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S Amdt 2955 - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Drilling amendment - Key Vote
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Pat Roberts voted Yea (Tabling Vote) on this legislation.
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Amendment - Amendment Tabled (Senate) (51-49) - April 6, 2000 (Key vote)
Title: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Drilling amendment
Vote to table an amendment that would strike a provision in the concurrent resolution that recognizes revenue from oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).
- Requires the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to remain closed to oil drilling.
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) - April 5, 2000
Title: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Drilling amendment
Sponsors
- William V. Roth Jr. (DE - R) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Max S. Baucus (MT - D)
- Barbara Boxer (CA - D)
- Lincoln D. 'Linc' Chafee (RI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher J. 'Chris' Dodd (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
- Russell D. 'Russ' Feingold (WI - D) (Out Of Office)
- James Merrill 'Jim' Jeffords (VT - I) (Out Of Office)
- Frank R. Lautenberg (NJ - D) (Out Of Office)
- Joseph I. 'Joe' Lieberman (CT - I) (Out Of Office)
- Patty Murray (WA - D)
- Harry M. Reid (NV - D)
- Charles S. Robb (VA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Charles E. 'Chuck' Schumer (NY - D)
- Robert G. 'Bob' Torricelli (NJ - D) (Out Of Office)
