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Employee Free Choice Act Co-Sponsors, 109th Congress

The Employee Free Choice Act, supported by a bipartisan coalition in Congress, would level the playing field for workers and employers and foster economic growth for America's middle class.

The following members of Congress co-sponsored the bill (S. 842 and H.R. 1696) in the 109th Congress.

Co-sponsors of the House bill:
  1. Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.) - Sponsor
  2. Del. Christensen, Donna M. (D-V.I.) - 4/19/2005
  3. Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F.H. (D-Amer. Samoa) - 5/19/2006
  4. Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes (D-D.C.) - 6/7/2005
  5. Rep. Abercrombie, Neil (D-Hawaii) - 4/19/2005
  6. Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. (D-N.Y.) - 4/19/2005
  7. Rep. Allen, Thomas H. (D-Maine) - 4/19/2005
  8. Rep. Andrews, Robert E. (D-N.J.) - 4/19/2005
  9. Rep. Baca, Joe (D-Calif.) - 4/19/2005
  10. Rep. Baird, Brian (D-Wash.) - 4/26/2005
  11. Rep. Baldwin, Tammy (D-Wis.) - 5/10/2005
  12. Rep. Barrow, John (D-Ga.) - 4/27/2005
  13. Rep. Bean, Melissa L. (D-Ill.) - 7/20/2005
  14. Rep. Becerra, Xavier (D-Calif.) - 4/19/2005
  15. Rep. Berkley, Shelley (D-Nev.) - 5/10/2005
  16. Rep. Berman, Howard L. (D-Calif.) - 4/19/2005
  17. Rep. Berry, Marion (D-Ark.) - 4/19/2005
  18. Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. (D-Ga.) - 4/28/2005
  19. Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. (D-N.Y.) - 4/19/2005
  20. Rep. Blumenauer, Earl (D-Ore.) - 5/3/2005
  21. Rep. Boehlert, Sherwood (R-N.Y.) - 4/19/2005
  22. Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. (D-Iowa) - 4/19/2005
  23. Rep. Boucher, Rick (D-Va.) - 4/19/2005
  24. Rep. Boyd, Allen (D-Fla.) - 2/8/2006
  25. Rep. Brady, Robert A. (D-Pa.) - 4/19/2005
  26. Rep. Brown, Corrine (D-Fla.) - 7/28/2005
  27. Rep. Brown, Sherrod (D-Ohio) - 4/19/2005
  28. Rep. Butterfield, G. K. (D-N.C.) - 2/8/2006
  29. Rep. Capps, Lois (D-Calif.) - 4/19/2005
  30. Rep. Capuano, Michael E. (D-Mass.) - 4/19/2005
  31. Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. (D-Md.) - 4/19/2005
  32. Rep. Cardoza, Dennis A. (D-Calif.) - 4/19/2005
  33. Rep. Carnahan, Russ (D-Mo.) - 4/19/2005
  34. Rep. Carson, Julia (D-Ind.) - 4/28/2005
  35. Rep. Case, Ed (D-Hawaii) - 4/19/2005
  36. Rep. Chandler, Ben (D-Ky.) - 4/19/2005
  37. Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy (D-Mo.) - 4/19/2005
  38. Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel (D-Mo.) - 5/12/2005
  39. Rep. Clyburn, James E. (D-S.C.) - 7/28/2005
  40. Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. (D-Mich.) - 4/19/2005
  41. Rep. Cooper, Jim (D-Tenn.) - 4/19/2005
  42. Rep. Costa, Jim (D-Calif.) - 4/28/2005
  43. Rep. Costello, Jerry F. (D-Ill.) - 4/19/2005
  44. Rep. Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr. (D-Ala.) - 4/19/2005
  45. Rep. Crowley, Joseph (D-N.Y.) - 4/19/2005
  46. Rep. Cuellar, Henry (D-Texas) - 5/10/2005
