Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007

To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions.

7/17/2007--Passed House amended. (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 13, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007 - Provides collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by states or local governments. Directs the Federal Labor Relations Authority (Authority) to determine whether state law provides specified rights and responsibilities for public safety officers, including:
(1) granting public safety employees the right to form and join a labor organization which excludes management and supervisory employees, and which is, or seeks to be, recognized as the exclusive bargaining agent for such employees; and
(2) requiring public safety employers to recognize and agree to bargain with the employees' labor organization. Authorizes the Authority, upon the request of an employer or a labor organization, to make a subsequent determination as to whether such state law provides such rights and responsibilities if there is a subsequent material change in the state law or its interpretation. Allows a person aggrieved by an Authority determination to petition the U.S. Court of Appeals for judicial review. Requires the Authority to issue regulations establishing rights and responsibilities for public safety employers and employees in states that do not substantially provide for such public safety employee rights and responsibilities. Directs the Authority, in such cases, to:
(1) determine the appropriateness of units for labor organization representation;
(2) supervise or conduct elections to determine whether a labor organization has been selected as an exclusive representative by a voting majority of the employees in an appropriate unit;
(3) resolve issues relating to the duty to bargain in good faith;
(4) conduct hearings and resolve complaints of unfair labor practices;
(5) resolve exceptions to arbitrator's awards; and
(6) protect the rights of each employee to join, or assist any labor organization. Grants the Authority, and under appropriate circumstances an interested party, the right to seek enforcement of Authority orders and regulations in the appropriate U.S. Court of Appeals or U.S. district court, respectively. Prohibits public safety employers, employees, and labor organizations from engaging in lockouts or strikes. Provides that existing collective bargaining units and agreements shall not be invalidated by this Act. Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to:
(1) preempt or limit any remedies, rights, and procedures of any state law that provides greater or comparable rights and responsibilities than those contained in this Act;
(2) prevent a state from enforcing a state law that prohibits employers and labor organizations from negotiating a labor agreement that requires union membership or payment of union fees as a condition of employment;
(3) preempt any state law that provides for the rights and responsibilities contained in this Act solely because such state law permits an employee to appear on his or her own behalf with respect to his or her employment relations with a public safety agency, excludes employees of a state militia or national guard from its coverage, or provides that a contract or memorandum of understanding between a public safety employer and a labor organization must be presented to the state legislature as part of its approval process;
(4) permit parties subject to the National Labor Relations Act and its regulations to negotiate provisions that would prohibit an employee from engaging in part-time employment or volunteer activities during off-duty hours; or
(5) preempt any state law that substantially provides for the rights and responsibilities described in this Act solely because such law does not require bargaining with respect to pension and retirement benefits. Allows a state to exempt from its state law, or from the requirements of this Act, a political subdivision of the state with a population of less than 5,000 or that employs fewer than 25 full-time employees. Authorizes appropriations.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Dale Kildee [D, MI-5]
• and 280 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Neil Abercrombie [D, HI-1]
  • Rep. Gary Ackerman [D, NY-5]
