H.R. 800 - Employee Free Choice Act of 2007

Employee Free Choice Act of 2007

H.R. 800 — 110^th 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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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

• Grace Napolitano
• Gwen Moore
• Edward Markey
• Bob Filner
• Eni Faleomavaega
• John Salazar
• Timothy Bishop
• Zachary Space
• Donna Christensen
• Peter King
• R. Miller
• Sheila Jackson-Lee
• Silvestre Reyes
• Dennis Kucinich
• Baron Hill
• Robert Scott
• Carolyn McCarthy
• Jerrold Nadler
• Tom Udall
• George Butterfield
• Paul Kanjorski
• Raymond Green
• Barton Gordon
• James McGovern
• Jim Costa
• John Tierney
• Artur Davis
• John Conyers
• Henry Cuellar
• Raul Grijalva
• Yvette Clarke
• Tim Holden
• William Delahunt
• Dennis Moore
• Michael Arcuri
• Christopher Carney
• Heath Shuler
• Solomon Ortiz
• Christopher Smith
• Eliot Engel
• C. Thompson
• Nita Lowey
• Charles Melancon
• Charles Rangel
• Eleanor Norton
• Debbie Wasserman Schultz
• Gregory Meeks
• Lincoln Davis
• Robert Wexler
• Sam Farr
• Alcee Hastings
• Melvin Watt
• Kathy Castor
• Dennis Cardoza
• Allyson Schwartz
• Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
• Keith Ellison
• Jesse Jackson
• Michael McNulty
• Michael Capuano
• Adam Smith
• Adam Schiff
• Ed Perlmutter
• Nancy Boyda
• Anna Eshoo
• Daniel Lipinski
• Earl Pomeroy
• Gary Ackerman
• Diane Watson
• Nicholas Lampson
• Jason Altmire
• Michael Michaud
• David Obey
• Jerry McNerney
• James Marshall
• Timothy Walz
• Edolphus Towns
• John McHugh
• Christopher Shays
• Diana DeGette
• Ellen Tauscher
• Hilda Solis
• Rush Holt
• Charles Gonzalez
• Mark Udall
• Ike Skelton
• Linda Sánchez
• Bruce Braley
• Dale Kildee
• James McDermott
• Chaka Fattah
• Stephen Lynch
• David Wu
• Sanford Bishop
• Donald Payne
• Ron Klein
• Gabrielle Giffords
• Collin Peterson
• Thomas Allen
• Zoe Lofgren
• Tom Lantos
• Bennie Thompson
• Peter Visclosky
• Steven LaTourette
• Doris Matsui
• Timothy Ryan
• Ciro Rodriguez
• Fortney Stark
• Nick Rahall
• Jerry Costello
• Juanita Millender-McDonald
• Lucille Roybal-Allard
• James Langevin
• Nydia Velázquez
• Robert Andrews
• Charles Wilson
• Loretta Sanchez
• Harry Mitchell
• Kirsten Gillibrand
• Corrine Brown
• David Loebsack
• Ben Chandler
• Joe Courtney
• Frank Pallone
• Joe Donnelly
• Henry Johnson
• Melissa Bean
• Neil Abercrombie
• Rosa DeLauro
• John Dingell
• Joseph Crowley
• John Yarmuth
• Kendrick Meek
• Betty McCollum
• Jane Harman
• Lynn Woolsey
• Steven Rothman
• Barbara Lee
• Barney Frank
• Tammy Baldwin
• Victor Snyder
• Steve Kagen
• John Hall
• Maxine Waters
• Phil Hare
• Anthony Weiner
• Al Green
• Steve Israel
• Carolyn Maloney
• Maurice Hinchey
• Robert Berry
• Louise Slaughter
• Joe Sestak
• Bobby Rush
• Carolyn Kilpatrick
• Lloyd Doggett
• Janice Schakowsky
• José Serrano
• Jim Matheson
• Xavier Becerra
• Peter Welch
• Alan Mollohan
• Marcy Kaptur
• Martin Meehan
• Rahm Emanuel
• James Oberstar
• William Clay
• Thomas Edwards
• John Barrow
• Russ Carnahan
• Mazie Hirono
• Jim Cooper
• Rick Larsen
• Steny Hoyer
• Bob Etheridge
• Jay Inslee
• Christopher Van Hollen
• Frank LoBiondo
• Steve Cohen
• Joe Baca
• Albio Sires
• Danny Davis
• David Price
• Brad Sherman
• Betty Sutton
• John Sarbanes
• Richard Neal
• William Jefferson
• Frederick Boucher
• Norman Dicks
• Bart Stupak
• Michael Honda
• Brian Higgins
• Vito Fossella
• Robert Brady
• Paul Hodes
• James Moran
• Eddie Johnson
• Susan Davis
• Edward Pastor
• John Murtha
• Elijah Cummings
• Earl Blumenauer
• Leonard Boswell
• Stephanie Jones
• Ronald Kind
• John Lewis
• Albert Wynn
• Carol Shea-Porter
• Patrick Kennedy
• Shelley Berkley
• Sander Levin
• David Scott
• Brad Ellsworth
• Howard Berman
• John Olver
• Mike Ross
• Luis Gutiérrez
• Michael Doyle
• Lois Capps
• Christopher Murphy
• Brian Baird
• Henry Waxman
• John Larson
• Rubén Hinojosa
• Peter DeFazio
• Emanuel Cleaver
• C.A. Ruppersberger
• William Pascrell
• Darlene Hooley
• Julia Carson
• Patrick Murphy
• James Clyburn

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 (110^th) : 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 During Organizing Efforts, and for Other Purposes.
• S. 1041 (110^th) : 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

• All Votes
• All Actions
• Amendments

	Chamber/Committee	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 voting
select 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 voting
select 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 voting
select 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 voting
currently 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 voting
select 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 voting

	Action	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. Show amendment details
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. Show amendment details
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". Show amendment details