2007 Energy Act H.R. 6: On agreeing to the Senate amendments with amendments
Final vote on energy package. The bill passes 235-181. The Senate vote is scheduled for Saturday. Democrats against: BarrowBorenBoyd (FL)Gene GreenLampsonMarshallMelancon Republicans in favor:...
View ArticleCloture vote on H.R. 6, Energy Independence and Security Act and Debate on...
A roll call vote is expected at about 9:20 am on the motion to invoke cloture on the energy bill as passed by the House of Representatives on December 6.By a vote of of 53-42 the cloture motion failed....
View ArticleReid Announces New Energy Bill Compromise, Drops RES
To gain the 60 votes a cloture vote on the energy bill (H.R. 6) needs for success, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has dropped the Renewable Energy Standard provision from the package, which still...
View ArticleConsideration of Farm Bill and Energy Bill
The Senate is scheduled to consider the Farm Bill (H.R. 2419 with S.Amdt. 3500) and the energy bill (H.R. 6 with S.Amdt. 3841).Under a unanimous consent agreement, all amendments to the farm bill were...
View ArticleEnergy Bill Filibustered By One Vote: Reid To Drop Oil-for-Renewable Tax Package
By a roll call vote of 59-40, Senate Democrats failed to muster the 60 votes needed to prevent a filibuster threatened by Republicans of the compromise energy legislation which retained the tax package...
View ArticleWhite House-Approved Energy Bill Passes Senate 86-8
After Sen. Reid dropped the oil-for-renewable tax package following a failed cloture vote on the energy bill this morning, Republicans removed the filibuster threat and President Bush dropped his veto...
View ArticleBush-Approved Energy Bill Passes House
By a vote of 314-100, the House of Representatives approved the Senate version of the energy bill this afternoon.The bill, which contains a major biofuels mandate (also known as the renewable fuels...
View ArticlePresident Signs Energy Bill; NYT Praises Dingell, Slams Landrieu
From the New York Times Editorial blog: The Energy Bill: A Hero and a Villain President Bush has just signed into law an energy bill that could have been even better but still remains an impressive...
View ArticleEPA Admin Denies California Waiver
EPA administrator Stephen Johnson’s denial of California’s petition to regulate tailpipe greenhouse gas emissions following the White House energy bill signing ceremony was deservedly front page news...
View ArticleSenators Push For Renewable Tax Credits in Stimulus
Thirty-three senators, including several Republicans, sent a letter Friday urging leadership to include the renewable tax incentives set to expire this year in the economic stimulus package. Inclusion...
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