H.R. 800 - Employee Free Choice Act of 2007
- Sponsor:
- George Miller
- Summary:
- 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. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill was voted on in the House on March 1, 2007
- Amendments:
- 3 proposed amendments. accepted. 3 rejected. View amendments
PASSED on March 1, 2007.
1/2 required to pass
voted YES: 241 voted NO: 185
Employee Free Choice Act of 2007
H.R. 800 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Keywords
- Union, Labor, Organizing
- Summary
- 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. (by CRS)
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- at OpenCongress
- Title
- 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.
- Other Titles
- Card-check bill
- Employee Free Choice Act
- Employee Free Choice Act of 2007
- Employee Free Choice Act of 2007
- Sponsor
- George Miller
- Co-Sponsors
- Neil Abercrombie
- Gary Ackerman
- Thomas Allen
- Jason Altmire
- Robert Andrews
- Michael Arcuri
- Joe Baca
- Brian Baird
- Tammy Baldwin
- John Barrow
- Melissa Bean
- Xavier Becerra
- Shelley Berkley
- Howard Berman
- Robert Berry
- Timothy Bishop
- Sanford Bishop
- Earl Blumenauer
- Leonard Boswell
- Frederick Boucher
- Nancy Boyda
- Robert Brady
- Bruce Braley
- Corrine Brown
- George Butterfield
- Lois Capps
- Michael Capuano
- Dennis Cardoza
- Russ Carnahan
- Christopher Carney
- Julia Carson
- Kathy Castor
- Ben Chandler
- Donna Christensen
- Yvette Clarke
- William Clay
- Emanuel Cleaver
- James Clyburn
- Steve Cohen
- John Conyers
- Jim Cooper
- Jim Costa
- Jerry Costello
- Joe Courtney
- Joseph Crowley
- Henry Cuellar
- Elijah Cummings
- Susan Davis
- Lincoln Davis
- Artur Davis
- Danny Davis
- Peter DeFazio
- Diana DeGette
- William Delahunt
- Rosa DeLauro
- Norman Dicks
- John Dingell
- Lloyd Doggett
- Joe Donnelly
- Michael Doyle
- Thomas Edwards
- Keith Ellison
- Brad Ellsworth
- Rahm Emanuel
- Eliot Engel
- Anna Eshoo
- Bob Etheridge
- Eni Faleomavaega
- Sam Farr
- Chaka Fattah
- Bob Filner
- Vito Fossella
- Barney Frank
- Gabrielle Giffords
- Kirsten Gillibrand
- Charles Gonzalez
- Barton Gordon
- Raymond Green
- Al Green
- Raul Grijalva
- Luis Gutiérrez
- John Hall
- Phil Hare
- Jane Harman
- Alcee Hastings
- Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
- Brian Higgins
- Baron Hill
- Maurice Hinchey
- Rubén Hinojosa
- Mazie Hirono
- Paul Hodes
- Tim Holden
- Rush Holt
- Michael Honda
- Darlene Hooley
- Steny Hoyer
- Jay Inslee
- Steve Israel
- Jesse Jackson
- Sheila Jackson-Lee
- William Jefferson
- Henry Johnson
- Eddie Johnson
- Stephanie Jones
- Steve Kagen
- Paul Kanjorski
- Marcy Kaptur
- Patrick Kennedy
- Dale Kildee
- Carolyn Kilpatrick
- Ronald Kind
- Peter King
- Ron Klein
- Dennis Kucinich
- Nicholas Lampson
- James Langevin
- Tom Lantos
- Rick Larsen
- John Larson
- Steven LaTourette
- Barbara Lee
- Sander Levin
- John Lewis
- Daniel Lipinski
- Frank LoBiondo
- David Loebsack
- Zoe Lofgren
- Nita Lowey
- Stephen Lynch
- Carolyn Maloney
- Edward Markey
- James Marshall
- Jim Matheson
- Doris Matsui
- Carolyn McCarthy
- Betty McCollum
- James McDermott
- James McGovern
- John McHugh
- Jerry McNerney
- Michael McNulty
- Martin Meehan
- Kendrick Meek
- Gregory Meeks
- Charles Melancon
- Michael Michaud
- Juanita Millender-McDonald
- R. Miller
- Harry Mitchell
- Alan Mollohan
- Dennis Moore
- Gwen Moore
- James Moran
- Christopher Murphy
- Patrick Murphy
- John Murtha
- Jerrold Nadler
- Grace Napolitano
- Richard Neal
- Eleanor Norton
- James Oberstar
- David Obey
- John Olver
- Solomon Ortiz
- Frank Pallone
- William Pascrell
- Edward Pastor
- Donald Payne
- Ed Perlmutter
- Collin Peterson
- Earl Pomeroy
- David Price
- Nick Rahall
- Charles Rangel
- Silvestre Reyes
- Ciro Rodriguez
- Mike Ross
- Steven Rothman
- Lucille Roybal-Allard
- C.A. Ruppersberger
- Bobby Rush
- Timothy Ryan
- John Salazar
- Loretta Sanchez
- Linda Sánchez
- John Sarbanes
- Janice Schakowsky
- Adam Schiff
- Allyson Schwartz
- David Scott
- Robert Scott
- José Serrano
- Joe Sestak
- Christopher Shays
- Carol Shea-Porter
- Brad Sherman
- Heath Shuler
- Albio Sires
- Ike Skelton
- Louise Slaughter
- Christopher Smith
- Adam Smith
- Victor Snyder
- Hilda Solis
- Zachary Space
- Fortney Stark
- Bart Stupak
- Betty Sutton
- Ellen Tauscher
- Bennie Thompson
- C. Thompson
- John Tierney
- Edolphus Towns
- Mark Udall
- Tom Udall
- Christopher Van Hollen
- Nydia Velázquez
- Peter Visclosky
- Timothy Walz
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Maxine Waters
- Diane Watson
- Melvin Watt
- Henry Waxman
- Anthony Weiner
- Peter Welch
- Robert Wexler
- Charles Wilson
- Lynn Woolsey
- David Wu
- Albert Wynn
- John Yarmuth
- Subjects
- Labor
- Administrative procedure
- Administrative remedies
- Business
- Civil rights
- Collective bargaining
- Disciplining of employees
- Discrimination in employment
- Dismissal of employees
- Employee rights
- Executive departments
- Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
- Fines (Penalties)
- Industrial arbitration
- Injunctions
- Labor contracts
- Labor unions
- Law
- Mediation
- National Labor Relations Board
- Unfair labor practices
- Wage restitution
- Related Bills
- H.Res. 203 (110th) : Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 800) 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
