Senate Votes

4/25/02: Fuel Economy Standards

Motion to table the Carper-Specter Fuel Economy Amendment to save one million barrels of oil per day and thus eliminate the need for 43 power plants. An amendment introduced by Senators Carper (D-DE) and Specter (R-PA) would reduce oil consumption by cars and light trucks by at least one million barrels of oil every day by 2015.

4/25/02: Air Conditioner Efficiency Standards
Senator Harkin (D-IA) introduced an amendment that would weaken the 30% efficiency increase standard for residential air conditioners currently in the energy bill.

Motion to table the Feinstein-Boxer amendment to remove liability waiver for renewable fuels - The Senate energy bill exempts renewable fuels and renewable fuel additives from federal and state product liability protections. The Boxer-Feinstein amendment would close this loophole by ensuring that renewable fuels are not subject to a lesser liability standard than other motor vehicle fuels or fuel additives.

Motion to table the Fitzgerald amendment to exclude garbage incineration from the definition of biomass and renewable energy - Senator Fitzgerald (R-IL) introduced an amendment to clarify the definition of biomass and renewable energy in the Federal Purchase Requirement and the Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS).

Motion to table the Nickles amendment to undermine the Renewable Portfolio Standard -
Senator Nickles (R-OK) offered an amendment to weaken the enforcement provisions of the RPS by lowering the cost cap to 1.5 cents instead of the current 3 cents in the bill.

4/18/02: Oil Drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
The Senate rejected efforts to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. The amendment offered by Senator Frank Murkowski (R-AK) would have opened up environmentally sensitive parts of the coastal plain of the Arctic Refuge to oil drilling and exploration. Drilling operations will not only adversely affect terrestrial wildlife and its habitats but will also seriously affect fish populations whose coastal migratory patterns will be disrupted fatally by long solid-fill causeways extending well offshore between drilling sites and shipping terminals.

4/10/02: Energy Trading Practices
The Senate failed to pass an amendment to the Energy Bill offered by Sen. Feinstein (D-CA) that would have cleaned up some of the dirty and secretive energy trading practices that contributed to the Enron scandal and to the price fixing affecting California.

3/21/02: Kyl Amendment to Strip Renewable Portfolio Standard
The Senate Energy bill drafted by Sen. Daschle (D-SD) and Sen. Bingaman (D-NM) included a national renewable portfolio standard of 10% by 2020. Sen. Kyl (R-AZ) proposed an amendment to completely strip the modest renewable energy provision from the underlying bill and replace it with a voluntary state program that would allow consumers to be charged more for "green energy".

3/20/02: Campaign Finance Reform
The current campaign finance system allows polluting industries to contribute millions of dollars in "soft money" to political parties that offer access and influence in Congress, including drafting regulations controlling their activities. The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (better known as the Shays-Meehan bill) - H.R. 2356 - passed the U.S. Senate on March 20 by a vote of 60 to 40. This is the House-passed version of the McCain-Feingold bill that passed the Senate in April, 2001.

The 20% Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) by 2020 - This amendment introduced by Senator Jeffords (I-VT) would have required 20% of our electricity to be generated by clean, renewable energy sources -- like solar and wind -- by 2020.

Raising Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards - An amendment, offered by Senators Carl Levin (D-MI), and Christopher Bond (R-MO), removing the language in the energy bill that would have raised miles per gallon standards to 35 miles per gallon by 2013. The Levin-Bond amendment passed 62-38.

02/06/02: Feedlot Subsidies
An amendment to the Farm Bill (S. 1731) that would have limited the amount of federal subsidies that Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) could receive. The amendment, offered by Senator Paul Wellstone (D-MN), failed by a vote of 44-52.

12/13/01: Farm Bill - Pollution
An amendment to the Farm Bill (S. 1731) offered by Senator Christopher Bond (R-MO) would have allowed the President broad powers to override environmental laws which currently affect agriculture (including policies and regulations to protect endangered species, clean up rivers and bays, protect wetlands and regulate pesticides) based on the economic impact these laws would have on agricultural producers. Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) offered an amendment to table the Bond amendment and it was subsequently killed by a vote of 54 to 43.

