| Full Name: | Rick Berg |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Tracy; 1 Child: Jack |
| Birth Date: | 08/16/1959 |
| Birth Place: | Maddock, ND |
| Home City: | Fargo, ND |
| Religion: | Lutheran |
Key Votes
Rick Berg'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) |
Yea |
| Sept. 14, 2012 | HR 6213 | No More Solyndras Act | Bill Passed - House (245 - 161) |
Yea |
| July 25, 2012 | HR 6082 | Congressional Replacement of President Obama's Offshore Drilling Plan | Bill Passed - House (253 - 170) |
Yea |
| July 25, 2012 | HR 6168 | President Obama's Proposed 2012-2017 Offshore Drilling Lease Sale Plan Act | Bill Failed - House (164 - 261) |
Nay |
| July 12, 2012 | HR 4402 | National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2012 | Bill Passed - House (256 - 160) |
Yea |
| June 21, 2012 | HR 4480 | Domestic Energy and Jobs Act | Bill Passed - House (248 - 163) |
Yea |
| 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) |
Yea |
| July 12, 2011 | HR 2417 | Repeals Energy Efficiency Standards for Incandescent Light Bulbs | Motion Rejected - House (233 - 193) |
Yea |
| June 22, 2011 | HR 2021 | Impact of Drilling on Air Quality | Bill Passed - House (253 - 166) |
Yea |
| 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) |
Yea |
North Dakota Key Votes
| Date | Bill No. | Bill Title | Outcome | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 30, 2007 | SB 2397 | Oil Well Tax Cut | Bill Passed - House (63 - 26) |
Yea |
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