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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 |
N |
L |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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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N |
N |
L |
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Roll Call 20.
(S. 1) On an amendment putting the Senate on record in opposition to President Obama’s climate pact with China
Jan 22, 2015.
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N |
N |
W |
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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 |
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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N |
N |
W |
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Roll Call 16.
(S. 1) On a motion to table (kill) an amendment stating that climate change is a real problem that requires urgent action to prevent “irreparable harm” to the planet
Jan 22, 2015.
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N |
N |
L |
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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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N |
N |
L |
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Roll Call 12.
(S. 1) On an amendment to put Congress on record as believing that human activity contributes “significantly” to climate change
Jan 21, 2015.
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Y |
Y |
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 |
Y |
L |
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Roll Call 9.
(S. 1) On an amendment to give power plants an exemption from the Clean Air Act to burn coal waste that remained after previous mining activities
Jan 21, 2015.
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N |
N |
W |
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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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Y |
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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N |
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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N |
N |
L |
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Roll Call 150.
(S. 3240) On an amendment to eliminate a federal program that supports efforts to develop new fuel sources based on sewage, byproducts of paper production, and other renewable materials
Jun 20, 2012.
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N |
N |
W |
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Roll Call 139.
(S.J.Res. 37) On a motion to bring up for consideration legislation overriding new Obama Administration regulations that require coal-fired power plants to cut back on their emissions of toxic pollutants such as mercury
Jun 20, 2012.
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N |
N |
W |
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Roll Call 132.
(S. 3240) On an amendment to bar organizations from receiving any federal benefits if they also received a government-backed loan under a program aimed at promoting wind energy development
Jun 19, 2012.
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N |
N |
W |
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Roll Call 94.
(H.R. 2072) On an amendment to bar a federal agency from financing any renewable energy projects and many projects that aim to develop fossil fuel energy resources abroad
May 15, 2012.
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N |
N |
W |
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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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Y |
Y |
L |
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Roll Call 41.
(S. 1813) On an amendment to encourage more natural gas-powered vehicles and natural gas fueling stations in the United States.
Mar 13, 2012.
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Y |
Y |
L |
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Roll Call 40.
(S. 1813) On an amendment to end federal tax incentives for energy, including a number of key renewable energy subsidies
Mar 13, 2012.
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N |
N |
W |
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Roll Call 39.
(S. 1813) On an amendment to renew tax breaks that had recently expired for alternative energy producers, energy-efficiency projects, and mine safety
Mar 13, 2012.
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Y |
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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N |
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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N |
N |
W |
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Roll Call 35.
(S. 1813) On a motion to disregard budgeting rules that could be used to delay the federal transportation bill
Mar 08, 2012.
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Y |
Y |
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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N |
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.
|
N |
Y |
L |
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Roll Call 30.
(S. 1813) On an amendment to require the Environmental Protection Agency to delay and rewrite its rules governing pollution from boilers and other industrial incinerators
Mar 08, 2012.
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N |
N |
W |
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Roll Call 28.
(S. 1813) On an amendment to expand offshore oil drilling
Mar 08, 2012.
|
N |
N |
W |
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Roll Call 176.
On confirming President Obama’s nomination of John Bryson to be Secretary of Commerce
Oct 20, 2011.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 151.
(H.R. 2608) On a motion to table (kill) legislation that would have kept federal government agencies and programs operating through November 18, 2011, and would have paid for disaster assistance for states affected by Hurricane and Tropical Storm Irene by cutting $1.5 billion from a program that guarantees loans for the manufacturing of fuel efficient vehicles
Sep 23, 2011.
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Y |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 91.
(S. 782) On an amendment that would have prohibited federal funds from being used for the construction of ethanol blender pumps, which allow drivers to choose different fuels with varying levels of ethanol at gas stations
Jun 16, 2011.
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N |
N |
W |
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Roll Call 89.
(S. 782) On a motion to end debate on an amendment that would have eliminated federal subsidies for ethanol-based gasoline
Jun 14, 2011.
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N |
N |
W |
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Roll Call 54.
