Project Vote Smart - Senator McCain on HR 6

Find Your Representatives

Search Vote Smart

Basic Categories:

Biographical Information

Voting Records

Issue Positions
(Political Courage Test)

Interest Group Ratings

Issues and Legislation

Voter's Speakeasy Blog

Vote Smart API

RSS Feeds

Widgets

National

Key Vote

Energy Act of 2007

Key Votes:
HR 6
  S Amdt 1519: Preventing Petroleum Export Organizations (NOPEC Act of 2007)
    S Amdt 1566: Offshore Drilling in Virginia
    S Amdt 1704: Alternative Energy Subsidies
      S Amdt 1538: Clean Energy Achievement Criteria

Issues: Budget, Spending and Taxes, Business and Consumers, Energy Issues, Environmental Issues, Transportation Issues
Date: 12/13/2007
Sponsor: Rep. Rahall, Nick II (D-WV)

Record Vote Number 430

Concurrence Vote Passed
(Senate)
How members voted
(86 - 8)

Senator McCain did not vote

Read statements Senator McCain made in this general time period.

Project Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that increases fuel economy of motor vehicles and requires an increase in the production of renewable fuels.

NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTED BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED.

Official Title of Legislation:

HR 6: An Act to move the United States toward greater energy independence and security, to increase the production of clean renewable fuels, to protect consumers, to increase the efficiency of products, buildings, and vehicles, to promote research on and deploy greenhouse gas capture and storage options, and to improve the energy performance of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

Highlights:

-Increases Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) to 35 miles per gallon by the year 2020 (Sec. 102).

-Requires a minimum standard of 27.5 miles per gallon for domestic passenger vehicles (Sec. 102).

-Requires an increase in the production of renewable fuels from 4.0 billion gallons to 36.0 billion gallons by 2022 (Sec. 202).

-Stipulates that all renewable fuel refineries built after enactment of this bill reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20 percent of the current baseline (Sec. 202).

-Increases energy efficiency standards for certain household appliances, battery chargers, walk-in coolers and freezers, electric motors, light bulbs, and other devices (Title III).

- Establishes the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Worker Training Program to provide training to veterans, unemployed individuals, and workers impacted by energy and environmental policies (Sec. 1002).

Link to Legislation: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:hr6:

House Passage: 01/18/2007 : Bill Passed: 264 - 163 (Roll no. 40)

Senate Passage With Amendment: 06/21/2007 : Bill Passed: 65 - 27 (Record Vote Number 226)
NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTED BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED.

House Concurrence Vote With Amendment: 12/06/2007 : Concurrence Vote Passed: 235 - 181 (Roll no. 1140)
NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTED BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED.

Senate Concurrence Vote With Amendment: 12/13/2007 : Concurrence Vote Passed 86 - 8 (Record Vote Number 430)
NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTED BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED.

House Concurrence Vote: 12/18/2007 : Concurrence Vote Passed: 314 - 100 (Roll no. 1177)

President Passage: 12/19/2007 : Signed Became Public Law Number 110-140

Sponsor:

Rep. Rahall, Nick II (D-WV)

Cosponsors:

PVS provides summaries for each version of the bill selected as a key vote. The summary does not necessarily reflect the final version of the bill. For further status information, call the Voter's Research Hotline at 1-888-VOTE-SMART (1-888-868-3762).

About Us | Contact Us | Project Vote Smart • One Common Ground, Philipsburg, MT 59858 • Hotline: 888-Vote-Smart (888-868-3762)
All content © 2002-2008 Project Vote Smart • Legislative Demographic Data provided by Aristotle International, Inc.