THE EPA’S ABILITY TO REGULATE CROSS-STATE AIR POLLUTION

S.J.Res. 27, Limiting the EPA’s Ability to Regulate Cross-State Air Pollution Under the Clean Air Act / Motion to proceed / Senate Vote #201 Motion by Senator Mitch McConnell (KY) to proceed with a joint resolution which would nullify an EPA rule which allows it to regulate cross-state air pollution under the Clean Air Act. The McConnell motion was rejected, 41 yeas to 56 nays, on November 10 2011 The NAACP opposed the McConnell motion and urged a “no” vote.




14. RICHARD CORDRAY TO BE CONFIRMED AS DIRECTOR OF THE CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU Richard Cordray Nomination to serve as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau / Cloture / Senate Vote #223 Motion to invoke cloture, and thus limit debate and move forward with a final vote on the confirmation of Richard Cordray, President Obama’s nominee to serve as the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Cloture failed, 53 yeas to 45 nays, on December 8, 2011 (three-fifths of the entire Senate, or 60 yeas, is required to invoke cloture). The NAACP supported cloture on the Cordray nomination and supported the confirmation and urged “yes” votes.

15. BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT

S.J.Res. 10, “Proposing a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution of the United States” / Final passage / Senate Vote #229 Passage of a proposed Constitutional amendment which would require a balanced federal budget beginning five years after ratification. The proposal also called for any tax increases to be agreed to by two-thirds of both the House and Senate. S. J. Res. 10 failed, 47 yeas to 53 nays on December 14, 2011 (any proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution must pass both the House and the Senate by a two-thirds majority of those present, or 60 in this case, before it is sent to the states for ratification). The NAACP opposed S.J.Res. 10 and urged a “no” vote.

NAACP LEGISLATIVE REPORT CARD

112TH Congress, First Session UNITED STATES SENATE


% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Grade

ALABAMA

Shelby 0% F

Sessions 0% ? F

ALASKA

Murkowski, L. 33% F

Begich 100% A

ARIZONA

McCain 0% ? F

Kyl 0% F

ARKANSAS

Pryor 80% ? B

Boozman 0% F

CALIFORNIA

Feinstein 100% A

Boxer 100% A

COLORADO

Udall, Mark 100% A

Bennet 100% A

CONNECTICUT

Lieberman (Ind.) 87% B

Blumenthal 100% A

DELAWARE

Carper 100% A

Coons 100% A

FLORIDA

Nelson, Bill 100% A

Rubio 0% F

GEORGIA

Chambliss 0% F

Isakson 0% F




% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Grade

HAWAII

Inouye 93% ? A

Akaka 100% A

IDAHO

Crapo 0% F

Risch 0% F

ILLINOIS

Durbin 100% A

Kirk 20% F

INDIANA

Lugar 0% F

Coats 0% F

IOWA

Grassley 0% F

Harkin 100% A

KANSAS

Roberts 0% ? F

Moran 0% ? F

KENTUCKY

McConnell 0% F

Paul 7% F

LOUISIANA

Landrieu 93% A

Vitter 0% ? ? F

MAINE

Snowe 33% P F

Collins 33% F

MARYLAND

Mikulski 100% A

Cardin 100% A




% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Grade

MASSACHUSETTS

Kerry 87% ? ? B

Brown, Scott 40% F

MICHIGAN

Levin, Carl 100% A

Stabenow 100% A

MINNESOTA

Klobuchar 100% A

Franken 100% A

MISSISSIPPI

Cochran 0% F

Wicker 0% F

MISSOURI

McCaskill 100% A

Blunt 0% F

MONTANA

Baucus 93% ? A

Tester 93% A

NEBRASKA

Nelson, Ben 60% D

Johanns 7% F

NEVADA

Reid, Harry 93% A

Ensign I

I

(resigned 5/3/2011)

Heller I I

(sworn in 5/9/2011)

