Legislative Database: Anti-Environment Votes

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Last Updated November 14, 2012
Database of Anti-Environment Votes in the 112th Congress
Committee on Energy and Commerce, Democratic Staff

The House has voted 316 times this Congress to block action to address climate change, to halt efforts to reduce air and water pollution, to undermine protections for public lands and coastal areas, and to weaken the protection of the environment in other ways. Click here for a report released by the Democratic staff of the Energy and Commerce. See below for a searchable database of the anti-environment votes.

Total Anti-Environment Votes Under GOP
House Majority in the 112th Congress:

316

Votes targeted at the Environmental Protection Agency: 144
Votes to block actions that prevent pollution: 136
Votes targeted at the Department of Energy: 55
Votes to defund or repeal clean energy initiatives: 57
Votes to promote offshore drilling: 47

Votes to dismantle the Clean Air Act: 95
Votes targeted at the Department of the Interior: 80
Votes to undermine protections for public lands and wilderness: 66
Votes to block actions that address climate change: 53
Votes to dismantle the Clean Water Act: 38

Legislation

Statute

#	Title	Action	Sponsor	Result	Description	Statutes	Agencies	Vote Date
1	H.R. 3409	H.Amdt. 1492	Markey (D-MA)	Defeated 160-250	Creates a national renewable electricity and energy efficiency standard. PRINT OF FLOOR DEBATE \| VIDEO OF FLOOR DEBATE		Department of Energy	09/21/2012
2	H.R. 6213	Final Passage	Upton (R-MI)	Passed 245-161	Blocks DOE from awarding new loan guarantees for clean energy projects. PRINT OF FLOOR DEBATE \| VIDEO OF FLOOR DEBATE		Department of Energy	09/14/2012
3	H.R. 6213	H.Amdt. 1482	Waxman (D-CA)	Defeated 170-231	Allows the best, most innovative clean energy projects to compete for funding rather than limiting funding to projects submitted to DOE prior to the end of 2011. PRINT OF FLOOR DEBATE \| VIDEO OF FLOOR DEBATE		Department of Energy	09/14/2012
4	H.R. 6213	Motion to Recommit	Markey (D-MA)	Defeated 175-234	Makes the bill’s prohibition of new loan guarantees for energy projects contingent on the extension of the wind energy production tax credit. PRINT OF FLOOR DEBATE \| VIDEO OF FLOOR DEBATE		Department of Energy	09/14/2012
5	H.R. 4078	Final Passage	Griffin (R-AR)	Passed 245-172	Blocks significant regulations to protect public health and the environment unless the unemployment rate falls below 6%. PRINT OF FLOOR DEBATE \| VIDEO OF FLOOR DEBATE	Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Diesel Emission Reduction Act Endangered Species Act Energy Independence and Security Act Environmental Pollution Control Act Equal Access to Justice Act Magnuson-Stevens Act Marine Mammal Protection Act Migratory Bird Treaty Act National Environmental Policy Act Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Safe Drinking Water Act Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act	Army Corps of Engineers Department of Agriculture Department of Energy Department of Homeland Security Department of Interior Department of State Department of Transportation Environmental Protection Agency Federal Energy Regulatory Commission National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Nuclear Regulatory Commission	07/26/2012
6	H.R. 4078	H.Amdt.1459	McKinley (R-WV)	Passed 240-178	Blocks any regulatory action that would cost $50 million or more, without regard to the benefits. PRINT OF FLOOR DEBATE \| VIDEO OF FLOOR DEBATE	Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Diesel Emission Reduction Act Endangered Species Act Energy Independence and Security Act Environmental Pollution Control Act Equal Access to Justice Act Magnuson-Stevens Act Marine Mammal Protection Act Migratory Bird Treaty Act National Environmental Policy Act Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Safe Drinking Water Act Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act	Army Corps of Engineers Department of Agriculture Department of Energy Department of Homeland Security Department of Interior Department of State Department of Transportation Environmental Protection Agency Federal Energy Regulatory Commission National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Nuclear Regulatory Commission	07/26/2012