An amendment offered by Sen. Harkin (D-IA) would have restored funding in the Farm Bill for three popular wetlands conservation programs - funding that was eliminated in the President's budget. The programs promote the protection of existing wetlands and other important fish and wildlife habitat. It was approved by the Agriculture Committee. However, a subsequent amendment offered on the Senate floor by Sen. Lugar (R-IN) would have stripped the Farm Bill of its funding (as requested by the President). It was defeated by a vote of 52 to 48. The Harkin amendment was subjected to a filibuster and the bill's supporters did not have the 60 votes needed to end it and bring the bill to a vote. The Senate subsequently passed the version that provided no funding for the three programs.

7/12/01: Endangered Klamath River Salmon
Three species of fish (including coho salmon) have been driven to the brink of extinction in the Klamath River Basin of Oregon and California by excessive diversions of river flows for agriculture. An amendment, offered by Sen. Gordon Smith (R-OR), to the Interior Department funding bill that would have suspended Endangered Species Act protections for these species was tabled (killed) by the Senate by a vote of 52 to 48.

A vote on the nomination of John Graham who has a long history of anti-environmental actions and biased risk assessment. The nomination passed the Senate 61 to 37.

An amendment to the Interior Department funding bill that would have prevented any part of OCA Lease Sale 181 off the coast of Florida from going forward was tabled (killed) following a motion by Sen. Mary Landreieu by a vote of 67 to 33.

7/11/01: Oil Drilling in the National Monuments
An amendment to the Interior Department funding bill was approved that would protect our National Monuments from destructive oil drilling and mining activities. The amendment, offered by Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL), passed the Senate by a voice vote after an attempt to table the amendment failed by a vote of 42 to 57.

4/5/01: Funding for Environmental Programs
A vote for an amendment to the budget resolution that would have restored cuts and increased funding for environmental protection programs. The Corzine amendment to the Fiscal Year 2002 budget (H. Con. Res. 83) failed in the Senate 46 to 54.

4/2/01: Campaign Finance Reform
The current campaign finance system allows polluting industries to contribute millions of dollars in "soft money" to political parties that offer access and influence in Congress, including drafting regulations controlling their activities. The vote on final passage of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2001 (better known as the McCain-Feingold bill) - S.B. 27 - passed in the Senate by a vote of 59 to 41.

02/01/01: Attorney General Nomination
A vote on the nomination of John Ashcroft for Attorney General. Ashcroft has a long history of anti-environmental positions and actions. The nomination passed the Senate 58 to 42.

01/30/01: Interior Secretary Nomination
A vote on the nomination of Gale Norton for Interior Secretary. Norton has a long history of anti-environmental positions and actions. The nomination passed the Senate 75 to 24.

2/14/02: Campaign Finance Reform
The current campaign finance system allows polluting industries to contribute millions of dollars in "soft money" to political parties that offer access and influence in Congress, including drafting regulations controlling their activities. A vote on the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2001 (better known as the Shays-Meehan bill. The House voted by a margin of 240-189 to pass Campaign Finance Reform.

12/6/01: "Fast Track" Trade Authority
A bill that grants "Fast Track" trade authority, which denies Congress its constitutional right to fix trade deals made by the Executive Branch, even when those trade deals threaten environmental, health and safety laws. "Fast Track" known as H.R. 3005, the "Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2001," sponsored by Congressman Bill Thomas (R-CA) passed the House of Representatives by a single vote, 215-214.

10/04/2001: Farm Wetland Conservation Programs
An amendment to the Farm Bill that would have increased financial incentives to farmers to protect wetlands, clean water and open space. The amendment, offered by Representatives Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Ron Kind (D-WI), Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD), and John Dingell (D-MI), was defeated by a vote of 200-226.

8/01/01: Oil Drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
An amendment to the Energy Act of 2001 (H.R. 4) that would have eliminated a provision that seeks to open the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. Drilling operations will not only adversely affect terrestrial wildlife and its habitats but will also seriously affect fish populations whose coastal migratory patterns will be disrupted fatally by long solid-fill causeways extending well offshore between drilling sites and shipping terminals. The House rejected, by a vote of 223-206, an amendment offered by Rep. Markey (D-MA) and Rep. Johnson (R-CT) to strike the provision and protect the Refuge from drilling.