(S. 493) On an amendment that would have prohibited the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gas emissions.
Apr 06, 2011.
|
N |
N |
W |
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Roll Call 187.
HR 4213. (Extending expiring programs) Sanders of Vermont amendment that would repeal tax exemptions for oil and gas companies/On agreeing to the amendment
Jun 15, 2010.
|
Y |
Y |
L |
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Roll Call 184.
S J Res 26. (Regulating greenhouse gases) Motion to begin debating a measure that would overturn an EPA ruling allowing the agency to regulate greenhouse gas emissions/On the motion
Jun 10, 2010.
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N |
N |
W |
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Roll Call 307.
HR 3326. (Fiscal 2010 defense spending) Barrasso of Wyoming amendment that would prohibit funds from going to the CIA’s Center on Climate Change and National Security/On agreeing to the amendment
Oct 06, 2009.
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N |
N |
W |
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Roll Call 295.
HR 2996. (Fiscal 2010 environment spending) Motion to kill an amendment that would block the White House’s “Climate Change Czar” from operating/On the motion
Sep 24, 2009.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
|
Roll Call 279.
HR 3288. (Fiscal 2010 transportation and housing spending) Wicker of Mississippi amendment that would cut off Amtrak funding unless Amtrak allows passengers to carry guns/On agreeing to the amendment
Sep 16, 2009.
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N |
N |
L |
|
Roll Call 277.
HR 3288. (Fiscal 2010 transportation and housing spending) Coburn of Oklahoma amendment that would bar the practice of requiring states to use 10 percent of their federal highway dollars for things such as footpaths and bike trails/On agreeing to the amendment
Sep 16, 2009.
|
N |
N |
W |
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Roll Call 270.
HR 3435. (Car voucher funding) On passing a bill that would provide $2 billion for the Cash for Clunkers program/On passing the bill
Aug 06, 2009.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
|
Roll Call 269.
HR 3435. (Car voucher program) Motion to allow a bill to add money to the Cash for Clunkers program to retain its emergency funding designation/On the motion
Aug 06, 2009.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
|
Roll Call 268.
HR 3435. (Car voucher funding) Motion to preserve an amendment that would replace the current $8,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit with a new $15,000 principal residence tax credit/On agreeing to the amendment
Aug 06, 2009.
|
N |
N |
W |
|
Roll Call 267.
HR 3435. (Car voucher funding) Vitter of Louisiana amendment that would prohibit the automobile bailout law from being expanded beyond Dec. 31, 2009/On agreeing to the amendment
Aug 06, 2009.
|
N |
N |
W |
|
Roll Call 266.
HR 3435. (Car voucher funding) Motion to preserve an amendment that would allow dealers to donate vehicles traded in under the Cash for Clunkers program to families or tax-exempt organizations /On agreeing to the amendment
Aug 06, 2009.
|
N |
N |
W |
|
Roll Call 265.
HR 3435. (Car voucher funding) Motion to preserve an amendment that seeks to prevent a deficit increase as a result of an increase for the Cash for Clunkers program/On the motion
Aug 06, 2009.
|
N |
N |
W |
|
Roll Call 264.
HR 3435. (Car voucher funding) Kyl of Arizona amendment that would end the Cash for Clunkers program on Aug. 8, 2009/On agreeing to the amendment
Aug 06, 2009.
|
N |
N |
W |
|
Roll Call 263.
HR 3435. (Car voucher funding) Motion to kill an amendment that would restrict eligibility for the “Cash for Clunkers” program/On the motion
Aug 06, 2009.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
|
Roll Call 256.
HR 2997. (Fiscal 2010 agriculture spending) McCain of Arizona amendment that would delete $17.5 million for the High Energy Cost Grant Program/On agreeing to the amendment
Aug 03, 2009.
|
N |
N |
W |
|
Roll Call 245.
HR 3183. (Fiscal 2010 energy and water spending) Coburn of Oklahoma amendment that would reduce administrative funding at the Energy Department/On agreeing to the amendment
Jul 29, 2009.
|
N |
N |
W |
|
Roll Call 209.
