Joseph Edward Brennan on Climate & Energy

DemocratME

Climate & Energy33 votes · 94.4/100 consistent

Climate actionFossil fuel priority

46 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Climate & Energy. 33 of them counted toward the score above: 31 toward “Climate action” and 2 toward “Fossil fuel priority”.

The other 13 did not count: 11 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 2 were ones they did not cast a yea or nay on. They are listed below anyway, marked as not scored, because a filtered list of votes is not a voting record.

Date	What was voted on	Voted	Counted as
1990-10-26	CLEAN AIR ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1990 — TO ADOPT THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S 1630, CLEAN AIR ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1990.S. 1630 · 101st Congress · On Agreeing to the Conference Report	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
1990-10-26	WAIVING CERTAIN POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 1630, CLEAN AIR ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1990 — TO ADOPT THE RULE TO PROVIDE FOR CONSIDERATION OF S 1630, CLEAN AIR ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1990.H.Res. 535 · 101st Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Did not vote	Direction not readable
1990-10-23	BEACHES ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, CLOSURE, AND HEALTH ACT OF 1990 — TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS HR 4333, BEACHES ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, CLOSURE, AND HEALTH ACT OF 1990, TO ESTABLISH THE CLEAN COASTAL BEACHES COUNCIL TO DEVELOP A PROGRAM OF MONITORING COASTAL ZONE RECREATIONAL WATERS. (MOTION PASSED; TWO-THIRDS OF THOSE PRESENT VOTING IN FAVOR.)H.R. 4333 · 101st Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
1990-10-01	PROTECTING ANTARCTICA AS A GLOBAL ECOLOGICAL COMMONS — TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS HJ RES 418, ANARCTIC TREATY, TO PROTECT ANTARCTICA AS A GLOBAL ECOLOGICAL COMMONS. (MOTION PASSED; TWO-THIRDS OF THOSE PRESENT VOTING IN FAVOR.)H.J.Res. 418 · 101st Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Climate action
1990-09-26	COASTAL ZONE ACT REAUTHORIZATION AMENDMENTS OF 1990 — TO PASS HR 4450, COASTAL ZONE ACT REAUTHORIZATION AMENDMENTS OF 1990, TO IMPROVE MANAGEMENT OF THE COASTAL ZONE AND ENHANCE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OF COASTAL ZONE RESOURCES.H.R. 4450 · 101st Congress · On Passage	Yea	Climate action
1990-09-24	FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION ESTABLISHMENT ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1990 — TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS HR 5255, NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION ESTABLISHMENT ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1990, TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION FOR FISCAL YEARS 1991-1993. (MOTION PASSED; TWO-THIRDS OF THOSE PRESENT VOTING IN FAVOR.)H.R. 5255 · 101st Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Climate action
1990-09-24	GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1990 — TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS HR 4323, GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1990, TO AMEND THE FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT RELATING TO WATER QUALITY IN THE GREAT LAKES. (MOTION PASSED; TWO-THIRDS OF THOSE PRESENT VOTING IN FAVOR.)H.R. 4323 · 101st Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Climate action
1990-08-03	OIL POLLUTION PREVENTION, RESPONSE, LIABILITY, AND COMPENSATION ACT — TO ADOPT THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON HR 1465, OIL POLLUTION ACT OF 1990, TO ESTABLISH LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY AND DAMAGES RESULTING FROM OIL POLLUTION.H.R. 1465 · 101st Congress · On Agreeing to the Conference Report	Yea	Climate action
