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S. 1769 - Rebuild America Jobs Act

Labor and employment. 112th Congress (2011-2012) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to put workers back on the job while rebuilding and modernizing America. (by CRS) 
Status:
The bill has passed through committee and has been put on a legislative calendar. 
There have been no votes on passage on this bill.
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Rebuild America Jobs Act

S. 1769 — 112th Congress (2011–2012)

Summary
A bill to put workers back on the job while rebuilding and modernizing America. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to put workers back on the job while rebuilding and modernizing America.
Other Titles
  • Rebuild America Jobs Act
  • Building and Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-Term Development
Sponsor
Amy Klobuchar
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Labor and employment
  • Aviation and airports
  • Building construction
  • Buy American requirements
  • Caribbean area
  • Dams and canals
  • Electric power generation and transmission
  • Employee hiring
  • Employment and training programs
  • Energy efficiency and conservation
  • Energy storage, supplies, demand
  • Forests
  • Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
  • Government lending and loan guarantees
  • Income tax exclusion
  • Income tax rates
  • Inflation and prices
  • Infrastructure development
  • Manufacturing
  • Marine and inland water transportation
  • Metals
  • Minority and disadvantaged businesses
  • National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
  • Navigation, waterways, harbors
  • Public contracts and procurement
  • Public transit
  • Public-private cooperation
  • Puerto Rico
  • Railroads
  • Roads and highways
  • Rural conditions and development
  • Securities
  • Solid waste and recycling
  • Transportation programs funding
  • U.S. territories and protectorates
  • User charges and fees
  • Wages and earnings
  • Water quality
  • Water use and supply
  • Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced10/31/2011
Bill History
Chamber/CommitteeMotionDateResult
select this voteSenateOn the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 1769)11/03/2011This motion DID NOT PASS the Senate
51 voted YES 49 voted NO 0 voted present/not voting
ActionDateDescription
Introduced10/31/2011
10/31/2011Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Put on a legislative calendar11/01/2011Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 213.
11/01/2011Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
11/01/2011Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the bill presented in Senate.
11/02/2011Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.
11/02/2011Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the bill withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate.
11/03/2011Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.
select this voteVote11/03/2011On the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 1769)
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

support this bill

Democratic/Liberal [About]
Women's issues [About]
Teachers unions [About]
Minority/Ethnic Groups [About]
Gay & lesbian rights & issues [About]
IBEW (Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers) [About]
State & local govt employee unions [About]
Commercial service unions [About]
Health & welfare policy [About]
Churches, clergy & religious organizations [About]
Automotive Unions [About]
Labor Unions [About]
Elderly issues/Social Security [About]
Human Rights [About]
114 times as much
$593,300
$509,950
$311,250
$311,600
$7,745,372
$1,066,102
$279,914
$33,400
$443,200
$14,383,558
$395,550
$1,110,675
$369,888
$847,206
$28,400,965
$249,644
$249,644
Chambers of commerce [About]
29 Organizations Support and 1 Opposes; See Which Ones
29 Organizations Support and 1 Opposes; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
Rebuild America Jobs Act

