What: All Issues : Labor Rights : Rights of Public Employees
 Who: All Members : Hawaii : Hirono, Mazie
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Labor RightsRights of Public Employees
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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 539. (H.R. 2354) On an amendment that would allow the Energy Department and the Army Corps of Engineers to convert jobs held by federal government employees to private, federally contracted positions Jul 12, 2011. N N L
Roll Call 501. (H.R. 2219) On an amendment that would allow funding provided by a Defense Department spending bill to be used to convert jobs held by federal government employees to private, federally contracted positions without first providing Congress with an inventory of existing contracts Jul 06, 2011. N N L
Roll Call 500. (H.R. 2219) On an amendment that would allow funding provided by a Defense Department spending bill to be used to convert jobs held by federal government employees to private, federally contracted positions Jul 06, 2011. N N L
Roll Call 421. (H.R. 2112) On an amendment that would allow funding provided by an agriculture bill to be used to convert jobs held by federal government employees to private, federally contracted positions without first submitting a report to Congress justifying such a change. Jun 15, 2011. N N L
Roll Call 406. (H.R. 2017) On an amendment that would cut funding for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screeners by $270 million (TSA screeners are the security personnel at airports who screen passengers as they pass through security before boarding a plane). Jun 02, 2011. N N L
Roll Call 403. (H.R. 2017) On an amendment that would prohibit funds provided by a Homeland Security bill from being used by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers for collective bargaining activities. Jun 02, 2011. N N L
Roll Call 390. (H.R. 2017) On an amendment that would allow the Homeland Security Department to convert jobs held by federal government employees into private, federally-contracted positions. Jun 02, 2011. N N L
Roll Call 352. (H.R. 1540) On an amendment that would have suspended the implementation of Defense Department workforce management policies intended to improve efficiency until the Defense Secretary submits a review of those policies to Congress. May 25, 2011. Y Y L
Roll Call 345. (H.R. 1540) On an amendment that would have prohibited the Defense Department from entering into “public-private partnerships” in which work was contracted out to private companies May 25, 2011. Y Y L
Roll Call 220. (H.R. 658) Final passage of legislation authorizing annual funding for the Federal Aviation Administration, and limiting the ability of federal aviation and railroad workers to form unions. (The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has regulatory authority over all civil aviation in the United States.) Apr 01, 2011. N N L
Roll Call 217. (H.R. 658) On an amendment that would have preserved the ability of FAA employees to form a union Apr 01, 2011. Y Y L
Roll Call 212. (H.R. 658) On an amendment that would have prohibited Federal Aviation Administration employees from using time spent at work for union-related activities. (The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has regulatory authority over all civil aviation in the United States.) Mar 31, 2011. N N W
Roll Call 205. (H.R. 658) Legislation authorizing annual funding for the Federal Aviation Administration, and limiting the ability of federal aviation and railroad workers to form unions) – On the resolution setting a time limit for debate and determining which amendments could be offered to the bill. Mar 31, 2011. N N L
Roll Call 133. (H.R. 1) On an amendment that would have prohibited federal funds from being used to provide “step increases” in federal workers’ salaries. Step increases refer to automatic pay-raises given to federal employees every one to three years. Feb 18, 2011. N N W
Roll Call 82. (H.R. 1) On an amendment waving a provision of current law that required fire departments receiving federal funding to limit salaries, and prohibited them from laying off firefighters for two years. This amendment was offered to legislation funding the federal government (such bills are known as “continuing resolutions, or “CRs”) through September 2011, and cutting $61 billion in federal funding for many government programs. Feb 17, 2011. N Y W
Roll Call 578. (H.R. 1722) Final passage of legislation requiring federal agencies to determine which employees are eligible to telecommute (work from home) Nov 18, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 577. (H.R. 1722) Legislation requiring federal agencies to determine which employees are eligible to telecommute (work from home) – On the resolution setting a time limit for debate and prohibiting amendments to the bill Nov 18, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 576. (H.R. 1722) Legislation requiring federal agencies to determine which employees are eligible to telecommute (work from places other than office, such as one’s home) – On bringing to a final vote a resolution setting a time limit for debate and prohibiting amendments to the bill Nov 18, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 561. (S. 3729) Final passage of legislation authorizing $59 billion for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) over three years Sep 29, 2010. N N L