1990-05-23	CLEAN AIR ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1990 — TO PASS HR 3030, CLEAN AIR AMENDMENTS OF 1990, TO AMEND THE CLEAN AIR ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ATTAINMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF NATURAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS.H.R. 3030 · 101st Congress · On Passage	Yea	Climate action
1990-05-23	TO AMEND HR 3030, CLEAN AIR ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1990, TO MODIFY THE CLEAN FUEL PROVISIONS IN THE BILL.H.R. 3030 · 101st Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
1990-05-23	TO AMEND HR 3030, CLEAN AIR ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1990, TO REQUIRE THE EPA TO ESTABLISH REGULATIONS TO CONTROL POLLUTION FROM OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS PLATFORMS.H.R. 3030 · 101st Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Climate action
1990-05-23	TO AMEND HR 3030, CLEAN AIR ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1990, TO REQUIRE COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE CHEMICALS THAT DESTROY THE OZONE LAYER BY MID-2000 AND LESS DESTRUCTIVE TYPES OF CHEMICALS BY THE BEGINNING OF 2020.H.R. 3030 · 101st Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Climate action
1990-05-23	TO AMEND HR 3030, CLEAN AIR ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1990, TO EXTEND THE 5 YEAR/50,000 MILE WARRANTIES ON "MAJOR" AUTO EMISSION CONTROL DEVICES TO 8 YEAR/80,000 MILE WARRANTIES.H.R. 3030 · 101st Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Climate action
1990-05-23	TO AMEND HR 3030, CLEAN AIR ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1990, TO AUTHORIZE $250 MILLION FOR A "CLEAN AIR EMPLOYMENT TRANSITION ASSISTANCE" PROGRAM TO BE DISBURSED OVER A 5-YEAR PERIOD.H.R. 3030 · 101st Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
1990-05-23	TO AMEND HR 3030, CLEAN AIR ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1990, TO ELIMINATE PROVISIONS REQUIRING CERTAIN FEES AND CHARGES.H.R. 3030 · 101st Congress · ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENTS	Nay	Climate action
1990-05-23	PROVIDING FOR THE FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3030, CLEAN AIR ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1990 — TO ADOPT THE RULE TO PROVIDE FOR CONSIDERATION OF HR 3030, CLEAN AIR ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1990, TO AMEND THE CLEAN AIR ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ATTAINMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF NATURAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS.H.Res. 399 · 101st Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
1990-05-23	PROVIDING FOR THE FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3030, CLEAN AIR ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1990 — TO ORDER THE PREVIOUS QUESTION ON H RES 399, TO PROVIDE FOR CONSIDERATION OF HR 3030, CLEAN AIR ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1990, TO AMEND THE CLEAN AIR ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ATTAINMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF NATURAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS.H.Res. 399 · 101st Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Direction not readable
1990-03-28	DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT — TO PASS HR 3847, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, TO ESTABLISH A DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.H.R. 3847 · 101st Congress · On Passage	Yea	Climate action
1990-03-28	TO AMEND IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE, HR 3847, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, TO ELEVATE THE EPA TO CABINET LEVEL.H.R. 3847 · 101st Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Fossil fuel priority