8/1/01: Fuel Economy Standards
An amendment to the Energy Act of 2001 (H.R. 4) that would have increased fuel economy standards by closing the light truck loophole that allows SUVs and other light trucks to meet a lower fuel economy (CAFE) standard than cars currently meet. The amendment offered by Representatives Boehlert (R-NY) and Markey (D-MA) failed by a vote of 160 to 269.

7/27/01: Arsenic Standards
A vote to prohibit the EPA from expending funds to delay or weaken the standard for minimum levels of arsenic, a toxic element, to be allowed in public drinking water supplies. The amendment to the VA-HUD-Independent Agencies appropriations bill (H.R. 2620), offered by Reps. David Bonior (D-MI) and Henry Waxman (D-CA), passed in the House of Representatives by a vote of 218-189.

7/27/01: EPA Enforcement Budget
A vote to restore $25 million to the EPA's budget for enforcement and compliance assurance staff. The amendment to the VA-HUD-Independent Agencies appropriations bill (H.R. 2620), offered by Reps. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), David Obey (D-WI), Henry Waxman (D-CA), Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and John Tierney (D-MA), failed in the House of Representatives by a vote of 182-214.

6/28/01: Oil Drilling in the Great Lakes
A vote to prevent oil or gas drilling in the Great Lakes. The amendment, offered by Rep. David Bonior (D-MI), Bart Stupak (D-MI), Steven Latourette (R-OH) and Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) to the Energy and Water Appropriations bill (H.R. 2311), passed the House of Representatives 265 to 157.

6/21/01: Opening the National Monuments to Oil Drilling and Mining
An amendment to the Interior Department funding bill that would protect our National Monuments from destructive oil drilling and mining activities. The amendment, offered by Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV), passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 242 to 173.

6/21/01: "Hardrock" Mining
Today's mines for gold, silver, platinum and copper cover thousands of acres and descend hundreds of feet into the ground generating mountains of toxic waste. According to the EPA, almost half of the toxic pollution reported in the US comes from hardrock mining making the mining industry the nation's largest toxic polluter. A vote to keep in place critical environmental regulations needed to protect against damage from hardrock mining operations - the amendment to the Department of Interior appropriations bill (H.R. 2217), offered by Rep. Jay Inslee (D-WA) and Steve Horn (R-CA), passed the House of Representatives 216 to 194.

6/21/01: Oil Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico
A vote to prohibit oil and gas drilling off Florida's coasts. The amendment from Representatives Jim Davis (D-FL) and Joe Scarborough (R-FL) to the Interior Appropriations bill (H.R. 2217) passed the House of Representatives 247 to 164.

3/28/01: Funding for Environmental Protection
A vote for a substitute budget that included increased funding for environmental programs. The Spratt amendment to the Fiscal Year 2002 budget (H. Con. Res. 83) failed in the House of Representatives 183 to 243.

S.285 : A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the use of State revolving loan funds for construction of water conservation and quality improvements.
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron- Latest Major Action: 2/28/2002 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Latest Status: Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water. Hearings held.

S.328 : A bill to amend the Coastal Zone Management Act. Sponsor: Sen Snowe, Olympia J.- Latest Major Action: 2/15/2001 Senate preparation for floor. Latest Status: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 14.

S.388 : A bill to protect the energy and security of the United States and decrease America's dependency on foreign oil sources to 50% by the year 2011 by enhancing the use of renewable energy resources conserving energy resources, improving energy efficiencies, and increasing domestic energy supplies; improve environmental quality by reducing emissions of air pollutants and greenhouse gases; mitigate the effect of increases in energy prices on the American consumer, including the poor and the elderly; and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Murkowski, Frank H.- Latest Major Action: 7/26/2001 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Latest Status: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 107-144 pt.3.

S.503 : A bill to amend the Safe Water Act to provide grants to small public drinking water system.
Sponsor: Sen. Reid, Harry M.- Latest Major Action: 2/28/2002 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Latest Status: Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water. Hearings held.

S.556 : A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to reduce emissions from electric powerplants, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Jeffords, James M.- Latest Major Action: 1/29/2002 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Latest Status: Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, and Climate Change. Hearings held.

