Skip to content
Their Record
← Mel Martinez

Mel Martinez on Climate & Energy

RepublicanFL

Climate & Energy23 votes · 69.8/100 consistent
Climate actionFossil fuel priority

29 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Climate & Energy. 23 of them counted toward the score above: 7 toward “Climate action” and 16 toward “Fossil fuel priority”.

The other 6 did not count: 4 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.

DateWhat was voted onVotedCounted as
2009-04-02To protect workers from significant job loss by providing a point of order against climate change or similar legislation that raises Federal revenues to such an extent that it causes significant job loss in manufacturing- or coal-dependent U.S. regions such as the Midwest, Great Plains or South.S.Con.Res. 13 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFossil fuel priority
2009-04-02To modify the authorization for climate change legislation.S.Con.Res. 13 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2009-04-01To prohibit the use of reconciliation in the Senate for climate change legislation involving a cap and trade system.S.Con.Res. 13 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFossil fuel priority
2009-04-01To protect middle-income taxpayers from tax increases by providing a point of order against legislation that increase taxes on them, including taxes that arise, directly or indirectly, from Federal revenues derived from climate change or similar legislation.S.Con.Res. 13 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFossil fuel priority
2009-03-31To amend the deficit-neutral reserve fund for climate change legislation to require that such legislation does not increase electricity or gasoline prices.S.Con.Res. 13 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFossil fuel priority
2009-03-18To provide for the future energy needs of the United States and eliminate restrictions on the development of renewable energy.H.R. 146 · 111th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaFossil fuel priority
2008-06-06In the nature of a substitute.S. 3036 · 110th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaDirection not readable
2008-06-04A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases, and for other purposes.S. 3036 · 110th Congress · On the MotionNayFossil fuel priority
2008-06-02A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases, and for other purposes.S. 3036 · 110th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaClimate action
2008-04-10To provide a longer extension of the renewable energy production tax credit and to encourage all emerging renewable sources of electricity, and for other purposes.H.R. 3221 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFossil fuel priority
2008-04-01Moving the United States toward greater energy independence and security, developing innovative new technologies, reducing carbon emissions, creating green jobs, protecting consumers, increasing clean renewable energy production, and modernizing our energy infrastructure, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the production of renewable energy and energy conservation.H.R. 3221 · 110th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaClimate action
2008-02-28Moving the United States toward greater energy independence and security, developing innovative new technologies, reducing carbon emissions, creating green jobs, protecting consumers, increasing clean renewable energy production, and modernizing our energy infrastructure, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the production of renewable energy and energy conservation.H.R. 3221 · 110th Congress · On the Cloture MotionNayFossil fuel priority
2007-12-13An 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.H.R. 6 · 110th Congress · On the MotionYeaClimate action
2007-12-13An 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.H.R. 6 · 110th Congress · On the Cloture MotionNayFossil fuel priority
2007-12-12To limit the tax credit for small wind energy property expenditures to property placed in service in connection with a farm or rural small business.H.R. 2419 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentNayClimate action
2007-12-07An 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.H.R. 6 · 110th Congress · On the Cloture MotionDid not voteNot a yea/nay
2007-06-21An Act to move the United States toward greater energy independence and security, to increase the production of clean renewable fuels, to protect consumers from price gouging, to increase the energy 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.H.R. 6 · 110th Congress · On Passage of the BillNayFossil fuel priority
2007-06-21An Act to move the United States toward greater energy independence and security, to increase the production of clean renewable fuels, to protect consumers from price gouging, to increase the energy 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.H.R. 6 · 110th Congress · On the Cloture MotionNayFossil fuel priority
2007-06-19To establish a program to provide loans for projects to produce syngas from coal and other feedstocks while simultaneously reducing greenhouse gas emissions and reliance of the United States on petroleum and natural gas.H.R. 6 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentNayClimate action
2007-06-19To provide standards for clean coal-derived fuels.H.R. 6 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFossil fuel priority
2007-05-15To require the consideration of certain factors relating to global climate change.H.R. 1495 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFossil fuel priority
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 AmendmentNayFossil fuel priority
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 ResolutionNayFossil fuel priority
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 MotionDid not voteNot a yea/nay
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 AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2005-06-22To express the sense of the Senate on climate change legislation.H.R. 6 · 109th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection 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 AmendmentNayFossil fuel priority
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 AmendmentYeaClimate 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.