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.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

94 cosponsors — 15 Republicans, 79 Democrats

15 of 94 cosponsors (16%) are from the other party.

Alma Adams (D-NC), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Diane Black (R-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Robert Brady (D-PA), Anthony Brown (D-MD), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Michael Capuano (D-MA), André Carson (D-IN), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC), James Cooper (D-TN), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Danny Davis (D-IL), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Val Demings (D-FL), Charles Dent (R-PA), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN) and 64 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Steve Cohen.

• H.R. 767 (115th) SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of 2018
• H.R. 5349 (115th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1325 Autumn Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, as the "Judge Russell…
• H.Res. 256 (115th) Expressing support for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe.
• H.R. 1870 (115th) Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2017
• H.R. 2230 (115th) To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue or bust of Elie Wiesel for placement in the United States Capitol.
• H.R. 4040 (115th) Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2017

Sponsor’s state and district

Tennessee in Congress · TN-9 district