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.
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This is Bad for working people.

Vote result: Passed

YEAs: 49
NAYs: 48

Legislator State Sort descending Party Vote
Sen. Lisa Murkowski
AK
Republican Yes
Sen. Dan Sullivan
AK
Republican Not Voting
Sen. Luther Strange
AL
Republican Yes
Sen. Richard C. Shelby
AL
Republican Yes
Sen. Tom Cotton
AR
Republican Yes
Sen. John Boozman
AR
Republican Yes
Sen. Jeff Flake
AZ
Republican Not Voting
Sen. John McCain
AZ
Republican Yes
Sen. Dianne Feinstein
CA
Democrat No
Sen. Kamala Harris
CA
Democrat No
Sen. Michael Bennet
CO
Democrat No
Sen. Cory Gardner
CO
Republican Yes
Sen. Christopher S. Murphy
CT
Democrat No
Sen. Richard Blumenthal
CT
Democrat No
Sen. Christopher A. Coons
DE
Democrat No
Sen. Thomas R. Carper
DE
Democrat No
Sen. Marco Rubio
FL
Republican Yes
Sen. Bill Nelson
FL
Democrat No
Sen. Johnny Isakson
GA
Republican Not Voting
Sen. David Perdue
GA
Republican Yes