  • Rep. Rodney Alexander [R, LA-5]
  • Thomas Allen
  • Rep. Jason Altmire [D, PA-4]
  • Rep. Robert Andrews [D, NJ-1]
  • Rep. Michael Arcuri [D, NY-24]
  • Rep. Joe Baca [D, CA-43]
  • Rep. Michele Bachmann [R, MN-6]
  • Rep. Brian Baird [D, WA-3]
  • Rep. Tammy Baldwin [D, WI-2]
  • Rep. John Barrow [D, GA-12]
  • Rep. Melissa Bean [D, IL-8]
  • Rep. Xavier Becerra [D, CA-31]
  • Rep. Shelley Berkley [D, NV-1]
  • Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28]
  • Rep. Robert Berry [D, AR-1]
  • Rep. Judy Biggert [R, IL-13]
  • Rep. Timothy Bishop [D, NY-1]
  • Rep. Sanford Bishop [D, GA-2]
  • Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D, OR-3]
  • Rep. Jo Bonner [R, AL-1]
  • Rep. Mary Bono Mack [R, CA-45]
  • Rep. Dan Boren [D, OK-2]
  • Rep. Leonard Boswell [D, IA-3]
  • Rep. Robert Brady [D, PA-1]
  • Rep. Bruce Braley [D, IA-1]
  • Rep. Corrine Brown [D, FL-3]
  • Rep. Virginia Brown-Waite [R, FL-5]
  • Rep. Vern Buchanan [R, FL-13]
  • Rep. George Butterfield [D, NC-1]
  • Rep. David Camp [R, MI-4]
  • Rep. Shelley Capito [R, WV-2]
  • Rep. Lois Capps [D, CA-23]
  • Rep. Michael Capuano [D, MA-8]
  • Rep. Dennis Cardoza [D, CA-18]
  • Rep. Russ Carnahan [D, MO-3]
  • Julia Carson
  • Rep. Kathy Castor [D, FL-11]
  • Rep. Ben Chandler [D, KY-6]
  • Rep. Donna Christensen [D, VI-0]
  • Rep. Yvette Clarke [D, NY-11]
  • Rep. William Clay [D, MO-1]
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  • Rep. Steve Cohen [D, TN-9]
  • Rep. Tom Cole [R, OK-4]
  • Rep. John Conyers [D, MI-14]
  • Rep. Jim Cooper [D, TN-5]
  • Rep. Jerry Costello [D, IL-12]
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  • Robert Cramer
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  • Rep. Elijah Cummings [D, MD-7]
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  • David Davis
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  • Thomas Davis
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  • Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R, FL-25]
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  • Rep. Joe Donnelly [D, IN-2]
  • Rep. Michael Doyle [D, PA-14]
  • Rep. John Duncan [R, TN-2]
  • Rep. Keith Ellison [D, MN-5]
  • Rep. Brad Ellsworth [D, IN-8]
  • Rep. Rahm Emanuel [D, IL-5]
  • Rep. Jo Ann Emerson [R, MO-8]
  • Rep. Eliot Engel [D, NY-17]
  • Philip English
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  • Rep. Chaka Fattah [D, PA-2]
  • Michael Ferguson
  • Rep. Bob Filner [D, CA-51]
  • Vito Fossella
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  • Rep. Gabrielle Giffords [D, AZ-8]
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  • Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D, TX-20]
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  • Rep. Al Green [D, TX-9]
  • Rep. Raymond Green [D, TX-29]
  • Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7]
  • Rep. Luis Gutiérrez [D, IL-4]
  • Rep. John Hall [D, NY-19]
  • Rep. Phil Hare [D, IL-17]
  • Rep. Jane Harman [D, CA-36]
  • Rep. Alcee Hastings [D, FL-23]
  • Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin [D, SD-0]
  • Rep. Brian Higgins [D, NY-27]
  • Rep. Baron Hill [D, IN-9]
  • Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D, NY-22]
  • Rep. Rubén Hinojosa [D, TX-15]
  • Rep. Mazie Hirono [D, HI-2]
  • Rep. Paul Hodes [D, NH-2]
  • Rep. Peter Hoekstra [R, MI-2]
  • Rep. Tim Holden [D, PA-17]
  • Rep. Rush Holt [D, NJ-12]
  • Rep. Michael Honda [D, CA-15]
  • Darlene Hooley
  • Duncan Hunter
  • Rep. Jay Inslee [D, WA-1]
  • Rep. Steve Israel [D, NY-2]
  • Rep. Jesse Jackson [D, IL-2]
  • Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D, TX-18]
  • William Jefferson
  • Rep. Eddie Johnson [D, TX-30]
  • Rep. Timothy Johnson [R, IL-15]
  • Rep. Henry Johnson [D, GA-4]
  • Stephanie Jones
  • Rep. Steve Kagen [D, WI-8]
  • Ric Keller
  • Rep. Patrick Kennedy [D, RI-1]
  • Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick [D, MI-13]
  • Rep. Ronald Kind [D, WI-3]
  • Rep. Peter King [R, NY-3]
  • Rep. Mark Kirk [R, IL-10]
  • Rep. Ron Klein [D, FL-22]
  • Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D, OH-10]
  • John Kuhl
  • Ray LaHood
  • Nicholas Lampson
  • Rep. James Langevin [D, RI-2]
  • Tom Lantos
  • Rep. Rick Larsen [D, WA-2]
  • Rep. John Larson [D, CT-1]
  • Rep. Steven LaTourette [R, OH-14]
