What: All Issues : Labor Rights
 Who: All Members : Vermont : Sanders, Bernie
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Labor Rights
Member's Vote
(progressive
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Progressive Position
Progressive Result
(win or loss)
Roll Call 5. (S. 1) On a motion to table (kill) an amendment barring the use of foreign-made steel in construction of the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline Jan 20, 2015. N N L
Roll Call 181. (S. 3364) On a motion to end debate and allow a separate vote on whether to consider a bill aimed at encouraging companies to locate their operations in the United States rather than overseas Jul 19, 2012. Y Y L
Roll Call 163. (S. 3240) On an amendment to allow employers to give raises to unionized workers, even if the pay increases were not included in the firm’s labor contract Jun 21, 2012. N N W
Roll Call 115. (S. 3220) On a procedural motion to clear the way for a separate vote on whether the Senate should consider legislation aimed at reducing the pay gap between men and women Jun 05, 2012. Y Y L
Roll Call 82. (S. 1789) On passage of legislation aimed at helping the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service bring its finances back in line Apr 25, 2012. Y Y W
Roll Call 81. (S. 1789) On an amendment to require postal workers’ unions to obtain written approval from their members before engaging in political activity Apr 25, 2012. N N W
Roll Call 80. (S. 1789) On an amendment aimed at making it more difficult for the Postal Service to close facilities and shed jobs by requiring that its “standard of service” be maintained for at least 4 years Apr 25, 2012. Y Y L
Roll Call 78. (S. 1789) On an amendment to allow local post offices to launch pilot programs to test new approaches to mail delivery Apr 25, 2012. N N W
Roll Call 77. (S. 1789) On an amendment to put off closure of post offices for at least 2 years Apr 25, 2012. Y Y L
Roll Call 75. (S. 1789) On an amendment to require the U.S. Postal Service to consult senior employees when making changes to employee pay or benefits Apr 24, 2012. Y Y L
Roll Call 74. (S. 1789) On an amendment to give the U.S. Postal Service more leeway to close post offices, end Saturday delivery, and make other cost-cutting maneuvers. Apr 24, 2012. N N W
Roll Call 73. (S. 1789) On an amendment to prevent a reduction in benefits for federal workers who are injured on the job Apr 24, 2012. Y Y L
Roll Call 72. (S. 1789) On an amendment to bar the Postal Service from eliminating Saturday delivery Apr 24, 2012. Y Y L
Roll Call 71. (S. 1789) On an amendment to allow the Postal Service to force older employees to retire Apr 24, 2012. N N W
Roll Call 70. (S. 1789) On an amendment to establish a commission to help close and consolidate postal facilities across the nation Apr 24, 2012. N N W
Roll Call 69. (S. 1789) On a motion to waive budget rules that would otherwise stall legislation reforming the U.S. Postal Service Apr 24, 2012. Y Y W
Roll Call 68. (S.J.Res. 36) On a procedural motion to clear the way for a vote on whether the Senate would consider legislation blocking the Obama Administration from speeding up union elections Apr 24, 2012. N N W
Roll Call 60. (S. 1789) On a procedural motion to allow the Senate to vote on whether to consider legislation allowing the U.S. Postal Service to end Saturday delivery and take other steps to shore up its finances Mar 27, 2012. Y Y L
Roll Call 47. (S. 1813) On an amendment to allow states to ignore health and environmental requirements when rebuilding many roads and bridges Mar 14, 2012. N N W
Roll Call 43. (S. 1813) On an amendment to allow states to avoid federal regulations such as environmental protection and safety requirements during construction of highways and other transportation projects Mar 13, 2012. N N W
Roll Call 33. (S. 1813) On an amendment to require that only American-made raw materials be used to build a controversial oil pipeline, and that petroleum products transported using the pipeline be sold only in the United States Mar 08, 2012. N Y L
Roll Call 7. (S. 2038) On an amendment to require executive branch federal employees to publicly disclose all investment activity Feb 02, 2012. N N L
Roll Call 5. (S. 2038) On an amendment to establish broad new restrictions aimed at preventing conflicts of interest for employees in the executive branch of the federal government Feb 02, 2012. N N W
Roll Call 174. (H.R. 2112) On an amendment that would have required federally funded freight rail projects to hire U.S. companies and workers, rather than foreign companies Oct 20, 2011. Y Y L
Roll Call 163. (H.R. 3078) Final passage of legislation approving a free-trade agreement between the U.S and Colombia Oct 12, 2011. N N L
Roll Call 162. (H.R. 3079) Final passage of legislation approving a free-trade agreement between the U.S and Panama Oct 12, 2011. N N L
Roll Call 159. (S. 1619) Final passage of legislation that would attempt to force China to raise the value of its currency (the yuan). (If China did not raise the value of the yuan, the bill would increase tariffs on Chinese exports.) Oct 11, 2011. Y Y W
Roll Call 156. (S. 1619) On a motion to end debate on legislation that would attempt to force China to raise the value of its currency (the yuan). (If China did not raise the value of the yuan, the bill would increase tariffs on Chinese exports.) Oct 06, 2011. Y Y W
