Continuing with the appropriations process, the House today voted on the appropriations bill for the Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Energy, and nuclear weapons programs.
Here is what the bill would do:
H.R. 2028 appropriates $35.4 billion in discretionary budget authority for the Department of Energy, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and other agencies funded in the bill for FY 2016, which is $1.2 billion (3.5%) above FY 2015 levels but $633 million below the President’s request.
The measure also increases funding for the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile, but makes significant cuts to funding for fossil fuels and alternative energy programs. Advanced energy research, environmental cleanup activities, nuclear non-proliferation programs, and most renewable energy programs would see flat funding or minor increases. The Department of Energy’s Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency office is cut $266 million below FY 2015. The bill also includes numerous controversial policy riders, including three that hinder the Corps of Engineers’ ability to address water pollution under the Clean Water Act, one blocking the agencies in the bill from implementing the National Ocean Policy, and one allowing guns to be carried on all Corps of Engineers lands.
In addition to the concerns expressed above, Democratic leadership in the House urged members to vote against it because, since Congress did not yet replace sequestration cuts, the bill would require cuts in other parts of the budget:
Republicans are developing this year's spending bills based on their budget resolution’s adherence to sequester level discretionary spending caps for FY 2016, established in the Budget Control Act of 2011. The two-year Ryan-Murray Bipartisan Budget Agreement to replace much of the sequester’s cuts to defense and non-defense funding has expired, limiting resources for the regular appropriations process to $1,016.6 billion for FY 2016, a funding increase of just 0.29%. Because this Energy & Water appropriations bill includes an increase larger than 0.29%, cuts to other non-defense Appropriations subcommittees’ 302(b) allocations will be necessary without an agreement to replace the sequester. At the same time, Republicans are exempting defense from the sequester by shifting $38 billion of the President’s base defense request into the Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) war funding account, relieving pressure to replace the sequester for non-defense priorities.
The bill ultimately passed
240 to 177.
230 Republicans and 10 Democrats voted for it. 170 Democrats and 7 Republicans voted against it.
Here are the 10 Democrats:
Brad Ashford (NE-02)
Ami Bera (CA-07)
Jim Costa (CA-16)
Henry Cuellar (TX-28)
Gene Green (TX-29)
Bill Keating (MA-09)
Doris Matsui (CA-06)
Collin Peterson (MN-07)
Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02)
Filemon Vela (TX-34)
Here are the 7 Republicans:
Justin Amash (MI-03)
Mo Brooks (AL-05)
Chris Gibson (NY-19)
Joe Heck (NV-03)
Walter Jones (NC-03)
Tom Massie (KY-04)
Jim Sensenbrenner (WI-05)
Over the course of yesterday and today, the House voted on numerous amendments. I included only those in which the Democratic vote was not unanimous for or against.
Fossil Fuels
Raul Ruiz (CA-36) offered an amendment to increase funding for Water and Related Resources by $5 million and to reduce funding for Fossil Energy Research and Development by $20 million.
It failed 172 to 249.
161 Democrats and 11 Republicans voted for it. 228 Republicans and 21 Democrats voted against it.
Here are the 21 Democrats:
Brad Ashford (NE-02)
Henry Cuellar (TX-28)
Rosa DeLauro (CT-03)
Debbie Dingell (MI-12)
Mike Doyle (PA-14)
John Garamendi (CA-03)
Gwen Graham (FL-02)
Al Green (TX-09)
Gene Green (TX-29)
Marcy Kaptur (OH-09)
Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ-01)
Rick Larsen (WA-02)
John Larson (CT-01)
Carolyn Maloney (NY-12)
Bill Pascrell (NJ-09)
Collin Peterson (MN-07)
David Price (NC-04)
Tim Ryan (OH-13)
Terri Sewell (AL-07)
Filemon Vela (TX-34)
Pete Visclosky (IN-01)
Here were the 11 Republicans:
Justin Amash (MI-03)
Chris Gibson (NY-19)
Frank Guinta (NH-01)
Joe Heck (NV-03)
Walter Jones (NC-03)
Mick Mulvaney (SC-05)
Reid Ribble (WI-08)
Ed Royce (CA-39)
Mark Sanford (SC-01)
Mimi Walters (CA-45)
Ted Yoho (FL-03)
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Morgan Griffith (VA-09) offered an amendment to transfer $50 million from Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to Fossil Energy Research and Development.
