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 State District Sort descending Party Vote
Rep. Joe Courtney
CT
2 Democrat No
Rep. Angie Craig
MN
2 Democrat No
Rep. Dan Crenshaw
TX
2 Republican Yes
Rep. Mike Simpson
ID
2 Republican Yes
Rep. Neal Dunn
FL
2 Republican Yes
Rep. Chris Stewart
UT
2 Republican Yes
Rep. Bennie Thompson
MS
2 Democrat No
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard
HI
2 Democrat Not Voting
Rep. Xochitl Torres Small
NM
2 Democrat No
Rep. Jefferson Van Drew
NJ
2 Republican No
Rep. Jared Golden
ME
2 Democrat No
Rep. Ann Wagner
MO
2 Republican Yes
Rep. Greg Walden
OR
2 Republican Yes
Rep. Jackie Walorski
IN
2 Republican Yes
Rep. Steven Watkins
KS
2 Republican Yes
Rep. Brett Guthrie
KY
2 Republican Yes
Rep. Brad Wenstrup
OH
2 Republican Yes
Rep. Steve Womack
AR
3 Republican Yes
Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler 3 Republican Yes
Rep. John Yarmuth
KY
3 Democrat No