1990-02-07	OIL POLLUTION PREVENTION, RESPONSE, LIABILITY, AND COMPENSATION ACT — TO INSTRUCT HOUSE CONFEREES ON HR 1465, OIL-SPILL LIABILITY, TO INSIST UPON INCLUSION IN THE CONFERENCE REPORT OF A REQUIREMENT FOR EQUIPPING NEW AND EXISTING TANK VESSELS WITH DOUBLE BOTTOMS OR DOUBLE HULLS.H.R. 1465 · 101st Congress · MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES	Yea	Climate action
1989-11-09	TO PASS HR 1465, OIL POLLUTION LIMITATIONS, TO SET LIMITS ON LIABILITY AND DAMAGES CAUSED BY OIL SPILLS AND TO ESTABLISH A FUND TO HELP PAY FOR THOSE DAMAGES.H.R. 1465 · 101st Congress	Yea	Climate action
1989-11-09	TO AMEND HR 1465, OIL POLLUTION LIMIT, TO CHANGE THE LIABILITY STANDARDS SO THAT LIABILITY LIMITS WOULD NOT APPLY TO SPILLS DUE TO NEGLIGENCE AS OPPOSED TO GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT.H.R. 1465 · 101st Congress	Yea	Climate action
1989-11-08	TO AMEND HR 1465, OIL POLLUTION LIMITS, TO CHANGE THE LIABILITY STANDARDS SO THAT LIABILITY LIMITS WOULD NOT APPLY TO SPILLS DUE TO NEGLIGENCE AS OPPOSED TO GROSS NEGLIGENCE.H.R. 1465 · 101st Congress	Yea	Climate action
1989-11-08	TO AMEND HR 1465, OIL POLLUTION LIMITS, TO PROHIBIT STATE OR LOCAL LIABILITY LIMITS HIGHER THAN THOSE SET IN THIS LEGISLATION.H.R. 1465 · 101st Congress	Nay	Climate action
1989-11-08	TO AMEND HR 1465, OIL POLLUTION LIMITS, TO ALLOW A PARTY TO BE ABLE TO SEEK REDRESS UNDER EITHER FEDERAL OR STATE LAW, BUT NOT BOTH.H.R. 1465 · 101st Congress	Nay	Climate action
1989-11-08	TO AMEND HR 1465, OIL POLLUTION LIMITS, TO PREVENT FEDERAL LAW FROM PREEMPTING STATE LAWS THAT DEAL WITH OIL SPILL LIABILITY AND RELATED ISSUES.H.R. 1465 · 101st Congress	Yea	Climate action
1989-11-08	TO AMEND THE MILLER (D, CA) AMENDMENT TO HR 1465, OIL POLLUTION LIMITS, TO REMOVE PROVISIONS THAT DEALT WITH STATE AUTHORITY AS IT RELATED TO CLEANUPS.H.R. 1465 · 101st Congress	Nay	Climate action
1989-11-01	TO APPROVE H RES 277, TO ALLOW FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF HR 1465, OIL SPILL DAMAGE.H.R. 1465 · 101st Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1989-07-19	TO PASS HR 1056, FEDERAL FACILITIES COMPLIANCE ACT, TO CLARIFY FEDERAL FACILITIES REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ACT.H.R. 1056 · 101st Congress	Yea	Climate action
1989-07-19	TO AMEND HR 1056, FEDERAL FACILITIES COMPLIANCE ACT, TO STATE THAT THE WAIVER OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY WILL NOT APPLY TO CIVIL OR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS DEALING WITH VIOLATIONS OF A CORRECTIVE NATION.H.R. 1056 · 101st Congress	Nay	Climate action
1989-07-19	TO ADOPT H RES 202, THE RULE TO ALLOW HR 1056, FEDERAL FACILITIES COMPLIANCE ACT, TO BE CONSIDERED.H.R. 1056 · 101st Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1989-06-22	TO AMEND FURTHER HR 2655, FOREIGN AID AUTHORIZATION, TO EXEMPT FROM THE CASH ASSISTANCE PURCHASE REQUIREMENTS AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES, PETROLEUM AND ITS PRODUCTS, COAL AND FERTILIZER.H.R. 2655 · 101st Congress	Nay	Climate action
1988-10-06	TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS HR 3515, MEDICAL WASTE TRACKING, TO AMEND THE SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ACT TO DIRECT THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY TO OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCE REGULATIONS ON INFECTIOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT. MOTION PASSED; TWO-THIRDS OF THOSE PRESENT VOTING IN FAVOR.H.R. 3515 · 100th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1988-10-04	TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS HR 4211, OCEAN POLLUTION PLANNING REAUTHORIZATION, TO EXTEND THE NATIONAL OCEAN POLLUTION PLANNING ACT OF 1978 FOR THE 1989 AND 1990 FISCAL YEARS. MOTION PASSED; TWO-THIRDS OF THOSE PRESENT VOTING IN FAVOR.H.R. 4211 · 100th Congress	Yea	Climate action
1988-10-04	TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS HR 4210, MARINE PROGRAMS REAUTHORIZATION, TO EXTEND TITLE II OF THE MARINE PROTECTION, RESEARCH AND SANCTUARIES ACT OF 1972 FOR THE 1989 AND 1990 FISCAL YEARS. MOTION PASSED; TWO-THIRDS OF THOSE PRESENT VOTING IN FAVOR.H.R. 4210 · 100th Congress	Yea	Climate action
