Roll Call
BY TARGETED NEWS SERVICE
Sunday, September 30, 2012
9/30/12 at 8:12 AM
WASHINGTON - Here is how Oklahoma's members of the House of Representatives and Senate voted on key bills and amendments last week. A "Y" means the member voted for the measure; an "N" means the member voted against the measure; a "?" means the member did not vote.
HOUSE
Vote 1: Health regulations and coal mining: The House has rejected an amendment sponsored by Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., to the Stop the War on Coal Act (H.R. 3409). The amendment would have authorized the Interior secretary to issue rules under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act for the purpose of decreasing the incidence of lung cancer, cardiovascular disease, pulmonary disease and birth defects. The vote, on Sept. 21, was 174 yeas to 229 nays.
Vote 2: CO2 emissions endangerment finding: The House has rejected an amendment sponsored by Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., to the Stop the War on Coal Act (H.R. 3409). The amendment would have eliminated language in the bill that repealed the Environmental Protection Agency's finding that carbon dioxide emissions endanger public health and welfare. The vote, on Sept. 21, was 178 yeas to 229 nays.
Vote 3: Vehicle fuel economy rule: The House has approved an amendment sponsored by Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., to the Stop the War on Coal Act (H.R. 3409). The amendment would require the Transportation secretary to submit to Congress a report on the economic and public safety impact of implementing a rule establishing standards for greenhouse gas emissions and Corporate Average Fuel Economy for cars and trucks made from 2017 onward. The vote, on Sept. 21, was 242 yeas to 168 nays.
Vote 4: EPA water permits: The House has approved an amendment sponsored by Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., to the Stop the War on Coal Act (H.R. 3409). The amendment would bar the Environmental Protection Agency from retroactively vetoing Section 404 permits under the Clean Water Act. The vote, on Sept. 21, was 247 yeas to 163 nays.
Vote 5: National renewable power requirement: The House has rejected an amendment sponsored by Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., to the Stop the War on Coal Act (H.R. 3409). The amendment would have established a national requirement for 25 percent of electricity to be generated by renewable resources, such as wind and solar, by 2035. The vote, on Sept. 21, was 160 yeas to 250 nays.
Vote 6: Fugitive coal dust emissions: The House has rejected an amendment sponsored by Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., to the Stop the War on Coal Act (H.R. 3409). The amendment would have required the Transportation Department and Environmental Protection Agency to submit to Congress, within six months, a report on the health, environmental and public health impacts of fugitive dust emissions from coal being transported on railway cars. The vote, on Sept. 21, was 168 yeas to 243 nays.
Vote 7: States and air visibility: The House has approved an amendment sponsored by Rep. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., to the Stop the War on Coal Act (H.R. 3409). The amendment would authorize states to substitute their own implementation plans for improving air visibility by cutting emissions that cause haze, in place of revoked federal implementation plans. The vote, on Sept. 21, was 228 yeas to 183 nays.
Vote 8: EPA and Arizona power plant: The House has approved an amendment sponsored by Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., to the Stop the War on Coal Act (H.R. 3409). The amendment would bar the Environmental Protection Agency from issuing regulations to limit operation of the coal-powered Navajo Generating Station in northern Arizona. The vote, on Sept. 21, was 226 yeas to 181 nays.
Vote 9: Regulating coal mining: The House has passed the Stop the War on Coal Act (H.R. 3409), sponsored by Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio. The bill would bar the Interior secretary from issuing any regulations to limit coal mining before 2014 under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act. The vote, on Sept. 21, was 233 yeas to 175 nays.
DB: Dan Boren (D)
TC: Tom Cole (R)
JL: James Lankford (R)
FL: Frank Lucas (R)
JS: John Sullivan (R)
House vote
| Issue | DB | TC | JL | FL | JS |
| Vote 1: | N | N | N | N | ? |
| Vote 2: | N | N | N | ? | ? |
| Vote 3: | Y | Y | Y | Y | ? |
| Vote 4: | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Vote 5: | N | N | N | N | N |
| Vote 6: | N | N | N | N | N |
| Vote 7: | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Vote 8: | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Vote 9: | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
SENATE
Vote 1: Foreign aid and the Middle East: The Senate has rejected a bill (S. 3576), sponsored by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., that would have barred foreign aid to Libya, Egypt, and Pakistan unless the governments of those countries take steps to prevent attacks on U.S. embassies. The vote, on Sept. 21, was 10 yeas to 81 nays.
Vote 2: Iran and nuclear weapons: The Senate has passed a resolution (S.J. Res. 41), sponsored by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., expressing the sense of Congress that the U.S. sought to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons and did not rely on containment as an option in response to the issue. The vote, on Sept. 21, was 90 yeas to 1 nay.
Vote 3: Continuing appropriations: The Senate has passed the Continuing Appropriations Resolution (H.J. Res. 117), sponsored by Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Ky. The bill would provide continuing appropriations for government spending through March 27, 2013, with funding remaining at levels similar to those of fiscal 2012, aside from a $6.4 billion increase in disaster recovery. The vote, on Sept. 21, was 62 yeas to 30 nays.
Vote 4: Hunting, fishing on federal lands: The Senate has agreed to a motion to consider the Sportsmen's Act (S. 3525), sponsored by Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont. The bill would expand access to federal lands for hunting, fishing, and wildlife viewing. The vote, on Sept. 21, was 84 yeas to 7 nays.
JI: Jim Inhofe (R)
TC: Tom Coburn (R)
Senate vote
| Issue | JI | TC |
| Vote 1: | ? | N |
| Vote 2: | ? | Y |
| Vote 3: | ? | N |
| Vote 4: | ? | ? |
