Key NMA Votes in the 110th Congress


View by: Legislator's Name    District    Legislator's Party
Style: Tally Only    Preferred Position    Show Score


Symbol Key:
Voted with the preferred position Voted against the preferred position
Y Voted YES N Voted NO
- Did Not Vote A Absent
T Paired Vote Z Presiding
P Voted PRESENT    

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Preferred Position: Y N Y N Y Y Score
Akaka, Daniel (D)
Hawaii U.S. Senate 		50%
Alexander, Lamar (R)
Tennessee U.S. Senate 		83%
Barrasso, John (R)
Wyoming U.S. Senate 		* * 50%
Baucus, Max (D)
Montana U.S. Senate 		50%
Bayh, Evan (D)
Indiana U.S. Senate 		50%
Bennett, Robert (R)
Utah U.S. Senate 		100%
Bingaman, Jeff (D)
New Mexico U.S. Senate 		50%
Bond, Kit (R)
Missouri U.S. Senate 		- 100%
Boxer, Barbara (D)
California U.S. Senate 		50%
Brown, Sherrod (D)
Ohio U.S. Senate 		66%
Brownback, Sam (R)
Kansas U.S. Senate 		- - 75%
Bunning, Jim (R)
Kentucky U.S. Senate 		- 80%
Burr, Richard (R)
North Carolina U.S. Senate 		- 80%
Byrd, Robert (D)
West Virginia U.S. Senate 		- 60%
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Preferred Position: Y N Y N Y Y Score
Cantwell, Maria (D)
Washington U.S. Senate 		33%
Cardin, Benjamin (D)
Maryland U.S. Senate 		50%
Carper, Thomas (D)
Delaware U.S. Senate 		- 40%
Casey, Bob (D)
Pennsylvania U.S. Senate 		50%
Chambliss, Saxby (R)
Georgia U.S. Senate 		100%
Coburn, Tom (R)
Oklahoma U.S. Senate 		- 60%
Cochran, Thad (R)
Mississippi U.S. Senate 		83%
Collins, Susan (R)
Maine U.S. Senate 		66%
Conrad, Kent (D)
North Dakota U.S. Senate 		- 60%
Corker, Bob (R)
Tennessee U.S. Senate 		83%
Cornyn, John (R)
Texas U.S. Senate 		- 80%
Crapo, Mike (R)
Idaho U.S. Senate 		83%
DeMint, Jim (R)
South Carolina U.S. Senate 		- 40%
Dodd, Chris (D)
Connecticut U.S. Senate 		- - 50%
Dorgan, Byron (D)
North Dakota U.S. Senate 		50%
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Preferred Position: Y N Y N Y Y Score
Durbin, Richard (D)
Illinois U.S. Senate 		50%
Ensign, John (R)
Nevada U.S. Senate 		66%
Enzi, Mike (R)
Wyoming U.S. Senate 		50%
Feingold, Russ (D)
Wisconsin U.S. Senate 		16%
Feinstein, Dianne (D)
California U.S. Senate 		50%
Graham, Lindsey (R)
South Carolina U.S. Senate 		- - 100%
Grassley, Chuck (R)
Iowa U.S. Senate 		83%
Gregg, Judd (R)
New Hampshire U.S. Senate 		- 60%
Harkin, Tom (D)
Iowa U.S. Senate 		- 40%
Hatch, Orrin (R)
Utah U.S. Senate 		83%
Hutchison, Kay (R)
Texas U.S. Senate 		83%
Inhofe, James (R)
Oklahoma U.S. Senate 		- 80%
Inouye, Daniel (D)
Hawaii U.S. Senate 		- 40%
Isakson, Johnny (R)
Georgia U.S. Senate 		100%
Johnson, Tim (D)
South Dakota U.S. Senate 		- - 75%
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Preferred Position: Y N Y N Y Y Score
Kerry, John (D)
Massachusetts U.S. Senate 		- 40%
Klobuchar, Amy (D)
Minnesota U.S. Senate 		50%
Kohl, Herb (D)
Wisconsin U.S. Senate 		50%
Kyl, Jon (R)
Arizona U.S. Senate 		50%
Landrieu, Mary (D)
Louisiana U.S. Senate 		50%
Lautenberg, Frank (D)
New Jersey U.S. Senate 		50%
Leahy, Patrick (D)
Vermont U.S. Senate 		50%
Levin, Carl (D)
Michigan U.S. Senate 		50%
Lieberman, Joe (I)
Connecticut U.S. Senate 		50%
Lincoln, Blanche (D)
Arkansas U.S. Senate 		50%
Lugar, Richard (R)
Indiana U.S. Senate 		100%
McCain, John (R)
Arizona U.S. Senate 		- - - - 100%
McCaskill, Claire (D)
Missouri U.S. Senate 		33%
McConnell, Mitch (R)
Kentucky U.S. Senate 		100%
Menendez, Robert (D)
New Jersey U.S. Senate 		50%
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Preferred Position: Y N Y N Y Y Score
Mikulski, Barbara (D)
Maryland U.S. Senate 		50%
Murkowski, Lisa (R)
Alaska U.S. Senate 		- 100%
Murray, Patty (D)
Washington U.S. Senate 		- 40%
Nelson, Ben (D)
Nebraska U.S. Senate 		50%
Nelson, Bill (D)
Florida U.S. Senate 		33%
Pryor, Mark (D)
Arkansas U.S. Senate 		50%
Reed, Jack (D)
Rhode Island U.S. Senate 		50%
Reid, Harry (D)
Nevada U.S. Senate 		50%
Roberts, Pat (R)
Kansas U.S. Senate 		83%
Rockefeller, Jay (D)
West Virginia U.S. Senate 		50%
Sanders, Bernie (I)
Vermont U.S. Senate 		33%
Schumer, Charles (D)
New York U.S. Senate 		50%
Sessions, Jeff (R)
Alabama U.S. Senate 		66%
Shelby, Richard (R)
Alabama U.S. Senate 		83%
Snowe, Olympia (R)
Maine U.S. Senate 		66%
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Preferred Position: Y N Y N Y Y Score
Specter, Arlen (D)
Pennsylvania U.S. Senate 		- 80%
Stabenow, Debbie (D)
Michigan U.S. Senate 		33%
Tester, Jon (D)
Montana U.S. Senate 		33%
Thune, John (R)
South Dakota U.S. Senate 		83%
Vitter, David (R)
Louisiana U.S. Senate 		66%
Voinovich, George (R)
Ohio U.S. Senate 		100%
Webb, Jim (D)
Virginia U.S. Senate 		50%
Whitehouse, Sheldon (D)
Rhode Island U.S. Senate 		50%
Wicker, Roger (R)
Mississippi U.S. Senate 		* * * 66%
Wyden, Ron (D)
Oregon U.S. Senate 		33%

