J. Robert Kerrey on Labor & Wages

DemocratNE

Labor & Wages80 votes · 69.8/100 consistent

Worker priorityEmployer priority

136 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Labor & Wages. 80 of them counted toward the score above: 61 toward “Worker priority” and 19 toward “Employer priority”.

The other 56 did not count: 50 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 6 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
1991-09-24	To urge U.S. negotiators to seek an agreement in the interests of American consumers of coffee. — (SENATE FAILED TO TABLE THE BROWN MODIFIED AMENDMENT NO. 1189 (TO AMENDMENT NO. 1188), TO URGE U.S. NEGOTIATIONS TO SEEK AN AGREEMENT IN THE INTERESTS OF AMERICAN CONSUMERS OF COFFEE.)S. 1722 · 102nd Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Direction not readable
1991-09-24	To provide incentives for work, savings, and investments in order to stimulate economic growth, job creation, and opportunity. — (SENATE FAILED TO TABLE A POINT OF ORDER THAT GRAMM MODIFIED AMENDMENT NO. 1187, TO PROVIDE INCENTIVES FOR WORK, SAVINGS, AND INVESTMENTS IN ORDER TO STIMULATE ECONOMIC GROWTH, JOB CREATION, AND OPPORTUNITY WAS IN VIOLATION OF THE CONSTITUTION. .)S. 1722 · 102nd Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Direction not readable
1991-09-24	To provide for a substitute amendment. — S.1722 BY BENTSEN (D-TX) -- EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION ACT OF 1991 (VETOED, 10/11/91) (SENATE TABLED THE DOLE MODIFIED AMENDMENT NO. 1185 IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE.)S. 1722 · 102nd Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Worker priority
1991-07-29	A bill to provide emergency unemployment compensation, and for other purposes. — S.1554 BY BENTSEN (D-TX) -- EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION ACT OF 1991 (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE AGREED TO CLOSE FURTHER DEBATE ON THE MOTION TO PROCEED TO THE CONSIDERATION OF S. 1554, PROVIDING EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION.)S. 1554 · 102nd Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Worker priority
1990-10-16	A bill to enhance national and community service, and for other purposes. — TO ADOPT THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S 1430, NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT, TO ENHANCE NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.S. 1430 · 101st Congress · On the Conference Report	Nay	Direction not readable
1990-09-24	A bill to amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to clarify the protections given to older individuals in regard to employee benefit plans, and for other purposes. — TO PASS S 1511, OLDER WORKERS BENEFIT PROTECTION ACT, TO AMEND THE AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT OF 1967 TO CLARIFY THE PROTECTIONS GIVEN TO OLDER INDIVIDUALS IN REGARD TO EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS.S. 1511 · 101st Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Worker priority
1990-09-18	To provide a 2-year delayed effective date for application of title I to Federal employment and to require the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to study and report on the compliance of Federal agencies with title I. — TO AMEND THE HATCH (R, UT) AMENDMENT TO S 1511, OLDER WORKERS BENEFIT PROTECTION ACT, TO PROVIDE A 2-YEAR DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE FOR APPLICATION OF TITLE I TO FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT AND TO REQUIRE THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT TO STUDY AND REPORT ON THE COMPLIANCE OF FEDERAL AGENCIES WITH TITLE I.S. 1511 · 101st Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Employer priority
1990-07-31	To protect the rights of workers to choose whether their collective bargaining dues or any other payment required as a condition of employment shall be used for political purposes. — TO AMEND THE BOREN (D, OK) SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT TO S 137, CAMPAIGN REFORM ACT, TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF WORKERS TO CHOOSE WHETHER THEIR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING DUES OR ANY OTHER PAYMENT REQUIRED AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT SHALL BE USED FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES.S. 137 · 101st Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Worker priority
1990-03-01	A bill to enhance national and community service, and for other purposes. — TO PASS S 1430, NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT, TO ENHANCE NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.S. 1430 · 101st Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Nay	Direction not readable
1990-03-01	To condemn continued human rights repression in China. — TO AMEND S 1430, NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT, TO CONDEMN CONTINUED HUMAN REPRESSION IN CHINA.S. 1430 · 101st Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