  47. Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. (D-Md.) - 4/19/2005
  48. Rep. Davis, Artur (D-Ala.) - 4/19/2005
  49. Rep. Davis, Danny K. (D-Ill.) - 4/19/2005
  50. Rep. Davis, Jim (D-Fla.) - 5/11/2005
  51. Rep. Davis, Lincoln (D-Tenn.) - 5/18/2005
  52. Rep. Davis, Susan A. (D-Calif.) - 4/19/2005
  53. Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. (D-Ore.) - 4/19/2005
  54. Rep. DeGette, Diana (D-Colo.) - 5/10/2005
  55. Rep. Delahunt, William D. (D-Mass.) - 4/28/2005
  56. Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. (D-Conn.) - 4/19/2005
  57. Rep. Dicks, Norman D. (D-Wash.) - 4/19/2005
  58. Rep. Dingell, John D. (D-Mich.) - 4/19/2005
  59. Rep. Doggett, Lloyd (D-Texas) - 6/21/2005
  60. Rep. Doyle, Michael F. (D-Pa.) - 4/19/2005
  61. Rep. Edwards, Chet (D-Texas) - 5/10/2005
  62. Rep. Emanuel, Rahm (D-Ill.) - 4/27/2005
  63. Rep. Engel, Eliot L. (D-N.Y.) - 6/7/2005
  64. Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. (D-Calif.) - 4/19/2005
  65. Rep. Etheridge, Bob (D-N.C.) - 10/17/2005
  66. Rep. Evans, Lane (D-Ill.) - 4/21/2005
  67. Rep. Farr, Sam (D-Calif.) - 4/26/2005
  68. Rep. Fattah, Chaka (D-Pa.) - 4/19/2005
  69. Rep. Filner, Bob (D-Calif.) - 5/3/2005
  70. Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. (R-Pa.) - 12/16/2005
  71. Rep. Ford, Harold E., Jr. (D-Tenn.) - 4/19/2005
  72. Rep. Fossella, Vito (R-N.Y.) - 6/21/2005
  73. Rep. Frank, Barney (D-Mass.) - 5/10/2005
  74. Rep. Gerlach, Jim (R-Pa.) - 4/25/2006
  75. Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. (D-Texas) - 5/10/2005
  76. Rep. Gordon, Bart (D-Tenn.) - 4/21/2005
  77. Rep. Green, Al (D-Texas) - 4/19/2005
  78. Rep. Green, Gene (D-Texas) - 5/10/2005
  79. Rep. Grijalva, Raul M. (D-Ariz.) - 4/19/2005
  80. Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. (D-Ill.) - 4/28/2005
  81. Rep. Harman, Jane (D-Calif.) - 4/19/2005
  82. Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. (D-Fla.) - 5/10/2005
  83. Rep. Herseth, Stephanie (D-S.D.) - 4/21/2005
  84. Rep. Higgins, Brian (D-N.Y.) - 4/19/2005
  85. Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. (D-N.Y.) - 4/19/2005
  86. Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben (D-Texas) - 4/19/2005
  87. Rep. Holden, Tim (D-Pa.) - 4/19/2005
  88. Rep. Holt, Rush D. (D-N.J.) - 4/19/2005
  89. Rep. Honda, Michael M. (D-Calif.) - 4/19/2005
  90. Rep. Hooley, Darlene (D-Ore.) - 4/19/2005
  91. Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. (D-Md.) - 4/19/2005
  92. Rep. Inslee, Jay (D-Wash.) - 4/19/2005
  93. Rep. Israel, Steve (D-N.Y.) - 4/26/2005
  94. Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. (D-Ill.) - 5/3/2005
  95. Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila (D-Texas) - 6/24/2005
  96. Rep. Jefferson, William J. (D-La.) - 4/19/2005
  97. Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice (D-Texas) - 6/9/2005
  98. Rep. Jones, Stephanie Tubbs (D-Ohio) - 4/19/2005
  99. Rep. Kanjorski, Paul E. (D-Pa.) - 5/12/2005
  100. Rep. Kaptur, Marcy (D-Ohio) - 4/19/2005
  101. Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. (D-R.I.) - 5/10/2005
