Key Votes
HR 980 - Collective Bargaining for Public Safety Officers - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Hank Johnson, Jr. voted Yea (Passage) on this legislation.
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Legislation - Placed on Calendar (Senate) - July 20, 2007
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (314-97) - July 17, 2007 (Key vote)
Title: Collective Bargaining for Public Safety Officers
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that requires states to allow collective bargaining for public safety officers.
Highlights:
- Defines public safety officer as "an employee of a public safety agency who is a law enforcement officer, a firefighter, or emergency medical services personnel," including individuals who are "temporarily transferred to a supervisory or management position" (sec. 3).
- Requires states to allow public safety officers the right to join a labor organization for the purpose of collective bargaining over hours, wages, and working conditions (sec. 4).
- Prohibits lockouts by public safety employers and strikes by public safety officers (sec. 6).
Note:
NOTE: THIS VOTE WAS TAKEN UNDER A SUSPENSION OF THE RULES TO CUT OFF DEBATE EARLY AND VOTE TO PASS THE BILL, THEREBY REQUIRING A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY FOR PASSAGE.
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Feb. 12, 2007
Title: Collective Bargaining for Public Safety Officers
Sponsors
- Dale E. Kildee (MI - D) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Neil Abercrombie (HI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Gary L. Ackerman (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Rodney M. Alexander (LA - R)
- Thomas H. 'Tom' Allen (ME - D) (Out Of Office)
- Jason Altmire (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Robert E. 'Rob' Andrews (NJ - D)
- Michael A. Arcuri (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Joe Baca Sr. (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Michele Bachmann (MN - R)
- Brian N. Baird (WA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Tammy Baldwin (WI - D) (Out Of Office)
- John Barrow (GA - D)
- Melissa Bean (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Xavier Becerra (CA - D)
- Shelley Berkley (NV - D) (Out Of Office)
- Howard L. Berman (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Robert Marion Berry (AR - D) (Out Of Office)
- Judy Biggert (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Sanford D. Bishop Jr. (GA - D)
- Timothy H. 'Tim' Bishop (NY - D)
- Earl Blumenauer (OR - D)
- Josiah Robins 'Jo' Bonner Jr. (AL - R)
- Mary Whitaker Bono Mack (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- David Daniel 'Dan' Boren (OK - D) (Out Of Office)
- Leonard L. Boswell (IA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Robert A. 'Bob' Brady (PA - D)
- Bruce Braley (IA - D)
- Corrine Brown (FL - D)
- Virginia 'Ginny' Brown-Waite (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Vern Buchanan (FL - R)
- George K. 'G.K.' Butterfield Jr. (NC - D)
- David Lee 'Dave' Camp (MI - R)
- Lois Capps (CA - D)
- Michael E. 'Mike' Capuano (MA - D)
- Dennis A. Cardoza (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- John Russell 'Russ' Carnahan (MO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Julia M. Carson (IN - D) (Out Of Office)
- Kathy Castor (FL - D)
- Albert Ben Chandler III (KY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Donna Marie Christensen (VI - D)
- Yvette Diane Clarke (NY - D)
- William Lacy Clay Jr. (MO - D)
- Emanuel Cleaver II (MO - D)
- Stephen Ira 'Steve' Cohen (TN - D)
- Tom Cole (OK - R)
- John Conyers Jr. (MI - D)
- Jim Cooper (TN - D)
- Jerry F. Costello (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Joseph D. 'Joe' Courtney (CT - D)
- Robert E. 'Bud' Cramer (AL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Joseph 'Joe' Crowley (NY - D)
- Henry Cuellar (TX - D)
- Elijah E. Cummings (MD - D)
- Susan A. Davis (CA - D)
- Artur Davis (AL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Danny K. Davis (IL - D)
- David Davis (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Geoff Davis (KY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Lincoln Davis (TN - D) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas M. 'Tom' Davis III (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Peter A. DeFazio (OR - D)
- Diana Louise DeGette (CO - D)
- William D. 'Bill' Delahunt (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Rosa L. DeLauro (CT - D)
- Charles W. 'Charlie' Dent (PA - R)
- Lincoln Diaz-Balart (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mario Diaz-Balart (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Norman DeValois 'Norm' Dicks (WA - D) (Out Of Office)
- John D. Dingell (MI - D)
- Joe Donnelly Sr. (IN - D) (Out Of Office)
- Michael F. 'Mike' Doyle Jr. (PA - D)
- John J. 'Jimmy' Duncan Jr. (TN - R)
- Keith M. Ellison (MN - D)