Roll Call 150. (H.R. 2832) Final passage of legislation that would extend all trade adjustment assistance programs (which provide job retraining and financial assistance for workers who have lost their jobs as a result of trade policy, as well as assistance to U.S. manufacturers that had been adversely affected by imports competition) through fiscal year 2016 Sep 22, 2011. Y Y W
Roll Call 149. (H.R. 2832) On an amendment that would extend all trade adjustment assistance programs (which provide job retraining and financial assistance for workers who have lost their jobs as a result of trade policy, as well as assistance to U.S. manufacturers that had been adversely affected by imports competition) through fiscal year 2016 Sep 22, 2011. Y Y W
Roll Call 147. (H.R. 2832) On an amendment that would have required the International Trade Commission (ITC, which provides analysis of trade policies to all branches of the federal government) to provide Congress with an analysis of the impact of delaying free-trade agreements with Colombia, South Korea, and Panama on American businesses and employment Sep 22, 2011. N N W
Roll Call 146. (H.R. 2832) On an amendment that would have prohibited workers from receiving trade adjustment assistance (TAA, which provides job retraining to workers who lost their jobs as a result of trade policy) unless they lost their job as a direct result of a free-trade agreement Sep 22, 2011. N N W
Roll Call 145. (H.R. 2832) On an amendment that would have eliminated a program that provided financial assistance to U.S. manufacturers that had been adversely affected by imports competition Sep 21, 2011. N N W
Roll Call 144. (H.R. 2832) On an amendment that would have prohibited dislocated workers from receiving trade adjustment assistance (TAA, which provides job retraining to workers who have lost their jobs as a result of trade agreements) unless their job loss was “substantially caused” by a free trade agreement Sep 21, 2011. N N W
Roll Call 143. (H.R. 2832) On an amendment that would have cut funding for trade adjustment assistance (TAA, which provides job retraining to workers who have lost their jobs as a result of trade agreements) by $1 billion per year, which would have effectively reduced TAA funding to 2008 levels Sep 21, 2011. N N W
Roll Call 142. (H.R. 2832) On an amendment that would have prevented workers from receiving trade adjustment assistance (which provides job retraining for individuals who have lost their jobs as a result of trade agreements) until trade agreements between the U.S. and Colombia, South Korea, and Panama had been enacted Sep 21, 2011. N N W
Roll Call 141. (H.R. 2832) On an amendment that would have given President Obama “trade promotion authority,” which effectively expedites congressional consideration of trade agreements favored by the president Sep 20, 2011. N N W
Roll Call 22. (S. 223) On tabling (killing) an amendment that would have eliminated a provision of a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) funding bill requiring the FAA (the federal agency which has regulatory authority over all civil aviation in the United States) to consult with the Occupation Safety and Health Administration (OSHA—the agency charged with enforcing federal workplace safety laws) when implementing workplace safety procedures for airplanes and airports. Feb 17, 2011. Y Y W
Roll Call 17. (S. 223) On an amendment that would have prohibited Transportation Security Administration workers (who oversee and enforce security measures at airports) from collectively bargaining for higher pay and better benefits. This amendment was offered to legislation authorizing annual funding for the Federal Aviation Administration. Feb 15, 2011. N N W
Roll Call 11. (S. 223) On a motion to table (kill) an amendment that would have prohibited public works projects funded by a Federal Aviation Administration bill from complying with the Davis-Bacon Act, which requires that all public works projects pay the prevailing wage to workers. Feb 03, 2011. Y Y W
Roll Call 266. (S. 3991) Legislation that would have given firefighters, law enforcement officers, and emergency medical professionals the right the right to bargain collectively with their employers – On shutting off debate on a motion to bring up the bill Dec 08, 2010. Y Y L
Roll Call 249. S 3772. (Pay discrimination) Motion to begin debating a bill that would require employers to show that any disparity in pay between male and female employees is job-related and not based on gender/On agreeing to the motion Nov 17, 2010. Y Y L
Roll Call 242. S 3816. (Social Security taxes for companies employing foreign workers) Motion to begin debating a bill that would reduce for two years the share of Social Security payroll taxes companies must pay if they hire new U.S.-based workers to replace those previously working overseas/On the motion Sep 28, 2010. Y Y L
Roll Call 241. On a motion requiring senators to report to the Senate floor—which Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) used to force senators to be present for debate on legislation intended to prevent U.S. companies from outsourcing jobs to other countries. Sep 27, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 239. S J Res 30. (Change union election rules) Motion to begin debating a bill that would cancel a recent change making it easier to organize union elections in the airline and railroad industries/On the motion Sep 23, 2010. N N W
