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Employee Free Choice Act of 2007
To amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts, and for other purposes.
OpenCongress Summary:
This is the Democrats' chief labor bill (aka the Card-check bill). It would change the rules governing the formation of unions, the way first contracts between unions and employers are negotiated, and how employees' rights are enforced. Under the bill, unions could be certified once a majority of employees have signed union authorization cards. The bill also designates a time line for first contracts to be drawn up between unions and employees. Finally, it would increase the fines employers must pay if found guilty of violating their employees' right to unionize.
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- Official: To amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: Employee Free Choice Act of 2007 as passed house.
- Short: Employee Free Choice Act of 2007 as reported to house.
- Short: Employee Free Choice Act as introduced.
- Popular: Card-check bill.
- Popular: Union Organization bill.
3/1/2007--Passed House amended. Employee Free Choice Act of 2007 - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to require the National Labor Relations Board to certify a bargaining representative without directing an election if a majority of the bargaining unit employees have authorized desigSee Full Bill Text
Amendments to H.R.800
| Number |
Status |
Purpose |
| H.Amdt21 |
Fail |
An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-26 to add a section to the bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to discourage the practice of `salting'. This amendment will change the NLRA to ensure that a company's workers are employed for the sole benefit of that company. |
| H.Amdt22 |
Fail |
An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-26 requir es the National Labor Relations Board to promulgate standards and a model notice for an employee to put him- or herself on a `do not call or contact' list to avoid union solicitation. |
| H.Amdt23 |
Fail |
An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 110-26 in the Nature of a Substitute. This amendment in the nature of a substitute would strike the underlying text and insert in its place the text of H.R. 866, the Secret Ballot Protection Act. The amendment would prohibit the recognition of unions via card check, and provide that a union may only be recognized and certified after a secret ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board. |
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| Introduced |  | Voted on by House |  | Voted on by Senate |  | Considered By President | | Bill Becomes Law |
| February 05, 2007 | March 01, 2007 | June 26, 2007 | | |
Latest Vote
| June 26, 2007Roll call number 227 in the Senate |
| Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.800 ) |
| Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 3/5 (60%) |
Percentage of 'aye' votes: 51% |
Result: Cloture Motion Rejected |
Democrats Voting 'Aye'
Sen. Daniel Akaka [D, HI]
Sen. Max Baucus [D, MT]
Sen. B. Evan Bayh [D, IN]
Sen. Joseph Biden [D, DE]
Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D, NM]
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH]
Sen. Robert Byrd [D, WV]
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA]
Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D, MD]
Sen. Thomas Carper [D, DE]
Sen. Robert Casey [D, PA]
Sen. Hillary Clinton [D, NY]
Sen. Kent Conrad [D, ND]
Sen. Christopher Dodd [D, CT]
Sen. Byron Dorgan [D, ND]
Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL]
Sen. Russell Feingold [D, WI]
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA]
Sen. Thomas Harkin [D, IA]
Sen. Daniel Inouye [D, HI]
Sen. Edward Kennedy [D, MA]
Sen. John Kerry [D, MA]
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D, MN]
Sen. Herbert Kohl [D, WI]
Sen. Mary Landrieu [D, LA]
Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D, NJ]
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT]
Sen. Carl Levin [D, MI]
Sen. Blanche Lincoln [D, AR]
Sen. Claire McCaskill [D, MO]
Sen. Robert Menendez [D, NJ]
Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D, MD]
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA]
Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE]
Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL]
Sen. Barack Obama [D, IL]
Sen. Mark Pryor [D, AR]
Sen. John Reed [D, RI]
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV]
Sen. John Rockefeller [D, WV]
Sen. Ken Salazar [D, CO]
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY]
Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI]
Sen. Jon Tester [D, MT]
Sen. Jim Webb [D, VA]
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI]
Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR]
Republicans Voting 'Nay'
Sen. Lamar Alexander [R, TN]
Sen. Wayne Allard [R, CO]
Sen. John Barrasso [R, WY]
Sen. Robert Bennett [R, UT]
Sen. Christopher Bond [R, MO]
Sen. Samuel Brownback [R, KS]
Sen. Jim Bunning [R, KY]
Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC]
Sen. C. Saxby Chambliss [R, GA]
Sen. Thomas Coburn [R, OK]
Sen. Thad Cochran [R, MS]
Sen. Norm Coleman [R, MN]
Sen. Susan Collins [R, ME]
Sen. Bob Corker [R, TN]
Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX]
Sen. Larry Craig [R, ID]
Sen. Michael Crapo [R, ID]
Sen. Jim DeMint [R, SC]
Sen. Elizabeth Dole [R, NC]
Sen. Pete Domenici [R, NM]
Sen. John Ensign [R, NV]
Sen. Michael Enzi [R, WY]
Sen. Lindsey Graham [R, SC]
Sen. Charles Grassley [R, IA]
Sen. Judd Gregg [R, NH]
Sen. Charles Hagel [R, NE]
Sen. Orrin Hatch [R, UT]
Sen. Kay Hutchison [R, TX]
Sen. James Inhofe [R, OK]
Sen. John Isakson [R, GA]
Sen. Jon Kyl [R, AZ]
Sen. Trent Lott [R, MS]
Sen. Richard Lugar [R, IN]
Sen. Mel Martinez [R, FL]
Sen. John McCain [R, AZ]
Sen. Mitch McConnell [R, KY]
Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R, AK]
Sen. Pat Roberts [R, KS]
Sen. Jefferson Sessions [R, AL]
Sen. Richard Shelby [R, AL]
Sen. Gordon Smith [R, OR]
Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME]
Sen. Ted Stevens [R, AK]
Sen. John Sununu [R, NH]
Sen. John Thune [R, SD]
Sen. David Vitter [R, LA]
Sen. George Voinovich [R, OH]
Sen. John Warner [R, VA]
Republicans Voting 'Abstain'
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Voting History
| Date | Chamber | Question | Aye | Nay | Result |
|---|
| June 26, 2007 |
Senate |
H.R.800 Employee Free Choice Act of 2007
On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.800 )
|
51 |
48 |
