| Full Name: | Arlen Specter |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Joan; 2 Children: Shanin, Stephen |
| Birth Date: | 02/12/1930 |
| Birth Place: | Wichita, KS |
| Home City: | Philadephia, PA |
| Religion: | Jewish |
Key Votes
Arlen Specter's Voting Records
Energy
Issue
- Energy down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts and Entertainment
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Conservative
- Crime
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drugs
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy
- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Foreign Affairs
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Judicial Branch
- Labor Unions
- Legislative Branch
- Liberal
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Military Personnel
- National Security
- Science
- Senior Citizens
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social
- Stem Cell Research
- Technology and Communication
- Trade
- Transportation
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Veterans
- Women
(clear issue)
National Key Votes
| Date | Bill No. | Bill Title | Outcome | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 13, 2009 | HR 1 | Appropriations, Tax Law Amendments, and Unemployment Benefit Amendments ("Stimulus Bill") | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (60 - 38) |
Yea |
| Feb. 10, 2009 | HR 1 | Appropriations, Tax Law Amendments, and Unemployment Benefit Amendments ("Stimulus Bill") | Bill Passed - Senate (61 - 37) |
Yea |
| Oct. 1, 2008 | HR 7081 | United States - India Nuclear Agreement | Bill Passed - Senate (86 - 13) |
Yea |
| Sept. 27, 2008 | HR 2638 | Continuing Appropriations | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (78 - 12) |
Yea |
| July 26, 2008 | HR 3221 | Housing Bill with Energy Tax Credit Extensions | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (72 - 13) |
Yea |
| July 26, 2008 | S 3186 | Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Funding | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (50 - 35) |
Nay |
| June 17, 2008 | HR 6049 | Alternative Energy Tax Incentives | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (52 - 44) |
Nay |
| June 10, 2008 | S 3044 | Increasing Taxes on Profits, Rescinding Certain Tax Deductions, and Increasing Tax Incentives for Alternative Energy Programs for Oil Companies | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (51 - 43) |
Nay |
| June 6, 2008 | S Amdt 4825 | Carbon Emissions Cap and Trade Plan | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (48 - 36) |
Did Not Vote |
| April 10, 2008 | S Amdt 4419 to S Amdt 4387 to HR 3221 | Energy Tax Credits Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (88 - 8) |
Yea |
| April 10, 2008 | HR 3221 | Housing Bill with Energy Tax Credit Extensions | Bill Passed - Senate (84 - 12) |
Yea |
| March 13, 2008 | S Amdt 4207 to S Con Res 70 | Amendment on Certain Energy-Related Programs, Including the Development of Oil Shale and Offshore Natural Gas | Amendment Rejected - Senate (47 - 51) |
Yea |
| March 13, 2008 | S Amdt 4329 to S Con Res 70 | Amendment on Certain Energy-Related Programs, Including the Development of Oil and Natural Gas in Coastal Areas Not Covered by a Moratorium | Amendment Adopted - Senate (56 - 43) |
Nay |
| Dec. 13, 2007 | HR 6 | Energy Act of 2007 | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (86 - 8) |
Yea |
| June 21, 2007 | HR 6 | Energy Act of 2007 | Bill Passed - Senate (65 - 27) |
Yea |
| June 21, 2007 | S Amdt 1704 | Alternative Energy Subsidies | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (57 - 36) |
Yea |
| June 19, 2007 | S Amdt 1519 | Preventing Petroleum Export Organizations (NOPEC Act of 2007) | Amendment Adopted - Senate (70 - 23) |
Yea |
| June 14, 2007 | S Amdt 1566 | Offshore Drilling in Virginia | Amendment Rejected - Senate (43 - 44) |
Yea |