Roll Call 238. S 3454. (Fiscal 2011 Defense Department authorization) Motion to begin debating a bill that would authorize funding for defense-related programs in fiscal 2011, and repeal the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy regarding gays in the military/On the motion Sep 21, 2010. Y Y L
Roll Call 219. HR 4899. (Supplemental appropriations for fiscal 2010) Motion to bring debate to a close on a bill that would have provided supplemental funding for fiscal 2010, primarily to fund military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan/On the cloture motion Jul 22, 2010. Y Y L
Roll Call 193. HR 4213. (Extending expiring programs) On preserving a Republican substitute for a bill that would extend unemployment insurance benefits, several expired tax provisions, and other items/On the motion Jun 17, 2010. N N W
Roll Call 179. HR 4213. (Extending expiring programs) Motion to preserve an amendment that would have expedited a provision in the health care overhaul increasing the age of coverage for dependents/On the motion Jun 09, 2010. Y Y L
Roll Call 22. Motion to bring debate to a close on the nomination of Craig Becker to be a member of the National Labor Relations Board/On the motion Feb 09, 2010. Absent Y L
Roll Call 18. On confirming Patricia Smith to be solicitor (top lawyer) of the Labor Department/On the nomination Feb 04, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 17. On bringing debate to a close on the confirmation of Patricia Smith to be solicitor (top lawyer) of the Labor Department/On the motion Feb 01, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 308. HR 3326. (Fiscal 2010 defense spending) Franken of Minnesota amendment that would prohibit money from going to any federal contractor that requires its employees to sign contracts waiving their right to sue the contractor for sexual assault or harassment/On agreeing to the amendment Oct 06, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 241. S 1390. (Fiscal 2010 Defense authorization) Isakson of Georgia amendment that would allow the Defense Department to buy certain kinds of uniform cloth from foreign countries past 2013/On agreeing to the amendment Jul 23, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 91. HR 1105. (Fiscal 2009 spending) Cornyn of Texas amendment that would preserve the effect of an executive order requiring that workers be notified they are not required to join a union/On agreeing to the amendment Mar 10, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 44. HR 1. (Economic stimulus) McCain amendment that would remove the economic stimulus bill’s “Buy American” requirements/On agreeing to the amendment Feb 04, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 37. HR 1. (Economic stimulus) Vitter of Louisiana amendment that would delete $35 billion from the economic stimulus bill/On agreeing to the amendment Feb 04, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 14. (S.181) On passage of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, which expanded the time allowed for bringing a wage discrimination suit. Jan 22, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 13. (S.181) On the motion to table (kill) the Vitter of Louisiana Amendment offered to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009. The amendment would have prohibited federal agencies from requiring that only union wage scale workers be employed on federally-funded construction projects Jan 22, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 12. (S.181) On the motion to table (kill) the Isakson of Georgia Amendment offered to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009. The amendment would have limited the application of the Act to wage discrimination claims based on practices adopted on or after enactment of S.181. Jan 22, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 11. (S.181) On the motion to table (kill) the DeMint of South Carolina Amendment offered to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009. This amendment would have made it illegal for a business to hire only union labor or to require non-union employees to pay union dues. Jan 22, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 10. (S.181) On the motion to table (kill) the Enzi of Wyoming Amendment offered to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009. The amendment offered to this bill dealing with wage discrimination sought to clarify that only the individuals directly discriminated against would have standing to sue for back wages. Jan 22, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 9. (S.181) On the motion to table (kill) the Specter of Pennsylvania Amendment offered to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009. The amendment would have deleted the phrase “other practices” from the description in the bill of actions that could constitute wage discrimination. Jan 22, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 8. (S.181) On the motion to table (kill) the Specter of Pennsylvania Amendment offered to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009. The Specter Amendment would have clarified that employers still had available to them various defenses relating to the statute of limitations in wage discrimination suits. Jan 22, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 7. (S.181)On the Hutchison of Texas Amendment to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009. The amendment would have the changed the starting date for the statute of limitations in wage discrimination suits to the date that the employee knew, or had reason to suspect, that he or she was subject to a discriminatory wage. Jan 22, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 4. (S.181) Motion to impose cloture (a procedure that prevents a filibuster by limiting the amount of time the Senate can debate a bill), on the debate of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 Jan 15, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 126. HR 980. (Public safety employees bill) Motion to bring debate to a close on a procedural motion/On the motion May 13, 2008. Y Y W
