WASHINGTONÂ â Here's a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week. House vote UNIONIZATION: The House has passed the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (H.R. 842), sponsored by Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va. The bill would change laws governing labor practices and unions, with the general goal of making it easier for workers to form unions. Scott said the changes were needed because existing labor law "lacks the teeth to enforce workers' rights when employers unlawfully retaliate against them for organizing." A bill opponent, Rep. Fred Keller, R-Pa., said that by needlessly inserting government into the workplace, it "would infringe on workers' rights and handcuff employers, making it harder for people to make decisions that positively impact their workforce." The vote, on March 9, was 225 yeas to 206 nays.