Below is a list of some of the pro-worker legislation being sponsored by Democratic Senators. I didn’t check the House. Readers are encouraged to post additions to this list:
S.1004 : A bill to make ineligible for Federal contract awards any expatriated corporations and any companies that do business with, or own foreign subsidiaries that do business with, state sponsors of terrorism or foreign terrorist organizations.
Sponsor: Sen Brown, Sherrod [OH] (introduced 3/28/2007) (Cosponsors: Sen Dorgan)
Committees: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/28/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
S.766 : A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies of victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Clinton, Hillary Rodham [NY] (introduced 3/6/2007) (Cosponsors: Sen Biden, Sen Boxer,Sen Brown, Sen Cantwell, Sen Dodd, Sen Feingold, Sen Harkin, Sen Kennedy, Sen Kerry, Sen Klobuchar, Sen Lautenberg, Sen Leahy, Sen Menendez, Sen Mikulski, Sen Murray, Sen Reed, Sen Reid, Sen Sanders, Sen Schumer, Charles E.)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S.969 : A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to modify the definition of supervisor.
Sponsor: Sen Dodd, Christopher J. [CT] (introduced 3/22/2007) (Cosponsors: Sen Clinton, Hillary, Sen Durbin, Sen Feingold, Sen Harkin, Sen Kennedy, Sen Tester, Sen Whitehouse)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 3/22/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S.CON.RES.11 : A concurrent resolution providing that any agreement relating to trade and investment that is negotiated by the executive branch with another country comply with certain minimum standards.
Sponsor: Sen Feingold, Russell D. [WI] (introduced 2/13/2007) (No Cosponsors)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 2/13/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Finance.
S.581 : A bill to amend the Buy American Act to increase the requirement for American-made content, to tighten the waiver provisions, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Feingold, Russell D. [WI] (introduced 2/14/2007) (No Cosponsors)
Committees: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/14/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
S.AMDT.127 to H.R.2 To amend the Buy American Act to require each Federal agency to submit reports regarding purchases of items made outside of the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Feingold, Russell D. [WI] (introduced 1/23/2007) (No Cosponsors)
Latest Major Action: 1/24/2007 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 127 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
S.1087 : A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex, race, or national origin, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Harkin, Tom [IA] (introduced 4/11/2007) (Cosponsors: Sen Akaka, Sen Boxer, Sen Brown, Sherrod, Sen Durbin, Sen Feingold, Sen Kennedy, Sen Kerry, Sen Lautenberg, Sen Leahy, Sen Mikulski, Sen Murray, Sen Sanders)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 4/11/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S.1157 : A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to eliminate the consumptive demand exception relating to the importation of goods made with forced labor.
Sponsor: Sen Harkin, Tom [IA] (introduced 4/19/2007) ( No Cosponsors)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 4/19/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S.96 : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure a fairer and simpler method of taxing controlled foreign corporations of United States shareholders, to treat certain foreign corporations managed and controlled in the United States as domestic corporations, to codify the economic substance doctrine, and to eliminate the top corporate income tax rate, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 1/4/2007) (No Cosponsors)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 1/4/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S.709 : A bill to promote labor force participation of older Americans, with the goals of increasing retirement security, reducing the projected shortage of experienced workers, maintaining future economic growth, and improving the Nation’s fiscal outlook.
Sponsor: Sen Kohl, Herb [WI] (introduced 2/28/2007) (Cosponsors: Sen Cochran, Sen Craig, Sen Durbin, Sen Lincoln, Sen Snowe)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 2/28/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S.445 : A bill to establish the position of Trade Enforcement Officer and a Trade Enforcement Division in the Office of the United States Trade Representative, to require identification of trade enforcement priorities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Stabenow, Debbie [MI] (introduced 1/31/2007) (Cosponsors:Sen Graham, Sen Levin, Sen Voinovich)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 1/31/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.