Amendment to Prevent Unions from Obtaining Information in Union Elections

Feb. 6, 2020 | H.AMDT. 768 to H.R. 2474

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. The amendment would have seriously hindered unions seeking to represent employees in an election by preventing them from getting all available contact information of eligible voters after the NLRB has ordered that an election take place. It also would have overturned a half-century-old board precedent, upheld by the Supreme Court, holding that simple fairness requires that unions be able to contact eligible voters. This amendment failed on Feb. 6, 2020, and the Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 passed the House that same day.

This is Bad for working people.

Vote result: Failed

YEAs: 190
NAYs: 229

Legislator Sort descending State District Party Vote
Rep. Grace F. Napolitano
CA
31 Democrat No
Rep. Richard E. Neal
MA
1 Democrat No
Rep. Joe Neguse
CO
2 Democrat No
Rep. Dan Newhouse 4 Republican Yes
Rep. Donald W. Norcross
NJ
1 Democrat No
Rep. Ralph Norman
SC
5 Republican Yes
Rep. Devin Nunes
CA
22 Republican Yes
Rep. Tom O'Halleran
AZ
1 Democrat No
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
NY
14 Democrat No
Rep. Pete Olson
TX
22 Republican Yes
Rep. Ilhan Omar
MN
5 Democrat No
Rep. Steven Palazzo
MS
4 Republican Yes
Rep. Frank Pallone
NJ
6 Democrat No
Rep. Gary Palmer
AL
6 Republican Yes
Rep. Jimmy Panetta
CA
19 Democrat No
Rep. Chris Pappas
NH
1 Democrat No
Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr.
NJ
9 Democrat No
Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr.
NJ
10 Democrat No
Rep. Nancy Pelosi
CA
11 Democrat Speaker
Rep. Greg Pence
IN
6 Republican Yes