S.588 : A bill to reduce acid deposition under the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E.- Latest Major Action: 3/21/2001 Referred to Senate committee. Latest Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

S.597 : A bill to provide for a comprehensive and balanced national energy policy.
Sponsor: Sen Bingaman, Jeff- Latest Major Action: 8/2/2001 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Latest Status: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held.

S.632 : A bill to reinstate a final rule promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Nelson, Bill- Latest Major Action: 3/27/2001 Referred to Senate committee. Latest Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3000)

S.635 : A bill to reinstate a standard for arsenic in drinking water.
Sponsor: Sen. Dodd, Christopher J.- Latest Major Action: 3/27/2001 Referred to Senate committee. Latest Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3054)

S.637 : A bill to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) to authorize the establishment of individual fishery quota systems.
Sponsor: Sen. Snowe, Olympia J.- Latest Major Action: 5/2/2001 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Latest Status: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Oceans and Fisheries. Hearings held.

S.646 : A bill to reform the Army Corps of Engineers.
Sponsor: Sen. Feingold, Russell D.- Latest Major Action: 3/29/2001 Referred to Senate committee. Latest Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3158-3160)
Committees: Senate Environment and Public Works

S.678 : A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a program for fisheries habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Bond, Christopher S.- Latest Major Action: 4/3/2001 Referred to Senate committee. Latest Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

S.820 : A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to assess opportunities to increase carbon storage on national forests derived from the public domain and to facilitate voluntary and accurate reporting of forest projects that reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Wyden, Ron- Latest Major Action: 7/24/2001 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Latest Status: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.

S.835 : A bill to establish the Detroit river International Wildlife Refuge in the State of Michigan, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Levin, Carl- Latest Major Action: 12/7/2001 Senate preparation for floor. Latest Status: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 264.

S.973 : A bill to expedite relief provided under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act for commercial fishery failure in the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery, to improve fishery management and enforcement in that fishery, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron- Latest Major Action: 5/25/2001 Referred to Senate committee. Latest Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5705-5706)

S.975 : A bill to improve environmental policy by providing assistance for State and tribal land use planning, to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, and sustainable economic development, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Chafee, Lincoln D.- Latest Major Action: 4/25/2002 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Latest Status: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

S.976 : A bill to provide authorization and funding for the enhancement of ecosystems, water supply, and water quality of the State of California.
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne- Latest Major Action: 7/19/2001 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Latest Status: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 107-253.

S.978 : A bill to provide for improved management of, and increased accountability for, outfitted activities by which the public gains access to and occupancy and use of Federal land, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Craig, Larry E.- Latest Major Action: 5/25/2001 Referred to Senate committee. Latest Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

S.990 : A bill to amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to improve the provisions relating to wildlife conservation and restoration programs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Bob- Latest Major Action: 1/29/2002 House committee/subcommittee actions. Latest Status: Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

S.1011 : A bill to provide the financial mechanisms, resource protections, and professional skills necessary for high quality stewardship of the National Park System and to recognize the importance of high quality outdoor recreational opportunities on federally managed land.
Sponsor: Sen. Graham, Bob- Latest Major Action: 6/11/2001 Referred to Senate committee. Latest Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

S.1028 : A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain parcels of land acquired for the Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal Features of the initial stage of the Oahe Unit, James Division, South Dakota, to the Commission of Schools and Public Lands and the Department of Game, Fish, and Parks of the State of South Dakota for the purpose of mitigating lost wildlife habitat, on the condition that the current preferential leaseholders shall have an option to purchase the parcels from the Commission, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Daschle, Thomas A.- Latest Major Action: 11/27/2001 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Latest Status: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests . Hearings held.

S.1044 : A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide assistance for nutrient removal technologies to States in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Sponsor: Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S.- Latest Major Action: 2/28/2002 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Latest Status: Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water. Hearings held.

