2016 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL
SCORECARD
SECOND SESSION OF THE 114TH CONGRESS
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS
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LCV BOARD OF DIRECTORS *
JOHN H. ADAMS
JOHN HUNTING, HONORARY
LARRY ROCKEFELLER
Natural Resources Defense Council
John Hunting & Associates
American Conservation Association
BRENT BLACKWELDER, HONORARY
MICHAEL KIESCHNICK
Friends of the Earth
NextGen Climate
THEODORE ROOSEVELT IV, HONORARY
CHAIR
THE HONORABLE SHERWOOD L.
BOEHLERT
MARK MAGAÑA
Barclays Capital
GreenLatinos
KERRY SCHUMANN
The Accord Group
THE HONORABLE CAROL BROWNER,
CHAIR
Center for American Progress
BRENDON CECHOVIC
Western Conservation Foundation
CARRIE CLARK
North Carolina League of Conservation Voters
WADE GREENE, HONORARY
Rockefeller Family & Associates
PETE MAYSMITH
Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters
Conservation Colorado
LAURA TURNER SEYDEL
WINSOME MCINTOSH, HONORARY
Turner Foundation
The McIntosh Foundation
TRIP VAN NOPPEN
WILLIAM H. MEADOWS III
Earthjustice
The Wilderness Society
KATHLEEN WELCH
REUBEN MUNGER
Corridor Partners
Vision Ridge Partners, LLC
ANTHA WILLIAMS
WILLIAM (BILL) J. ROBERTS
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Corridor Partners
REVEREND LENNOX YEARWOOD
RAMPA R. HORMEL
Enlyst Fund
Hip Hop Caucus
LCV ISSUES & ACCOUNTABILITY COMMITTEE *
BRENT BLACKWELDER
RUTH HENNIG
KERRY SCHUMANN
Friends of the Earth
The John Merck Fund
Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters
THE HONORABLE CAROL BROWNER
MARK MAGAÑA
TRIP VAN NOPPEN
Center for American Progress
GreenLatinos
Earthjustice
DAVID GOLDSTON
REUBEN MUNGER
Natural Resources Defense Council
Vision Ridge Partners, LLC
LCV SCORECARD ADVISORY COMMITTEE *
ANNA AURILIO
MARTY HAYDEN
ALAN ROWSOME
Environment America
Earthjustice
The Wilderness Society
JOE BONFIGLIO
ALLISON HAYS
JOSHUA SAKS
Environmental Defense Fund
The Humane Society of the United States
National Wildlife Federation
KRISTEN BRENGEL
CRAIG LASHER
BEN SCHREIBER
National Parks Conservation Association
Population Action International
Friends of the Earth
ROBERT COWIN
ERIK SCHNEIDER
CINDY SHOGAN
Union of Concerned Scientists
National Audubon Society
Alaska Wilderness League
ROBERT DEWEY
MELINDA PIERCE
SCOTT SLESINGER
Defenders of Wildlife
Sierra Club
Natural Resources Defense Council
* Organizations are shown for identification purposes only
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CO N T E N T S
1. ANALYSIS
he nonprofit League of Conservation Voters (LCV) has
published a National Environmental Scorecard every
Congress since 1970, the year it was founded by leaders of
the environmental movement following the first Earth Day.
LCV works to turn environmental values into national, state and local
Overview of the 2nd
Session of the 114th
Congress
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Voting Summary
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priorities.
This edition of the National Environmental Scorecard provides objective, factual information about the most important environmental legislation considered and the corresponding voting records of all members
of the second session of the 114th Congress. This Scorecard represents
the consensus of experts from about 20 respected environmental and con-
2. SENATE SCORES
servation organizations who selected the key votes on which members of
Vote Descriptions
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Senate Votes
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Congress should be scored. LCV scores votes on the most important issues
of the year, including energy, climate change, public health, public lands
and wildlife conservation, and spending for environmental programs. The
votes included in this Scorecard presented members of Congress with a
real choice and help distinguish which legislators are working for environ-
3. HOUSE SCORES
Vote Descriptions
mental protection. Except in rare circumstances, the Scorecard excludes
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consensus action on the environment and issues on which no recorded
votes occurred.
House Votes
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Dedicated environmentalists and national leaders volunteered their
time to identify and research crucial votes. We extend special thanks to
Cover images: Official White House Photo; Architect
of the Capitol; flickr/usinterior (altered); Matt Roth;
LCV Photo
our Board of Directors, Issues & Accountability Committee, and Scorecard Advisory Committee for their valuable input.
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2005 OVERVIEW
2016 OVERVIEW
There is no doubt that 2016 will be remembered as a defining year in the fight to address climate
1. ANALYSIS
change. Even as we experienced the hottest year on record—for the third year in a row—and world
leaders came together on Earth Day to sign the historic climate agreement reached in Paris in December
2015, the extreme anti-environmental leadership in the U.S. House and Senate once again unleashed a
breathtaking array of assaults on the environment and public health.
The 2016 Scorecard includes a record-breaking 38 votes
provided long-overdue funding to address the water and
in the U.S. House of Representatives, topping the previous
public health crisis for the families of Flint, Michigan, but it
high of 35 votes in the 2014 and 2015 National Environ-
also undermined endangered species protections in Califor-
mental Scorecards, and reflecting that it remains the most
nia. Finally, it’s also worth noting that while much time was
anti-environmental U.S. House in history. As in recent
spent in both the Senate and the House on comprehensive
years, these votes and those taken in the Senate left virtu-
energy legislation, efforts to conference the Senate Energy
ally no issue unscathed and included attacks on many of
Committee Chair Lisa Murkowski’s (R-AK) and Ranking
our cornerstone environmental laws, including the Clean
Member Maria Cantwell’s (D-WA) compromise bill with
Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the National Environ-
the House’s extreme pro-fossil fuel energy version, fell apart.
mental Policy Act (NEPA), the Endangered Species Act,
and the Antiquities Act. From working to block access
In a bit of positive news, 22 Republicans (14 in the House
to the courts to attacking individual species to trying to
and eight in the Senate) scored over 25 percent this year,
undermine clean energy advancements, the Republican-
including three who scored 50 percent or higher, a signifi-
led Congress pulled out all the stops to push a polluter-
cant increase from the past few Scorecards. By compari-
friendly agenda.
son, only six scored over 25 percent in 2015 and only four
in 2014. Of course, we very much hope to see more Re-
While not included in the Scorecard, a couple of major
publicans continue to step up to protect our environmental
bills relating to public health and environmental protec-
safeguards in 2017. In additional good news, the number
tions were signed into law in 2016. The Frank R. Lauten-
of true environmental champions in Congress continues
berg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act reformed
to grow and become more vocal and effective than ever
the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and is the first
before. In April, over 200 current and former members of
major update to an environmental statute in 20 years. It
Congress, spanning 38 states, filed an amicus brief with
provides the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) more
the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the EPA’s landmark
authority to regulate toxic chemicals, but it also rolled back
Clean Power Plan. In July, 20 U.S. Senators led by Sena-
state authority to go above and beyond the federal govern-
tor Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and more than 15 U.S.