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Shaheen 100% A

Ayotte 7% F

NEW JERSEY

Lautenberg 100% A

Menendez 100% A

% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Grade

NEW MEXICO

Bingaman 100% A

Udall, Tom 100% A

NEW YORK

Schumer 93% ? A

Gillibrand 100% A

NORTH CAROLINA

Burr 0% F

Hagan 100% A

NORTH DAKOTA

Conrad 100% A

Hoeven 0% F

OHIO

Brown, Sherrod 100% A

Portman 0% F

OKLAHOMA

Inhofe 0% F

Coburn 0% ? ? F

OREGON

Wyden 100% A

Merkley 100% A

PENNSYLVANIA

Casey 100% A

Toomey 0% F

RHODE ISLAND

Reed, Jack 100% A

Whitehouse 100% A

SOUTH CAROLINA

Graham 7% F

DeMint 0% F




% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Grade

SOUTH DAKOTA

Johnson 100% A

Thune 0% F

TENNESSEE

Alexander 7% F

Corker 0% F

TEXAS

Hutchison 0% ? ? F

Cornyn 0% F

UTAH

Hatch 7% ? P F

Lee 0% F

VERMONT

Leahy 100% A

Sanders (Ind.) 100% A

VIRGINIA

Webb 100% A

Warner, Mark 93% ? A

WASHINGTON

Murray 100% A

Cantwell 100% A

WEST VIRGINIA

Rockefeller 93% ? A

Manchin 87% B

WISCONSIN

Kohl 100% A

Johnson 0% F

WYOMING

Enzi 0% F

Barrasso 0% F


112TH Congress, First Session UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES


VOTE DESCRIPTION

1. HEALTH CARE REFORM REPEAL H.R. 2, “Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act” / Final Passage / House Vote #14 Final passage of the bill to completely repeal the 2010 NAACP-supported Health Care reform law. It is estimated that the 2010 Health Care Reform law, once fully implemented, will extend health care coverage to over 32 million Americans who are currently uninsured. H.R. 2 passed, 245 yeas to 189 nays, on January 19, 2011. The NAACP opposed H.R. 2 and urged a “no” vote.

2. AUTHORIZING PRIVATE SCHOOL VOUCHERS H.R. 471, “Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act” / Final Passage / House Vote #204 Final passage of a bill expanding the program to provide federally funded school vouchers to a few students living in Washington D.C. so that they can attend private schools. H.R. 471 passed, 225 yeas to 195 nays, on March 30, 2011. The NAACP opposed H.R. 471 and urged a “no” vote.

3. BANNING THE EPA FROM REGULATING GREENHOUSE GAS EMMISSIONS H.R. 910, “Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011” / Final Passage / House Vote #249 Final passage of a bill to prohibit the EPA from using the authority granted to it by the Clean Air Act of 1972 to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and it would amend the Clean Air Act to strike specific elements from the definition of “air pollutant”. H.R. 910 passed, 255 yeas to 172 nays, on April 17, 2011. The NAACP opposed H.R. 910 and urged a “no” vote.

4. REPEALING THE PREVENTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH FUND AS ESTABLISHED BY THE 2010 HEALTH CARE REFORM ACT H.R. 1217, “To Repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund” / Final passage / House Vote #264 Final passage of a bill to eliminate the Prevention and Public Health Fund, which was established in the NAACP-supported 2010 health care reform law and has already proven itself to be crucial in financing confirmed and effective public health and wellness programs throughout the country. H.R. 1217 passed, 236 yeas to 183 nays, on April 13, 2011. The NAACP opposed H.R. 1217 and urged a “no” vote.

5. REPEALING FUNDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF HEALTH CARE REFORM H. Con. Res. 35, Supplemental to the Fiscal Year 2011 Budget / Final Passage / House Vote #270 Passage of a resolution to strike all funding for the implementation of the NAACP-supported 2010 Health Care Reform Act from the fiscal year 2011 budget. H. Con. Res. 35 passed, 240 yeas to 185 nays, on April 14, 2011. The NAACP opposed H. Con. Res. 35 and urged a “no” vote.




