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Key Votes

Date	State	Bill No.	Title	Outcome
Dec. 1, 2022	National	H Con Res 119	Providing for a Correction in the enrollment of H.J. Res. 100.	Joint Resolution Failed - Senate (52 - 43)
Dec. 1, 2022	National	H J Res 100	To provide for a resolution with respect to the unresolved disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees.	Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (80 - 15)
Nov. 30, 2022	National	H J Res 100	To provide for a resolution with respect to the unresolved disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees.	Joint Resolution Passed - House (290 - 137)
Nov. 30, 2022	National	H Con Res 119	Providing for a Correction in the enrollment of H.J. Res. 100.	Joint Resolution Passed - House (221 - 207)
July 27, 2022	National	HR 6929	Susan Muffley Act of 2022	Bill Passed - House (254 - 175)

Date	No.	Title	Outcome
12/01	H Con Res 119	Providing for a Correction in the enrollment of H.J. Res. 100.	Joint Resolution Failed - Senate (52 - 43)
12/01	H J Res 100	To provide for a resolution with respect to the unresolved disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees.	Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (80 - 15)
11/30	H J Res 100	To provide for a resolution with respect to the unresolved disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees.	Joint Resolution Passed - House (290 - 137)
11/30	H Con Res 119	Providing for a Correction in the enrollment of H.J. Res. 100.	Joint Resolution Passed - House (221 - 207)
7/27	HR 6929	Susan Muffley Act of 2022	Bill Passed - House (254 - 175)

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Public Statements

Date	Title	Politician
Feb. 3, 2023	Remarks by President Biden on the January Jobs Report	Pres. Joe Biden
Feb. 2, 2023	Remarks by President Biden Marking the 30th Anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act	Pres. Joe Biden
Jan. 25, 2023	Tweet - "Two years ago this week, 18 million people were out of work needing unemployment benefits. Today, that number is under 1.6 million -- the lowest in decades."	Pres. Joe Biden
Jan. 20, 2023	Tweet - "In our first two years, the economy has added over 750,000 new manufacturing jobs. And thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the CHIPS and Science Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act, we're going to keep making more in America."	Pres. Joe Biden
Jan. 5, 2023	Tweet - "For decades, I've fought for the notion that if your employer wants to keep you, they need to make it worth your while with good pay and benefits. Consistent with my Executive Order, today's FTC announcement to limit non-compete agreements is a huge win for workers."	Pres. Joe Biden

Date	Title	Politician
Feb. 3, 2023	Remarks by President Biden on the January Jobs Report	Pres. Joe Biden
Feb. 2, 2023	Remarks by President Biden Marking the 30th Anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act	Pres. Joe Biden
Jan. 25, 2023	Tweet - "Two years ago this week, 18 million people were out of work needing unemployment benefits. Today, that number is under 1.6 million -- the lowest in decades."	Pres. Joe Biden
Jan. 20, 2023	Tweet - "In our first two years, the economy has added over 750,000 new manufacturing jobs. And thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the CHIPS and Science Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act, we're going to keep making more in America."	Pres. Joe Biden
Jan. 5, 2023	Tweet - "For decades, I've fought for the notion that if your employer wants to keep you, they need to make it worth your while with good pay and benefits. Consistent with my Executive Order, today's FTC announcement to limit non-compete agreements is a huge win for workers."	Pres. Joe Biden

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Interest Group Ratings

Year(s)	Special Interest Group
2021-2022	National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association
2021-2022	National Right to Life Committee
2021-2022	National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association
2021	NETWORK, A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby
2021	The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

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Ballot Measures

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
April 4, 2023	Wisconsin	Advisory Question: Work Requirement for Welfare Benefits Advisory Question	Passed
Nov. 8, 2022	Nebraska	Initiative 433: Nebraska Minimum Wage Increase Initiative	Passed
Nov. 3, 2020	California	Proposition 16: Allows Diversity as a Factor in Public Employment, Education, and Contracting Decisions. Legislative Constitutional Amendment.	Failed
Nov. 3, 2020	Colorado	Proposition 118: Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program	Passed
Nov. 3, 2020	California	Proposition 22: Changes Employment Classification Rules for App-Based Transportation and Delivery Drivers Initiative Statute.	Passed

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