S. 478 - Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009
Labor and employment. 111th Congress (2009-2010) View bill details
- Sponsor:
- Jim DeMint
- Summary:
- A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has passed through committee and has been put on a legislative calendar.
There have been no votes on this bill.
Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009
S. 478 — 111th Congress (2009–2010)
- Summary
- A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board. (by CRS)
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- At OpenCongress
- Title
- A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board.
- Other Titles
- Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009
- Sponsor
- Jim DeMint
- Co-Sponsors
- Subjects
- Labor and employment
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Labor-management relations
- National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 2/25/2009 - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 2/25/2009 2/25/2009 Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. Put on a legislative calendar 2/26/2009 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 24. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…
supported this bill
Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 111th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2005 – December 31, 2010.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions by Legislator
Name | Party | State | $ From Interest Groups That Supported | $ From Interest Groups That Opposed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel K. Akaka | D | HI | $14,500 | $0 |
| Andrew Lamar Alexander | R | TN | $115,800 | $0 |
| John Barrasso | R | WY | $52,550 | $0 |
| Max Baucus | D | MT | $287,676 | $0 |
| Birch "Evan" Bayh | D | IN | $36,850 | $0 |
| Mark Begich | D | AK | $9,200 | $0 |
| Michael Bennet | D | CO | $57,675 | $0 |
| Bob Bennett | R | UT | $17,000 | $0 |
| Jesse "Jeff" Bingaman | D | NM | $38,901 | $0 |
| Christopher "Kit" Bond | R | MO | $11,350 | $0 |
| Barbara Boxer | D | CA | $75,500 | $0 |
| Sherrod Brown | D | OH | $168,029 | $0 |
| Sam Brownback | R | KS | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Bunning | R | KY | $20,900 | $0 |
| Richard Burr | R | NC | $115,100 | $0 |
| Roland Burris | D | IL | $750 | $0 |
| Robert Byrd | D | WV | $26,900 | $0 |
| Maria Cantwell | D | WA | $40,891 | $0 |
| Ben Cardin | D | MD | $104,775 | $0 |
| Tom Carper | D | DE | $20,350 | $0 |
| Bob Casey | D | PA | $111,261 | $0 |
| Clarence Saxby Chambliss | R | GA | $109,300 | $0 |
| Tom Coburn | R | OK | $67,716 | $0 |
| William Thad Cochran | R | MS | $10,500 | $0 |
| Susan Collins | R | ME | $114,000 | $0 |
| Gaylord Kent Conrad | D | ND | $112,465 | $0 |
| Bob Corker | R | TN | $181,050 | $0 |
| John Cornyn | R | TX | $151,878 | $0 |
| Mike Crapo | R | ID | $85,824 | $0 |
| Jim DeMint | R | SC | $17,752 | $0 |
| Chris Dodd | D | CT | $45,450 | $0 |
| Byron Dorgan | D | ND | $18,850 | $0 |
| Dick Durbin | D | IL | $123,700 | $0 |
| John Ensign | R | NV | $66,000 | $0 |
| Mike Enzi | R | WY | $20,500 | $0 |
| Russ Feingold | D | WI | $95,405 | $0 |
| Dianne Feinstein | D | CA | $35,791 | $0 |
| Kirsten Gillibrand | D | NY | $120,500 | $0 |
| Lindsey Graham | R | SC | $58,350 | $0 |
| Chuck Grassley | R | IA | $197,621 | $0 |
| Judd Gregg | R | NH | $5,250 | $0 |
| Kay Hagan | D | NC | $53,000 | $0 |
| Tom Harkin | D | IA | $128,000 | $0 |
| Orrin Hatch | R | UT | $142,200 | $0 |
| Kay Bailey Hutchison | R | TX | $71,200 | $0 |
| Jim Inhofe | R | OK | $26,150 | $0 |
| Dan Inouye | D | HI | $25,550 | $0 |
| Johnny Isakson | R | GA | $76,930 | $0 |
| Mike Johanns | R | NE | $23,477 | $0 |
| Tim Johnson | D | SD | $28,450 | $0 |
| Ted Kaufman | D | DE | $0 | $0 |
| Ted Kennedy | D | MA | $105,412 | $0 |
| John Kerry | D | MA | $159,900 | $0 |
| Amy Klobuchar | D | MN | $35,700 | $0 |
| Herb Kohl | D | WI | $0 | $0 |
| Jon Kyl | R | AZ | $174,149 | $0 |
| Mary Landrieu | D | LA | $131,400 | $0 |
| Frank Lautenberg | D | NJ | $28,200 | $0 |
| Patrick Leahy | D | VT | $14,900 | $0 |
| Carl Levin | D | MI | $56,879 | $0 |
| Joe Lieberman | I | CT | $76,650 | $0 |
| Blanche Lincoln | D | AR | $174,900 | $0 |
| Dick Lugar | R | IN | $31,500 | $0 |
| Mel Martinez | R | FL | $13,650 | $0 |
| John McCain | R | AZ | $59,377 | $0 |
| Claire McCaskill | D | MO | $83,900 | $0 |
| Addison "Mitch" McConnell | R | KY | $363,850 | $0 |
| Bob Menéndez | D | NJ | $104,850 | $0 |
| Jeff Merkley | D | OR | $11,600 | $0 |
| Barbara Mikulski | D | MD | $57,425 | $0 |
| Lisa Murkowski | R | AK | $49,323 | $0 |
| Patty Murray | D | WA | $99,500 | $0 |
| Earl "Ben" Nelson | D | NE | $123,508 | $0 |
| Clarence "Bill" Nelson | D | FL | $147,365 | $0 |
| Mark Pryor | D | AR | $24,900 | $0 |
| John "Jack" Reed | D | RI | $25,900 | $0 |
| Harry Reid | D | NV | $223,650 | $0 |
| Jim Risch | R | ID | $29,500 | $0 |
| Charles "Pat" Roberts | R | KS | $114,950 | $0 |
| John "Jay" Rockefeller | D | WV | $97,150 | $0 |
| Bernie Sanders | I | VT | $8,399 | $0 |
| Chuck Schumer | D | NY | $231,800 | $0 |
| Jeff Sessions | R | AL | $45,650 | $0 |
| Jeanne Shaheen | D | NH | $21,970 | $0 |
| Richard Shelby | R | AL | $32,300 | $0 |
| Olympia Snowe | R | ME | $67,755 | $0 |
| Arlen Specter | D | PA | $278,226 | $0 |
| Debbie Stabenow | D | MI | $215,118 | $0 |
| Jon Tester | D | MT | $28,100 | $0 |
| John Thune | R | SD | $102,257 | $0 |
| Mark Udall | D | CO | $64,750 | $0 |
| Tom Udall | D | NM | $26,550 | $0 |
| David Vitter | R | LA | $107,000 | $0 |
| George Voinovich | R | OH | $50,450 | $0 |
| Mark Warner | D | VA | $61,500 | $0 |
| Jim Webb | D | VA | $21,600 | $0 |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | D | RI | $9,150 | $0 |
| Roger Wicker | R | MS | $54,550 | $0 |
| Ron Wyden | D | OR | $130,950 | $0 |
