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Vote Ratings
112th, 1st Session (2011)
100%
111th Congress (2009-2010)
94%
110th Congress (2007-2008)
96%
109th Congress (2005-2006)
89%
108th Congress (2003-2004)
44%
107th Congress (2001-2002)
92%
106th Congress (1999-2000)
94%
Scorecard Votes
Name of Legislation
Voted
Score
Rejected
Undermining Critical Environmental Programs
12/14/2011
N
Rejected
Broad Environmental Assault (S. 1720)
11/10/2011
N
Rejected
Cross-State Air Pollution
11/10/2011
N
Rejected
Broad Environmental Assault (S. 1786)
11/03/2011
N
Rejected
Gutting Transportation Enhancements
11/01/2011
N
Agreed To
Ending Ethanol Subsidies
06/16/2011
Y
Rejected
Regulatory Rollbacks (S. 782)
06/09/2011
N
Rejected
Offshore Drilling
05/18/2011
N
Rejected
Oil Subsidies
05/17/2011
Y
Rejected
Global Warming Pollution
04/06/2011
N
Rejected
Sweeping Environmental Funding and Policy Assault (H.R. 1)
03/09/2011
N
Rejected
Sanders Amendment on Tax Rates Extensions
12/15/2010
Y
Rejected
Grassley Amendment on Biodiesel Taxes
09/16/2010
N
Rejected
Sanders Amendment on Oil Tax Exemptions
06/15/2010
N
Rejected
Murkowski Resolution
06/10/2010
N
Agreed To
Lead Paint Regulation
05/27/2010
N
Rejected
DeMint Amendment on the Border Fence
05/27/2010
N
Rejected
National Security & Climate Change
10/06/2009
N
Passed
Environmental Funding
09/24/2009
Y
Agreed To
Land and Water Conservation Fund
09/24/2009
Y
Agreed To
Defunding Environment & Energy Staff
09/24/2009
Y
Agreed To
Offshore Drilling
09/23/2009
Y
Agreed To
Water Resources
09/22/2009
Y
Agreed To
Budget
04/29/2009
Y
Rejected
Polar Bear Protections & Global Warming
03/05/2009
N
Agreed To
Clean Energy Recovery
02/13/2009
Y
Rejected
Population
01/28/2009
N
Passed
Public Lands Protection
01/11/2009
Y
Rejected
Motion to Proceed to Consider S.3604; A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for economic recovery for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
09/26/2008
Y
Rejected
Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.3335; Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008
07/30/2008
Y
Rejected
Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. 3186; Warm in Winter and Cool in Summer Act
07/26/2008
Y
Rejected
Bond Amdt. No. 4986 As Modified; To clarify that GSEs have no responsibility for funding housing entities under the Affordable Housing program.
06/19/2008
N
Rejected
Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H. R. 6049; Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008
06/17/2008
Y
Rejected
Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 3044; Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008
06/10/2008
Y
Rejected
Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Boxer Amdt. No. 4825; In the nature of a substitute.
06/06/2008
Y
Agreed To
S. Con. Res. 70 Conference Report; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.
06/04/2008
Y
Rejected
Vitter Motion to Instruct Conferees (OCS) re: S. Con. Res. 70; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009
05/15/2008
N
Rejected
McConnel Amdt. No. 4720; Of a perfecting nature.
05/13/2008
N
Rejected
Wicker Amdt. No. 4719; To provide for the optional purchase of insurance against loss resulting from physical damage to or loss of real property or personal property related thereto located in the United States arising from any flood or windstorm.
05/07/2008
N
Passed
S.2739; Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008
04/10/2008
Y
Rejected
Eminent Domain
12/13/2007
N
Passed
Offshore Drilling- Final Passage
08/02/2006
?
Agreed To
Offshore Drilling- Cloture
07/31/2006
?
