The Anti-Environment Record of the 112th House of Representatives
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Last Updated November 14, 2012
Database of Anti-Environment Votes in the 112th Congress
Committee on Energy and Commerce, Democratic Staff
In the 112th Congress, the House of Representatives voted 317 times to block action to address climate change, to halt efforts to reduce air and water pollution, to undermine protections for public lands and coastal areas, and to weaken the protection of the environment in other ways.
Click here for a report released by the Democratic staff of the Energy and Commerce. See below for a searchable database of the anti-environment votes.
Total Anti-Environment Votes Under GOP House Majority in the 112th Congress:
317
Votes targeted at the Environmental Protection Agency: 145
- Votes to block actions that prevent pollution: 137
- Votes targeted at the Department of Energy: 55
- Votes to defund or repeal clean energy initiatives: 57
- Votes to promote offshore drilling: 47
Votes to dismantle the Clean Air Act: 95
- Votes targeted at the Department of the Interior: 81
- Votes to undermine protections for public lands and wilderness: 67
- Votes to block actions that address climate change: 53
- Votes to dismantle the Clean Water Act: 38
| Title | Sponsor | Statutes | Agencies | Description | Vote Date | Action | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H.R. 1 | McKinley (R-WV) | Resource Conservation and Recovery Act | Environmental Protection Agency |
Blocks EPA authority to regulate coal ash under Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Floor debate: TEXT | VIDEO |
02/19/2011 | H.Amdt. 158 |
Passed 239 - 183 |
| H.R. 1 | Noem (R-SD) | Clean Air Act | Environmental Protection Agency |
Blocks EPA authority to revise particulate matter standards under the Clean Air Act Floor debate: TEXT | VIDEO |
02/19/2011 | H.Amdt. 164 |
Passed 255 - 168 |
| H.R. 1 | Poe (R-TX) | Clean Air Act | Environmental Protection Agency |
Blocks EPA regulation of major stationary sources of greenhouse gases. Floor debate: TEXT | VIDEO |
02/18/2011 | H.Amdt. 101 |
Passed 249 - 177 |
| H.R. 1 | Markey (D-MA) | Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act | Department of Interior |
Eliminates a loophole in royalty payment requirements for offshore oil and gas drilling. Floor debate: TEXT | VIDEO |
02/18/2011 | H.Amdt. 119 |
Defeated 174 - 251 |
| H.R. 1 | McClintock (R-CA) | Endangered Species Act | Environmental Protection Agency |
Blocks the Klamath Dam Removal and Sedimentation Study necessary to protect endangered species Floor debate: TEXT | VIDEO |
02/18/2011 | H.Amdt. 121 |
Passed 215-210 |
| H.R. 1 | Herger (R-CA) | Department of Agriculture |
Blocks Forest Service off-road vehicle management plans in national forests Floor debate: TEXT | VIDEO |
02/18/2011 | H.Amdt. 123 |
Passed 227 - 197 |
|
| H.R. 1 | Blumenauer (D-OR) | Department of Agriculture |
Limits environmentally damaging agricultural subsidies Floor debate: TEXT | VIDEO |
02/18/2011 | H.Amdt. 124 |
Defeated 184 - 241 |
|
| H.R. 1 | Johnson (R-OH) | Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act | Department of Interior |
Blocks Office of Surface Mining rules to protect streams from surface coal mining Floor debate: TEXT | VIDEO |
02/18/2011 | H.Amdt. 131 |
Passed 239 - 186 |
| H.R. 1 | Goodlatte (R-VA) | Clean Water Act | Environmental Protection Agency |
Blocks funds for the development of maximum contaminant load levels for the Chesapeake Bay. Floor debate: TEXT | VIDEO |
02/18/2011 | H.Amdt. 136 |
Passed 230 - 195 |
| H.R. 1 | Rooney (R-FL) | Clean Water Act | Environmental Protection Agency |
Blocks new EPA water quality standards for Florida waterways. Floor debate: TEXT | VIDEO |
02/18/2011 | H.Amdt. 143 |
Passed 237-189 |
| H.R. 1 | Young (R-AK) | Clean Air Act | Environmental Protection Agency |
Blocks the EPA Environmental Appeals Board from reviewing air pollution permits for offshore drilling in the Arctic. Floor debate: TEXT | VIDEO |
02/18/2011 | H.Amdt. 96 |
Passed 243 - 185 |
| H.R. 1 | Lummis (R-WY) | Equal Access to Justice Act |
Blocks citizens who successfully challenge federal action from recovering their legal fees Floor debate: TEXT | VIDEO |
02/17/2011 | H.Amdt. 85 |
Passed 232 - 197 |
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| H.R. 1 | Carter (R-TX) | Clean Air Act | Environmental Protection Agency |
Blocks EPA regulation of mercury and other hazardous air pollutants from cement production Floor debate: TEXT | VIDEO |
02/17/2011 | H.Amdt. 88 |
Passed 250 - 177 |
| H.R. 1 | Scalise (R-LA) | Department of State |
Eliminates funding for the State Department climate envoy. Floor debate: TEXT | VIDEO |
02/17/2011 | H.Amdt. 89 |
Passed 249 - 179 |
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| H.R. 1 | Inslee (D-WA) | Department of Energy |
Transfers funds from fossil energy research to clean energy research through Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E) Floor debate: TEXT | VIDEO |
02/16/2011 | H.Amdt. 32 |
Defeated 159 - 273 |
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| H.R. 1 | Tonko (D-NY) | Department of Energy |
Restores funds for the DOE Weatherization Assistance Program Floor debate: TEXT | VIDEO |
02/16/2011 | H.Amdt. 35 |
Defeated 208 - 223 |
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| H.R. 1 | Pompeo (R-KS) | Clean Air Act | Environmental Protection Agency |
Eliminates funding for EPA's greenhouse gas registry. Floor debate: TEXT | VIDEO |
02/16/2011 | H.Amdt. 47 |
Passed 239 - 185 |