  • Rep. Barbara Lee [D, CA-9]
  • Rep. Sander Levin [D, MI-12]
  • Ron Lewis
  • Rep. John Lewis [D, GA-5]
  • Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D, IL-3]
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  • Rep. David Loebsack [D, IA-2]
  • Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D, CA-16]
  • Rep. Nita Lowey [D, NY-18]
  • Rep. Stephen Lynch [D, MA-9]
  • Tim Mahoney
  • Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D, NY-14]
  • Rep. Edward Markey [D, MA-7]
  • Rep. Jim Matheson [D, UT-2]
  • Rep. Doris Matsui [D, CA-5]
  • Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D, NY-4]
  • Rep. Betty McCollum [D, MN-4]
  • Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R, MI-11]
  • Rep. James McDermott [D, WA-7]
  • Rep. James McGovern [D, MA-3]
  • Rep. John McHugh [R, NY-23]
  • Rep. Jerry McNerney [D, CA-11]
  • Michael McNulty
  • Martin Meehan
  • Rep. Kendrick Meek [D, FL-17]
  • Rep. Gregory Meeks [D, NY-6]
  • Rep. Charles Melancon [D, LA-3]
  • Rep. Michael Michaud [D, ME-2]
  • Rep. George Miller [D, CA-7]
  • Rep. Candice Miller [R, MI-10]
  • Rep. Brad Miller [D, NC-13]
  • Rep. Gwen Moore [D, WI-4]
  • Rep. Dennis Moore [D, KS-3]
  • Rep. James Moran [D, VA-8]
  • Rep. Tim Murphy [R, PA-18]
  • Rep. Patrick Murphy [D, PA-8]
  • Rep. Christopher Murphy [D, CT-5]
  • Rep. John Murtha [D, PA-12]
  • Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D, NY-8]
  • Rep. Grace Napolitano [D, CA-38]
  • Rep. Richard Neal [D, MA-2]
  • Rep. Eleanor Norton [D, DC-0]
  • Rep. James Oberstar [D, MN-8]
  • Rep. John Olver [D, MA-1]
  • Rep. Solomon Ortiz [D, TX-27]
  • Rep. Frank Pallone [D, NJ-6]
  • Rep. William Pascrell [D, NJ-8]
  • Rep. Edward Pastor [D, AZ-4]
  • Rep. Donald Payne [D, NJ-10]
  • Steven Pearce
  • Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D, CO-7]
  • Rep. Collin Peterson [D, MN-7]
  • Rep. Thomas Petri [R, WI-6]
  • Rep. Todd Platts [R, PA-19]
  • Rep. Ted Poe [R, TX-2]
  • Rep. Earl Pomeroy [D, ND-0]
  • Jon Porter
  • Rep. David Price [D, NC-4]
  • Deborah Pryce
  • Rep. Nick Rahall [D, WV-3]
  • James Ramstad
  • Rep. Charles Rangel [D, NY-15]
  • Rep. Dennis Rehberg [R, MT-0]
  • Rep. Dave Reichert [R, WA-8]
  • Rick Renzi
  • Rep. Silvestre Reyes [D, TX-16]
  • Thomas Reynolds
  • Rep. Ciro Rodriguez [D, TX-23]
  • Rep. Michael Rogers [R, MI-8]
  • Rep. Peter Roskam [R, IL-6]
  • Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R, FL-18]
  • Rep. Mike Ross [D, AR-4]
  • Rep. Steven Rothman [D, NJ-9]
  • Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D, CA-34]
  • Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D, MD-2]
  • Rep. Bobby Rush [D, IL-1]
  • Rep. Paul Ryan [R, WI-1]
  • Rep. Timothy Ryan [D, OH-17]
  • Rep. John Salazar [D, CO-3]
  • Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D, CA-47]
  • Rep. Linda Sánchez [D, CA-39]
  • Rep. John Sarbanes [D, MD-3]
  • H. Saxton
  • Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9]
  • Rep. Adam Schiff [D, CA-29]
  • Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D, PA-13]
  • Rep. David Scott [D, GA-13]
  • Rep. Robert Scott [D, VA-3]
  • Rep. José Serrano [D, NY-16]
  • Rep. Joe Sestak [D, PA-7]
  • Christopher Shays
  • Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D, NH-1]
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  • Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R, OH-12]
  • Rep. John Tierney [D, MA-6]
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  • Sen. Tom Udall [D, NM]
  • Sen. Mark Udall [D, CO]
  • Rep. Frederick Upton [R, MI-6]
  • Rep. Christopher Van Hollen [D, MD-8]
  • Rep. Peter Visclosky [D, IN-1]
  • James Walsh
  • Rep. Timothy Walz [D, MN-1]
  • Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D, FL-20]
  • Rep. Maxine Waters [D, CA-35]
  • Rep. Diane Watson [D, CA-33]
  • Rep. Melvin Watt [D, NC-12]
  • Rep. Henry Waxman [D, CA-30]
  • Rep. Anthony Weiner [D, NY-9]
  • Rep. Peter Welch [D, VT-0]
  • Gerald Weller
  • Rep. Robert Wexler [D, FL-19]
  • Rep. Edward Whitfield [R, KY-1]
  • Rep. Charles Wilson [D, OH-6]
  • Heather Wilson
  • Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D, CA-6]
  • Rep. David Wu [D, OR-1]
  • Albert Wynn
  • Rep. John Yarmuth [D, KY-3]
  • Rep. Donald Young [R, AK-0]
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Committees

