League of Conservation Voters Scorecard 2011

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first session of the 112th Congress

2011 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL

scorecard


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LCV sCoreCard adVisory Committee *

CAROL ANdREss

Environmental Deense Fund

ANNA AuRILIO

Environment America

MELANIE BELLER

The Wilderness Society

BRENdON CEChOVICWashington Conservation Voters

ROBERT dEwEy

Deenders o Wildlie

MAuREEN dROuIN

Maine League o Conservation Voters

JEssICA FEINgOLd-LIEBERsON

The Humane Society o the United States

MARTy hAydEN

Earthjustice

dAVId JENkINs

Republicans or Environmental Protection

AdAM kOLTON

National Wildlie Federation

CRAIg LAshERPopulation Action International

ELIsE RussELL LIguORI

National Parks Conservation Association

dAMON MOgLEN

Friends o the Earth

BRIAN MOORE

National Audubon Society

MELINdA PIERCE

Sierra Club

kERRy sChuMANN

Wisconsin League o Conservation Voters

CINdy shOgAN

Alaska Wilderness League

sCOTT sLEsINgERNatural Resources Deense Council

kAREN sTEuER

Pew Environment Group

ROBERT TEILhET

Georgia Conservation Voters

MARChANT wENTwORTh

Union o Concerned Scientists

LCV issues & aCCountabiLity Committee *

BRENT BLACkwELdER

Friends o the Earth

MARCIA BysTRyN

New York League o Conservation Voters

RuTh hENNIg

Fund or the Republic

wEsLEy wARREN

Natural Resources Deense Council

LCV board of direCtors *

* Organizations are shown or identication purposes only

JOhN h. AdAMs

Natural Resources Deense Council

PAuL AusTIN

Conservation Minnesota & Conservation

Minnesota Voter Center

BRENT BLACkwELdER, hONORARy

Friends o the Earth

ThE hONORABLE shERwOOd BOEhLERT,

VICE ChAIRThe Accord Group

ThE hONORABLE CAROL BROwNER

MARCIA BysTRyN, sECRETARy

New York League o Conservation Voters

CARRIE CLARk

North Carolina League o Conservation Voters

MANNy dIAz

Lydecker Diaz

gEORgE T. FRAMPTON, JR.

Covington & Burling, LLP

wAdE gREENE, hONORARy

Rockeeller Family & Associates

LIsA guThRIE

Virginia League o Conservation Voters

RAMPA R. hORMEL

Enlyst Fund

JOhN huNTINg, hONORARy

John Hunting & Associates

TOM kIERNAN, TREAsuRERNational Parks Conservation Association

MIChAEL kIEsChNICk

CREDO Mobile

PETER MANdELsTAM

wINsOME MCINTOsh, hONORARy

wILLIAM h. MEAdOws III

The Wilderness Society

JORgE MuRsuLI

sCOTT A. NAThAN, ChAIR

The Baupost Group, LLC

JOhN d. POdEsTA

Center or American Progress

BILL ROBERTs

LARRy ROCkEFELLER

American Conservation Association

ThEOdORE ROOsEVELT IV,

hONORARy ChAIRBarclays Capital

LAuRA TuRNER sEydEL

Turner Foundation

MARyANNE TAgNEy-JONEs

LyNdE B. uIhLEIN

Brico Fund, LLC

kAThLEEN wELCh

Corridor Partners, LLC


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contents

1. AnAlysis

Overview of the 1st

Session of the 112th

Congress 2

Voting Summary 4

2. senAte scores

Vote Descriptions 7

Senate Votes 10

3. House scores

Vote Descriptions 16

House Votes 26

Te nnt League Cnsevatin Vtes (LCV) as

ublised a National Environmental Scorecard eve Cn-

gess since 1970, te ea it was unded b leades te

envinental veent llwing te st Eat Da.

LCV wks t tun envinental values int natinal iities.

Tis editin te National Environmental Scorecard vides bjec-

tive, actual inatin abut te st itant envinental legis-

latin cnsideed and te cesnding vting ecds all ebes

te st sessin te 112t Cngess. Tis Scorecard eesents te

cnsensus exets abut 20 esected envinental and cn-

sevatin ganiatins w selected te ke vtes n wic ebes

Cngess suld be sced. LCV sces vtes n te st itant issues

te ea, including eneg, glbal waing, ublic ealt, ublic lands

and wildlie cnsevatin, and sending envinental gas. Te

vtes included in tis Scorecard esented ebes Cngess wit a

eal cice and el distinguis wic legislats ae wking envin-

ental tectin. Excet in ae cicustances, te Scorecard excludescnsensus actin n te envinent and issues n wic n ecded

vtes ccued.

Dedicated envinentalists and natinal leades vlunteeed tei

tie t identi and eseac cucial vtes. We extend secial tanks t

u Bad Diects, Issues & Accuntabilit Cittee, and Sce-

cad Advis Cittee tei valuable inut.

CoVEr phoTo o oILy BIrD By rpEDro rAmIrEz Jr. /USWS.


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2 www.lcv.org|2011NationalEnvironmentalScorecardLCV

2005Overview2011 overview

In 2011, te reublican leadesi te U.S. huse reesentatives unleased a tul beattaking

and unecedented assault n te envinent and ublic ealt, te beadt and det wic ave

ade te cuent huse reesentatives te st anti-envinental in u natins ist. Te

2011 National Environmental Scorecard is a sad testaent t te adical natue te st sessin

te 112t Cngess in te huse; tis Scorecard includes s an vtes tat te huse vtes sectin

sans tw ages te st tie eve.

Te2011 National Environmental Scorecard includes 35

huse vtes, wic is a e tan ave eve been in-

cluded in an evius Scorecard. But t be clea: an

tes waanted inclusin and wuld ave been included

in a tical ea. In act, all tld tee wee e tan

200 huse vtes n te envinent and ublic ealt

in 2011. In an cases, nl nal assage vtes ae in-

cluded ee even tug lawakes vted n cuntless

aendents wit enus envinental ilicatins.

Wit ae excetin, aendents t ive anti-envi-

nental bills ailed, wile aendents t ake te

even wse assed.

Te gd news is tat wile te huse vted against te

envinent an unecedented nube ties, bt te

U.S. Senate and te obaa adinistatin std

against te vast ajit tese attacks. Indeed, nt

nl did te natins bedck envinental tectins

eege lagel unscated 2011, te obaa adinis-

tatin als ade aj gess tug adinistative

actins t tect u ai and wate.

Te st sessin te 112t Cngess gt t a atic-

ulal aalling stat wit h.r. 1, te huse Cntinuing

reslutin sending bill, ust-ass legislatin t und te

edeal gvenent and avid a sut dwn. Even bee

it eaced te huse f, h.r. 1 included sweeing as-

saults n te ai we beate, te wate we dink, and te

wildlie and wild laces Aeicans ld dea; it als ade

dastic cuts t tansit, eneg ecienc, and enewable

eneg wile tecting te ts lluting industies.

As i tat weent enug, ebes Cngess ceed-

ed t e a diing aa anti-envinental ides

t h.r. 1 n te huse f. In ligt wat was at te

tie te st anti-envinental bill eve, te League

Cnsevatin Vtes tk te extadina ste ce-

ating a Cntinuing reslutin Secial Editin National

Environmental Scorecard. Nine tse 25 vtes ae

included ee.

Even tug h.r. 1 included e attacks n te envi-

nent and ublic ealt tan usuall ccu in an entie

ea, te huse reublican leadesi was just getting

stated. An astunding nube attacks sn llwed

and wee sustained ve te cuse te ea. Indeed, te

aade ible huse vtes in 2011 let vituall n

asect te envinent and ublic ealt untuced.

