The Anti-Environment Record of the 113th House of Representatives

Database of Anti-Environment Votes in the 113th Congress (2013-2014)
Compiled by the Committee on Energy and Commerce, Democratic Staff

Last updated December 1, 2014

To date, the House of Representatives has voted 234 times 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. The Democratic staff for the Committee on Energy and Commerce compiled a searchable database of these votes, found below.

The Anti-Environment Record of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 113th Congress (December 2013)

View the database of anti-environmental votes for the 112th Congress

Total Anti-Environment Votes Under GOP House Majority in the 113th Congress:

234

Votes Targeting EPA's Authority and Funding: 68

Votes to block actions that prevent pollution to air, water, land: 119
Votes to block actions to address climate change: 67
Votes to weaken Clean Air Act, block action on air quality: 56
Votes to weaken Clean Water Act, block action on water quality: 91

Votes to Benefit the Oil and Gas Industry: 95

Votes targeting the Department of the Interior: 82
Votes to undermine protections for public lands and wilderness: 117
Votes targeting the Department of Energy: 62
Votes to defund or block clean energy initiatives: 51

Statute

Title	Sponsor	Statutes	Agencies	Description	Vote Date	Action	Result
H.R. 4795	Scalise (R-LA)	Clean Air Act	Environmental Protection Agency	Allows new and modified sources of pollution to meet outdated air quality standards if EPA fails to satisfy unclear procedural requirements, weakens air quality protections, creates regulatory uncertainty, establishes new avenues for litigation, and threatens public health. Floor debate: TEXT \|	11/20/2014	Final Passage	Passed 238-172
H.R. 4795	Waxman (D-CA)	Clean Air Act	Environmental Protection Agency	Provides that an outdated air quality standard does not apply to a preconstruction permit if the appropriate federal, state, local or tribal permitting agency determines that applying the old standard will increase air pollution, slow permitting, foster litigation, or increase regulatory uncertainty. Floor debate: TEXT \|	11/20/2014	H.Amdt.1148	Defeated 183-225
H.R. 4795	Kuster (D-NH)	Clean Air Act	Environmental Protection Agency	Applies new air quality standards to preconstruction permits for facilities located within 5 miles of a school, day care facility, hospital or nursing home if doing so would protect children and seniors from dangerous air pollution. Floor debate: TEXT \|	11/20/2014	Motion to Recommit	Defeated 189-223
H.R. 4012	Schweikert (R-AZ)	Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Endangered Species Act Energy Independence and Security Act National Environmental Policy Act Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Safe Drinking Water Act Superfund Toxic Substances Control Act	Environmental Protection Agency	Requires EPA to meet burdensome new disclosure requirements and prevents EPA from using the best peer-reviewed science in agency rulemakings by blocking the use of data that cannot be published, including proprietary data and personal health information. Floor debate: TEXT \|	11/19/2014	Final Passage	Passed 237-190
H.R. 4012	Gosar (R-AZ)	Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Endangered Species Act Energy Independence and Security Act National Environmental Policy Act Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Safe Drinking Water Act Superfund Toxic Substances Control Act	Environmental Protection Agency	Prevents EPA from using the best peer-reviewed science in agency rulemakings by blocking the use of data that cannot be made available online, including confidential business information or personal health information. Floor debate: TEXT \|	11/19/2014	H.Amdt.1146	Passed Voice Vote
H.R. 4012	Kennedy (D-MA)	Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Endangered Species Act Energy Independence and Security Act National Environmental Policy Act Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Safe Drinking Water Act Superfund Toxic Substances Control Act	Environmental Protection Agency	Ensures EPA can use the best available science for rulemakings by allowing the use of all peer-reviewed scientific publications. Floor debate: TEXT \|	11/19/2014	H.Amdt.1147	Defeated 194-230
H.R. 4012	Johnson (D-TX)	Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Endangered Species Act Energy Independence and Security Act National Environmental Policy Act Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Safe Drinking Water Act Superfund Toxic Substances Control Act	Environmental Protection Agency	Blocks application of the burdensome disclosure requirements in the bill in the event of a public health emergency, such as a release of toxic chemicals into public drinking water supplies. Floor debate: TEXT \|	11/19/2014	Motion to Recommit	Defeated 196-230
H.R. 1422	Stewart (R-UT)	Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Endangered Species Act Energy Independence and Security Act National Environmental Policy Act Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Safe Drinking Water Act Superfund Toxic Substances Control Act	Environmental Protection Agency	Undermines the ability of the Science Advisory Board to provide independent scientific advice to the EPA, negatively affects the appointment of experts, weakens the scientific independence and integrity of the SAB, and adds burdensome and costly requirements that would delay necessary public health and environmental protections. Floor debate: TEXT \|	11/18/2014	Final Passage	Passed 229-191
H.R. 1422	Stewart (R-UT)	Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Endangered Species Act Energy Independence and Security Act National Environmental Policy Act Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Safe Drinking Water Act Superfund Toxic Substances Control Act	Environmental Protection Agency	Further delays necessary public health and environmental protections by increasing the Science Advisory Board’s workload to include draft Agency work, imposes burdensome deadlines that would make the SAB vulnerable to political interference, and expands the restrictions on appointing highly qualified scientific experts. Floor debate: TEXT \|	11/18/2014	H.Amdt.1145	Passed 232-184
H.R. 5682	Cassidy (R-LA)	Clean Water Act Endangered Species Act National Environmental Policy Act	Army Corps of Engineers Department of Interior Department of State Environmental Protection Agency	Grants a regulatory earmark to TransCanada, effectively exempting the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline from all federal permitting requirements. Floor debate: TEXT \|	11/14/2014	Final passage	Passed 252-161
H.R. 5682	Capps (D-CA)			Requires certification that tar sands crude transported through the Keystone XL pipeline will be treated as conventional crude oil for the purposes of determining contributions to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund. Floor debate: TEXT \|	11/14/2014	Motion to Recommit	Defeated 192-224
H.R. 2	Terry (R-NE)	Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Endangered Species 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 Energy Department of Interior Department of State Department of Transportation Environmental Protection Agency Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Nuclear Regulatory Commission	Blocks EPA from cutting carbon pollution from coal-fired power plants; exempts the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline from all federal permitting requirements and creates a rubber-stamp process for other cross-border energy projects; grants DOE the ability to override critical EPA public health and environmental rules; orders federal agencies to pretend that climate change causes no harm; and significantly weakens environmental review of drilling and mining on public lands. Floor debate: TEXT \|	09/18/2014	Final Passage	Passed 226-191
H.R. 2	Schneider (D-IL)		Department of Interior	Ensures that under the bill, any revenue generated is used to limit excessive energy market speculation; and oil and gas leases are not issued to owners or operators of petroleum coke facilities that pollute the air or contaminate drinking water near schools, hospitals, or nursing homes. Floor debate: TEXT \|	09/18/2014	Motion to Recommit	Defeated 193-222
H.R. 4	Camp (R-MI)	Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Endangered Species Act Energy Independence and Security 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 Superfund Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Toxic Substances Control Act	Army Corps of Engineers Department of Agriculture Department of Defense 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	Undermines the ability of federal agencies to develop and implement critical regulations that protect human health and environment; threatens public lands by increasing timber production and prioritizing hardrock mining activities over other land uses; and curtails or eliminates environmental and public review of these projects on public lands. Floor debate: TEXT \|	09/18/2014	Final Passage	Passed 253-163
H.R. 5078	Southerland (R-FL)	Clean Water Act	Army Corps of Engineers Environmental Protection Agency	Limits the scope of the Clean Water Act’s protections by blocking EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers from implementing the proposed rule and guidance defining the “Waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act, or any similar rule or guidance. Floor debate: TEXT \|	09/09/2014	Final Passage	Passed 262-152
H.R. 5078	Bishop (D-NY)	Clean Water Act	Army Corps of Engineers Environmental Protection Agency	Ensures that the bill does not increase the interstate movement of pollutants or contribute to impairment of water bodies. Floor debate: TEXT \|	09/09/2014	H.Amdt.1139	Defeated 170-240