1988-10-04	TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS HR 5430, OCEAN DUMPING FEES, TO AMEND THE MARINE PROTECTION, RESEARCH AND SANCTUARIES ACT OF 1972 TO CREATE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS TO DISCOURAGE OCEAN DUMPING OF SEWAGE SLUDGE AND INDUSTRIAL WASTE. MOTION PASSED; TWO-THIRDS OF THOSE PRESENT VOTING IN FAVOR.H.R. 5430 · 100th Congress	Yea	Climate action
1988-09-22	TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H J RES 648, INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION TO PROTECT BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, TO ENCOURAGE THE PRESIDENT TO PURSUE AN INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT ON PROTECTION OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY IN THE WORLD AND TO REPORT BACK TO CONGRESS IN ONE YEAR ON THE STATUS OF NEGOTIATIONS. MOTION PASSED; TWO-THIRDS OF THOSE PRESENT VOTING IN FAVOR.H.J.Res. 648 · 100th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1987-12-17	TO PASS HR 1467, ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT, A BILL TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS TO CARRY OUT THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973 DURING FISCAL YEARS 1988-1992.H.R. 1467 · 100th Congress	Yea	Climate action
1987-12-17	TO AMEND HR 1467, ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT, TO GIVE THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR DISCRETION TO CONSIDER THE IMPACT ON HUMAN LIFE AND SAFETY WHEN EVALUATING FEDERAL PROJECTS.H.R. 1467 · 100th Congress	Nay	Climate action
1987-12-17	TO AMEND HR 1467, ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT, TO DELAY FOR TWO YEARS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REGULATIONS REQUIRING THE USE OF TURTLE EXCLUDER DEVICES BY SHRIMPERS ON OFFSHORE WATERS OF THE GULF OF MEXICO.H.R. 1467 · 100th Congress	Nay	Climate action
1987-12-17	TO AMEND HR 1467, ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT, TO REMOVE THE LEOPARD DARTER MINNOW FROM THE ENDANGERED OR THREATENED SPECIES LIST.H.R. 1467 · 100th Congress	Nay	Climate action
1987-12-11	TO ADOPT THE RULE H RES 328 TO PROVIDE FOR HOUSE FLOOR CONSIDERATION OF HR 1467, ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT, TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973 FOR FISCAL YEARS 1988-1992.H.R. 1467 · 100th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1987-12-03	TO AMEND H J RES 395, FISCAL 1988 CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS, TO POSTPONE ECONOMIC SANCTIONS AGAINST AREAS THAT FAIL TO MEET CLEAN AIR ACT STANDARDS.H.J.Res. 395 · 100th Congress	Nay	Climate action
1987-10-13	TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS HR 940, PLASTIC POLLUTION CONTROL, A BILL TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGULATION OF THE DISPOSAL OF PLASTIC AND OTHER MATERIALS AT SEA. MOTION PASSED; TWO-THIRDS OF THOSE PRESENT VOTING IN FAVOR.H.R. 940 · 100th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1987-06-04	TO AMEND HR 2355, EPA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, TO INCREASE THE APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZED FOR ACID DEPOSITION RESEARCH BY $3 MILLION ANNUALLY.H.R. 2355 · 100th Congress	Nay	Fossil fuel priority
1987-02-03	TO PASS, OVER PRESIDENT REAGAN'S VETO, HR 1, THE CLEAN WATER ACT, A BILL TO AMEND AND REAUTHORIZE THE CLEAN WATER ACT OF 1972. VETO OVERRIDDEN; TWO-THIRDS OF THOSE PRESENT VOTING IN FAVOR.H.R. 1 · 100th Congress	Yea	Climate action

Sorted newest first. “Counted as” is which end of the Climate action / Fossil fuel priority axis the vote moved this member toward, using the direction recorded for this issue on that roll call. Open any row to see the full measure, the tally, and the reason that direction was assigned.