It failed 177 to 244.
175 Republicans and 2 Democrats voted for it. 180 Democrats and 64 Republicans voted against it.
The two Democrats were Gene Green (TX-29) and Filemon Vela (TX-34).
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Eric Swalwell (CA-15) offered an amendment to increase funding for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy by $25,500,000 and to reduce funding for Fossil Energy by $34,000,000.
It failed 173 to 248.
164 Democrats and 9 Republicans voted for it. 230 Republicans and 18 Democrats voted against it.
Here are the 18 Democrats:
Brad Ashford (NE-02)
Sanford Bishop (GA-02)
Corrine Brown (FL-05)
James Clyburn (SC-06)
Jim Costa (CA-16)
Henry Cuellar (TX-28)
John Delaney (MD-06)
Mike Doyle (PA-14)
Gwen Graham (FL-02)
Al Green (TX-09)
Gene Green (TX-29)
Rick Larsen (WA-02)
Collin Peterson (MN-07)
Cedric Richmond (LA-02)
Tim Ryan (OH-13)
Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-09)
Bennie Thompson (MS-02)
Filemon Vela (TX-34)
Here are the 9 Republicans:
Dave Brat (VA-07)
Jeff Fortenberry (NE-01)
Chris Gibson (NY-19)
John Katko (NY-24)
Walter Jones (NC-03)
David Reichert (WA-08)
Ed Royce (CA-39)
Mark Sanford (SC-01)
Ted Yoho (FL-03)
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Keith Ellison (MN-05) offered an amendment to reduce funding for Fossil Energy Research and Development by $45 million and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
It failed 175 to 246.
133 Democrats and 42 Republicans voted for it. 197 Republican and 49 Democrats voted against it.
Here are the 49 Democrats:
Pete Aguilar (CA-31)
Brad Ashford (NE-02)
Sanford Bishop (GA-02)
Corrine Brown (FL-05)
Cheri Bustos (IL-17)
G. K. Butterfield (NC-01)
Mike Capuano (MA-07)
Joaquin Castro (TX-20)
James Clyburn (SC-06)
Gerry Connolly (VA-11)
Jim Cooper (TN-05)
Jim Costa (CA-16)
Joe Courtney (CT-02)
Henry Cuellar (TX-28)
Danny Davis (IL-07)
Rosa DeLauro (CT-03)
Mike Doyle (PA-14)
Tammy Duckworth (IL-08)
Elizabeth Esty (CT-05)
Bill Foster (IL-11)
Gwen Graham (FL-02)
Al Green (TX-09)
Gene Green (TX-29)
Jim Himes (CT-04)
Eddie Johnson (TX-30)
Rick Larsen (WA-02)
John Larson (CT-01)
Dan Lipinski (IL-03)
Ben Luján (NM-03)
Sean Maloney (NY-18)
Jerry McNerney (CA-09)
Richard Neal (MA-01)
Bill Pascrell (NJ-09)
Ed Perlmutter (CO-07)
Collin Peterson (MN-07)
David Price (NC-04)
Cedric Richmond (LA-02)
Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02)
Tim Ryan (OH-13)
Kurt Schrader (OR-05)
Terri Sewell (AL-07)
Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-09)
Mike Thompson (CA-05)
Bennie Thompson (MS-02)
Norma Torres (CA-35)
Marc Veasey (TX-33)
Filemon Vela (TX-34)
Pete Visclosky (IN-01)
Frederica Wislon (FL-24)
ARPA-E Funding
Eric Swalwell (CA-15) offered an amendment to increase funding for Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) by $20 million and to reduce funding for Departmental Administration by a similar amount.
It failed 202 to 219.
176 Democrats and 26 Republicans voted for it. 213 Republicans and 6 Democrats voted against it.
Here are the 6 Democrats:
Corrine Brown (FL-05)
Al Green (TX-09)
Steny Hoyer (MD-05)
Eddie Johnson (TX-30)
Charlie Rangel (NY-13)
Tim Ryan (OH-13)
Nuclear Weapons
Mike Quigley (IL-05) offered an amendment to apply $167,050,000 to the savings reduction account for the new nuclear arm cruise missile.