Symbol Key:
Voted with the preferred position Voted against the preferred position
Y Voted YES N Voted NO
- Did Not Vote A Absent
T Paired Vote Z Presiding
P Voted PRESENT    

Key:

1 110-1 213: H.R.6, On the Motion S.Amdt. 1628 Energy Policy/Coal-to-Liquid: Vote on Bunning (R-Ky.) amendment to the “CLEAN Energy Act of 2007” (H.R. 6) to provide standards for clean coal-derived fuels. Vote Results: Rejected 39 Yes, 55 No, 5 Not Voting. June 19, 2007, Senate Roll Call Vote 213. NMA position: Yes.
2 110-1 227: H.R.800, On the Cloture Motion Card Check: Cloture vote on motion to proceed to consideration of the “Employee Free Choice Act” (H.R. 800). The bill would eliminate federally-supervised secret ballot elections and force employees to use only the inefficient, and potentially coercive, card check system. Vote Results: Motion rejected 51 Yes, 48 No, 1 Not Voting. June 26, 2007, Senate Roll Call Vote 227. Note: Three-fifths of the total Senate (60) is required to invoke cloture. NMA position: No.
3 110-1 347: H.R.1495, On the Conference Report On H.R.1495: The Water Resources Development Act included significant investments in upgrading the nation’s inland waterways infrastructure – including maintenance and new construction of locks and dams that facilitate the transportation to market of coal, metals and minerals. Vote Results: Agreed to 81 Yes, 12 No, 7 Not Voting. September 24, 2007, Senate Roll Call Vote 357. NMA position: Yes.
4 110-2 145: S.3036, On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Boxer Amdt. No. 4825 ) On S.3036: Motion to invoke cloture on the Boxer-Lieberman-Warner cap-and-trade climate change amendment. The amendment would place mandatory limits on carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fueled power plants and other sources with the goal of reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 70 percent by the year 2050 without recognizing the importance of coal fueled power to the national economy or adequate investments in clean coal technologies including carbon capture and storage. Vote Results: Motion Rejected 48 Yes, 36 No, 16 Not Voting. June 6, 2008, Senate Roll Call Vote 145. NMA position: No.
5 110-2 186: H.R.3221, On the Motion On H.R.3221: The Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 (H.R. 3221), allowed mining companies with accumulated Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) or Research and Development (R&D) credits to monetize those credits in lieu of electing bonus deprecation. According to the most recent data, the mining industry has collectively accumulated more than $2.5 billion in eligible AMT credits. Vote Results: Motion Agreed to 72 Yes, 13 No, 15 Not Voting. July 26, 2008, Senate Roll Call Vote 186. NMA position: Yes.
6 110-2 213: H.R.1424, On Passage of the Bill (H. R. 1424 As Amended) On H.R.1424: The Energy Improvement and Extension Act, part of H.R. 1424, included $2.8 billion over 10 years in tax incentives for the development of clean coal technologies, coal gasification, liquid transportation fuels derived from coal and advanced mine safety improvements. Vote Results: Bill Passed 74 Yes, 25 No, 1 Not Voting. October 1, 2008, Senate Roll Call Vote 213. NMA position: Yes.

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