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HR 5 - Cesar Chavez Workplace Fairness Act - Key Vote

National Key Votes

Mel Watt voted Yea (Passage) on this legislation.

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Legislation - Placed on Calendar (Senate) -

Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (239-190) - (Key vote)

Title: Cesar Chavez Workplace Fairness Act

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits employers from hiring permanent replacements when employees strike over wages or benefits.

Highlights:
-Attempts to solve labor disputes through a variety of new means and without racial issues playing a role
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Legislation - Introduced (House) -

Title: Striker Replacement


Sponsors

  • William L. 'Bill' Clay Sr. (MO - D) (Out Of Office)

Co-sponsors

  • Neil Abercrombie (HI - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Gary L. Ackerman (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Thomas H. Andrews (ME - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Douglas Applegate (OH - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Jim Bacchus (FL - D) (Out Of Office)
  • James 'Jim' Barcia (MI - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Thomas J. 'Tom' Barlow (KY - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Thomas M. 'Tom' Barrett (WI - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Howard L. Berman (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Tom Bevill (AL - D) (Out Of Office)
  • James H. Bilbray (NV - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Lucien E. Blackwell (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
  • David Edward Bonior (MI - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Robert A. 'Bob' Borski Jr. (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
  • George E. Brown Jr. (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Sherrod C. Brown (OH - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Leslie L. Byrne (VA - ) (Out Of Office)
  • Maria Cantwell (WA - ) (Out Of Office)
  • Benjamin L. 'Ben' Cardin (MD - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Milton Robert 'Bob' Carr (MI - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Robert N. 'Bob' Clement (TN - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Ronald D. Coleman (TX - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Barbara-Rose Collins (MI - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Cardiss Collins (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Gary A. Condit (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Jerry F. Costello (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
  • William J. Coyne (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Patsy Ann 'Pat' Danner (MO - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Ronald V. Dellums (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Ron De Lugo (VI - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Peter Deutsch (FL - ) (Out Of Office)
  • Norman DeValois 'Norm' Dicks (WA - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Julian C. Dixon (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Richard J. 'Dick' Durbin (IL - ) (Out Of Office)
  • Don Edwards (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Karan English (AZ - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Lane A. Evans (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Victor H. 'Vic' Fazio (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Cleo Fields (LA - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Bob Filner (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Eric D. Fingerhut (OH - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Floyd H. Flake (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Thomas M. Foglietta (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
  • William D. Ford (MI - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Barney Frank (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Jonas 'Martin' Frost III (TX - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Elizabeth Furse (OR - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Sam Gejdenson (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Richard Andrew 'Dick' Gephardt (MO - ) (Out Of Office)
  • Dan Glickman (KS - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Henry B. Gonzalez (TX - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Bart Gordon (TN - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Tony P. Hall (OH - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Daniel E. 'Dan' Hamburg (CA - ) (Out Of Office)
  • Lee H. Hamilton (IN - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Jane Harman (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Earl F. Hilliard Jr. (AL - ) (Out Of Office)
  • Maurice D. Hinchey (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
  • George J. Hochbrueckner (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Thomas Timothy 'Tim' Holden (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
  • William J. Hughes Sr. (NJ - ) (Out Of Office)
  • Jay Robert Inslee (WA - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Andrew 'Andy' Jacobs Jr. (IN - D) (Out Of Office)
  • William J. Jefferson (LA - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Timothy Peter 'Tim' Johnson (SD - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Paul E. Kanjorski (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Joseph P. 'Joe' Kennedy II (MA - ) (Out Of Office)
  • Barbara Bailey Kennelly (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Dale E. Kildee (MI - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Gerald D. 'Jerry' Kleczka (WI - ) (Out Of Office)
  • Herbert C. Klein (NJ - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Ronald P. 'Ron' Klink (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Mike Kopetski (OR - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Mike Kreidler (WA - D) (Out Of Office)
  • John J. LaFalce (NY - ) (Out Of Office)
  • Tom Lantos (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Larry LaRocco (ID - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Richard H. Lehman (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
  • William O. Lipinski (IL - ) (Out Of Office)
  • Jill Lynette Long (IN - D) (Out Of Office)
  • David S. Mann (OH - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Thomas J. Manton (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Matthew G. 'Marty' Martinez (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
  • Robert T. Matsui (CA - ) (Out Of Office)
  • Frank McCloskey (IN - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Paul McHale (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
  • John M. McHugh (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
  • Cynthia Ann McKinney (GA - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Michael R. 'Mike' McNulty (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Martin T. 'Marty' Meehan (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Carrie P. Meek (FL - ) (Out Of Office)
  • Robert 'Bob' Menendez (NJ - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Kweisi Mfume (MD - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Norman Y. Mineta (CA - ) (Out Of Office)
  • David Minge (MN - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Patsy Takemoto Mink (HI - ) (Out Of Office)
  • John 'Joseph' Moakley (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Alan Bowlby Mollohan (WV - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Austin J. Murphy (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
  • John P. 'Jack' Murtha (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
  • James L. 'Jim' Oberstar (MN - D) (Out Of Office)
  • David Ross 'Dave' Obey (WI - D) (Out Of Office)
  • John W. Olver (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Major R. Owens (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Donald M. Payne (NJ - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Timothy J. Penny (MN - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Douglas Brian 'Pete' Peterson (FL - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Earl Pomeroy (ND - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Glenn W. Poshard (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
  • John Francis 'Jack' Reed (RI - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Melvin J. 'MR' Reynolds (IL - ) (Out Of Office)
  • Bill Richardson (NM - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Timothy 'Tim' Roemer (IN - ) (Out Of Office)
  • Martin Olav Sabo (MN - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Bernard 'Bernie' Sanders (VT - I) (Out Of Office)
  • George E. Sangmeister (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Bill Sarpalius (TX - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Thomas C. 'Tom' Sawyer (OH - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Lynn Schenk (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Patricia 'Pat' Schroeder (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Charles E. 'Chuck' Schumer (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Philip R. Sharp (IN - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Karen Shepherd (UT - D) (Out Of Office)
  • David E. Skaggs (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Ike Skelton (MO - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Jim Slattery (KS - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Neal Smith (IA - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Fortney H. 'Pete' Stark (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Louis Stokes (OH - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Ted Strickland (OH - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Gerry E. Studds (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Bart T. Stupak (MI - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Richard N. 'Dick' Swett (NH - ) (Out Of Office)
  • Al Swift (WA - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Mike Synar (OK - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Esteban Edward Torres (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Robert G. 'Bob' Torricelli (NJ - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Edolphus 'Ed' Towns (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
  • James A. 'Jim' Traficant Jr. (OH - ) (Out Of Office)
  • Walter R. Tucker III (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Jolene Unsoeld (WA - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Bruce F. Vento (MN - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Harold L. Volkmer (MO - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Craig A. Washington (TX - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Alan Wheat (MO - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Pat Williams (MT - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Charles Wilson (TX - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Robert E. 'Bob' Wise Jr. (WV - ) (Out Of Office)
  • Lynn C. Woolsey (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Ron Wyden (OR - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Albert R. Wynn (MD - D) (Out Of Office)
  • Sidney R. Yates (IL - D) (Out Of Office)