H.R. 800: To amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts, and for other purposes. H.R. 800: Employee Free Choice Act of 2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E260) 2007-02-05 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. 2007-02-05 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. 2007-02-14 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 19. 2007-02-14 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 110-23. 2007-02-16T18:58:00-05:00 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 8. 2007-02-16T18:59:00-05:00 Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 203 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 800 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. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the bill. 2007-02-28T19:17:00-05:00 Rule H. Res. 203 passed House. 2007-03-01T12:01:00-05:00 Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 203. 2007-03-01T12:01:00-05:00 Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 800 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. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the bill. 2007-03-01T12:01:00-05:00 House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 203 and Rule XVIII. 2007-03-01T12:02:00-05:00 The Speaker designated the Honorable Zoe Lofgren to act as Chairwoman of the Committee. 2007-03-01T12:02:00-05:00 GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 800. 2007-03-01T12:03:00-05:00 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 203, the Committee of the Whole proceed with ten minutes of debate on the King (IA) amendment. 2007-03-01T13:30:00-05:00 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the King (IA) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. King demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day. 2007-03-01T13:38:00-05:00 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 203, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Foxx (NC) amendment. 2007-03-01T13:41:00-05:00 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Foxx (NC) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Foxx demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day. 2007-03-01T13:50:00-05:00 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 203, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with thirty minutes of debate on the McKeon (CA) amendment. 2007-03-01T13:54:00-05:00 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Mckeon (CA) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. McKeon demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day. 2007-03-01T14:33:00-05:00 UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed. 2007-03-01T14:33:00-05:00 The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 800. 2007-03-01T15:16:00-05:00 The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. 2007-03-01T15:16:00-05:00 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. 2007-03-01T15:16:00-05:00 Mr. McKeon moved to recommit with instructions to Education and Labor. 2007-03-01T15:18:00-05:00 DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Mckeon motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to include language specifying that in addition to the signature of the employee, an attestation that the employee is a lawful citizen or legal resident alien of the United States must be present. 2007-03-01T15:21:00-05:00 The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. 2007-03-01T15:30:00-05:00 On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 202 - 225, 1 Present (Roll no. 117). 2007-03-01T15:48:00-05:00 pass On passage Passed by recorded vote: 241 - 185 (Roll no. 118). 2007-03-01T15:56:00-05:00 Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. 2007-03-01 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 66. 2007-03-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. 2007-05-18 Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. 2007-06-19 Cloture motion on the motion to proceed presented in Senate. 2007-06-19 Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. 2007-06-19 Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. 2007-06-25 Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. 2007-06-26 Cloture on the motion to proceed not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 48. Record Vote Number: 227. 2007-06-26 H.R. 800: Employee Free Choice Act of 2007 h H.R. 800: Employee Free Choice Act of 2007 (110th Congress) Employee Free Choice Act To amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts, and for other purposes. 2007-02-05 110 2007-02-05 800 vote HouseBill LegislativeAction VoteAction OfficialTitle ShortTitle