6. BANNING ALL FEDERAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES PROVIDED BY PLANNED PARENTHOOD H. Con. Res. 36, Supplemental to the Fiscal Year 2011 Budget / Final Passage / House Vote #271 Passage of a resolution to strike federal funding for all health care services provided by any Planned Parenthood affiliate in the U.S. H. Con. Res. 36 passed 241 yeas to 185 nays, on April 14, 2011. The NAACP opposed H. Con. Res. 36 and urged a “no” vote.

7. CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS (CBC) BUDGET RESOLUTION H. Con. Res. 34, Federal Budget for Fiscal Year 2012 / CBC Substitute / House Vote #273 Adoption of the budget blueprint as proposed by the CBC, which enhances many of the most necessary services for racial and ethnic minorities as well as low-and moderate-income Americans. Specifically, the CBC proposal would repeal the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts on the top 1% of U.S. households and provide additional funding for health care, education, veterans, job training and transportation. The CBC Budget proposal failed, 103 yeas to 303 nays, April 15, 2011 The NAACP supported the CBC budget and urged a “yes” vote.

8. MEAN-SPIRITED, DRACONIAN BUDGET RESOLUTION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012 H. Con. Res. 34, Federal Budget for Fiscal Year 2012 / Final Passage / House Vote #277 Adoption of the budget blueprint for fiscal year 2012 which dramatically cut spending, eviscerates Medicaid and Medicare for persons younger than 55. It would make permanent and expand the tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans and corporations. H. Con. Res. 34 passed, 235 yeas to 193 nays, on April 15, 2011. The NAACP opposed H. Con. Res. 34 and urged a “no” vote.

9. REPEALING FUNDING FOR THE STATE HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGES AS ESTABLISHED BY THE 2010 HEALTH CARE REFORM ACT H.R. 1213, “To Repeal Mandatory Funding Provided to States in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to Establish American Health Benefit Exchanges / Final Passage / House Vote #285 Passage of a bill to eliminate State Insurance Exchange Programs, which were established in the 2010 NAACP-supported Health Care Reform law and are integral to expanding the number of Americans with health insurance. Specifically, they are intended to serve as a market place for consumers to purchase health insurance at a reasonable rate with sufficient coverage. H.R. 1213 passed, 238 yeas to 183 nays, on May 3, 2011 The NAACP opposed H.R. 1213 and urged a “no” vote.




10. REPEALING FUNDING FOR SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS AS

ESTABLISHED BY THE 2010 HEALTH CARE REFORM ACT H.R. 1214, “To Repeal Mandatory Funding for School-Based Health Center Construction” / Final Passage / House Vote #290 Final passage of a bill to terminate the School-Based Health Centers program, which was enacted in the 2010 NAACP-supported Health Care Reform law. School-based health centers are located on school grounds in public schools and are designed to serve all students with a focus on the uninsured and underserved. Currently, roughly 70% of students using SBHCs are racial or ethnic minorities. H.R. 1214 passed, 235 yeas to 191 nays, on May 4, 2011. The NAACP opposed H.R. 1213 and urged a “no” vote.

11. SUPPORTING THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE’S SMALL BUSINESS OUTREACH PROGRAM WHICH BENEFITS WOMEN AND SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS H.R. 1540, Department of Defense Authorization for Fiscal Year 2012 / Jackson Lee Amendment / House Vote #351 Amendment offered by Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (TX) to prevent any contractors from taking on Department of Defense functions performed by civilian employees until there has been an outreach program to benefit small business concerns owned and controlled by women and socially and economically disadvantaged individuals located near the base. The Jackson Lee amendment failed, 191 yeas to 232 nays, on May 25, 2011. The NAACP supported the Jackson Lee amendment and urged a “yes” vote.

12. PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS H.R. 2017, Homeland Security Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2012 / Scalise “Project Labor Agreements” Amendment / House Vote #396 Amendment offered by Congressman Steve Scalise (LA) to bar the implementation of any project labor agreements on projects funded by the bill. A “Project Labor Agreement” is a collective bargaining agreement between the federal government and one or more labor organizations that establishes the terms and conditions of employment for a specific construction project. The Scalise amendment failed, 207 yeas to 213 nays, on June 2, 2011. The NAACP opposed the Scalise amendment and urged a “no” vote.

