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Roll Call 26.
(S. 1) On a motion to table (kill) an amendment requiring disclosure of political campaign contributions made by individuals who make more than $1 million from development of Canadian “tar sands” oil fields
Jan 22, 2015.
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N |
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Roll Call 25.
(S. 1) On a motion to table (kill) an amendment imposing an 8-cent-per-barrel fee on oil transported through the controversial Keystone XL pipeline
Jan 22, 2015.
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N |
L |
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Roll Call 24.
(S. 1) On a motion to table (kill) an amendment delaying construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline until federal law had been changed to ensure the oil it carries is taxed like other petroleum products
Jan 22, 2015.
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N |
L |
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Roll Call 22.
(S. 1) On an amendment to prevent the developer of the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline from using eminent domain powers to take land from private property owners who didn’t want to sell it
Jan 22, 2015.
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Y |
L |
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Roll Call 21.
(S. 1) On an amendment stipulating that during construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, developers could acquire land only in ways consistent with constitutional protections of private property rights
Jan 22, 2015.
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Y |
N |
L |
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Roll Call 19.
(S. 1) On an amendment to require Canadian energy companies to pay an 8-cent-per-barrel tax for oil shipped through the proposed Keystone XL pipeline
Jan 22, 2015.
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Y |
L |
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Roll Call 17.
(S. 1) On an amendment to require the federal government to speed up its review of applications to drill for oil and natural gas on public land
Jan 22, 2015.
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Y |
N |
W |
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Roll Call 15.
(S. 1) On a motion to table (kill) an amendment stating that climate change is real and human-caused, and calling for investment in “clean fossil fuel” energy technology
Jan 22, 2015.
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Y |
N |
L |
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Roll Call 11.
(S. 1) On an amendment to put Congress on record believing that climate change is real, but that construction of the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline would not make it worse
Jan 21, 2015.
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Y |
L |
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Roll Call 8.
(S. 1) On an amendment to delay construction of the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline until the federal government issued rules on the storage and transportation of petroleum coke
Jan 21, 2015.
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N |
Y |
L |
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Roll Call 4.
(S. 1) On a motion to table (kill) an amendment requiring oil companies to sell their petroleum in the United States, rather than on the world market, if it was transported through the controversial Keystone XL pipeline
Jan 20, 2015.
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Y |
N |
L |
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Roll Call 3.
(S. 1) On a motion aimed at allowing the Senate to formally consider a bill authorizing construction of the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline
Jan 12, 2015.
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Y |
N |
L |
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Roll Call 63.
(S. 2204) On a motion to end debate and set up a final, up-or-down vote on legislation repealing tax breaks for major oil companies and renewing incentives for development of renewable energy and other domestic energy sources
Mar 29, 2012.
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N |
Y |
L |
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Roll Call 38.
(S. 1813) On an amendment to open up vast new stretches of publicly owned land to oil drilling, force the federal government to allow construction of a controversial oil pipeline, and renew a diverse set of popular tax breaks
Mar 13, 2012.
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Y |
N |
W |
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Roll Call 36.
(S. 1813) On an amendment to move responsibility for building and maintaining most U.S. highways from the federal government to state governments
Mar 13, 2012.
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Y |
N |
W |
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Roll Call 34.
(S. 1813) On an amendment to override the Obama Administration and approve construction of a controversial oil pipeline
Mar 08, 2012.
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Y |
N |
W |
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Roll Call 33.
(S. 1813) On an amendment to require that only American-made raw materials be used to build a controversial oil pipeline, and that petroleum products transported using the pipeline be sold only in the United States
Mar 08, 2012.
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Y |
L |
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Roll Call 28.
(S. 1813) On an amendment to expand offshore oil drilling
Mar 08, 2012.
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Y |
N |
W |
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Roll Call 73.
(S. 953) Legislation that would have required the Secretary of the Interior to approve or deny permits for oil and gas drilling within 30 days of receiving an application – On the motion to bring up the bill
May 18, 2011.
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Y |
N |
W |
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Roll Call 72.