| June 14, 2007 | S Amdt 1538 | Clean Energy Achievement Criteria | Amendment Tabled - Senate (56 - 39) |
Yea |
| Aug. 1, 2006 | S 3711 | Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 | Bill Passed - Senate (71 - 25) |
Yea |
| May 11, 2006 | HR 4297 | Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (54 - 44) |
Did Not Vote |
| March 16, 2006 | S AMDT 3128 | ANWR Revenues Amendment | Bill Passed - Senate (51 - 49) |
Yea |
| March 16, 2006 | S AMDT 3074 | LIHEAP Funding Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (51 - 49) |
Yea |
| March 16, 2006 | S Con Res 83 | 2007 Budget Resolution | Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (51 - 49) |
Yea |
| Nov. 3, 2005 | S AMDT 2400 | Alaska Judicial Review of Oil Revenue Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (48 - 51) |
Nay |
| Oct. 26, 2005 | S AMDT 2194 | Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Amendment | Motion Rejected - Senate (54 - 43) |
Yea |
| July 29, 2005 | HR 6 | Energy Policy Act of 2005 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (74 - 26) |
Yea |
| June 28, 2005 | HR 6 | Energy Policy Act of 2005 | Bill Passed - Senate (85 - 12) |
Yea |
| June 16, 2005 | S AMDT 784 | Reduction in Dependence on Foreign Oil | Amendment Rejected - Senate (47 - 53) |
Yea |
| June 16, 2005 | S AMDT 791 | Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (52 - 48) |
Yea |
| June 14, 2005 | S Amdt 781 | Environmental Effects Caused by Ethanol Amendment | Amendment Tabled - Senate (59 - 38) |
Did Not Vote |
| March 16, 2005 | S AMDT 168 | Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Drilling Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (49 - 51) |
Nay |
| July 31, 2003 | HR 6 | Energy Omnibus bill | Bill Passed - Senate (84 - 14) |
Yea |
| June 10, 2003 | S Amdt 871 | Reduction of Foreign Oil Dependence Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (99 - 1) |
Yea |
| June 10, 2003 | S Amdt 865 | Hydrogen Fuel Cell Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (67 - 32) |
Yea |
| March 19, 2003 | S Amdt 272 | ANWR Oil Drilling Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (52 - 48) |
Nay |
| April 25, 2002 | HR 4 | Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) Act of 2001 | Bill Passed - Senate (88 - 11) |
Yea |
| April 6, 2000 | S Amdt 2955 | Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Drilling amendment | Amendment Tabled - Senate (51 - 49) |
Yea |
| Sept. 28, 1999 | HR 2605 | Energy FY2000 Appropriations bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (96 - 3) |
Yea |
| Oct. 1, 1998 | HR 3616 | Defense Department FY99 Authorization bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (96 - 2) |
Yea |
| Oct. 28, 1997 | HR 2107 | Interior Department FY98 Appropriations bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (84 - 14) |
Did Not Vote |
| April 15, 1997 | S Amdt 31 | Yucca Mountain Alternate Sites amendment | Amendment Tabled - Senate (59 - 39) |
Yea |
| April 15, 1997 | S 104 | Nuclear Waste Disposal bill | Bill Passed - Senate (65 - 34) |
Yea |
| Sept. 17, 1996 | HR 3816 | Appropriations bill FY97, Energy and Water Development | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (92 - 8) |
Yea |
| July 31, 1996 | S 1936 | Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1996 | Bill Passed - Senate (63 - 37) |
Yea |
| Dec. 14, 1995 | HR 1977 | Interior Department FY96 Appropriations bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (58 - 40) |
Yea |
| Oct. 28, 1995 | HR 2491 | Budget Reconciliation Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (52 - 47) |
Yea |
| Sept. 13, 1994 | S 2182 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (80 - 18) |
Yea |
| Aug. 3, 1994 | S Amdt 2446 | Ethanol Amendment | Amendment Tabled - Senate (51 - 50) |
Nay |
| June 30, 1994 | S Amdt 2127 | Advanced Liquid Metal Reactor Termination Amendment | Amendment Tabled - Senate (52 - 46) |
Nay |
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