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← Susan M. Collins

Susan M. Collins on Climate & Energy

RepublicanME

Climate & Energy101 votes · 37.5/100 consistent
Climate actionFossil fuel priority

127 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Climate & Energy. 101 of them counted toward the score above: 46 toward “Climate action” and 55 toward “Fossil fuel priority”.

The other 26 did not count: 26 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 0 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.

DateWhat was voted onVotedCounted as
2007-03-22To provide budget levels to extend through 2012 the production tax credit for electricity produced from renewable resources, the Clean Renewable Energy Bonds, and energy tax provisions for energy efficient buildings and power plants.S.Con.Res. 21 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaClimate action
2006-03-14To make energy more affordable and sustainable, to increase our national security through foreign oil replacement with biofuels and alternative fuels and advanced/hybrid vehicle use, to accelerate production and market penetration of clean and renewable energy technologies and generation, and to more fully utilize energy efficiency and conservation technologies and practices.S.Con.Res. 83 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaClimate action
2005-09-13A joint resolution disapproving a rule promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to delist coal and oil-direct utility units from the source category list under the Clean Air Act.S.J.Res. 20 · 109th Congress · On the Joint ResolutionYeaClimate action
2005-09-12A joint resolution disapproving a rule promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to delist coal and oil-direct utility units from the source category list under the Clean Air Act.S.J.Res. 20 · 109th Congress · On the MotionYeaClimate action
2005-06-22To express the sense of the Senate regarding the need for the United States to address global climate change through comprehensive and cost-effective national measures and through the negotiation of fair and binding international commitments under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.H.R. 6 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2005-06-22To express the sense of the Senate on climate change legislation.H.R. 6 · 109th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayDirection not readable
2005-06-22To provide for a program to accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States.H.R. 6 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaClimate action
2005-06-21To provide for the conduct of activities that promote the adoption of technologies that reduce greenhouse gas intensity in the United States and in developing countries and to provide credit-based financial assistance and investment protection for projects that employ advanced climate technologies or systems in the United States.H.R. 6 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFossil fuel priority
2003-10-30To provide for a program of scientific research on abrupt climate change, to accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States by establishing a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, to limit greenhouse gas emissions in the United States and reduce dependence upon foreign oil, and ensure benefits to consumers from the trading in such allowances.S. 139 · 108th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaClimate action
2002-04-24To modify the definitions of biomass and renewable energy to exclude municipal solid waste.S. 517 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayClimate action
2001-04-25A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to promote the cleanup and reuse of brownfields, to provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, to enhance State response programs, and for other purposes.S. 350 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaClimate action
2001-04-05To increase natural resources, environment, energy and other spending to ensure full funding of the Land Conservation, Preservation, and Infrastructure Improvement Program; to help preserve the core operating budgets of the major environmental agencies to provide appropriate funding for activities related to enforcement of environmental statutes and setting of standards that protect natural resources and the public's health; to address contaminated brownfield sites and urban sprawl and promote smart growth; to save wildlife habitat and endangered species; and to address water quality and infrastructure, global climate change, and energy security, resources and efficiency.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFossil fuel priority
2000-10-12To strike the riders that delay the Environmental Protection Agency's new standard on arsenic in drinking water and that prohibit the designation of nonattainment areas under the Clean Air act.H.R. 4635 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayClimate action
