[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 80 (Thursday, May 15, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4286-S4287]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 4777. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 4751 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Gregg (for 
himself and Mr. Kennedy)) to the bill H.R. 980, to provide collective 
bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or 
their political subdivisions; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end of the substitute amendment, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. __. AUTHORIZATION OF THE EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE 
                   ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM.

       Section 508 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3758) is amended by 
     striking ``for fiscal year 2006'' through the period and 
     inserting ``for each of the fiscal years 2006 through 2012''.
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  SA 4778. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 980, to provide collective bargaining rights for 
public safety officers employed by States or their political 
subdivisions; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES' RIGHT TO WORK.

       (a) Providing Public Sector Employees With the Right to 
     Work.--Section 4(b) of the Public Safety Employer-Employee 
     Cooperation Act of 2007 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(6) Providing for the rights of all public sector 
     employees in the State, by mandating that no such employee 
     pay any dues or fees to a labor organization as a condition 
     of employment.''.
       (b) Role of the Authority.--Section 5(a) of the Public 
     Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007 is amended 
     by striking ``in section 4(b)'' and all that follows through 
     the period at the end and inserting ``in section 4(b).''.
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  SA 4779. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 980, to provide collective bargaining rights for 
public safety officers employed by States or their political 
subdivisions; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. LIFE AT CONCEPTION.

       (a) In General.--Section 4(b) of the Public Safety 
     Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) Requiring that the State shall have taken steps to 
     protect the rights, life, and safety of all of its citizens, 
     born or unborn, by enacting laws to protect the lives of 
     these citizens and granting to the born and unborn equally 
     the right to life guaranteed under the Constitution and 
     enumerated under the 14th Amendment, and declaring such 
     protections to be vested in each human being from the time of 
     conception.''.
       (b) Role of Authority.--Section 5(a) of the Public Safety 
     Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007 is amended by 
     striking ``described in section 4(b)'' and all that follows 
     through the period and inserting ``described in section 
     4(b).''.
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  SA 4780. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by

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him to the bill H.R. 980, to provide collective bargaining rights for 
public safety officers employed by States or their political 
subdivisions; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. MEMBERS-ONLY BARGAINING.

       (a) Members-Only Bargaining.--Section 4(b) of the Public 
     Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007 is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) In order to protect the rights of the individual 
     worker--
       ``(A) prohibiting a State or local government from entering 
     into an exclusive representation agreement with a labor 
     organization; and
       ``(B) ensuring that a labor organization is only 
     representing its own members, and that the rights of 
     nonmembers to bargain on their own behalf is provided for.''.
       (b) Role of the Authority.--Section 5(a) of the Public 
     Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007 is amended 
     by striking ``in section 4(b)'' and all that follows through 
     the period at the end and inserting ``in section 4(b).''.
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  SA 4781. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 980, to provide collective bargaining rights for 
public safety officers employed by States or their political 
subdivisions; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. RIGHT TO CARRY WEAPONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 4(b) of the Public Safety 
     Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) Granting citizens of the State the right to carry 
     concealed weapons to assist in protecting the safety of its 
     citizens and public safety officers.''.
       (b) Role of Authority.--Section 5(a) of the Public Safety 
     Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007 is amended by 
     striking ``described in section 4(b)'' and all that follows 
     through the period and inserting ``described in section 
     4(b).''.
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  SA 4782. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 980, to provide collective bargaining rights for 
public safety officers employed by States or their political 
subdivisions; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. RECIPROCITY.

       (a) In General.--Section 4(b) of the Public Safety 
     Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) Granting citizens of other States where the concealed 
     carrying of firearms has been duly provided for by law the 
     ability to exercise that right in their State without the 
     further issuance of permits.''.
       (b) Role of Authority.--Section 5(a) of the Public Safety 
     Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007 is amended by 
     striking ``described in section 4(b)'' and all that follows 
     through the period and inserting ``described in section 
     4(b).''.
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  SA 4783. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 980, to provide collective bargaining rights for 
public safety officers employed by States or their political 
subdivisions; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. PREVENTING PAYROLL DEDUCTION.

       (a) Preventing Payroll Deduction.--Section 4(b) of the 
     Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) Prohibiting the deduction of labor organization dues 
     or fees of any kind directly from an employee's paycheck.''.
       (b) Role of the Authority.--Section 5(a) of the Public 
     Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007 is amended 
     by striking ``in section 4(b)'' and all that follows through 
     the period at the end and inserting ``in section 4(b).''.
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  SA 4784. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 980, to provide collective bargaining rights for 
public safety officers employed by States or their political 
subdivisions; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER RIGHT-TO-WORK.

       Section 4(b) of this Act is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(6) Forbidding any public safety employer from 
     negotiating a contract or memorandum of understanding that 
     requires the payment of any fees to any labor organization as 
     a condition of employment.''.
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  SA 4785. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 980, to provide collective bargaining rights for 
public safety officers employed by States or their political 
subdivisions; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page __, line __, insert the following:

     SEC. __. COLLECTION OF UNION DUES FROM ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS 
                   PROHIBITED.

       (a) In General.--It shall be unlawful for a labor 
     organization to collect dues or initiation fees from any 
     individual who is physically present in the United States in 
     violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1101 et seq.).
       (b) State Responsibilities.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this Act, a State law shall be deemed to have failed to 
     substantially provide for the rights and responsibilities 
     described in section 4(b) unless the Authority determines 
     that such law, in addition to meeting such rights and 
     responsibilities, prohibits labor organizations from 
     collecting dues or initiation fees from any individual who is 
     physically present in the United States in violation of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act.
       (2) Enforcement authority.--The Authority may issue and 
     enforce regulations to carry out paragraph (1) in the manner 
     provided under section 5.
       (c) Decertification of Public Safety Labor Organizations.--
     In addition to any enforcement measures authorized under 
     subsection (b)(2), if the Authority determines that a labor 
     organization has violated any provision under subsection (a) 
     or (b), the Authority shall issue an order that decertifies 
     the labor organization or otherwise notifies the labor 
     organization that the organization will no longer be 
     recognized by the Authority as the exclusive representative 
     of employees for collective bargaining purposes.
       (d) Required Participation by Public Safety Labor 
     Organizations.--Section 402(e) of the Illegal Immigration 
     Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (title IV of 
     division C of Public Law 104-208; 8 U.S.C. 1324a note) is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
     (3) and (4), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) Labor organizations.--
       ``(A) In general.--All labor organizations (as defined in 
     section 3 of the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation 
     Act of 2007) shall elect to participate in the basic pilot 
     program and shall comply with the terms and conditions of 
     such election.
       ``(B) Verification of all members.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision in this title, each participating labor 
     organization shall use the confirmation system to seek 
     confirmation of the identity and employment eligibility of 
     each member of such labor organization.
       ``(C) Deadline for compliance.--The verifications required 
     under subparagraph (B) shall be completed--
       ``(i) not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
     of the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 
     2007 for all members of the labor organization as of such 
     date; and
       ``(ii) for individuals who become members of such labor 
     organization after such date of enactment, not later than 14 
     days after the commencement of such membership.''.

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