| Labor Rights—Occupational Safety and Health |
Member's Vote
(progressive
or not) |
Progressive Position
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Progressive Result
(win or loss)
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| Roll Call 301. (H.R. 1299) On an amendment that would have implemented new oil drilling safety standards proposed by a commission on the 2010 BP oil spill disaster, including new standards for blowout preventers (which monitor and control oil wells), as well as requirements for cementing and well design (in which cement seals the well and prevents such blowouts). May 10, 2011. | N | Y | L |
| Roll Call 616. (H.R. 6495) Final passage of mine safety legislation that would have required additional inspections of mines, given federal regulators the authority to seek court orders to close mines deemed to be dangerous, and offered legal protection to mine employees who expose unsafe working conditions Dec 08, 2010. | N | Y | L |
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