US HR720 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 80-15)
Status: Introduced on January 30 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-01-30 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Pending: House Education And The Workforce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Recognizing the coordinated struggle of workers on the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers strike to voice their grievances and reach a collective agreement for rights in the workplace. Recognizes the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers strike. Honors the perseverance of the members of Union Local 1733 and the contribution of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in resolving the labor dispute.

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Title

Recognizing the coordinated struggle of workers on the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers strike to voice their grievances and reach a collective agreement for rights in the workplace.

Sponsors

Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]
Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]
Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]
Rep. John Duncan [R-TN]Rep. Diane Black [R-TN]Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]
Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. David Scott [D-GA]Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]
Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]
Rep. Donald Norcross [D-NJ]Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]Rep. Charles Fleischmann [R-TN]Rep. Donald McEachin [D-VA]
Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]Rep. Scott DesJarlais [R-TN]Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]Rep. David Roe [R-TN]Rep. David Kustoff [R-TN]
Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD]
Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]
Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]Rep. Val Demings [D-FL]Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA]
Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]
Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]Rep. Al Lawson [D-FL]Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]
Rep. Al Green [D-TX]Rep. Trent Kelly [R-MS]Rep. James Clyburn [D-SC]Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]
Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]Rep. Stacey Plaskett [D-VI]Rep. Bill Shuster [R-PA]
Rep. Charles Dent [R-PA]Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY]Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]Rep. Mark Sanford [R-SC]
Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]Rep. Bradley Byrne [R-AL]Rep. Edward Royce [R-CA]
Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]

History

DateChamberAction
2018-01-30HouseReferred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
2018-01-30HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SR404 (Same As) 2018-02-28 - Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1291-1292; text: CR 2/13/2018 S909)

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