7	H.R. 4078	H.Amdt.1450	Welch (D-VT)	Defeated 174-242	Exempts rules to promote energy efficiency from the bill's provisions blocking regulatory action. PRINT OF FLOOR DEBATE \| VIDEO OF FLOOR DEBATE		Department of Energy Environmental Protection Agency	07/25/2012
8	H.R. 5325	Final Passage	Frelinghuysen (R-NJ)	Passed 255 - 165	Cuts funding for renewable energy and energy efficiency programs; blocks funding for salmon repopulation in the San Joaquin River; blocks the Army Corps of Engineers from protecting certain streams and wetlands under the Clean Water Act. PRINT OF FLOOR DEBATE \| VIDEO OF FLOOR DEBATE	Clean Water Act	Army Corps of Engineers Department of Energy	06/06/2012
9	H.R. 5325	H. Amdt. 1195	Lujan (D-NM)	Defeated 174 - 244	Increases funds for defense environmental cleanup by $21.9 million by reducing funds for the NNSA Office of the Administrator by the same amount PRINT OF FLOOR DEBATE \| VIDEO OF FLOOR DEBATE		Department of Energy	06/06/2012
10	H.R. 5325	H. Amdt. 1205	Jackson Lee (D-TX)	Defeated 157 - 260	Increases funds for DOE's energy efficiency and renewable energy programs by $10 million by reducing funds for nuclear weapons activities PRINT OF FLOOR DEBATE \| VIDEO OF FLOOR DEBATE		Department of Energy	06/06/2012
11	H.R. 5325	H. Amdt. 1231	Flake (R-AZ)	Passed Voice-vote	Prohibits DOE from using funds for the Wind Powering America Initiative, which works with state and regional stakeholders to increase wind energy generation in the U.S. PRINT OF FLOOR DEBATE \| VIDEO OF FLOOR DEBATE		Department of Energy	06/06/2012
12	H.R. 5325	H. Amdt. 1184	Hirono (D-HI)	Defeated 131 - 257	Increases funds for the Advanced Research Project Agency-Energy by $133 million by decreasing funds for fossil energy research. PRINT OF FLOOR DEBATE \| VIDEO OF FLOOR DEBATE		Department of Energy	06/05/2012
13	H.R. 5325	H. Amdt. 1187	Matheson (D-UT)	Defeated 152 - 235	Increases funds for cleaning up sites polluted with radioactive waste by $9.6 million by reducing funds for nuclear weapons activities by the same amount PRINT OF FLOOR DEBATE \| VIDEO OF FLOOR DEBATE		Department of Energy	06/05/2012
14	H.R. 5325	H. Amdt. 1194	Pearce (R-NM)	Defeated Voice Vote	Increases funds for cleaning up sites polluted with radioactive waste by $89 million by reducing funds for the National Nuclear Security Administration PRINT OF FLOOR DEBATE \| VIDEO OF FLOOR DEBATE		Department of Energy	06/05/2012
15	H.R. 5325	H. Amdt. 1201	Blackburn (R-TN)	Passed Voice Vote	Prohibits the use of funds for new loan guarantees for clean energy projects under section 1705 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 PRINT OF FLOOR DEBATE \| VIDEO OF FLOOR DEBATE		Department of Energy	06/05/2012
16	H.R. 5325	H. Amdt. 1209	Harris (R-MD)	Passed Voice Vote	Prohibits DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy from using funds for international activities, except for projects in Israel PRINT OF FLOOR DEBATE \| VIDEO OF FLOOR DEBATE		Department of Energy	06/05/2012
17	H.R. 5325	H. Amdt. 1210	Burgess (R-TX)	Passed Voice Vote	Blocks DOE from implementing its energy efficient light bulb standards. PRINT OF FLOOR DEBATE \| VIDEO OF FLOOR DEBATE	Energy Independence and Security Act	Department of Energy	06/05/2012
18	H.R. 5325	H. Amdt. 1219	Jordan (R-OH)	Passed Voice Vote	Blocks DOE from providing loan guarantees to renewable energy systems, electric power transmission systems, or leading edge biofuel projects PRINT OF FLOOR DEBATE \| VIDEO OF FLOOR DEBATE		Department of Energy	06/05/2012