H.R. 5078	Huffman (D-CA)	Clean Water Act	Army Corps of Engineers Environmental Protection Agency	Preserves existing authority to protect water quality for public water supplies, agricultural uses, and to mitigate droughts. Floor debate: TEXT \|	09/09/2014	Motion to Recommit	Defeated 177-235
H.R. 935	Gibbs (R-OH)	Clean Water Act	Environmental Protection Agency	Blocks EPA and states from requiring a Clean Water Act permit for pesticides sprayed into navigable waters. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/31/2014	Final Passage	Passed 267-161
H.R. 935	Capps (D-CA)	Clean Water Act	Environmental Protection Agency	States that the bill does not apply if the pesticide is a carcinogen or is being used in an area with higher-than-normal incidence of childhood cancer. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/31/2014	Motion to Recommit	Defeated 195-233
H.R. 4315	DeFazio (D-OR)	Endangered Species Act	Department of Interior	Prevents federal wildlife agencies from relying solely on internal agency publications that have not been peer-reviewed when making decisions under the Endangered Species Act. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/29/2014	H.Amdt.1128	Passed 188-227
H.R. 4315	Holt (D-NJ)	Endangered Species Act	Department of Interior	Strikes the provision requiring federal wildlife agencies to use possibly deficient and unsound scientific information when making decisions under the Endangered Species Act. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/29/2014	H.Amdt.1129	Defeated 204-215
H.R. 4315	Hastings (R-WA)	Endangered Species Act	Department of Interior	Weakens the Endangered Species Act by creating new bureaucratic hurdles to listing new species and hindering citizen participation in the enforcement of the law. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/29/2014	Final Passage	Passed 233-190
H.R. 4923	LaMalfa (R-CA)	Clean Water Act	Army Corps of Engineers Environmental Protection Agency	Provides agriculture with broad new exemptions from the Clean Water Act that would allow new wetland and stream destruction. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/10/2014	H.Amdt.1024	Passed 239-182
H.R. 4923	Luetkemeyer (R-MO)		Army Corps of Engineers	Blocks funding for the Missouri River Authorized Purposes Study, a study to examine flood risk prevention and the impacts of navigation, hydropower, irrigation and other activities on the river. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/10/2014	H.Amdt.1028	Passed Voice vote
H.R. 4923	Luetkemeyer (R-MO)		Army Corps of Engineers	Blocks funding for the Missouri River Ecosystem Recovery Program, a long-term study into the actions required to mitigate habitat loss and protect sensitive species. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/10/2014	H.Amdt.1030	Passed Voice vote
H.R. 4923	Stockman (R-TX)		Department of Energy	Prevents DOE from using funds to block approval of offshore drilling permits, even though DOE does not use funds for those purposes. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/10/2014	H.Amdt.1033	Passed 218-204
H.R. 4923	Scalise (R-LA)	Clean Water Act	Army Corps of Engineers	Blocks the Army Corps of Engineers from requiring that developers offset and mitigate the loss of wetlands in Louisiana. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/10/2014	H.Amdt.1036	Passed Voice vote
H.R. 4923	Yoho (R-FL)		Department of Energy	Blocks funding for a DOE program to support sustainable urban development and smart growth in China and India. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/10/2014	H.Amdt.1037	Passed Voice vote
H.R. 4899	Fleming (R-LA)			Blocks the Western Area Power Administration from using borrowing authority to construct or upgrade electric transmission lines or deliver power generated from renewable sources. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/10/2014	H.Amdt.1038	Passed Voice vote
H.R. 4923	Walberg (R-MI)	Energy Independence and Security Act	Department of Energy	Blocks enforcement of Energy Independence and Security Act provisions that require DOE to conduct a national media campaign to promote energy efficiency. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/10/2014	H.Amdt.1039	Passed Voice vote
H.R. 4923	McKinley (R-WV)		Department of Energy	Prohibits DOE from using estimates of the social cost of carbon pollution in agency rulemakings and blocks DOE from participating in climate science research activities. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/10/2014	H.Amdt.1040	Passed 229-188
H.R. 4923	Weber (R-TX)		Department of Energy	Blocks DOE from issuing a loan guarantee to the offshore Cape Wind Energy Project. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/10/2014	H.Amdt.1042	Passed Voice vote
H.R. 4923	Byrne (R-AL)		Army Corps of Engineers	Prohibits use of funds to implement the National Ocean Policy, which was created to strengthen U.S. stewardship of the oceans and Great Lakes. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/10/2014	H.Amdt.1044	Passed Voice vote
H.R. 4923	Gosar (R-AZ)		Department of Energy	Blocks DOE funding for high efficiency toilets or indoor water-efficient toilets programs. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/10/2014	H.Amdt.1046	Passed Voice vote
H.R. 4923	Speier (D-CA)		Department of Energy	Cuts funding for fossil energy research and development by $31 million. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/10/2014	H.Amdt.997	Defeated 184-235
H.R. 4923	Lankford (R-OK)		Department of Energy	Prohibits DOE from using estimates of the social cost of carbon pollution in agency rulemakings. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/10/2014	H.Amdt.1015	Passed 227-191
H.R. 4923	Cassidy (R-LA)		Department of Energy	Blocks DOE from considering the greenhouse gas impacts of liquefied natural gas exports when determining whether such exports are in the public interest. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/10/2014	H.Amdt.1016	Passed 232-187
H.R. 4923	Burgess (R-TX)		Department of Energy	Blocks implementation and enforcement of industry-supported light bulb efficiency standards. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/10/2014	H.Amdt.1020	Passed 226-193
H.R. 4923	Gosar (R-AZ)		Department of Energy	Blocks DOE from using funds to develop and validate models to predict future greenhouse gas emissions and the impacts of climate change. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/10/2014	H.Amdt.1045	Passed 226-194
H.R. 4923	Swalwell (D-CA)		Department of Energy	Increases funding for clean energy and renewable efficiency programs. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/09/2014	H.Amdt.989	Defeated 172-245
H.R. 4923	Noem (R-SD)		Department of Energy	Cuts funding for renewable energy programs. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/09/2014	H.Amdt.986	Passed Voice vote
H.R. 4923	Castor (D-FL)		Department of Energy	Increases funding for clean energy and renewable efficiency programs. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/09/2014	H.Amdt.987	Defeated Voice vote
H.R. 4899	Wittman (R-VA)	Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act	Department of Interior	Allows the Secretary of the Interior to add a lease sale area even after the 5-year oil and gas leasing plan has been finalized. Floor debate: TEXT \|	06/26/2014	H.Amdt.962	Passed 244-172
H.R. 4899	Lowenthal (D-CA)		Department of Interior	Strikes language prohibiting the Interior Department from coordinating coastal and marine spatial planning under the National Ocean Policy. Floor debate: TEXT \|	06/26/2014	H.Amdt.963	Defeated 179-232
H.R. 4899	Duncan (R-SC)	Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act	Department of Interior	Directs the Interior Department to include Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia into an administrative planning area for offshore oil and gas leasing purposes. Floor debate: TEXT \|	06/26/2014	H.Amdt.964	Passed Voice vote
H.R. 4899	Capps (D-CA)		Department of Interior	Requires the Secretary of the Interior to notify all relevant state and local regulatory agencies after receiving any application for a permit that would allow the conduct of any offshore oil and gas stimulation activities. Floor debate: TEXT \|	06/26/2014	H.Amdt.966	Defeated 183-227
H.R. 4899	Blumenauer (D-OR)			Requires oil and gas companies holding royalty-free offshore leases to renegotiate those leases prior to bidding on new leases. Floor debate: TEXT \|	06/26/2014	H.Amdt.968	Defeated 179-229
H.R. 4899	Bishop (D-NY)		Department of Interior	Requires major oil and gas companies to forgo certain tax benefits before obtaining new leases on public lands. Floor debate: TEXT \|	06/26/2014	Motion to Recommit	Defeated 177-235
H.R. 4899	Hastings (R-WA)	National Environmental Policy Act Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act	Department of Interior	Opens new onshore and offshore areas to oil and gas drilling with limited environmental review and public input. Directs federal land managers to manage lands for the primary purpose of energy and mineral production at the expense of other uses. Floor debate: TEXT \|	06/26/2014	Final Passage	Passed 229-185
H.R. 4899	Deutch (D-FL)			Strikes language in the bill stating that legal action involving an oil and gas leasing decision takes precedence over all other pending matters before a federal district court. Floor debate: TEXT \|	06/26/2014	H.Amdt.967	Defeated 188-223
H.R. 4899	Bishop (R-UT)		Department of Interior	Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from canceling, deferring or withdrawing any lease previously announced to be auctioned after the public comment period has expired. Floor debate: TEXT \|	06/26/2014	H.Amdt.969	Passed 241-171