ment’s efforts to restrict the uses of chemicals. The Water
Representatives led by Representative Ted Lieu (D-CA-33)
Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act
expressed their disapproval of industrial climate denial
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activities and exposed the polluter-funded “Web of De-
and the Gold Butte National Monument in Nevada. In
nial” in floor speeches and resolutions. In August, dozens
what should be the norm going forward, the president con-
of members of Congress marked the centennial of the Na-
tinued to protect places that are culturally and historically
tional Park Service and joined LCV and the public to call
significant and that reflect the story of all Americans, such
for the protection of more special places.
as the Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument honoring the struggle for women’s suffrage, and the
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The best news of all from 2016 was that President Obama
Stonewall National Monument honoring the start of the
made an incredible amount of progress in his final year,
LGBT rights movement. Following sustained protests by
firmly cementing his legacy as the greenest president in
the Standing Rock Sioux, the Army Corps of Engineers
our history. From the moratorium on new coal leasing on
denied the permit for the Dakota Access Pipeline, which
public lands to the first-ever limits on methane pollution
would have threatened the tribe’s water supply and sacred
from the oil and gas industry to guidance for NEPA to
lands. Finally, President Obama removed both the Atlan-
incorporate climate change to the final heavy-duty truck
tic and Arctic Oceans from the five-year offshore drilling
fuel efficiency standards to the agreement with nearly 200
plan and enacted an indefinite ban on drilling in virtually
countries to reduce super pollutant hydrofluorocarbons
the entire Arctic Ocean and important parts of the Atlantic
(HFCs) under the Montreal Protocol, it was a banner year
Ocean, preserving these precious and fragile ecosystems for
in the fight against climate change.
generations to come.
President Obama also protected additional important pub-
As we begin 2017, the stakes for protecting the environ-
lic lands and waters in 2016, including designating three na-
ment and public health have never been higher and the
tional monuments in the California desert, and the Katahdin
threats have never been greater. We must do more than
Woods and Waters National Monument in Maine, as well
ever to work with our allies in Congress—and mobilize
as expanding the Papahānauamokuākea Marine National
the public—to fight the Trump administration and the
Monument, now among the largest marine protected areas
extreme Congressional leadership who want to roll back
in the entire world. He also created the first-ever marine
our bedrock environmental laws and President Obama’s
national monument in the Atlantic Ocean—the Northeast
incredible progress. LCV pledges to be there every step of
Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument—
the way, working to combat the climate crisis and fighting
and designated the Bears Ears National Monument in Utah
to protect our air, water, lands, and wildlife.
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VOTING SUMMARY
2 0 1 6 S TAT E AV E R AG E S
STATE
SENATEHOUSE
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
6
013
273
940
33
8871
6543
10099
9492
5341
924
100100
127
6857
3824
327
02
1217
1219
8559
9785
10098
10039
10050
1824
5325
505
324
6227
74
54
100
60
100
67
100
72
21
24
33
3
6826
91
10075
5036
100
100
15
16
3
0
2121
326
91
5397
9428
10061
36
1
5341
120
S E N AT E
HOUSE
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2 0 1 6 S E N AT E H I G H A N D LOW S CO R E S
Lowest Senate Delegations:
Connecticut 100% · Hawaii 100% · Massachusetts 100% ·
Michigan 100% · Minnesota 100% · New Jersey 100% · New
Mexico 100% · New York 100% · Oregon 100% · Rhode Island
100% · Washington 100%
Alabama 0% · Kansas 0% · Arkansas 2% · Iowa 3% ·
Nebraska 3% · South Dakota 3% · Texas 3%
Senate Scores of 100:
Senate Scores of 0:
Bennet · CONNECTICUT Blumenthal · Murphy · FLORIDA
Nelson · HAWAII Hirono · Schatz · ILLINOIS Durbin · MARYLAND
Cardin · MASSACHUSETTS Markey · Warren · MICHIGAN Peters
· Stabenow · MINNESOTA Franken · Klobuchar · NEVADA Reid ·
NEW HAMPSHIRE Shaheen · NEW JERSEY Booker · Menendez · NEW
MEXICO Heinrich · Udall · NEW YORK Gillibrand · Schumer · OHIO
Brown · OREGON Merkley · Wyden · PENNSYLVANIA Casey · RHODE
ISLAND Reed · Whitehouse · VERMONT Leahy · VIRGINIA Kaine ·
WASHINGTON Cantwell · Murray · WISCONSIN Baldwin
Sessions · Shelby · ARKANSAS Cotton · GEORGIA Perdue ·
Coats · IOWA Ernst · KANSAS Moran · Roberts · NEBRASKA
Sasse · PENNSYLVANIA Toomey · SOUTH CAROLINA Scott · SOUTH
DAKOTA Thune · TENNESSEE Corker · TEXAS Cruz
COLORADO
1. ANALYSIS
Highest Senate Delegations:
ALABAMA
INDIANA
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Highest House Delegations:
Lowest House Delegations:
Hawaii 100% · Rhode Island 100% · Connecticut 99% ·
Massachusetts 98% · Vermont 97% · Delaware 92% ·
Maryland 85%
South Dakota 0% · Wyoming 0% · Oklahoma 1% · Utah 1%
· West Virginia 1% · Kansas 2% · Alaska 3% · Arkansas 3% ·
North Dakota 3%
House Scores of 100:
House Scores of 0:
Huffman · Thompson, M. · McNerney · DeSaulnier
· Pelosi · Lee, B. · Speier · Honda · Lofgren · Brownley · Schiff
· Sherman · Aguilar · Torres · Ruiz · Roybal-Allard · Takano
· Lowenthal · Vargas · Davis, S. · COLORADO DeGette · Polis ·
CONNECTICUT Larson · Courtney · Esty · FLORIDA Grayson · Castor
· Deutch · Frankel · Wasserman Schultz · GEORGIA Johnson, H. ·
HAWAII Hanabusa · Gabbard · ILLINOIS Quigley · Foster · INDIANA
Visclosky · MARYLAND Sarbanes · Delaney · Cummings · Van
Hollen · MASSACHUSETTS Tsongas · Clark, K. · Moulton · Capuano
· Lynch · MICHIGAN Kildee · Levin · Lawrence · MINNESOTA
McCollum · MISSOURI Clay · NEW JERSEY Norcross · Pallone ·
Watson Coleman · NEW MEXICO Lujan Grisham · Luján · NEW YORK
Israel · Meng · Velázquez · Clarke · Rangel · Lowey · Slaughter ·
Higgins · NORTH CAROLINA Price, D. · Adams · OHIO Beatty · Kaptur
· Fudge · Ryan, T. · OREGON Bonamici · PENNSYLVANIA Evans · Boyle
· Doyle · Cartwright · RHODE ISLAND Cicilline · Langevin · TENNESSEE
Cohen · TEXAS Doggett · VIRGINIA Scott, R. · Beyer · Connolly ·
WASHINGTON Larsen · WISCONSIN Pocan
ALABAMA Byrne · Palmer · ARKANSAS Westerman · ARIZONA
Gosar · Salmon · Schweikert · CALIFORNIA McClintock · Knight
· Rohrabacher · Hunter · COLORADO Tipton · Buck · Lamborn ·
FLORIDA Mica · Webster · GEORGIA Carter, E.L. · Price, T. · Scott,
A. · Collins, D · Hice · Loudermilk · Allen · Graves, T. · IDAHO
Labrador · ILLINOIS Hultgren · LaHood · INDIANA Stutzman ·
Rokita · KANSAS Huelskamp · Yoder · KENTUCKY Comer · Guthrie ·
Barr · MARYLAND Harris · MINNESOTA Emmer · MISSISSIPPI Kelly, T.