19	H.R. 5325	H. Amdt. 1222	Landry (R-LA)	Passed Voice Vote	Blocks DOE from using funds to carry out a national media campaign to increase energy efficiency and reduce oil consumption PRINT OF FLOOR DEBATE \| VIDEO OF FLOOR DEBATE	Energy Independence and Security Act	Department of Energy	06/05/2012
20	H.R. 5325	H. Amdt. 1224	Schweikert (R-AZ)	Passed Voice Vote	Blocks DOE from using funds to enforce efficiency standards for showerheads PRINT OF FLOOR DEBATE \| VIDEO OF FLOOR DEBATE		Department of Energy	06/05/2012
21	H.R. 5325	H. Amdt. 1226	Fortenberry (R-NE)	Passed Voice Vote	Blocks DOE from implementing efficiency standards for battery chargers and external power supplies, including golf cart battery chargers PRINT OF FLOOR DEBATE \| VIDEO OF FLOOR DEBATE		Department of Energy	06/05/2012
22	H.R. 5325	H. Amdt. 1227	Flores (R-TX)	Passed Voice Vote	Blocks enforcement of Energy Independence and Security Act provisions that prohibit the government from entering into long-term contracts for the procurement of alternative fuels that are more polluting than conventional fuels PRINT OF FLOOR DEBATE \| VIDEO OF FLOOR DEBATE	Energy Independence and Security Act	Department of Energy	06/05/2012
23	H.R. 5325	H. Amdt. 1176	Kaptur (D-OH)	Defeated 183 - 200	Increases funding for DOE energy efficiency and renewable energy programs by $10 million by reducing the DOE administrative account by the same amount PRINT OF FLOOR DEBATE \| VIDEO OF FLOOR DEBATE		Department of Energy	06/01/2012
24	H.R. 5325	H. Amdt. 1179	Tonko (D-NY)	Defeated 148 - 236	Increases funding for DOE energy efficiency and renewable energy programs by $180 millionby reducing funds for nuclear weapons activities. PRINT OF FLOOR DEBATE \| VIDEO OF FLOOR DEBATE		Department of Energy	06/01/2012
25	H.R. 5325	H. Amdt. 1181	Hahn (D-CA)	Defeated 139 - 245	Increases funds for DOE's energy efficiency and renewable energy programs by $50 million by reducing funds for fossil energy research. PRINT OF FLOOR DEBATE \| VIDEO OF FLOOR DEBATE		Department of Energy	06/01/2012
26	H.Con.Res. 112	Final Passage	Ryan (R-WI)	Passed 228 - 191	Outlines drastic budget cuts for environmental protection, clean energy, coastal protection, and climate programs. PRINT OF FLOOR DEBATE \| VIDEO OF FLOOR DEBATE		Department of Energy Department of Interior Environmental Protection Agency National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	03/29/2012
27	H.R. 10	Final Passage	Davis (R-KY)	Passed 241 - 184	Blocks any major rule that does not receive approval from both houses of Congress within 70 legislative days. PRINT OF FLOOR DEBATE \| VIDEO OF FLOOR DEBATE	Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Diesel Emission Reduction Act Endangered Species Act Energy Independence and Security Act Environmental Pollution Control Act Equal Access to Justice Act Magnuson-Stevens Act Marine Mammal Protection Act Migratory Bird Treaty Act National Environmental Policy Act Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Safe Drinking Water Act Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act	Army Corps of Engineers Department of Agriculture Department of Energy Department of Homeland Security Department of Interior Department of State Department of Transportation Environmental Protection Agency Federal Energy Regulatory Commission National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Nuclear Regulatory Commission	12/07/2011