29 organizations support this bill

AFL-CIO
Hall, Mike (2011, November 2). Tell Your Senators: Pass the Rebuild America Jobs Act. AFL-CIO Now Blog News. Retrieved November 2, 2011, from http://blog.aflcio.org/2011/11/02/tell-your-senators-pass-the-rebuild-american-jobs-act/.
American Association of People with Disabilities
undersigned organizations (2011, November 2). SUPPORT S. 1769, THE “REBUILD AMERICA JOBS ACT”. Retrieved November 3, 2011, from Civil Rights Docs.
American Association of Retired Persons
undersigned organizations (2011, November 2). SUPPORT S. 1769, THE “REBUILD AMERICA JOBS ACT”. Retrieved November 3, 2011, from Civil Rights Docs.
American Association of University Women
undersigned organizations (2011, November 2). SUPPORT S. 1769, THE “REBUILD AMERICA JOBS ACT”. Retrieved November 3, 2011, from Civil Rights Docs.
American Civil Liberties Union
undersigned organizations (2011, November 2). SUPPORT S. 1769, THE “REBUILD AMERICA JOBS ACT”. Retrieved November 3, 2011, from Civil Rights Docs.
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
AFSCME Sec.–Treas. Lee Saunders (2011, October 13). AFSCME Launches New Ad Supporting American Jobs Act. Retrieved November 2, 2011, from AFSCME.
American Federation of Teachers
undersigned organizations (2011, November 2). SUPPORT S. 1769, THE “REBUILD AMERICA JOBS ACT”. Retrieved November 3, 2011, from Civil Rights Docs.
American-Arab Anti- Discrimination Committee
undersigned organizations (2011, November 2). SUPPORT S. 1769, THE “REBUILD AMERICA JOBS ACT”. Retrieved November 3, 2011, from Civil Rights Docs.
Asian American Justice Center
undersigned organizations (2011, November 2). SUPPORT S. 1769, THE “REBUILD AMERICA JOBS ACT”. Retrieved November 3, 2011, from Civil Rights Docs.
Human Rights Campaign
undersigned organizations (2011, November 2). SUPPORT S. 1769, THE “REBUILD AMERICA JOBS ACT”. Retrieved November 3, 2011, from Civil Rights Docs.
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
IBEW (2011, November 1). Ask Your Senators to Support S.1769 - The Rebuild America Jobs Act. Retrieved November 1, 2011, from IBEW.
International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America
NOLSW (2011, November 3). Tell Your Senators: Pass the Rebuild America Jobs Act. Retrieved November 3, 2011, from National Organization of Legal Services.
Japanese American Citizens League
undersigned organizations (2011, November 2). SUPPORT S. 1769, THE “REBUILD AMERICA JOBS ACT”. Retrieved November 3, 2011, from Civil Rights Docs.
Lawyer’s Committee For Civil Rights Under Law
undersigned organizations (2011, November 2). SUPPORT S. 1769, THE “REBUILD AMERICA JOBS ACT”. Retrieved November 3, 2011, from Civil Rights Docs.
League of Women Voters
undersigned organizations (2011, November 2). SUPPORT S. 1769, THE “REBUILD AMERICA JOBS ACT”. Retrieved November 3, 2011, from Civil Rights Docs.
Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund
undersigned organizations (2011, November 2). SUPPORT S. 1769, THE “REBUILD AMERICA JOBS ACT”. Retrieved November 3, 2011, from Civil Rights Docs.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
undersigned organizations (2011, November 2). SUPPORT S. 1769, THE “REBUILD AMERICA JOBS ACT”. Retrieved November 3, 2011, from Civil Rights Docs.
National Congress of American Indians
undersigned organizations (2011, November 2). SUPPORT S. 1769, THE “REBUILD AMERICA JOBS ACT”. Retrieved November 3, 2011, from Civil Rights Docs.
National Council of La Raza
undersigned organizations (2011, November 2). SUPPORT S. 1769, THE “REBUILD AMERICA JOBS ACT”. Retrieved November 3, 2011, from Civil Rights Docs.
National Education Association
undersigned organizations (2011, November 2). SUPPORT S. 1769, THE “REBUILD AMERICA JOBS ACT”. Retrieved November 3, 2011, from Civil Rights Docs.
National Fair Housing Alliance
undersigned organizations (2011, November 2). SUPPORT S. 1769, THE “REBUILD AMERICA JOBS ACT”. Retrieved November 3, 2011, from Civil Rights Docs.
National Organization for Women
undersigned organizations (2011, November 2). SUPPORT S. 1769, THE “REBUILD AMERICA JOBS ACT”. Retrieved November 3, 2011, from Civil Rights Docs.
National Partnership for Women & Families
undersigned organizations (2011, November 2). SUPPORT S. 1769, THE “REBUILD AMERICA JOBS ACT”. Retrieved November 3, 2011, from Civil Rights Docs.
National Partnership for Women And Families
undersigned organizations (2011, November 2). SUPPORT S. 1769, THE “REBUILD AMERICA JOBS ACT”. Retrieved November 3, 2011, from Civil Rights Docs.
National Urban League
undersigned organizations (2011, November 2). SUPPORT S. 1769, THE “REBUILD AMERICA JOBS ACT”. Retrieved November 3, 2011, from Civil Rights Docs.
National Women’s Law Center
undersigned organizations (2011, November 2). SUPPORT S. 1769, THE “REBUILD AMERICA JOBS ACT”. Retrieved November 3, 2011, from Civil Rights Docs.
People For the American Way
undersigned organizations (2011, November 2). SUPPORT S. 1769, THE “REBUILD AMERICA JOBS ACT”. Retrieved November 3, 2011, from Civil Rights Docs.
Religious Action Center for Reform Judaism
undersigned organizations (2011, November 2). SUPPORT S. 1769, THE “REBUILD AMERICA JOBS ACT”. Retrieved November 3, 2011, from Civil Rights Docs.
Service Employees International Union
undersigned organizations (2011, November 2). SUPPORT S. 1769, THE “REBUILD AMERICA JOBS ACT”. Retrieved November 3, 2011, from Civil Rights Docs.