1990-03-01	To terminate the provisions of the Act on September 30, 1992. — TO TABLE THE MCCAIN (R, AZ) AMENDMENT TO S 1430, NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT, TO TERMINATE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT ON SEPTEMBER 30, 1992.S. 1430 · 101st Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Direction not readable
1990-03-01	In the nature of a substitute. — TO AMEND THE ARMSTRONG (R, CO) AMENDMENT TO S 1430, NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT, TO ALLOW ORGANIZATIONS IN THE NATION'S CAPITAL TO EXCLUDE ADULT HOMOSEXUALS FROM CERTAIN PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES THAT INVOLVE MINORS.S. 1430 · 101st Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
1990-03-01	In the nature of a substitute. — TO TABLE THE KENNEDY (D, MA) AMENDMENT TO S 1430, NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT, IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE TO THE ARMSTRONG (R, CO) AMENDMENT, TO PERMIT ANY ORGANIZATION IN D.C. TO EXCLUDE ANY PERSON WHO HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A SEX OFFENSE WITH A CHILD OR WHO POSES A THREAT OF ENGAGING IN SUCH AN OFFENSE, AND TO EXCLUDE A PERSON IN A PROGRAM FROM WORKING WITH A CHILD IF THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF THAT CHILD OBJECTS TO THAT PERSON'S SEXUAL ORIENTATION.S. 1430 · 101st Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Direction not readable
1990-02-28	To express the sense of the Senate regarding the use of the so-called "peace dividend". — TO AMEND S 1430, NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT, TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE USE OF THE PEACE DIVIDEND.S. 1430 · 101st Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
1990-02-28	To state the sense of the Senate on the uses of the peace dividend. — TO AMEND S 1430, NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT, TO STATE THE SENSE OF THE SENATE ON THE USES OF THE PEACE DIVIDEND.S. 1430 · 101st Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
1990-02-28	To provide certain protections from civil liability to volunteers and nonprofit corporations under section 501(c) of Internal Revenue Code of 1986. — TO TABLE THE MCCONNELL (R, KY) AMENDMENT TO S 1430, NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT, TO PROVIDE CERTAIN PROTECTIONS FROM CIVIL LIABILITY TO VOLUNTEERS AND NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS UNDER SECTION 501(C) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986.S. 1430 · 101st Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Worker priority
1990-02-27	To make the benefits paid under the bill comparable to benefits paid to persons for service in the Armed Forces of the United States. — TO TABLE THE MCCAIN (R, AZ) AMENDMENT TO S 1430, NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT, TO MAKE THE BENEFITS PAID UNDER THE BILL COMPARABLE TO BENEFITS PAID TO PERSONS FOR SERVICE IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES.S. 1430 · 101st Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Direction not readable
1990-02-27	To protect religious organizations from discrimination and to allow those religious organizations that choose to participate in programs contained in the Act to maintain religious identity. — TO AMEND S 1430, NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ACT OF 1989, TO PROTECT RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS FROM DISCRIMINATION AND TO ALLOW THOSE RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS THAT CHOOSE TO PARTICIPATE IN PROGRAMS CONTAINED IN THE ACT TO MAINTAIN RELIGIOUS IDENTITY.S. 1430 · 101st Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
1989-11-08	A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the minimum wage, and for other purposes. — TO PASS HR 2710, MINIMUM WAGE.H.R. 2710 · 101st Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Worker priority
1989-11-08	To strike the exclusion from the training wage for employers of migrant and seasonal agricultural workers. — TO TABLE THE GRAMM (R, TX) AMENDMENT TO HR 2710, MINIMUM WAGE, TO REMOVE THE EXCLUSION FROM THE TRAINING WAGE FOR EMPLOYERS OF MIGRANT OR SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL WORKERS.H.R. 2710 · 101st Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Worker priority
1989-11-08	To provide that the Congress shall not increase the business costs for small businesses that engage in an industry affecting commerce by enacting legislation that requires additional paperwork, capital expenditures, compliance costs, or taxes. — TO TABLE THE SYMMS (R, ID) AMENDMENT TO HR 2710, MINIMUM WAGE, TO STATE THAT CONGRESS WILL NOT RAISE BUSINESS COSTS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES ENGAGED IN INDUSTRIES AFFECTING COMMERCE BY REQUIRING EXTRA PAPERWORK OR COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS.H.R. 2710 · 101st Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Worker priority
1989-10-26	To make a substitute amendment. — TO AMEND IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE HR 1231, EASTERN AIRLINES-COLLECTIVE BARGAINING UNITS, TO SET UP A COMMISSION THAT WOULD MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO HELP END THE EASTERN AIRLINES STRIKE.H.R. 1231 · 101st Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Worker priority