28	H.R. 3010	Final Passage	Smith (R-TX)	Passed 253 - 167	Imposes significant new hurdles to regulation and replaces protective standards in the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and other statutes with a requirement to adopt the least costly alternative. PRINT OF FLOOR DEBATE \| VIDEO OF FLOOR DEBATE	Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Diesel Emission Reduction Act Endangered Species Act Energy Independence and Security Act Environmental Pollution Control Act Equal Access to Justice Act Magnuson-Stevens Act Marine Mammal Protection Act Migratory Bird Treaty Act National Environmental Policy Act Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Safe Drinking Water Act Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act	Army Corps of Engineers Department of Agriculture Department of Energy Department of Homeland Security Department of Interior Department of State Department of Transportation Environmental Protection Agency Federal Energy Regulatory Commission National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Nuclear Regulatory Commission	12/02/2011
29	H.R. 3010	H.Amdt. 888	Moore (D-WI)	Defeated 187 - 232	Requires agencies to take effects on vulnerable subpopulations into account PRINT OF FLOOR DEBATE \| VIDEO OF FLOOR DEBATE	Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Diesel Emission Reduction Act Endangered Species Act Energy Independence and Security Act Environmental Pollution Control Act Equal Access to Justice Act Magnuson-Stevens Act Marine Mammal Protection Act Migratory Bird Treaty Act National Environmental Policy Act Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Safe Drinking Water Act Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act	Army Corps of Engineers Department of Agriculture Department of Energy Department of Homeland Security Department of Interior Department of State Department of Transportation Environmental Protection Agency Federal Energy Regulatory Commission National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Nuclear Regulatory Commission	12/02/2011
30	H.R. 527	Final Passage	Smith (R-TX)	Passed 263 - 159	Requires additional analyses, including analyses of rules and guidance with only indirect economic effects on small businesses, as an impediment to required agency action. PRINT OF FLOOR DEBATE \| VIDEO OF FLOOR DEBATE	Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Diesel Emission Reduction Act Endangered Species Act Energy Independence and Security Act Environmental Pollution Control Act Equal Access to Justice Act Magnuson-Stevens Act Marine Mammal Protection Act Migratory Bird Treaty Act National Environmental Policy Act Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Safe Drinking Water Act Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act	Army Corps of Engineers Department of Agriculture Department of Energy Department of Homeland Security Department of Interior Department of State Department of Transportation Environmental Protection Agency Federal Energy Regulatory Commission National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Nuclear Regulatory Commission	12/01/2011
31	H.R. 2608	Final Passage	Graves (R-MO)	Defeated 219 - 203	Cuts DOE funding for making loans to support the manufacture of cleaner vehicles and issuing renewable energy loan guarantees PRINT OF FLOOR DEBATE \| VIDEO OF FLOOR DEBATE		Department of Energy	09/23/2011
32	H.R. 2354	Final Passage	Frelinghuysen (R-NJ)	Passed 219 - 196	Cuts funding for renewable energy and energy efficiency programs; blocks funding for salmon repopulation in the San Joaquin River; blocks the Army Corps of Engineers from protecting certain streams and wetlands under the Clean Water Act. PRINT OF FLOOR DEBATE \| VIDEO OF FLOOR DEBATE	Clean Water Act	Army Corps of Engineers Department of Energy	07/15/2011
33	H.R. 2354	H.Amdt. 675	Harris (R-MD)	Passed 236 - 185	Bans the use of energy efficiency and renewable energy funds for any international program PRINT OF FLOOR DEBATE \| VIDEO OF FLOOR DEBATE		Department of Energy	07/15/2011