• House Education and Labor
• 1 more
  • House Education and Labor
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Amendments

This bill has 36 amendments. See All AmendmentsHide All Amendments

Amendments to H.R.980

Number	Status	Purpose
S.Amdt.4750	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4751	Offered	In the nature of a substitute.
S.Amdt.4752	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4753	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4754	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4755	Offered	To provide for a public safety officer bill of rights.
S.Amdt.4756	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4757	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4758	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4759	Offered	To reauthorize the bulletproof vest partnership grant and provide a waiver for hardship for the matching grant program for law enforcement armor vests.
S.Amdt.4760	Offered	To guarantee public safety and local control of taxes and spending.
S.Amdt.4761	Offered	To permit States to pass laws to exempt such States from the provisions of this Act.
S.Amdt.4762	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4763	Fail	To improve educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces and veterans in order to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces.
S.Amdt.4764	Offered	To improve educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces and veterans in order to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces.
S.Amdt.4765	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4766	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4767	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4768	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4769	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4770	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4771	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4772	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4773	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4774	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4775	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4776	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4777	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4778	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4779	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4780	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4781	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4782	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4783	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4784	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4785	Offered	Amendment information not available.

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
February 12, 2007		July 17, 2007

Latest Vote

May 14, 2008Roll call number 127 (Amendment number S.Amdt.4763) in the Senate
Question: On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Graham Amdt. No. 4763 )
Amendment purpose: To improve educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces and veterans in order to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces.
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 1/2 (50%)	Percentage of 'aye' votes: 55%	Result: Motion to Table Agreed to

Democrats Voting 'Aye'

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Sen. Daniel Akaka [D, HI]
Sen. Max Baucus [D, MT]
Sen. Evan Bayh [D, IN]
Sen. Joseph Biden [D, DE]
Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D, NM]
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH]
Sen. Robert Byrd [D, WV]
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA]
Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D, MD]
Sen. Thomas Carper [D, DE]
Sen. Robert Casey [D, PA]
Sen. Kent Conrad [D, ND]
Sen. Christopher Dodd [D, CT]
Sen. Byron Dorgan [D, ND]
Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL]
Sen. Russell Feingold [D, WI]
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA]
Sen. Thomas Harkin [D, IA]
Sen. Daniel Inouye [D, HI]
Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD]
Sen. Edward Kennedy [D, MA]
Sen. John Kerry [D, MA]
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D, MN]
Sen. Herbert Kohl [D, WI]
Sen. Mary Landrieu [D, LA]
Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D, NJ]
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT]
Sen. Carl Levin [D, MI]
Sen. Blanche Lincoln [D, AR]
Sen. Claire McCaskill [D, MO]
Sen. Robert Menéndez [D, NJ]
Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D, MD]
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA]
Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL]
Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE]
Sen. Mark Pryor [D, AR]
Sen. John Reed [D, RI]
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV]
Sen. John Rockefeller [D, WV]
Sen. Ken Salazar [D, CO]
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY]
Sen. Arlen Specter [D, PA]
Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI]
Sen. Jon Tester [D, MT]
Sen. Jim Webb [D, VA]
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI]
Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR]