Roll Call 110. HR 2831. (Wage discrimination bill) Motion to bring debate to a close on a procedural motion/On the motion Apr 23, 2008. Y Y L
Roll Call 380. HR 3043. (Fiscal 2008 Labor-Health-Education appropriations) Sessions of Alabama amendment that would increase funding for a federal labor management standards agency/On agreeing to the amendment Oct 18, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 358. HR 1585. (Fiscal 2008 Defense programs authorization) Kennedy of Massachusetts amendment that would allow federal employees to appeal outsourcing decisions/On agreeing to the amendment Oct 01, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 334. HR 3074. (Fiscal 2008 Transportation and Housing Appropriations) Motion to kill an amendment that would nullify a law requiring contractors on federal bridge construction projects to be paid a certain wage/On the motion Sep 12, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 315. HR 2642. (Fiscal 2008 Military Construction-VA appropriations) Brown of Ohio amendment that would prohibit the Department of Veterans Affairs from outsourcing the jobs of certain employees/On agreeing to the amendment Sep 06, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 260. HR 2669. (Student loans reconciliation) Procedural question on whether to make it an "unfair labor practice" to collectively bargain with a union that has not been established by secret ballot/On the motion Jul 19, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 257. HR 2669. (Student loans reconciliation) Amendment by Sessions of Alabama that would delete a new loan forgiveness program for public sector employees/On agreeing to the amendment Jul 19, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 227. HR 800. (Employee union formation) Motion to bring debate on a procedural motion to a close/On the cloture motion Jun 26, 2007. Y Y L
Roll Call 179. S 1348. (Immigration overhaul) Amendment by Sanders of Vermont that would raise the fees on certain visas and use the revenues for a math and science scholarship program/On agreeing to the amendment May 24, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 73. S. 4 Legislation to implement the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission (Improving America's Security Act of 2007)/On passage Mar 13, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 65. S. 4 Legislation to implement the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission/ Collins amendment to provide limited workforce protections and authorize a federal study of whether airport security screeners should have collective bargaining rights/On agreeing to the amendment Mar 07, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 64. S. 4 Legislation to implement the unfinished recommendations of the 9/11 Commission; McCaskill amendment to give airport security screeners collective bargaining rights and whistleblower protections /On agreeing to the amendment Mar 07, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 60. S. 4 Legislation to implement the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission; DeMint amendment to prevent federal airline security screeners from having collective bargaining/Motion to table Mar 06, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 54. Amendment to S. 4 (enacting recommendations of the 9/11 Commission) to specify the criminal offenses that disqualify an applicant from the receipt of a transportation security I.D. Feb 28, 2007. Y Y W
All votes listed below this point were cast while this member served in the House of Representatives prior to becoming a senator. These House votes are not included in our calculation of either the member's Crucial Lifetime Progressive score or Overall Lifetime Progressive score in this category; those scores are based only on the votes the member has taken while serving in the Senate.
Roll Call 64. H.R. 3. Surface Transportation/Vote on Motion to Recommit with Instructions Bill Reauthorizing the Nation's Surface Transportation Laws. Mar 10, 2005. Y Y L
Roll Call 58. H.R. 3. Surface Transportation (Highways, etc.)/Vote on Amendment to Exempt Custom Harvesters in the State of Nebraska from Federal Restriction on Maximum Truck Length. Mar 09, 2005. Y N L
Roll Call 57. H.R. 3. Surface Transportation (Highways, etc.)/Vote on Amendment to Alter Safety Rule Governing How Much Down-Time Between Shifts is Required of Drivers of Agricultural Products During the Time of Harvest and Planting. Mar 09, 2005. N N L
Roll Call 56. H.R. 3. Surface Transportation (Highways, etc.)/Vote on Amendment to Alter Safety Rule Governing How Much Down-Time Between Shifts is Required of Drivers Transporting Oil and Gas Equipment and Machinery. Mar 09, 2005. N N W
Roll Call 48. H.R. 27. Jobs/Vote on Passage of Bill to Reauthorize Federal Job-Training Programs. Mar 02, 2005. N N L
Roll Call 47. H.R. 27. Jobs/Procedural Vote on Motion to Recommit to Committee with Instructions a Bill to Reauthorize Federal Job-Training Programs. Mar 02, 2005. Y Y L
