H.R.3094: Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Committee Hearings Held.

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 112-276.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 186.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 470 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3094 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The resolution provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Workforce now printed in the bill shall be considered as orginial text for the purpose of amendment and shall be considered as read. The resolution waives all points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.

Rule H. Res. 470 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 470.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3094 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The resolution provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Workforce now printed in the bill shall be considered as orginial text for the purpose of amendment and shall be considered as read. The resolution waives all points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 470 and Rule XVIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Ted Poe to act as Chairman of the Committee.

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 3094.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 470, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bishop (NY) amendment No. 1.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Bishop (NY) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Bishop (NY) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 470, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Boswell amendment No. 2.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Boswell amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Boswell demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 470, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Walz amendment No. 3.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Walz amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Walz demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 470, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson Lee (TX) amendment No. 4.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Jackson Lee (TX) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Jackson Lee demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

Ms. Moore moved to strike the enacting clause.

DEBATE - Mrs. Moore was recognized for 5 minutes to move that the Committee rise and report the bill to the House with recommendation that the enacting clause be striken.

On motion to strike the enacting clause Failed by recorded vote: 176 - 241 (Roll no. 863).

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3094.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

Ms. Sutton moved to recommit with instructions to Education and the Workforce.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sutton motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to report the same back to the House with an amendment to amend the National Labor Relations Act by adding provisions that ensure a level playing field for employees, fair and equal access to voters prior to an election, and discourages outsourcing of jobs, pending reservation of a point of order. Subsequently, the reservation of a point of order was withdrawn.

The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 185 - 239 (Roll no. 868).

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 235 - 188 (Roll no. 869).

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Received in the Senate.

Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 262.