13. THE RIGHT OF TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (TSA) WORKERS TO ENGAGE IN COLLECTIVE BARGAINING H.R. 2017, Homeland Security Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2012 / Rokita “TSA” Amendment / House Vote #403 Amendment offered by Congressman Todd Rokita (IN) to bar collective bargaining by employees of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The Rokita amendment passed, 218 yeas to 205 nays, on June 2, 2011. The NAACP opposed the Rokita amendment and urged a “no’’ vote.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_bargaining

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_union




14. FUNDING FOR THE WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHILDREN (WIC) PROGRAM

H.R. 2212, Appropriations for the U.S. Department of Agriculture for Fiscal Year 2012 / Broun “WIC” Amendment / House Vote #430 Amendment offered by Congressman Paul Broun (GA) to reduce funding for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Woman, Infants and Children (WIC) by an additional $604 million. The Broun amendment failed, 64 yeas to 360 nays, on June 15, 2011. The NAACP opposed the Broun amendment and urged a “no” vote.

15. PAYMENTS FOR THE PIGFORD II RACIAL DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT BETWEEN THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND AFRICAN AMERICAN FARMERS H.R. 2212, Appropriations for the U.S. Department of Agriculture for Fiscal Year 2012 / King “Pigford II Amendment” / House vote # 444 Amendment offered by Congressman Steve King (IA) to stop all payments under the Pigford II racial discrimination lawsuit between the U.S. Department of Agriculture and African American farmers. The King amendment failed, 155 yeas to 262 nays on June 16, 2011. The NAACP opposed the King amendment and urged a “no”’ vote.

16. TERMINATING THE U.S. ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION H.R. 672, “Election Support Consolidation and Efficiency Act” / Final Passage / House Vote #466 Final passage of a bill to terminate the NAACP-supported Election Assistance Commission, a bipartisan commission which was established by the 2002 Help America Vote Act to act as a clearinghouse of information and as a resource to state and local election officials who want to employ the most current technology and best practices when overseeing elections. The Election Assistance Commission also oversees voting-system testing and certification. Through research, grant-making and the development of voting guidelines, the Election Assistance Commission is helping many groups which had heretofore been disenfranchised gain their Constitutional right to vote. H.R. 672 failed, 235 yeas to 187 nays, on June 22, 2011 (although the bill did receive a majority of “yea” votes, it did not get the 2/3 vote necessary under the rules of the House under which this particular bill was brought up to pass it onto the Senate). The NAACP opposed H.R. 672 and urged a “no” vote.

17. ENFORCEMENT OF THE DAVIS-BACON ACT REQUIRING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS ONLY WITH EMPLOYERS WHO PAY PREVAILING WAGE REQUIREMENTS H.R. 2354, Making Appropriations for the Department of Energy and Related Water Projects for Fiscal Year 2012 / Gosar Amendment / House Vote #585 Amendment offered by Congressman Paul R. Gosar (AZ) to ban any funds spent under the bill to be used to administer or enforce the prevailing wage requirements as established by the 1931 Davis Bacon law. The Gosar amendment failed, 183 yeas to 238 nays, on July 15, 2011. The NAACP opposed the Gosar amendment and urged a “no’’ vote.




18. STRIPPING THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD OF ITS POWER H.R. 2587, “Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act” / Final Passage / House Vote #711 Final passage of a bill which would eliminate the only meaningful remedy currently available to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) when it determines a company is in violation of the law by closing or relocating a facility to retaliate against workers. H.R. 2587 passed, 238 yeas to 186 nays, on September 15, 2011. The NAACP opposed H.R. 2587 and urged a “no”’ vote.

19. DEATHS IN CUSTODY REPORTING H.R. 2189, “Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2011” / Final Passage / House Vote #713 Passage of a bill to require states to provide standardized reports to the U.S. Attorney General on deaths while in custody. The bill would also require the Attorney General to report on deaths while in federal custody. H.R. 2189 passed, 398 yeas to 18 nays, on September 20, 2011. The NAACP supported H.R. 2189 and urged a “yea” vote.

20. BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT H.J. Res. 2, “Proposing a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution of the United States” / Final Passage / House Vote #858 Passage of a proposed Constitutional amendment which would require a balanced federal budget beginning in 2013. H. J. Res. 2 failed, 261 yeas to 165 nays, on November 18, 2011 (any proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution must pass both the House and the Senate by a two-thirds majority of those present, or 284 in this case, before it is sent to the states for ratification). The NAACP opposed H.J.Res. 2 and urged a “no” vote.

NAACP LEGISLATIVE REPORT CARD 112TH Congress, First Session UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 5, 2011 – December 23, 2011

% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Grade

ALABAMA

1 Bonner 15% F

2 Roby 15% F

3 Rogers, Mike 15% ? F

4 Aderholt 15% F

5 Brooks 5% F

6 Bachus 15% F

7 Sewell 90% ? A

ALASKA

AL Young, Don 25% ? ? ? F

ARIZONA

1 Gosar 10% F

2 Franks, Trent 5% ? ? F

3 Quayle 5% ? F

4 Pastor 100% A

5 Schweikert 5% F

6 Flake 0% F

7 Grijalva 100% A

8 Giffords 0% ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? F

ARKANSAS

1 Crawford 15% F

2 Griffen, Tim 15% F

3 Womack 10% F

4 Ross, Mike 65% D

CALIFORNIA

1 Thompson, Mike 95% A

2 Herger 5% ? F

3 Lungren 15% F

4 McClintock 5% F

5 Matsui 95% A

6 Woolsey 100% A

7 Miller, George 100% A

8 Pelosi 100% A

9 Lee, Barbara 100% A

10 Garamendi 100% A

11 McNerney 95% A

12 Speier 95% A

13 Stark 95% ? A

14 Eshoo 85% ? ? B

15 Honda 95% ? A


% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Grade

16 Lofgren 85% ? ? B

17 Farr 95% ? A

18 Cardoza 90% A

19 Denham 10% F

20 Costa 80% B

21 Nunes 15% ? F

22 McCarthy, Kevin 10% F

23 Capps 95% A

24 Gallegly 15% F

25 McKeon 15% F

26 Dreier 20% F

27 Sherman 95% A

28 Berman 100% A

29 Schiff 95% A

30 Waxman 85% ? ? B

31 Becerra 100% A

32 Chu 100% A

33 Bass, Karen 95% ? A

34 Roybal-Allard 100% A

35 Waters 100% A

36 Harman I v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v

I

(resigned 2/28/11)

36 Hahn I

I

(sworn in 7/19/11)

