Key Votes
National Key Votes
S AMDT 791 - Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) Amendment - Key Vote
Barack Obama II voted Yea (Amendment Vote) on this legislation.
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Stages
Family
- HR 6 - Energy Policy Act of 2005
- H AMDT 370 - Liability Shield Language Amendment
- H AMDT 72 - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Drilling Amendment
- S AMDT 784 - Reduction in Dependence on Foreign Oil
- S AMDT 791 - Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) Amendment
- S Amdt 781 - Environmental Effects Caused by Ethanol Amendment
- S Amdt 779 -
- SB 307 - Relating to Privatization
Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - June 16, 2005
Title: Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) Amendment
Legislation - Amendment Adopted (Senate) - June 16, 2005 (Key vote)
Title: Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) Amendment
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to adopt an amendment that requires the use of renewable fuel sources in place of fossil fuels.
Highlight: -Places minimum annual percentages for the use of renewable resources, such as wind, solar, geothermal, and ocean energy, and natural gases (Sec. 271). -Mandates a gradual increase in the percentages of renewable resource use from 2% in the year 2008 to 10% by the year 2030 (Sec. 271). -Requires that the Secretary establishes a renewable energy trading program, as well as a State renewable energy account program (Sec. 271). -Stipulates that civil penalties will be imposed on electric utility companies that do not meet the renewable resource requirements (Sec. 271). -Expires on 12/31/2030 (Sec. 271).
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- Maria Cantwell (WA - D)
- Hillary Rodham Clinton (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Norm Coleman (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Susan M. Collins (ME - R)
- Byron L. Dorgan (ND - D) (Out Of Office)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA - D)
- James Merrill 'Jim' Jeffords (VT - I) (Out Of Office)
- Timothy Peter 'Tim' Johnson (SD - D)
- John Forbes Kerry (MA - D)
- Frank R. Lautenberg (NJ - D)
- Barack Hussein Obama II (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Harry M. Reid (NV - D)
- Ken Salazar (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Olympia Jean Snowe (ME - R)