H.R. 6	Gardner (R-CO)		Department of Energy	Disrupts the Department of Energy’s existing approval process for the export of liquefied natural gas. Sets arbitrary deadlines that would truncate DOE’s public interest reviews, limiting DOE’s ability to weigh the pros and cons of projects. Floor debate: TEXT \|	06/25/2014	Final Passage	Passed 266-150
H.R. 3301	Upton (R-MI)	National Environmental Policy Act		Eliminates the existing permitting process for cross-border pipelines and electric transmission lines and replaces it with a process that blocks meaningful environmental review and rubber-stamps permits. Floor debate: TEXT \|	06/24/2014	Final Passage	Passed 238-173
H.R. 3301	Pallone (D-NJ)	National Environmental Policy Act		Requires a thorough environmental review of the full length of cross-border pipelines and energy projects. Floor debate: TEXT \|	06/24/2014	H.Amdt.955	Defeated 176-233
H.R. 3301	Waxman (D-CA)			Excludes any project with a pending permit application, such as the Keystone XL pipeline, from the bill’s new rubberstamp approval process. Floor debate: TEXT \|	06/24/2014	H.Amdt.956	Defeated 171-240
H.R. 3301	Welch (D-VT)	National Environmental Policy Act		Requires a thorough environmental review of all modifications to cross-border pipelines and energy projects. Floor debate: TEXT \|	06/24/2014	H.Amdt.957	Defeated 176-234
H.R. 3301	Schneider (D-IL)			Blocks approval of a cross-border oil pipeline if it could result in toxic chemicals entering the Great Lakes or drinking water supplies or if the pipeline's owner or operator was previously responsible for a major spill. Floor debate: TEXT \|	06/24/2014	Motion to Recommit	Defeated 185-227
H.R. 4870	McClintock (R-CA)		Department of Defense	Blocks statutory requirements and executive orders on renewable fuels, efficient vehicles, recycled materials, and sustainable environmental practices. Floor debate: TEXT \|	06/20/2014	H.Amdt.929	Passed Voice vote
H.R. 4870	Conaway (R-TX)		Department of Agriculture Department of Defense	Blocks funds for construction of a planned Department of Defense and USDA biofuels refinery. Floor debate: TEXT \|	06/20/2014	H.Amdt.937	Passed Voice vote
H.R. 4870	Blumenauer (D-OR)		Department of Defense	Increases funding for environmental restoration at formerly used defense sites. Floor debate: TEXT \|	06/19/2014	H.Amdt.885	Defeated 179-242
H.R. 4870	Flores (R-TX)	Energy Independence and Security Act	Department of Defense	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. Floor debate: TEXT \|	06/19/2014	H.Amdt.913	Passed Voice vote
H.R. 4870	McKinley (R-WV)		Department of Defense	Blocks DOD from using funds to contribute to the U.S. National Climate Assessment and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Fifth Assessment Report. Blocks DOD from accounting for the cost of carbon pollution in agency actions. Floor debate: TEXT \|	06/19/2014	H.Amdt.915	Passed Voice vote
H.R. 4870	Murphy (R-PA)		Department of Defense	Reduces funds for environmental restoration at Department of Defense sites. Floor debate: TEXT \|	06/18/2014	H.Amdt.884	Passed Voice vote
H.R. 4660	Meadows (R-NC)			Blocks the United States from entering into a trade agreement that establishes a limit on greenhouse gas emissions. Floor debate: TEXT \|	05/30/2014	H.Amdt.771	Passed 226-179
H.R. 4660	Hastings (R-WA)		National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	Blocks the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from using funds to implement buffer zones along rivers important to the recovery of salmon in the Pacific Northwest. Floor debate: TEXT \|	05/29/2014	H.Amdt.740	Passed Voice vote
H.R. 4660	Flores (R-TX)		National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	Prohibits use of funds to implement the National Ocean Policy, which was created to strengthen U.S. stewardship of the oceans and Great Lakes. Floor debate: TEXT \|	05/29/2014	H.Amdt.751	Passed Voice vote
H.R. 4660	Salmon (R-AZ)			Prohibits the National Science Foundation from funding research into the impact of climate change on tea cultivation. Floor debate: TEXT \|	05/29/2014	H.Amdt.762	Passed Voice vote
H.R. 4660	Perry (R-PA)		National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	Blocks NOAA from using funds to contribute to the U.S. National Climate Assessment and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Fifth Assessment Report. Blocks NOAA from accounting for the cost of carbon pollution in agency actions. Floor debate: TEXT \|	05/29/2014	H.Amdt.766	Passed Voice vote
H.R. 4660	Holt (D-NJ)		National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	Transfers $37.5 million within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for the purpose of climate change research. Floor debate: TEXT \|	05/28/2014	H.Amdt.702	Defeated Voice vote
H.R. 4660	McDermott (D-WA)		National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	Increases funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration by $3 million for the purpose of salmon propagation in the Pacific Northwest and cuts funding for the U.S. Census by the same amount. Floor debate: TEXT \|	05/28/2014	H.Amdt.701	Defeated Voice vote
H.R. 4435	McKinley (R-WV)		Department of Defense	Prohibits DOD from using estimates of the social cost of carbon pollution in agency rulemakings and blocks DOD from participating in climate science research activities.#page=14 Floor debate: TEXT \|	05/21/2014	H.Amdt.671	Passed 231-192
H.Con.Res.96	Ryan (R-WI)		Department of Energy Department of Interior Environmental Protection Agency National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	Requires drastic budget cuts for environmental protection, clean energy, coastal protection, and climate programs. Floor debate: TEXT \|	04/10/2014	Final Passage	Passed 219-205
H.R. 1459	Bishop (R-UT)			Weakens the President's authority to designate and protect lands as national monuments under the Antiquities Act. Floor debate: TEXT \|	03/26/2014	Final Passage	Passed 222-201
H.R. 2824	Johnson (R-OH)	Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act	Department of Interior	Blocks the Department of the Interior from issuing rules to protect streams from the impact of mountaintop removal coal mining and forces states to adopt an inadequate rule vacated by the courts. Floor debate: TEXT \|	03/25/2014	Final Passage	Passed 229-192
H.R. 2824	Lowenthal (D-CA)	Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act	Department of Interior	Requires states to implement existing federal rules protecting streams from mountaintop removal coal mining waste unless the federal rules would provide less protection than state programs. Floor debate: TEXT \|	03/25/2014	H.Amdt.599	Defeated 188-231
H.R. 2824	Cartwright (D-PA)	Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act	Department of Interior	Retains states' authority to establish programs to protect streams from mountaintop removal coal mining waste. Floor debate: TEXT \|	03/25/2014	H.Amdt.600	Defeated 196-225
H.R. 3189	Hastings (R-WA)		Department of Agriculture Department of Interior	Strips federal land management agencies of ability to condition water use in their permitting processes, impeding efforts to protect rivers and other water resources for fish, wildlife, and recreation. Floor debate: TEXT \|	03/13/2014	Final Passage	Passed 238-174
H.R. 3189	Kirkpatrick (D-AZ)		Department of Agriculture Department of Interior	Clarifies that the bill does not prevent the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture from protecting recreational fishing, mitigating drought conditions, facilitating fire suppression, and protecting tribal treaty rights. Floor debate: TEXT \|	03/13/2014	Motion to Recommit	Defeated 183-227
H.R. 2641	Marino (R-PA)	Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Endangered Species Act National Environmental Policy Act Safe Drinking Water Act	Army Corps of Engineers Department of Energy Department of Interior Department of Transportation Environmental Protection Agency Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Nuclear Regulatory Commission	Significantly weakens environmental and public review of energy, infrastructure, and other construction projects. Floor debate: TEXT \|	03/06/2014	Final Passage	Passed 229-179
H.R. 2641	Jackson-Lee (D-TX)	Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Endangered Species Act National Environmental Policy Act Safe Drinking Water Act	Army Corps of Engineers Department of Energy Department of Interior Department of Transportation Environmental Protection Agency Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Nuclear Regulatory Commission	Strikes provisions in the bill that deem environmental permits and licenses approved if an agency does not act within an arbitrary time-frame. Floor debate: TEXT \|	03/06/2014	H.Amdt.584	Defeated 180-228
H.R. 2641	McKinley (R-WV)	Clean Air Act National Environmental Policy Act	Army Corps of Engineers Department of Energy Department of Interior Department of Transportation Environmental Protection Agency Federal Energy Regulatory Commission	Prohibits federal agencies from considering the "social cost of carbon" in conducting environmental reviews or in environmental decision-making. Floor debate: TEXT \|	03/06/2014	H.Amdt.585	Passed 222-188
H.R. 2641	Webster (R-FL)	Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Endangered Species Act National Environmental Policy Act Safe Drinking Water Act	Army Corps of Engineers Department of Energy Department of Interior Department of Transportation Environmental Protection Agency Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Nuclear Regulatory Commission	Extends the bill's provisions to apply retroactively to pending construction projects that require federal approval or federal permitting. Floor debate: TEXT \|	03/06/2014	H.Amdt.586	Passed Voice vote
H.R. 2641	Nadler (D-NY)		Nuclear Regulatory Commission	Exempts from the bill any construction project for a nuclear facility planned in an area designated as an earthquake fault zone. Floor debate: TEXT \|	03/06/2014	H.Amdt.587	Defeated 187-220
