John Lewis on Labor & Wages

DemocratGA

Labor & Wages217 votes · 89.3/100 consistent

Worker priorityEmployer priority

361 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Labor & Wages. 217 of them counted toward the score above: 204 toward “Worker priority” and 13 toward “Employer priority”.

The other 144 did not count: 133 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 11 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
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
2006-07-29	Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement ActS. 250 · 109th Congress · On Agreeing to the Conference Report	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2006-07-27	Pension Protection Act of 2005H.R. 2830 · 109th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2006-07-25	Pension Protection Act of 2005H.R. 2830 · 109th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees	Yea	Direction not readable
2006-07-12	Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement ActS. 250 · 109th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees	Yea	Direction not readable
2006-06-07	Mine Improvement and New Emergency Respose ActS. 2803 · 109th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Nay	Employer priority
2006-05-03	Pension Protection Act of 2005H.R. 2830 · 109th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees	Yea	Direction not readable
2006-04-06	Pension Protection Act of 2005H.R. 2830 · 109th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees	Yea	Direction not readable
2006-03-08	Pension Protection Act of 2005H.R. 2830 · 109th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees	Yea	Direction not readable
2005-12-15	Pension Protection ActH.R. 2830 · 109th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Employer priority
2005-12-15	Pension Protection ActH.R. 2830 · 109th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Yea	Direction not readable
2005-09-20	Flexibility for Displaced Workers ActH.R. 3761 · 109th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Worker priority
2005-07-12	Occupational Safety and Health Small Employer Access to Justice Act of 2005H.R. 742 · 109th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Worker priority
2005-07-12	Occupational Safety and Health Independent Review of OSHA Citations ActH.R. 741 · 109th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Worker priority
2005-07-12	Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Efficiency ActH.R. 740 · 109th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Worker priority
2005-07-12	Occupational Safety and Health Small Business Day in Court ActH.R. 739 · 109th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Worker priority
2005-05-04	Vocational and Technical Education for the Future ActH.R. 366 · 109th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Worker priority
2005-05-04	Vocational and Technical Education for the Future ActH.R. 366 · 109th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Yea	Direction not readable
2005-03-02	Job Training Improvement ActH.R. 27 · 109th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Worker priority
2005-03-02	Job Training Improvement ActH.R. 27 · 109th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Yea	Direction not readable
2005-03-02	Workforce Investment Act Amendments of 2005H.R. 27 · 109th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2005-03-02	Workforce Investment Act Amendments of 2005H.R. 27 · 109th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2005-03-02	Workforce Investment Act Amendments of 2005H.R. 27 · 109th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2004-06-03	Back to Work Investment ActH.R. 444 · 108th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Worker priority
2004-06-03	Back to Work Investment ActH.R. 444 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Yea	Direction not readable
2004-05-18	Occupational Safety and Health Small Business Day in Court Act of 2004H.R. 2731 · 108th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Worker priority
2004-05-18	Occupational Safety and Health Independent Review of OSHA Citations Act of 2004H.R. 2730 · 108th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Worker priority
2004-05-18	Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Efficiency ActH.R. 2729 · 108th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Worker priority
2004-05-18	Occupational Safety and Health Small Business Day in Court ActH.R. 2728 · 108th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Worker priority
2004-04-02	Pension Funding Equity ActH.R. 3108 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Conference Report	Nay	Worker priority
2004-04-02	Pension Funding Equity ActH.R. 3108 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Recommit Conference Report with Instructions	Yea	Direction not readable
2003-10-08	Pension Funding Equity ActH.R. 3108 · 108th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Direction not readable
2003-05-22	Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 2003H.R. 2185 · 108th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Worker priority
2003-05-22	Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 2003H.R. 2185 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Yea	Direction not readable
2003-05-14	Pension Security ActH.R. 1000 · 108th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Worker priority
2003-05-14	Pension Security ActH.R. 1000 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Yea	Worker priority
2003-05-14	Pension Security Act of 2003H.R. 1000 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2003-05-08	Workforce Reinvestment and Adult Education ActH.R. 1261 · 108th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Employer priority
2003-05-08	Workforce Reinvestment and Adult Education ActH.R. 1261 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Yea	Direction not readable