It failed 164 to 257.
149 Democrats and 15 Republicans voted for it. 224 Republicans and 33 Democrats voted against it.
Here are the 33 Democrats:
Pete Aguilar (CA-31)
Brad Ashford (NE-02)
Sanford Bishop (GA-02)
Corrine Brown (FL-05)
Joaquin Castro (TX-20)
James Clyburn (SC-06)
Jim Costa (CA-16)
Joe Courtney (CT-02)
Henry Cuellar (TX-28)
Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02)
Gwen Graham (FL-02)
Al Green (TX-09)
Gene Green (TX-29)
Eddie Johnson (TX-30)
Zoe Lofgren (CA-19)
Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01)
Ben Luján (NM-03)
Sean Maloney (NY-18)
Seth Moulton (MA-06)
Patrick Murphy (FL-18)
Collin Peterson (MN-07)
Cedric Richmond (LA-02)
Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02)
Kurt Schrader (OR-05)
Terri Sewell (Al-07)
Brad Sherman (CA-30)
Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-09)
Louise Slaughter (NY-25)
Eric Swalwell (CA-15)
Bennie Thompson (MS-02)
Paul Tonko (NY-20)
Filemon Vela (TX-34)
Frederica Wilson (FL-24)
Here are the 15 Republicans:
Justin Amash (MI-03)
Rodney Davis (IL-13)
John Duncan (TN-02)
Morgan Griffith (VA-09)
Tim Huelskamp (KS-01)
Walter Jones (NC-03)
Tom Massie (KY-04)
Mick Mulvaney (SC-05)
Reid Ribble (WI-08)
Tom Rice (SC-07)
Ed Royce (CA-39)
Dana Rohrabacher (CA-48)
Mark Sanford (SC-01)
Jim Sensenbrenner (WI-05)
Ted Yoho (FL-03)
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John Garamendi (CA-03) offered an amendment to reduce the Atomic Energy Defense Activities National Nuclear Security Administration, Weapons Activities Account by $25 million and to apply the savings to the spending reduction account.
It failed 149 to 272.
136 Democrats and 13 Republicans voted for it. 226 Republicans and 46 Democrats voted against it.
29 of the 33 Democrats who voted against the prior amendment voted against this one as well. The exceptions were Gene Green (TX-29), Brad Sherman (CA-30), Paul Tonko (NY-20), and Filemon Vela (TX-34).
Then 17 additional Democrats voted against it, bringing the net increase to 13.
Brendan Boyle (PA-13)
G. K. Butterfield (NC-01)
Mike Capuano (MA-07)
Matt Cartwright (PA-17)
Gerry Connolly (VA-11)
Jim Cooper (TN-05)
Danny Davis (IL-07)
Steve Israel (NY-03)
Hank Johnson (GA-04)
Dan Lipinski (IL-03)
Richard Neal (MA-01)
Donald Norcross (NJ-01)
Bill Pascrell (NJ-09)
Ed Perlmutter (CO-07)
Charlie Rangel (NY-13)
Kathleen Rice (NY-04)
Norma Torres (CA-35)
Here are the 13 Republicans who voted for it:
Justin Amash (MI-03)
John Duncan (TN-02)
Morgan Griffith (VA-09)
Glenn Grothman (WI-06)
Tim Huelskamp (KS-01)
Walter Jones (NC-03)
Tom Massie (KY-04)
Reid Ribble (WI-08)
Dana Rohrabacher (CA-48)
Jim Sensenbrenner (WI-05)
Ted Yoho (FL-03)
Light Bulbs
Michael Burgess (TX-26) offered an amendment to block energy efficiency standards for incandescent light bulbs.
It passed 232 to 189.
One Democrat—Collin Peterson (MN-07)—voted for it.