· Harper · Palazzo · MISSOURI Luetkemeyer · Hartzler · Graves, S.
· Long · Smith, J. · NEBRASKA Smith, Adrian · NEW MEXICO Pearce
· NEW YORK Collins · NORTH CAROLINA Ellmers · Foxx · Walker ·
Rouzer · Hudson · Pittenger · Meadows · Holding · OHIO Chabot
· Wenstrup · Jordan · Latta · Johnson, B. · Gibbs, B. · Davidson ·
Tiberi · Renacci · OKLAHOMA Bridenstine · Mullin · Lucas · Russell
· PENNSYLVANIA Kelly · Perry · Rothfus · Pitts · SOUTH CAROLINA
Wilson, J. · Duncan, Jeff · Gowdy · Mulvaney · Rice, T. · SOUTH
DAKOTA Noem · TENNESSEE Roe · Duncan, John · DesJarlais ·
Black · Blackburn · Fincher · TEXAS Gohmert · Poe · Johnson, S. ·
Ratcliffe · Hensarling · Barton · Brady, K. · Conaway · Thornberry
· Weber · Flores · Neugebauer · Smith, L. · Olson · Marchant ·
Williams · Burgess · Farenthold · Carter, J. · Sessions, P. · Babin ·
UTAH Bishop, R. · Stewart · Chaffetz · VIRGINIA Wittman · Forbes
· Goodlatte · Brat · Griffith · WASHINGTON Newhouse · McMorris
Rodgers · WEST VIRGINIA McKinley · Mooney · WISCONSIN
Sensenbrenner · Grothman · Ribble · WYOMING Lummis
CALIFORNIA
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R AT I N G T H E L E A D E R S H I P O F E N V I R O N M E N TA L CO M M I T T E E S
SENATE
COMMITTEE
CHAIR SCORE
RANKING MEMBER SCORE
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
Roberts (KS)
0
Stabenow (MI)
100
Appropriations
Cochran (MS)
24
Mikulski (MD)
94
Commerce, Science and Transportation
Thune (SD)
0
Nelson (FL)
100
Energy and Natural Resources
Murkowski (AK)
29
Cantwell (WA)
100
Environment and Public Works
Inhofe (OK)
12
Boxer (CA)
82
SENATE COMMITTEE LEADER AVERAGE
CHAIRS
13
RANKING MEMBERS
95
COMMITTEE
CHAIR SCORE
RANKING MEMBER SCORE
Agriculture
Conaway (TX-11)
0
Peterson (MN-07)
Appropriations
Rogers, Harold (KY-05)
5
Lowey (NY-17)
100
Energy and Commerce
Upton (MI-06)
13
Pallone (NJ-06)
100
Natural Resources
Bishop, Rob (UT-01)
0
Grijalva (AZ-03)
95
Science, Space, and Technology
Smith, Lamar (TX-21)
0
Johnson, Eddie Bernice (TX-30)
95
Transportation and Infrastructure
Shuster (PA-09)
3
DeFazio (OR-04)
95
HOUSE COMMITTEE LEADER AVERAGE
CHAIRS
4
RANKING MEMBERS
84
HOUSE
18
PA R T Y L E A D E R S ’ S CO R E S
SENATE
DEMOCRATS
SCORE
REPUBLICANS
SCORE
Reid (NV), Minority Leader
100
McConnell (KY), Majority Leader
Durbin (IL), Minority Whip
100
Cornyn (TX), Majority Whip
6
Schumer (NY), Conference Vice Chair
100
Thune (SD), Conference Chair
0
Murray (WA), Conference Secretary
100
LEADERSHIP AVERAGE
100
12
Barrasso (WY), Policy Committee Chair
12
Blunt (MO), Conference Vice Chair
24
LEADERSHIP AVERAGE
11
HOUSE
DEMOCRATS
SCORE
REPUBLICANS
Ryan (WI-01), Speaker of the House*
Pelosi (CA-12), Minority Leader
10 0
Hoyer (MD-05), Minority Whip
92
SCORE
N/A
McCarthy (CA-23), Majority Leader
3
Scalise (LA-01), Majority Whip
3
Clyburn (SC-06), Assistant Minority Leader
92
McMorris Rodgers (WA-05), Conference Chairman
0
Becerra (CA-34), Caucus Chairman
89
Messer (IN-06), Policy Committee Chairman
3
LEADERSHIP AVERAGE
93
LEADERSHIP AVERAGE
2
* The Speaker of the House votes at his discretion.
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2016 SENATE VOTE DESCRIPTIONS
1. EXTREME ATTACK ON CLEAN WATER PROTECTIONS (CRA)
Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) sponsored S.J. Res. 22, a Congressional Review Act “Resolution of Disapproval,” which would void the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Clean Water Rule that protects the small streams and wetlands that feed into the drinking water
of 117 million people in this country. Not only would this radical legislative tool vacate the current
rule, it would also prohibit the agencies from developing any “substantially similar” rule in the future,
keeping the unworkable status quo in place. This could prevent the agencies from ever issuing rules
that establish Clean Water Act protections for the waters covered by the Clean Water Rule, leaving
our streams, wetlands, lakes, and rivers vulnerable to pollution for generations to come. On January
19, President Obama vetoed S.J. Res. 22. On January 21, the Senate rejected the motion to end debate
and proceed to the S.J. Res. 22 veto override by a vote of 52-40 (60 votes were needed to invoke cloture;
Senate roll call vote 5). NO IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE.
2. CLEAN ENERGY FUNDING
Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) offered an amendment to S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act
of 2015, which would increase funding for the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, an important Department of Energy research program intended to spur transformational breakthroughs in
energy technologies. Additional funding for this program could help the United States lead in the clean
energy transformation. On January 28, the Senate approved the Schatz amendment by a vote of 55-37
(Senate roll call vote 9). YES IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE. S. 2012 passed the Senate and moved to
conference with a House-passed energy bill, but did not become law.
3. NATIONAL MONUMENTS
Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) offered an amendment to S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act of
2015, which would gut the Antiquities Act, the law first used to protect half of our national parks. The
Antiquities Act has been used by 16 presidents of both parties to protect many of America’s most special places, from the Statue of Liberty to the Grand Canyon to the Pacific Remote Islands in Hawaii.
On February 2, the Senate rejected the Lee amendment by a vote of 47-48 (Senate roll call vote 10). NO
IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE.
4. ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Senator Al Franken (D-MN) offered an amendment to S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act
of 2015, which would establish a national energy efficiency resource standard based on successful
programs in Minnesota that require electricity and natural gas providers to meet annual targets for
cutting energy use in homes and businesses. Energy efficiency saves consumers money while reducing the public health and environmental risks of pollution. This amendment would also send a clear
market signal that would spur research and development of energy efficient technologies. On February
2, the Senate rejected the Franken amendment by a vote of 43-52 (Senate roll call vote 11). YES IS THE
PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE.