37 Richardson 100% A

38 Napolitano 90% ? ? A

39 Sánchez, Linda 100% A

40 Royce 5% F

41 Lewis, Jerry 15% F

42 Miller, Gary 5% F

43 Baca 95% ? A

44 Calvert 15% F

45 Bono Mack 15% ? F

46 Rohrabacher 0% ? F

47 Sanchez, Loretta 90% ? A

48 Campbell 5% ? F

49 Issa 15% F

50 Bilbray 10% ? ? F

51 Filner 90% ? ? A

52 Hunter 5% ? F

53 Davis, Susan 95% A


% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Grade

COLORADO

1 DeGette 95% A

2 Polis 95% A

3 Tipton 10% F

4 Gardner 10% F

5 Lamborn 5% F

6 Coffman 10% F

7 Perlmutter 95% A

CONNECTICUT

1 Larson, John 95% ? A

2 Courtney 95% A

3 DeLauro 100% A

4 Himes 95% A

5 Murphy, Christopher 90% ? A

DELAWARE

AL Carney 95% A

FLORIDA

1 Miller, Jeff 5% F

2 Southerland 5% F

3 Brown, Corrine 100% A

4 Crenshaw 10% F

5 Nugent 10% F

6 Stearns 5% F

7 Mica 10% ? F

8 Webster 15% ? F

9 Bilirakis 10% ? ? F

10 Young, Bill C.W. 5% ? F

11 Castor 95% ? A

12 Ross, Dennis 5% F

13 Buchanan 15% F

14 Mack 5% ? F

15 Posey 10% F

16 Rooney 15% F

17 Wilson, Frederica 100% A

18 Ros-Lehtinen 30% F

19 Deutch 95% ? A

20 Wasserman-Schultz 95% ? A

21 Diaz-Balart, Mario 30% F

22 West 25% F

23 Hastings, Alcee 100% A

24 Adams 10% F

25 Rivera 20% F


% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Grade

GEORGIA

1 Kingston 5% F

2 Bishop, Sanford 85% ? B

3 Westmoreland 5% F

4 Johnson, Hank 90% ? ? A

5 Lewis, John 90% ? ? A

6 Price, Tom 5% F

7 Woodall 5% ? F

8 Scott, Austin 10% F

9 Graves, Tom 0% F

10 Broun 0% ? F

11 Gingrey 10% F

12 Barrow 80% B

13 Scott, David 100% A

HAWAII

1 Hanabusa 100% A

2 Hinoro 100% A

IDAHO

1 Labrador 5% ? F

2 Simpson 20% F

ILLINOIS

1 Rush 90% ? ? A

2 Jackson 95% ? A

3 Lipinski 80% B

4 Gutierrez 85% ? B

5 Quigley 95% A

6 Roskam 20% F

7 Davis, Danny 100% A

8 Walsh 10% F

9 Schakowsky 100% A

10 Dold 35% F

11 Kinzinger 20% F

12 Costello 80% B

13 Biggert 35% F

14 Hultgren 15% F

15 Johnson, Timothy 25% ? F

16 Manzullo 5% ? ? F

17 Schilling 15% F

18 Schock 20% ? F

19 Shimkus 30% F


% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Grade

INDIANA

1 Visclosky 95% A

2 Donnelly 80% B

3 Stutzman 0% F

4 Rokita 5% ? ? F

5 Burton 5% ? F

6 Pence 5% F

7 Carson, André 100% A

8 Bucshon 15% F

9 Young, Todd 15% F

IOWA

1 Braley 95% A

2 Loebsack 90% A

3 Boswell 85% B

4 Latham 10% F

5 King, Steve 5% F

KANSAS

1 Huelskamp 5% F

2 Jenkins 10% F

3 Yoder 15% F

4 Pompeo 5% F

KENTUCKY

1 Whitfield 25% F

2 Guthrie 15% F

3 Yarmuth 100% A

4 Davis, Geoff 10% F

5 Rogers, Harold 10% F

6 Chandler 85% B

LOUISIANA

1 Scalise 5% F

2 Richmond 100% A

3 Landry 10% F

4 Fleming 5% ? F

5 Alexander 20% F

6 Cassidy 15% ? F

7 Boustany 15% F

MAINE

1 Pingree 95% ? A

2 Michaud 95% A


% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Grade

MARYLAND

1 Harris 5% F

2 Ruppersberger 95% A

3 Sarbanes 100% A

4 Edwards, Donna 100% A

5 Hoyer 100% A

6 Bartlett 5% F

7 Cummings 100% A

8 Van Hollen 100% A

MASSACHUSETTS

1 Olver 70% ? ? ? ? ? ? C

2 Neal 85% ? ? ? B

3 McGovern 95% ? A

4 Frank, Barney 100% A

5 Tsongas 90% ? A

6 Tierney 100% A

7 Markey 90% ? ? A

8 Capuano 95% ? A

9 Lynch 95% ? A

10 Keating 95% A

MICHIGAN

1 Benishek 10% F

2 Huizenga 15% F

