← Elijah E. Cummings
Elijah E. Cummings on Labor & Wages
DemocratMD
Labor & Wages107 votes · 89.7/100 consistent
Worker priorityEmployer priority
201 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Labor & Wages. 107 of them counted toward the score above: 103 toward “Worker priority” and 4 toward “Employer priority”.
The other 94 did not count: 91 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-24 | Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions ActH.R. 397 · 116th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Worker priority |
| 2019-07-24 | Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions ActH.R. 397 · 116th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2019-07-24 | Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act of 2019H.R. 397 · 116th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2019-07-18 | Raise the Wage ActH.R. 582 · 116th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Worker priority |
| 2019-07-18 | Raise the Wage ActH.R. 582 · 116th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2019-07-18 | Raise the Wage ActH.R. 582 · 116th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2019-07-17 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 582) to provide for increases in the Federal minimum wage, and for other purposesH.Res. 492 · 116th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2019-07-17 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 582) to provide for increases in the Federal minimum wage, and for other purposesH.Res. 492 · 116th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2019-04-09 | Building on Reemployment Improvements to Deliver Good Employment for Workers ActH.R. 1759 · 116th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Worker priority |
| 2019-03-27 | Paycheck Fairness ActH.R. 7 · 116th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Worker priority |
| 2019-03-27 | Paycheck Fairness ActH.R. 7 · 116th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2019-03-27 | Paycheck Fairness ActH.R. 7 · 116th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2017-11-07 | Save Local Business ActH.R. 3441 · 115th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Worker priority |
| 2017-11-07 | Save Local Business ActH.R. 3441 · 115th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Yea | Worker priority |
| 2017-05-02 | Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017H.R. 1180 · 115th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Worker priority |
| 2017-05-02 | Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017H.R. 1180 · 115th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2017-03-01 | Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to “Clarification of Employer’s Continuing Obligation to Make and Maintain an Accurate Record of Each Recordable Injury and Illness”H.J.Res. 83 · 115th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Worker priority |
| 2017-02-15 | Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to drug testing of unemployment compensation applicantsH.J.Res. 42 · 115th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Worker priority |
| 2017-02-15 | Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by States for non-governmental employees.H.J.Res. 66 · 115th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Worker priority |
| 2017-02-15 | Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by qualified State political subdivisions for non-governmental employees.H.J.Res. 67 · 115th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Worker priority |
| 2017-02-02 | Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration relating to the Federal Acquisition RegulationH.J.Res. 37 · 115th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Worker priority |
| 2016-09-28 | Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits ActH.R. 6094 · 114th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Worker priority |
| 2016-09-13 | Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century ActH.R. 5587 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Worker priority |
| 2016-06-22 | Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term “Fiduciary”H.J.Res. 88 · 114th Congress · On passage, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding | Nay | Worker priority |
| 2016-06-22 | Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term “Fiduciary”H.J.Res. 88 · 114th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2016-04-28 | Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term “Fiduciary”H.J.Res. 88 · 114th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Worker priority |
| 2015-03-19 | Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to representation case procedures.S.J.Res. 8 · 114th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Worker priority |
| 2015-03-19 | Providing for consideration of H.Res. 132, House Committee Funding Resolution, 114th Congress, and S.J. Res. 8, congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to representation case procedures.H.Res. 152 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2015-03-19 | Providing for consideration of H.Res. 132, House Committee Funding Resolution, 114th Congress, and S.J. Res. 8, congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to representation case procedures.H.Res. 152 · 114th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2014-07-09 | Workforce Innovation and Opportunity ActH.R. 803 · 113th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendments | Yea | Worker priority |
| 2013-05-08 | To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide compensatory time for employees in the private sectorH.R. 1406 · 113th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Worker priority |
| 2013-05-08 | To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide compensatory time for employees in the private sectorH.R. 1406 · 113th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Yea | Worker priority |
| 2013-05-08 | Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013H.R. 1406 · 113th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2013-04-12 | Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations ActH.R. 1120 · 113th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Worker priority |
| 2013-04-12 | Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations ActH.R. 1120 · 113th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2013-03-15 | Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills ActH.R. 803 · 113th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Worker priority |
| 2013-03-15 | Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills ActH.R. 803 · 113th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2013-03-15 | Workforce Innovation and Opportunity ActH.R. 803 · 113th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2011-11-30 | Workforce Democracy and Fairness ActH.R. 3094 · 112th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Worker priority |
| 2011-11-30 | Workforce Democracy and Fairness ActH.R. 3094 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2011-11-30 | Workforce Democracy and Fairness ActH.R. 3094 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2011-11-30 | Workforce Democracy and Fairness ActH.R. 3094 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2011-11-30 | Workforce Democracy and Fairness ActH.R. 3094 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2011-11-30 | Workforce Democracy and Fairness ActH.R. 3094 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2011-11-30 | Workforce Democracy and Fairness ActH.R. 3094 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Rise With Recommendation That Enacting Clause Be Stricken | Yea | Worker priority |
