Worker Economic Opportunity Act
Public Law 106-202 · S. 2323 · 106th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on May 18, 2000 · Labor and Employment
Sponsor: Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
Cosponsors (32): Sen. Christopher Dodd, Sen. Jim Jeffords,
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 421 yea, 0 nay421–0
- SenateRecorded vote: 95 yea, 0 nay95–0
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Worker Economic Opportunity Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt employee stock option, stock appreciation right, stock purchase, and similar employer-provided grants or rights programs from being included in overtime pay calculations, under specified conditions.
Provides that employers have no overtime pay liability because of any employee stock options or similar programs prior to enactment of this Act.
Who voted for it
Every senator of the 106th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 95 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
95 yea0 nay5 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(42)
- Sen. Paul WellstoneD-MN
Sen. Barbara BoxerD-CA
Sen. Tom HarkinD-IA
Sen. Jack ReedD-RI
Sen. Frank LautenbergD-NJ
Sen. Barbara MikulskiD-MD- Sen. Paul SarbanesD-MD
Sen. Russell FeingoldD-WI
Sen. Carl LevinD-MI
Sen. Daniel AkakaD-HI
Sen. Ted KennedyD-MA
Sen. Richard DurbinD-IL- Sen. Fritz HollingsD-SC
Sen. Harry ReidD-NV
Sen. Patrick LeahyD-VT- Sen. Tom DaschleD-SD
Sen. Patty MurrayD-WA
Sen. Byron DorganD-ND
Sen. Chuck SchumerD-NY
Sen. Daniel InouyeD-HI
Sen. Christopher DoddD-CT- Sen. John EdwardsD-NC
Sen. Ron WydenD-OR- Sen. Richard BryanD-NV
Sen. Herb KohlD-WI
Sen. Kent ConradD-ND
Sen. Tim JohnsonD-SD- Sen. Bob GrahamD-FL
- Sen. Charles RobbD-VA
- Sen. Maxwell ClelandD-GA
Sen. Joseph BidenD-DE
Sen. Robert ByrdD-WV
Sen. Evan BayhD-IN
Sen. Dianne FeinsteinD-CA
Sen. Max BaucusD-MT
Sen. Jeff BingamanD-NM
Sen. Joseph LiebermanD-CT- Sen. Robert TorricelliD-NJ
Sen. Mary LandrieuD-LA- Sen. Robert KerreyD-NE
Sen. Blanche LincolnD-AR- Sen. John BreauxD-LA
Republicans who voted yea(53)
- Sen. Lincoln ChafeeR-RI
- Sen. Jim JeffordsR-VT
Sen. Arlen SpecterR-PA
Sen. Susan CollinsR-ME
Sen. Gordon SmithR-OR- Sen. Spencer AbrahamR-MI
- Sen. Mike DeWineR-OH
Sen. Richard LugarR-IN
Sen. John WarnerR-VA
Sen. Ted StevensR-AK- Sen. Peter FitzgeraldR-IL
Sen. Pete DomeniciR-NM- Sen. Slade GortonR-WA
Sen. George VoinovichR-OH
Sen. Orrin HatchR-UT
Sen. Robert BennettR-UT- Sen. Rick SantorumR-PA
- Sen. Ben CampbellR-CO
Sen. Chuck GrassleyR-IA
Sen. Kay HutchisonR-TX
Sen. Kit BondR-MO
Sen. John McCainR-AZ- Sen. Bill FristR-TN
Sen. Thad CochranR-MS
Sen. Chuck HagelR-NE- Sen. Conrad BurnsR-MT
Sen. Pat RobertsR-KS- Sen. Strom ThurmondR-SC
Sen. Mitch McConnellR-KY- Sen. Connie MackR-FL
- Sen. John AshcroftR-MO
- Sen. Fred ThompsonR-TN
Sen. Richard ShelbyR-AL- Sen. Frank MurkowskiR-AK
Sen. Judd GreggR-NH
Sen. Trent LottR-MS- Sen. Paul CoverdellR-GA
Sen. Sam BrownbackR-KS
Sen. Mike CrapoR-ID- Sen. Tim HutchinsonR-AR
- Sen. Rod GramsR-MN
- Sen. Craig ThomasR-WY
Sen. Jeff SessionsR-AL
Sen. Larry CraigR-ID
Sen. Jon KylR-AZ- Sen. Don NicklesR-OK
Sen. Michael EnziR-WY
Sen. Wayne AllardR-CO
Sen. Jim BunningR-KY- Sen. Phil GrammR-TX
Sen. Jim InhofeR-OK- Sen. Jesse HelmsR-NC
- Sen. Bob SmithR-NH
Data notes
The Senate’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 455 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.
Committees
The record shows no committee referral for this bill.
Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 10 actions.
- May 18, 2000Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 106-202.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- May 8, 2000PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- May 3, 2000FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 421 - 0 (Roll no. 139).House roll call 139
- FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Goodling moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Apr 12, 2000FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 95 - 0. Record Vote Number: 81.Senate roll call 81
- FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- Mar 29, 2000IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.