Key Votes
S Amdt 781 - Environmental Effects Caused by Ethanol Amendment - Key Vote
National Key Votes
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
- SB 307 - Relating to Privatization
Issues
Note
NOTE: THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO AN AMENDMENT
Stage Details
Amendment - Amendment Tabled (Senate) (59-38) - June 14, 2005 (Key vote)
Title: Environmental Effects Caused by Ethanol Amendment
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to table an amendment to strike certain language from S AMDT 779 to HR 6.
Highlights:
- Removes a provision that would provide liability protection to makers of ethanol in potential environmental lawsuits.
- Maintains the requirement that refiners phase MTBE (Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether) out of gasoline production, and in its place produce 8 billion gallons of renewable fuels, such as cellulosic biomass ethanol and biodisel, per year by 2012.
Note:
NOTE: A SENATOR MAY MOVE TO TABLE ANY PENDING LEGISLATION, THUS HALTING FURTHER CONSIDERATION. A "YEA" VOTE IS IN SUPPORT OF HALTING FURTHER CONSIDERATION, AND A "NAY" VOTE IS IN SUPPORT OF FURTHER CONSIDERATION. TABLING MOTIONS ARE OFTEN USED TO KILL LEGISLATION.
Amendment - Introduced (Senate) - June 14, 2005
Title: Environmental Effects Caused by Ethanol Amendment