(S. 940) Legislation that would have eliminated federal taxpayer subsidies for major U.S. oil and gas companies – On ending debate on the motion to bring up the bill
May 17, 2011.
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N |
Y |
L |
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All votes listed below this point were cast while this member served in the House of
Representatives prior to becoming a senator. These House votes are not included in our
calculation of either the member's Crucial Lifetime Progressive score or Overall Lifetime
Progressive score in this category; those scores are based only on the votes the member
has taken while serving in the Senate.
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Roll Call 513.
(H.R.3534) Final passage of legislation imposing new safety regulations on companies engaging in oil drilling, repealing the $75 million cap on oil companies’ liabilities relating to oil spills, and requiring oil companies to pay royalties on oil that was discharged from a well (including spilled oil)
Jul 30, 2010.
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N |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 512.
(H.R. 3534) On a motion to recommit (which is the minority's opportunity to torpedo or significantly change a bill before a final up-or-down vote on the measure) that would have ended a moratorium on offshore oil drilling in the Gulf Coast area of the United States
Jul 30, 2010.
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Y |
N |
W |
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Roll Call 511.
(H.R. 3534) On an amendment (to legislation which imposed new safety regulations on companies engaging in offshore oil drilling) that removed a moratorium on oil drilling in the Gulf Coast region of the United States for companies that meet safety standards issued by the Secretary of the Interior
Jul 30, 2010.
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N |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 510.
(H.R. 3534) On an amendment (to legislation which imposed new safety regulations on companies engaging in offshore oil drilling) allowing the Natural Resources Damages Fund (a fund established to protect and restore natural resources on federal land) to be used for acquiring additional natural resources (meaning new federal land) as a remedy for environmental destruction in cases where the damaged resource is unlikely to be restored
Jul 30, 2010.
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Y |
W |
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Roll Call 507.
(H.R.3534) On an amendment (to legislation which imposed new safety regulations on companies engaging in offshore oil drilling) requiring oil companies to pay royalties on oil that was discharged from a well (including spilled oil), and requiring a study of the effects of oil and gas drilling on marine mammals
Jul 30, 2010.
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Y |
W |
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Roll Call 506.
(H.R. 5851) Final passage of legislation prohibiting employers involved in offshore oil drilling from discriminating against who report suspected safety violations to federal or state officials
Jul 30, 2010.
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Y |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 505.
(H.R. 5851) On a motion to recommit (which is the minority's opportunity to torpedo or significantly change a bill before a final up-or-down vote on the measure) that would have eliminated new protocols requiring the Labor Department to investigate all complaints by oil company employees who claim they have been discriminated against for reporting safety concerns.
Jul 30, 2010.
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Y |
N |
W |
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Roll Call 500.
(H.R. 3534, H.R. 5851) Legislation imposing new safety regulations on companies engaging in oil drilling and repealing the $75 million cap on oil companies’ liabilities relating to oil spills, as well as separate legislation prohibiting employers involved in offshore oil drilling from discriminating against who report suspected safety violations to federal or state officials.– On the resolution setting a time limit for debate and determining which amendments could be offered to both bills
Jul 30, 2010.
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N |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 875.
(H.R. 2868) On passage of legislation designed to extend and enhance the authority of the Department of Homeland Security to protect against acts of terrorism aimed at chemical facilities
Nov 06, 2009.
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N |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 872.
On the Dent of Pennsylvania amendment that would have eliminated the requirement that designs and techniques that constitute “inherently safer technology” be required in all U.S. chemical facilities.
Nov 06, 2009.
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Y |
N |
W |
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Roll Call 871.
On the Dent of Pennsylvania amendment that would have maintained the existing Department of Homeland Security federal chemical facility security regulations, rather than imposing new ones
Nov 06, 2009.
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Y |
N |
W |
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Roll Call 870.
On the Barton of Texas amendment that would have allowed new federal chemical facility regulations to supersede stricter state and local laws and rules
Nov 06, 2009.
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Y |
N |
W |
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Roll Call 869.
On the Thompson of Mississippi amendment clarifying the kind of information about chemical facility security that the Department of Homeland is obligated to disclose
Nov 06, 2009.