In te sue nts alne, te huse vted n

nueus bills and aendents wit aj ilica-

tins u ai, wate, land, and wildlie. Tese in-

clude sweeing bills suc as te y12 huse Intei and


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2011NationalEnvironmentalScorecardLCV|www.lcv.org 3

Envinent Aiatins bill, wic was bugt

t te huse f wit e tan tee den anti-

envinental ides alead included, tus elacing

h.r. 1 as te single wst attack eve n te envin-

ent and ublic ealt. tunatel, tat bill was ulled

cnsideatin and neve assed te huse. Tee

wee tageted attacks n envinental statutes, includ-

ing te Clean Wate Act, wic teatened te qualit

and saet te wate Aeicans use sing, swi-

ing, and dinking. Tee wee bills t cut uc-need-

ed unding eneg ecienc, cliate cange adata-

tin, te Envinental ptectin Agenc (EpA), and

te Deatent te Intei. Additinall, tee was

legislatin t exedite a decisin n te Kestne XL ta

sands ieline, a dangeus ject tat wuld tanst

te ditiest il n te lanet igt tug te iddle

te United States in de t ext it. Te huse tk

an te anti-envinental vtes duing te sue

as well.

As i te huse ad nt et dne enug daage, maj-

it Leade Eic Cant (r-VA) eleased a all agenda just

bee te huse etuned its August ecess in wic

e laid ut lans t gut ten s-called jb-killing egula-

tins, st wic ae citicall itant t tect-

ing ublic ealt and te envinent. Te huse vted

n te Cant Agenda tugut te all, assing an un-

ecedented nine absal bills between id-Setebe

and eal Decebe. Tese included ultile llback

bills t event te EpA enacting citical egulatins

unde te Clean Ai Act t tect ublic ealt and te

envinent, as well as t blck secic ules t educe

ecu and te txic ai llutin we lants,

ceent kilns, industial biles and incineats.

tunatel, te Senate std in sa cntast t te

huse in 2011. Tee ae just 11 Senate vtes included

in te 2011 National Environmental Scorecard, and te

include stng ebukes t huse vtes n ke issues suc

as ulding new ules t educe we lant llutin

and deending te EpAs abilit t issue liesaving ublic

ealt tectins.

Wile te Senate was able t blck an te st da-

aging bills assed b te huse, te obaa adinista-

tin als ade clea its sitin t te huse agenda,

eing nueus stng stateents tat cateing t l-

lutes is nt a jbs agenda. Te obaa adinistatin

als ade aj gess tug adinistative actin

n te next und uel ecienc and glbal waing

eissins standads cas, te Css State Ai pllutin

rule and te mecu and Ai Txics Standads t educe

we lant llutin, a dela te aul Kestne XL

ta sands ieline, and e. Tat is nt t sa tee wee

nt disaintents n te adinistative side, including

te decisin t dela citicall needed udated sg stan-

dads, but n balance te obaa adinistatin acc-

lised a lt in 2011.

As we begin 2012, it culd nt be cleae tat we stand

at a cssads wen it ces t te kind lanet we

will leave u cilden. LCV is gateul t te obaa

adinistatin, te Senate, allies in te huse, and te

illins ele acss te cunt w eled t en-

sue tat te huse leadesi did nt succeed in gutting

u natins cnestne envinental and ublic ealt

tectins in 2011. We lk wad t cntinuing t

wk tgete in 2012 and bend t tect te lanet

utue geneatins.


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voting summAry

senate

HOuse

2011 stAte AverAge s

STATE SENATE HOUSE

Alabama 14 21

Alaska 55 11

Arizona 9 33

Arkansas 45 16

California 100 60

Colorado 100 42

Connecticut 100 97

Delaware 100 94

Florida 55 31

Georgia 5 33

Hawaii 91 97

Idaho 9 9

Illinois 55 46

Indiana 0 29Iowa 45 53

Kansas 0 6

Kentucky 14 35

Louisiana 50 20

Maine 59 91

Maryland 100 74

Massachusetts 68 94

Michigan 91 43

Minnesota 86 41

Mississippi 5 26

Missouri 45 37

Montana 91 9Nebraska 27 15

Nevada 37 26

New Hampshire 55 29

New Jersey 100 67

New Mexico 100 65

New York 100 72

North Carolina 55 50

North Dakota 45 6

Ohio 45 35

Oklahoma 14 11

Oregon 100 73

Pennsylvania 50 38

Rhode Island 100 96

South Carolina 18 20

South Dakota 45 14

Tennessee 18 26

Texas 9 26

Utah 18 15

Vermont 95 97

Virginia 100 41

Washington 100 61

West Virginia 82 27

Wisconsin 50 39

Wyoming 9 11


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Hghs Hs Dlgs:Cnnecticut 97% hawaii 97% Vent 97% rde Island

96% Delawae 94% massacusetts 94% maine 91%

Hs Ss f 100:

ArizonA Gijalva CAliforniA Cu han hnda Lee, B.

Nalitan rbal-Allad Wlse ColorAdo DeGette

floridA Wassean Scult GeorGiA Lewis, Jn MArylAnd

Van hllen MiChiGAn Clake, h. Missouri Cleave new Jersey

hlt new york Bis, T. Clake, y. Isael Sean rhode

islAnd Cicilline VirGiniA Cnnll man, Jaes Sctt, r.

wAshinGton Inslee

Lws Hs Dlgs:

Kansas 6% Nt Dakta 6% Ida 9% mntana 9%

Hs Ss f Lss h 10:

AlAbAMA Bnne rges, mike D. ArizonA lake anks, T.

Quale ArkAnsAs Wack CAliforniA Calvet Deie Gallegl

hege hunte Issa Lungen mcCat, K. mcClintck

mille, Ga Nunes rabace rce ColorAdo Can

Labn floridA Adas mack mille, J. Nugent pse rss, D. Suteland GeorGiA Bun Ginge Gaves, T.

Kingstn pice, T. Sctt, A. Westeland, L. Wdall

idAho Labad illinois rska Wals indiAnA Butn

pence rkita Stutan yung, T. iowA King, S. kAnsAs

huelska Jenkins pe yde kentuCky Davis, G.

rges, h. louisiAnA leing Land, J. Scalise MArylAnd

Batlett hais MiChiGAn Aas Benisek huienga

Walbeg MinnesotA Bacann Kline, J. Mississippi hae

Nunnelee pala Missouri Akin Gaves, S. hatle Lng

Luetkeee MontAnA rebeg nebrAskA Sit, Adian

neVAdA Adei heck helle new Jersey Gaett new MexiCo

peace new york Buekle Tune, B. north CArolinA Elles

xx mchen mick north dAkotA Beg ohio Cabt

Gibbs, B. Jnsn, B. Jdan Latta renacci oklAhoMA Cle

Lankd Lucas Sullivan pennsylVAniA Kell pitts Suste

south CArolinA Duncan Gwd mulvane Sctt, T. Wilsn,

J. tennessee Black, D. Blackbun, m. DesJalais Duncan

ince leiscann re texAs Bad, K. Bugess Cansec

Cate Cnawa Culbesn aentld Get hall, r.

hensaling Jnsn, S. macant mcCaul Neugebaue

olsn paul, rn pe Sessins, p. Sit, Laa Tnbe

utAh Bis, r. Caet wAshinGton hastings, D. mcmis

rdges wisConsin Du ribble ran, p. Sensenbenne

2011 House HigH And low scores

Hghs S Dlgs:Calinia 100% Clad 100% Cnnecticut 100% Delawae

100% maland 100% New Jese 100% New mexic 100%

New yk 100% oegn 100% rde Island 100% Viginia

100% Wasingtn 100%

S Ss f 100:

CAliforniA Bxe einstein ColorAdo Bennet Udall, m.

