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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.
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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.
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Roll Call 58.
(H.R. 3408) On an amendment requiring most of the steel and iron used to build a controversial oil pipeline be produced in North America
Feb 15, 2012.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Roll Call 490.
(H.R. 1249) On a motion that would have required the Patent and Trademark Office to “prioritize” applications for patents by inventors who “pledge to develop or manufacture their products, processes, and technologies in the United States”
Jun 23, 2011.
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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.
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Roll Call 414.
(H.R. 2055) On an amendment that would have exempted any construction project funded by a military construction and veterans’ bill from Davis-Bacon Act requirements. (The Davis-Bacon Act requires that all public works projects pay the prevailing wage to workers.)
Jun 13, 2011.
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Roll Call 413.
(H.R. 2055) On an amendment that would allow federal agencies to enter into “project labor agreements” (PLAs) for federal construction projects costing more than $25 million. (PLAs refer to collective bargaining agreements between labor organizations and contractors that establish the terms of employment for construction projects.)
Jun 13, 2011.
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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.
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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.
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Roll Call 396.
(H.R. 2017) On an amendment that would have prohibited funds provided by a Homeland Security bill from being used to enforce an Obama administration executive order that encouraged the use of “project labor agreements” (PLAs) for federal construction projects costing more than $25 million. (PLAs refer to collective bargaining agreements between labor organizations and contractors that establish the terms of employment for construction projects.)
Jun 02, 2011.
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Roll Call 395.
(H.R. 2017) On an amendment that would have exempted any construction project funded by a Homeland Security bill from Davis-Bacon Act requirements. (The Davis-Bacon Act requires that all public works projects pay the locally prevailing wage to workers.)
Jun 02, 2011.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Roll Call 216.
(H.R. 658) On 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. (The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has regulatory authority over all civil aviation in the United States.)
Apr 01, 2011.
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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.
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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.
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Roll Call 144.
(H.R. 1) On an amendment that would have prohibited federal funds from being used to enforce the Davis-Bacon Act, which requires that all public works projects pay the prevailing wage to workers.
Feb 19, 2011.
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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.
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Roll Call 126.
(H.R. 1) On an amendment that would have prohibited federal funds from being used for “project labor agreements”—collective bargaining agreements between labor organizations and contractors which establish the terms of employment for construction projects.
Feb 18, 2011.
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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.
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Roll Call 75.
(H.R. 1) On an amendment that would have eliminated all funding ($283 million) for the National Labor Relations Board, which was established to protect workers’ rights and promote productive negotiations between labor and management. 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.
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Roll Call 19.
(H. Res. 38) On a motion that would have prohibited the federal government from awarding contracts to companies that have outsourced American jobs overseas.
Jan 25, 2011.
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