Roll Call 518. (H.R. 1586) Final passage of legislation providing $26 billion to states to prevent cuts in Medicaid coverage (the health insurance program for the poor) and layoffs of teachers and government employees Aug 10, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 517. (H.R. 1586) Legislation providing $26 billion to states to prevent cuts in Medicaid coverage (the health insurance program for the poor) and layoffs of teachers and government employees – On the resolution setting a time limit for debate and prohibiting amendments to this bill Aug 10, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 516. (H.R. 1586) Legislation providing $26 billion to states to prevent cuts in Medicaid coverage (the health insurance program for the poor) and layoffs of teachers and government employees – On bringing to a final vote the resolution setting a time limit for debate and prohibiting amendments to this bill Aug 10, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 441. (H.R. 1722) Final passage of legislation requiring federal agencies to determine which employees are eligible to telecommute (work from home), and designating an official to supervise telecommuting programs Jul 14, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 440. (H.R. 1722) On a motion to recommit (which is the minority's opportunity to torpedo or significantly change a bill before a final up-or-down vote on the measure) requiring the head of each federal agency to certify that telecommuting policies would save the agency money before allowing employees to telecommute. The motion to recommit also prohibited federal employees from downloading pornography while telecommuting. Jul 14, 2010. N N L
Roll Call 438. (H.R. 1722) Legislation requiring federal agencies to determine which employees are eligible to telecommute (work from home), and designating an official to supervise telecommuting programs -- On the resolution setting a time limit for debate and prohibiting amendments to the bill Jul 14, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 437. (H.R. 1722) Legislation requiring federal agencies to determine which employees are eligible to telecommute (work from home), and designating an official to supervise telecommuting programs -- On bringing to a final vote the resolution setting a time limit for debate and prohibiting amendments to the bill Jul 14, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 360. (H.R. 4855) Passage of legislation establishing a new award given by the Labor Department to employers that adopt effective “work-life balance policies” – policies that enable employees to balance the demands of work with family life. Jun 15, 2010. Y Y L
Roll Call 318. (H.R. 5136) On an amendment to legislation authorizing funding for Defense Department programs that barred the federal government from contracting out services that would otherwise be performed by federal employees without determining that such a contract would result in savings for taxpayers. May 27, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 265. (H.R. 5116) On an amendment (to legislation authorizing funding for scientific and technological research) barring public institutions (such as public universities) from receiving funds authorized by the bill if those institutions fail to provide unions with information to which they were entitled under current law May 12, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 251. (H.R. 1722) Passage of legislation that would have required federal agencies to determine which employees are eligible to telecommute (work from home), and designate an official to supervise telecommuting programs May 06, 2010. Y Y L
Roll Call 681. (H.R. 1752) On passage of a measure that would have allowed the House Administration Committee to make the day for paying salaries of House of Representative employees consistent with the rest of the federal government. The measure was in part a response to the frustration that House employees had expressed about the existing pay schedule. Jul 30, 2009. Y Y L
Roll Call 310. (H.R. 626) On passage of legislation providing federal employees with 4 paid weeks of parental leave Jun 04, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 309. (H.R. 626) Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act - - on a motion to add a provision that would terminate the Act if the federal deficit at the end of any fiscal year exceeded $500 billion Jun 04, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 308. (H.R. 626) On the Issa of California Amendment, which would have placed significant restrictions on the use of parental paid leave by federal employees. Jun 04, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 672. HR 3043. (Fiscal 2008 Labor-Health-Education spending) Davis of Kentucky amendment that would prohibit funds from being used to provide cash awards for performance for certain positions in the government/On agreeing to the amendment Jul 19, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 646. HR 3043. (Fiscal 2008 Labor, Health, Education spending) Sessions of Texas amendment that would allow more federal jobs to be considered for outsourcing/On agreeing to the amendment Jul 17, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 311. Providing for consideration (H. Res. 382) of legislation to authorize $40 billion for the Homeland Security Department for fiscal 2008 (H.R. 1684)/On adoption of the rule May 09, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 310. Providing for consideration (H. Res. 382) of legislation to authorize $40 billion for the Homeland Security Department for fiscal 2008 (H.R. 1684)/Motion to order the previous question (end debate and prevent amendment) May 09, 2007. Y Y W