2014 Scorecard Vote
Using Best Available Science
House Roll Call Vote 461
Issue: Other
Representative Rush Holt (D-NJ) offered an amendment to H.R. 4315, the Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act, which would remove the requirement in the underlying bill that causes data submitted by state, county, or tribal governments, whether by experts or not, to supersede that offered by the federal government and be considered the “best scientific and commercial data available.” This underlying requirement would undermine the federal government’s ability to use the best data when assessing a given project’s environmental impact. On July 29, the Holt amendment was defeated by a vote of 204-215 (House roll call vote 461). YES IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE.
Yes
is the
pro-environment position
pro-environment position
Votes For:
204
Votes Against:
215
Not Voting:
13
Pro-environment vote
Anti-environment vote
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