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N |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 857.
(H.Res. 885) Legislation to extend and enhance the authority of the Department of Homeland Security to protect against acts of terrorism aimed at chemical facilities - - on the resolution setting the terms for debating the legislation
Nov 05, 2009.
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N |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 856.
(H.Res. 885) Legislation to extend and enhance the authority of the Department of Homeland Security to protect against acts of terrorism aimed at chemical facilities - - on a motion to move to an immediate vote on the resolution setting the terms for debating the legislation
Nov 05, 2009.
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N |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 709.
(H.R. 3221) On passage of the bill providing funding for the development of more energy efficient and environmentally cleaner technologies for vehicles manufactured in the U.S.
Sep 16, 2009.
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N |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 708.
(H.R. 3221) Legislation providing funding for the development of more energy efficient and environmentally cleaner technologies for vehicles manufactured in the U.S. - - on the motion to insert language preventing the spending of any additional funding authorized by the legislation until all other federal funds for that had previously been authorized for the development of similar vehicle energy technologies had been spent.
Sep 16, 2009.
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Y |
N |
W |
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Roll Call 705.
(H. R. 3246) On to the Hall of Texas amendment that would have frozen, at the fiscal year 2010 level through fiscal year 2013, a funding program for the development of more energy efficient and environmentally cleaner technologies for vehicles manufactured in the U.S. The amendment would also have eliminated that funding in fiscal year 2014.
Sep 16, 2009.
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Y |
N |
W |
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Roll Call 477.
(H.R. 2454) On passage of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, which contained the new cap and trade program; that program mandated significantly reduced emission levels, and permitted higher emitting companies to purchase pollution credits from lower emitters.
Jun 26, 2009.
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N |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 476.
(H.R. 2454) On the Forbes of Virginia amendment to the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009; the amendment called for a public-private commission to develop a national energy plan and set seven energy independence goals.
Jun 26, 2009.
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Y |
N |
W |
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Roll Call 466.
(H. Res. 587) A major energy bill containing the “cap-and-trade” plan, which permits ccompanies emitting higher pollution levels than the law would ordinarily allow to continue those emissions by purchasing pollution “credits” from entities emitting lower levels - -on the resolution setting the terms for debate of the bill
Jun 26, 2009.
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N |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 465.
(H. Res. 587) A major energy bill containing the “cap-and-trade” plan, which permits ccompanies emitting higher pollution levels than the law would ordinarily allow to continue those emissions by purchasing pollution “credits” from entities emitting lower levels - -on whether the House should move to an immediate vote on the resolution setting the terms for debate of the bill
Jun 26, 2009.
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N |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 521.
HR 2641 (Fiscal 2008 Energy and Water appropriations), Bishop of New York amendment to block the establishment of a floating liquid natural gas facility in Long Island Sound/On agreeing to the amendment
Jun 20, 2007.
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N |
Y |
L |
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Roll Call 199.
H.R. 1401 (Rail and Public Transportation Security Act), Cohen of Tennessee amendment to establish a program to minimize rail transport of hazardous materials that are toxic when inhaled/Revote on agreeing to the amendment
Mar 27, 2007.
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N |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 195.
H.R. 1401(Rail and Public Transportation Security Act), Cohen of Tennessee amendment to establish a program to minimize rail transport of hazardous materials that are toxic when inhaled/On agreeing to the amendment
Mar 27, 2007.
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N |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 40.
Energy policy (H.R. 6)/On passage
Jan 18, 2007.
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N |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 39.
Energy policy (H.R. 6)/Appealing the ruling of the chair that the bill did not meet the criteria to require a three-fifths majority for passage
Jan 18, 2007.
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N |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 38.
Energy policy (H.R. 6)/Motion to recommit (send the bill to committees of jurisdiction)
Jan 18, 2007.
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Y |
N |
W |
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Roll Call 37.
Energy policy (H.R. 6)/Question of consideration
Jan 18, 2007.
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N |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 36.
Outlining the rules of debate for a bill to formulate energy policy (H. Res. 66)/On adoption of the rule
Jan 18, 2007.