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5. FAST TRACKING NATURAL GAS PIPELINES
Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) offered an amendment to S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization
Act of 2015, which would set strict, arbitrary deadlines for the review of natural gas pipelines on federal and tribal lands. This amendment undermines the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) by
promoting accelerated construction of pipelines and other components of natural gas production at
the cost of the environmental reviews that NEPA established to identify serious safety and environmental risks. On February 2, the Senate rejected the Barrasso amendment by a vote of 52-43 (60 votes
were needed for passage; Senate roll call vote 12). NO IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE.
6. LIMITING PUBLIC SAFEGUARDS
Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) offered an amendment to S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act
of 2015, which would require federal agencies to eliminate a public protection with equal or greater
compliance costs before adopting a new one. The Sullivan amendment adopts an extreme and unwise
“cut-go” approach to rulemaking, drastically limiting the government’s ability to quickly respond to
emerging public health threats and catastrophes like the drinking water crisis that unfolded in Flint,
Michigan. On February 2, the Senate rejected the Sullivan amendment by a vote of 49-46 (Senate roll
call vote 13). NO IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE.
7. TAXPAYER HANDOUTS FOR FOSSIL FUEL COMPANIES
Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) offered an amendment to S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act
of 2015, which would phase out fossil fuel subsidies for coal and some of the largest producers of oil
and gas over a four-year period, the same time period over which Congress recently decided to phase
out tax credits for solar and wind. The fossil fuel subsidies phased out by this amendment represent
billions of dollars of taxpayer handouts for a mature and highly-polluting industry. On February 2,
the Senate rejected the Schatz amendment by a vote of 45-50 (Senate roll call vote 14). YES IS THE PROENVIRONMENT VOTE.
8. GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD LABELING
Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS) introduced S. 2609, a bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of
1946, also known as the Denying Americans the Right to Know (DARK) Act, which would prevent
states from requiring the labeling of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). In addition, the bill
would make it harder for companies to inform customers about their ingredients, strip the Food and
Drug Administration of its jurisdiction over GMO food disclosures, and force the Department of
Agriculture to spend resources promoting biotechnology to consumers. The majority of people in
the United States increasingly want to know more about where their food comes from, not less. But
instead, this bill’s sweeping preemption of state and local authority is an attack on consumer choice
and state efforts to protect human health and the environment. Senator Roberts’ bill was added to S.
764, but on March 16, the Senate rejected the DARK Act by a vote of 48-49 (Senate roll call vote 37).
NO IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE. S. 764 was later amended and passed by both chambers and signed
into law by President Obama on July 29.
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9. ENCOURAGING ENERGY-EFFICIENT HOMES
Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA) offered an amendment to S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization
Act of 2015, which would reform the mortgage market to incentivize energy efficiency by ensuring that
energy costs are included in the underwriting process. More efficient homes save money for homeowners while reducing carbon pollution. On April 19, the Senate approved the Isakson amendment by a
vote of 66-31 (Senate roll call vote 49). YES IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE. S. 2012 passed the Senate
and moved to conference with a House-passed energy bill, but did not become law.
10. LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND (LWCF)
Senator James Lankford (R-OK) offered an amendment to S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization
Act of 2015, which would divert money away from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) in
order to address maintenance projects in our national parks. This amendment would restrict spending from LWCF’s statutorily-directed purpose in order to address the National Park Service’s deferred
maintenance backlog. On April 19, the Senate rejected the Lankford amendment by a vote of 34-63
(Senate roll call vote 50). NO IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE.
11. WIND ENERGY TRANSMISSION LINE
Senator John Boozman (R-AR) offered an amendment to S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization
Act of 2015, which would require additional studies before proceeding with the construction of a 700mile electricity transmission project that would bring wind energy from the Great Plains to the southeast. The project, known as the Plains and Eastern Clean Line project, would provide much-needed
transmission capacity to our outdated grid and has already been approved under a process created by
the Energy Policy Act of 2005. On April 19, the Senate rejected the Boozman amendment by a vote of
42-55 (Senate roll call vote 51). NO IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE.
12. VICTORY BONDS FOR CLEAN ENERGY
Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) offered an amendment to S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act
of 2015, which would require the secretary of the Treasury to develop a plan to issue Clean Energy
Victory Bonds. These bonds would aim to raise as much as $50 billion and would be used to finance
clean energy projects, including wind, solar, advanced vehicles, and fuel cells. Rapid deployment of
clean energy technology is the best way to fight climate change. On April 19, the Senate rejected the
Udall amendment by a vote of 50-47 (60 votes were needed for passage; Senate roll call vote 52). YES IS
THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE.
13. ATTACK ON THE CLEAN WATER RULE
Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) offered an amendment to H.R. 2028, the Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017, which would prohibit the use of funds for implementation
of the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers’ Clean Water Rule, which
protects the small streams and wetlands that feed into the drinking water of 117 million people in the
United States. On April 21, the Senate rejected the Hoeven amendment by a vote of 56-42 (60 votes
were needed for passage; Senate roll call vote 57). NO IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE.
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14. ATTACK ON ADVANCED VEHICLES
Senator Dan Coats (R-IN) offered an amendment to H.R. 2028, the Further Continuing and Security
Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017, which would ban the use of funds for the Advanced Technology
Vehicles Manufacturing loan program. The loan program has successfully promoted innovation in the
market for low carbon vehicles, supporting early efforts by companies like Tesla Motors. On April 21,
the Senate rejected the Coats amendment by a vote of 48-49 (Senate roll call vote 58). NO IS THE PROENVIRONMENT VOTE.
15. WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM
Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) offered an amendment to H.R. 2028, the Further Continuing and Security
Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017, which would create a pilot program for water conservation in
the Colorado River system. With climate change fueling droughts across the western United States, a
new approach to water use in the Colorado basin is badly needed. On April 26, the Senate approved
the Reid amendment by a vote of 73-23 (Senate roll call vote 62). YES IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE.
H.R. 2028 was signed into law by President Obama on December 10.
16. MITIGATING IMPACTS ON FISH & WILDLIFE
Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) offered an amendment to H.R. 2028, the Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017, which would require the Secretary of the Army to use federal
and state expertise to mitigate the fish and wildlife impacts of the Army Corps of Engineers’ projects.
This amendment clarifies requirements in the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1958 to ensure
that federal agencies give full consideration to wildlife impact analyses from the Fish and Wildlife
Service and state agencies. On May 11, the Senate rejected the Cardin amendment by a vote of 39-60
(Senate roll call vote 69). YES IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE.
17. REVENUE SHARING FOR OFFSHORE DRILLING
Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) sponsored S. 3110, the American Energy and Conservation Act of 2016,
which would expand revenue sharing from offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf, which
creates incentives for additional offshore drilling that damages our climate and coastal communities,
businesses, and ecosystems. Offshore drilling inevitably leads to oil spills, which puts at risk coastal
communities’ robust tourism and commercial and recreational fishing industries, as well as critically
important wildlife, while impeding America’s transition to clean energy. Revenue sharing also siphons
revenues away from the Treasury and directs them to a handful of states at a time when we are struggling to address our nation’s fiscal challenges. On November 17, the Senate rejected a motion to end
debate and proceed to S. 3110 by a vote of 51-47 (60 votes were needed to end debate; Senate roll call
vote 153). NO IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE.
