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Pierce opposed the 1937 [[Gavagan–Wagner Act]],<ref>"The Paradox of Oregon's Progressive Politics," pp. 409–10.</ref> an [[anti-lynching bill]] introduced two years following the failure to pass the [[Costigan–Wagner Act]]. However, he was absent for the U.S. House floor vote.<ref>April 15, 1937. [https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/75-1/h27 TO PASS H. R. 1507, AN ANTI-LYNCHING BILL.] ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved May 24, 2023.</ref>

Pierce opposed the 1937 [[Gavagan–Wagner Act]],<ref>"The Paradox of Oregon's Progressive Politics," pp. 409–10.</ref> an [[anti-lynching bill]] introduced two years following the failure to pass the [[Costigan–Wagner Act]]. However, he was absent for the U.S. House floor vote.<ref>April 15, 1937. [https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/75-1/h27 TO PASS H. R. 1507, AN ANTI-LYNCHING BILL.] ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved May 24, 2023.</ref>

Similar to a number of progressives during [[World War II]] such as California governor Culbert Olson, Pierce supported the internment of Japanese-Americans ordered by Roosevelt.<ref name=oregonencyclopediabio/><ref>[https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/exhibits/ww2/Pages/after-back.aspx A Mixed Reception: Japanese Americans Return to Oregon]. ''Oregon Secretary of State''. Retrieved July 3, 2021.</ref> He also voted against the 1940 Gavagan-Fish<ref>FascinatingPolitics (July 1, 2018). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2018/07/01/on-ideology-and-anti-lynching-legislation/ On Ideology and Anti-Lynching Legislation]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved August 4, 2021.</ref> anti-lynching bill.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/76-3/h96 TO PASS H.R. 801, A BILL TO MAKE LYNCHING A FEDERAL CRIME.] ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 4, 2021.</ref>

Similar to a number of progressives during [[World War II]] such as California governor Culbert Olson, Pierce supported the internment of Japanese-Americans ordered by Roosevelt.<ref name=oregonencyclopediabio/><ref>[https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/exhibits/ww2/Pages/after-back.aspx A Mixed Reception: Japanese Americans Return to Oregon]. ''Oregon Secretary of State''. Retrieved July 3, 2021.</ref> He also voted against the 1940 [[Gavagan–Fish Act]],<ref>FascinatingPolitics (July 1, 2018). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2018/07/01/on-ideology-and-anti-lynching-legislation/ On Ideology and Anti-Lynching Legislation]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved August 4, 2021.</ref> another anti-lynching bill.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/76-3/h96 TO PASS H.R. 801, A BILL TO MAKE LYNCHING A FEDERAL CRIME.] ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 4, 2021.</ref>

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