- Brad Ellsworth (IN - D) (Out Of Office)
- Rahm Emanuel (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Jo Ann Emerson (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Eliot L. Engel (NY - D)
- Philip 'Phil' English (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Anna G. Eshoo (CA - D)
- Samuel 'Sam' Farr (CA - D)
- Chaka Fattah Sr. (PA - D)
- Michael 'Mike' Ferguson (NJ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bob Filner (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Vito J. Fossella Jr. (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Barney Frank (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Elton W. Gallegly (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jim Gerlach (PA - R)
- Gabrielle Giffords (AZ - D) (Out Of Office)
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Charles A. 'Charlie' Gonzalez (TX - D) (Out Of Office)
- Bart Gordon (TN - D) (Out Of Office)
- Samuel B. 'Sam' Graves (MO - R)
- Al Green (TX - D)
- Raymond Eugene 'Gene' Green (TX - D)
- Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ - D)
- Luis V. Gutierrez (IL - D)
- John Hall (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Philip G. 'Phil' Hare (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Jane Harman (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Alcee L. Hastings Sr. (FL - D)
- Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (SD - D) (Out Of Office)
- Brian M. Higgins (NY - D)
- Baron P. Hill (IN - D) (Out Of Office)
- Maurice D. Hinchey (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Rubén E. Hinojosa Sr. (TX - D)
- Mazie K. Hirono (HI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Paul W. Hodes (NH - D) (Out Of Office)
- Peter 'Pete' Hoekstra (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas Timothy 'Tim' Holden (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Rush D. Holt Jr. (NJ - D)
- Michael M. 'Mike' Honda (CA - D)
- Darlene Hooley (OR - D) (Out Of Office)
- Duncan L. Hunter (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jay Robert Inslee (WA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Steve J. Israel (NY - D)
- Jesse Louis Jackson Jr. (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Sheila Jackson Lee (TX - D)
- William J. Jefferson (LA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr. (GA - D)
- Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX - D)
- Timothy V. 'Tim' Johnson (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Steven L. 'Steve' Kagen (WI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Ric Keller (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Patrick Joseph Kennedy (RI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (MI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Ronald James 'Ron' Kind (WI - D)
- Peter T. 'Pete' King (NY - R)
- Mark Steven Kirk (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ron Klein (FL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Dennis J. Kucinich (OH - D) (Out Of Office)
- John R. 'Randy' Kuhl Jr. (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ray H. LaHood (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Nicholas V. 'Nick' Lampson (TX - D) (Out Of Office)
- James R. 'Jim' Langevin (RI - D)
- Tom Lantos (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Richard Ray 'Rick' Larsen (WA - D)
- John B. Larson (CT - D)
- Steven C. 'Steve' LaTourette (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Barbara J. Lee (CA - D)
- Sander M. 'Sandy' Levin (MI - D)
- John R. Lewis (GA - D)
- Ron Lewis (KY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Daniel William Lipinski (IL - D)
- Frank A. LoBiondo (NJ - R)
- David W. 'Dave' Loebsack (IA - D)
- Zoe Lofgren (CA - D)
- Nita M. Lowey (NY - D)
- Stephen F. Lynch (MA - D)
- Tim Mahoney (FL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Carolyn B. Maloney (NY - D)
- Edward J. 'Ed' Markey (MA - D)
- James David 'Jim' Matheson (UT - D)
- Doris O. Matsui (CA - D)
- Carolyn McCarthy (NY - D)
- Betty McCollum (MN - D)
- Thaddeus G. 'Thad' McCotter (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- James A. 'Jim' McDermott (WA - D)
- James P. 'Jim' McGovern (MA - D)
- John M. McHugh (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Gerald 'Jerry' McNerney (CA - D)
- Michael R. 'Mike' McNulty (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Kendrick B. Meek Sr. (FL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Gregory W. Meeks (NY - D)
- Charles J. 'Charlie' Melancon Sr. (LA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Michael H. 'Mike' Michaud (ME - D)
- George Miller (CA - D)
- Candice S. Miller (MI - R)
- Ralph Bradley 'Brad' Miller (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Dennis Moore (KS - D) (Out Of Office)
- Gwendolynne S. 'Gwen' Moore (WI - D)
- Shelley Moore Capito (WV - R)
- James P. 'Jim' Moran Jr. (VA - D)
- Christopher S. 'Chris' Murphy (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
