Thad Cochran on Labor & Wages

RepublicanMS

Labor & Wages318 votes · 71.7/100 consistent

Worker priorityEmployer priority

454 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Labor & Wages. 318 of them counted toward the score above: 81 toward “Worker priority” and 237 toward “Employer priority”.

The other 136 did not count: 122 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 14 were ones they did not cast a yea or nay on. They are listed below anyway, marked as not scored, because a filtered list of votes is not a voting record.

Date	What was voted on	Voted	Counted as
1976-07-20	TO AMEND H.R. 10210, BY REQUIRING STATES TO PAY A WEEKLY BENEFIT EQUAL TO 50% OF THE CLAIMANT'S WEEKLY WAGE, UP TO 2/3 OF THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGE IN COVERED EMPLOYMENT.H.R. 10210 · 94th Congress	Nay	Employer priority
1976-07-20	TO AMEND H.R. 10210, BY REDUCING THE TAXABLE WAGE BASE TO $6,000 FROM $8,000.H.R. 10210 · 94th Congress	Yea	Employer priority
1976-07-20	TO AMEND H.R. 10210, BY STRIKING LANGUAGE WHICH REQUIRES COVERAGE OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.H.R. 10210 · 94th Congress	Yea	Employer priority
1976-06-24	TO AMEND H.R. 14232, BY PROHIBITING FUNDS TO CARRY OUT THE ISSUANCE OF FIRST INSTANCE CITATIONS FOR OSHA VIOLATIONS AGAINST SMALL BUSINESSES EMPLOYING 10 OR FEWER PERSONS.H.R. 14232 · 94th Congress	Yea	Employer priority
1976-06-24	TO AMEND H.R. 14232, BY EXEMPTING FARMING OPERATIONS EMPLOYING TEN OR LESS INDIVIDUALS FROM OSHA REGULATIONS.H.R. 14232 · 94th Congress	Yea	Employer priority
1976-06-24	TO AGREE TO A SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT FOR THE SKUBITZ AMENDMENT (SEE R.C. 447) TO H.R. 14232. THE FORD AMENDMENT EXEMPTS FARMING OPERATIONS EMPLOYING FIVE OR LESS PERSONS FROM OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (OSHA) REGULATIONS.H.R. 14232 · 94th Congress	Nay	Worker priority
1975-10-23	TO PASS H.R. 8672, EMERGENCY RAIL TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT AND EMPLOYMENT ACT OF 1975.H.R. 8672 · 94th Congress	Yea	Worker priority
1975-10-07	TO PASS H.R. 9500, A BILL TO STABILIZE LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.H.R. 9500 · 94th Congress	Yea	Worker priority
1975-07-24	TO PASS H.R. 8714, A BILL TO AMEND THE RAILROAD UNEMPLOYMENT ACT TO INCREASE UNEMPLOYMENT AND SICKNESS BENEFITS.H.R. 8714 · 94th Congress	Yea	Worker priority
1975-06-10	TO PASS H.J.RES. 492, MAKING URGENT SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT FOR FISCAL 1975.H.J.Res. 492 · 94th Congress	Yea	Worker priority
1975-05-21	TO PASS H.R. 6900, THE EMERGENCY COMPENSATION AND SPECIAL UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE ACT.H.R. 6900 · 94th Congress	Yea	Worker priority
1974-12-12	TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 17597, PROVIDING A PROGRAM OF EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION.H.R. 17597 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Worker priority
1974-11-20	TO OVERRIDE THE PRESIDENT'S VETO OF H.R. 14225, PROPOSED REHABILITATION ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1975.H.R. 14225 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Worker priority
1974-10-16	TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 14225, AMENDING AND EXTENDING THE REHABILITATION ACT FOR ONE YEAR.H.R. 14225 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Worker priority
1974-10-15	TO OVERRIDE THE PRESIDENT'S VETO OF H.R. 15301, REVISING THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT SYSTEM.H.R. 15301 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Worker priority
1974-09-12	TO PASS H.R. 15301, A BILL REVISING THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT OF 1937.H.R. 15301 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Worker priority
1974-09-12	TO RECOMMIT H.R. 15301, A BILL REVISING THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT OF 1937, WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO EXTEND SECTIONS OF THAT ACT THROUGH DEC. 31, 1975.H.R. 15301 · 93rd Congress	Nay	Employer priority
1974-07-11	TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 3203, AMENDING THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT TO EXTEND ITS COVERAGE AND PROTECTION TO EMPLOYEES OF NONPROFIT HOSPITALS.S. 3203 · 93rd Congress	Nay	Employer priority