3 Amash 10% P F

4 Camp 10% F

5 Kildee 100% A

6 Upton 20% F

7 Walberg 10% F

8 Rogers, Mike 10% F

9 Peters 95% A

Miller, Candice 15% F

11 McCotter 20% ? F

12 Levin, Sander 95% A

13 Clarke, Hansen 100% A

14 Conyers 100% A

15 Dingell 95% A

MINNESOTA

1 Walz 95% A

2 Kline, John 15% F

3 Paulsen 10% F

4 McCollum 100% A

5 Ellison 95% ? A

6 Bachmann 0% ? ? ? F

7 Peterson, Collin 70% C

8 Cravaack 20% F


% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Grade

MISSISSIPPI

1 Nunnelee 10% F

2 Thompson, Bennie 100% A

3 Harper 15% F

4 Palazzo 10% F

MISSOURI

1 Clay 95% ? A

2 Akin 10% F

3 Carnahan 95% ? A

4 Hartzler 10% F

5 Cleaver 100% A

6 Graves, Sam 20% ? F

7 Long 10% ? F

8 Emerson 30% ? ? F

9 Luetkemeyer 10% F

MONTANA

AL Rehberg 25% F

NEBRASKA

1 Fortenberry 15% F

2 Terry 20% F

3 Smith, Adrian 10% F

NEVADA

1 Berkley 95% ? A

2 Heller I v v v v v v v

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(resigned 5/9/11)

2 Amodei I

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(sworn in 9/15/11)

3 Heck 25% F

NEW HAMPSHIRE

1 Guinta 10% F

2 Bass, Charles 20% F

NEW JERSEY

1 Andrews 90% ? ? A

2 LoBiondo 25% F

3 Runyan 30% F

4 Smith, Chris 25% F

5 Garrett 5% ? F

6 Pallone 100% A

7 Lance 25% F

8 Pascrell 95% ? A

9 Rothman 100% A

10 Payne 100% A

11 Frelinghuysen 15% ? ? ? ? ? F

12 Holt 100% A

13 Sires 100% A


% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Grade

NEW MEXICO

1 Heinrich 95% A

2 Pearce 10% F

3 Luján 100% A

NEW YORK

1 Bishop, Tim 95% A

2 Israel 95% A

3 King, Peter 20% F

4 McCarthy, Carolyn 90% ? A

5 Ackerman 95% ? A

6 Meeks, Gregory 80% ? ? ? ? B

7 Crowley 95% ? A

8 Nadler 100% A

9 Weiner I ? ? v v

I

(resigned 6/21/11)

9 Turner I

I

(sworn in 9/15/11)

10 Towns 100% A

11 Clarke, Yvette 100% A

12 Velázquez 95% ? A

13 Grimm 30% F

14 Maloney 95% ? A

15 Rangel 90% ? ? A

16 Serrano 100% A

17 Engel 95% ? A

18 Lowey 95% A

19 Hayworth 15% F

20 Gibson 30% F

21 Tonko 100% A

22 Hinchey 90% ? ? A

23 Owens 95% A

24 Hanna 20% ? F

25 Buerkle 5% ? F

26 Lee, Christopher I v v v v v v v v v v

I

(resigned 2/9/11)

26 Hochul I v v v

v v

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(sworn in 6/1/11)

27 Higgins 90% A

28 Slaughter 85% ? ? B

29 Reed 20% F


% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Grade

NORTH CAROLINA

1 Butterfield 100% A

2 Ellmers 10% F

3 Jones, Walter 30% F

4 Price, David 100% A

5 Foxx 5% F

6 Coble 10% F

7 McIntyre 40% F

8 Kissell 90% A

9 Myrick 10% ? ? ? ? F

10 McHenry 5% F

11 Shuler 70% ? ? C

12 Watt 100% A

13 Miller, Brad 100% A

NORTH DAKOTA

AL Berg 10% F

OHIO

1 Chabot 10% F

2 Schmidt 20% F

3 Turner 30% F

4 Jordan 5% F

5 Latta 10% F

6 Johnson, Bill 15% F

7 Austria 15% F

8 Boehner S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

9 Kaptur 100% A

10 Kucinich 95% A

11 Fudge 100% A

12 Tiberi 20% F

13 Sutton 100% A

14 LaTourette 40% ? F

15 Stivers 15% ? ? ? F

16 Renacci 20% F

17 Ryan, Timothy 95% A

18 Gibbs 10% F

OKLAHOMA

1 Sullivan 10% ? ? F

2 Boren 45% F

3 Lucas 10% F

4 Cole 20% F

5 Lankford 10% ? F


% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Grade

OREGON

1 Wu I v v v I

(resigned 8/3/11)