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N |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 35.
Outlining the rules of debate for a bill to formulate energy policy (H. Res. 66)/Motion to order the previous question (end debate and prevent amendment)
Jan 18, 2007.
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N |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 210.
H.R. 2419. Appropriations/Energy/Procedural Vote on Motion To Recommit (Amend or Kill) Bill to Make Appropriations (Fund) for Energy and Water Development.
May 24, 2005.
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N |
Y |
L |
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Roll Call 209.
H.R. 2419. Appropriations/Energy/Vote on Amendment to Cease Delivering Oil to U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
May 24, 2005.
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N |
Y |
L |
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Roll Call 199.
H.R. 2361. Appropriations/Environment/Vote on Passage of Bill Making Appropriations for (Funding) the Interior Department, the Environmental Protection Agency and Other Agencies for Fiscal Year 2006.
May 19, 2005.
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Y |
N |
L |
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Roll Call 192.
H.R. 2361. Appropriations/Environment/Vote on Amendment to Permit Drilling for Natural Gas in the Outer Continental Shelf.
May 19, 2005.
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Y |
N |
W |
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Roll Call 132.
H.R. 6. Energy/Vote on Passage of The Energy Policy Act of 2005, a Comprehensive Bill Dealing with Research and Development of Numerous Sources of Energy
Apr 21, 2005.
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Y |
N |
L |
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Roll Call 131.
H.R. 6. Energy/Vote on Amendment to Strike from Energy Bill Provision to Alter States' Roles in Relation to That of Federal Government Regarding the Location of Liquefied Natural Gas Terminals.
Apr 21, 2005.
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N |
Y |
L |
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Roll Call 129.
H.R. 6. Energy/Vote on Amendment to Remove from Energy Bill Provision Shielding Manufacturers of Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MBTE) from Product Liability Lawsuits.
Apr 21, 2005.
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N |
Y |
L |
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Roll Call 128.
H.R. 6. Energy/Vote on Amendment to Strike Provision of Energy Bill Halting Collection of Royalty Fees from Oil and Gas Companies Operating in Deep Waters of Gulf of Mexico.
Apr 21, 2005.
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N |
Y |
L |
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Roll Call 126.
H.R. 6. Energy/Vote on Amendment to Energy Bill to Require a Study of Consolidation of Gasoline Retailers with Refiners, Producers, Importers and Wholesalers.
Apr 21, 2005.
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N |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 125.
H.R. 6. Energy/Vote on Amendment to Permit Additional Types of Renewable Fuels to Be Eligible for a Particular Grant Program in Energy Bill.
Apr 21, 2005.
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N |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 122.
H.R. 6. Energy/Environment/Vote on Amendment to Strike from Energy Bill Language That Would Permit Oil and Gas Exploration in the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge.
Apr 20, 2005.
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N |
Y |
L |
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Roll Call 120.
H.R. 6. Energy/Vote on Amendment to Require the Environmental Protection Agency to Update Its Procedures for Rating Car Fuel Economies
Apr 20, 2005.
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Y |
N |
L |
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Roll Call 118.
H.R. 6. Energy/Vote on Amendment to Take a Number of Measures to Check the Rise in Gas Prices.
Apr 20, 2005.
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N |
Y |
L |
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Roll Call 117.
H.R. 6. Energy/Vote on Amendment to Reduce U.S. Demand for Oil by at Least One Million Barrels Per Day.
Apr 20, 2005.
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N |
Y |
L |
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Roll Call 116.
H.R. 6. Energy/Vote on Amendment to Change "Strategic Petroleum Reserve" into "Strategic Fuels Reserve."
Apr 20, 2005.
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N |
Y |
L |
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Roll Call 115.
H.R. 6. Energy/Vote on Amendment to Strike Oil Refinery Revitalization Provision from Energy Bill.
Apr 20, 2005.
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N |
Y |
L |
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Roll Call 112.
H. Res. 219. Energy/Procedural Vote on Question of Whether Energy Bill Violates Federal Law Because It Would Impose Costs on States without Paying Those Costs.
Apr 20, 2005.
