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Senate Roll Call 52, 112th Congress · April 6, 2011

To suspend, for 2 years, any Environmental Protection Agency enforcement of greenhouse gas regulations, to exempt American agriculture from greenhouse gas regulations, and to increase the number of companies eligible to participate in the successful Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit Program.

Question before the chamber: On the Amendment

7 yea · 93 nayAmendment Rejected
Democrat7 yea · 43 nay
Republican0 yea · 47 nay
Independent0 yea · 3 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

The measure

S. 493

SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011

Policy area: Commerce — 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 & EnergyA yea counts toward “Fossil fuel priority”

    model(0.95): Suspending EPA greenhouse gas regulations prioritizes fossil fuels over climate action.

    Tagged by: keyword:greenhouse gas

    Axis: Climate action ← → Fossil fuel priority

  • TaxesA yea counts toward “Cut taxes”

    model(0.90): Expanding eligibility for an energy manufacturing tax credit reduces tax revenue.

    Tagged by: keyword:tax credit

    Axis: Raise revenue ← → Cut taxes

Who voted which way

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

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