Resolution Overturning the Fair Pay and Safe Workplace Rule

Mar. 6, 2017 | H.J.Res. 37
This resolution of disapproval overturned an Obama administration rule that would have required companies bidding on federal contracts to disclose past violations of labor and employment laws, including the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act and the National Labor Relations Act. The resolution passed the House and Senate, was signed by President Trump and became law on March 27, 2017.
Legislative Alert

This is Bad for working people.

Vote result: Passed

YEAs: 49
NAYs: 48

Legislator State Party Vote
Sen. Brian Schatz
HI
 Democrat No
Sen. Charles E. Schumer
NY
 Democrat No
Sen. Tim Scott
SC
 Republican Yes
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen
NH
 Democrat No
Sen. Richard C. Shelby
AL
 Republican Yes
Sen. Debbie Stabenow
MI
 Democrat No
Sen. Luther Strange
AL
 Republican Yes
Sen. Dan Sullivan
AK
 Republican Not Voting
Sen. Jon Tester
MT
 Democrat No
Sen. John Thune
SD
 Republican Yes
Sen. Thom Tillis
NC
 Republican Yes
Sen. Patrick J. Toomey
PA
 Republican Yes
Sen. Tom Udall
NM
 Democrat No
Sen. Chris Van Hollen
MD
 Democrat No
Sen. Mark Warner
VA
 Democrat No
Sen. Elizabeth Warren
MA
 Democrat No
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
RI
 Democrat No
Sen. Roger Wicker
MS
 Republican Yes
Sen. Ron Wyden
OR
 Democrat No
Sen. Todd Young
IN
 Republican Yes
2017 Senate Key Votes
  1. FY2017 Budget Resolution
  2. Confirmation of Elisabeth Prince Devos for Secretary of Education
  3. Confirmation of Jeff Sessions for Attorney General
  4. Confirmation of Thomas Price for Secretary of Health and Human Services
  5. Confirmation of Steven Mnuchin for Secretary of the Treasury
  6. Confirmation of Mick Mulvaney for Director of the Office of Management and Budget
  7. Resolution Overturning the Fair Pay and Safe Workplace Rule
  8. Resolution Overturning the OSHA Injury and Illness Reporting Rule
  9. Resolution Overturning the Retirement Plan Safe Harbor Rule
  10. Confirmation of Neil Gorsuch to the United States Supreme Court
  11. Amendment to Eliminate the Individual Mandate of the Affordable Care Act
  12. Confirmation of Marvin Kaplan to the National Labor Relations Board
  13. Confirmation of William J. Emanuel to the National Labor Relations Board
  14. FY2018 Budget Resolution
  15. Resolution Overturning Forced Arbitration Ban
  16. FY2018 Budget Act Amending the Tax Code to Reduce Tax Rates