HR 2346. (Fiscal 2009 supplemental spending) Motion to protect against parliamentary maneuvers a measure that would appropriate $105.9 billion in emergency funds, including for war funding and pandemic preparedness/On the motion
Jun 18, 2009.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
|
Roll Call 173.
S Con Res 13. (Fiscal 2010 budget resolution) On adopting the conference report on budget resolution for fiscal year 2010/On passing the measure
Apr 29, 2009.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
|
Roll Call 169.
S Con Res 13. (Fiscal 2010 budget resolution) Motion to instruct conferees on a budget resolution to insist that the resolution require that future legislation not increase energy costs for families or of domestic energy production/On the motion
Apr 23, 2009.
|
N |
N |
L |
|
Roll Call 164.
S Con Res 13. (Fiscal 2010 budget resolution) Motion to instruct conferees on a budget resolution to insist on language ensuring that any future climate change legislation cannot be considered through the process known as “reconciliation”/On the motion
Apr 23, 2009.
|
N |
N |
L |
|
Roll Call 163.
S Con Res 13. (Fiscal 2010 budget resolution) Motion to instruct conferees on a budget resolution to insist that the final report allow for legislation to create new jobs in “clean technology” and other clean energy incentives/On the motion
Apr 23, 2009.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
|
Roll Call 154.
S Con Res 13. (Fiscal 2010 budget resolution) On adopting a bill that would set spending and revenue targets for fiscal 2010/On passing the bill
Apr 02, 2009.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
|
Roll Call 145.
S Con Res 13. (Fiscal 2010 budget resolution) Motion to preserve an amendment that would prohibit an increase in Amtrak funding unless passengers were allowed to transport firearms in checked bags/On the motion
Apr 02, 2009.
|
N |
N |
L |
|
Roll Call 142.
S Con Res 13. (Fiscal 2010 budget resolution) Bond of Missouri amendment that would make it more difficult to enact climate change legislation that exceeds certain spending caps/On agreeing to the amendment
Apr 02, 2009.
|
N |
N |
L |
|
Roll Call 141.
S Con Res 13. (Fiscal 2010 budget resolution) Stabenow of Michigan amendment that would allow for future climate change legislation that would incentivize clean technology and energy efficiencies/On agreeing to the amendment
Apr 02, 2009.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
|
Roll Call 135.
S Con Res 13. (Fiscal 2010 budget resolution) Graham of South Carolina amendment that would create a new Senate rule barring any legislation that includes an energy tax increase for taxpayers earning $200,000 or less/On agreeing to the amendment
Apr 02, 2009.
|
N |
N |
L |
|
Roll Call 126.
S Con Res 13. (Fiscal 2010 budget resolution) Johanns of Nebraska amendment that would prohibit climate change or clean energy legislation from being subject to reconciliation/On agreeing to the amendment
Apr 01, 2009.
|
N |
N |
L |
|
Roll Call 125.
S Con Res 13. (Fiscal 2010 budget resolution) Motion to preserve an amendment that would prohibit climate change or clean energy legislation from being subject to reconciliation/On the motion
Apr 01, 2009.
|
Y |
Y |
L |
|
Roll Call 116.
S Con Res 13. (Fiscal 2010 budget resolution) Boxer of California amendment that would allow for an increase in spending for any future climate change bill/On agreeing to the amendment
Mar 31, 2009.
|
Absent |
Y |
W |
|
Roll Call 80.
HR 1105. (Fiscal 2009 spending) Coburn of Oklahoma amendment that would prohibit funds for being used for certain projects related to a lobbying firm under investigation/On agreeing to the amendment
Mar 04, 2009.
|
N |
N |
W |
|
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 341.
Fiscal 2008 Intelligence Authorization (H.R. 2082)/On passage
May 10, 2007.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
|
Roll Call 337.
Fiscal 2008 Intelligence Authorization (H.R. 2082)/Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R-Mich.) amendment to strike the bill's requirement that a national intelligence estimate on global climate change be submitted to Congress
May 10, 2007.
|
N |
N |
W |
|
Roll Call 325.