2003-05-08	Workforce Investment Act Amendments of 2003 H.R. 1261 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2003-01-08	To Provide for a 5-Month Extension of the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 and for a Transition Period for Individuals Receiving Compensation when the Program under such Acts EndsS. 23 · 108th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Worker priority
2003-01-08	To Provide for a 5-Month Extension of the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 and for a Transition Period for Individuals Receiving Compensation when the Program under such Acts EndsS. 23 · 108th Congress · On motion to commit with instructions	Yea	Worker priority
2002-10-09	Black Lung Consolidation of Administrative Responsibility ActH.R. 5542 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Worker priority
2002-09-25	Expressing the Sense of the House of Representatives on Permanency of Pension Reform ProvisionsH.Res. 544 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	Direction not readable
2002-09-25	Sense of the House that Congress should complete action on H.R. 3762, Pension Security Act of 2002H.Res. 540 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	Direction not readable
2002-06-21	Retirement Savings Security ActH.R. 4931 · 107th Congress · On Passage	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
2002-06-21	Retirement Savings Security ActH.R. 4931 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2002-06-21	Retirement Savings Security Act of 2002H.R. 4931 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2002-04-11	Pension Security ActH.R. 3762 · 107th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Worker priority
2002-04-11	Pension Security ActH.R. 3762 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Yea	Worker priority
2002-04-11	Pension Security Act of 2002H.R. 3762 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-12-11	Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform ActH.R. 10 · 107th Congress · Suspend the Rules and Agree to Senate Amendments	Yea	Worker priority
2001-11-15	Retirement Security Advice ActH.R. 2269 · 107th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Worker priority
2001-11-15	Retirement Security Advice Act of 2001H.R. 2269 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-09-13	To provide for the expedited payment of certain benefits for a public safety officer who was killed or suffered a catastrophic injury as a direct result of a personal injury sustaned in the line of duty in connection with the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001H.R. 2882 · 107th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Worker priority
2001-07-31	Railroad Retirement and Survivors’ Improvement ActH.R. 1140 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, Amended	Yea	Worker priority
2001-05-02	Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform ActH.R. 10 · 107th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Worker priority
2001-05-02	Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform ActH.R. 10 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-05-02	Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act of 2001H.R. 10 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-03-07	Providing for Congressional Disapproval of the Rule Submitted by the Department of Labor Under Chapter 8 of Title 5, United States Code, Relating to ErgonomicsS.J.Res. 6 · 107th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Worker priority
2000-09-19	Debt Relief and Retirement Security Reconciliation Act — H R 5203 QUESTION: ON MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS DEBT RELIEF AND RETIREMENT SECURITY RECONCILIATION ACTH.R. 5203 · 106th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Worker priority
2000-09-07	Railroad Retirement and Survivors’ Improvement Act — H R 4844 QUESTION: ON MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS, AS AMENDED RAILROAD RETIREMENT AND SURVIVORS' IMPROVEMENT ACTH.R. 4844 · 106th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Worker priority
2000-07-19	Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act — H R 1102 QUESTION: ON PASSAGE COMPREHENSIVE RETIREMENT SECURITY AND PENSION REFORM ACTH.R. 1102 · 106th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Worker priority
2000-07-19	Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act — H R 1102 QUESTION: ON MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS COMPREHENSIVE RETIREMENT SECURITY AND PENSION REFORM ACTH.R. 1102 · 106th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Yea	Direction not readable
2000-07-19	H R 1102 AUTHOR(S): NEAL OF MASSACHUSETTS SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT (AS MODI QUESTION: ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT COMPREHENSIVE RETIREMENT SECURITY AND PENSION REFORM ACTH.R. 1102 · 106th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2000-05-03	Worker Economic Opportunity Act — S 2323 QUESTION: ON MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS WORKER ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ACTS. 2323 · 106th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Worker priority
2000-03-09	To Amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to Increase the Minimum Wage, and for other purposes — H R 3846 QUESTION: ON PASSAGE TO AMEND THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938 TO INCREASE THE MINIMUM WAGE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSESH.R. 3846 · 106th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Worker priority
2000-03-09	To Amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to Increase the Minimum Wage, and for other purposes — H R 3846 QUESTION: ON MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO AMEND THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938 TO INCREASE THE MINIMUM WAGE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSESH.R. 3846 · 106th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Yea	Direction not readable