ConneCtiCut Bluental Liebean delAwAre Cae Cns

floridA Nelsn, Bill hAwAii Akaka MArylAnd Cadin mikulski

MAssAChusetts Ke neVAdA reid, h. new Jersey Lautenbeg

menende new MexiCo Bingaan Udall, T. new york Gilliband

Scue north CArolinA hagan oreGon mekle Wden

rhode islAnd reed, J. Witeuse VerMont Sandes VirGiniA

Wane Webb wAshinGton Cantwell mua west VirGiniA

rckeelle

Lws S Dlgs:Indiana 0% Kansas 0% Gegia 5% mississii 5% Aina

9% Ida 9% Texas 9% Wing 9%

S Ss f 0:GeorGiA Cabliss indiAnA Cats Luga iowA Gassle kAnsAs

man, Je rbets Mississippi Wicke Missouri Blunt

nebrAskA Janns neVAdA Ensign north dAkotA heven ohio

ptan south dAkotA Tune

2011 senAte HigH And low scores


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SENECOMMIEE CHIR SCORE RNKINGMEMBER SCORE

griculture,NutritionandForestry Stabenow(MI) 91 Roberts(KS) 0

ppropriations Inouye(HI) 82 Cochran(MS) 9

Commerce,Scienceandransportation Rockefeller(WV) 100 Hutchison(X) 9

EnergyandNaturalResources Bingaman(NM) 100 Murkowski(K) 18

EnvironmentandPublicWorks Boxer(C) 100 Inhofe(OK) 18

SENECOMMIEELEDERVERGE CHIRS 95 RNKINGMEMBERS 11

HOSECOMMIEE CHIR SCORE RNKINGMEMBER SCORE

griculture Lucas(OK-03) 9 Peterson(MN-07) 20

ppropriations Rogers,Harold(KY-05) 9 Dicks(W-06) 97

EnergyandCommerce pton(MI-06) 17 Waxman(C-30) 97

NaturalResources Hastings,Doc(W-04) 9 Markey(M-07) 97

Science,Space,andechnology Hall,Ralph(X-04) 6 Johnson,EddieBernice(X-30) 89

ransportationandInfrastructure Mica(FL-07) 11 Rahall(WV-03) 51

HOSECOMMIEELEDERVERGE CHIRS 10 RNKINGMEMBERS 75

rAting tHe leAdersHip o environmentAl committees

pArty leAders scores

SENEDemocratS Score repubLicanS Score

Reid(NV),MajorityLeader 100 McConnell(KY),MinorityLeader 9

Durbin(IL),MajorityWhip 91 Kyl(Z),MinorityWhip 9

Schumer(NY),ConferenceViceChair 100 lexander,Lamar(N),ConferenceChair 27

LEDERSHIPVERGE 97 LEDERSHIPVERGE 15

HOSEDemocratS Score repubLicanS Score

Boehner*(OH-08),SpeakeroftheHouse N/Pelosi(C-08),MinorityLeader 89 Cantor(V-07),MajorityLeader 11

Hoyer(MD-05),MinorityWhip 97 McCarthy,Kevin(C-22),MajorityWhip 9

Clyburn(SC-06),ssistantMinorityLeader 91 Hensarling(X-05),ConferenceChairman 6

Larson,John(C-01),CaucusChairman 97 Price,om(G-06),PolicyCommitteeChairman 9

LEDERSHIPVERGE 94 LEDERSHIPVERGE 9

* Te Seake te huse vtes at is discetin.


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2011 senAte vote description

1. Sweeping environmental Funding and policy aSSault (H.r. 1)

h.r. 1, te ull-yea Cntinuing Aiatins Act 2011, wic at te tie it assed te huse was te

geatest legislative assault eve n te envinent and ublic ealt, included assive unding cuts and lic

assaults n u ai, wate, wildlie and wild laces. on ebua 19, te huse assed h.r. 1 (huse ll call

vte 147). on mac 9, te Senate ejected h.r. 1 b a vte 44-56 (Senate ll call vte 36). no iS tHe pro-en-

vironment vote. Te obaa adinistatin and Senate leadesi subsequentl std stng in negtiatins

wit te huse and insisted tat stbut nt all te anti-envinental ides h.r. 1 be ded

bee ageeing t te nal cise bill, h.r. 1473, wic te esident signed int law n Ail 15.

2. global warming pollution

Senate minit Leade mitc mcCnnell (r-Ky) eed an aendent t S. 493, sall business eauti-

atin legislatin ciall titled te SBIr/STTr reautiatin Act 2011, t eeal te scientic nding

b te EpA tat geenuse gases endange uan ealt and te envinent, t eanentl blck te

EpA educing geenuse gases unde te Clean Ai Act, and t undeine uel ecn standads.

Tis adical aendent wuld jeadie ublic ealt and te envinent and incease u dangeus de-

endence n il. on Ail 6, te Senate ejected tee te anti-envinental aendentssnsed b

Senats Ja rckeelle (D-WV), Debbie Stabenw (D-mI), and max Baucus (D-mT)t weaken dela

te EpAs abilit t egulate geenuse gases unde te Clean Ai Act and ten ceeded t eject te mc-

Cnnell aendent b a vte 50-50 (Senate ll call vte 54). no iS tHe pro-environment vote. on Ail

7, te huse assed h.r. 910, wic is identical t te mcCnnell aendent (huse ll call vte 249). At

te end 2011, te EpAs abilit t educe geenuse gases unde te Clean Ai Act eained l intact.

3. oil SubSidieS

Senat rbet menende (D-NJ) snsed S. 940, te Clse Big oil Tax Lles Act, wic wuld

clse tax lles il canies, since tei utsied ts ake it clea tat te d nt need tax-

ae anduts. At a tie wen u scal situatin is ting cuts t citical gas, including envi-

nental and clean eneg investents, u gvenent suld nt be subsidiing assive il canies

tat eted ts neal $1 tillin duing te ast decade. on ma 17, te Senate ailed t acieve te

60-vte tesld needed t ass a tin t ceed t te cnsideatin S. 940. Te tin ailed n a

52-48 vte (Senate ll call vte 72). yeS iS tHe pro-environment vote.

4. oFFSHore drilling

Senate minit Leade mitc mcCnnell (r-Ky) intduced S. 953, te decetivel titled ose pduc-

tin and Saet Act 2011, wic wuld exand se dilling and ake it e dangeus b enacting

vesigt standads tat ae weake tan tse in lace bee te catastic 2010 Bp Deewate hin

il sill disaste in te Gul mexic, wic tagicall killed 11 wkes, weaked avc n Gul cast busi-

nesses in te sing and tuis industies, and daaged castal and aine ecsstes. Te bill wuld

andate nueus lease sales in te Gul mexic and Viginias beaces, equiing te gvenent t

use utdated and inadequate envinental eviews in te cessing new leases, even tug te eviews

d nt cnside te iacts a wst-case scenai like te Bp Deewate hin il sill. Te bill wuld

als ise a used and abita tie eid just 30 das te Intei Seceta t ave den


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dilling eits, and it wuld gant autatic aval i n actin is taken witin 60 das. on ma 18,

te Senate ejected a tin t ceed t te cnsideatin S. 953 b a vte 42-57 (Senate ll call

vte 73). no iS tHe pro-environment vote.

5. regulatory rollbackS

Senat olia Snwe (r-mE) eed tis aendent t S. 782, te Ecnic Develent revitalia-

tin Act 2011, wic wuld ave seveel undeined te egulat cess. Tis aendent wuld

ceate seveal unnecessa new cesses t clicate ecnic analses sed ules and t ensue

inteagenc cnsultatin tat is alead cnducted b te oce manageent and Budget. It wuld

als equie a lengt eidic eview cess ules at select agencies, including te EpA, and ise

andat budget cuts i eviews ae nt cnducted ae inclete. utee, tis biased eview

cess wuld lk at ules csts but nt tei benetsincluding te envinental, ealt, d saet

and te itant benetswic nueus tid at analses ave und a utweig tei csts.

on June 9, te Senatein a 53-46 vteailed t acieve te 60-vte tesld needed t ass te Snwe

aendent (Senate ll call vte 87). no iS tHe pro-environment vote. Te huse assed seveal bills

tat wuld seveel undeine te egulat cess and jeadie vital ublic tectins (including

huse ll call vtes 880, 888, and 901); weve, n suc sals ave ade it t te esidents desk.

