What: All Issues : Environment : Wildlife/Forest/Wilderness/Land Conservation
 Who: All Members : Vermont : Sanders, Bernie
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EnvironmentWildlife/Forest/Wilderness/Land Conservation
Member's Vote
(progressive
or not)
Progressive Position
Progressive Result
(win or loss)
Roll Call 14. (S. 1) On an amendment to limit the federal government’s ability to protect public land from development Jan 22, 2015. N N W
Roll Call 13. (S. 1) On an amendment endorsing the protection of federal land for environmental and recreational purposes Jan 22, 2015. Y Y L
Roll Call 7. (S. 1) On an amendment to limit the attorneys’ fees that can be awarded in cases related to the Endangered Species Act Jan 21, 2015. N N W
Roll Call 170. (H.R. 4348) On a motion to clear the way for passage of legislation addressing invasive species in the Great Lakes Jun 29, 2012. Y Y W
Roll Call 164. (S. 3240) On passage of legislation that authorizes federal programs to assist farmers and low-income Americans Jun 21, 2012. Y Y W
Roll Call 159. (S. 3240) On an amendment to bar the U.S. Environmental Protection Administration from using small manned aircraft to enforce pollution laws Jun 21, 2012. N N W
Roll Call 158. (S. 3240) On an amendment to allow the U.S. Environmental Protection Administration to continue a controversial practice of using aircraft to enforce pollution laws – as long as it is found to be “cost-effective” and state officials are notified Jun 21, 2012. Y Y L
Roll Call 155. (S. 3240) On an amendment to require farmers to meet standards for conserving water and soil in exchange for federally subsidized crop insurance Jun 20, 2012. Y Y W
Roll Call 143. (S. 3240) On an amendment to bar federal conservation programs from making payments to individuals who make more than $1 million per year Jun 20, 2012. N N L
Roll Call 134. (S. 3240) On an amendment to eliminate federal assistance aimed at helping farmers transition to organic agriculture and use sustainable land management techniques Jun 19, 2012. N N W
Roll Call 47. (S. 1813) On an amendment to allow states to ignore health and environmental requirements when rebuilding many roads and bridges Mar 14, 2012. N N W
Roll Call 43. (S. 1813) On an amendment to allow states to avoid federal regulations such as environmental protection and safety requirements during construction of highways and other transportation projects Mar 13, 2012. N N W
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. N N W
Roll Call 34. (S. 1813) On an amendment to override the Obama Administration and approve construction of a controversial oil pipeline Mar 08, 2012. N N W
Roll Call 27. HR 1299. (Travel promotion) Motion to waive a Senate rule and allow an amendment to be offered that would seek to prohibit 10 million acres of Western land from being designated as a national monument /On the motion Feb 25, 2010. N N W
Roll Call 331. HR 2996. (Fiscal 2010 environmental spending) On passing a conference report on a bill to fund the Interior Department and Environmental Protection Agency in fiscal 2010/On passing the bill Oct 29, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 330. HR 2996. (Fiscal 2010 environmental spending) Motion to preserve a conference report on the bill that funds the Environmental Protection Agency in fiscal 2010/On the motion Oct 29, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 296. HR 2996. (Fiscal 2010 environment spending) Motion to kill an attempt to strike $4.3 billion in funding in the fiscal 2010 environment and Interior Department spending bill/On the motion Sep 24, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 292. HR 2996. (Fiscal 2010 environment spending) Motion to defeat an attempt to prevent the US Fish and Wildlife Service from implementing a policy that protects certain fish and wildlife in California/On the motion Sep 22, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 189. On confirming David J. Hayes to be deputy secretary of the Interior Department/On the nomination May 13, 2009. Y Y L