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D
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D
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** Senator Sanders missed a number of votes while campaigning for U.S. president.
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2016 HOUSE VOTE DESCRIPTIONS
1. DELAYING THE RESOLUTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL COURT CASES
Representative Doug Collins (R-GA) sponsored H.R. 712, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and
Settlements Act of 2015, which would weaken environmental protections by undermining the federal
rulemaking process and citizen enforcement of federal laws. H.R. 712 prescribes a host of burdensome and sometimes ambiguous steps for courts and parties that would favor continued litigation over
settlement. This bill would delay and obstruct the resolution of environmental protection cases before
federal courts. On January 7, the House approved H.R. 712 by a vote of 244-173 (House roll call vote
12). NO IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE. The Senate took no action on this legislation.
2. MINING WASTE
Representative Alexander Mooney (R-WV) sponsored H.R. 1644, the Supporting Transparent Regulatory and Environmental Actions in Mining (STREAM) Act, a disastrous bill that would block proposed safeguards that aim to reduce the health and environmental impacts of destructive coal mining
practices. H.R. 1644 would stop or at least seriously delay the finalization of the Department of Interior’s proposed Stream Protection Rule, which will better protect mining communities whose drinking
water is currently at risk of contamination from inappropriate dumping of toxic mining pollution.
As one of the most damaging industrial activities in our nation, mountaintop removal mining has
destroyed more than 2,000 miles of streams and over 500 mountains in Central Appalachia while also
jeopardizing the health of nearby communities. The Stream Protection Rule will finally update federal
rules that fall woefully short of preventing serious harm to the communities living near coal mining
operations. On January 12, the House approved H.R. 1644 by a vote of 235-188 (House roll call vote
42). NO IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE. The Senate took no action on this legislation.
3. EXTREME ATTACK ON CLEAN WATER PROTECTIONS (CRA)
Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) sponsored S.J. Res. 22, a Congressional Review Act “Resolution of Disapproval,” which would void the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Clean Water Rule that protects the small streams and wetlands that feed into the drinking water
of 117 million people in this country. Not only would this obscure and radical legislative tool vacate
the current rule, it would also prohibit the agencies from developing any “substantially similar” rule
in the future, keeping the unworkable status quo in place. This could prevent the agencies from ever issuing rules that establish Clean Water Act protections for the waters covered by the Clean Water Rule,
leaving our streams, wetlands, lakes, and rivers vulnerable to pollution for generations to come. On
January 13, the House approved S.J. Res. 22 by a vote of 253-166 (House roll call vote 45). NO IS THE
PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE. S.J. Res. 22 was vetoed by President Obama on January 20.
4. FEDERAL CONTROL OVER FEDERAL WATERS
Representative Don Beyer (D-VA) offered an amendment to H.R. 2406, the Sportsmen’s Heritage and
Recreational Enhancement Act of 2015, which would strike the bill’s requirement that the Interior and
Commerce secretaries consult with state fish and game agencies before restricting fishing in marine
national parks and other federally managed waters. Marine national parks, marine sanctuaries, and
other federally managed waters are managed for the benefit of all people in the United States and
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should not be subject to veto power by state agencies. On February 26, the House rejected the Beyer
amendment by a vote of 169-236 (House roll call vote 94). YES IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE. H.R.
2406 passed the House on February 26, but the Senate took no action on this legislation.
5. ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA) offered an amendment to H.R. 2406, the Sportsmen’s Heritage
and Recreational Enhancement Act of 2015, which would grant the highest level of protection—a wilderness designation—for the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Following extensive
scientific study and public input, the Fish and Wildlife Service released a Comprehensive Conservation
Plan in 2015, which recommended that the coastal plain of the Arctic Refuge should receive the highest
level of protection to preserve the land’s unparalleled wild character. This amendment would ensure
that this majestic landscape would remain untouched by industrialization and drilling operations, thus
protecting a landscape that is home to large populations of caribou, polar bears and more than 135
species of migratory birds. On February 26, the House rejected the Huffman amendment by a vote of
176-227 (House roll call vote 99). YES IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE.
6. UNDERMINING PUBLIC LANDS AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
Representative Rob Wittman (R-VA) sponsored H.R. 2406, the Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational
Enhancement Act of 2015, which contains harmful measures undermining the National Environmental
Policy Act, the Wilderness Act, and other bedrock environmental laws. The bill includes language that
could allow the use of motorized vehicles, road construction, and other forms of development within
protected wilderness areas, and it blocks input from public stakeholders in National Wildlife Refuge
management decisions. This legislation also includes provisions that would weaken the Environmental
Protection Agency’s ability to regulate toxic lead in ammunition and fishing equipment. Additionally,
this bill would undermine international commitments to combat ivory trafficking, thwart our ability
to effectively manage marine resources, and cut the public out of management decisions impacting
hundreds of millions of acres of public lands. On February 26, the House approved H.R. 2406 by a
vote of 242-161 (House roll call vote 101). NO IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE. The Senate took no action on this legislation.
7. ATTACK ON CLEAN AIR PROTECTIONS
Representative Keith Rothfus (R-PA) sponsored H.R. 3797, the Satisfying Energy Needs and Saving the
Environment (SENSE) Act, which would weaken clean air protections that safeguard our air from coal
refuse burned by power plants. The SENSE Act would weaken the Cross State Air Pollution Rule by
replacing the state emissions reductions rules with federal rules that allow waste coal burning power
plants to pollute in excess of current law, damaging public health in the surrounding areas and far
downwind. H.R. 3797 would also weaken the Environmental Protection Agency’s Mercury and Air
Toxics standards, which are successful safeguards that are designed to reduce the pollution associated
with dangerous compounds like sulfur dioxide and hydrogen chloride, both of which increase the risk
of asthma attacks and other serious health impacts, including premature deaths. On March 15, the
House approved H.R. 3797 by a vote of 231-183 (House roll call vote 123). NO IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE. The Senate took no action on this legislation.
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8. PESTICIDES POLLUTION
Representative Bob Gibbs (R-OH) sponsored H.R. 897, the Zika Vector Control Act, which would undermine the Clean Water Act by preventing the Environmental Protection Agency from protecting waterways from the direct application of pesticides that can contaminate drinking water, harm aquatic
species, and negatively impact the food chain. This bill would render ineffective the Clean Water Act
pesticide general permit, which took effect in 2011 and laid out commonsense practices for applying
pesticides directly to waterways. Additionally, the permit already allows for emergency spraying to
combat vector-borne diseases such as Zika. On May 17, the House rejected H.R. 897 under suspension
of the rules by a vote of 262-159 (A 2/3 vote was needed for passage; House roll call vote 199). NO IS
THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE. H.R. 897 passed the House on May 24.