Cloture Motion Rejected |
See Vote |
| March 01, 2007 |
House |
H.R.800 Employee Free Choice Act of 2007
On Passage: H R 800 The Employee Free Choice Act
|
241 |
185 |
Passed |
See Vote |
| March 01, 2007 |
House |
H.R.800 Employee Free Choice Act of 2007
On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H R 800 The Employee Free Choice Act
|
202 |
225 |
Failed |
See Vote |
| March 01, 2007 |
House |
H.R.800 Employee Free Choice Act of 2007
On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 3 to H R 800
|
173 |
256 |
Failed |
See Vote |
| March 01, 2007 |
House |
H.R.800 Employee Free Choice Act of 2007
On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 2 to H R 800
|
173 |
256 |
Failed |
See Vote |
| March 01, 2007 |
House |
H.R.800 Employee Free Choice Act of 2007
On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 1 to H R 800
|
164 |
264 |
Failed |
See Vote |
All Bill Actions
- Unknown action
- Jun 26, 2007: Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.
- Failed roll in the Senate on Jun 26, 2007. Cloture on the motion to proceed not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 48. Record Vote Number: 227.
- Jun 25, 2007: Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.
- Jun 19, 2007: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate.
- Jun 19, 2007: Cloture motion on the motion to proceed presented in Senate.
- Jun 19, 2007: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
- May 18, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
- Added to calendar on Mar 02, 2007: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 66..
- Mar 01, 2007: GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 800.
- Mar 01, 2007: The Speaker designated the Honorable Zoe Lofgren to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.
- Mar 01, 2007: House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 203 and Rule XVIII.
- Mar 01, 2007: Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 800 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the bill.
- Mar 01, 2007: Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 203.
- Mar 01, 2007: Rule H. Res. 203 passed House.
- Passed roll in the House on Mar 01, 2007. On passage Passed by recorded vote: 241 - 185 (Roll no. 118).
- Mar 01, 2007: On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 202 - 225, 1 Present (Roll no. 117).
- Mar 01, 2007: The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
- Mar 01, 2007: DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Mckeon motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to include language specifying that in addition to the signature of the employee, an attestation that the employee is a lawful citizen or legal resident alien of the United States must be present.
- Mar 01, 2007: Mr. McKeon moved to recommit with instructions to Education and Labor.
- Mar 01, 2007: The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
- Mar 01, 2007: The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- Mar 01, 2007: The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 800.
- Mar 01, 2007: UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
- Mar 01, 2007: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Mckeon (CA) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. McKeon demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
- Mar 01, 2007: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 203, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with thirty minutes of debate on the McKeon (CA) amendment.
- Mar 01, 2007: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Foxx (NC) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Foxx demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
- Mar 01, 2007: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 203, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Foxx (NC) amendment.
- Mar 01, 2007: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the King (IA) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. King demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
- Mar 01, 2007: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 203, the Committee of the Whole proceed with ten minutes of debate on the King (IA) amendment.
- Mar 01, 2007: Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
- Feb 28, 2007: Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 203 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 800 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the bill.
- Added to calendar on Feb 16, 2007: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 8..
- Feb 16, 2007: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 110-23.
- Added to calendar on Feb 14, 2007: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 19..
- Feb 14, 2007: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Feb 14, 2007: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 19.
- Feb 14, 2007: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 19.
- Feb 05, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- Feb 05, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E260)
- Introduced on Feb 05, 2007.
- Feb 05, 2007: Introductory remarks on measure. (CR E260)
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... that has allowed employers to ignore labor laws and block lawful organizing drives for years, the US Chamber of Commerce this week announced a multimillion dollar campaign to oppose the Employee Free Choice Act (HR 800, S. 1041).
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What if the federal employees are being farmed out to other agencies or NGOs? They work for one agency and are hired for that agency to work at the other agency, who's budget and hiring are based on the other agency. Is this a separate contract for the federal employees at the other agency and would they need to organize that agency also?
Altho my inherent disposition has forever been and will be for the rights of the worker, I don't understand this bill, it seems to fly in the face of of our electoral system:
If we pass this bill, it would seem that our next step is to say that Presidential elections should be handled in the same way.
Yet, aren't we guaranteed and don't we brag that we can vote in confidence and no one would know for whom we vote?
<and how votes gets counted is a whole other topic of conversation, see FL & OH>
In regards to privacy and confidentiality of voting, why is the union vs non-union different from electing the Pres of the US or the Pres of the AFL-CIO??
Regards.
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