6. ending etHanol SubSidieS

Senats Dianne einstein (D-CA) and T Cbun (r-oK) snsed tis aendent t S. 782, te

Ecnic Develent revitaliatin Act 2011, t eeal wasteul incentives te etanl indust,

including a tax subsid il canies tat blend etanl int cnventinal gasline and an etanlit tai. Cnventinal cn etanl as a-eacing negative envinental iacts, including wa-

te llutin, glbal waing llutin, and abitat destuctin, and is alead andated b te renew-

able uel Standad. on June 16, te Senate adted te einstein-Cbun aendent b a vte 73-27

(Senate ll call vte 90). yeS iS tHe pro-environment vote. Te etanl tax subsid and it tai

exied at te end 2011 and wee nt enewed b Cngess.

7. gutting tranSportation enHancementS

Senat rand paul (r-Ky) eed tis aendent t h.r. 2112, te y12 Aiatins bill te

Deatents Agicultue, Cece, Justice, Tanstatin, and husing and Uban Develent,

t deund te Tanstatin Enanceents ga. Tis ven ga as been te lagest suce

edeal unding tails, walking, and biking 20 eas, and aunts t less tan 2% veall

sending n suace tanstatin. Tanstatin cuentl accunts e tan tw-tids u

natins annual il use and ugl ne-tid u glbal waing eissins, and tis sall ga is

citical giving ele access t cleane tanstatin cices. on Nvebe 1, te Senate ejected te

paul aendent 38-60 (Senate ll call vte 190). no iS tHe pro-environment vote.

8. broad environmental aSSault (S. 1786)

Senate inance Cittee ranking mebe oin hatc (r-UT) snsed S. 1786, te Lng-Te

Suace Tanstatin Extensin Act 2011, wic is a sweeing and extee assault n u gven-


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ents abilit t tect te ublic a wide ange teats, anging llutin t wklace

saet. Wile aed as a tanstatin bill, tis legislatin actuall includes S. 299, te rEINS Acta

adical assault n u sste ublic tectinsas well as a st visins undeining secic

bedck ublic ealt and envinental laws, including te Clean Ai Act and te Natinal Envin-

ental plic Act. Te bill wuld st te EpA cleaning u aul llutin suc as ecu, st,

sg, asenic, lead, and cabn dixide se u natins biggest llutes, including we

lants, ceent lants, and industial biles and incineats. on Nvebe 2, te Senate ejected a -

tin t ceed t te cnsideatin S. 1786 b a vte 47-53 (Senate ll call vte 196). no iS tHe

pro-environment vote. Te huse as assed nueus ieces legislatin tat ae at S. 1786,

including h.r. 10te huse vesin te rEINS Actn Decebe 7 (huse ll call vte 901).

9. croSS-State air pollution

Senat rand paul (r-Ky) snsed S.J. res. 27, a Cngessinal review Act eslutin disaval

t vid te Css-State Ai pllutin ule, wic will save lives and ive ublic ealt illins

Aeicans. Te Css-State ule, wic was nalied in Jul 2011, educes dangeus sg and st-

ing llutin tat is eitted we lants and tavels acss state lines, and is estiated t save

u t 34,000 lives and t event 400,000 asta attacks, 15,000 eat attacks, and 1.8 illin issed

das at scl wk eac ea, ang te ealt benets. on Nvebe 10, te Senate ejected S.J.

res 27 b a vte 41-56 (Senate ll call vte 201). no iS tHe pro-environment vote. Te huse ad

eviusl assed legislatin n Setebe 23 t blck te Css-State ule as at te TrAIN Act

(huse ll call vte 741). Tee wee n ute legislative attets t blck te Css-State ule in 2011,

but te D.C. Cicuit Cut teail staed te Css-State ule n Decebe 30.

10. broad environmental aSSault (S. 1720)

Senate Aed Sevices Cittee ranking mebe Jn mcCain (r-Az) snsed S. 1720, te s-

called Jbs Tug Gwt Act, an extee assault n u gvenents abilit t tect te envin-

ent and ublic ealt. Wile aed as a jbs bill, tis legislatin wuld event te EpA cleaning

u aul llutin se te natins biggest llutes, educe vesigt dilling, en u

ecius ublic lands t aul ta sands develent b ivate canies, and ibit Calinia

ensuing tat enug wate is allcated t tect saln and Delta selt. on Nvebe 10, te

Senate ejected S. 1720 b a vte 40-56 (Senate ll call vte 202). no iS tHe pro-environment vote.

11. undermining critical environmental programS

Senate inance Cittee ranking mebe oin hatc (r-UT) intduced S.J. res. 10, legislatin t

aend te Cnstitutin t equie a balanced budget eve ea, and t liit sending t 18% U.S.

gss destic duct. Tis legislatins dacnian sending ca wuld undecut te edeal gven-

ents abilities t eet its ce citents, including tecting u ai, wate, wildlie, and lands.

Indeendent ecnic analsts jected catastic cnsequences i a balanced budget aendent

wee alead in lace y12. on Decebe 14, te Senate ejected tis eslutin b a vte 47-53

(Senate ll call vte 229). no iS tHe pro-environment vote. Te huse vted n a seies balanced

budget aendents; weve, n suc sals ade it t te esidents desk.


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i= Ineligible to votes = Absence (counts as negative)

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delAwAre

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i (D) 82 94 56 a a a a a a a a a

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pa, ra (R) 18 18 a a

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s (R) 64 44 65 a a a a a a a

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K (D) 100 94 91 a a a a a a a a a a a

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sab (D) 91 100 85 a a a a a a a a a aminnesotA

ak (D) 91 92 92 a a a a a a a a a a

Kbha (D) 82 94 91 a a a a a a a a a

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cha (R) 9 17 9 a

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t (D) 91 83 87 a a a a a a a a a a

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new HAmpsHire

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shah (D) 91 89 90 a a a a a a a a a a

new Jersey

lab (D) 100 100 96 a a a a a a a a a a a

mz (D) 100 100 94 a a a a a a a a a a a

new mexiCo

Baa (D) 100 89 72 a a a a a a a a a a aua, t. (D) 100 94 96 a a a a a a a a a a a

new york

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sh (D) 100 100 90 a a a a a a a a a a a

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pa (R) 0 23

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whh (D) 100 100 98 a a a a a a a a a a asoutH CArolinA

dm (R) 27 6 8 a a a

gaha (R) 9 6 10 a

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sa (I) 100 100 95 a a a a a a a a a a a

virGiniA

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wbb (D) 100 83 89 a a a a a a a a a a a

wAsHinGton

ca (D) 100 94 89 a a a a a a a a a a a

ma (D) 100 94 89 a a a a a a a a a a a

west virGiniA

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rk (D) 100 72 81 a a a a a a a a a a awisConsin

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18/64


2011 House vote descriptions

1. land and water conServation Fund

reesentative Cntia Luis (r-Wy) eed tis aendent t h.r. 1, te ull-yea Cntinu-

ing Aiatins Act 2011, t cut b 90% te bills alead inial allcatin te Land and

Wate Cnsevatin und (LWC), wic is unded b il alties and els exand tected lands

and und lcal jects suc as cit aks. Te LWC as vided citical unding se te

st ceised laces in u natin, te Gand Cann t Gettsbug Natinal milita pak

t munt rainie Natinal pak. on ebua 16, te huse ejected te Luis aendent b a

vte 213-216 (huse ll call vte 61). no iS tHe pro-environment vote.

2. Holding government accountable

reesentative Cntia Luis (r-Wy) eed tis aendent t h.r. 1, te ull-yea Cntinuing

Aiatins Act 2011, t blck ileentatin te Equal Access t Justice Act, a citical

statute signed int law b pesident rnald reagan. Te law, wic gives Aeicans te igt t ecv-

e attne ees i te evail in cut, as eled ld edeal agencies accuntable wen te vilate

envinental, ealt, and saet laws. on ebua 17, te huse adted te Luis aendent

b a vte 232-197 (huse ll call vte 85). no iS tHe pro-environment vote. tunatel, te

language in tis aendent was nt included in te cise aiatins bill tat unded te

gvenent tug te end y11, h.r. 1473, wic te esident signed int law n Ail 15.