9. FOSSIL ENERGY BILL
Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) sponsored S. 2012, the Senate’s Energy Policy Modernization Act of
2015, which the House amended with a bill that would promote devastating logging projects, curtail
National Environmental Policy Act reviews as well as state, local, and tribal authority over projects
on their own lands, and allow pipelines to be built on National Park land without the necessary environmental reviews. The House version of S. 2012 locks in dirty fossil energy for decades to come at
a time when we should be investing in cleaner, cheaper alternatives. On May 25, the House passed S.
2012 by a vote of 241-178 (House roll call vote 250). NO IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE. S. 2012 moved
to conference committee, but did not become law.
10. NATIONAL OCEAN POLICY
Representative Sam Farr (D-CA) offered an amendment to H.R. 5055, the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, which would have struck a damaging policy
rider that prohibited funds from being used to further implement marine planning efforts and the
ecosystem-based management components of the National Ocean Policy. The National Ocean Policy
directs government agencies with differing mandates to work collaboratively to improve ocean health
and also ensures that all competing interests—including conservationists, fishermen, scientists, shipping companies, port managers, energy developers, and those who live and work in ocean communities—have a voice in creating solutions for the many problems facing our oceans. On May 25, the
House rejected the Farr amendment by a vote of 189-228 (House roll call vote 253). YES IS THE PROENVIRONMENT VOTE.
11. LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND (LWCF)
Representative Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) sponsored a Motion to Instruct Conferees who were named to
the House and Senate conference committee for S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015.
This non-binding resolution instructed conferees to accept Section 5002 of the Energy Policy and Modernization Act—a permanent authorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) with a
minimum of 40 percent of appropriated funds dedicated to state projects and 40 percent dedicated to
federal projects—for inclusion in the final conference report. Section 5002 also requires federal agencies to take into account management efficiencies, cost savings, urgency of proposed acquisitions, and
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other factors when choosing projects and dedicates 1.5 percent of the fund to increasing sportsmen’s
access on public lands. LWCF is America’s premier conservation program and has helped increase park
access and protect public lands in nearly every county in the nation for over 50 years. On May 25, the
House rejected the Motion to Instruct Conferees by a vote of 205-212 (House roll call vote 264). YES IS
THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE. S. 2012 did not become law.
12. FRACKING CLEAN AIR LOOPHOLE
Representative Jared Polis (D-CO) offered an amendment to H.R. 4775, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016, which would close loopholes in the Clean Air Act that allow the oil and gas
industry to release dangerous amounts of air pollution. Other industries are required to limit their
releases of toxic air pollutants like volatile organic compounds and smog-inducing nitrogen oxides,
but oil and gas companies lobbied for and won an exemption that allows them to continue endangering public health. The amendment also adds hydrogen sulfide, a harmful, potentially fatal pollutant
mainly released during oil and gas extraction, to the Clean Air Act’s list of hazardous pollutants. On
June 8, the House rejected the Polis amendment 160-251 (House roll call vote 279). YES IS THE PROENVIRONMENT VOTE.
13. ATTACK ON THE CLEAN AIR ACT AND SMOG PROTECTIONS
Representative Pete Olson (R-TX) sponsored H.R. 4775, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act
of 2016, which would jeopardize the health of people in the United States by undermining the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recently-updated standards for ozone pollution, also known as
smog. This legislation would delay the implementation of these vital health protections by at least ten
years and double the Clean Air Act’s current five-year review periods for updating all national air quality standards, thereby allowing unhealthy air to persist even longer. H.R. 4775 would also eviscerate
a central pillar of the Clean Air Act that requires the EPA to rely solely on the best-available health
science when setting air quality standards, forcing the agency to consider factors unrelated to health,
like technical feasibility, in the initial standard setting process. On June 8, the House passed H.R. 4775
by a vote of 234-177 (House roll call vote 282). NO IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE. The Senate took no
action on this legislation.
14. MILITARY RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
Representative Ken Buck (R-CO) offered an amendment to H.R. 5293, the Department of Defense
Appropriations Act, 2017, which would prohibit the U.S. military from continuing to research and prepare for the effects climate change will have on military installations. On June 16, the House approved
the Buck amendment by a vote of 216-205 (House roll call vote 314). NO IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT
VOTE. H.R. 5293 failed cloture in the Senate on September 6.
15. METHANE POLLUTION FROM DRILLING ON PUBLIC LANDS
Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA) offered an amendment to H.R. 5538, the Department of the
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, which would remove a provision preventing the Bureau of Land Management from finalizing its Methane and Waste Prevention
Rule. This important rule will reduce dangerous methane pollution, a climate super-pollutant that is
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vented, flared, and leaked from oil and gas industry operations on our public lands. Reducing natural
gas waste from public lands will not only benefit the climate, but it will also reduce toxic air pollutants
that are jeopardizing the health of nearby communities and ensure taxpayers receive a fair return on
their resources. On July 12, the House rejected the Huffman amendment by a vote of 184-240 (House
roll call vote 422). YES IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE. The House passed H.R. 5538 on July 14, but the
Senate took no action on this legislation.
16. PROTECTING OUR FORESTS
Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI) offered an amendment to H.R. 5538, the Interior, Environment,
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, which would strike the harmful language that wholly
exempt a broad range of potentially damaging logging activities in our National Forest System from
public accountability and other National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements. Damaging
our national forest resources harms both the public and the economic benefits that our federal forests
provide for all people in this country, including clean drinking water, outstanding recreational opportunities, and fish and wildlife habitat, which also supports more jobs and economic output than other
activities in the National Forest System. On July 12, the House rejected the Dingell amendment by a
vote of 170-256 (House roll call vote 428). YES IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE. The House passed H.R.
5538 on July 14, but the Senate took no action on this legislation.
17. LEAD POISONING SAFEGUARDS
Representative Matt Cartwright (D-PA) offered an amendment to H.R. 5538, the Department of the
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, which would strike a rider
from the bill that delayed the Environmental Protection Agency’s Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Program, which requires the use of safe practices and actions aimed at preventing lead poisoning in
homes and elsewhere. On July 12, the House rejected the Cartwright amendment by a vote of 195-231
(House roll call vote 429). YES IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE. The House passed H.R. 5538 on July 14,
but the Senate took no action on this legislation.
18. CARBON POLLUTION
On behalf of House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Congressman Scott Peters (D-CA) offered an amendment to H.R. 5538, the Interior, Environment, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, which would have struck damaging language in the bill
that blocked implementation of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan, including
termination of any assistance to states that have asked for help developing sensible state policies. The
Clean Power Plan establishes the first national carbon pollution limits for new and existing power
plants and is the single biggest step our country has ever taken to tackle climate change. Communities
across the United States are already suffering from the devastating impacts of climate change, such as
more frequent and severe weather events like droughts, wildfires, floods, and storms, and unchecked
climate change also threatens public health. On July 12, the House rejected the Pallone amendment
by a vote of 182-244 (House roll call vote 431). YES IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE. The House passed
H.R. 5538 on July 14, but the Senate took no action on this legislation.
