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Key Votes
HR 980 - Collective Bargaining for Public Safety Officers - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Joe Donnelly, Sr. voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Read statements Joe Donnelly, Sr. made in this general time period.
Stages
Family
Issues
Stage Details
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 Result
Yea Votes
Nay Votes
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) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas H. 'Tom' Allen (ME - D) (Out Of Office)
- Jason Altmire (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Robert E. 'Rob' Andrews (NJ - D) (Out Of Office)
- Michael A. Arcuri (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Joe Baca Sr. (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Michele Bachmann (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Brian N. Baird (WA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Tammy Baldwin (WI - D) (Out Of Office)
- John Barrow (GA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Melissa Bean (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Xavier Becerra (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- 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) (Out Of Office)
- Earl Blumenauer (OR - D)
- Josiah Robins 'Jo' Bonner Jr. (AL - R) (Out Of Office)
- 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) (Out Of Office)
- Corrine Brown (FL - D) (Out Of Office)
- 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) (Out Of Office)
- Shelley Moore Capito (WV - R) (Out Of Office)
- Lois Capps (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- 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) (Out Of Office)
- 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) (Out Of Office)
- 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) (Out Of Office)
- Joe Donnelly Sr. (IN - D) (Out Of Office)
- Michael F. 'Mike' Doyle Jr. (PA - D)
- John J. 'Jimmy' Duncan Jr. (TN - R)
- Keith Maurice 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) (Out Of Office)
- Chaka Fattah Sr. (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
- 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) (Out Of Office)
- 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)
- Raul M. Grijalva (AZ - D)
- Luis V. Gutiérrez (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. 'Judge' Hastings Sr. (FL - D)
- Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (SD - D) (Out Of Office)
- Brian 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) (Out Of Office)
- 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) (Out Of Office)
- Michael M. 'Mike' Honda (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- 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) (Out Of Office)
- Jesse Louis Jackson Jr. (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Sheila Jackson Lee (TX - D)
- William J. Jefferson (LA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX - D)
- Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr. (GA - D)
- Timothy V. 'Tim' Johnson (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Steven L. 'Steve' Kagen (WI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Richard 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) (Out Of Office)
- James David 'Jim' Matheson (UT - D) (Out Of Office)
- Doris O. Matsui (CA - D)
- Carolyn McCarthy (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Betty McCollum (MN - D)
- Thaddeus G. 'Thad' McCotter (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- James A. 'Jim' McDermott (WA - D) (Out Of Office)
- 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) (Out Of Office)
- George Miller (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Candice S. Miller (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ralph Bradley 'Brad' Miller (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Dennis Moore (KS - D) (Out Of Office)
- Gwendolynne S. 'Gwen' Moore (WI - D)
- James P. 'Jim' Moran Jr. (VA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Timothy F. 'Tim' Murphy (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher S. 'Chris' Murphy (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
- Patrick J. Murphy (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
- 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) (Out Of Office)
- Donald M. Payne (NJ - D) (Out Of Office)
- Stevan Edward 'Steve' Pearce (NM - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ed Perlmutter (CO - D)
- Collin C. Peterson (MN - D)
- Thomas E. 'Tom' Petri (WI - R) (Out Of Office)
- 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) (Out Of Office)
- James M. 'Jim' Ramstad (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles B. 'Charlie' Rangel (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- 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) (Out Of Office)
- 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)
- Timothy J. 'Tim' Ryan (OH - D)
- Paul D. Ryan (WI - R)
- John T. Salazar (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Loretta L. Sanchez (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- 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) (Out Of Office)
- Robert C. 'Bobby' Scott (VA - D)
- David Scott (GA - D)
- José E. Serrano (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- 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) (Out Of Office)
- 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) (Out Of Office)
- Bennie G. Thompson (MS - D)
- Michael C. 'Mike' Thompson (CA - D)
- Todd Tiahrt (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Patrick J. 'Pat' Tiberi (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- John F. Tierney (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Stephanie Tubbs Jones (OH - D) (Out Of Office)
- Michael R. 'Mike' Turner (OH - R)
- Mark E. Udall (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas S. 'Tom' Udall (NM - D) (Out Of Office)
- Frederick Stephen 'Fred' Upton (MI - R)
- Christopher 'Chris' Van Hollen Jr. (MD - D) (Out Of Office)
- 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) (Out Of Office)
- Henry A. Waxman (CA - D) (Out Of Office)
- 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) (Out Of Office)
- Charles A. 'Charlie' Wilson Jr. (OH - D) (Out Of Office)
- Heather A. Wilson (NM - R) (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)