1 organization oppose this bill

U. S. Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Chamber of Commerce (2011, November 1). Letter on S.1769, the "Rebuild America Jobs Act". Retrieved November 2, 2011, from 2011 Letters to Congress.

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 112th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2011.
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Contributions by Legislator

Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Support		$ From Interest Groups
That Oppose
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$91,165$250
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$13,850$4,500
Kelly AyotteRNH$14,250$1,000
John BarrassoRWY$1,000$0
Max BaucusDMT$254,950$2,500
Mark BegichDAK$402,265$0
Michael BennetDCO$304,693$0
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$67,175$0
Richard BlumenthalDCT$81,800$0
Roy BluntRMO$20,350$9,350
John BoozmanRAR$11,850$1,500
Barbara BoxerDCA$2,032,905$14,350
Scott BrownRMA$20,650$500
Sherrod BrownDOH$668,701$4,250
Richard BurrRNC$500$6,445
Maria CantwellDWA$382,139$750
Ben CardinDMD$416,833$500
Tom CarperDDE$111,655$0
Bob CaseyDPA$952,718$1,000
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$12,750$6,000
Daniel CoatsRIN$3,150$6,500
Tom CoburnROK$250$0
William Thad CochranRMS$0$0
Susan CollinsRME$107,429$5,700
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$72,000$0
Chris CoonsDDE$98,595$0
Bob CorkerRTN$16,200$10,250
John CornynRTX$23,575$6,500
Mike CrapoRID$10,200$0
Jim DeMintRSC$750$5,000
Dick DurbinDIL$317,175$2,750
Mike EnziRWY$5,500$0
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$217,760$1,000
Al FrankenDMN$1,235,072$210
Kirsten GillibrandDNY$1,754,316$500
Lindsey GrahamRSC$19,900$9,634
Chuck GrassleyRIA$15,900$1,000
Kay HaganDNC$2,365,682$0
Tom HarkinDIA$202,505$1,000
Orrin HatchRUT$27,800$1,250
Dean HellerRNV$10,200$1,000
John HoevenRND$7,400$6,000
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$4,850$1,250
Jim InhofeROK$3,900$1,250
Dan InouyeDHI$69,050$200
Johnny IsaksonRGA$4,250$6,500
Mike JohannsRNE$3,500$7,200
Ron JohnsonRWI$900$1,500
Tim JohnsonDSD$374,517$0
John KerryDMA$450,739$0
Mark KirkRIL$62,125$7,500
Amy KlobucharDMN$1,209,378$750
Herb KohlDWI$5,221$0
Jon KylRAZ$8,900$3,800
Mary LandrieuDLA$379,872$1,000
Frank LautenbergDNJ$426,300$250
Patrick LeahyDVT$137,875$0
Mike LeeRUT$2,400$2,000
Carl LevinDMI$291,993$2,250
Joe LiebermanICT$224,353$1,750
Dick LugarRIN$20,500$4,000
Joe ManchinDWV$88,150$2,500
John McCainRAZ$20,800$7,750
Claire McCaskillDMO$1,497,937$1,000
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$38,500$8,000
Bob MenéndezDNJ$341,770$500
Jeff MerkleyDOR$609,113$0
Barbara MikulskiDMD$157,042$500
Jerry MoranRKS$12,500$1,950
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$32,100$0
Patty MurrayDWA$742,713$500
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$105,749$5,750
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$360,176$550
Rand PaulRKY$4,150$500
Rob PortmanROH$2,450$11,000
Mark PryorDAR$94,550$750
John "Jack" ReedDRI$108,675$500
Harry ReidDNV$353,539$3,900
Jim RischRID$1,050$5,000
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$2,000$450
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$124,800$1,500
Marco RubioRFL$15,080$2,205
Bernie SandersIVT$528,707$0
Chuck SchumerDNY$203,353$0
Jeff SessionsRAL$1,600$4,500
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$1,415,412$0
Richard ShelbyRAL$6,200$0
Olympia SnoweRME$46,619$250
Debbie StabenowDMI$810,982$4,250
Jon TesterDMT$487,929$500
John ThuneRSD$3,900$7,200
Patrick ToomeyRPA$12,483$5,150
Mark UdallDCO$711,152$1,500
Tom UdallDNM$647,329$0
David VitterRLA$200$9,000
Mark WarnerDVA$1,346,551$1,550
Jim WebbDVA$906,387$1,000
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$424,386$1,050
Roger WickerRMS$8,050$6,000
Ron WydenDOR$72,700$500

