CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Linda Sánchez (D-CA)

Expressing support for the designation of July 10th as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day.

H.Res. 1427 · House resolution Labor and Employment

A Democratic resolution with 19 Republican cosponsors · See all 147 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

A House resolution is the House speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the House agrees to it, it is officially the House's word; it is not a law, so the Senate and the President have no part in it.

What this bill would do

H. Res. 1427 is a resolution that expresses support for naming July 10th as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day. It recognizes the vital service and dangers journeyman lineworkers face to provide safe and reliable power. The date honors Henry Miller, the first elected president of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, who died on July 10, 1896. The resolution seeks to honor those who have died in the line of duty and those who provide service during crises. It encourages the American people to observe this day with reflection.

Yes

  • Scored +5

    Would union members be better off under this?

    The bill recognizes the first president of the IBEW and honors a profession heavily represented by union workers.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.