Date Bill Title Vote Outcome 10/29/2009 Continuing Appropriations Extension and 2009-2010 Department of Interior, Environmental Protection Agency, and Related Appropriations N Conference Report Adopted - House 06/26/2009 Energy Law Amendments (Cap and Trade) N Bill Passed - House 06/09/2009 Trade-in Vouchers for Fuel Efficient Cars N Bill Passed - House 03/25/2009 Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 N Concurrence Vote Passed - House 03/11/2009 Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 N Bill Failed - House 09/26/2008 Renewable Energy Credits and Other Business and Individual Credits N Bill Passed - House 09/24/2008 Continuing Appropriations N Concurrence Vote Passed - House 09/16/2008 Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling and Extending Certain Renewable Energy Tax Credits NV Bill Passed - House 07/17/2008 Oil Exploration in the National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska NV Bill Failed - House 07/16/2008 Adding Parts of the Taunton River to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System N Bill Passed - House 06/26/2008 Oil Production Leases N Bill Failed - House 06/19/2008 GI Bill, Funding for Midwest Flood Cleanup, Extension of Unemployment Benefits, and Other Provisions N Concurrence Vote Passed - House 06/18/2008 Second Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) N Veto Override Passed - House 05/21/2008 Alternative Energy Tax Incentives N Bill Passed - House 05/21/2008 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) N Veto Override Passed - House 05/14/2008 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) N Conference Report Adopted - House 04/29/2008 Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 N Bill Passed - House 02/27/2008 Energy Bill N Bill Passed - House 12/18/2007 Energy Act of 2007 NV Concurrence Vote Passed - House 12/17/2007 Inclusion of Consolidated Appropriations NV Concurrence Vote Passed - House 12/06/2007 Energy Act of 2007 NV Concurrence Vote Passed - House 11/06/2007 Water Resources Development Act of 2007 N Veto Override Passed - House 11/01/2007 Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act NV Bill Passed - House 08/04/2007 Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007 NV Bill Passed - House 08/04/2007 Renewable Energy Standards NV Amendment Adopted - House 08/04/2007 Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007 NV Bill Passed - House 07/27/2007 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) N Bill Passed - House 07/17/2007 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act N Bill Passed - House 01/18/2007 Energy Act of 2007 N Bill Passed - House 09/25/2006 New Hampshire Wilderness Act N Bill Failed - House 06/29/2006 Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2006 Y Bill Passed - House 06/13/2006 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2006 N Conference Report Adopted - House 05/18/2006 Interior Department FY2007 Appropriations Bill N Bill Passed - House 05/18/2006 Outer Continental Shelf for Gas and Oil Amendment Y Amendment Rejected - House 05/18/2006 Outer Continental Shelf Amendment N Amendment Adopted - House 03/16/2006 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2006 N Bill Passed - House 11/21/2003 Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 N Conference Report Adopted - House 11/20/2003 Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2003 N Bill Passed - House 11/18/2003 Energy and Water Appropriations, FY 2004 bill N Conference Report Adopted - House 09/23/2003 Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Land Exchange Act '02 Y Bill Passed - House 05/20/2003 Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 N Passage - House 07/17/2002 Department of the Interior Appropriations Act, Fiscal Year 2003 N Bill Passed - House 05/02/2002 Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 N Conference Report Adopted - House 11/01/2001 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2002 N Conference Report Adopted - House 10/05/2001 Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 N Bill Passed - House 08/02/2001 Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) Act of 2001 N Bill Passed - House 08/01/2001 Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE) Amendment N Amendment Rejected - House 08/01/2001 Prohibiting Oil Drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge N Amendment Rejected - House 06/21/2000 EPA Amendment N Amendment Rejected - House 06/07/2000 San Rafael Legacy District Motor Vehicle Amendment Y Amendment Rejected - House 06/07/2000 San Rafael Swell Area Amendment Y Amendment Adopted - House 05/11/2000 Conservation and Reinvestment Act of 1999 N Bill Passed - House 05/11/2000 Local Government Participation Amendment Y Amendment Rejected - House 05/10/2000 Social Security and Medicare Solvency Amendment Y Amendment Adopted - House 05/10/2000 Land Conservation-Land Acquisition Funding Y Amendment Rejected - House 03/22/2000 Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act N Bill Passed - House 09/27/1999 Energy FY2000 Appropriations bill N Conference Report Adopted - House 07/27/1999 Energy FY2000 Appropriations bill N Bill Passed - House 06/08/1999 Lethal Predator Funding Amendment Y Amendment Rejected - House 03/27/1998 Forest Recovery and Protection bill N Bill Failed - House 03/27/1998 Road Construction Amendment N Amendment Adopted - House 10/30/1997 Nuclear Waste Disposal bill N Bill Passed - House 10/24/1997 Interior Department FY98 Appropriations bill N Conference Report Adopted - House 07/15/1997 Interior Department FY98 Appropriations bill N Bill Passed - House 05/07/1997 Endangered Species Act Exemption Amendment N Amendment Adopted - House
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