S.1148 : A bill to convey the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project, the Savage Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, and the Intake Irrigation Project to the appurtenant irrigation districts.
Sponsor: Sen. Burns, Conrad R.- Latest Major Action: 6/29/2001 Referred to Senate committee. Latest Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

S.1255 : A bill to encourage the use of carbon storage sequestration practices in the United States.
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron.(introduced 7/26/2001)
Latest Major Action: 7/26/2001 Referred to Senate committee. Latest Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

S.1314 : A bill to protect the public's ability to fish for sport, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Breaux, John B.- Latest Major Action: 8/2/2001 Referred to Senate committee. Latest Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

S.1318 : A bill to provide Coastal Impact Assistance to State and local governments, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1978, the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act, and the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act (commonly referred to as the Pittman-Robertson Act) to establish a fund to meet the outdoor conservation and recreation needs of the American people, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Frank H.- Latest Major Action: 8/2/2001 Referred to Senate committee. Latest Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

S.1328 : A bill entitled the "Conservation and Reinvestment Act". Sponsor: Sen Landrieu, Mary L.- Latest Major Action: 8/2/2001 Referred to Senate committee. Latest Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

S.1769 : A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to carry out a project for flood protection and ecosystem restoration for Sacramento, California, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Boxer, Barbara- Latest Major Action: 12/5/2001 Referred to Senate committee. Latest Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

S.1825 : A bill to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to provide financial assistance to the States of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California, and Idaho and tribes in the region for salmon habitat restoration projects in coastal waters and upland drainages, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Boxer, Barbara- Latest Major Action: 5/14/2002 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Latest Status: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, and Fisheries. Hearings held.

S.1826 : A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the feasibility of providing adequate upstream and downstream passage for fish at the Chiloquin Dam on the Sprague River, Oregon.
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron- Latest Major Action: 12/13/2001 Referred to Senate committee. Latest Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

S.1875 : A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to establish requirements concerning the operation of fossil fuel-fired electric utility steam generating units, commercial and industrial boiler units, solid waste incineration units, medical waste incinerators, hazardous waste combustors, chlor-alkali plants, and Portland cement plants to reduce emissions of mercury to the environment, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Leahy, Patrick J.- Latest Major Action: 12/20/2001 Referred to Senate committee. Latest Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

S.1898 : A bill to establish the Green River National Wildlife Refuge in the State of Kentucky.
Sponsor: Sen. McConnell, Mitch- Latest Major Action: 1/25/2002 Referred to Senate committee. Latest Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S137-138)

S.1952 : A bill to reacquire and permanently protect certain leases on the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California by issuing credits for new energy production in less environmentally sensitive areas in the Western and Central Planning Areas of the Gulf of Mexico.
Sponsor: Sen. Boxer, Barbara- Latest Major Action: 2/14/2002 Referred to Senate committee. Latest Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

S.1961 : A bill to improve financial and environmental sustainability of the water programs of the United States.
Sponsor: Sen. Graham, Bob- Latest Major Action: 5/17/2002 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Latest Status: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

S.RES.180 : A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the policy of the United States at the 17th Regular Meeting of the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas in Murcia, Spain.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F.- Latest Major Action: 11/13/2001 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Latest Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11727-11728, S11735; text as passed Senate: CR S11727)

House Bills

H.R.108 : To establish a moratorium on bottom trawling and use of other mobile fishing gear on the seabed in certain areas off the coast of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Hefley, Joel- Latest Major Action: 2/15/2001 House committee/subcommittee actions. Latest Status: Executive Comment Requested from Commerce.

H.R.325 : To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a program for fisheries habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Tanner, John S.- Latest Major Action: 2/15/2001 House committee/subcommittee actions. Latest Status: Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

H.R.427 : To provide further protections for the watershed of the Little Sandy River as part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit, Oregon, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Blumenauer, Earl- Latest Major Action: 8/20/2001 Became Public Law No: 107-30.

H.R.470 : To prohibit the commercial harvesting of Atlantic striped bass in the coastal waters and the exclusive economic zone.
Sponsor: Rep Pallone, Frank, Jr.- Latest Major Action: 2/15/2001 House committee/subcommittee actions. Latest Status: Executive Comment Requested from Commerce.

H.R.488 : To designate as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, national park and preserve study areas, wild land recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors certain public lands in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Shays, Christopher- Latest Major Action: 2/15/2001 House committee/subcommittee actions. Latest Status: Executive Comment Requested from USDA, Interior.

H.R.702 : To encourage the safe and responsible use of personal watercraft, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Saxton, Jim- Latest Major Action: 2/26/2001 House committee/subcommittee actions. Latest Status: Executive Comment Requested from Commerce.