Roll Call 104. HR 146. (Public lands bill) Motion to kill an amendment that would require an annual report on how much federal land each agency owns and the cost of maintaining it/On the motion Mar 19, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 103. HR 146. (Public lands bill) Motion to kill an amendment that would prohibit eminent domain from being used to acquire land under the bill/On the motion Mar 18, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 102. HR 146. (Public lands bill) Motion to kill an amendment that would state that nothing should restrict the development of renewable energy on public land/On the motion Mar 18, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 99. Hr 146. (Public lands bill) Motion to begin debating a bill that will eventually become the vehicle for a large public lands package/On the motion Mar 16, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 82. HR 1105. (Fiscal 2009 spending) Murkowski of Alaska amendment that would preserve a public comment period for any proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act/On agreeing to the amendment Mar 05, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 3. (S.22) On passage of S.22, which added almost 60 new national wilderness areas. Jan 15, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 2. (S.22) On a motion to impose cloture, (a procedure that prevents a filibuster by limiting the amount of time the Senate can debate a bill), on legislation adding almost 60 new national wilderness areas. Jan 14, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 123. S 2284. (National flood insurance program) McConnell of Kentucky amendment to allow drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and in coastal waters currently off limits to energy exploration/On agreeing to the amendment May 13, 2008. N N W
Roll Call 99. S 2739. (Omnibus public lands bill) Coburn of Oklahoma amendment that would prohibit entry onto private land by National Park Service employees or others coordinating a National Heritage Area unless they had written consent/On agreeing to the amendment Apr 10, 2008. N N W
Roll Call 56. S Con Res 70. (Fiscal 2009 budget resolution) Alexander of Tennessee amendment that would allow drilling for natural gas off the coast of Virginia/On agreeing to the amendment Mar 13, 2008. N N W
Roll Call 55. S Con Res 70. (Fiscal 2009 budget resolution) Nelson of Florida amendment to allow for legislation to provide incentives to consumers to use energy efficient items and prohibit certain offshore drilling/On agreeing to the amendment Mar 13, 2008. Y Y W
Roll Call 166. HR 1495. (Water Resources Development Act reauthorization) Kerry of Massachusetts amendment to require the Army Corps of Engineers to study global climate change impacts as part of water projects studies/On agreeing to the amendment May 15, 2007. Y Y L
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.
Roll Call 230. H.R. 2744. Appropriations/Agriculture/Vote on Amendment to Increase Funding for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service for Fiscal Year 2006. Jun 08, 2005. Y Y W
Roll Call 196. H.R. 2361. Appropriations/Environment/Vote on Amendment to Prohibit Use of Funds in Bill for the Sale or Slaughter of Wild Horses and Burros. May 19, 2005. Y Y W
Roll Call 190. H. Res. 287. Appropriations/Procedural Vote on Bill Making Appropriations for the Interior Department, the Environmental Protection Agency and Other Agencies for Fiscal Year 2006. May 19, 2005. N N L
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. Y Y L
Roll Call 29. H.R. 418. Illegal Immigration, Homeland Security/A Vote to Defeat an Amendment to H.R. 418, the REAL ID Act, to Narrow a Provision Granting Broad Authority to the Secretary for Homeland Security to Waive Any Law, Including Those that Protect Workers and the Environment, that Interferes with Construction of Any Physical Barrier Designed to Impede Illegal National Border Crossings. Feb 10, 2005. Y Y L
Roll Call 656. H R 1904. Forest Thinning/Vote on Final Passage of a Conference Report Which Would Expedite Forest Thinning Projects on Twenty Million Acres of Federal Forestland. Nov 21, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 617. H R 1588. Fiscal 2004 Defense Authorization/Vote on Final Passage of a $401.5 Billion Conference Report Which Would Authorize Federal Spending on Defense-Related Programs in 2004. Nov 07, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 595. H.R. 2691. Fiscal 2004 Interior Appropriations/Vote on Final Passage of a Conference Report to Provide Funding for the Interior Department and Related Agencies. Oct 30, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 594. H.R. 2691. Fiscal 2004 Interior Appropriations/Vote to Recommit to Committee a Conference Report to Fund the Interior Department and Related Agencies. Oct 30, 2003. Y Y L