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Y |
N |
L |
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Roll Call 56.
H.R. 3. Surface Transportation (Highways, etc.)/Vote on Amendment to Alter Safety Rule Governing How Much Down-Time Between Shifts is Required of Drivers Transporting Oil and Gas Equipment and Machinery.
Mar 09, 2005.
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Y |
N |
W |
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Roll Call 630.
H.R. 6. Energy Policy/Vote on Final Passage of an Energy Conference Report to Overhaul the Nation's Energy Policies.
Nov 18, 2003.
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Y |
N |
L |
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Roll Call 629.
H.R. 6. Energy Policy/Vote on the Rules of Debate Governing House Consideration of the Energy Conference Report.
Nov 18, 2003.
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Y |
N |
L |
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Roll Call 628.
H.R. 6. Energy Policy/Vote to Allow the Consideration of the Rules of Debate on the Energy Conference Report.
Nov 18, 2003.
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Y |
N |
L |
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Roll Call 618.
HR 6. Energy Policy/Vote to Instruct House Conferees to Drop Any Provisions in the Energy Conference Report Which Would Weaken Clean Water Standards.
Nov 07, 2003.
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N |
Y |
L |
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Roll Call 557.
H.R. 3289. Fiscal 2004 Supplemental Appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan/Vote to Require Competitive Bidding on Oil Contracts in Iraq.
Oct 17, 2003.
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N |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 551.
H.R. 3289. Fiscal 2004 Supplemental Appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan/Vote to Prevent the Importation of Oil into Iraq.
Oct 16, 2003.
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N |
Y |
L |
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Roll Call 548.
H.R. 3289. Fiscal 2004 Supplemental Appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan/Vote to Reduce Money Available to Halliburton for Oil Purchases In Response to Alleged Price-Gouging by the Oil Company.
Oct 16, 2003.
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N |
Y |
L |
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Roll Call 540.
H.R. 6. Energy Policy/Vote to Instruct House Conferees to Include a Moratorium on Offshore Oil Drilling Operations in the Conference Committee Version of the Legislation.
Oct 15, 2003.
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N |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 476.
H R 6. Energy Plan/Motion to Instruct House Conferees to Expand Regulatory Powers of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Sep 05, 2003.
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N |
Y |
L |
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Roll Call 389.
H.R. 2691. Fiscal 2004 Interior Appropriations/Vote on Final Passage of an Interior Department Spending Bill Which Allowed Commercial Interests Such as Logging and Mining Greater Access to Federal Lands.
Jul 17, 2003.
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Y |
N |
L |
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Roll Call 388.
H.R. 2691. Fiscal 2004 Interior Appropriations/Vote to Restrict the Federal Government's Ability to Regulate the Access of Private and Commercial Interests, Such as Logging and Mining Operations, to Public Lands.
Jul 17, 2003.
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Y |
N |
L |
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Roll Call 145.
H.R. 6. Energy Plan/Passage of a Bill to Provide Tax Breaks to Energy Companies and Allow Oil Drilling in the Pristine
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Apr 11, 2003.
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Y |
N |
L |
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Roll Call 144.
H.R. 6. Energy Plan/Vote to Recommit to Committee a Bill to Provide Tax Breaks to Energy Companies and Allow Oil
Drilling in the Pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Apr 11, 2003.
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N |
Y |
L |
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Roll Call 142.
H.R. 6. Energy Plan/Vote to Eliminate a Provision in Bill Providing a Federal Subsidy for Oil-Drilling on Public Lands.
Apr 11, 2003.
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N |
Y |
L |
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Roll Call 137.
H.R. 6. Energy Plan/Vote to Create a Reserve Program to Minimize Fluctuations in Gasoline Prices.
Apr 10, 2003.
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N |
Y |
L |
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Roll Call 135.
H.R. 6. Energy Plan/Vote to Prevent Oil-Drilling in the Pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Apr 10, 2003.
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N |
Y |
L |
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Roll Call 134.
H.R. 6. Energy Plan/Vote to Allow, But Limit, Oil-Drilling in the Pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Apr 10, 2003.
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Y |
N |
L |
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