| Full Name: | Laura Richardson |
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| Gender: | Female |
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| Birth Date: | 04/14/1962 |
| Birth Place: | Los Angeles, CA |
| Home City: | Long Beach, CA |
Key Votes
Laura Richardson'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 21, 2012 | HR 3409 | Stop the War on Coal Act of 2012 | Bill Passed - House (233 - 175) |
Nay |
| Sept. 14, 2012 | HR 6213 | No More Solyndras Act | Bill Passed - House (245 - 161) |
Nay |
| July 25, 2012 | HR 6082 | Congressional Replacement of President Obama's Offshore Drilling Plan | Bill Passed - House (253 - 170) |
Nay |
| July 25, 2012 | HR 6168 | President Obama's Proposed 2012-2017 Offshore Drilling Lease Sale Plan Act | Bill Failed - House (164 - 261) |
Yea |
| July 12, 2012 | HR 4402 | National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2012 | Bill Passed - House (256 - 160) |
Nay |
| June 21, 2012 | HR 4480 | Domestic Energy and Jobs Act | Bill Passed - House (248 - 163) |
Nay |
| April 18, 2012 | HR 4348 | Extension of Surface Transportation Funding and Approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline | Bill Passed - House (293 - 127) |
Yea |
| Oct. 14, 2011 | HR 2273 | Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act | Bill Passed - House (267 - 144) |
Nay |
| July 12, 2011 | HR 2417 | Repeals Energy Efficiency Standards for Incandescent Light Bulbs | Motion Rejected - House (233 - 193) |
Nay |
| June 22, 2011 | HR 2021 | Impact of Drilling on Air Quality | Bill Passed - House (253 - 166) |
Nay |
| May 5, 2011 | HR 1230 | Offshore Leasing Act | Bill Passed - House (266 - 149) |
Yea |
| April 7, 2011 | HR 910 | Energy Tax Prevention Act | Bill Passed - House (255 - 172) |
Nay |
| Sept. 16, 2010 | HR 4785 | Authorizing Loans for Energy Efficiency Purposes | Bill Passed - House (240 - 172) |
Yea |
| July 30, 2010 | HR 5851 | "Whistleblower Protection" for Offshore Oil Workers | Bill Passed - House (315 - 93) |
Yea |
| July 30, 2010 | H Amdt 773 | Ending Moratorium on Deepwater Drilling Rigs that Meet Certain Safety Standards | Amendment Adopted - House (216 - 195) |
Yea |
| July 30, 2010 | HR 3534 | Offshore Drilling Regulations and Other Energy Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (209 - 193) |
Yea |
| June 26, 2009 | HR 2454 | Energy and Environmental Law Amendments ("Cap and Trade") | Bill Passed - House (219 - 212) |
Yea |
| June 9, 2009 | HR 2751 | Trade-in Vouchers for Fuel Efficient Cars | Bill Passed - House (298 - 119) |
Yea |
| Feb. 13, 2009 | HR 1 | Appropriations, Tax Law Amendments, and Unemployment Benefit Amendments ("Stimulus Bill") | Conference Report Adopted - House (246 - 183) |
Yea |
| Jan. 28, 2009 | HR 1 | Appropriations, Tax Law Amendments, and Unemployment Benefit Amendments ("Stimulus Bill") | Bill Passed - House (244 - 188) |
Yea |
| Sept. 27, 2008 | HR 7081 | United States - India Nuclear Agreement | Bill Passed - House (298 - 117) |
Nay |
| Sept. 26, 2008 | HR 7060 | Renewable Energy Credits and Other Business and Individual Credits | Bill Passed - House (257 - 166) |
Yea |
| Sept. 24, 2008 | HR 2638 | Continuing Appropriations | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (370 - 58) |
Yea |
| Sept. 18, 2008 | HR 6604 | Commodity Markets Speculation Bill | Bill Passed - House (283 - 133) |
Yea |
| Sept. 16, 2008 | HR 6899 | Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling and Extending Certain Renewable Energy Tax Credits | Bill Passed - House (236 - 189) |
Yea |
| July 23, 2008 | HR 3221 | Housing Bill with Energy Tax Credit Extensions | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (272 - 152) |
Yea |
| July 17, 2008 | HR 6515 | Oil Exploration in the National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska | Bill Failed - House (244 - 173) |
Yea |
| June 26, 2008 | HR 6251 | Oil Production Leases | Bill Failed - House (223 - 195) |
Yea |
| June 26, 2008 | HR 6377 | Energy Futures Trading | Bill Passed - House (402 - 19) |
Yea |
| May 21, 2008 | HR 6049 | Alternative Energy Tax Incentives | Bill Passed - House (263 - 160) |
Yea |
| May 20, 2008 | HR 6074 | Prohibiting Foreign States or Associations from Forming a Group to Control Oil | Bill Passed - House (324 - 84) |
Yea |
| May 13, 2008 | HR 6022 | Suspending Acquisition of Petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve | Bill Passed - House (385 - 25) |
Did Not Vote |
| May 8, 2008 | HR 3221 | Housing Foreclosure Assistance Programs | Amendment Adopted - House (322 - 94) |
Did Not Vote |
| May 8, 2008 | HR 3221 | Housing Foreclosure Assistance Programs | Amendment Adopted - House (266 - 154) |
Did Not Vote |
| Feb. 27, 2008 | HR 5351 | Energy Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (236 - 182) |
Yea |
| Dec. 18, 2007 | HR 6 | Energy Act of 2007 | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (314 - 100) |
Yea |
| Dec. 6, 2007 | HR 6 | Energy Act of 2007 | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (235 - 181) |
Yea |
California Key Votes
| Date | Bill No. | Bill Title | Outcome | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 6, 2007 | AB 493 | New Car Purchases Fees and Rebates | Bill Failed - House (35 - 35) |
Did Not Vote |
| June 6, 2007 | AB 1470 | Solar Water Heating and Efficiency Act of 2007 | Bill Passed - House (44 - 34) |
Did Not Vote |
| June 5, 2007 | AB 35 | Sustainable Government Building Standards | Bill Passed - House (46 - 33) |
Yea |
About the Selection and Descriptions of Key Votes
Project Vote Smart provides easy access to Congressional and State voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Key votes typically include the initial passage of legislation and final conference report vote versions (the compromised versions of bills passed in separate House and Senate versions). Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:
- The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
- The vote should be clear for any person to understand
- The vote has received media attention
- The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
- Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added
Descriptions of the votes are written by Vote Smart staff and based on information included in the Congressional Record, State House Journals, or Senate Journals, with additional background information from newspapers, magazines, etc. Vote Smart provides summaries for each selected key vote. The summary does not necessarily reflect the final version of the bill.
The Key Votes Program follows Project Vote Smart's strict policies, procedures and structure that guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. In order to ensure that all Key Votes are non-partisan in their selection and language, each is approved by a group of over 160 political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.