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Daniel K. AkakaDHI$91,165$250
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$13,850$4,500
Kelly AyotteRNH$14,250$1,000
John BarrassoRWY$1,000$0
Max BaucusDMT$254,950$2,500
Mark BegichDAK$402,265$0
Michael BennetDCO$304,693$0
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$67,175$0
Richard BlumenthalDCT$81,800$0
Roy BluntRMO$20,350$9,350
John BoozmanRAR$11,850$1,500
Barbara BoxerDCA$2,032,905$14,350
Scott BrownRMA$20,650$500
Sherrod BrownDOH$668,701$4,250
Richard BurrRNC$500$6,445
Maria CantwellDWA$382,139$750
Ben CardinDMD$416,833$500
Tom CarperDDE$111,655$0
Bob CaseyDPA$952,718$1,000
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$12,750$6,000
Daniel CoatsRIN$3,150$6,500
Tom CoburnROK$250$0
William Thad CochranRMS$0$0
Susan CollinsRME$107,429$5,700
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$72,000$0
Chris CoonsDDE$98,595$0
Bob CorkerRTN$16,200$10,250
John CornynRTX$23,575$6,500
Mike CrapoRID$10,200$0
Jim DeMintRSC$750$5,000
Dick DurbinDIL$317,175$2,750
Mike EnziRWY$5,500$0
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$217,760$1,000
Al FrankenDMN$1,235,072$210
Kirsten GillibrandDNY$1,754,316$500
Lindsey GrahamRSC$19,900$9,634
Chuck GrassleyRIA$15,900$1,000
Kay HaganDNC$2,365,682$0
Tom HarkinDIA$202,505$1,000
Orrin HatchRUT$27,800$1,250
Dean HellerRNV$10,200$1,000
John HoevenRND$7,400$6,000
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$4,850$1,250
Jim InhofeROK$3,900$1,250
Dan InouyeDHI$69,050$200
Johnny IsaksonRGA$4,250$6,500
Mike JohannsRNE$3,500$7,200
Ron JohnsonRWI$900$1,500
Tim JohnsonDSD$374,517$0
John KerryDMA$450,739$0
Mark KirkRIL$62,125$7,500
Amy KlobucharDMN$1,209,378$750
Herb KohlDWI$5,221$0
Jon KylRAZ$8,900$3,800
Mary LandrieuDLA$379,872$1,000
Frank LautenbergDNJ$426,300$250
Patrick LeahyDVT$137,875$0
Mike LeeRUT$2,400$2,000
Carl LevinDMI$291,993$2,250
Joe LiebermanICT$224,353$1,750
Dick LugarRIN$20,500$4,000
Joe ManchinDWV$88,150$2,500
John McCainRAZ$20,800$7,750
Claire McCaskillDMO$1,497,937$1,000
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$38,500$8,000
Bob MenéndezDNJ$341,770$500
Jeff MerkleyDOR$609,113$0
Barbara MikulskiDMD$157,042$500
Jerry MoranRKS$12,500$1,950
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$32,100$0
Patty MurrayDWA$742,713$500
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$105,749$5,750
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$360,176$550
Rand PaulRKY$4,150$500
Rob PortmanROH$2,450$11,000
Mark PryorDAR$94,550$750
John "Jack" ReedDRI$108,675$500
Harry ReidDNV$353,539$3,900
Jim RischRID$1,050$5,000
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$2,000$450
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$124,800$1,500
Marco RubioRFL$15,080$2,205
Bernie SandersIVT$528,707$0
Chuck SchumerDNY$203,353$0
Jeff SessionsRAL$1,600$4,500
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$1,415,412$0
Richard ShelbyRAL$6,200$0
Olympia SnoweRME$46,619$250
Debbie StabenowDMI$810,982$4,250
Jon TesterDMT$487,929$500
John ThuneRSD$3,900$7,200
Patrick ToomeyRPA$12,483$5,150
Mark UdallDCO$711,152$1,500
Tom UdallDNM$647,329$0
David VitterRLA$200$9,000
Mark WarnerDVA$1,346,551$1,550
Jim WebbDVA$906,387$1,000
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$424,386$1,050
Roger WickerRMS$8,050$6,000
Ron WydenDOR$72,700$500

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$ Donated
Democratic/Liberal$14,383,558
Women's issues$7,745,372
Teachers unions$1,110,675
Minority/Ethnic Groups$1,066,102
Gay & lesbian rights & issues$847,206
IBEW (Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers)$593,300
State & local govt employee unions$509,950
Commercial service unions$443,200
Health & welfare policy$395,550
Churches, clergy & religious organizations$369,888
Automotive Unions$311,600
Labor Unions$311,250
Elderly issues/Social Security$279,914
Human Rights$33,400

Interest Groups that oppose this bill

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$ Donated
Chambers of commerce$249,644
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