Roll Call 46. H.R. 27. Jobs/Vote on Amendment to Remove Provision Permitting Religious Groups to Obtain Federal Job-Training Funds While Discriminating in Their Hiring on the Basis of Religion. Mar 02, 2005. Y Y L
Roll Call 42. H.Res. 126. Jobs/Procedural Vote to Proceed to Consideration of H.R. 27, a Bill to Reauthorize Federal Job-Training Programs. Mar 02, 2005. Absent N L
Roll Call 38. S. 5. Class-Action Lawsuits/Vote on Final Passage of Bill to Move Many Interstate, Class-Action Lawsuits from State to Federal Courts, Which are Less Friendly to Consumers. Feb 17, 2005. N N L
Roll Call 37. S. 5. Class-Action Lawsuits/Procedural Vote on Motion to Commit with Instructions Bill to Move Many Interstate, Class-Action Lawsuits from State to Federal Courts, Which are Less Friendly to Consumers. Feb 17, 2005. Y Y L
Roll Call 36. S. 5. Class-Action Lawsuits/Vote on Conyers Substitute Amendment to Bill to Move Many Interstate, Class-Action Lawsuits from State to Federal Courts, Which are Less Friendly to Consumers. Feb 17, 2005. Y Y L
Roll Call 117. A vote on final passage of a pension reform conference report -- the culmination of House and Senate negotiations to reconcile their differing bills - which would allow the bill to pass the House and travel to President Bush's desk for his signature. Apr 02, 2004. N N L
Roll Call 116. A vote on a Democratic motion offered in protest over their inability to shape a Republican-drafted pension bill (HR 3108) and to send the measure back to its committee of origin for reconsideration. Apr 02, 2004. Y Y L
Roll Call 104. A vote on passage of a Democratic resolution (H.Res.585), which states that federal civilian employees will receive the same annual pay raise as military personnel in fiscal year 2005. Mar 31, 2004. Y Y W
Roll Call 22. H.R. 743. Social Security Protection Act/Motion to Proceed to a Vote on the Rules Governing Debate on a Bill to Prevent Retired Public Employees in Texas and Georgia from Claiming the Retirement Benefits of a Dead Spouse. Feb 11, 2004. N N L
Roll Call 17. H.R. 3030. Community Services Block Grants/Vote on Democratic Version Which Would Prevent Organizations Which Receive Taxpayer Funding to Conduct Anti-Poverty Programs from Discriminating Against Potential Employees on the Basis of Religion and Requiring Recipients of Poverty Aid to Participate in Religious Activities. Feb 04, 2004. Y Y L
Roll Call 16. H.R. 3030. Community Services Block Grants/Vote to Prevent Organizations Which Receive Taxpayer Funding to Conduct Anti-Poverty Programs from Requiring Recipients of Poverty Aid to Participate in Religious Activities. Feb 04, 2004. Y Y L
Roll Call 15. H.R. 3030. Community Services Block Grants/Vote to Prevent Organizations Which Receive Taxpayer Funding to Conduct Anti-Poverty Programs From Discriminating Against Potential Employees on the Basis of Religion. Feb 04, 2004. Y Y L
Roll Call 677. H. Res. 474. Disapproval of Conduct. Dec 08, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 676. H.R. 2673. Fiscal 2004 Omnibus Appropriations/Vote on Final Passage of an Omnibus Spending Bill to Fund the Operation of Government in 2004. Dec 08, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 675. H.R. 2673. Fiscal 2004 Omnibus Appropriations/Vote on the Rules of Debate Governing Consideration of the 2004 Omnibus Appropriations Bill. Dec 08, 2003. Absent N L
Roll Call 674. H.R. 2673. Fiscal 2004 Omnibus Appropriations/Motion to Proceed to a Vote on the Rules of Debate Governing Consideration of the 2004 Omnibus Appropriations Bill. Dec 08, 2003. Absent N L
Roll Call 673. H.R. 2673. Fiscal 2004 Omnibus Appropriations/Vote on a Resolution Which Would Waive the Two-Thirds Vote Requirement for Enacting the Rules of Debate Governing Consideration of the 2004 Omnibus Spending Bill on the Same Day that the Rules Were Reported From the House Rules Committee. Dec 08, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 672. H.R. 2673. Fiscal 2004 Omnibus Appropriations/Motion to Proceed to a Vote on a Resolution Which Would Waive the Two-Thirds Vote Requirement for Enacting the Rules of Debate Governing Consideration of the 2004 Omnibus Spending Bill on the Same Day that the Rules Were Reported From the House Rules Committee. Dec 08, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 592. H.R. 2115. Fiscal 2004 FAA Reauthorization/Vote on Final Passage of a Bill to Reauthorize Funding for the Federal Aviation Administration Oct 30, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 591. H.R. 2115. Fiscal 2004 FAA Reauthorization/Vote to Recommit to Committee a Conference Report Which Would Reauthorize Funding for the Federal Aviation Administration. Oct 30, 2003. Y Y L
Roll Call 587. H.R. 2115. Fiscal 2004 FAA Reauthorization/Vote on Rules of Debate Governing House Consideration of the FAA Reauthorization Conference Report. Oct 30, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 586. H.R. 2115. Fiscal 2004 FAA Reauthorization/Vote to Allow Consideration of the FAA Reauthorization Conference Report. Oct 30, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 580. Procedural Motion to Adjourn the Congressional Session In Response to What Democrats Characterized as Heavy Handed Tactics by the Republican Leadership. Oct 30, 2003. Absent Y L
Roll Call 570. H.R. 2359. Employment Verification Program/Vote to Extend and Expand a 1996 Employment Verification Pilot Program Through 2008. Oct 28, 2003. N N W