3. oFFSHore drilling SubSidieS

huse Natual resuces Cittee ranking mebe Ed make (D-mA) eed tis aendent

t h.r. 1, te ull-yea Cntinuing Aiatins Act 2011, t eliinate u t $53 billin intaxae subsidies b clsing a alt aent lle il canies eating se. At a

tie wen an Aeicans ae stuggling t ake ends eet, tis aendent wuld event se

te wlds biggest and st table il canies dilling ee n ublicl wned

esuces. on ebua 18, te huse ejected te make aendent b a vte 174-251 (huse

ll call vte 109).yeS iS tHe pro-environment vote.

4. oFF-road veHicleS in national ForeStS

reesentative Wall hege (r-CA) eed tis aendent t h.r. 1, te ull-yea Cntinuing

Aiatins Act 2011, t alt ileentatin -ad veicle anageent lans in u

natinal ests. Duing te Gege W. Bus adinistatin, te est Sevice naed unanaged

-ad veicle use as ne te u geatest teats t u ests and gasslands. on ebua 18,

te huse adted te hege aendent b a vte 227-197 (huse ll call vte 113). no iS tHe

pro-environment vote. tunatel, te language in tis aendent was nt included in te c-

ise aiatins bill tat unded te gvenent tug te end y11, h.r. 1473, wic

te esident signed int law n Ail 15.


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5. tHe cHeSapeake bay

reesentative Bb Gdlatte (r-VA) eed tis aendent t h.r. 1, te ull-yea Cntinuing

Aiatins Act 2011, t blck ets t cntinue te clean-u te teasued Cesaeake

Ba. It wuld ibit unding t ileent easues tat liit te aunt allwable llutin

in wates tat wind u in te ba. on ebua 18, te huse adted te Gdlatte aendent

b a vte 230-195 (huse ll call vte 120). no iS tHe pro-environment vote. tunatel, te

language in tis aendent was nt included in te cise aiatins bill tat unded te

gvenent tug te end y11, h.r. 1473, wic te esident signed int law n Ail 15.

6. FloridaS water Quality

reesentative T rne (r-L) eed tis aendent t h.r. 1, te ull-yea CntinuingAiatins Act 2011, t blck te EpA ileenting new wate qualit standads t

event txic geen slie lluting lidas lakes, ives, and steasules tat wee issued

in Nvebe 2010. Tis aendent wuld als alt ublic educatin abut tecting wates

excess llutin sewage and etilie, and set a dangeus ecedent ets t educe wate

cntainatin acss te cunt, including in te mississii rive basin and te Gul mexi-

c. on ebua 18, te huse adted te rne aendent b a vte 237-189 (huse ll

call vte 123). no iS tHe pro-environment vote. tunatel, te language in tis aendent was

nt included in te cise aiatins bill tat unded te gvenent tug te end

y11, h.r. 1473, wic te esident signed int law n Ail 15.

7. clean water SaFeguardS

reesentative David mcKinle (r-WV) eed tis aendent t h.r. 1, te ull-yea Cntinu-

ing Aiatins Act 2011, t event te EpA cntinuing t use its autit unde te

Clean Wate Act t ibit estict jects tat wuld ave an unaccetable advese eect n

wate, s, and wildlie. Te EpA as eseved tis autit extadinail envinentall-

destuctive jects, using it nl 13 ties in te entie 39-ea ist te Clean Wate Act. on

ebua 19, te huse adted te mcKinle aendent b a vte 240-182 (huse ll call vte

135). no iS tHe pro-environment vote. tunatel, te language in tis aendent was nt in-

cluded in te cise aiatins bill tat unded te gvenent tug te end y11,

h.r. 1473, wic te esident signed int law n Ail 15.

8. national monumentS

Ten-reesentative Dean helle (r-NV) eed tis aendent t h.r. 1, te ull-yea Cntinu-

ing Aiatins Act 2011, t eliinate te esidents wes unde te Antiquities Act t

designate new natinal nuents. Te Antiquities Act, signed b pesident Tede rsevelt,

gives esidents te autit t tect edeal lands te benet utue geneatins. pesidents

bt aties ave used te autit t designate natinal nuents. on ebua 19, te

huse ejected te helle aendent b a vte 209-213 (huse ll call vte 139). no iS tHe pro-

environment vote.


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9. Sweeping environmental Funding and policy aSSault (H.r. 1)

huse Aiatins Cittee Caian hal rges snsed h.r. 1, te ull-yea Cntinu-

ing Aiatins Act 2011, wic at te tie huse assage was te geatest legislative

assault eve n te envinent and ublic ealt, including assive unding cuts and lic as-

saults n u ai, wate, wildlie, and wild laces. on ebua 19, te huse assed h.r. 1 b a

vte 235-189 (huse ll call vte 147). on mac 9, te Senate ejected h.r. 1 (Senate ll call

vte 36). no iS tHe pro-environment vote. Te obaa adinistatin and Senate leadesi sub-

sequentl std stng in negtiatins wit te huse and insisted tat stbut nt all te

anti-envinental ides h.r. 1 be ded bee ageeing t te nal cise bill, h.r.

1473, wic te esident signed int law n Ail 15.

10. peSticideS pollution

reesentative Bb Gibbs (r-oh) snsed h.r. 872, te s-called reducing regulat Budens

Act 2011, t event te EpA tecting u watewas te discage txic esticides

tat can cntainate dinking wate, seveel a s, and wk tei wa u te d cain. me

tan 1,000 U.S. watewas ae alead iaied b esticides. Tis legislatin wuld eve te EpAs

tls unde te Clean Wate Act t cntl tis llutin, instead eling n a weak edeal esticides

law tat denstabl ails t tect u wates nw. on mac 31, te huse assed a tin t

susend te ules and ass h.r. 872 b a vte 292-130 (huse ll call vte 206). no iS tHe pro-

environment vote. h.r. 872 was eted ut te Senate Agicultue Cittee n June 21, but

te ull Senate as taken n actin n tis legislatin.

11. global warming pollution

huse Eneg & Cece Cittee Caian ed Utn (r-mI) cated h.r. 910, te s-

called Eneg Tax peventin Act 2011, t legislativel eeal a scientic nding b te EpA tat

geenuse gases endange uan ealt and te envinent, t eanentl blck te EpA

egulating geenuse gases unde te Clean Ai Act, and t undeine uel ecn standads.

Tis aul bill wuld jeadie ublic ealt and te envinent and incease te natins dan-

geus deendence n il. on Ail 7, te huse assed h.r. 910 b a vte 255-172 (huse ll

call vte 249). no iS tHe pro-environment vote.Just ne da ealie, n Ail 6, te Senate ejected

u aendents t weaken, dela, blck te EpAs abilit t educe geenuse gases unde te

Clean Ai Act, including te mcCnnell aendent (Senate ll call vte 54) tat was identical t

h.r. 910. At te end 2011, te EpAs abilit t egulate geenuse gases unde te Clean Ai Act

eained l intact.

12. oFFSHore drilling SaFety reFormS

huse Natual resuces Cittee ranking mebe Ed make (D-mA) eed tis aendent

t h.r. 1229, te s-called putting te Gul mexic Back t Wk Act, t ileent basic -

se dilling saet es ecended b te indeendent cissin tasked wit investigating

te causes te 2010 Bp Deewate hin il sill and ecending vesigt es. Te

aendent wuld esult in cn-sense es tat still ave nt been cdied int law llwing


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te geatest envinental disaste in u natins ist. on ma 10, te huse ejected te make

aendent b a vte 176-237 (huse ll call vte 301). yeS iS tHe pro-environment vote.