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19. RECOGNIZING THE COST OF CLIMATE CHANGE
Representative Scott Peters (D-CA) offered an amendment to H.R. 5538, the Interior, Environment,
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, which would strike a provision in the bill that would
recklessly eliminate any consideration of the Social Cost of Carbon, which is an analysis of the real
economic impacts, positive or negative, of the carbon pollution of a project or proposed rule. The
Social Cost of Carbon is a critical tool that helps the public and decision makers understand the true
benefits and costs of a project and the possible ways to mitigate negative impacts. Requiring an environmental review that prohibits the consideration of climate impacts institutionalizes climate denial
into the federal permitting process and forces ill-informed decisions, putting critical infrastructure,
taxpayer dollars, and local communities’ health at risk. On July 12, the House rejected the Peters
amendment by a vote of 185-241 (House roll call vote 432). YES IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE. The
House passed H.R. 5538 on July 14, but the Senate took no action on this legislation.
20. PROTECTING FARMWORKERS FROM DANGEROUS PESTICIDES
Representative Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) offered an amendment to H.R. 5538, the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, which would strike a rider in the
bill preventing the Environmental Protection Agency from enforcing the recently updated Agricultural
Worker Protection Standard. This important set of revisions will finally give farmworkers the same
protections as workers in other industries and better protect them from pesticide poisoning while ensuring their right to a designated representative to request information. The health of farmworkers,
their families, and their communities are disproportionately jeopardized and impacted by toxic pesticides, and these critical new safeguards are long overdue. On July 13, the House rejected the Grijalva
amendment by a vote of 177-249 (House roll call vote 433). YES IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE. The
House passed H.R. 5538 on July 14, but the Senate took no action on this legislation.
21. METHANE POLLUTION SAFEGUARDS
Representative Jared Polis (D-CO) offered an amendment to H.R. 5538, the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, which would strike a rider in the
underlying bill that prevents the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from implementing its recently finalized methane pollution standards, the first-ever limits on methane pollution from new and
modified sources in the oil and gas industry. The EPA’s methane standard for new and modified sources
requires low-cost, proven safeguards that are critical to reducing methane’s contributions to climate
change, with climate benefits of $170 million by 2025, while also curbing toxic air pollutants that contribute to smog and jeopardize the health of nearby communities. On July 13, the House rejected the
Polis amendment by a vote of 187-240 (House roll call vote 434). YES IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE.
The House passed H.R. 5538 on July 14, but the Senate took no action on this legislation.
22. CALIFORNIA WATER RESOURCES
Representative Jerry McNerney (D-CA) offered an amendment to H.R. 5538, the Department of the
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, which would remove ideological riders that would weaken protections for fish, birds, and other wildlife in California’s Bay-Delta.
These provisions would undermine the Endangered Species Act, jeopardizing populations of salmon
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and other local fisheries, they would threaten the habitat of millions of birds by undermining the water
rights of wildlife refuges, and they would put at risk thousands of jobs that rely on a healthy Bay-Delta. The rider would also have ramifications across other western states, including reducing public input
and review of water projects, lowering funding for the Bureau of Reclamation, and limiting states’ and
the federal government’s ability to manage and protect water resources. These dangerous provisions
prioritize the interests of large agribusinesses and use California’s drought as an excuse to weaken
federal and state environmental laws. On July 13, the House rejected the McNerney amendment by a
vote of 181-248 (House roll call vote 436). YES IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE. The House passed H.R.
5538 on July 14, but the Senate took no action on this legislation.
23. NATIONAL MONUMENTS
Representative Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) offered an amendment to H.R. 5538, the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, which would have struck damaging anti-parks
language in the bill that prohibited the president from designating national monuments on over 160
million acres of our public lands. The Antiquities Act provided initial protections for nearly half of
America’s national parks—including the Grand Canyon, Acadia, Muir Woods, and Olympic National
Parks—and this amendment ensures that more special places can be protected for future generations.
On July 13, the House rejected the Grijalva amendment by a vote of 202-225 (House roll call vote 437).
YES IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE. The House passed H.R. 5538 on July 14, but the Senate took no
action on this legislation.
24. OFFSHORE DRILLING IN THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO
Representative Gwen Graham (D-FL) offered an amendment to H.R. 5538, the Department of the
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, which would prohibit the use
of funds for the research, investigation, or study of offshore drilling in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico,
an area currently off-limits to drilling that attracts millions of tourists each year and is also home to
many species of wildlife. On July 13, the House rejected the Graham amendment by a vote of 185-243
(House roll call vote 447). YES IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE. The House passed H.R. 5538 on July 14,
but the Senate took no action on this legislation.
25. ATTACK ON THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT
Representative Doug Lamborn (R-CO) offered an amendment to H.R. 5538, the Department of the
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, which would bar the listing,
under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), of any species that has not undergone a periodic five-year
review, an attack that would dramatically undermine protections for endangered species. The relevant
agencies are often unable to complete these reviews on time due to lack of funding or because of competing priorities. This amendment would leave many species in a state of limbo, because they would
keep their ESA status, but all federal funding for recovery efforts, law enforcement efforts, and consultations would be prohibited. On July 13, the House approved the Lamborn amendment by a vote of
238-190 (House roll call vote 449). NO IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE. The House passed H.R. 5538 on
July 14, but the Senate took no action on this legislation.
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26. GRAY WOLVES
Representative Dan Newhouse (R-WA) offered an amendment to H.R. 5538, the Department of the
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, which would prohibit the listing of the Gray Wolf as endangered in the lower 48 states. This amendment would jeopardize the
tenuous recovery of a keystone predator, with negative consequences at every level of the ecosystem.
On July 13, the House approved the Newhouse amendment by a vote of 223-201 (House roll call vote
452). NO IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE. The House passed H.R. 5538 on July 14, but the Senate took
no action on this legislation.
27. EPA LAW ENFORCEMENT
Representative Gary Palmer (R-AL) offered an amendment to H.R. 5538, the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, which would prohibit the use of
funds for the Environmental Protection Agency’s law enforcement and criminal investigations division, a move that would make it harder to hold polluters accountable for committing environmental
crimes. On July 13, the House rejected the Palmer amendment by a vote of 195-223 (House roll call
vote 453). NO IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE.
28. ATTACK ON ENVIRONMENTAL COURT ACCESS
Representative Jason Smith (R-MO) offered an amendment to H.R. 5538, the Department of the
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, which would prohibit funds
from being used to pay legal fees for settlements in Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, or Endangered
Species Act cases. Congress long ago recognized that the government needs citizens to be partners in
enforcing America’s laws, including environmental protection laws, and this principle is enshrined in
numerous federal laws that provide reasonable fee recovery for successful plaintiffs. This amendment
would alter this principle by prohibiting payment of citizens’ legal fees when parties avoid costly
litigation by agreeing to a settlement. Failing to pay citizens’ legal fees would make it harder for all
but the wealthiest Americans and corporations to hold violators of America’s environmental laws accountable through legal channels. On July 13, the House approved the Smith amendment by a vote of
226-202. (House roll call vote 459). NO IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE. The House passed H.R. 5538
on July 14, but the Senate took no action on this legislation.