H.R. 2641	Johnson (D-GA)	Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Endangered Species Act National Environmental Policy Act Safe Drinking Water Act	Army Corps of Engineers Department of Energy Department of Interior Department of Transportation Environmental Protection Agency Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Nuclear Regulatory Commission	Clarifies that nothing in the bill changes or limits any law or regulation allowing for public comment or participation in an agency decision making process. Floor debate: TEXT \|	03/06/2014	H.Amdt.588	Defeated 192-217
H.R. 2641	DelBene (D-WA)		Army Corps of Engineers Department of Energy Department of Interior Department of Transportation Environmental Protection Agency Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Nuclear Regulatory Commission	Ensures that bill does not weaken environmental review of projects that affect safe drinking water or air quality of local communities, among other measures. Floor debate: TEXT \|	03/06/2014	Motion to Recommit	Defeated 190-217
H.R. 3826	Whitfield (R-KY)	Clean Air Act	Environmental Protection Agency	Eliminates EPA’s authority to require carbon pollution reductions from both new and existing coal-fired power plants. Floor debate: TEXT \|	03/06/2014	Final Passage	Passed 229-182
H.R. 3826	Smith (R-TX)	Clean Air Act	Environmental Protection Agency	Expands the scope of the bill to remove EPA’s authority to require carbon pollution reductions from any fossil fuel-fired power plant. Floor debate: TEXT \|	03/06/2014	H.Amdt.576	Passed 230-184
H.R. 3826	Capps (D-CA)	Clean Air Act	Environmental Protection Agency	Allows EPA to consider all pollution control technologies used in the United States or elsewhere when setting new power plant carbon standards. Floor debate: TEXT \|	03/06/2014	H.Amdt.577	Defeated 184-228
H.R. 3826	Schakowsky (D-IL)	Clean Air Act	Environmental Protection Agency	States that Congress accepts the scientific finding of EPA that greenhouse gas pollution is "contributing to long-lasting changes in our climate that can have a range of negative effects." Floor debate: TEXT \|	03/06/2014	H.Amdt.581	Defeated 190-221
H.R. 3826	Waxman (D-CA)	Clean Air Act	Environmental Protection Agency	Provides that the bill takes effect only after identifying an alternative plan that achieves the same carbon pollution reductions as the EPA power plant rules. Floor debate: TEXT \|	03/06/2014	H.Amdt.583	Defeated 178-231
H.R. 3826	Brownley (D-CA)	Clean Air Act	Environmental Protection Agency	States that the bill's limits on EPA authority to cut carbon pollution do not apply to rules that save consumers money on their electricity bills. Floor debate: TEXT \|	03/06/2014	Motion to Recommit	Defeated 184-223
H.R. 899	Foxx (R-NC)	Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Endangered Species 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 Superfund Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Toxic Substances Control Act	Army Corps of Engineers Department of Agriculture Department of Defense 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	Adds layers of procedural steps to the rulemaking process, undermining the ability of federal agencies to develop critical public health and safety protections. Floor debate: TEXT \|	02/28/2014	Final Passage	Passed 234-176
H.R. 899	Connolly (D-VA)	Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Endangered Species 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 Superfund Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Toxic Substances Control Act	Army Corps of Engineers Department of Agriculture Department of Defense 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	Ensures that key stakeholders, such as public interest organizations, are afforded the same opportunities for consultation on a rule as the private sector. Floor debate: TEXT \|	02/28/2014	H.Amdt.574	Defeated 194-216
H.R. 899	Jackson-Lee (D-TX)	Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Endangered Species 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 Superfund Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Toxic Substances Control Act	Army Corps of Engineers Department of Agriculture Department of Defense 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	Exempts from the bill any rule that would generate benefits for the public that exceed potential regulatory costs. Floor debate: TEXT \|	02/28/2014	H.Amdt.575	Defeated 180-232
H.R. 2804	Holding (R-NC)	Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Endangered Species 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 Superfund Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Toxic Substances Control Act	Army Corps of Engineers Department of Agriculture Department of Defense 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	Adds a statutory delay to all rules, adds dozens of procedural hurdles, and requires agencies to choose the least costly regulatory option, regardless of science and impacts on human health and the environment. Floor debate: TEXT \|	02/27/2014	Final Passage	Passed 236-179
H.R. 2804	Rothfus (R-PA), Barr (R-KY)	Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Endangered Species 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 Superfund Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Toxic Substances Control Act	Army Corps of Engineers Department of Agriculture Department of Defense 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	Slows the regulatory process by adding another layer of analysis to agency rulemakings. Floor debate: TEXT \|	02/27/2014	H.Amdt.561	Passed 249-162
H.R. 2804	Connolly (D-VA)	Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Safe Drinking Water Act	Environmental Protection Agency	Exempts from the bill any rule pertaining to air quality or water quality and any consent decree or settlement agreement pertaining to such rule. Floor debate: TEXT \|	02/27/2014	H.Amdt.565	Defeated 181-235
H.R. 2804	Jackson-Lee (D-TX), Johnson (D-GA)	Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Endangered Species 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 Superfund Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Toxic Substances Control Act	Army Corps of Engineers Department of Agriculture Department of Defense 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	Exempts from the bill any rule that would result in net job creation or generate benefits that exceed costs. Floor debate: TEXT \|	02/27/2014	H.Amdt.567	Defeated 179-235
H.R. 2804	Esty (D-CT)	Clean Water Act Safe Drinking Water Act	Environmental Protection Agency	Exempts from the bill any rule that protects food safety and drinking water, among other rules. Floor debate: TEXT \|	02/27/2014	Motion to Recommit	Defeated 187-229
H.R. 2804	Johnson (D-GA)	Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Endangered Species 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 Superfund Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Toxic Substances Control Act	Army Corps of Engineers Department of Agriculture Department of Defense 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	Strikes provision that imposes a 6-month delay on finalizing any agency rules, regardless of the benefits of those rules for human health and the environment. Floor debate: TEXT \|	02/26/2014	H.Amdt.559	Defeated Voice vote
H.R. 2804	Murphy (D-FL)	Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Endangered Species 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 Superfund Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Toxic Substances Control Act	Army Corps of Engineers Department of Agriculture Department of Defense 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	Strikes sections of bill that impose additional burdensome requirements on agency rulemakings. Floor debate: TEXT \|	02/26/2014	H.Amdt.560	Defeated Voice vote
H.R. 2804	Brady (R-TX)	Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Endangered Species 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 Superfund Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Toxic Substances Control Act	Army Corps of Engineers Department of Agriculture Department of Defense 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	Imposes additional bureaucratic requirements on federal agencies issuing rules to protect human health and the environment. Floor debate: TEXT \|	02/26/2014	H.Amdt.562	Passed Voice vote
H.R. 2954	Miller (R-FL)	Endangered Species Act National Environmental Policy Act	Department of Agriculture Department of Interior	Truncates environmental review for grazing and logging and blocks the Bureau of Land Management from acquiring new lands. Floor debate: TEXT \|	02/06/2014	Final Passage	Passed 220-194
H.R. 2954	Grijalva (D-AZ)		Department of Interior	Strikes provisions in the bill blocking the Bureau of Land Management from acquiring land until it creates a public database of land holdings. Floor debate: TEXT \|	02/06/2014	H.Amdt.551	Defeated 190-224
H.R. 2954	Lummis (R-WY)	National Environmental Policy Act	Department of Interior	Consolidates environmental review of grazing permits; deems temporary livestock trailing and crossing applications approved within 30 days and prohibits appeal of such decisions. Floor debate: TEXT \|	02/06/2014	H.Amdt.552	Passed Voice vote
H.R. 2954	Labrador (R-ID)		Department of Interior	Requires parties that challenge a final grazing decision and lose to pay the prevailing party's legal fees and expenses. Floor debate: TEXT \|	02/06/2014	H.Amdt.553	Passed 218-198
H.R. 2954	McClintock (R-CA)	National Environmental Policy Act	Department of Agriculture	Requires the Forest Service to conduct salvage logging on lands affected by the Rim Fire in California while limiting environmental review. Floor debate: TEXT \|	02/06/2014	H.Amdt.554	Passed Voice vote