Roll Call 575. H.R. 2691. Fiscal 2004 Interior Appropriations/Vote on Rules of Debate for a Conference Report Which Would Set Spending Priorities for the Department of the Interior and Related Programs. Oct 29, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 527. H.R. 2691. Fiscal 2004 Interior Appropriations/Vote to Instruct House Conferees to Fully Compensate the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management for Costs Associated With Fire Suppression Activities Incurred During 2002. Oct 01, 2003. Y Y W
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. Y Y L
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. N N L
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. N N L
Roll Call 386. H.R. 2691. Fiscal 2004 Interior Appropriations/Vote to Prevent Road Building, Logging, and Mining Operations in Alaska's Chugach and Tongass National Forests. Jul 17, 2003. Y Y L
Roll Call 385. H.R. 2691. Fiscal 2004 Interior Appropriations/Vote to Defeat an Administration-Backed Provision Designed to Reverse the Scheduled Phase-Out of Recreational Snowmobiles in National Parks. Jul 17, 2003. N Y L
Roll Call 384. H.R. 2691. Fiscal 2004 Interior Appropriations/Vote to Retain Regulations Which Require the Forest Service to Seek Public Input and Conduct Environmental and Scientific Reviews When Drafting Forest Management Plans. Jul 17, 2003. Y Y L
Roll Call 383. H.R. 2691. Fiscal 2004 Interior Appropriations/Vote to Prevent the Interior Department From Participating in the Slaughter of Bison. Jul 17, 2003. N Y L
Roll Call 381. H.R. 2691. Fiscal 2004 Interior Appropriations/Vote to Reduce the Federal Government's Role in Acquiring, Managing, and Conserving Wildlife Areas. Jul 17, 2003. N N W
Roll Call 380. H.R. 2691. Fiscal 2004 Interior Appropriations/Vote to Protect Fish and Wildlife in the Lower Klamath and Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuges. Jul 17, 2003. Y Y L
Roll Call 377. H.R. 2691. Fiscal 2004 Interior Appropriations/Vote to Increase the Accessibility of Federal Lands and Recreational Areas to the Public. Jul 17, 2003. Y Y L
Roll Call 372. H.R. 2691. Fiscal 2004 Interior Appropriations/Vote on Rules of Debate on an Interior Department Spending Bill Which, In the View of Progressives, Underfunded Land and Wildlife Conservation Programs. Jul 16, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 371. H.R. 2691. Fiscal 2004 Interior Appropriations/Vote to Allow Consideration of an Interior Department Spending Bill Which, In the View of Progressives, Underfunded Land and Wildlife Conservation Programs. Jul 16, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 358. H.R. 2673. Fiscal 2004 Agriculture Appropriations/Vote on Final Passage of a Bill Which Prevents the Agriculture Department From Issuing Country-of-Origin Labels for Meat Products and Cuts Funding for Environmental Protection Activities. Jul 14, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 221. H.R. 1588. Fiscal 2004 Defense Authorization/Passage of a Bill to Provide Funding for the Research and Development of "Low-Yield" Nuclear Weapons and Exempt the Defense Department from the Endangered Species Act. May 22, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 208. H.R. 1588. Fiscal 2004 Defense Authorization/Vote on Rules of Debate on a Bill to Provide Funding for the Research and Development of "Low-Yield" Nuclear Weapons and Exempt the Defense Department from the Endangered Species Act. May 22, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 207. H.R. 1588. Fiscal 2004 Defense Authorization/Vote to Allow Consideration of a Bill to Provide Funding for the Research and Development of "Low-Yield" Nuclear Weapons and Exempt the Defense Department from the Endangered Species Act. May 22, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 205. H.R. 1588. Fiscal 2004 Defense Authorization/Vote to Exempt the Defense Department from the Endangered Species Act. May 21, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 202. H.R. 1588. Fiscal 2004 Defense Authorization/Vote on Rules of Debate on a Bill to Provide Funding for the Research and Development of "Low-Yield" Nuclear Weapons and Exempt the Defense Department from the Endangered Species Act. May 21, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 201. H.R. 1588. Fiscal 2004 Defense Authorization/Vote to Allow Consideration of a Bill to Provide Funding for the Research and Development of "Low-Yield" Nuclear Weapons and Exempt the Defense Department from the Endangered Species Act. May 21, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 200. H.R. 1904. Forest Thinning/Passage of a Bill to Provide Timber Companies With Increased Access to Federal Forestland. May 20, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 199. H.R. 1904. Forest Thinning/Vote to Recommit to Committee a Bill to Provide Timber Companies With Increased Access to Federal Forestland. May 20, 2003. Y Y L