29. ARCTIC OCEAN DRILLING
Representative Don Young (R-AK) offered an amendment to H.R. 5538, the Interior, Environment and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, which would block the removal of three proposed Arctic
Ocean lease sales that were contained in the federal government’s draft 2017-2022 offshore drilling
leasing plan. The Arctic Ocean is ecologically rich, fragile, unforgiving, and remote. Furthermore, the
region lacks the infrastructure to contain or clean up an oil spill. This amendment, by attempting to
keep portions of the Arctic Ocean open for leasing, would put this important place at risk of an oil
spill and make climate change worse. On July 13, the House approved the Young amendment by a vote
of 242-185 (House roll call vote 461). NO IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE. The House passed H.R. 5538
on July 14, but the Senate took no action on this legislation.
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30. MARINE NATIONAL MONUMENTS
Representative Lee Zeldin (R-NY) offered an amendment to H.R. 5538, the Interior, Environment,
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, which would block any president from permanently
protecting new marine national monuments anywhere in the United States’ Exclusive Economic Zone.
This overly broad provision would block the potential of future protections for over 4.5 million square
miles of U.S. waters, hamstringing our country’s future contributions to global ocean conservation.
On July 13, the House approved the Zeldin amendment by a vote of 225-202 (House roll call vote 462).
NO IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE. The House passed H.R. 5538 on July 14, but the Senate took no
action on this legislation.
31. ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT RIDERS
Representative Don Beyer (D-VA) offered an amendment to H.R. 5538, the Interior, Environment, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, which would have removed three damaging policy riders
in the bill. These riders would undermine Endangered Species Act protections for the gray wolf, the
greater sage-grouse, and the lesser prairie-chicken. This amendment would also block language in the
bill that undermines a historic conservation agreement for the greater sage-grouse and would effectively give states control over 60 million acres of America’s shared public lands. On July 13, the House
rejected the Beyer amendment by a vote of 193-235 (House roll call vote 463). YES IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE. The House passed H.R. 5538 on July 14, but the Senate took no action on this legislation.
32. BLOCKING PROTECTIONS FOR CLEAN WATER
Representative Don Beyer (D-VA) offered an amendment to H.R. 5538, the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, which would strike four anti-clean
water provisions in the underlying bill. These riders attack fundamental pollution safeguards for our
waterways, including blocking the Department of the Interior’s final Stream Protection Rule, which
will better protect the drinking water of communities living in the shadows of coal mining operations,
preventing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from updating the definition of “fill material”
under the Clean Water Act, which would prevent mountaintop mining operators from filling valley
streams with mining waste, expanding exemptions under the Clean Water Act that would allow more
dumping of pollution into waterways, and blocking the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers’ Clean
Water Rule, which protects the small streams and wetlands that feed into the drinking water of one
in three people in the United States. On July 14, the House rejected the Beyer amendment by a vote of
178-246 (House roll call vote 468). YES IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE. The House passed H.R. 5538 on
July 14, but the Senate took no action on this legislation.
33. CLEAN ENERGY & PUBLIC LANDS
Representative Alan Lowenthal (D-CA) offered an amendment to H.R. 5538, the Department of the
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, which would prohibit using
funds in contravention of a Department of Interior order calling for the development of clean energy
on public lands. Public lands represent a significant resource for wind and solar development, which
we must expand to fight climate change. On July 14, the House rejected the Lowenthal amendment
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by a vote of 192-233 (House roll call vote 471). YES IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE. The House passed
H.R. 5538 on July 14, but the Senate took no action on this legislation.
34. SAGE GROUSE CONSERVATION
Representative Niki Tsongas (D-MA) offered an amendment to H.R. 5538, the Department of the
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, which would prohibit the Bureau of Land Management’s management plans from taking effect if they limit the bureau’s ability
to meet multiple use obligations, a measure that would protect plans to conserve the threatened sage
grouse’s habitat across the western United States. On July 14, the House rejected the Tsongas amendment by a vote of 184-241 (House roll call vote 474). YES IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE. The House
passed H.R. 5538 on July 14, but the Senate took no action on this legislation.
35. ANTI-ENVIRONMENTAL SPENDING BILL
House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Ken Calvert (R-CA) sponsored H.R. 5538, the
Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, a spending bill that ought to be
about dollars and cents, and yet it contained more than 30 anti-environmental policy riders. The riders
included attacks on the federal government’s ability to set commonsense limits on carbon pollution
from power plants, protect the drinking water of one in three people in the United States, and create
new parks. Besides containing ideological, poison-pill riders that simply have no place in a spending
bill, this legislation significantly slashed funding for key environmental programs and agencies, such
as the Environmental Protection Agency and the Land and Water Conservation Fund. On July 14, the
House approved H.R. 5538 by a vote of 231-196 (House roll call vote 477). NO IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE. The Senate took no action on this legislation.
36. DELAYING SAFEGUARDS
Representative Tom Marino (R-PA) sponsored H.R. 3438, the Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists (REVIEW) Act of 2016, which would delay all major regulations from taking
effect until all litigation is resolved. This radical attack on federal safeguards would allow frivolous
litigation to halt the implementation of critical safeguards for clean air, clean water, public health, and
more. On September 21, the House approved H.R. 3438 by a vote of 244-180 (House roll call vote 535).
NO IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE. The Senate took no action on this legislation.
37. DISASTER FUNDING FOR FLINT, MICHIGAN
Representative Dan Kildee (D-MI) offered an amendment to H.R. 5303, the Water Resources Development Act of 2016, designed to provide federal financial assistance to the city of Flint, Michigan, which
suffered a public health crisis after decisions to switch the city’s drinking water supply caused toxic
lead to leach from pipes into the water. For over two years, Flint residents have lacked access to clean
water and have been waiting for government aid to help deal with the impacts of lead poisoning, particularly for the city’s over 8,000 children who may experience serious and permanent health problems
such as behavioral and neurological disorders. The Kildee amendment would authorize $170 million
in funding to repair or replace water infrastructure in Flint and would assist the city in recovering from
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this crisis. On September 28, the House passed the Kildee amendment by a vote of 284-141-1 (House
roll call vote 570). YES IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE. The Kildee amendment providing the city of
Flint with $170 million in funding to address their public health crisis was ultimately included in the
Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (WIIN), which was signed into law by President
Obama on December 16.
38. ATTACK ON PUBLIC PROTECTIONS
Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA) sponsored H.R. 5982, the Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2016, which
would threaten public protections affecting the environment, public health, and safety that are often
years, if not decades, in the making. This bill would amend the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to
allow for an en bloc disapproval of all regulations finalized near the end of presidential terms. In addition to nullifying standards through a rushed and non-transparent process, this extreme legislation
would prohibit similar standards from being developed in the future. On November 17, the House
passed H.R. 5982 by a vote of 240-179 (House roll call vote 585). NO IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE.
The Senate took no action on this legislation.
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HOUSE VOTES
Lifetime
Federal Cont
rol Over Fede
ral Waters
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nal Wildlife
Refuge
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g Public Land
Managemen
s and Wildlif
t
e
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ections
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llution
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Bill
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an Policy
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ater Conser
vation Fund
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R
13
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† Representative Castro entered a statement into the Congressional Record noting how he would have voted on roll call vote 250, which would have been scored as pro-environment.
‡ Representative Johnson entered a statement into the Congressional Record noting how she would have voted on roll call vote 12, which would have been scored as pro-environment.
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ur Forests
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