Rejected
Sham Peer Review
07/19/2006
N
Agreed To
Independent Peer Review
07/19/2006
Y
Passed
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
03/16/2006
N
Rejected
Environmental Funding
03/16/2006
Y
Agreed To
Low-Income Energy Assistance
03/07/2006
Y
Rejected
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge III
12/21/2005
N
Rejected
Oil Company Tax Credits
11/17/2005
Y
Passed
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge II
11/03/2005
N
Rejected
Farm Conservation Programs
11/03/2005
Y
Rejected
Heating Assistance
10/26/2005
Y
Rejected
Mercury Emissions
09/13/2005
Y
Agreed To
Energy Conference Report
07/29/2005
N
Passed
CAFTA
06/30/2005
N
Rejected
Tongass logging roads
06/29/2005
Y
Agreed To
Human Pesticide Testing
06/29/2005
Y
Rejected
Fuel Economy II
06/23/2005
N
Agreed To
Fuel Economy I
06/23/2005
N
Rejected
Global Warming
06/22/2005
N
Agreed To
Natural Gas Facilities
06/22/2005
N
Agreed To
Renewable Energy
06/16/2005
Y
Confirmed
Brown Nomination
06/08/2005
N
Agreed To
Environmental Funding Cuts
04/29/2005
N
Agreed To
Stormwater Cleanup
04/28/2005
Y
Agreed To
Population
04/05/2005
Y
Rejected
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge I
03/16/2005
Y
Rejected
Meyers Nomination
07/20/2004
?
Rejected
Nuclear Waste Cleanup
06/03/2004
?
Rejected
National Energy Policy
04/29/2004
?
Agreed To
Environmental Funding (A)
03/12/2004
?
Rejected
Superfund Tax
03/11/2004
?
Agreed To
Environmental Funding (B)
03/10/2004
Y
Rejected
National Energy Policy
11/21/2003
?
Passed
Forest Fire Policy
10/30/2003
?
Agreed To
Fire Policy -- National Environmental Policy Act Waiver
10/30/2003
?
Rejected
Global Warming
10/30/2003
Y
Rejected
Privatizing the Park Service
09/23/2003
?
Agreed To
Tongass Judicial Review
09/23/2003
?
Rejected
Pryor Nomination
07/31/2003
?
Rejected
Fuel Economy
07/29/2003
?
Rejected
International Family Planning
07/09/2003
?
Rejected
Off-Shore Drilling
06/12/2003
Y
Rejected
Nuclear Power Subsidies
06/10/2003
Y
Rejected
Renewable Fuel Liability Standards
06/05/2003
Y
Agreed To
Defense Endangered Species Act Exemptions
05/21/2003
Y
Rejected
Superfund Tax Reinstatement
03/25/2003
Y
Passed
Arctic Drilling
03/19/2003
Y
Agreed To
Yazoo Pumps Project
01/23/2003
N
Agreed To
Devils Lake Project
01/23/2003
N
Rejected
New Source Review
01/22/2003
Y
Passed
Trade and Environment
08/01/2002
Y
Agreed To
Yucca Mountain
07/09/2002
N
Agreed To
Fuel Economy II
04/25/2002
N
Agreed To
Energy Efficiency
04/25/2002
N
Agreed To
Renewable Fuel Liability Waiver
04/25/2002
N
Agreed To
Municipal Solid Waste
04/24/2002
N
Agreed To
Dam Relicensing
04/24/2002
N
Rejected
Arctic Drilling (scored twice)
04/18/2002
N
Rejected
10% Renewables
03/21/2002
N
Rejected
20% Renewables
03/14/2002
Y
Agreed To
Pickup Trucks Exemption
03/13/2002
N
Agreed To
Fuel Economy I
03/13/2002
N
Agreed To
Drinking Water Protection
03/07/2002
N
Agreed To
Nuclear Accident Liability
03/07/2002
N
Agreed To
Water Conservation
02/12/2002
Y
Rejected
Factory Farms
02/06/2002
Y
Agreed To
Regulatory Waivers
12/13/2001
?
Agreed To
Farm Conservation Funding
07/31/2001
Y
Confirmed
Graham Nomination
07/19/2001
N
Agreed To
Klamath Endangered Species
07/12/2001
Y
Agreed To
Gulf Drilling
07/12/2001
N
Failed
Monuments Drilling
07/11/2001
N
Agreed To
Campaign Finance Reform
03/27/2001
Y
Confirmed
Norton Nomination
01/30/2001
N
Rejected
Missouri River Water Control
09/07/2000
Y
Rejected
Hardrock Mining
07/20/2000
?
Rejected
National Monuments
07/18/2000
N
Rejected
Timber Sale Subsidies
07/18/2000
Y
Rejected
Grazing
07/12/2000
Y
Agreed To
Drilling in the Arctic
04/06/2000
N
Nuclear Waste
02/10/2000
N
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