H.R. 3590	Latta (R-OH)	Marine Mammal Protection Act Migratory Bird Treaty Act National Environmental Policy Act Toxic Substances Control Act	Department of Agriculture Department of Interior Environmental Protection Agency	Undermines habitat protections in wilderness areas; bars EPA from regulating lead in ammunition and sportfishing equipment under the Toxic Substances Control Act. Floor debate: TEXT \|	02/05/2014	Final Passage	Passed 268-154
H.R. 3964	Valadao (R-CA)		Department of Interior	Guts environmental protections for fish in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and upends the San Joaquin River restoration program. Floor debate: TEXT \|	02/05/2014	Final Passage	Passed 229-191
H.R. 3590	DeFazio (D-OR)	National Environmental Policy Act	Department of Interior	Strikes provisions of the bill that block environmental and public review of management decisions in national wildlife refuges. Floor debate: TEXT \|	02/05/2014	H.Amdt.537	Defeated 185-237
H.R. 3590	Holt (D-NJ)		Department of Interior	Affirms the Secretary of the Interior's authority to consider climate change when making decisions related to recreation and conservation on public lands. Floor debate: TEXT \|	02/05/2014	H.Amdt.541	Defeated 181-242
H.R. 3590	Maloney (D-NY)	Toxic Substances Control Act	Environmental Protection Agency	Requires manufacturers of chemicals that could pollute the water supply to disclose data on the risks posed to human health and the environment. Floor debate: TEXT \|	02/05/2014	Motion to Recommit	Defeated 187-231
H.R. 3964	Matsui (D-CA)		Department of Interior	Ensures that water remains allocated for the preservation of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta ecosystem. Floor debate: TEXT \|	02/05/2014	H.Amdt.544	Defeated 193-228
H.R. 3964	Bera (D-CA)		Department of Interior	Ensures that bill will not harm the quality, quantity, or safety of drinking water supplies for California residents. Floor debate: TEXT \|	02/05/2014	H.Amdt.545	Defeated 194-226
H.R. 3964	Capps (D-CA)		Department of Interior	Requires GAO to study the resiliency and adaptability of all Bureau of Reclamation projects and facilities to potential changes to the quality, quantity, or reliability of water resources. Floor debate: TEXT \|	02/05/2014	H.Amdt.546	Defeated 194-227
H.R. 3964	Huffman (D-CA)		Department of Interior	Blocks the bill from taking effect if it interferes with California's Delta Reform Act, which lists ecosystem restoration as a priority for managing the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. Floor debate: TEXT \|	02/05/2014	H.Amdt.548	Defeated 189-231
H.R. 3964	McNerney (D-CA)		Department of Interior	Blocks bill provisions from taking effect unless it is demonstrated that they will not harm water quality in the San Joaquin Delta. Floor debate: TEXT \|	02/05/2014	H.Amdt.549	Defeated 193-230
H.R. 3964	Peters (D-CA)		Department of Interior	Blocks the bill from taking effect if it would adversely affect drinking water supplies in California. Floor debate: TEXT \|	02/05/2014	H.Amdt.550	Defeated 192-231
H.R. 3964	Garamendi (D-CA)		Department of Interior	Affirms the bill does not preempt state/local laws prohibiting export of groundwater to other areas; protects quantity and quality of water available to tribes. Floor debate: TEXT \|	02/05/2014	Motion to Recommit	Defeated 191-231
H.R. 3590	Smith (R-MO)		Department of Interior	Blocks the National Park Service from tightening controls on motorized vessels in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways. Floor debate: TEXT \|	02/04/2014	H.Amdt.538	Passed Voice vote
H.R. 3590	Crawford (R-AR)	Migratory Bird Treaty Act	Department of Agriculture Department of Interior	Prohibits restrictions on the hunting of any migratory birds over agricultural lands, including farmed wetlands. Floor debate: TEXT \|	02/04/2014	H.Amdt.539	Passed Voice vote
H.R. 2279	Gardner (R-CO)	Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Superfund	Department of Defense Department of Energy	Slows the pace of toxic waste site cleanups by increasing litigation and allows polluters to escape responsibility for the pollution they cause. Floor debate: TEXT \|	01/09/2014	Final Passage	Passed 225-188
H.R. 2279	Sinema (D-AZ)	Superfund	Environmental Protection Agency	Ensures that states select toxic waste sites for the National Priority List that pose the greatest danger to public health or welfare or the environment. Floor debate: TEXT \|	01/09/2014	H.Amdt.528	Defeated 189-228
H.R. 2279	Tonko (D-NY)	Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Superfund	Department of Defense Environmental Protection Agency	Provides that the bill will not go into effect if it would increase litigation, reduce funding for the cleanup of contaminated sites, or would delay the cleanup of contaminated sites. Floor debate: TEXT \|	01/09/2014	H.Amdt.529	Defeated 190-227
H.R. 2279	Peters (D-CA)	Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Superfund	Department of Defense Environmental Protection Agency	Provides that the bill will not go into effect if any provision slows the cleanup of contaminated sites, shifts responsibility for cleanups from polluter to the taxpayer, to results in more exposure to toxic pollution. Floor debate: TEXT \|	01/09/2014	Motion to Recommit	Defeated 188-225
H.R. 1900	Pompeo (R-KS)		Federal Energy Regulatory Commission	Replaces the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s existing natural gas permitting process with an expedited process; establishes rigid permitting deadlines, resulting in rushed reviews and serious environmental, safety, and public health consequences. Floor debate: TEXT \|	11/21/2013	Final Passage	Passed 252-165
H.R. 1900	Tonko (D-NY)		Federal Energy Regulatory Commission	Requires natural gas pipeline applications to demonstrate that methane leaks will be minimized to the extent practicable. Floor debate: TEXT \|	11/21/2013	H.Amdt.512	Defeated 183-233
H.R. 1900	Castor (D-FL)	Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Endangered Species Act	Department of Interior Environmental Protection Agency Federal Energy Regulatory Commission	Strikes the provision that requires FERC to automatically issue other agencies' environmental protection and pollution permits if those agencies miss the bill’s 90-day deadline. Floor debate: TEXT \|	11/21/2013	H.Amdt.513	Defeated 184-233
H.R. 1900	Speier (D-CA)		Federal Energy Regulatory Commission	Provides that the bill’s provisions do not apply to a pipeline project unless FERC has considered and responded to state and local concerns. Floor debate: TEXT \|	11/21/2013	H.Amdt.514	Defeated 183-236
H.R. 1900	Dingell (D-MI)		Federal Energy Regulatory Commission	Replaces the text of the bill with a requirement that GAO complete a study on what, if any, delays are expected in issuing permits for the siting, construction, expansion, or operation of natural gas pipelines. Floor debate: TEXT \|	11/21/2013	H.Amdt.516	Defeated 175-239
H.R. 1900	Tierney (D-MA)		Federal Energy Regulatory Commission	Precludes the bill from taking effect until FERC determines that the bill will not harm natural gas pipeline safety or hinder communities from engaging in the siting of natural gas pipelines. Floor debate: TEXT \|	11/21/2013	Motion to Recommit	Defeated 180-233
H.R. 1965	Lamborn (R-CO)		Department of Interior	Opens up new onshore public lands to drilling with less environmental review and public input; mandates that leasing occur on 25% of public lands nominated by the oil and gas industry every year; establishes a $5,000 fee for filing a protest on drilling leases. Floor debate: TEXT \|	11/20/2013	Final Passage	Passed 228-192
H.R. 1965	Jackson-Lee (D-TX)			Preserves citizens' First Amendment right to petition for redress of grievances, despite the bill's provision imposing a $5,000 fee to protest a proposed drilling project. Floor debate: TEXT \|	11/20/2013	H.Amdt.498	Defeated 199-222
H.R. 1965	Lowenthal (D-CA)	National Environmental Policy Act	Department of Interior	Ensures the Secretary of the Interior has the authority to review oil and gas activities for significant impacts on the environment and human health. Floor debate: TEXT \|	11/20/2013	H.Amdt.499	Defeated 194-228
H.R. 1965	Jackson-Lee (D-TX)	Equal Access to Justice Act		Eliminates prohibition of award of attorney fees that otherwise would be recoverable under Equal Access to Justice Act. Floor debate: TEXT \|	11/20/2013	H.Amdt.500	Defeated 198-225
H.R. 1965	Polis (D-CO)			Requires the National Academy of Sciences to report to Congress on the impact of flooding on oil and gas facilities and the resulting instances of leaking and spills from tanks, wells, and pipelines. Floor debate: TEXT \|	11/20/2013	H.Amdt.503	Defeated 202-221
H.R. 1965	Kirkpatrick (D-AZ)	National Environmental Policy Act	Department of Interior	Requires the five largest oil companies to choose between the bill's fast-track permitting process on federal lands and a major tax break they currently enjoy. Floor debate: TEXT \|	11/20/2013	Motion to Recommit	Defeated 189-232
H.R. 2728	Flores (R-TX)		Department of Interior	Precludes the federal government from exercising oversight and enforcement authority over all activities related to hydraulic fracturing on public lands, whether or not state regulations are adequate to protect the environment and human health. Floor debate: TEXT \|	11/20/2013	Final Passage	Passed 235-187
H.R. 2728	Holt (D-NJ)		Department of Interior	Allows the Secretary of the Interior to issue regulations to reduce methane emissions from oil and gas drilling operations on public lands. Floor debate: TEXT \|	11/20/2013	H.Amdt.507	Defeated 190-230
H.R. 2728	Lowenthal (D-CA)		Department of Interior	Preserves the authority of the Department of the Interior to require public disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing fluid and the disposition of such fluid. Floor debate: TEXT \|	11/20/2013	Motion to Recommit	Defeated 188-232