- Patrick J. Murphy (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Timothy F. 'Tim' Murphy (PA - R)
- John P. 'Jack' Murtha (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Jerrold L. 'Jerry' Nadler (NY - D)
- Grace Flores Napolitano (CA - D)
- Richard E. Neal (MA - D)
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC - D)
- James L. 'Jim' Oberstar (MN - D) (Out Of Office)
- John W. Olver (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Solomon P. Ortiz Sr. (TX - D) (Out Of Office)
- Frank J. Pallone Jr. (NJ - D)
- William J. 'Bill' Pascrell Jr. (NJ - D)
- Edward López 'Ed' Pastor (AZ - D)
- Donald M. Payne (NJ - D) (Out Of Office)
- Stevan E. 'Steve' Pearce (NM - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ed Perlmutter (CO - D)
- Collin C. Peterson (MN - D)
- Thomas E. 'Tom' Petri (WI - R)
- Todd Russell Platts (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ted Poe (TX - R)
- Earl Pomeroy (ND - D) (Out Of Office)
- Jon Christopher Porter Sr. (NV - R) (Out Of Office)
- David Eugene Price (NC - D)
- Deborah D. Pryce (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Nick Joe Rahall II (WV - D)
- James M. 'Jim' Ramstad (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles B. 'Charlie' Rangel (NY - D)
- Dennis 'Denny' Rehberg (MT - R) (Out Of Office)
- David George 'Dave' Reichert (WA - R)
- Richard 'Rick' Renzi (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Silvestre 'Silver' Reyes (TX - D) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas M. Reynolds (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ciro D. Rodriguez (TX - D) (Out Of Office)
- Mike Rogers (MI - R)
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL - R)
- Michael Avery 'Mike' Ross (AR - D) (Out Of Office)
- Steven R. 'Steve' Rothman (NJ - D) (Out Of Office)
- Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA - D)
- C.A. Dutch 'Dutch' Ruppersberger (MD - D)
- Bobby L. Rush (IL - D)
- Paul D. Ryan (WI - R)
- Timothy J. 'Tim' Ryan (OH - D)
- John T. Salazar (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Loretta L. Sanchez (CA - D)
- Linda T. Sánchez (CA - D)
- John P. Sarbanes (MD - D)
- H. James 'Jim' Saxton (NJ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Janice D. 'Jan' Schakowsky (IL - D)
- Adam B. Schiff (CA - D)
- Allyson Y. Schwartz (PA - D)
- David Scott (GA - D)
- Robert C. 'Bobby' Scott (VA - D)
- José E. Serrano (NY - D)
- Joseph A. 'Joe' Sestak Jr. (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher H. Shays (CT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Carol Shea-Porter (NH - D) (Out Of Office)
- Brad J. Sherman (CA - D)
- John M. Shimkus (IL - R)
- Joseph Heath Shuler (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Bill Shuster (PA - R)
- Albio Sires (NJ - D)
- Ike Skelton (MO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Louise McIntosh Slaughter (NY - D)
- Adam Smith (WA - D)
- Christopher H. 'Chris' Smith (NJ - R)
- Victor F. 'Vic' Snyder (AR - D) (Out Of Office)
- Hilda L. Solis (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Zachary T. 'Zack' Space (OH - D) (Out Of Office)
- Fortney H. 'Pete' Stark (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Bart T. Stupak (MI - D) (Out Of Office)
- John A. Sullivan (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- Betty Sutton (OH - D) (Out Of Office)
- Ellen O. Tauscher (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Lee R. Terry (NE - R)
- Bennie G. Thompson (MS - D)
- Michael C. 'Mike' Thompson (CA - D)
- Todd Tiahrt (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Patrick J. 'Pat' Tiberi (OH - R)
- John F. Tierney (MA - D)
- Stephanie Tubbs Jones (OH - D) (Out Of Office)
- Michael R. 'Mike' Turner (OH - R)
- Thomas S. 'Tom' Udall (NM - D) (Out Of Office)
- Mark E. Udall (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Frederick Stephen 'Fred' Upton (MI - R)
- Christopher 'Chris' Van Hollen Jr. (MD - D)
- Peter J. 'Pete' Visclosky (IN - D)
- James T. 'Jim' Walsh (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Timothy J. 'Tim' Walz (MN - D)
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL - D)
- Maxine Waters (CA - D)
- Diane E. Watson (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Melvin Luther 'Mel' Watt (NC - D)
- Henry A. Waxman (CA - D)
- Anthony David Weiner (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Peter F. Welch (VT - D)
- Gerald C. 'Jerry' Weller (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert Wexler (FL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Edward 'Ed' Whitfield (KY - R)
- Heather A. Wilson (NM - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles A. 'Charlie' Wilson Jr. (OH - D) (Out Of Office)
- Lynn C. Woolsey (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- David Wu (OR - D) (Out Of Office)
- Albert R. Wynn (MD - D) (Out Of Office)
- John A. Yarmuth (KY - D)
- Donald E. 'Don' Young (AK - R)