34	H.R. 2354	H.Amdt. 678	Burgess (R-TX)	Passed Voice Vote	Blocks enforcement of industry-supported light bulb efficiency standards PRINT OF FLOOR DEBATE \| VIDEO OF FLOOR DEBATE		Department of Energy	07/15/2011
35	H.R. 2354	H.Amdt.654	Cohen (D-TN)	Defeated 158 - 264	Cuts funding for DOE fossil energy research PRINT OF FLOOR DEBATE \| VIDEO OF FLOOR DEBATE		Department of Energy	07/15/2011
36	H.R. 2354	H.Amdt.684	Sherman (D-CA)	Passed Voice Vote	Bans the use of energy efficiency and renewable funds for any project in China PRINT OF FLOOR DEBATE \| VIDEO OF FLOOR DEBATE		Department of Energy	07/15/2011
37	H.R. 2354	H.Amdt .641	Holt (D-NJ)	Defeated 164 - 261	Restores some funding for DOE science activities and reduces funding for weapons activities PRINT OF FLOOR DEBATE \| VIDEO OF FLOOR DEBATE		Department of Energy	07/14/2011
38	H.R. 2354	H.Amdt. 639	Matheson (D-UT)	Defeated 168 - 257	Restores funding for DOE environmental cleanups and reduces funding for weapons activities. PRINT OF FLOOR DEBATE \| VIDEO OF FLOOR DEBATE		Department of Energy	07/14/2011
39	H.R. 2354	H.Amdt. 670	Flores (R-TX)	Passed Voice Vote	Blocks enforcement of Energy Independence and Security Act provisions that prohibit procurement of alternative fuels that have higher lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions than conventional fuel PRINT OF FLOOR DEBATE \| VIDEO OF FLOOR DEBATE	Energy Independence and Security Act	Department of Energy	07/14/2011
40	H.R. 2354	H.Amdt. 671	Young (R-IN)	Passed Voice Vote	Blocks implementation of the weatherization provisions of the Recovery Act, which made weatherization assistance more accessible PRINT OF FLOOR DEBATE \| VIDEO OF FLOOR DEBATE	American Recovery and Reinvestment Act	Department of Energy	07/14/2011
41	H.R. 2354	H.Amdt. 597	Markey (D-MA)	Defeated 154 - 266	Restores some funding for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects PRINT OF FLOOR DEBATE \| VIDEO OF FLOOR DEBATE		Department of Energy	07/12/2011
42	H.R. 2354	H.Amdt. 599	Connolly (D-VA)	Defeated 173 - 249	Restores some funding for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects PRINT OF FLOOR DEBATE \| VIDEO OF FLOOR DEBATE		Department of Energy	07/12/2011
43	H.R. 2354	H.Amdt. 605	Tonko (D-NY)	Defeated 149 - 273	Restores some funding for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects PRINT OF FLOOR DEBATE \| VIDEO OF FLOOR DEBATE		Department of Energy	07/12/2011
44	H.R. 2354	H.Amdt. 607	Wu (D-OR)	Defeated 196 - 228	Restores some funding for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects PRINT OF FLOOR DEBATE \| VIDEO OF FLOOR DEBATE		Department of Energy	07/12/2011
45	H.R. 2354	H.Amdt. 612	Garamendi (D-CA)	Defeated 145 - 276	Restores funding for Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy PRINT OF FLOOR DEBATE \| VIDEO OF FLOOR DEBATE		Department of Energy	07/12/2011
46	H.R. 2354	H.Amdt.601	Miller (D-NC)	Defeated 179 - 244	Restores some funding for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects PRINT OF FLOOR DEBATE \| VIDEO OF FLOOR DEBATE		Department of Energy	07/12/2011
47	H.R. 2354	H.Amdt.603	Welch (D-VT)	Defeated 123 - 200	Restores some funding for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects PRINT OF FLOOR DEBATE \| VIDEO OF FLOOR DEBATE		Department of Energy	07/12/2011
48	H.R. 2354	H.Amdt. 595	Kaptur (D-OH)	Defeated Voice Vote	Transfers funds to restore some funding for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects PRINT OF FLOOR DEBATE \| VIDEO OF FLOOR DEBATE		Department of Energy	07/11/2011
49	H.R. 2354	H.Amdt. 600	Harris (R-MD)	Passed Voice Vote	Reduces funds for cooperative efforts with other nations to promote energy efficiency PRINT OF FLOOR DEBATE \| VIDEO OF FLOOR DEBATE		Department of Energy	07/11/2011
50	H.R. 2354	H.Amdt. 608	Woodall (R-GA)	Passed Voice Vote	Reduces funding for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects PRINT OF FLOOR DEBATE \| VIDEO OF FLOOR DEBATE		Department of Energy	07/11/2011