1989-10-26	An Act to establish a commission to investigate and report respecting the dispute between Eastern Airlines and its collective bargaining units, and for other purposes. — TO INVOKE CLOTURE, THEREBY LIMITING DEBATE ON THE MITCHELL AMENDMENT TO HR 1231, EASTERN AIRLINES-COLLECTIVE BARGAINING UNITS. (MOTION ACCEPTED; THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.)H.R. 1231 · 101st Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Worker priority
1989-10-03	An Act to establish a commission to investigate and report respecting the dispute between Eastern Airlines and its collective bargaining units, and for other purposes. — TO INVOKE CLOTURE, THEREBY LIMITING DEBATE ON THE MOTION TO PROCEED TO CONSIDERATION OF HR 1231, EASTERN AIRLINES-COLLECTIVE BARGAINING UNITS. (MOTION REJECTED; THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.)H.R. 1231 · 101st Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Worker priority
1989-05-17	A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to restore the minimum wage to a fair and equitable rate, and for other purposes. — TO ADOPT THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO HR 2, MINIMUM WAGE RESTORATION ACT.H.R. 2 · 101st Congress · On the Conference Report	Yea	Worker priority
1989-04-12	A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to restore the minimum wage to a fair and equitable rate, and for other purposes. — TO PASS HR 2, MINIMUM WAGE RESTORATION ACT.H.R. 2 · 101st Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Worker priority
1989-04-12	A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to restore the minimum wage to a fair and equitable rate, and for other purposes. — TO RECOMMIT S 4, MINIMUM WAGE RESTORATION ACT, TO COMMITTEE.S. 4 · 101st Congress · On the Motion to Recommit	Nay	Worker priority
1989-04-12	To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to permit an employee to take compensatory time off in lieu of compensation for overtime hours. — TO AMEND S 4, MINIMUM WAGE RESTORATION ACT, TO TABLE THE WALLOP (R, WY) MOTION TO AMEND THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT TO PERMIT EMPLOYEES TO TAKE COMPENSATORY TIME INSTEAD OF OVERTIME PAY.S. 4 · 101st Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Worker priority
1989-04-12	To provide that the Davis-Bacon Act shall apply only to a contractor, or subcontractor, whose annual gross volume of sales made or business done is not less than $500,001. — TO AMEND S 4, MINIMUM WAGE RESTORATION ACT, TO ALLOW THE DAVIS-BACON ACT TO APPLY TO CONTRACTORS OR SUBCONTRACTORS WHO GROSS OVER $500,000 ANNUALLY.S. 4 · 101st Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Worker priority
1989-04-12	Expressing the sense of the Senate that the Finance Committee review PL 100-360, the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988, specifically the financing mechanism. — TO AMEND S 4, MINIMUM WAGE RESTORATION ACT, TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE HOLD HEARINGS ON THE MEDICARE CATASTROPHIC COVERAGE ACT OF 1988.S. 4 · 101st Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
1989-04-12	To delay for 1 year the effective date for section 89 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. — TO AMEND S 4, MINIMUM WAGE RESTORATION ACT, TO DELAY SECTION 89 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986.S. 4 · 101st Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Employer priority
1989-04-12	To express the sense of the Senate regarding working poor families. — TO AMEND S 4, MINIMUM WAGE RESTORATION ACT, TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE SENATE AS IT RELATES TO THE WORKING POOR.S. 4 · 101st Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
1989-04-12	Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding repeal of section 89 of the Internal Revenue Code. — TO AMEND S 4, MINIMUM WAGE RESTORATION ACT, TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE SENATE IN REGARDS TO SECTION 89 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.S. 4 · 101st Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
1989-04-12	To amend title II of the Social Security Act to increase the monthly earnings test limit, to express the sense of the Congress regarding the phase-out and elimination of such test by the year 2000 for individuals who have attained retirement age, and for other purposes. — TO AMEND S 4, MINIMUM WAGE RESTORATION ACT, TO AMEND THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT TO INCREASE THE MONTHLY EARNINGS.S. 4 · 101st Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Worker priority
1989-04-11	To provide a substitute amendment. — TO ADOPT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE THE HATCH AMENDMENT TO S 4, MINIMUM WAGE RESTORATION ACT.S. 4 · 101st Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Worker priority
1989-04-11	A perfecting amendment providing for the "Minimum Wage Restoration Act of 1989". — TO ADOPT THE GRAHAM AMENDMENT OF A PERFECTING NATURE TO S 4, MINIMUM WAGE RESTORATION ACT.S. 4 · 101st Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Worker 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.