H.R.1157 : To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to provide financial assistance to the States of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California, and Idaho for salmon habitat restoration projects in coastal waters and upland drainages, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Thompson, Mike- Latest Major Action: 6/14/2001 Referred to Senate committee. Latest Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

H.R.1230 : To provide for the establishment of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge in the State of Michigan, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Dingell, John D.- Latest Major Action: 12/21/2001 Became Public Law No: 107-91.

H.R.1367 : To provide for the conservation and rebuilding of overfished stocks of Atlantic highly migratory species of fish, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Saxton, Jim- Latest Major Action: 8/2/2001 House committee/subcommittee actions. Latest Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

H.R.1494 : To save taxpayers money, reduce the deficit, cut corporate welfare, protect communities from wildfires, and protect and restore America's natural heritage by eliminating the fiscally wasteful and ecologically destructive commercial logging program on Federal public lands, restoring native biodiversity in our Federal public forests, and facilitating the economic recovery and diversification of communities affected by the Federal logging program.
Sponsor: Rep McKinney, Cynthia A.- Latest Major Action: 6/20/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Latest Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

H.R.1888 : To eliminate corporate welfare.
Sponsor: Rep Andrews, Robert E.- Latest Major Action: 6/1/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Latest Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

H.R.1938 : To extend and expand conservation programs administered by the Department of Agriculture.
Sponsor: Rep Moran, Jerry- Latest Major Action: 6/4/2001 House committee/subcommittee actions. Latest Status: Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

H.R.1989 : To reauthorize various fishing conservation management programs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Gilchrest, Wayne T.- Latest Major Action: 12/12/2001 Referred to Senate committee. Latest Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

H.R.2119 : To establish a program to designate, restore, and sustain historic native forests on National Forest System lands, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Simpson, Michael K.- Latest Major Action: 6/21/2001 House committee/subcommittee actions. Latest Status: Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

H.R.2167 : To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to protect \1/5\ of the world's fresh water supply by directing the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study on the known and potential environmental effects of oil and gas drilling on land beneath the water in the Great Lakes, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Stupak, Bart- Latest Major Action: 6/25/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Latest Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

H.R.2324 : To establish a balanced energy program for the United States that unlocks the potential of renewable energy and energy efficiency, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Woolsey, Lynn C.- Latest Major Action: 7/5/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Latest Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

H.R.2376 : To expedite relief provided under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act for the commercial fishery failure in the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery, to improve fishery management and enforcement in that fishery, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Capps, Lois- Latest Major Action: 9/24/2001 House committee/subcommittee actions. Latest Status: Referred to National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (Department of Commerce) for report.

H.R.2404 : To authorize Federal agency participation and financial assistance for programs and for infrastructure improvements for the purposes of increasing deliverable water supplies, conserving water and energy, restoring ecosystems, and enhancing environmental quality in the State of California, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Miller, George- Latest Major Action: 7/26/2001 House committee/subcommittee actions. Latest Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

H.R.2542 : To establish a Farmland Stewardship Program designed to target existing conservation programs to the specific conservation needs and opportunities presented by certain agricultural lands and to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into stewardship contracts with private owners and operators of these lands to maintain, protect, and care for the natural, environmental, and agricultural resources on these lands, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Putnam, Adam H.- Latest Major Action: 8/1/2001 House committee/subcommittee actions. Latest Status: Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

H.R.2570 : To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to recover depleted fish stocks and promote the long-term sustainability of marine fisheries, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Farr, Sam- Latest Major Action: 7/30/2001 House committee/subcommittee actions. Latest Status: Executive Comment Requested from Commerce.

H.R.2573 : To ensure that proper planning is undertaken to secure the preservation and recovery of the salmon and steelhead of the Columbia River basin and the maintenance of reasonably priced, reliable power, to direct the Secretary of Commerce to seek peer review of, and to conduct studies regarding, the National Marine Fisheries Service biological opinion, under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, pertaining to the impacts of Columbia River basin Federal dams on salmon and steelhead listed under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep McDermott, Jim- Latest Major Action: 12/20/2001 House committee/subcommittee actions. Latest Status: Executive Comment Received from Commerce.