- S. 1041 (110th) : Employee Free Choice Act of 2007
- Major Actions
Introduced 2/05/2007 Referred to Committee Amendments (3 proposed) Passed House 3/01/2007 - Bill History
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Chamber Motion Date Result select this vote House Amendment 1 to H.R. 800 3/01/2007 This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 164 voted YES 264 voted NO 10 voted present/not votingselect this vote House Amendment 2 to H.R. 800 3/01/2007 This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 173 voted YES 256 voted NO 9 voted present/not votingselect this vote House Amendment 3 to H.R. 800 3/01/2007 This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 173 voted YES 256 voted NO 9 voted present/not votingselect this vote House On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 800 The Employee Free Choice Act 3/01/2007 This motion DID NOT PASS the House 202 voted YES 225 voted NO 6 voted present/not votingcurrently selected House On Passage - House - H.R. 800 The Employee Free Choice Act 3/01/2007 This bill PASSED the House 241 voted YES 185 voted NO 8 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.800 6/26/2007 This motion DID NOT PASS the Senate 51 voted YES 48 voted NO 1 voted present/not votingAction Date Description Introduced 2/05/2007 2/05/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. 2/05/2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E260) 2/14/2007 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Put on a legislative calendar 2/14/2007 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 19. 2/16/2007 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 110-23. Put on a legislative calendar 2/16/2007 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 8. 2/28/2007 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. 3/01/2007 Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. 3/01/2007 Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. King (IA). 3/01/2007 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. 3/01/2007 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. 3/01/2007 Amendment (A002) offered by Ms. Foxx. 3/01/2007 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. 3/01/2007 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. 3/01/2007 Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. McKeon. 3/01/2007 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. 3/01/2007 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. 3/01/2007 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. 3/01/2007 The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 800. 3/01/2007 The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. 3/01/2007 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. 3/01/2007 Mr. McKeon moved to recommit with instructions to Education and Labor. 3/01/2007 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. 3/01/2007 The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. select this vote Vote 3/01/2007 Amendment 1 to H.R. 800 select this vote Vote 3/01/2007 Amendment 2 to H.R. 800 select this vote Vote 3/01/2007 Amendment 3 to H.R. 800 select this vote Vote 3/01/2007 On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 800 The Employee Free Choice Act currently selected House Vote on Passage 3/01/2007 On Passage - House - H.R. 800 The Employee Free Choice Act 3/02/2007 Rule H. Res. 203 passed House. 3/02/2007 Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 203. 3/02/2007 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. 3/02/2007 House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 203 and Rule XVIII. 3/02/2007 The Speaker designated the Honorable Zoe Lofgren to act as Chairwoman of the Committee. 3/02/2007 GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 800. Put on a legislative calendar 3/02/2007 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 66. 5/18/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. 6/19/2007 Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. 6/19/2007 Cloture motion on the motion to proceed presented in Senate. 6/19/2007 Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. 6/25/2007 Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. 6/26/2007 Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. select this vote Vote 6/26/2007 Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.800 Number Sponsor Date Offered Status select this vote H. Amdt. 21 King, Steve [R-IA5] March 1, 2007 Failed by roll call vote on March 1, 2007. Amendment sought to provide that nothing shall require an employer to employ any person who seeks or has sought employment with the employer in furtherance of such person's other employment or agency status.
select this vote H. Amdt. 22 Foxx, Virginia [R-NC5] March 1, 2007 Failed by roll call vote on March 1, 2007. Amendment sought to require the National Labor Relations Board to promulgate standards and a model notice for an employee to put him or herself on a list to avoid union solicitation.
select this vote H. Amdt. 23 McKeon, Howard [R-CA25] March 1, 2007 Failed by roll call vote on March 1, 2007. Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to replace the language of the bill with the text of the "Secret Ballot Protection Act".
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