H.R. 1965	Hastings (R-WA)		Department of Interior	Cuts funding for wind and solar energy permitting on public lands. Floor debate: TEXT \|	11/19/2013	H.Amdt.497	Passed Voice vote
H.R. 3080	DeFazio (D-OR)	National Environmental Policy Act	Army Corps of Engineers	Delays the application of environmental “streamlining” provisions in the bill until the Secretary certifies that there is sufficient funding to reduce the current backlog of authorized Corps projects. Floor debate: TEXT \|	10/23/2013	H.Amdt.482	Defeated 183-236
H.R. 3080	Flores (R-TX)		Army Corps of Engineers	Prohibits use of funds to implement the National Ocean Policy, which was created to strengthen U.S. stewardship of the oceans and Great Lakes. Floor debate: TEXT \|	10/23/2013	H.Amdt.483	Passed 225-193
H.R. 687	Napolitano (D-CA)	Clean Water Act	Department of Interior	Protects water quality and water quantity for the people living and working near the proposed mine. Floor debate: TEXT \|	09/26/2013	H.Amdt.478	Defeated 191-217
H.R. 1526	Hastings (R-WA)	Endangered Species Act National Environmental Policy Act	Department of Agriculture Department of Interior	Requires U.S. Forest Service to increase timber production in national forests; curtails environmental review of certain logging activities; allows road-building and logging in roadless areas. Floor debate: TEXT \|	09/20/2013	Final Passage	Passed 244-173
H.R. 1526	Daines (R-MT)	Endangered Species Act National Environmental Policy Act	Department of Agriculture	Limits judicial review of timber sales by precluding court-issued injunctions based on alleged violations of procedural requirements in selecting, planning, or analyzing timber sales. Floor debate: TEXT \|	09/20/2013	H.Amdt.468	Passed 219-196
H.R. 1526	McClintock (R-CA)	Endangered Species Act National Environmental Policy Act	Department of Agriculture	Waives judicial review on any timber salvage project resulting from a wildfire occurring in 2013. Floor debate: TEXT \|	09/20/2013	H.Amdt.470	Passed 243-172
H.R. 1526	McClintock (R-CA)		Department of Agriculture	Prohibits the U.S. Forest Service from removing any roads or trails without first allowing for public comment. Floor debate: TEXT \|	09/20/2013	H.Amdt.472	Passed 249-166
H.R. 1526	Smith (R-MO)		Department of Agriculture	Puts a moratorium on the use of prescribed fires in the Mark Twain National Forest until the Secretary of Agriculture submits a report to Congress on the economic impacts of these fires. Floor debate: TEXT \|	09/19/2013	H.Amdt.471	Passed Voice vote
H.R. 761	Amodei (R-NV)	Equal Access to Justice Act National Environmental Policy Act	Department of Agriculture Department of Interior	Elevates mining over other uses of public lands; limits environmental and public review of proposed mining projects; and allows companies to mine on public lands without paying royalties. Floor debate: TEXT \|	09/18/2013	Final Passage	Passed 246-178
H.R. 761	Lowenthal (D-CA)	National Environmental Policy Act	Department of Agriculture Department of Interior	Narrows the bill's overly broad definition of covered minerals to those that are truly strategic and critical and excludes minerals such as sand, gravel, and clay. Floor debate: TEXT \|	09/18/2013	H.Amdt.463
H.R. 761	Veasey (D-TX)	National Environmental Policy Act	Department of Agriculture Department of Interior	Requires the Secretary of the Interior to narrow the overly broad scope of the bill by publishing a list of "strategic and critical minerals" covered by the bill. Floor debate: TEXT \|	09/18/2013	H.Amdt.464	Defeated 189-237
H.R. 761	Connolly (D-VA)	National Environmental Policy Act	Department of Agriculture Department of Interior	Requires thorough environmental review of mineral exploration and mining projects prior to approval; removes the bill's arbitrary limit on the timeframe for such review. Floor debate: TEXT \|	09/18/2013	H.Amdt.465	Defeated 186-240
H.R. 761	Hastings (D-FL)		Department of Agriculture Department of Interior	Requires that mining permit applicants provide financial assurance for cleanup of potential pollution from mining activities. Floor debate: TEXT \|	09/18/2013	H.Amdt.466	Defeated 191-235
H.R. 367	Young (R-IN)	Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Endangered Species 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 Superfund Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Toxic Substances Control Act	Army Corps of Engineers Department of Agriculture Department of Defense 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	Blocks any major rule that does not receive approval from both houses of Congress within 70 legislative days. Floor debate: TEXT \|	08/02/2013	Final Passage	Passed 232-183
H.R. 367	Scalise (R-LA)			Requires the Administration to receive approval from Congress before implementing a carbon tax. Floor debate: TEXT \|	08/02/2013	H.Amdt.448	Passed 237-176
H.R. 367	Latham (R-IA)	Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Endangered Species 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 Superfund Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Toxic Substances Control Act	Army Corps of Engineers Department of Agriculture Department of Defense 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	Slows agency rulemakings by adding burdensome requirements for agencies to report regulatory actions to Congress. Floor debate: TEXT \|	08/02/2013	H.Amdt.451	Passed 263-152
H.R. 367	Nadler (D-NY)		Nuclear Regulatory Commission	Exempts from the bill's congressional approval requirement any rule pertaining to nuclear reactor safety standards in order to prevent Fukushima-type disasters in the United States. Floor debate: TEXT \|	08/02/2013	H.Amdt.453	Defeated 186-229
H.R. 367	Kuster (D-NH)	Clean Water Act Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Safe Drinking Water Act Superfund Toxic Substances Control Act	Environmental Protection Agency	Exempts major rules pertaining to jobs, health, and safety from the requirements of the bill, including rules to limit exposure to toxic substances, protect drinking water, and promote safe disposal of hazardous waste. Floor debate: TEXT \|	08/02/2013	Motion to Recommit	Defeated 185-229
H.R. 1582	Cassidy (R-LA)	Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Safe Drinking Water Act	Environmental Protection Agency	Gives the Department of Energy authority to override EPA rules that protect human health and the environment from energy-related pollution. Floor debate: TEXT \|	08/01/2013	Final Passage	Passed 232-181
H.R. 1582	Waxman (D-CA)	Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Safe Drinking Water Act	Environmental Protection Agency	Strikes section 2 of the bill, which would allow DOE to veto EPA rules that protect human health and the environment from energy-related pollution. Floor debate: TEXT \|	08/01/2013	H.Amdt.444	Defeated 183-230
H.R. 1582	Connolly (D-VA)	Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Safe Drinking Water Act	Environmental Protection Agency	Provides that the section of the bill giving DOE a veto over EPA rules does not apply to rules relating to air quality or water quality. Floor debate: TEXT \|	08/01/2013	H.Amdt.445	Defeated 182-224
H.R. 1582	Woodall (R-GA)	Clean Air Act	Environmental Protection Agency	Requires EPA to meet burdensome new disclosure requirements as a condition of using the best peer-reviewed science in agency rulemakings to protect human health. Floor debate: TEXT \|	08/01/2013	H.Amdt.446	Passed Voice vote
H.R. 1582	Murphy (R-PA)	Clean Air Act	Environmental Protection Agency	Prohibits EPA from using estimates of the social cost of carbon pollution in agency rulemakings until a law is enacted authorizing such use. Floor debate: TEXT \|	08/01/2013	H.Amdt.447	Passed 234-178
H.R. 1582	Capps (D-CA)	Clean Air Act	Environmental Protection Agency	Exempts from the bill's delays any EPA rules that reduce incidence of cancer, premature mortality, asthma attacks, or respiratory disease in children or seniors. Floor debate: TEXT \|	08/01/2013	Motion to Recommit	Defeated 188-221
H.R. 367	Davis (R-IL), Peterson (D-MN)	Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Safe Drinking Water Act	Environmental Protection Agency	Expands the bill to block any interim final EPA rules that would have a significant impact on agricultural operations. Floor debate: TEXT \|	08/01/2013	H.Amdt.449	Passed Voice vote
H.R. 367	McKinley (R-WV)	Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Endangered Species 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 Superfund Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Toxic Substances Control Act	Army Corps of Engineers Department of Agriculture Department of Defense 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	Blocks any federal regulatory action that would cost $50 million or more, without regard to the benefits of that action. Floor debate: TEXT \|	08/01/2013	H.Amdt.456	Passed Voice vote
H.R. 367	Webster (R-FL)	Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Endangered Species 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 Superfund Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Toxic Substances Control Act	Army Corps of Engineers Department of Agriculture Department of Defense 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	Prevents federal agencies from issuing guidance documents or making any significant policy changes without congressional approval. Floor debate: TEXT \|	08/01/2013	H.Amdt.457	Passed Voice vote
H.R. 2218	McKinley (R-WV)	Resource Conservation and Recovery Act	Environmental Protection Agency	Blocks EPA regulation of toxic coal ash and fails to set a federal standard for state coal ash disposal programs. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/25/2013	Final Passage	Passed 265-155