Roll Call 198. H.R. 1904. Forest Thinning/Vote on Democratic Substitute Measure Which Would Restrict the Total Acreage Available to Timber Companies for Logging Activities. May 20, 2003. Y Y L
Roll Call 195. H.R. 1904. Forest Thinning/Vote on Rules of Debate on a Bill to Provide Timber Companies With Increased Access to Federal Forestland. May 20, 2003. N N L
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. N N L
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. Y Y L
Roll Call 143. H.R. 6. Energy Plan/Vote to Prevent Coal Producers From Seizing Unlimited Amounts of Federal Land. Apr 11, 2003. Y Y L
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. Y Y L
Roll Call 135. H.R. 6. Energy Plan/Vote to Prevent Oil-Drilling in the Pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Apr 10, 2003. Y Y L
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. N N L
Roll Call 131. H.R. 6. Energy Plan/Vote on Rules of Debate on a Bill to Provide Tax Breaks to Energy Companies and Allow Oil Drilling in the Pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Apr 10, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 130. H.R. 6. Energy Plan/Vote to Allow Consideration of a Bill to Provide Tax Breaks to Energy Companies and Allow Oil Drilling in the Pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Apr 10, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 31. H J Res 2. Fiscal 2003 Appropriations/Vote to Recommit to Committee a Government Spending Measure Which, With Few Exceptions, Contained Across-the-Board Funding Cuts in Domestic Programs. Feb 13, 2003. Y Y L
Roll Call 317. HR 5093. Interior Appropriations for 2003/Vote to Cut Funding for Land Conservation. Jul 17, 2002. N N W
Roll Call 316. HR 5093. Interior Appropriations for 2003/Vote to Protect Wildlife Refuges in Washington and Oregon. Jul 17, 2002. Y Y L
Roll Call 315. HR 5093. Interior Appropriations for 2003/Vote to Ban Off-Shore Oil Drilling in California. Jul 17, 2002. Y Y W
Roll Call 308. HR 5093. Interior Appropriations for 2003/Procedural Vote to Curtail a Stream of Republican Amendments Designed to Cut Funding for Programs Under the Purview of the Interior Appropriations Bill. Jul 16, 2002. Y Y L
Roll Call 158. HR 4546. Defense Authorization for 2003/Final Passage of a Bill to Authorize Spending on a Missile Defense Program and Low-Yield Nuclear Weapons and Exempt the Military from Environmental Regulations. May 09, 2002. N N L
Roll Call 152. HR 4546. Defense Authorization for 2003/Procedural Vote Intended to Delay Consideration of a Bill to Authorize Spending on a Missile Defense Program and Low-Yield Nuclear Weapons and Exempt the Military from Environmental Regulations. May 09, 2002. Y Y L
Roll Call 151. HR 4546. Defense Authorization for 2003-Procedural Motion. May 09, 2002. Y Y L
Roll Call 150. HR 4546. Defense Authorization for 2003-Procedural Motion. May 09, 2002. Y Y L
Roll Call 149. HR 4546. Defense Authorization for 2003-Procedural Motion. May 09, 2002. Y Y L
Roll Call 148. HR 4546. Defense Authorization for 2003-Procedural Motion. May 09, 2002. Absent Y L
Roll Call 147. HR 4546. Defense Authorization for 2003-Procedural Motion. May 09, 2002. N Y L
Roll Call 146. HR 4546. Defense Authorization for 2003-Procedural Motion. May 09, 2002. N Y L
Roll Call 144. HR 4546. Defense Authorization for 2003-Procedural Motion. May 09, 2002. N Y L
Roll Call 143. HR 4546. Defense Authorization for 2003-Procedural Motion. May 09, 2002. Absent Y L
Roll Call 140. HR 4546. Defense Authorization for 2003-Procedural Motion. May 09, 2002. N Y L
Roll Call 139. HR 4546. Defense Authorization for 2003-Procedural Motion. May 09, 2002. N Y L
Roll Call 138. HR 4546. Defense Authorization for 2003-Procedural Motion. May 09, 2002. N Y L
Roll Call 136. HR 4546. Defense Authorization for 2003/Vote on Rules of Debate on a Bill to Authorize Spending on a Missile Defense Program and Low-Yield Nuclear Weapons and Exempt the Military from Environmental Regulations. May 09, 2002. N N L
Roll Call 135. HR 4546. Defense Authorization for 2003/Vote to Allow Consideration of a Bill to Authorize Spending on a Missile Defense Program and Low-Yield Nuclear Weapons and Exempt the Military from Environmental Regulations. May 09, 2002. N N L
Roll Call 122. HR 2646. Farm Bill/Vote to Recommit to Committee a Bill to Reauthorize a Host of Important Federal Agricultural Programs. May 02, 2002. N Y L