13. weakening oFFSHore drilling overSigHt

huse Natual resuces Cittee Caian Dc hastings (r-WA) snsed h.r. 1229, te

s-called putting te Gul mexic Back t Wk Act, wic wuld exand se dilling and

ake it e dangeus b enacting vesigt standads tat ae weake tan tse tat wee in lace

bee te catastic 2010 Gul il sill disaste, wic tagicall killed 11 wkes, weaked avc

n te Gul Casts sing and tuis industies, and daaged castal and aine ecsstes. Te

legislatin wuld ise a used and abita tie eid just 30 das te Intei Sece-

ta t ave den dilling eits, and it wuld gant autatic aval i n actin is taken

witin 60 das. on ma 11, te huse assed h.r. 1229 b a vte 263-163 (huse ll call vte

309). no iS tHe pro-environment vote. Wile te Senate as taken n al actin n h.r. 1229,

uc te bills language was included in S. 953, te s-called ose pductin and Saet Act

2011, wic te Senate ejected n a cedual vte n ma 18 (Senate ll call vte 73).

14. oFFSHore drilling expanSion

huse Natual resuces Cittee Caian Dc hastings (r-WA) snsed h.r. 1231, te

revesing pesident obaas ose matiu Act, a adical iece legislatin tat wuld

tw en st Aeicas castline t dangeus se dilling. It wuld ensue tat dilling

ccus te beaces te entie East Cast dwn t Nt Calina, te Suten Calinia

cast, and in te Actic ocean and Alaskas saln-ic Bistl Baegadless wete a statebjects t suc dilling. on ma 12, te huse assed h.r. 1231 b a vte 243-179 (huse ll

call vte 320). no iS tHe pro-environment vote. Te Senate as taken n actin n tis legislatin.

15. border Fence environmental mitigation

reesentative Cntia Luis (r-Wy) eed tis aendent t h.r. 2017, te y12 Deat-

ent heland Secuit (DhS) Aiatins bill, t eve a citical visin tat wuld

ave allwed te tanse unds te DhS t te Deatent te Intei t itigate te

advese envinental iacts assciated wit bde secuit jects. Tese jects include te

cnstuctin a bde ence, wic slices tug natinal nuents, wildlie euges, and te

citical ublic lands, and teatens nueus ieiled seciessuc as jaguas, celts, bign

see, and Snan ngnb agenting tei natual abitat. on June 2, te huse adted

te Luis aendent b a vte 238-177 (huse ll call vte 391). no iS tHe pro-environment

vote. regettabl, te language autiing te tanse unds was nt included in te cise

y12 nibus aiatins bill, h.r. 2055, wic te esident signed int law n Decebe 23.

16. climate cHange adaptation

reesentative Steve Scalise (r-LA) eed tis aendent t h.r. 2112, te y12 Agicultue

Aiatins bill, t ba te Deatent Agicultue ileenting its cliate cange

adatatin lan. ou natins d suces and ests ae teatened b te inceased seveit and


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vaiabilit cliate and weate-elated events. Te Agicultue Deatent is wking wit a-

es, te agicultue indust, and est anages t eae tese teats and t devel bette

aing and est actices t el educe te negative iacts cliate cange. on June 16, te

huse adted te Scalise aendent b a vte 238-179 (huse ll call vte 448). no iS tHe pro-

environment vote. tunatel, te language in tis aendent was nt included in te c-

ise aiatins bill tat unded te Deatent Agicultue and seveal te deatents

tug te end y12, h.r. 2112, wic te esident signed int law n Nvebe 18.

17. oFFSHore drilling air pollution

reesentative C Gadne (r-Co) snsed h.r. 2021, te s-called Jbs and Eneg peit-

ting Act 2011, wic wuld allw il canies t sideste citical Clean Ai Act tectins

and avid cn-sense ai llutin liits n tei se dilling eatins. Te bill wuld

exet tese canies equieents t al available llutin cntl tecnlg t vessels

invlved in se dilling, and waive eit eviews b te EpAs Envinental Aeals Bad.

on June 22, te huse assed h.r. 2021 b a vte 253-166 (huse ll call vte 478). no iS tHe

pro-environment vote. Untunatel, language wit a siila gal giving il canies a ee

ass t llute was included in te cise y12 nibus aiatins bill, h.r. 2055, wic

te esident signed int law n Decebe 23. Tis language ves esnsibilit Actic se

dilling ai llutin eitting te EpA t te Deatent te Inteiin eect, exet-

ing te indust te Clean Ai Acts ealt-based natinal abient ai qualit standads and te

Acts ga t event signicant deteiatin ai qualit.

18. clean water protectionS

reesentative Jaes man (D-VA) eed tis aendent t h.r. 2354, te y12 Eneg and

Wate Aiatins bill, t stike a visin in te undeling bill ibiting te EpA and te

U.S. A Cs Enginees esting lngstanding Clean Wate Act tectins sall

steas, eadwates, and wetlands tat Aeicans deend n swiing, sing, and dinking,

as well as tectin against fding. on Jul 12, te huse ejected te man aendent b

a vte 170-250 (huse ll call vte 540). yeS iS tHe pro-environment vote. Wile te man

aendent was deeated, te anti-envinental visin it sugt t stike was tunatel nt in-

cluded in te cise y12 nibus aiatins bill, h.r. 2055, wic te esident signed

int law n Decebe 23.

19. Flood inSurance reForm

reesentative Jud Bigget (r-IL) snsed h.r. 1309, te ld Insuance re Act 2011,

wic wuld take a uc-needed ste twad eing te Natinal ld Insuance pga

(NIp) and tecting sensitive envinental abitats. Wile te existing NIp vides fd in-

suance at a signicantl discunted ateteeb ceating a aket incentive tat as encuaged

develent and destuctin fdlainsh.r. 1309 wuld eed tis b inceasing cuent

ates t aket-based levels. Te bill wuld als ceate a $90 illin e ea itigatin und t

el elcate cunities ut fdlains, and ceate a Tecnical maing Advis Cuncil tat


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wuld, ang te tings, ensue tat canging weate and alteed dlg ae included in te

assessent isk. on Jul 12, te huse assed h.r. 1309 b a vte 406-22 (huse ll call vte

562). yeS iS tHe pro-environment vote. Te Senate Banking cittee unaniusl eted a

canin bill, S. 1940, n Decebe 15, wic is cuentl awaiting cnsideatin b te ull Senate.

20. ligHt bulb energy eFFiciency StandardS

reesentative Je Batn (r-TX) intduced h.r. 2417, te decetivel titled Bette Use Ligt

Bulbs Act, wic wuld eliinate cn-sense eneg ecienc standads ligt bulbs. Tese

standads assed wit stng biatisan and indust sut and wee signed int law b pesident

Gege W. Bus in 2007. h.r. 2417 wuld ll back te nancial and ublic ealt benets tese

standads, wic will vide billins dllas in savings Aeican ailies and eneg savings

equivalent t te eneg vided b 30 lage we lants, educing aul llutin. on Jul 12,

a huse vte t susend te ules and ass te bill wit a tw-tids ajit ailed n a 233-193

vte (huse ll call vte 563). no iS tHe pro-environment vote. Untunatel, language tat -

ibits te Deatent Eneg using unding t ileent ence te ligt bulb eneg

ecienc standads was included in te cise y12 nibus aiatins bill, h.r. 2055,

wic te esident signed int law n Decebe 23.

21. dirty water act

huse Tanstatin and Inastuctue Cittee Caian Jn mica (r-L) snsed h.r.

2018, te isnaed Clean Wate Ceative edealis Act 2011, wic is a blatant assault n

te Clean Wate Act and n watewas Aeicans deend n swiing, sing, and dinking.Desite veweling ublic sut clean wate, te bill wuld cile te EpAs abilit t set

a iniu f a states wate qualit standads, blcking te agencs abilit t liit l-

lutin fwing dwnstea t te wates and als int te states. ute, te bill wuld allw

te destuctin citical wate abitat and gut te Clean Wate Act visins tat tect steas,

wetlands, and te bdies wate aul lage-scale ining and te destuctive jects.

on Jul 13, te huse assed h.r. 2018 b a vte 239-184 (huse ll call vte 573). no iS tHe

pro-environment vote. Te Senate as taken n actin n tis legislatin.