2000-03-09	H R 3846 AUTHOR(S): TRAFICANT OF OHIO AMENDMENT QUESTION: ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT TO AMEND THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938 TO INCREASE THE MINIMUM WAGE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSESH.R. 3846 · 106th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2000-03-09	To Amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to Increase the Minimum Wage, and for other purposes — H R 3846 QUESTION: WILL THE HOUSE NOW CONSIDER THE BILL TO AMEND THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938 TO INCREASE THE MINIMUM WAGE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSESH.R. 3846 · 106th Congress · Will The House Now Consider The Bill	Yea	Direction not readable
1999-08-03	Workplace Preservation Act — H R 987 QUESTION: ON PASSAGE WORKPLACE PRESERVATION ACTH.R. 987 · 106th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Worker priority
1998-06-11	Sales Incentive Compensation Act — (HOUSE PASSED H.R. 2888, TO AMEND THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938 TO EXEMPT FROM THE MINIMUM WAGE RECORDKEEPING AND OVERTIME COMPENSATION REQUIREMENTS CERTAIN SPECIALIZED EMPLOYEES. .)H.R. 2888 · 105th Congress · On Passage	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
1998-06-11	H.R.2888 BY FAWELL (R-IL) -- SALES INCENTIVE COMPENSATION ACT (HOUSE REJECTED THE OWENS AMENDMENT, DEBATED ON JUNE 10, THAT SOUGHT TO REQUIRE THE EMPLOYEE'S CONSENT TO WORK ANY HOURS IN EXCESS OF 40 IN A WORKWEEK OR 8 IN ANY DAY. .)H.R. 2888 · 105th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
1998-06-04	Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Act — H.R.3433 BY BUNNING (R-KY) -- TICKET TO WORK AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY ACT OF 1998 (HOUSE PASSED H.R. 3433, TO AMEND THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT TO ESTABLISH A TICKET TO WORK AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM IN THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION TO PROVIDE BENEFICIARIES WITH DISABILITIES MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES TO RETURN TO WORK AND TO EXTEND MEDICARE COVERAGE FOR SUCH BENEFICIARIES, AND TO AMEND THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 TO PROVIDE A TAX CREDIT FOR IMPAIRMENT-RELATED WORK EXPENSES.)H.R. 3433 · 105th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Worker priority
1998-03-26	Fairness for Small Business and Employees Act — (HOUSE PASSED H.R. 3246, TO ASSIST SMALL BUSINESSES AND LABOR ORGANIZATIONS IN DEFENDING THEMSELVES AGAINST GOVERNMENT BUREAUCRACY; TO ENSURE THAT EMPLOYEES ENTITLED TO REINSTATEMENT GET THEIR JOBS BACK QUICKLY; TO PROTECT THE RIGHT OF EMPLOYERS TO HAVE A HEARING TO PRESENT THEIR CASE IN CERTAIN REPRESENTATION CASES; AND TO PREVENT THE USE OF THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISRUPTING OR INFLICTING ECONOMIC HARM ON EMPLOYERS. .)H.R. 3246 · 105th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Worker priority
1998-03-26	H.R.3246 BY GOODLING (R-PA) -- FAIRNESS FOR SMALL BUSINESS AND EMPLOYEES ACT OF 1998 (HOUSE AGREED TO THE GOODLING AMENDMENT THAT CLARIFIES THAT A BONA FIDE EMPLOYEE HAS ALL OF THE RIGHTS PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO FORM, JOIN, OR ASSIST LABOR ORGANIZATIONS, TO BARGAIN COLLECTIVELY THROUGH REPRESENTATIVES, AND TO ENGAGE IN OTHER ACTIVITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING OR MUTUAL AID. .)H.R. 3246 · 105th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Worker priority
1997-09-11	(HOUSE REJECTED THE HOSTETTLER AMENDMENT TO ADJUST EMPLOYER BUSINESS ACTIVITY THRESHOLD APPLICABLE TO JURISDICTION OF LABOR DISPUTES BY THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD.)H.R. 2264 · 105th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
1997-09-10	(HOUSE REJECTED THE HAYWORTH AMENDMENT THAT SOUGHT TO INCREASE IMPACT AID FUNDING BY $18 MILLION AND REDUCE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD SALARIES AND EXPENSES FUNDING ACCORDINGLY. .)H.R. 2264 · 105th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Worker priority
1997-09-09	H.R.2264 BY PORTER (R-IL) -- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1998 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1998 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1998 DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1998 (PUB.L. 105-78, APPROVED 11/13/97) (HOUSE REJECTED THE SOUDER AMENDMENT THAT SOUGHT TO INCREASE OSHA COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE FUNDING BY $23 MILLION AND REDUCE ENFORCEMENT FUNDING BY $21 MILLION AND EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDING BY $2 MILLION. .)H.R. 2264 · 105th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Worker priority
1997-09-08	(HOUSE REJECTED THE NORWOOD AMENDMENT TO INCREASE THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT FUNDING BY $11.2 MILLION AND REDUCE OSHA FUNDING ACCORDINGLY. .)H.R. 2264 · 105th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Worker priority
1997-09-08	H.R.2264 BY PORTER (R-IL) -- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1998 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1998 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1998 DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1998 (PUB.L. 105-78, APPROVED 11/13/97) (HOUSE REJECTED THE BLUNT AMENDMENT TO INCREASE VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION FUNDING BY $11.2 MILLION AND REDUCE OSHA FUNDING ACCORDINGLY. .)H.R. 2264 · 105th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	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.