2000-05-02An original bill to provide for the storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository, and for other purposes.S. 1287 · 106th Congress · On Overriding the VetoYeaDirection not readable
2000-02-10An original bill to provide for the storage of spent nuclear fuel pending completion of the nuclear waste repository, and for other purposes.S. 1287 · 106th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaDirection not readable
2000-02-08To provide a complete substitute.S. 1287 · 106th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaDirection not readable
1999-11-18To provide for the disposal of excess spoil and coal mine waste.H.J.Res. 82 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
1999-08-04To express the sense of the Senate that the Committee on Environment and Public Works should review the findings of the EPA Blue Ribbon Panel on MTBE and other relevant scientific studies, hold comprehensive hearings, and report to the Senate at the earliest possible date any legislation necessary to address the recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Panel.S. 1233 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
1998-06-02A bill to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982. — (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE FAILED TO CLOSE FURTHER DEBATE ON THE MOTION TO PROCEED TO CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1270, TO AMEND THE NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY ACT OF 1982.)H.R. 1270 · 105th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedYeaDirection not readable
1997-07-25A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. — (SENATE AGREED TO S. RES. 98, EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE CONDITIONS FOR THE UNITED STATES BECOMING A SIGNATORY TO ANY INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT ON GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS UNDER THE UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE.)S.Res. 98 · 105th Congress · On the ResolutionYeaFossil fuel priority
1997-04-15A bill to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982. — (SENATE PASSED S. 104, TO AMEND THE NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY ACT OF 1982.)S. 104 · 105th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaDirection not readable
1997-04-15To establish the level of annual fee for each civilian nuclear power reactor. — (SENATE ADOPTED MURKOWSKI AMENDMENT NO. 43 TO AMENDMENT NO. 42, TO ESTABLISH THE LEVEL OF ANNUAL FEE FOR EACH CIVILIAN NUCLEAR POWER REACTOR.)S. 104 · 105th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
1997-04-15To provide for the case in which the Yucca Mountain site proves to be unsuitable or cannot be licensed and to strike the automatic default to a site in Nevada. — (SENATE REJECTED BINGAMAN AMENDMENT NO. 31 TO AMENDMENT NO. 26, TO PROVIDE FOR THE CASE IN WHICH THE YUCCA MOUNTAIN SITE PROVES TO BE UNSUITABLE OR CANNOT BE LICENSED AND TO STRIKE THE AUTOMATIC DEFAULT TO A SITE IN NEVADA.)S. 104 · 105th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
1997-04-10To strike all provisions relating to special consideration of potential sites for an interim storage facility. — (SENATE REJECTED BINGAMAN AMENDMENT NO. 41 TO AMENDMENT NO. 26, TO STRIKE THE BAN ON DESIGNATING CERTAIN SITES AS INTERIM STORAGE FACILITIES.)S. 104 · 105th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
1997-04-10To clarify Congressional intent with respect to enactment of this Act in response to DOE's inability to meet the January 31, 1998 contractual deadline to start disposing of spent nuclear fuel. — (SENATE REJECTED BUMPERS AMENDMENT NO. 33 TO AMENDMENT NO. 26, TO CLARIFY CONGRESSIONAL INTENT WITH RESPECT TO ENACTMENT OF THIS ACT IN RESPONSE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S INABILITY TO MEET THE JANUARY 31, 1998 CONTRACTUAL DEADLINE TO START DISPOSING OF SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL.)S. 104 · 105th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
1997-04-10To provide that the President shall not designate the Oak Ridge Reservation in the State of Tennessee as a site for construction of an interim storage facility. — (SENATE AGREED TO FRIST/THOMPSON AMENDMENT NO. 37 TO AMENDMENT 26, TO PROVIDE THAT THE PRESIDENT SHALL NOT DESIGNATE THE OAK RIDGE RESERVATION IN THE STATE OF TENNESSEE AS A SITE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF AN INTERIM STORAGE FACILITIY.)S. 104 · 105th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
1997-04-10No Statement of Purpose on File. — (SENATE TABLED REID/BRYAN MODIFIED AMENDMENT NO. 28 TO AMENDMENT NO. 27, PROVIDING THAT THE TRANSPORTATION OF SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL OR HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE TO A CENTRALIZED INTERIM STORAGE SITE OR TO A PERMANENT REPOSITORY SHALL NOT CROSS ANY STATE LINE WITHOUT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF ENTRY.)S. 104 · 105th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable

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.