22. gulF coaSt reStoration

reesentative Steve Scalise (r-LA) eed tis aendent t h.r. 2354, te y12 Eneg and

Wate Aiatins bill, t bst unding b $1 illin castal Luisiana estatin jects

b te U.S. A Cs Enginees. Te aendent wuld allw te stat new jects t

el este te wetlands, s, and wildlie te Gul Cast egin, wic ave been degaded ve

te eas b agicultual un-, uicanes, and disastes like te 2010 Bp Deewate hin il

sill. on Jul 15, te huse adted te Scalise aendent b a vte 271-148 (huse ll call vte

590).yeS iS tHe pro-environment vote. Untunatel, te language in te Scalise aendent was

nt included in te cise y12 nibus aiatins bill, h.r. 2055, wic te esident

signed int law n Decebe 23.


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23. energy eFFiciency and renewable energy

reesentative paul Bun (r-GA) eed tis aendent t h.r. 2354, te y12 Eneg and Wa-

te Aiatins bill, t eliinate unding te Deatent Enegs eneg ecienc and

enewable eneg gas. Investing in tese tecnlgies ceates jbs, saves cnsues ne n

tei eneg bills, and educes aul llutin assciated wit dit eneg ductin. on Jul

15, te huse ejected te Bun aendent b a vte 69-354 (huse ll call vte 591). no iS tHe

pro-environment vote.

24. environmental Funding

reesentative Ti huelska (r-KS) eed tis aendent t h.r. 2584, te y12 Intei and

Envinent Aiatins bill, t cut sending in te bill b ve $3 billin, a e tan 10% cut

te undeling bill, wic alead eesents a aj sending eductin te evius

eas bill. Te aendent wuld dasticall slas sending a slew citical cnsevatin

agencies suc as te is and Wildlie Sevice and te Natinal pak Sevice, as well as envi-

nental gas suc as te Clean Wate State revlving unds and te Dinking Wate State

revlving unds. on Jul 25, te huse ejected te huelska aendent b a vte 126-284

(huse ll call vte 633). no iS tHe pro-environment vote.

25. keyStone xl tar SandS pipeline

reesentative Lee Te (r-NE) snsed h.r. 1938, te isnaed Nt Aeican-made Ene-

g Secuit Act, t us a decisin n wete t gant a esidential eit t build te Kestne XL

ieline acss six states in de t ca ta sandste ditiest il n te lanet Canadasbeal est t an intenatinal siing t in Texas. Tis ieline wuld teaten te envin-

ent wit a e glbal waing llutin tan cnventinal cude il and jeadie suund-

ing cunities, ecsstes, and wateseds. on Jul 26, te huse assed h.r. 1938 b a vte

279-147 (huse ll call vte 650). no iS tHe pro-environment vote. on Nvebe 10, te obaa

adinistatin annunced tat it intended t cnduct additinal eview and wuld nt ake a nal

decisin n te eit until te st quate 2013. reublican leades in Cngess subsequentl

insisted n including language t ce a decisin witin 60 das in h.r. 3765, te Tea pall

Tax Cut Cntinuatin Act 2011, wic te esident signed int law n Decebe 23. Te obaa

adinistatin ejected te eit n Janua 18, 2012.

26. endangered SpecieS act

huse Aiatins Cittee ranking mebe N Dicks (D-WA) and reesentative mike

itatick (r-pA) eed tis aendent t h.r. 2584, te y12 Intei and Envinent A-

iatins bill, t stike a ide in te undeling bill ibiting te is and Wildlie Sevice

sending an ne t list new lants and anials unde te Endangeed Secies Act, designate

citical abitat, ugade secies teatened t endangeed. Tis Extinctin ridea diect

assault n te Endangeed Secies Act, wic as evented te extinctin listed secies suc as

te Aeican alligat and te gil beawuld bst te isk extinctin undeds i-

eiled lants and anials, and it wuld iediatel blck lie-saving tectins e tan 260


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candidate secies tat ae cuentl awaiting listing decisins, suc as te wlveine, ri Gande

cuttat tut, and pacic walus. on Jul 27, te huse adted te Dicks-itatick aendent

b a vte 224-202 (huse ll call vte 652).yeS iS tHe pro-environment vote.

27. gutting public HealtH baSiS oF tHe clean air act

reesentative Bb Latta (r-oh) eed tis aendent t h.r. 2401, te decetivel titled Tansa-

enc in regulat Analsis Iacts n te Natin Act 2011(TrAIN Act), t eliinate a cental

undeinning te Clean Ai Actaed b te U.S. Suee Cut in 2001tat clean ai stan-

dads ust be based n wat ublic ealt science tells us is sae t beate. Tis aendent wuld e-

quie te EpA t dene ealt ai based n te easibilit and cst t lluting industies, and wuld

cel te EpA t accet standads tat ail t tect ublic ealt. on Setebe 23, te huse ad-

ted te Latta aendent b a vte 227-192 (huse ll call vte 738). no iS tHe pro-environment

vote. Te Senate as taken n actin n legislatin cntaining language te Latta aendent.

28. aSSault on tHe clean air act

reesentative Jn Sullivan (r-oK) intduced h.r. 2401, te decetivel titled Tansaenc in

regulat Analsis Iacts n te Natin Act 2011(TrAIN Act), equiing dulicative, bi-

ased, and unnecessa analses te cstsbut nt te benets seveal EpA ublic ealt sae-

guads. meve, tug last inute aendents adted in cittee and n te huse f,

h.r. 2401 gew int te single biggest assault n te Clean Ai Act in its e tan 40-ea ist.

Tis bill wuld allw te indenite dela tw lie-saving clean ai saeguads (te Css-State

Ai pllutin rule and te mecu and Ai Txics Standads we lants), eaning tens tusands lives wuld be lst and undeds tusands e asta attacks wuld ccu

inceased ai llutin. Te bill wuld als equie an utue standads t be based n te st l-

luting we lants and incate te Latta aendent (huse ll call vte 738) t eliinate te

ealt-based undeinning te Clean Ai Act. on Setebe 23, te huse assed h.r. 2401 b

a vte 249-169 (huse ll call vte 741). no iS tHe pro-environment vote. Te Senate as nt

acted n canin legislatin, but n Nvebe 10, it ejected a Cngessinal review Act eslu-

tin disaval tat wuld ave vided te Css-State Ai pllutin rule, wic is ne te

tw ules tageted b h.r. 2401 (Senate ll call vte 201).

29. toxic air pollution From cement plantS

reesentative Jn Sullivan (r-oK) snsed h.r. 2681, te s-called Ceent Sect regulat

relie Act 2011, wic wuld tss ut alead-nalied standads t clean u ecu and te

txic ai llutin ceent lants, te secnd lagest industial eittes ecu llutin,

wic can iai a cilds abilit t tink, talk, ead, wite, and lean. Te bill wuld dela a new set

standads at least u and a al eas wile eliinating an deadline b wic ceent lants

ae equied t cl wit te standads. Eve ea te standads ae delaed wuld ean an ad-

ditinal 2,500 eatue deats due t ceent lants aul eissins. on octbe 6, te huse

assed h.r. 2681 b a vte 262-161 (huse ll call vte 764). no iS tHe pro-environment vote.

Te Senate as taken n actin n tis legislatin.


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30. toxic air pollution From boilerS

reesentative mgan Git (r-VA) snsed h.r. 2250, te s-called EpA regulat relie

Act 2011, wic wuld indenitel dela lng-vedue ai llutin cntl standads industi-

al biles and incineats, wic act as sall, in-use we lants and eit txic ai llutin in-

cluding ecua tent neutxin eseciall dangeus t egnant wen and cildenand

cance-causing dixins. Tese acilities ae te natins tid lagest suce ecu eissins. Ev-

e ea tese standads ae delaed wuld ean u t an additinal 8,100 eatue deats, 52,000

asta attacks, and 5,100 eat attacks. on octbe 13, te huse assed h.r. 2250 b a vte

275-142 (huse ll call vte 791). no iS tHe pro-environment vote. Te Senate as taken n actin

n h.r. 2250, tug nueus Senate bills ave been intduced cntaining language attacking

txic ai llutin standads industial biles, including S. 1786, wic te Senate ejected n

Nvebe 3 (Senate ll call vte 196).