1974-06-27	TO AMEND H.R. 15880 BY PROHIBITING THE USE OF ANY FUNDS TO PAY THE SALARIES OF OSHA INSPECTORS INSPECTING FIRMS WITH FEWER THAN 25 EMPLOYEES.H.R. 15580 · 93rd Congress	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
1974-06-27	TO AMEND H.R. 15580 BY DELETING ALL FUNDS FOR OSHA.H.R. 15580 · 93rd Congress	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
1974-06-27	TO AMEND H.R. 15580 BY PROHIBITING USE OF ANY FUNDS TO PAY THE SALARIES OF OSHA INSPECTORS INSPECTING FIRMS WITH FEWER THAN 25 EMPLOYEES.H.R. 15580 · 93rd Congress	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
1974-06-27	TO AGREE TO AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 15580, WHICH, AS AMENDED, APPROPRIATES $5 MILLION IN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION FUNDS FOR ON-SITE CONSULTATION SERVICES TO EMPLOYERS AND INCLUDES THE $5 MILLION IN THE $100.8 MILLION APPROPRIATED FOR THE OSHA. ORIGINALLY THE AMENDMENT ADDED THE $5 MILLION TO THE APPROPRIATION MADE IN THE BILL.H.R. 15580 · 93rd Congress	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
1974-06-05	TO AMEND H.R. 14747 BY REQUIRING GROWERS WHO EMPLOY SUGAR FIELD WORKERS AT PIECE RATES TO PAY THEM AT LEAST THE HOURLY MINIMUM WAGE DETERMINED BY THE SECRETARY.H.R. 14747 · 93rd Congress	Nay	Employer priority
1974-06-05	TO AMEND H.R. 14747 SO AS TO ADD TWO ADDITIONAL CRITERIA WHEN THE SEC'Y OF AGRICULTURE DETERMINES THE MINIMUM WAGE RATE FOR SUGAR WORKERS: 1) PERCENTAGE INCREASE OR DECREASE IN PRODUCTIVITY DURING THE PRECEDING YEAR AND 2) EXTRA EXPENSES WHICH RESULT FROM TRAVEL AND LIVING AWAY FROM HOME.H.R. 14747 · 93rd Congress	Nay	Employer priority
1974-05-30	TO AMEND H.R. 13678, A BILL TO EXTEND THE COVERAGE OF THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT TO NON-PROFIT HOSPITALS, BY REQUIRING THE NLRB TO CEDE ITS JURISDICTION TO THOSE STATES WHICH HAVE ENACTED SUBSTANTIAL EQUIVALENT HEALTH CARE LAWS.H.R. 13678 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Employer priority
1974-05-21	TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 14225, A BILL TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973.H.R. 14225 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Worker priority
1974-05-14	TO PASS S. 1752, PRESCRIBING THE OBJECTIVES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON PRODUCTIVITY AND WORK QUALITY.S. 1752 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1974-03-28	TO AGREE TO CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 2747, A BILL TO INCREASE THE MINIMUM WAGE RATE AND EXPAND ITS COVERAGE.S. 2747 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Worker priority
1974-03-20	TO PASS H.R. 12435, A BILL TO INCREASE THE MINIMUM WAGE AND EXTEND ITS COVERAGE.H.R. 12435 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Worker priority
1974-03-20	TO AMEND H.R. 12435, A BILL TO INCREASE MINIMUM WAGE AND EXTEND ITS COVERAGE, BY EXEMPTING THE DELIVERY OF SHOPPING NEWSPAPERS FROM THE MINIMUM WAGE.H.R. 12435 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Employer priority
1973-11-28	TO PASS H. R. 11010.H.R. 11010 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Worker priority
1973-11-28	TO AMEND H. R. 11010 BY RAISING FROM $500 MILLION TO $1 BILLION THE FUNDS APPROPRIATED FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS FOR FISCAL 1975.H.R. 11010 · 93rd Congress	Nay	Employer priority
1973-11-28	TO AMEND H.R. 11010, BY PERMITTING AREAS WHERE THE UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT HAVE AN AGGREGATE POPULATION OF 100,000 OR MORE TO QUALITFY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.H.R. 11010 · 93rd Congress	Nay	Employer priority
1973-11-28	TO AMEND H. R. 11010, BY REDUCING THE POPULATION REQUIREMENT FOR RECEIVING ASSISTANCE FROM MANPOWER PROGRAMS.H.R. 11010 · 93rd Congress	Nay	Employer priority
1973-09-19	TO OVERRIDE THE PRESIDENT'S VETO OF H.R. 7935, A BILL TO INCREASE THE MINIMUM WAGE RATE.H.R. 7935 · 93rd Congress	Nay	Employer priority
1973-08-03	TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 7935, FAIR LABOR STANDARDS AMENDMENTS OF 1973.H.R. 7935 · 93rd Congress	Nay	Employer priority
1973-07-25	TO AGREE TO A CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 1423, A BILL TO PERMIT EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS TO JOINTLY ADMINISTERED TRUST FUNDS ESTABLISHED BY LABOR ORGANIZATIONS TO DEFRAY COSTS OF LEGAL SERVICES.S. 1423 · 93rd Congress	Nay	Employer priority