H.R.2585 : To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the feasibility of providing adequate upstream and downstream passage for fish at the Chiloquin Dam on the Sprague River, Oregon.
Sponsor: Rep Walden, Greg- Latest Major Action: 10/31/2001 Referred to Senate committee. Latest Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

H.R.2587 : To enhance energy conservation, provide for security and diversity in the energy supply for the American people, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Tauzin, W. J. (Billy)- Latest Major Action: 8/13/2001 House committee/subcommittee actions. Latest Status: For Further Action See H.R.4.

H.R.2673 : To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to prohibit offering for sale, selling, or purchasing in interstate or foreign commerce certain shark fins.
Sponsor: Rep Faleomavaega, Eni F. H.- Latest Major Action: 8/7/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Latest Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.

H.R.2764 : To address certain matters related to Colorado River water management and the Salton Sea by providing funding for habitat enhancement projects at the Salton Sea, authorization and direction to the Secretary of the Interior regarding Federal environmental compliance, and funding for off-stream water management reservoirs and associated facilities near the All American Canal.
Sponsor: Rep Hunter, Duncan- Latest Major Action: 8/20/2001 House committee/subcommittee actions. Latest Status: Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

H.R.3104 : To protect the public's ability to fish for sport, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Peterson, Collin C.- Latest Major Action: 11/7/2001 House committee/subcommittee actions. Latest Status: Executive Comment Requested from Commerce.

H.R.3208 : To authorize funding through the Secretary of the Interior for the implementation of a comprehensive program in California to achieve increased water yield and environmental benefits, as well as improved water system reliability, water quality, water use efficiency, watershed management, water transfers, and levee protection.
Sponsor: Rep Calvert, Ken- Latest Major Action: 3/14/2002 House preparation for floor. Latest Status: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 217.

H.R.3480 : To promote Department of the Interior efforts to provide a scientific basis for the management of sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin.
Sponsor: Rep Kind, Ron- Latest Major Action: 4/25/2002 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Latest Status: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

H.R.3558 : To protect, conserve, and restore native fish, wildlife, and their natural habitats on Federal lands through cooperative, incentive-based grants to control, mitigate, and eradicate harmful nonnative species, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Rahall, Nick J., II- Latest Major Action: 4/17/2002 House committee/subcommittee actions. Latest Status: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

H.R.3570 : To direct the Secretary of the Interior to monitor the health of the Missouri River and measure biological, chemical, and physical responses to changes in river management and other significant variables.
Sponsor: Rep Bereuter, Doug- Latest Major Action: 12/21/2001 Referred to House subcommittee. Latest Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

H.R.4003 : To protect diverse and structurally complex areas of the seabed in the United States exclusive economic zone by establishing a maximum diameter size limit on rockhopper, roller, and all other groundgear used on bottom trawls.
Sponsor: Rep Hefley, Joel- Latest Major Action: 3/21/2002 Referred to House subcommittee. Latest Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.

H.R.4044 : To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance to the State of Maryland and the State of Louisiana for implementation of a program to eradicate or control nutria and restore marshland damaged by nutria.
Sponsor: Rep Gilchrest, Wayne T.- Latest Major Action: 5/15/2002 Referred to Senate committee. Latest Status: Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

H.R.4579 : To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to ensure the recovery of our Nation's declining biological diversity; to reaffirm and strengthen this Nation's commitment to protect wildlife; to safeguard our children's economic and ecological future; and to provide assurances to local governments, communities, and individuals in their planning and economic development efforts. Sponsor: Rep Miller, George Committees: House Resources; House Ways and Means Latest Major Action: 5/7/2002 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

H.R.4618 : To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to provide for the conservation of stocks of Pacific highly migratory species by directing the Secretary of Commerce to prohibit pelagic longline fishing in the exclusive economic zone off the coasts of the States of California, Oregon, and Washington.
Sponsor: Rep Hunter, Duncan- Latest Major Action: 5/8/2002 House committee/subcommittee actions. Latest Status: Executive Comment Requested from Commerce.

H.R.4749 : To reauthorize the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Gilchrest, Wayne T.- Latest Major Action: 7/10/2002 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Ordered to be Reported (Amended); Yeas and Nays: 23 - 17.

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