31. coal aSH pollution

reesentative David mcKinle (r-WV) snsed h.r. 2273, te Cal residuals reuse and man-

ageent Act, wic wuld ail t tect te ealt cunities te danges cal as l-

lutin. Cal as, te txic bduct buning cal tats laden wit asenic, lead, and te eav

etals, is sted acss te cunt in neal 700 lagel unegulated sludge iundents. It can be

catastic wen tese sludge iundents ailsuc as wen e tan ne billin gallns

as silled acss 300 aces ate a Tennessee da ailed in 2008and dangeus ceicals can leac

te int wate Aeicans cunt n. yet tis bill wuld ad cunities ewe tectins

tese txic sludge nds tan te cuentl eceive tei lcal useld gabage landll.on octbe 14, te huse assed h.r. 2273 b a vte 267-144 (huse ll call vte 800). no iS tHe

pro-environment vote. Te Senate as taken n actin n tis legislatin.

32. Hard rock mining

reesentative paul Gsa (r-Az) intduced h.r. 1904, te decetivel titled Suteast Aina

Land Excange and Cnsevatin Act, wic wuld tanse lands witin te Tnt Natinal est

t a ining catin in excange te gvenent eceiving lwe-qualit ivate lands wned

b te catin. Te legislatin wuld allw te land excange t ccu witut e envin-

ental eview te lage-scale ining eatins lanned te aea, wic is cnsideed a saced

site b Native Aeican tibes and is enwned its natual beaut. on octbe 26, te huse

adted h.r. 1904 b a vte 235-186 (huse ll call vte 809). no iS tHe pro-environment vote.

Te Senate as taken n actin n tis legislatin.

33. controlling aQuatic invaSive SpecieS

huse rules Cittee ranking mebe Luise Slaugte (D-Ny) intduced tis aendent t

h.r. 2838, te Cast Guad and maitie Tanstatin Act 2011, t stike a sectin te bill

tat wuld eliinate te tls used b edeal and state cials t liit te intductin aquatic

invasive secies ballast wate, wic is caied b vessels t add weigt and vide stabilit.


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Aquatic invasive secies ae und in states acss te cunt, but te can be aticulal ble-

atic in te eswate Geat Lakes, wee ballast wate discages ae esnsible te intductin

e tan 30% te e tan 185 invasive secies tat ae cuentl disuting te d cain,

uling beaces, and aing inastuctue in te egin. on Nvebe 4, te huse ejected te

Slaugte aendent b a vte 161-237 (huse ll call vte 836). yeS iS tHe pro-environment

vote. Te huse assed h.r. 2838 wit te aul ballast wate visins, wile te Senate C-

ece Cittee n Nvebe 2 eted its wn Cast Guad autiatin bill, S. 1665, wic

des nt include te aul ballast wate visins. Te ull Senate as nt et taken actin n

S. 1655.

34. regulatory rollbackS (H.r. 3010)

huse Judicia Cittee Caian Laa Sit (r-TX) snsed h.r. 3010, te regulat

Accuntabilit Act, sweeing legislatin tat wuld cile te uleaking cess b ute e-

weing secial inteests t eectivel st edeal agencies ving wad wit setting basic

iniu tectins, suc as tse Aeicans ealt and saet. It wuld veide te ile-

entatin existing laws suc as te Clean Ai Act, te Clean Wate Act, and te occuatinal

Saet & healt Act. Te bill wuld add e tan 60 additinal analses t an alead lengt and

clicated uleaking cess and exands judicial eview, tus inviting inceased litigatin. on

Decebe 2, te huse assed h.r. 3010 b a vte 253-167 (huse ll call vte 888). no iS tHe

pro-environment vote. Te Senate as nt acted n identical canin legislatin; weve, n

tee seaate ccasins, te Senate ejected sals tat wuld seveel undeine te egulat

cess (Senate ll call vtes 87, 196, and 202).

35. regulatory rollbackS (H.r. 10)

reesentative Ge Davis (r-Ky) intduced h.r. 10, te isnaed regulatins te Ex-

ecutive in Need Scutin Act 2011 (rEINS Act), t equie tat all aj ules eceive a jint

eslutin aval b Cngess, witut cange, witin 70 legislative das. Tis unnecessa and

adical legislatin wuld eectivel allw just ne cabe Cngess t blck enceent

existing statut tectins anging clean ai t wke saet. Tat is a ecie eventing

an new saeguads being ileented, n atte w necessa te ae t tect Aeicans

eeging teats t tei ealt and saet. on Decebe 7, te huse assed h.r. 10 b a vte

241-184 (huse ll call vte 901). no iS tHe pro-environment vote. Wile te Senate as taken

n al actin n h.r. 10, te ue cabe twice ejected tis sal wen it was included in

lage bills (Senate ll call vtes 196 and 202).


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6 w (D) 100 100 96 a a a a a a a a a a a a a a

7 m, g (D) 97 92 89 a a a a a a a a a a a a a a

8 p (D) 89 n/a 92 a a a a a a a a a a a a a a

9 l, B. (D) 100 96 97 a a a a a a a a a a a a a a

10 gaa (D) 97 92 96 a a a a a a a a a a a a a a11 mn (D) 94 96 91 a a a a a a a a a a a a a

12 s (D) 91 92 91 a a a a a a a a a a a a a

13 sak (D) 86 75 88 a a a a a a a a a a a

14 eh (D) 94 96 97 a a a a a a a a a a a a a a

15 Ha (D) 100 100 98 a a a a a a a a a a a a a a

16 l (D) 94 88 91 a a a a a a a a a a a a a a

17 a (D) 97 100 95 a a a a a a a a a a a a a

18 caza (D) 40 92 65 a a a a a a

19 dha (R) 11 11

20 ca (D) 31 75 57 a a a

21 n (R) 9 4 3

22 mcah, K. (R) 9 0 3

23 ca (D) 94 100 95 a a a a a a a a a a a a a

24 ga (R) 6 4 12

25 mK (R) 11 8 8

26 d (R) 9 8 15

27 sha (D) 97 100 97 a a a a a a a a a a a a a a

28 Ba (D) 97 96 88 a a a a a a a a a a a a a a29 sh (D) 97 100 98 a a a a a a a a a a a a a a

30 waxa (D) 97 96 91 a a a a a a a a a a a a a a

31 Ba (D) 97 100 91 a a a a a a a a a a a a a

32 ch (D) 100 100 100 a a a a a a a a a a a a a a

33 Ba, K. (D) 94 94 a a a a a a a a a a a a a a

34 rba-Aa (D) 100 96 94 a a a a a a a a a a a a a a


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35 wa (D) 91 92 90 a a a a a a a a a a a a a a

36 Hah* (D) 100 100

36 Haa* (D) 11 92 80 a

37 rha (D) 91 96 92 a a a a a a a a a a a a a

38 naa (D) 100 96 94 a a a a a a a a a a a a a a39 shz, la (D) 89 79 92 a a a a a a a a a a a a a

40 r (R) 6 4 14

41 l, J (R) 11 4 13

42 m, ga (R) 6 0 2

43 Baa (D) 74 92 72 a a a a a a a a a a a a

44 ca (R) 9 8 8

45 B mak (R) 11 38 17 a

46 rhabah (R) 3 4 13

47 sahz, la (D) 83 100 88 a a a a a a a a a a a a a a48 cab (R) 11 0 10 a a

49 ia (R) 9 4 5

50 Bba (R) 17 25 42

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52 H (R) 6 0 3

53 da, s. (D) 97 96 97 a a a a a a a a a a a a a a

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5 lab (R) 9 0 4

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