Patrick J. Leahy on Labor & Wages

DemocratVT

Labor & Wages291 votes · 77/100 consistent

Worker priorityEmployer priority

423 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Labor & Wages. 291 of them counted toward the score above: 247 toward “Worker priority” and 44 toward “Employer priority”.

The other 132 did not count: 127 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 5 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
1977-06-20	TO AMEND S. 717, A BILL MAKING FURTHER PROVISIONS FOR SAFETY AND HEALTH IN THE MINING INDUSTRY, BY REQUIRING THAT THE SECRETARY OF LABOR PUBLISH AN ECONOMIC IMPACT ANALYSIS FOR EVERY PROPOSED RULE CHANGE.S. 717 · 95th Congress	Nay	Worker priority
1977-03-30	TO PASS H.R. 4800.H.R. 4800 · 95th Congress	Yea	Worker priority
1977-03-30	TO AMEND H.R. 4800 BY DELETING THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT THAT PROVIDES THAT THE COST OF THE PROGRAM WILL BE PAID FROM GENERAL REVENUES AFTER MARCH OF 1977.H.R. 4800 · 95th Congress	Nay	Worker priority
1977-03-30	TO AMEND H.R. 4800 BY PROVIDING FOR A THREE MONTH PHASE-OUT OF THE EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION PROGRAM AFTER MARCH 31, 1978.H.R. 4800 · 95th Congress	Yea	Employer priority
1977-03-30	TO TABLE DIVISION 2 OF THE BARTLETT AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4800. DIVISION 2 OF THE AMENDMENT WOULD HAVE REPEALED THE RECENT PAY RAISES GRANTED TO MEMBERS OF THE CONGRESS, THE FEDERAL JUDICIARY AND CERTAIN OTHER EMPLOYEES OF THE LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE BRANCHES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.H.R. 4800 · 95th Congress	Nay	Direction not readable
1977-03-30	TO AGREE TO DIVISION 1 OF THE BARTLETT AMENDMENT (SEE RC 81) TO H.R. 4800.H.R. 4800 · 95th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1977-03-30	TO TABLE DIVISION 1 OF THE BARTLETT AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4800, A BILL TO EXTEND THE EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION ACT OF 1974 FOR AN ADDITIONAL YEAR. THIS SECTION OF THE BARTLETT AMENDMENT WOULD REQUIRE APPROVAL OF BOTH HOUSES PRIOR TO INSTALLING AN INCREASE IN CONGRESSIONAL SALARIES.H.R. 4800 · 95th Congress	Nay	Direction not readable
1977-03-10	TO PASS S. 427.S. 427 · 95th Congress	Yea	Worker priority
1977-03-10	TO TABLE THE BIDEN AMENDMENT TO S. 427. THE BIDEN AMENDMENT PROPOSES THAT ALL STATE AND LOCAL RECIPIENTS OF GRANTS ALLOCATED BY S. 427 BE REQUIRED TO MEET 10% OF THE PROJECT COSTS.S. 427 · 95th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1977-03-10	TO AMEND S. 427 BY REVISING THE METHOD OF ALLOCATING PROGRAM FUNDS SO THAT THE ALLOCATIONS ARE BASED ON THE RATIO OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED IN THE STATE TO THE TOTAL NUMBER UNEMPLOYED NATIONALLY.S. 427 · 95th Congress	Nay	Direction not readable
1977-03-10	TO AGREE TO A MODIFIED AMENDMENT TO S. 427 THAT WOULD HAVE THE EFFECT OF NEGATING THE PRESIDENT'S DECISION TO DISCONTINUE FUNDING FOR NINETEEN WATER PROJECTS.S. 427 · 95th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1977-03-10	TO AGREE TO AN AMENDMENT TO S. 427, THE SENATE COMPANION BILL TO H.R. 11, A BILL AUTHORIZING FUNDS FOR PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS. THE DURKIN AMENDMENT GUARANTEES A MINIMUM ALLOCATION TO EACH STATE, TERRITORY, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OF .75% OF THE TOTAL ALLOCATED PUBLIC WORKS FUNDS.S. 427 · 95th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1976-09-29	TO PASS H.R. 10210.H.R. 10210 · 94th Congress	Yea	Worker priority