| 2011-11-18 | Providing for consideration of H.R. 3094, to amend the National Labor Relations Act with respect to representation hearings and the timing of elections of labor organizations under that ActH.Res. 470 · 112th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2011-09-15 | Protecting Jobs From Government Interference ActH.R. 2587 · 112th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Worker priority |
| 2011-09-15 | Protecting Jobs From Government Interference ActH.R. 2587 · 112th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2010-12-08 | Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2010H.R. 6495 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Worker priority |
| 2010-12-02 | Expressing support for the designation of the month of October as National Work and Family MonthH.Res. 1598 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2010-11-18 | Emergency Unemployment Compensation Continuation ActH.R. 6419 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Worker priority |
| 2010-09-29 | To require that certain Federal job training and career education programs give priority to programs that provide a national industry-recognized and portable credentialH.R. 4072 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Worker priority |
| 2010-07-30 | Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act of 2010H.R. 5851 · 111th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Worker priority |
| 2010-07-30 | Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act of 2010H.R. 5851 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2010-07-01 | Restoration of Emergency Unemployment Compensation ActH.R. 5618 · 111th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Worker priority |
| 2010-07-01 | Restoration of Emergency Unemployment Compensation ActH.R. 5618 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Table the Appeal of the Ruling of the Chair | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2010-06-29 | Restoration of Emergency Unemployment Compensation ActH.R. 5618 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Did not vote | Not a yea/nay |
| 2010-06-15 | Work-Life Balance Award ActH.R. 4855 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Worker priority |
| 2010-04-14 | Honoring the coal miners who perished in the Upper Big Branch Mine-South in Raleigh County, West Virginia, extending condolences to their families and recognizing the valiant efforts of emergency response workers at the mine disaster.H.Res. 1236 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2009-11-05 | Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance ActH.R. 3548 · 111th Congress · Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment | Yea | Worker priority |
| 2009-10-14 | Expressing support for the designation of the month of October as “National Work and Family Month”H.Res. 768 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2009-09-24 | Expressing support for designation of September 23, 2009, as “National Job Corps Day”H.Con.Res. 163 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2009-09-22 | Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2009H.R. 3548 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Worker priority |
| 2009-07-21 | Commending the Bureau of Labor Statistics on the occasion of its 125th anniversaryS.Con.Res. 30 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2009-01-09 | Paycheck Fairness ActH.R. 12 · 111th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Worker priority |
| 2009-01-09 | Paycheck Fairness ActH.R. 12 · 111th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2008-10-03 | Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008H.R. 6867 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Worker priority |
| 2008-07-31 | Paycheck Fairness ActH.R. 1338 · 110th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Worker priority |
| 2008-07-31 | Paycheck Fairness ActH.R. 1338 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2008-07-31 | Paycheck Fairness ActH.R. 1338 · 110th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2008-07-31 | Paycheck Fairness ActH.R. 1338 · 110th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2008-07-31 | Paycheck Fairness ActH.R. 1338 · 110th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2008-07-31 | Paycheck Fairness ActH.R. 1338 · 110th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2008-06-19 | Providing for consideration of H.R. 5781, to provide that 8 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leaveH.Res. 1277 · 110th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2008-06-19 | Providing for consideration of H.R. 5781, to provide that 8 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leaveH.Res. 1277 · 110th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2008-06-12 | Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2008H.R. 5749 · 110th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Worker priority |
| 2008-06-12 | Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2008H.R. 5749 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2008-06-12 | Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2008H.R. 5749 · 110th Congress · Motion to table the appeal | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2008-06-11 | Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2008H.R. 5749 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Worker priority |
| 2008-05-20 | Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections ActH.R. 2744 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Worker priority |
| 2008-04-30 | Combustible Dust Explosion and Fire Prevention ActH.R. 5522 · 110th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Worker priority |
| 2008-04-30 | Combustible Dust Explosion and Fire Prevention ActH.R. 5522 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2008-04-30 | Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosions and Fires Act of 2008H.R. 5522 · 110th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2008-04-30 | Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosions and Fires Act of 2008H.R. 5522 · 110th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2008-01-16 | S-MINER ActH.R. 2768 · 110th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Worker priority |
| 2008-01-16 | S-MINER ActH.R. 2768 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2008-01-16 | S-MINER ActH.R. 2768 · 110th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2008-01-16 | S-MINER ActH.R. 2768 · 110th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2008-01-16 | S-MINER ActH.R. 2768 · 110th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2008-01-16 | S-MINER ActH.R. 2768 · 110th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2007-09-26 | Popcorn Workers Lung Disease Prevention ActH.R. 2693 · 110th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Worker priority |
| 2007-09-26 | Popcorn Workers Lung Disease Prevention ActH.R. 2693 · 110th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2007-03-01 | The Employee Free Choice ActH.R. 800 · 110th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Worker priority |
| 2007-03-01 | The Employee Free Choice ActH.R. 800 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2007-03-01 | Employee Free Choice Act of 2007H.R. 800 · 110th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2007-03-01 | Employee Free Choice Act of 2007H.R. 800 · 110th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2007-03-01 | Employee Free Choice Act of 2007H.R. 800 · 110th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2007-01-10 | Fair Minimum Wage ActH.R. 2 · 110th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Worker priority |
| 2007-01-10 | Fair Minimum Wage ActH.R. 2 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2007-01-10 | Fair Minimum Wage ActH.R. 2 · 110th Congress · On Motion to Table the Appeal of the Ruling of the Chair | Yea | Direction not readable |
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.