A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, relating to ergonomics.
Public Law 107-5 · S.J.Res. 6 · 107th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by George W. Bush (R) on Mar 20, 2001 · Labor and Employment
Sponsor: Sen. Don Nickles (R-OK)
Cosponsors (6): Sen. Michael Enzi, Sen. Kit Bond,
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 223 yea, 206 nay223–206
- SenateRecorded vote: 56 yea, 44 nay56–44
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.
Disapproves a specified rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to ergonomics, and declares that such rule shall have no force or effect.
Who voted for it
Every senator of the 107th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 56 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
56 yea44 nay
Democrats who voted yea(6)
- Sen. Fritz HollingsD-SC
Sen. Mary LandrieuD-LA
Sen. Blanche LincolnD-AR
Sen. Max BaucusD-MT- Sen. John BreauxD-LA
- Sen. Zell MillerD-GA
Republicans who voted yea(50)
- Sen. Jim JeffordsR-VT
- Sen. Lincoln ChafeeR-RI
Sen. Arlen SpecterR-PA
Sen. Olympia SnoweR-ME
Sen. Susan CollinsR-ME
Sen. Gordon SmithR-OR
Sen. John McCainR-AZ- Sen. Peter FitzgeraldR-IL
Sen. John WarnerR-VA- Sen. Mike DeWineR-OH
Sen. Thad CochranR-MS
Sen. Ted StevensR-AK
Sen. Pete DomeniciR-NM- Sen. Ben CampbellR-CO
- Sen. Tim HutchinsonR-AR
Sen. Richard LugarR-IN- Sen. George AllenR-VA
Sen. George VoinovichR-OH
Sen. Kay HutchisonR-TX
Sen. Richard ShelbyR-AL
Sen. Chuck GrassleyR-IA
Sen. John EnsignR-NV
Sen. Chuck HagelR-NE
Sen. Mike CrapoR-ID- Sen. Frank MurkowskiR-AK
- Sen. Fred ThompsonR-TN
Sen. Kit BondR-MO
Sen. Orrin HatchR-UT
Sen. Robert BennettR-UT
Sen. Judd GreggR-NH- Sen. Conrad BurnsR-MT
Sen. Pat RobertsR-KS
Sen. Sam BrownbackR-KS
Sen. Mitch McConnellR-KY- Sen. Bill FristR-TN
- Sen. Rick SantorumR-PA
Sen. Jeff SessionsR-AL
Sen. Larry CraigR-ID
Sen. Trent LottR-MS
Sen. Jim InhofeR-OK
Sen. Jim BunningR-KY- Sen. Strom ThurmondR-SC
Sen. Michael EnziR-WY
Sen. Wayne AllardR-CO- Sen. Craig ThomasR-WY
- Sen. Bob SmithR-NH
- Sen. Don NicklesR-OK
- Sen. Phil GrammR-TX
Sen. Jon KylR-AZ- Sen. Jesse HelmsR-NC
Data notes
The Senate’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 15 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 committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 11 actions.
- Mar 20, 2001Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 107-5.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Mar 9, 2001PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Mar 7, 2001FloorFloor · On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 223 - 206 (Roll no. 33).House roll call 33
- FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · Rule H. Res. 79 passed House.
- Mar 6, 2001FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 56 - 44. Record Vote Number: 15.Senate roll call 15
- FloorFloor · Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
- Mar 5, 2001CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Mar 1, 2001CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · 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.