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2 Walden 15% F

3 Blumenauer 100% A

4 DeFazio 90% A

5 Schrader 80% ? ? B

PENNSYLVANIA

1 Brady, Robert 100% A

2 Fattah 100% A

3 Kelly 20% F

4 Altmire 70% C

5 Thompson, Glenn 15% F

6 Gerlach 15% F

7 Meehan 25% F

8 Fitzpatrick 25% F

9 Shuster 15% F

10 Marino 15% ? F

11 Barletta 25% ? F

12 Critz 80% B

13 Schwartz 85% ? ? B

14 Doyle 100% A

15 Dent 15% F

16 Pitts 10% F

17 Holden 80% B

18 Murphy, Timothy 30% F

19 Platts 10% ? F

RHODE ISLAND

1 Cicilline 100% A

2 Langevin 95% ? A

SOUTH CAROLINA

1 Scott, Tim 5% F

2 Wilson, Joe 10% F

3 Duncan, Jeff 0% F

4 Gowdy 5% F

5 Mulvaney 5% F

6 Clyburn 100% A

SOUTH DAKOTA

AL Noem 15% ? F


% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Grade

TENNESSEE

1 Roe 10% F

2 Duncan, John Jr. 0% F

3 Fleischmann 10% F

4 DesJarlais 10% F

5 Cooper 85% B

6 Black, Dianne 0% ? F

7 Blackburn, Marsha 5% F

8 Fincher 10% F

9 Cohen 100% A

TEXAS

1 Gohmert 15% F

2 Poe 5% F

3 Johnson, Sam 10% ? ? s F

4 Hall, Ralph 10% F

5 Hensarling 5% F

6 Barton 10% ? ? F

7 Culberson 10% ? ? F

8 Brady, Kevin 5% F

9 Green, Al 100% A

10 McCaul 10% F

11 Conaway 10% F

12 Granger 10% F

13 Thornberry 10% F

14 Paul 10% ? ? F

15 Hinojosa 95% ? A

16 Reyes 95% A

17 Flores 10% F

18 Jackson-Lee 100% A

19 Neugebauer 10% F

20 Gonzalez 100% A

21 Smith, Lamar 10% ? F

22 Olson 10% F

23 Canseco 10% F

24 Marchant 0% ? F

25 Doggett 95% A

26 Burgess 10% ? F

27 Farenthold 10% F

28 Cuellar 80% B

29 Green, Gene 95% A

30 Johnson, Eddie B. 100% A

31 Carter 10% F

32 Sessions 5% ? F


% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Grade

UTAH

1 Bishop, Rob 10% F

2 Matheson 80% B

3 Chaffetz 5% ? ? F

AL Welch 100% A

VIRGINIA

1 Wittman 15% F

2 Rigell 15% F

3 Scott, Robert 100% A

4 Forbes 15% F

5 Hurt 5% ? F

6 Goodlatte 5% F

7 Cantor 5% F

8 Moran, James P. 95% A

9 Griffith, Morgan 10% F

10 Wolf 10% F

11 Connolly 95% A

WASHINGTON

1 Inslee 90% A

2 Larsen, Rick 95% A

3 Herrera Beutler 15% F

4 Hastings, Doc 10% ? F

5 McMorris Rodgers 15% ? F

6 Dicks 95% A

7 McDermott 95% ? A

8 Reichert 25% ? ? ? ? ? ? F

9 Smith, Adam 95% A

WEST VIRGINIA

1 McKinley 35% F

2 Capito 25% F

3 Rahall 85% ? B

WISCONSIN

1 Ryan, Paul 10% ? F

2 Baldwin 100% A

3 Kind 90% A

4 Moore, Gwen 95% ? A

5 Sensenbrenner 5% F

6 Petri 20% F

7 Duffy 15% F

8 Ribble 10% F

WYOMING

AL Lummis 10% ? F

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NAACP FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE CIVIL RIGHTS REPORT CARD · 2020. 1. 6. · NAACP Federal Legislative Report Card UNITED STATES SENATE 112th Congress, First Session January 5, 2011 –