1973-07-17	TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS S. 1752, PRESCRIBING THE OBJECTIVES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON PRODUCTIVITY AND WORK QUALITY.S. 1752 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1973-06-12	TO PASS H. R. 77.H.R. 77 · 93rd Congress	Nay	Employer priority
1973-06-12	TO AMEND H.R. 77 TO REQUIRE THAT NEITHER UNION NOR EMPLOYER MAY BE REQUIRED TO BARGAIN ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A LEGAL SERVICES TRUST FUND, BUT ONCE ESTABLISHED, IT WOULD BE AN UNFAIR LABOR PRACTISE TO UNILATERALLY MODIFY OR TERMINATE THE TRUST FUND OR TO REFUSE TO BARGAIN CONCERNING THE FUND IN LATER NEGOTIATIONS.H.R. 77 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Employer priority
1973-06-12	TO AMEND THE STEIGER AMENDMENT TO H.R. 77 BY STRIKING OUT LANGUAGE THAT SPECIFIES AS AN UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICE THE UNILATERAL MODIFICATION OR TERMINATION OF THE LEGAL SERVICES TRUST FUND AGREEMENT, OR FAILURE OR REFUSAL TO BARGAIN IN GOOD FAITH IN THE NEXT SUBSEQUENT CONTRACT NEGOTIATION BETWEEN THE SAME PARTIES. (SEE VARIABLE 156)H.R. 77 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Employer priority
1973-06-12	TO AMEND H.R. 77 SO AS TO ALLOW AN EMPLOYEE TO SELECT AN ATTORNEY OF HIS CHOICE, RATHER THAN THE CHOICE OF HIS UNION.H.R. 77 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Employer priority
1973-06-06	TO PASS H. R. 7935.H.R. 7935 · 93rd Congress	Nay	Employer priority
1973-06-06	TO AMEND H.R. 7935 BY FREEZING THE MINIMUM WAGE RATE IN THE CANAL ZONE AT ITS PRESENT LEVEL.H.R. 7935 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Employer priority
1973-06-06	TO AMEND H.R. 7935 BY ESTABLISHING A SUBMINIMUM WAGE RATE FOR WORKERS UNDER THE AGE OF 18 OR FULL-TIME STUDENTS AT 80% OF THE APPLICABLE MINIMUM WAGE OR $1.60 PER HOUR ($1.30 PER HOUR FOR AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYEES) WHICHEVER IS HIGHER.H.R. 7935 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Employer priority
1973-06-06	TO AMEND H.R. 7935 BY DELETING THE SECTION ON SEASONAL INDUSTRY EMPLOYEES.H.R. 7935 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Employer priority
1973-06-06	TO AMEND H.R. 7935 BY STRIKING OUT EXTENDED COVERAGE FOR LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.H.R. 7935 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Employer priority
1973-06-06	TO AMEND H.R. 7935 BY STRIKING OUT EXTENDED COVERAGE FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.H.R. 7935 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Employer priority
1973-06-06	TO AMEND H.R. 7935 BY INCREASING THE MINIMUM WAGE RATE FOR AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYEES.H.R. 7935 · 93rd Congress	Nay	Employer priority
1973-06-06	TO AMEND H.R. 7935 BY SETTING THE MINIMUM WAGE RATE FOR AGRICULTURAL WORKERS AT $1.60 PER HOUR FOR FISCAL 1974, $1.70 PER HOUR FOR FISCAL 1975, AND $1.85 PER HOUR THEREAFTER.H.R. 7935 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Employer priority
1973-06-06	TO AMEND H.R. 7935 BY SETTING THE MINIMUM WAGE RATE FOR EMPLOYEES COVERED BEFORE 1966 AT $2.10 PER HOUR FOR THE YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 1974, AND TO $2.20 PER HOUR AFTER JUNE 30, 1975.H.R. 7935 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Worker priority
1973-06-06	TO AMEND H.R. 7935 BY SETTING THE MINIMUM WAGE RATE FOR EMPLOYEES COVERED BEFORE 1966 AT $1.90 PER HOUR FOR THE FIRST YEAR, AND $2.10 FOR THE SECOND YEARS AND $2.20 PER HR. THEREAFTER.H.R. 7935 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Employer priority
1973-06-06	TO AGREE TO AN AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE FOR H.R. 7935.H.R. 7935 · 93rd Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1973-06-06	TO AMEND H.R. 7935, A BILL TO AMEND THE FAIR LABOR ACT, BY INCREASING THE MINIMUM WAGE RATE FOR AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYEEES.H.R. 7935 · 93rd Congress	Nay	Employer priority

Sorted newest first. “Counted as” is which end of the Worker priority / Employer priority axis the vote moved this member toward, using the direction recorded for this issue on that roll call. Open any row to see the full measure, the tally, and the reason that direction was assigned.