H.R. 2218	Waxman (D-CA)	Resource Conservation and Recovery Act	Environmental Protection Agency	Requires that state coal ash permit programs protect human health and the environment. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/25/2013	H.Amdt.415	Defeated 185-231
H.R. 2218	Tonko (D-NY)	Resource Conservation and Recovery Act	Environmental Protection Agency	Requires EPA to find a state coal ash permit program deficient if the implementation of the program threatens human health or the environment in any other state. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/25/2013	H.Amdt.416	Defeated 176-239
H.R. 2218	McCollum (D-MN)	Resource Conservation and Recovery Act	Environmental Protection Agency	Requires state agencies to ensure that all wet disposal structures meet criteria for design, construction, operation, and maintenance sufficient to prevent contamination of groundwater and sources of drinking water, including the Great Lakes. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/25/2013	Motion to Recommit	Defeated 192-225
H.R. 2397	LaMalfa (R-CA)	Clean Air Act	Department of Defense	Blocks the use of funds to pay fines assessed against a military installation by the California Air Resources Board. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/24/2013	H.Amdt.388	Passed 235-188
H.R. 2397	Blumenauer (D-OR)		Department of Defense	Restores funding for restoration of former defense sites to FY2013 levels in order to clean up unexploded ordnance in a timely and safe fashion. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/23/2013	H.Amdt.352	Defeated 176-242
H.R. 2397	Scalise (R-LA)		Department of Defense	Prohibits the Department of Defense from entering into any contract for the purchase of non-petroleum based fuels. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/23/2013	H.Amdt.377	Passed Voice vote
H.R. 2397	Flores (R-TX)	Energy Independence and Security Act	Department of Defense	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. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/23/2013	H.Amdt.380	Passed 237-189
H.R. 2397	Lamborn (R-CO)		Department of Defense	Prohibits the use of funds to conduct an environmental impact study on intercontinental ballistic missiles and their facilities. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/23/2013	H.Amdt.389	Passed Voice vote
H.R. 2609	Frelinghuysen (R-NJ)		Army Corps of Engineers Department of Energy	Makes steep cuts to renewable energy and energy efficiency programs and blocks implementation of policies designed to cut pollution and make the economy more energy efficient. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/10/2013	Final Passage	Passed 227-198
H.R. 2609	Hastings (D-FL)		Department of Energy	Increases funding for DOE science activities by $223 million by cutting funding for nuclear weapons activities. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/10/2013	H.Amdt.270	Defeated 156-266
H.R. 2609	Garamendi (D-CA)		Department of Energy	Increases funding for the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy by $329 million by reducing funds for nuclear weapons activities. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/10/2013	H.Amdt.272	Defeated 155-266
H.R. 2609	Jackson-Lee (D-TX)		Department of Energy	Increases by $1 million funding for environmental justice programs managed by historically black colleges, minority serving institutions, and tribal colleges, by cutting funding for NNSA. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/10/2013	H.Amdt.275	Defeated 184-238
H.R. 2609	Burgess (R-TX)		Department of Energy	Blocks implementation and enforcement of industry-supported light bulb efficiency standards. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/10/2013	H.Amdt.285	Passed Voice vote
H.R. 2609	Bass (D-CA)	Clean Water Act Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Safe Drinking Water Act	Environmental Protection Agency	Prohibits the use of funds to implement, administer, or enforce oil industry exemptions from federal environmental laws at the Inglewood Oil Field. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/10/2013	H.Amdt.286	Defeated Voice vote
H.R. 2609	Scalise (R-LA)	Clean Water Act	Army Corps of Engineers	Blocks the Army Corps of Engineers from requiring that developers offset and mitigate the loss of wetlands in Louisiana. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/10/2013	H.Amdt.288	Passed Voice vote
H.R. 2609	Blackburn (R-TN)		Department of Energy	Prohibits the use of funds to finalize, implement, or enforce DOE's proposed ceiling fan efficiency rule. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/10/2013	H.Amdt.290	Passed Voice vote
H.R. 2609	Walberg (R-MI)	Energy Independence and Security Act	Department of Energy	Blocks enforcement of Energy Independence and Security Act provisions that require DOE to conduct a national media campaign to promote energy efficiency. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/10/2013	H.Amdt.292	Passed Voice vote
H.R. 2609	Fleming (R-LA)			Blocks the Western Area Power Administration from using borrowing authority to construct or upgrade electric transmission lines or deliver power generated from renewable sources. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/10/2013	H.Amdt.303	Passed 230-194
H.R. 2609	Luetkemeyer (R-MO)		Army Corps of Engineers	Blocks funding for the Missouri River Authorized Purposes Study, a study to examine flood risk prevention and the impacts of navigation, hydropower, irrigation and other activities on the river. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/10/2013	H.Amdt.305	Passed Voice vote
H.R. 2609	Luetkemeyer (R-MO)		Army Corps of Engineers	Blocks the Army Corps of Engineers from implementing the Missouri River Ecosystem Recovery Program, a long-term study into the actions required to mitigate habitat loss and protect sensitive species. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/10/2013	H.Amdt.306	Passed Voice vote
H.R. 2609	Speier (D-CA)		Department of Energy	Reduces the Fossil Energy Research and Development account by $30 million. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/10/2013	H.Amdt.308	Defeated 174-250
H.R. 2609	Grayson (D-FL)		Army Corps of Engineers Department of Energy	Cuts fossil energy research and development by $10 million and directs the funds to Army Corps of Engineers flood control and coastal emergency activities. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/10/2013	H.Amdt.309	Defeated Voice vote
H.R. 2609	LaMalfa (R-CA)	Clean Water Act	Army Corps of Engineers	Blocks Army Corps of Engineers from requiring certain agricultural activities to obtain a permit under the Clean Water Act before discharging into waterways. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/10/2013	H.Amdt.313	Passed Voice vote
H.R. 2609	Flores (R-TX)		Department of Energy	Prohibits use of funds to implement the National Ocean Policy, which was created to strengthen U.S. stewardship of the oceans and Great Lakes. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/10/2013	H.Amdt.315	Passed Voice vote
H.R. 2609	Flores (R-TX)	Energy Independence and Security Act	Department of Energy	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. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/10/2013	H.Amdt.316	Passed Voice vote
H.R. 2609	Schneider (D-IL)		Army Corps of Engineers Department of Energy	Increases funding to combat invasive species; to respond to upcoming hurricanes; and to supplement the US-Israel Energy Cooperation Program. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/10/2013	Motion to Recommit	Defeated 195-230
H.R. 2609	Moran (D-VA), Dingell (D-MI)	Clean Water Act	Army Corps of Engineers	Preserves the authority of the Army Corps of Engineers to protect streams, tributaries, and wetlands under the Clean Water Act. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/09/2013	H.Amdt.246	Defeated 177-236
H.R. 2609	Moran (D-VA), Dingell (D-MI)	Clean Water Act	Army Corps of Engineers	Preserves the authority of the Army Corps of Engineers to preclude dumping of mining waste into waterways and change the definition of "fill material" under the Clean Water Act. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/09/2013	H.Amdt.247	Defeated 188-226
H.R. 2609	Noem (R-SD)		Department of Energy	Cuts solar energy programs by $15 million. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/09/2013	H.Amdt.248	Passed Voice vote
H.R. 2609	Hastings (R-WA)		Department of Energy	Cuts funding for renewable energy and energy efficiency by $9.5 million and cuts DOE administration funding by $20 million. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/09/2013	H.Amdt.249	Passed Voice vote
H.R. 2609	Johnson (D-TX)		Department of Energy	Increases funding for renewable energy, energy efficiency, and advanced energy research by $1.655 billion by cutting funding for defense environmental cleanup. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/09/2013	H.Amdt.250	Defeated Voice vote
H.R. 2609	Takano (D-CA)		Department of Energy	Increases funding for renewable energy and energy efficiency by $245 million by cutting funding for nuclear weapons activities. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/09/2013	H.Amdt.251	Defeated 152-264
H.R. 2609	Cohen (D-TN)		Department of Energy	Increases funding for renewable energy and energy efficiency by $50 million by cutting funding for nuclear weapons activities. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/09/2013	H.Amdt.255	Defeated 168-241
H.R. 2609	Swalwell (D-CA)		Department of Energy	Increases funding for renewable energy and energy efficiency by $1 million and cuts funding for DOE administration by the same amount. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/09/2013	H.Amdt.257	Defeated 201-213