Providing consideration for the fiscal 2008 Intelligence Authorization (H.R. 2082)/Adoption of the rules package
May 10, 2007.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
|
Roll Call 324.
Providing consideration for the fiscal 2008 Intelligence Authorization (H.R. 2082)/Motion to order the previous question (ending debate and preventing amendment)
May 10, 2007.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
|
Roll Call 288.
Reauthorization of the National Science Foundation (H.R. 1867)/Rep. Mike Honda (D-Calif.) amendment to require NSF to create curriculum for kindergarten through 12th graders on climate change, climate science and strategies to reduce greenhouse gases
May 02, 2007.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
|
Roll Call 287.
Reauthorization of the National Science Foundation (H.R. 1867)/Rep. John Sullivan (R-Okla.) amendment to require educational materials on climate change put out by NSF to reflect the "diversity of scientific viewpoints" on whether human activity is responsible for changing weather patterns
May 02, 2007.
|
N |
N |
W |
|
Roll Call 256.
Providing new grant programs for early-career scientists and engineers (H.R. 363)/Motion to recommit with instructions to add language giving priority to grants to expand domestic energy production and coal-to-liquid technology
Apr 24, 2007.
|
N |
N |
L |
|
Roll Call 201.
H.R. 1401 (Rail and Public Transportation Security Act)/On Passage
Mar 27, 2007.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
|
Roll Call 198.
H.R. 1401 (Rail and Public Transportation Security Act), manager's amendment by Thompson of Mississippi to give the Transportation Department control over administering bus and rail security grant funding/Revote on agreeing to the amendment
Mar 27, 2007.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
|
Roll Call 196.
H.R. 1401(Rail and Public Transportation Security Act), Sessions of Texas amendment to prohibit Amtrak from using funds authorized by the bill on the 10 long-distance routes that have lost the most revenue/On agreeing to the amendment
Mar 27, 2007.
|
N |
N |
W |
|
Roll Call 194.
H.R. 1401 (Rail and Public Transportation Security Act), manager's amendment by Thompson of Mississippi to give the Transportation Department control over administering bus and rail security grant funding/On agreeing to the amendment
Mar 27, 2007.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
|
Roll Call 191.
H. Res. 270, providing for the consideration of H.R. 1401 (Rail and Public Transportation Security Act)/On agreeing to the resolution
Mar 27, 2007.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
|
Roll Call 190.
H. Res. 270, providing for the consideration of H.R. 1401 (Rail and Public Transportation Security Act)/On ordering the previous question
Mar 27, 2007.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
|
Roll Call 131.
H. Res. 202, providing for House committee expenses in the 110th Congress/On agreeing to the resolution
Mar 08, 2007.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
|
Roll Call 127.
H. Res. 219, providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 202) providing for House committee expenses in the 110th Congress/On ordering the previous question
Mar 08, 2007.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
|
Roll Call 91.
Advanced Fuels Research and Development Act (H.R. 547)/Motion to recommit to the Science and Technology Committee with instructions to add coal-based liquids to a list of "alternative fuels" promoted in the underlying legislation
Feb 08, 2007.
|
N |
N |
W |
|
Roll Call 84.
Advanced Fuels Research and Development Act (H.R. 547)/Rep. Charles Dent (R-Pa.) amendment that would direct the Energy Department to consider the infrastructure challenges to arise from the advancement of hydrogen fuel
Feb 08, 2007.
|
N |
N |
L |
|
Roll Call 81.
Advanced Fuels Research and Development Act (H.R. 547)/Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) amendment to require the EPA to consider strategies to minimize emissions that may be released when biofuels are blended, stored and transported
Feb 08, 2007.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
|
Roll Call 40.
Energy policy (H.R. 6)/On passage
Jan 18, 2007.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
|
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.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
|
Roll Call 38.
Energy policy (H.R. 6)/Motion to recommit (send the bill to committees of jurisdiction)
Jan 18, 2007.
|
N |
N |
W |
|
Roll Call 37.
Energy policy (H.R. 6)/Question of consideration
Jan 18, 2007.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
|
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.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
|
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.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
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