Roll Call 531. H.R. 2660. Fiscal 2004 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations/Vote to Instruct House Conferees to Strike Administration-Drafted Rules Which Would Deny Overtime Pay to Certain Classes of Workers. Oct 02, 2003. Y Y W
Roll Call 487. H.R. 2989. Fiscal 2004 Transportation-Treasury Appropriations/Vote to Prevent the Implementation of Administration Plans to Privatize Fifteen Percent of the Federal Workforce. Sep 09, 2003. Y Y W
Roll Call 486. H.R. 2989. Fiscal 2004 Transportation-Treasury Appropriations/Vote to Eliminate Funding for Studies into Privatizing 425,000 Federal Jobs. Sep 09, 2003. Y Y L
Roll Call 485. H.R. 2989. Fiscal 2004 Transportation-Treasury Appropriations/Vote to Prevent the Treasury Department from Finalizing Rules Which Would Encourage Companies to Transition from Defined-Benefit to Cash Balance Pension Plans. Sep 09, 2003. Y Y W
Roll Call 444. H.R. 2210. Head Start Reauthorization/Vote on Final Passage of a Bill Which Would Reauthorize Head Start Funding, Allow Religious Groups That Participate in the Head Start Program to Use Religion as a Factor When Hiring New Teachers, and Devolve Federal Power to Eight States in Making Determinations of How Federal Head Start Money Should Be Spent. Jul 24, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 443. H.R. 2210. Head Start Reauthorization/Vote to Recommit to Committee a Bill Which Would Allow Religious Groups That Participate in the Head Start Program to Use Religion as a Factor When Hiring New Teachers And Would Allow States, And Not the Federal Government, to Determine How Federal Head Start Money Should Be Spent. Jul 24, 2003. Y Y L
Roll Call 442. H.R. 2210. Head Start Reauthorization/Vote on Democratic Version of Head Start Legislation Which, In Contrast to the Republican Bill, Would Not Allow Religious Groups That Participate in the Head Start Program from Using Religion as a Factor When Hiring New Teachers And Would Maintain the Federal Government's Power in Determining How Federal Head Start Money Should Be Spent. Jul 24, 2003. Y Y L
Roll Call 441. H.R. 2210. Head Start Reauthorization/Vote to Prevent Religious Groups That Participate in the Head Start Program from Using Religion as a Factor When Hiring New Teachers. Jul 24, 2003. Y Y L
Roll Call 436. H.R. 2738. U.S.-Chile Trade/Vote on Final Passage of a Free Trade Bill Between the U.S. and Chile Jul 24, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 435. H.R. 2738. U.S.-Chile Trade/Procedural Vote to Prevent Passage of a Free Trade Bill Between the U.S. and Chile. Jul 24, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 434. H.R. 2738. U.S.-Chile Trade/Procedural Vote to Proceed to a Final Vote on a Free Trade Bill Between the U.S. and Chile. Jul 24, 2003. Y N L
Roll Call 432. H.R. 2739. U.S.-Singapore Trade/Vote on Final Passage of a Free Trade Bill Between the U.S. and Singapore. Jul 24, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 431. H.R. 2739. U.S.-Singapore Trade/Procedural Vote to Prevent Passage of a Free Trade Bill Between the U.S. and Singapore. Jul 24, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 430. H.R. 2739. U.S.-Singapore Trade/Procedural Vote to Proceed to a Final Vote on a Free Trade Bill Between the U.S. and Singapore. Jul 24, 2003. Y N L
Roll Call 416. H.R. 2738, H.R. 2739. U.S.-Chile Trade and U.S. Singapore Trade/Vote to Defeat a Motion to Reconsider (Hold Another Vote On) the Rules of Debate on Two Free Trade Agreements (Between the U.S. and Chile and the U.S. and Singapore) Which, Progressives Argued, Failed to Allocate Sufficient Time for House Floor Consideration. Jul 23, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 415. H.R. 2738, H.R. 2739. U.S.-Chile Trade and U.S. Singapore Trade/Vote on Rules of Debate on Two Free Trade Agreements (Between the U.S. and Chile and the U.S. and Singapore) Which, Progressives Argued, Failed to Allocate Sufficient Time for House Floor Consideration. Jul 23, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 414. H.R. 2738, H.R. 2739. U.S.-Chile Trade and U.S. Singapore Trade/Vote to Defeat a Motion to Prevent the Consideration of Two Free Trade Agreements (Between the U.S. and Chile and the U.S. and Singapore). Jul 23, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 413. H.R. 2738, H.R. 2739. U.S.-Chile Trade and U.S. Singapore Trade/Vote to Allow Consideration of Two Free Trade Agreements (Between the U.S. and Chile and the U.S. and Singapore). Jul 23, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 411. H.R. 2799. Fiscal 2004 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations/Procedural Vote to Defeat an Amendment Designed to Protect U.S. Farmers, Workers, and Businesses from the Adverse Effects of Free Trade Agreements with Central American Countries. Jul 23, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 353. H.R. 2660. Fiscal 2004 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations/Vote on Final Passage of a Bill Which Fails to Fully-Fund Public Education and Weakens Labor Protections. Jul 10, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 351. H.R. 2660. Fiscal 2004 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations/Vote to Strike a Provision in the Bill Which Would Deny Overtime Pay to White Collar Workers. Jul 10, 2003. Y Y L
Roll Call 349. H.R. 2660. Fiscal 2004 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations/Vote to Protect the Health of Miners By Eliminating a Provision in Bill Which Would Allow Greater Concentrations of Cancerous Coal Dust in Mine Shafts. Jul 10, 2003. Y Y L
