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House Roll Call 704, 102nd Congress · July 21, 1992

H.R.2637 BY KOSTMAYER (D-PA) -- WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT LAND WITHDRAWAL ACT (HOUSE REJECTED THE RICHARDSON AMENDMENT THAT SOUGHT TO PROHIBIT THE PLACEMENT OF ANY TRANSURANIC WASTE TO CONDUCT TEST PHASE ACTIVITIES IN THE WIPP FACILITY UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY AND THE EPA ADMINISTRATOR CERTIFY THAT THE FACILITY IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE FINAL DISPOSAL STANDARDS.)

Question before the chamber: On Agreeing to the Amendment

148 yea · 253 nayFailed33 not voting or present
Democrat119 yea · 115 nay
Republican27 yea · 137 nay
Independent1 yea · 0 nay
Other1 yea · 1 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

H.R. 2637

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Withdrawal Act

Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources — assigned by Library of Congress subject specialists, not by this site.

How this vote is scored

Which tracked issues this roll call counts toward, and which way a yea vote moves a member on each. Direction is decided per issue, because one bill can push two issues opposite ways.

  • Climate & EnergyDirection unreadable — not scored

    excluded:model-unclear (0.85) Nuclear defense waste regulations do not clearly map to a fossil fuel vs. climate action axis.

    Tagged by: keyword:epa

    Axis: Climate action ← → Fossil fuel priority

Who voted which way

Every member recorded on this roll call, with the party they sat with at the time.

Yea (148)

Nay (253)

Not voting or present (33)

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