Rep. Steven Watkins
Rep. Steven Watkins
Kansas
District 2
Republican
202-225-6601
26%
2020 Score
23%
Average House Republican
26%
Lifetime Score
— Voted with working people
— Voted against working people
— Did not vote| Date | Key Vote | Vote |
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Nov
20
2020
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National Apprenticeship Act of 2020 H.R. 8294 would modernize the Registered Apprenticeship program by authorizing significant new funding to expand registered apprenticeships, pre-apprenticeships and youth apprenticeships in the U.S. |
Wrong
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Sep
22
2020
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Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act This bill is meant to halt the horrific abuse of more than 1.8 million Uyghurs and other Muslims and Turkic people in China’s largest province, the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. |
Right
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Sep
17
2020
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Pregnant Workers Fairness Act This bill would prevent employers from forcing pregnant workers out of their jobs because of pregnancy-related medical needs and provide employers and employees with a clear statutory framework to follow. |
Right
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Jul
31
2020
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Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations Minibus H.R. 7617 combined the texts of six fiscal 2021 spending measures approved by the Appropriations committee, including the Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill. |
Wrong
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Jul
01
2020
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Moving Forward Act This bill was a $1.5 trillion plan to rebuild America’s infrastructure that would create millions of good jobs, increase long-term growth, and make the U.S. more globally competitive. |
Wrong
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Jun
26
2020
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Washington, D.C. Admission Act This bill would grant statehood to the District of Columbia, whose population is bigger than both Vermont and Wyoming, but whose residents do not have a constitutional right to voting representation in Congress. |
Wrong
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Jun
25
2020
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George Floyd Justice in Policing Act The Justice in Policing Act of 2020 (H.R. 7120) would address longstanding structural racism and the need for accountability in American law enforcement, banning chokeholds, expanding use of body cameras, ending racial profiling, demilitarizing our police forces, and ending no-knock warrants. |
Wrong
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May
15
2020
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The Heroes Act The AFL-CIO called on Congress to take immediate action to protect workers and their families from the worsening COVID-19 pandemic. |
Wrong
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Mar
13
2020
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Families First Coronavirus Response Act H.R. 6201 would encourage working people to seek testing for infection by making the tests free for most people covered by employment-based insurance, Medicare or Medicaid; mandates that workers who are sick or affected by quarantine receive up to 14 paid sick days and up to 12 weeks of paid leave per year. |
Right
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Mar
05
2020
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Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2020 This bill would provide basic collective bargaining rights to transportation security officers, federal employees who provide for the security and protection of travelers at all U.S. airports. |
Wrong
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Mar
04
2020
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Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 This supplemental was the first phase of a national response to the public health emergency presented by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic. |
Right
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Feb
13
2020
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Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment This joint resolution would remove the deadline for states to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. |
Wrong
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Feb
07
2020
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Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and Puerto Rico Disaster Tax Relief Act This bill would appropriate $4.67 billion in disaster relief to Puerto Rico after the devastation caused by earthquakes in 2019 and 2020. |
Wrong
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Feb
06
2020
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Amendment to Prevent Unions from Obtaining Information in Union Elections This amendment introduced by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) to the Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 (H.R. 2474) would have stricken a provision codifying National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) precedent that requires employers to provide employee contact information. |
Wrong
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Feb
06
2020
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Amendment to Prevent Voluntary Recognition in Union Elections This amendment introduced by Rep. David P. Roe (R-Tenn.) to the Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 (H.R. 2474) would have prevented employers from voluntarily recognizing a union that has demonstrated the support of a majority of all employees in a unit. |
Wrong
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Feb
06
2020
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Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act would modernize the National Labor Relations Act to give working people a voice on the job so we can negotiate for higher wages, better benefits, a more secure retirement and a safer workplace. |
Wrong
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Feb
06
2020
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Amendment to Prohibit Union Fair Share Agreements This amendment by Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) to the Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 (H.R. 2474) would have stricken the provision requiring states to allow “fair share agreements” that make it possible for unions to represent all of the workers covered by the collective bargaining agreement. |
Wrong
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Feb
05
2020
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USPS Fairness Act This bill would repeal the 2006 mandate that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) prefund future retiree health benefits. |
Right
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Jan
15
2020
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Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act The Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act would restore fairness to workers aged 40 and older who experience discrimination in the workplace because of their age. |
Wrong
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