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Among his earlier Senate votes was to back the censure of his [[Wisconsin]] Republican colleague [[Joseph R. McCarthy]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/83-1954/s271 S. RES. 301. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved July 6, 2021.</ref> who investigated and exposed [[communist]] infiltration of the [[United States Army]] and the [[Department of State]].

Among his earlier Senate votes was to back the censure of his [[Wisconsin]] Republican colleague [[Joseph R. McCarthy]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/83-1954/s271 S. RES. 301. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved July 6, 2021.</ref> who investigated and exposed [[communist]] infiltration of the [[United States Army]] and the [[Department of State]].

A strong [[conservative]], Hruska authored legislation to curb excessive violence and [[pornography]] in films, supported maintaining criminal penalties for [[marijuana]], and led the Senate effort in 1974 to restore the [[death penalty]] for federal crimes.<ref>Honan, William H. (August 27, 1999). [https://www.nytimes.com/1999/04/27/us/roman-l-hruska-dies-at-94-leading-senate-conservative.html Roman L. Hruska Dies at 94; Leading Senate Conservative]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved July 6, 2021.</ref>

A strong [[conservative]], Hruska authored legislation to curb excessive violence and [[pornography]] in films, supported maintaining criminal penalties for [[marijuana]], and led the Senate effort in 1974 to restore the [[death penalty]] for federal crimes.<ref>Honan, William H. (August 27, 1999). [https://www.nytimes.com/1999/04/27/us/roman-l-hruska-dies-at-94-leading-senate-conservative.html Roman L. Hruska Dies at 94; Leading Senate Conservative]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved July 6, 2021.</ref> He was also pro-[[civil rights]], voting for the [[Civil Rights Act]]s of [[Civil Rights Act of 1957|1957]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/s75 HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved July 6, 2021.</ref> 1960,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/86-1960/s284 HR. 8601. PASSAGE OF AMENDED BILL.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved July 6, 2021.</ref> the [[24th Amendment]] to the Constitution,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/87-1962/s226 S.J. RES. 29. APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION BANNING THE POLL TAX AS PREREQUISITE FOR VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved July 6, 2021.</ref> the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/s409 HR. 7152. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved July 6, 2021.</ref> the [[Voting Rights Act of 1965]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/89-1965/s78 TO PASS S. 1564, THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved July 6, 2021.</ref> and the Civil Rights Act of 1968.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/90-1968/s346 TO PASS H.R. 2516, A BILL TO PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION IN SALE OR RENTAL OF HOUSING, AND TO PROHIBIT RACIALLY MOTIVATED INTERFERENCE WITH A PERSON EXERCISING HIS CIVIL RIGHTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved July 6, 2021.</ref>

Even after the resignation of [[U.S. President]] [[Richard M. Nixon]], Hruska persisted in defending him and claimed that [[Watergate]] was a partisan effort to hammer him.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hruska dead at 94 |url=http://columbustelegram.com/hruska-dead-at/article_584e3153-72c9-5396-a319-db66befe8fcf.html |publisher=''The Columbus Telegram''|date=April 26, 1999|accessdate=April 22, 2018}}</ref>

Even after the resignation of [[U.S. President]] [[Richard M. Nixon]], Hruska persisted in defending him and claimed that [[Watergate]] was a partisan effort to hammer him.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hruska dead at 94 |url=http://columbustelegram.com/hruska-dead-at/article_584e3153-72c9-5396-a319-db66befe8fcf.html |publisher=''The Columbus Telegram''|date=April 26, 1999|accessdate=April 22, 2018}}</ref>