Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 800) to amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Mar 1, 2007 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Progress
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- IntroducedFeb 28, 2007
- Agreed to in HouseMar 1, 2007
Summary
Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 800 (Employee Free Choice Act).
Recorded votes 2
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 113 | On Agreeing to the Resolution | Passed230–195 | Mar 1, 2007 |
| House 112 | On Ordering the Previous Question | Passed228–197 | Mar 1, 2007 |
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Rules Committee | Reported as an original measure Mar 1, 2007 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 1, 2007Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H2043-2054)
- Mar 1, 2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 203.
- Mar 1, 2007On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 228 - 197 (Roll no. 112). (consideration: CR H2053-2054)
- Mar 1, 2007Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 230 - 195 (Roll no. 113). (text: CR H2043)
- Mar 1, 2007Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Feb 28, 2007Introduced in House
- Feb 28, 2007The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 110-26, by Ms. Sutton.
- Feb 28, 2007All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the bill. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specificed in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and opponent, shall not be subject to a demand for a division of the question
- Feb 28, 2007Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 18.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H2043–H2054Text printed H2043Recorded votes H2053, H2054consideration (H. Res. 203), previous question | Al Green D-TX, Alcee L. Hastings D-FL, Betty Sutton D-OH, Christopher Murphy D-CT, David Dreier R-CA, Earl Blumenauer D-OR, Hilda L. Solis D-CA, Howard P. "Buck" McKeon R-CA, John J. Hall D-NY, Kathy Castor D-FL, Lincoln Diaz-Balart R-FL, Mark E. Souder R-IN, Mark Udall D-CO, Pete Sessions R-TX, Peter Welch D-VT, Robert E. Andrews D-NJ, Steve King R-IA | Mar 1, 2007 |
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this resolution, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 110-120 | COAL GASIFICATION: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES106 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | May 24, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 800 | Employee Free Choice Act of 2007 | Procedurally related | Jun 26, 2007 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 800) to amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 1, 2007Engrossed in House
- Feb 28, 2007Reported in House
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