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Republicans Voting 'Aye'

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Sen. Susan Collins [R, ME]
Charles Hagel
Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME]
Sen. George Voinovich [R, OH]
John Warner

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Others Voting 'Aye'

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Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I, CT]
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT]

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Democrats Voting 'Nay'

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Republicans Voting 'Nay'

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Sen. Lamar Alexander [R, TN]
Wayne Allard
Sen. John Barrasso [R, WY]
Sen. Robert Bennett [R, UT]
Sen. Christopher Bond [R, MO]
Sen. Samuel Brownback [R, KS]
Sen. Jim Bunning [R, KY]
Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC]
Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R, GA]
Sen. Thomas Coburn [R, OK]
Sen. Thad Cochran [R, MS]
Norm Coleman
Sen. Bob Corker [R, TN]
Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX]
Larry Craig
Sen. Michael Crapo [R, ID]
Sen. Jim DeMint [R, SC]
Elizabeth Dole
Pete Domenici
Sen. John Ensign [R, NV]
Sen. Michael Enzi [R, WY]
Sen. Lindsey Graham [R, SC]
Sen. Charles Grassley [R, IA]
Sen. Judd Gregg [R, NH]
Sen. Orrin Hatch [R, UT]
Sen. Kay Hutchison [R, TX]
Sen. James Inhofe [R, OK]
Sen. John Isakson [R, GA]
Sen. Jon Kyl [R, AZ]
Sen. Richard Lugar [R, IN]
Sen. Mel Martinez [R, FL]
Sen. Mitch McConnell [R, KY]
Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R, AK]
Sen. Pat Roberts [R, KS]
Sen. Jefferson Sessions [R, AL]
Sen. Richard Shelby [R, AL]
Gordon Smith
Ted Stevens
John Sununu
Sen. John Thune [R, SD]
Sen. David Vitter [R, LA]
Sen. Roger Wicker [R, MS]

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Others Voting 'Nay'

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Democrats Voting 'Abstain'

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Sen. Hillary Clinton [D, NY]
Barack Obama

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Republicans Voting 'Abstain'

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Sen. John McCain [R, AZ]

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Voting History

Date	Chamber	Question	Aye	Nay	Result
May 14, 2008	Senate	H.R.980 Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007 On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Graham Amdt. No. 4763 )	55	42	Motion to Table Agreed to	See Vote
May 13, 2008	Senate	H.R.980 Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007 On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 980 )	69	29	Cloture Motion Agreed to	See Vote
July 17, 2007	House	H.R.980 Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended: H R 980 Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act	314	97	Passed	See Vote

All Bill Actions

• May 15, 2008: Cloture motion on the measure withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate.
• May 14, 2008: Considered by Senate.
• May 14, 2008: Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate.
• May 13, 2008: Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 69 - 29. Record Vote Number: 126.
• May 13, 2008: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
• May 13, 2008: Measure laid before Senate by motion.
• May 07, 2008: Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate.
• May 07, 2008: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate.
• May 07, 2008: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
• Jul 20, 2007: Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
• Added to calendar on Jul 20, 2007: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 275..
• Jul 18, 2007: Received in the Senate.
• Passed roll in the House on Jul 17, 2007. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 314 - 97 (Roll no. 633).
• Jul 17, 2007: Considered as unfinished business.
• Jul 17, 2007: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
• Jul 17, 2007: Considered under suspension of the rules.
• Jul 17, 2007: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 980.
• Jul 17, 2007: Mr. Kildee moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
• Jul 13, 2007: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 110-232.
• Added to calendar on Jul 13, 2007: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 143..
• Jun 20, 2007: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
• Added to calendar on Jun 20, 2007: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 42 - 1..
• Jun 05, 2007: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
• Jun 05, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
• Jun 05, 2007: Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Discharged.
• Introduced on Feb 12, 2007.
• Feb 12, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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