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Key Votes
HR 4761 - Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2006 - Key Vote
National Key Votes
John Larson voted Nay (Passage) on this Legislation.
Read statements John Larson made in this general time period.
Stages
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Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Placed on Calendar (Senate) - Sept. 5, 2006
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (232-187) - June 29, 2006(Key vote)
Title: Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2006
Vote Result
Yea Votes
Nay Votes
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that permanently bans drilling within 50 miles of the states' shore while opening the outer continental shelf for oil and natural gas exploration.
Highlights:
- Bans offshore drilling within 50 miles of states, unless states petition the Interior Department to allow it (Sec. 8).
- Opens offshore drilling between 50 and 100 miles, unless states petition the Interior Department to extend the moratorium (Sec. 8).
- Opens offshore drilling beyond 100 miles at the discretion of the Interior Department.
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Feb. 15, 2006
Title: Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2006
Sponsors
- Piyush Amrit 'Bobby' Jindal (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Neil Abercrombie (HI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Robert B. Aderholt (AL - R)
- Rodney M. Alexander (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Spencer T. Bachus (AL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Richard Hugh Baker (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- J. Gresham Barrett (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bob Beauprez (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Rob Bishop (UT - R)
- Roy Blunt (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Henry Bonilla (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Josiah Robins 'Jo' Bonner Jr. (AL - R) (Out Of Office)
- John N. Boozman (AR - R) (Out Of Office)
- David Daniel 'Dan' Boren (OK - D) (Out Of Office)
- Charles W. Boustany Jr. (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Kevin P. Brady (TX - R)
- Henry E. Brown Jr. (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael C. Burgess (TX - R)
- Dan L. Burton (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Stephen E. 'Steve' Buyer (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ken S. Calvert (CA - R)
- Chris Cannon (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Eric I. Cantor (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Shelley Moore Capito (WV - R) (Out Of Office)
- John R. Carter (TX - R)
- Tom Cole (OK - R)
- K. Michael 'Mike' Conaway (TX - R)
- Robert E. 'Bud' Cramer (AL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Barbara L. Cubin (WY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Henry Cuellar (TX - D)
- John A. Culberson (TX - R)
- Thomas M. 'Tom' Davis III (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Artur Davis (AL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Geoff Davis (KY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Nathan Deal (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas Dale 'Tom' DeLay (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- John T. Doolittle (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thelma D. Drake (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Philip 'Phil' English (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Terry Everett (AL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Eni FH Faleomavaega (AS - D) (Out Of Office)
- Jeff Flake (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Harold Ford Jr. (TN - D) (Out Of Office)
- Jeff Fortenberry (NE - R)
- Luis Guillermo Fortuño (PR - R) (Out Of Office)
- Virginia Ann Foxx (NC - R)
- Trent Franks (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- James A. 'Jim' Gibbons (NV - R) (Out Of Office)
- Wayne T. Gilchrest (MD - R) (Out Of Office)
- Paul E. Gillmor (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Phil Gingrey (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Louie Gohmert (TX - R)
- Virgil H. Goode Jr. (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert W. 'Bob' Goodlatte (VA - R)
- Kay Granger (TX - R)
- Samuel B. 'Sam' Graves (MO - R)
- Raymond Eugene 'Gene' Green (TX - D)
- Al Green (TX - D)
- Ralph Moody Hall (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Melissa A. Hart (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- John David 'J.D.' Hayworth Jr. (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Walter 'Wally' Herger Jr. (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- John Nathan Hostettler (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ernest J. Istook Jr. (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- William J. Jefferson (LA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Samuel Robert 'Sam' Johnson (TX - R)
- John P. Kline (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Frank D. Lucas (OK - R)
- Donald A. 'Don' Manzullo (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Kenny E. Marchant (TX - R)
- Michael T. McCaul (TX - R)
- James O. 'Jim' McCrery III (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Patrick Timothy McHenry (NC - R)
- John M. McHugh (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA - R)
- Charles J. 'Charlie' Melancon Sr. (LA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Gary G. Miller (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Timothy F. 'Tim' Murphy (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Marilyn N. Musgrave (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles W. 'Charlie' Norwood Jr. (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Devin G. Nunes (CA - R)
- Solomon P. Ortiz Sr. (TX - D) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas William 'Tom' Osborne (NE - R) (Out Of Office)
- Clement Leroy 'Butch' Otter (ID - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael G. Oxley (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ronald Ernest 'Ron' Paul (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Stevan Edward 'Steve' Pearce (NM - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mike Pence (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Collin C. Peterson (MN - D)
- Charles W. 'Chip' Pickering Jr. (MS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ted Poe (TX - R)
- Jon Christopher Porter Sr. (NV - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas E. 'Tom' Price (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Deborah D. Pryce (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- George P. Radanovich (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Dennis 'Denny' Rehberg (MT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael Dennis 'Mike' Rogers (AL - R)
- Mike Rogers (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jean Schmidt (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Peter A. 'Pete' Sessions (TX - R)
- John B. Shadegg (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bill Shuster (PA - R)
- Michael K. 'Mike' Simpson (ID - R)
- Lamar S. Smith (TX - R)
- Mark Edward Souder (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- John A. Sullivan (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- Gene Taylor (MS - D) (Out Of Office)
- Lee R. Terry (NE - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bennie G. Thompson (MS - D)
- William M. 'Mac' Thornberry (TX - R)
- Zach Wamp (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Lynn A. Westmoreland (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Roger F. Wicker (MS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Addison Graves 'Joe' Wilson Sr. (SC - R)
- Donald E. 'Don' Young (AK - R)