  102. Rep. Kildee, Dale E. (D-Mich.) - 4/19/2005
  103. Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. (D-Mich.) - 4/19/2005
  104. Rep. Kind, Ron (D-Wis.) - 4/19/2005
  105. Rep. King, Peter T. (R-N.Y.) - 4/19/2005
  106. Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. (D-Ohio) - 4/19/2005
  107. Rep. Langevin, James R. (D-R.I.) - 4/21/2005
  108. Rep. Lantos, Tom (D-Calif.) - 4/19/2005
  109. Rep. Larsen, Rick (D-Wash.) - 4/28/2005
  110. Rep. Larson, John B. (D-Conn.) - 4/19/2005
  111. Rep. LaTourette, Steve C. (R-Ohio) - 4/21/2005
  112. Rep. Lee, Barbara (D-Calif.) - 4/19/2005
  113. Rep. Levin, Sander M. (D-Mich.) - 4/19/2005
  114. Rep. Lewis, John (D-Ga.) - 5/26/2005
  115. Rep. Lipinski, Daniel (D-Ill.) - 6/29/2005
  116. Rep. Lofgren, Zoe (D-Calif.) - 4/19/2005
  117. Rep. Lowey, Nita M. (D-N.Y.) - 6/7/2005
  118. Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. (D-Mass.) - 4/19/2005
  119. Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. (D-N.Y.) - 4/19/2005
  120. Rep. Markey, Edward J. (D-Mass.) - 4/19/2005
  121. Rep. Marshall, Jim (D-Ga.) - 7/22/2005
  122. Rep. Matheson, Jim (D-Utah) - 4/19/2005
  123. Rep. Matsui, Doris O. (D-Calif.) - 4/19/2005
  124. Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn (D-N.Y.) - 4/19/2005
  125. Rep. McCollum, Betty (D-Minn.) - 4/19/2005
  126. Rep. McDermott, Jim (D-Wash.) - 4/19/2005
  127. Rep. McGovern, James P. (D-Mass.) - 5/10/2005
  128. Rep. McHugh, John M. (R-N.Y.) - 4/19/2005
  129. Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. (D-Ga.) - 4/19/2005
  130. Rep. McNulty, Michael R. (D-N.Y.) - 4/19/2005
  131. Rep. Meehan, Martin T. (D-Mass.) - 5/19/2005
  132. Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. (D-Fla.) - 6/29/2005
  133. Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. (D-N.Y.) - 5/25/2005
  134. Rep. Melancon, Charlie (D-La.) - 3/1/2006
  135. Rep. Michaud, Michael H. (D-Maine) - 4/19/2005
  136. Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita (D-Calif.) - 4/19/2005
  137. Rep. Miller, Brad (D-N.C.) - 7/20/2005
  138. Rep. Mollohan, Alan B. (D-W.Va.) - 4/19/2005
  139. Rep. Moore, Dennis (D-Kan.) - 4/19/2005
  140. Rep. Moore, Gwen (D-Wis.) - 4/21/2005
  141. Rep. Moran, James P. (D-Va.) - 5/3/2005
  142. Rep. Murtha, John P. (D-Pa.) - 4/19/2005
  143. Rep. Nadler, Jerrold (D-N.Y.) - 4/19/2005
  144. Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. (D-Calif.) - 4/19/2005
  145. Rep. Neal, Richard E. (D-Mass.) - 4/19/2005
  146. Rep. Oberstar, James L. (D-Minn.) - 4/19/2005
  147. Rep. Obey, David R. (D-Wis.) - 5/11/2005
  148. Rep. Olver, John W. (D-Mass.) - 4/19/2005
  149. Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. (D-Texas) - 5/12/2005
  150. Rep. Owens, Major R. (D-N.Y.) - 4/19/2005
  151. Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. (D-N.J.) - 4/28/2005
  152. Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. (D-N.J.) - 4/21/2005
  153. Rep. Pastor, Ed (D-Ariz.) - 4/28/2005
  154. Rep. Payne, Donald M. (D-N.J.) - 4/19/2005