H.R. 2609	Perlmutter (D-CO)		Department of Energy	Increases funding for renewable energy and energy efficiency by $15 million (intended for the National Renewable Energy Lab) and decreases funding for nuclear weapons activities by the same amount. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/09/2013	H.Amdt.260	Defeated 177-238
H.R. 2609	Connolly (D-VA)		Department of Energy	Increases funding for renewable energy and energy efficiency by $15.5 million (intended to support energy resiliency initiatives) by cutting funding for nuclear weapons activities. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/09/2013	H.Amdt.261	Defeated http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2013/roll322.xml
H.R. 2609	Takano (D-CA)		Department of Energy	Increases funding for renewable energy and energy efficiency by $20 million (intended for DOE's Zero Emission Cargo Transport grant program) by cutting funding for nuclear weapons activities. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/09/2013	H.Amdt.263	Defeated 164-252
H.R. 2609	Takano (D-CA)		Department of Energy	Increases funding for renewable energy and energy efficiency by $40 million (intended for DOE's Weatherization Assistance Program) by cutting funding for nuclear weapons activities. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/09/2013	H.Amdt.264	Defeated 166-250
H.R. 2609	Butterfield (D-NC)		Department of Energy	Increases funds for the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy by $127 million by cutting funding for fossil energy R&D and nuclear weapons activities. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/09/2013	H.Amdt.267	Defeated 150-266
H.R. 2609	Foster (D-IL)		Department of Energy	Increases funding for DOE's Office of Science by $500 million, bringing it in line with the Administration’s FY14 request, by cutting funding for nuclear weapons activities. Floor debate: TEXT \|	07/09/2013	H.Amdt.271	Defeated 143-273
H.R. 2231	Hastings (R-WA)	National Environmental Policy Act Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act	Department of Interior	Requires the Interior Department to craft a new five-year drilling plan, opening areas of the Outer Continental Shelf in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and offshore Alaska to new drilling with limited environmental review. Floor debate: TEXT \|	06/28/2013	Final Passage	Passed 235-186
H.R. 2231	DeFazio (D-OR)		Department of Interior	Protects the valuable fishery in Bristol Bay off the coast of Alaska from new offshore drilling. Floor debate: TEXT \|	06/28/2013	H.Amdt.241	Defeated 183-235
H.R. 2231	Broun (R-GA)			Creates new obstacles for states, local governments, and other parties to challenge drilling decisions by limiting judicial review and instituting “loser pays” requirements for court costs. Floor debate: TEXT \|	06/28/2013	H.Amdt.242	Passed 217-202
H.R. 2231	Grayson (D-FL)			Clarifies that the legislation does not affect the right of any state to prohibit the management, leasing, developing, and use of lands (including offshore oil drilling) beneath navigable waters within its boundaries. Floor debate: TEXT \|	06/28/2013	H.Amdt.243	Defeated 209-210
H.R. 2231	Capps (D-CA)			Strikes language from the bill requiring new drilling off the coast of southern California. Floor debate: TEXT \|	06/28/2013	H.Amdt.244	Defeated 176-241
H.R. 2231	Schneider (D-IL)			Affirms current law prohibiting new oil and gas drilling in or under any of the Great Lakes. Floor debate: TEXT \|	06/28/2013	Motion to Recommit	Defeated 195-225
H.R. 1613	Grayson (D-FL)			Specifies that the bill does not impinge on the right of any state to prohibit the management, leasing, developing, and use of lands (including offshore oil drilling) beneath navigable waters within its boundaries. Floor debate: TEXT \|	06/27/2013	H.Amdt.232	Defeated 213-213
H.R. 1613	Garcia (D-FL)		Department of Interior	Requires the Secretary of the Interior to ensure that drillers meet well safety, blowout protection, and risk assessment requirements prior to the commencement of drilling operations authorized under this bill. Floor debate: TEXT \|	06/27/2013	Motion to Recommit	Defeated 194-232
H.R. 2231	Hastings (D-FL)	National Environmental Policy Act Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act	Department of Interior	Removes a provision in the underlying bill that limits environmental review of new areas leased for offshore drilling. Floor debate: TEXT \|	06/27/2013	H.Amdt.235	Defeated 188-233
H.R. 2231	Flores (R-TX)		Department of Interior	Prohibits use of funds to implement the National Ocean Policy, which was created to strengthen U.S. stewardship of the oceans and Great Lakes. Floor debate: TEXT \|	06/27/2013	H.Amdt.237	Defeated 233-190
H.R. 2231	Rigell (R-VA)	National Environmental Policy Act	Department of Interior	Expedites the issuance of a permit for seismic testing to evaluate the size of potential oil and gas resources located off the Atlantic Coast. Floor debate: TEXT \|	06/27/2013	H.Amdt.240	Passed 234-191
H.R. 3	Terry (R-NE)	Clean Water Act Endangered Species Act National Environmental Policy Act	Army Corps of Engineers Department of Interior Department of State Environmental Protection Agency	Grants a regulatory earmark to TransCanada, effectively exempting the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline from all federal permitting requirements. Floor debate: TEXT \|	05/22/2013	Final Passage	Passed 241-175
H.R. 3	Weber (R-TX)			Adds a finding selectively quoting the State Department’s environmental review of Keystone XL, which underestimates the project’s impact on greenhouse gas emissions. Floor debate: TEXT \|	05/22/2013	H.Amdt.66	Passed 246-168
H.R. 3	Waxman (D-CA)			Provides that the bill will not go into effect unless the President finds that TransCanada or other oil sands producers will fully offset additional greenhouse gas emissions. Floor debate: TEXT \|	05/22/2013	H.Amdt.67	Defeated 146-269
H.R. 3	Johnson (D-GA)			Provides that the bill will not go into effect until the Administration studies the community health impacts of increased air pollution from refineries processing tar sands crude transported by Keystone XL. Floor debate: TEXT \|	05/22/2013	H.Amdt.68	Defeated 177-239
H.R. 3	Connolly (D-VA)		Department of Homeland Security Department of Transportation	Requires an assessment of Keystone XL pipeline’s vulnerabilities to terrorist attack and recommendations on the corrective actions that would be necessary to protect the pipeline from such an attack and to mitigate any resulting spill. Floor debate: TEXT \|	05/22/2013	H.Amdt.69	Defeated 176-239
H.R. 3	Rahall (D-WV), DeFazio (D-OR)	National Environmental Policy Act	Department of State	Strikes section 3 of the bill, which eliminates the requirement for a presidential permit to construct Keystone XL, waives certain environmental permitting requirements, and deems Keystone XL approved based on an outdated environmental review. Floor debate: TEXT \|	05/22/2013	H.Amdt.70	Defeated 177-238
H.R. 3	Esty (D-CT)	Clean Water Act Endangered Species Act	Army Corps of Engineers Department of Interior	Strikes language that would prevent oversight of the operation and maintenance of Keystone XL while allowing for expedited construction of the project. Floor debate: TEXT \|	05/22/2013	H.Amdt.71	Defeated 182-234
H.R. 3	Chu (D-CA), Polis (D-CO), Connolly (D-VA)			Requires GAO to study the projected costs of cleaning up a spill from Keystone XL, including the potential impacts of a spill on public health, environment, and water quantity and quality. Floor debate: TEXT \|	05/22/2013	H.Amdt.73	Defeated 185-231
H.R. 3	Holt (D-NJ)			Provides that the bill will not go into effect until the President determines that any crude transported by Keystone XL will not be exported, unless the President determines that an exception is required by law or is in the national interest. Floor debate: TEXT \|	05/22/2013	H.Amdt.75	Defeated 162-255
H.R. 3	Bishop (D-NY)			Requires TransCanada to certify that the tar sands crude transported through the Keystone XL pipeline will be treated as conventional crude oil for the purposes of determining contributions to the the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund. Floor debate: TEXT \|	05/22/2013	Motion to Recommit	Defeated 194-223
H.Con.Res. 25	Ryan (R-WI)		Department of Energy Department of Interior Environmental Protection Agency National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	Requires drastic budget cuts for environmental protection, clean energy, coastal protection, and climate programs. Floor debate: TEXT \|	03/21/2013	Final Passage	Passed 221-207
H.R. 152	Fleming (R-LA)		Department of Interior	Cuts $9.8 million from the Fish and Wildlife Service for rebuilding seawalls and buildings on islands in the Stewart McKinney National Wildlife Refuge in Connecticut. Floor debate: TEXT \|	01/15/2013	H.Amdt.13	Passed 216-205
H.R. 152	Bishop (R-UT)		Department of Agriculture Department of Interior	Prohibits the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture from using funds for Hurricane Sandy relief to acquire land. Floor debate: TEXT \|	01/15/2013	H.Amdt.15	Passed 223-198
H.R. 152	Flores (R-TX)		National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	Cuts $150 million for the Regional Ocean Partnerships grant program, developed to advance effective coastal and ocean management though regional ocean governance. Floor debate: TEXT \|	01/15/2013	H.Amdt.6	Passed 221-197

The Anti-Environment Record of the 113th House of Representatives

Database of Anti-Environment Votes in the 113th Congress (2013-2014) Compiled by the Committee on Energy and Commerce, Democratic Staff

Total Anti-Environment Votes Under GOP House Majority in the 113th Congress:

Votes Targeting EPA's Authority and Funding: 68

Votes to Benefit the Oil and Gas Industry: 95

Database of Anti-Environment Votes in the 113th Congress (2013-2014)
Compiled by the Committee on Energy and Commerce, Democratic Staff