Eight Republicans voted against it:
Andy Barr (KY-06)
Larry Bucshon (IN-08)
Bob Dold (IL-10)
Garret Graves (LA-06)
Richard Hanna (NY-22)
David Jolly (FL-13)
Dave Reichert (WA-08)
Lee Zeldin (NY-01)
Climate Change
Keith Rothfus (PA-05) offered an amendment to prohibit use of funds to apply the report entitled "Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Perspective on Exporting Liquified Natural Gas from the United States" in any public interest determination under the Natural Gas Act.
It passed 232 to 172.
230 Republicans and 2 Democrats voted for it. 169 Democrats and 3 Republicans voted against it.
The two Democrats were Henry Cuellar (TX-28) and Collin Peterson (MN-07).
The three Republicans were Chris Gibson (NY-19), Richard Hanna (NY-22), and Walter Jones (NC-03).
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Paul Gosar (AZ-04) offered an amendment to prohibit use of funds for the Department of Energy's Climate Model Development and Validation program.
It passed 224 to 84.
223 Republicans and 1 Democrat voted for it. 174 Democrats and 10 Republicans voted against it.
That one Democrat was Collin Peterson (MN-07).
Here are the 10 Republicans:
Bob Dold (IL-10)
Jeff Fortenberry (NE-01)
Chris Gibson (NY-19)
Richard Hanna (NY-22)
David Jolly (FL-13)
Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02)
Tom MacArthur (NJ-03)
Dave Reichert (WA-08)
Elise Stefanik (NY-21)
Lee Zeldin (NY-01)
Overall Spending
Marsha Blackburn (TN-07) offered an amendment to reduce funding in the bill by 1 percent across-the-board.
It failed 159 to 248.
156 Republicans and 3 Democrats voted for it. 171 Democrats and 77 Republicans voted against it.
The three Democrats that voted for it were Jim Cooper (TN-05), Jim Costa (CA-16), and Jared Polis (CO-02).
Water
Tom McClintock (CA-04) offered an amendment to prohibit use of funds for the purchase of water to supplement or enhance instream water flow requirements in California.
It passed 228 to 183.
226 Republicans and 2 Democrats voted for it. 174 Democrats and 9 Republicans voted against it.
The two Democrats were Jim Costa (CA-16) and Collin Peterson (MN-07).
Here are the 9 Republicans:
Mo Brooks (AL-05)
Vern Buchanan (FL-16)
Ryan Costello (PA-06)
Bob Dold (IL-10)
Tom Emmer (MN-06)
Mike Fitzpatrick (PA-08)
Richard Hanna (NY-22)
Pat Meehan (PA-07)
Chris Smith (NJ-04)
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Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) offered two amendments. The first one would prohibit use of funds to implement, administer, or enforce the requirement in the Code of Federal Regulations, that activities identified in the Federal Water Pollution Control Act must be established or ongoing in order to receive an exemption under the Act.
It passed 239 to 174.
229 Republicans and 10 Democrats voted for it. 169 Democrats and 5 Republicans voted against it.
Here are the 10 Democrats:
Cheri Bustos (IL-17)
Jim Costa (CA-16)
Henry Cuellar (TX-28)
Gwen Graham (FL-02)
Gene Green (TX-29)
Rick Nolan (MN-08)
Collin Peterson (MN-07)
Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-09)
Filemon Vela (TX-34)
Tim Walz (MN-01)
Here are the 5 Republicans:
Mo Brooks (AL-05)
Ryan Costello (PA-06)
Bob Dold (IL-10)
Mike Fitzpatrick (PA-08)
Chris Smith (NJ-04)
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LaMalfa’s second amendment would prohibit use of funds to deliver water to the Trinity River above the minimum requirements of the Trinity Record of Decision or to supplement flows in the Klamath River.
It passed 228 to 173.
225 Republicans and 3 Democrats voted for it. 173 Democrats and 10 Republicans voted against it.
The 3 Democrats were Jim Costa (CA-16), John Garamendi (CA-03), and Collin Peterson (MN-07).
Here are the 10 Republicans:
Mo Brooks (AL-05)
Vern Buchanan (FL-16)
Ryan Costello (PA-06)
Bob Dold (IL-10)
Tom Emmer (MN-06)
Mike Fitzpatrick (PA-08)
Richard Hanna (NY-22)
Chris Smith (NJ-04)
Fred Upton (MI-06)
Greg Walden (OR-02)