  155. Rep. Pelosi, Nancy (D-Calif.) - 4/19/2005
  156. Rep. Peterson, Collin C. (D-Minn.) - 5/3/2005
  157. Rep. Pomeroy, Earl (D-N.D.) - 4/27/2005
  158. Rep. Price, David E. (D-N.C.) - 4/26/2005
  159. Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II (D-W.Va.) - 4/19/2005
  160. Rep. Rangel, Charles B. (D-N.Y.) - 6/7/2005
  161. Rep. Reyes, Silvestre (D-Texas) - 5/26/2005
  162. Rep. Ross, Mike (D-Ark.) - 4/19/2005
  163. Rep. Rothman, Steven R. (D-N.J.) - 4/21/2005
  164. Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille (D-Calif.) - 4/19/2005
  165. Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch (D-Md.) - 4/19/2005
  166. Rep. Rush, Bobby L. (D-Ill.) - 9/6/2005
  167. Rep. Ryan, Tim (D-Ohio) - 4/19/2005
  168. Rep. Sabo, Martin Olav (D-Minn.) - 5/10/2005
  169. Rep. Salazar, John T. (D-Colo.) - 4/28/2005
  170. Rep. Sanchez, Linda T. (D-Calif.) - 4/19/2005
  171. Rep. Sanchez, Loretta (D-Calif.) - 9/13/2005
  172. Rep. Sanders, Bernard (D-Vt.) - 5/10/2005
  173. Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. (D-Ill.) - 4/19/2005
  174. Rep. Schiff, Adam B. (D-Calif.) - 5/10/2005
  175. Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. (D-Pa.) - 4/19/2005
  176. Rep. Schwarz, John J.H. "Joe" (R-Mich.) - 9/8/2005
  177. Rep. Scott, David (D-Ga.) - 4/19/2005
  178. Rep. Scott, Robert C. (D-Va.) - 4/19/2005
  179. Rep. Serrano, Jose E. (D-N.Y.) - 6/7/2005
  180. Rep. Shays, Christopher (R-Conn.) - 12/22/2005
  181. Rep. Sherman, Brad (D-Calif.) - 4/19/2005
  182. Rep. Simmons, Rob (R-Conn.) - 4/19/2005
  183. Rep. Skelton, Ike (D-Mo.) - 5/3/2005
  184. Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh (D-N.Y.) - 4/19/2005
  185. Rep. Smith, Adam (D-Wash.) - 4/21/2005
  186. Rep. Smith, Christopher H. (R-N.J.) - 4/25/2006
  187. Rep. Snyder, Vic (D-Ark.) - 6/16/2005
  188. Rep. Solis, Hilda L. (D-Calif.) - 4/19/2005
  189. Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete (D-Calif.) - 4/19/2005
  190. Rep. Strickland, Ted (D-Ohio) - 4/19/2005
  191. Rep. Stupak, Bart (D-Mich.) - 4/19/2005
  192. Rep. Sweeney, John E. (R-N.Y.) - 2/28/2006
  193. Rep. Tanner, John S. (D-Tenn.) - 1/31/2006
  194. Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. (D-Calif.) - 4/19/2005
  195. Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. (D-Miss.) - 7/14/2005
  196. Rep. Thompson, Mike (D-Calif.) - 5/18/2005
  197. Rep. Tierney, John F. (D-Mass.) - 4/19/2005
  198. Rep. Towns, Edolphus (D-N.Y.) - 5/3/2005
  199. Rep. Udall, Mark (D-Colo.) - 4/19/2005
  200. Rep. Udall, Tom (D-N.M.) - 4/28/2005
  201. Rep. Van Hollen, Chris (D-Md.) - 4/19/2005
  202. Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. (D-N.Y.) - 4/19/2005
  203. Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. (D-Ind.) - 4/19/2005
  204. Rep. Walsh, James T. (R-N.Y.) - 3/28/2006
  205. Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie (D-Fla.) - 5/24/2005
  206. Rep. Waters, Maxine (D-Calif.) - 4/19/2005
  207. Rep. Watson, Diane E. (D-Calif.) - 4/19/2005
  208. Rep. Watt, Melvin L. (D-N.C.) - 7/28/2005