Roll Call 296. H.R. 660. Health Plans for Small Businesses/Passage of a Bill Which Would Exempt Small Businesses from State Laws Regulating the Quality of Employee Health Plans. Jun 19, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 295. H.R. 660. Health Plans for Small Businesses/Vote to Recommit to Committee a Bill Which Would Exempt Small Businesses from State Laws Regulating the Quality of Employee Health Plans. Jun 19, 2003. Y Y L
Roll Call 294. H.R. 660. Health Plans for Small Businesses/Vote on Democratic Substitute Bill Which Would Provide Employees of Small Businesses with Similar Health Protections as Those Offered in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan, a Comprehensive Health Plan for Federal Workers. Jun 19, 2003. Y Y L
Roll Call 293. H.R. 1528. Tax Filing Changes/Vote on Final Passage of a Bill to Streamline Tax Collection Which Would Weaken Health Protections for Unemployed Workers. Jun 19, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 292. H.R. 1528. Tax Filing Changes/Vote to Recommit to Committee a Bill to Streamline Tax Collection Which Would Weaken Health Protections for Unemployed Workers. Jun 19, 2003. Y Y L
Roll Call 291. H.R. 1528. Tax Filing Changes/Vote on Democratic Substitute Bill to Streamline Tax Collection Which Would Maintain Health Protections for the Unemployed, Expand the Child Tax Credit to Low-Income Families, and Revoke Tax Breaks to U.S. Firms That Relocate Overseas. Jun 19, 2003. Y Y L
Roll Call 290. H.R. 660. Health Plans for Small Businesses/Vote on Rules of Debate on a Bill Which Would Exempt Small Businesses from State Laws Regulating the Quality of Employee Health Plans. Jun 19, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 289. H.R. 660. Health Plans for Small Businesses/Vote to Allow Consideration of a Bill Which Would Exempt Small Businesses from State Laws Regulating the Quality of Employee Health Plans. Jun 19, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 257. H.R. 2115. FAA Reauthorization/Vote to Allow Consideration of a Bill to Reauthorize Federal Spending for the Federal Aviation Administration and Privatize Air-Traffic Control Functions. Jun 11, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 221. H.R. 1588. Fiscal 2004 Defense Authorization/Passage of a Bill to Provide Funding for the Research and Development of "Low-Yield" Nuclear Weapons and Exempt the Defense Department from the Endangered Species Act. May 22, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 220. H.R. 1588. Fiscal 2004 Defense Authorization/Vote to Recommit to Committee a Bill to Provide Funding for the Research and Development of "Low-Yield" Nuclear Weapons and Exempt the Defense Department from the Endangered Species Act. May 22, 2003. Y Y L
Roll Call 208. H.R. 1588. Fiscal 2004 Defense Authorization/Vote on Rules of Debate on a Bill to Provide Funding for the Research and Development of "Low-Yield" Nuclear Weapons and Exempt the Defense Department from the Endangered Species Act. May 22, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 207. H.R. 1588. Fiscal 2004 Defense Authorization/Vote to Allow Consideration of a Bill to Provide Funding for the Research and Development of "Low-Yield" Nuclear Weapons and Exempt the Defense Department from the Endangered Species Act. May 22, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 202. H.R. 1588. Fiscal 2004 Defense Authorization/Vote on Rules of Debate on a Bill to Provide Funding for the Research and Development of "Low-Yield" Nuclear Weapons and Exempt the Defense Department from the Endangered Species Act. May 21, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 201. H.R. 1588. Fiscal 2004 Defense Authorization/Vote to Allow Consideration of a Bill to Provide Funding for the Research and Development of "Low-Yield" Nuclear Weapons and Exempt the Defense Department from the Endangered Species Act. May 21, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 189. H.R. 1000. Employee Pensions/Passage of a Bill Intending to Safeguard Employee Pension Accounts Which Failed to Extend Those Rules to Corporate Executive Pension Plans. May 14, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 188. H.R. 1000. Employee Pensions/Vote to Recommit to Committee a Bill Intending to Safeguard Employee Pension Accounts Which Failed to Extend Those Rules to Corporate Executive Pension Plans. May 14, 2003. Y Y L
Roll Call 187. H.R. 1000. Employee Pensions/Vote on Democratic Substitute Measure to Safeguard Employee Pension Accounts and Restrict Overly-Generous Corporate Executive Pension Plans. May 14, 2003. Y Y L
Roll Call 186. H.R. 1000. Employee Pensions/Vote to Allow Consideration of a Bill Intending to Safeguard Employee Pension Accounts Which Failed to Extend Those Rules to Corporate Executive Pension Plans. May 14, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 101. H.R. 743. Social Security Fraud/Vote to Recommit to Committee a Bill to Revoke Social Security Benefits for Retired Public Employees in Texas and Georgia. Apr 02, 2003. Y Y L
Roll Call 100. H.R. 743. Social Security Fraud/Vote to Eliminate a Provision in Bill to Revoke Social Security Benefits for Retired Public Employees in Texas and Georgia. Apr 02, 2003. Y Y L
