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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Feb 12, 2007
Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007 - Provides collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by states or local governments.
Directs the Federal Labor Relations Authority to determine whether state law provides specified rights and responsibilities for public safety officers, including: (1) granting public safety employees the right to form and join a labor organization which excludes management and supervisory employees, and which is, or seeks to be, recognized as the exclusive bargaining agent for such employees; and (2) requiring public safety employers to recognize and agree to bargain with the employees' labor organization. Requires the Authority to issue regulations establishing rights and responsibilities for public safety employers and employees in states that do not substantially provide for such public safety employee rights and responsibilities. Directs the Authority, in such cases, to: (1) determine the appropriateness of units for labor organization representation; (2) supervise or conduct elections to determine whether a labor organization has been selected as an exclusive representative by a voting majority of the employees in an appropriate unit; (3) resolve issues relating to the duty to bargain in good faith; (4) conduct hearings and resolve complaints of unfair labor practices; and (5) resolve exceptions to arbitrator's awards. Grants a public safety employer, employee, or labor organization the right to seek enforcement of such Authority regulations and authority through appropriate state courts. Prohibits public safety employers, employees, and labor organizations from engaging in lockouts or strikes.Provides that existing collective bargaining units and agreements shall not be invalidated by this Act.
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Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5] · D–MI
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Cloture motion on the measure withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate.
Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S4150; text: CR S4150)
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S4130-4150)
Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S4072, S4073-4095)
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4072)
Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 69 - 29. Record Vote Number: 126. (consideration: CR S4072; text: CR S4072)
Senate roll call 126 · Individual votesMotion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate.
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate.
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S3883; text: CR S3883)
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 275.
Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Received in the Senate.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 314 - 97 (Roll no. 633). (text: CR H7859-7861)
House roll call 633 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 314 - 97 (Roll no. 633).(text: CR H7859-7861)
House roll call 633 · Individual votesConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7871-7872)
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 980.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7859-7866)
Mr. Kildee moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 143.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 110-232.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 110-232.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 42 - 1.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Discharged.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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