  209. Rep. Waxman, Henry A. (D-Calif.) - 4/19/2005
  210. Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. (D-N.Y.) - 4/19/2005
  211. Rep Weldon, Curt (R-Pa.) - 12/15/2005
  212. Rep. Wexler, Robert (D-Fla.) - 4/19/2005
  213. Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. (D-Calif.) - 4/19/2005
  214. Rep. Wu, David (D-Ore.) - 4/19/2005
  215. Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell (D-Md.) - 4/19/2005

 

Co-sponsors of the Senate bill:
  1. Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) - Sponsor
  2. Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. (D-Hawaii) - 4/19/2005
  3. Sen. Bayh, Evan (D-Ind.) - 4/19/2005
  4. Sen. Baucus, Max (D-Mont.) - 5/19/2006
  5. Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. (D-Del.) - 4/19/2005
  6. Sen. Bingaman, Jeff (D-N.M.) - 4/19/2005
  7. Sen. Boxer, Barbara (D-Calif.) - 4/19/2005
  8. Sen. Byrd, Robert C. (D-W.Va.) - 4/19/2005
  9. Sen. Cantwell, Maria (D-Wash.) - 4/19/2005
  10. Sen. Carper, Thomas R. (D-Del.) - 4/19/2005
  11. Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham (D-N.Y.) - 4/19/2005
  12. Sen. Conrad, Kent (D-N.D.) - 9/29/2006
  13. Sen. Dayton, Mark (D-Minn.) - 4/19/2005
  14. Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. (D-Conn.) - 4/19/2005
  15. Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. (D-N.D.) - 4/19/2005
  16. Sen. Durbin, Richard (D-Ill.) - 4/19/2005
  17. Sen. Feingold, Russell D. (D-Wis.) - 4/19/2005
  18. Sen. Feinstein, Dianne (D-Calif.) - 6/23/2005
  19. Sen. Harkin, Tom (D-Iowa) - 4/19/2005
  20. Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. (D-Hawaii) - 4/19/2005
  21. Sen. Johnson, Tim (D-S.D.) - 5/17/2005
  22. Sen. Kerry, John F. (D-Mass.) - 4/19/2005
  23. Sen. Kohl, Herb (D-Wis.) - 12/15/2005
  24. Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. (D-La.) - 4/19/2005
  25. Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. (D-N.J.) - 4/19/2005
  26. Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. (D-Vt.) - 4/19/2005
  27. Sen. Levin, Carl (D-Mich.) - 4/19/2005
  28. Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. (D-Conn.) - 4/19/2005
  29. Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. (D-Ark.) - 9/14/2005
  30. Sen. Menendez, Robert (D-N.J.) - 3/28/2006
  31. Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. (D-Md.) - 4/19/2005
  32. Sen. Murray, Patty (D-Wash.) - 4/19/2005
  33. Sen. Nelson, Bill (D-Fla.) - 10/5/2005
  34. Sen. Obama, Barack (D-Ill.) - 4/19/2005
  35. Sen. Pryor, Mark L. (D-Ark.) - 9/8/2005
  36. Sen. Reed, Jack (D-R.I.) - 4/19/2005
  37. Sen. Reid, Harry (D-Nev.) - 4/19/2005
  38. Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV (D-W.Va.) - 4/19/2005
  39. Sen. Salazar, Ken (D-Colo.) - 4/19/2005
  40. Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. (D-Md.) - 4/19/2005
  41. Sen. Schumer, Charles E. (D-N.Y.) - 4/19/2005
  42. Sen. Specter, Arlen (R-Pa.) - 4/19/2005
  43. Sen. Stabenow, Debbie (D-Mich.) - 4/19/2005
  44. Sen. Wyden, Ron (D-Ore.) - 4/19/2005
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