Roll Call 99. H.R. 743. Social Security Fraud/Vote to Allow Consideration of a Bill to Revoke Social Security Benefits for Retired Public Employees in Texas and Georgia. Apr 02, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 44. HR 743. Social Security Fraud/Passage of a Bill to Revoke Social Security Benefits for Certain Retired Public Employees. Mar 05, 2003. N N W
Roll Call 477. H.R. 5710. Homeland Security Department/Final Passage of an Anti-Labor, Executive Power-Enhancing Bill to Create a Department of Homeland Security. Nov 13, 2002. N N L
Roll Call 475. HR 5710. Homeland Security Department/Vote on Rules of Debate on an Anti-Labor, Executive Power-Enhancing Bill to Create a Department of Homeland Security. Nov 13, 2002. N N L
Roll Call 415. H. Res. 544. Sense of the House Resolution/Passage of a Measure Expressing the Sense of the House that Congress Should Pass Republican Pension Benefits Legislation. Sep 25, 2002. N N L
Roll Call 414. H. Res. 540. Sense of the House Resolution/Passage of a Measure Expressing the Sense of the House that Congress Should Pass Republican Pension Benefits Legislation. Sep 25, 2002. N N L
Roll Call 413. H. Res. 547. Sense of the House Resolution/Vote to Allow Consideration of Measure Expressing the Sense of the House that Congress Should Adopt Republican Legislation in Areas of Employee Pensions, Tax Relief for Married Couples, and Pension Benefits. Sep 25, 2002. N N L
Roll Call 370. H.R. 3009. Trade Promotion Authority/Final Passage of a Conference Report Enabling the President to Place International Trade Agreements Above Worker and Environmental Protections. Jul 27, 2002. N N L
Roll Call 369. H.R. 3009. Trade Promotion Authority/Vote on Rules of Debate on a Bill Enabling the President to Place International Trade Agreements Above Worker and Environmental Protections. Jul 26, 2002. N N L
Roll Call 367. H.R. 5005. Creation of a Department of Homeland Security/Final Passage of Anti-Labor (Republican) Version of Bill Which Restricts Labor Rights of Public Employees in Department and Limits Congressional Oversight of Department. Jul 26, 2002. N N L
Roll Call 363. H.R. 5005. Creation of a Department of Homeland Security/Vote to Allow Congressional Oversight of Department and Protect the Labor Rights of Public Employees in Department. Jul 26, 2002. Y Y L
Roll Call 360. H.R. 5005. Creation of a Department of Homeland Security/Vote to Protect the Labor Rights of Employees in Department. Jul 26, 2002. Y Y L
Roll Call 358. H.R. 5005. Creation of a Department of Homeland Security/Vote to Allow President to Nullify Collective Bargaining Rights of Public Employees in Department Jul 26, 2002. N N L
Roll Call 357. H.R. 5005. Creation of a Department of Homeland Security/Vote on Compromise Measure to Protect the Labor Rights of Public Employees in Department. Jul 26, 2002. Y Y L
Roll Call 356. H.R. 5005. Creation of a Department of Homeland Security/Vote to Allow the President to Revoke the Labor Rights of Public Employees in Department. Jul 26, 2002. N N L
Roll Call 336. HR 5120. Treasury-Postal Appropriations for 2003/Vote to Limit Outsourcing of Public Services Under the Purview of the Treasury-Postal Appropriations Bill. Jul 24, 2002. Y Y W
Roll Call 313. HR 5093. Regulating Corporate Fraud/Motion to Instruct Conferees to Adopt More Stringent Senate Language When Drafting Conference Report. Jul 17, 2002. Y Y L
Roll Call 264. HR 3009. "Fast Track" Trade Bill/Vote to Allow House Participation In Drafting International Trade Agreements Which Subvert Worker and Environmental Protections. Jun 26, 2002. N N L
Roll Call 129. H.J. Res. 84. Steel Tariffs/Vote to Hide Outcome of Steel Tariffs Issue in Complex Procedural Maneuvering. May 08, 2002. N N L
Roll Call 120. HR 2871. Export-Import Bank/Vote to Eliminate U.S. Subsidies to Large Corporations That Layoff More U.S. Workers than Foreign Workers. May 01, 2002. Y Y L
Roll Call 114. HR 3231. INS Reform/Vote to Exclude Civil Service Protections to INS Employees. Apr 25, 2002. N N W
Roll Call 110. HR 3763. Auditing Regulations/Final Passage of Republican Version of New Accounting Industry Regulations. Apr 24, 2002. N N L
Roll Call 109. HR 3763. Auditing Regulations/Vote to Recommit to Committee the Republican Version of New Accounting Industry Regulations. Apr 24, 2002. Y Y L
Roll Call 108. HR 3763. Auditing Regulations/Vote on Democratic Version of New Accounting Industry Regulations. Apr 24, 2002. Y Y L
Roll Call 107. HR 3763. Auditing Regulations/Vote to Establish a Federal Bureau of Audits to Examine the Financial Statements of All Publicly-Traded Companies. Apr 24, 2002. Y Y L
Roll Call 92. HR 3762. Pension Reform/Final Passage of a Bill Which Allowed Executives to Own a Greater Share of Pension Money and Required the Diversification of Employee Pension Plans. Apr 11, 2002. N N L
Roll Call 91. HR 3762. Pension Reform/Vote to Recommit to Committee a Bill Which Allowed Executives to Own a Greater Share of Pension Money and Required the Diversification of Employee Pension Plans. Apr 11, 2002. Y Y L
Roll Call 90. HR 3762. Pension Reform/Vote on Democratic Version of Pension Reform Bill Designed to Provide Employees with More Protections than Republican Measure. Apr 11, 2002. Y Y L
Roll Call 88. HR 3762. Pension Reform/Vote on Rules of Debate on a Bill Which Allowed Executives to Own a Greater Share of Pension Money and Required the Diversification of Employee Pension Plans. Apr 11, 2002. N N L
Roll Call 87. HR 3762. Pension Reform/Vote to Allow Consideration of a Bill Which Allowed Executives to Own a Greater Share of Pension Money and Required the Diversification of Employee Pension Plans. Apr 11, 2002. N N L