1976-09-29	TO TABLE THE TAFT AMENDMENT TO H.R. 10210. THE TAFT AMENDMENT PROVIDES CONSULTATION SERVICES TO ASSIST EMPLOYERS WITH OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDARDS.H.R. 10210 · 94th Congress	Nay	Employer priority
1976-09-29	TO TABLE THE JAVITS AMENDMENT TO H.R. 10210, TO REQUIRE STATES TO EXTEND UNEMPLOYMEENT COMPENSATION COVERAGE TO CERTAIN PREVIOUSLY UNCOVERED WORKERS. THE JAVITS AMENDMENT WOULD PROVIDE AN EXTRA 13 WEEKS OF BENEFITS DURING PERIODS OF HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT.H.R. 10210 · 94th Congress	Yea	Employer priority
1975-11-18	TO AMEND H.R. 5900, BY ADDING A NEW TITLE II, "THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ACT OF 1975."H.R. 5900 · 94th Congress	Yea	Worker priority
1975-11-18	TO AMEND JAVITS AMENDMENT TO H.R. 5900. THE JAVITS AMENDMENT PROVIDES A NEW TITLE II, "CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ACT OF 1975." THE ALLEN AMENDMENT PROVIDES THAT THE NEW TITLE NOT BE APPLICABLE TO CONSTRUCTION WORK CONTRACTED FOR PRIOR TO EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT.H.R. 5900 · 94th Congress	Nay	Worker priority
1975-06-26	TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 6900, PROPOSED EMERGENCY COMPENSATION AND SPECIAL UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE EXTENSION ACT.H.R. 6900 · 94th Congress	Yea	Worker priority
1975-06-20	TO PASS H.R. 6900.H.R. 6900 · 94th Congress	Yea	Worker priority
1975-06-20	TO AMEND H.R. 6900 BY EXTENDING FROM MARCH 26 UNTIL JUNE 19, 1975, THE DATE BY WHICH CONSTRUCTION MUST HAVE BEEN BEGUN TO BECOME ELIGIBLE FOR TAX CREDIT FOR PURCHASE OF NEW PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE.H.R. 6900 · 94th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1975-06-20	TO AMEND H.R. 6900 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IN THE CASE OF TAX CREDIT FOR PURCHASE OF A NEW PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE, THAT PURCHASE PRICE IS THE LOWEST ONE AT WHICH THE RESIDENCE WAS OFFERED FOR SALE AS OF FEB. 28, 1975.H.R. 6900 · 94th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1975-06-20	TO TABLE SEN. CHILES AMENDMENT, IN THE NATURE OF A A SUBSTITUTE FOR SEN. LONG'S AMENDMENT TO H.R. 6900. SEN. CHILES AMENDMENT PROVIDES THAT, IN THE CASE OF TAX CREDIT FOR PURCHASE OF A NEW PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE, THE PURCHASE PRICE IS THE LOWEST PRICE AT WHICH THE RESIDENCE WAS OFFERED FOR SALE AS OF FEB. 28, 1975. THE ORIGINAL LONG AMENDMENT PROVIDED FOR A $2000 CASH REBATE INSTEAD OF TAX CREDIT AND ALSO PROVIDED THAT THE REBATE BE EXTENDED TO HOUSES UNDER CONSTRUCTION BY JUNE 19, 1975, INSTEAD OF MARCH.R. 6900 · 94th Congress	Nay	Direction not readable
1975-06-20	TO AMEND H.R. 6900, PROPOSED EMERGENCY COMPENSATION AND SPECIAL UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE EXTENSION ACT, BY EXTENDING THE AUTHORITY OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION TO INCREASE MEDICARE PART B PREMIUMS.H.R. 6900 · 94th Congress	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.