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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Aug. 3, 1994 | National | S Amdt 2446 | Ethanol Amendment | Amendment Tabled - Senate (51 - 50) |
April 6, 2000 | National | S Amdt 2955 | Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Drilling amendment | Amendment Tabled - Senate (51 - 49) |
June 14, 2005 | National | S Amdt 781 | Environmental Effects Caused by Ethanol Amendment | Amendment Tabled - Senate (59 - 38) |
June 10, 2003 | National | S Amdt 871 | Reduction of Foreign Oil Dependence Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (99 - 1) |
March 13, 2008 | National | S Amdt 4329 | 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) |
June 19, 2007 | National | S Amdt 1519 | Preventing Petroleum Export Organizations (NOPEC Act of 2007) | Amendment Adopted - Senate (70 - 23) |
May 11, 2006 | National | HR 4297 | Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (54 - 44) |
Sept. 27, 2008 | National | HR 2638 | Continuing Appropriations | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (78 - 12) |
Dec. 13, 2007 | National | HR 6 | Energy Act of 2007 | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (86 - 8) |
Dec. 18, 2007 | National | HR 2764 | Inclusion of Iraq and Afghanistan Military Operations Funding with the Consolidated Appropriations | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (76 - 17) |
July 31, 2003 | National | HR 6 | Energy Omnibus bill | Bill Passed - Senate (84 - 14) |
June 21, 2007 | National | HR 6 | Energy Act of 2007 | Bill Passed - Senate (65 - 27) |
Feb. 2, 2006 | National | HR 4297 | Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005 | Bill Passed - Senate (66 - 31) |
Aug. 1, 2006 | National | S 3711 | Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 | Bill Passed - Senate (71 - 25) |
Dec. 19, 2014 | MI | HB 5477 | Increases Gasoline and Diesel Tax | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (23 - 15) |
July 23, 2013 | NC | SB 76 | Amends Hydraulic Fracturing Requirements and Authorizes Off-Shore Drilling | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (37 - 11) |
April 2, 2019 | OH | HB 62 | Increases Gas and Diesel Tax | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (22 - 10) |
May 22, 2014 | OK | HB 2562 | Restructures the Tax Rate for Oil and Gas Production | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (30 - 14) |
Feb. 23, 2013 | VA | HB 2313 | Repeals the Retail Gas Tax and Establishes a Wholesale Gas Tax | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (25 - 15) |
April 14, 2013 | AK | SB 21 | Amends the Oil Industry Tax Rate Structure | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (12 - 8) |
July 2, 2012 | NC | SB 820 | Authorizes Hydraulic Fracturing | Veto Override Passed - Senate (29 - 13) |
March 24, 2015 | KY | HB 299 | Increases Wholesale Gas Tax | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (29 - 9) |
April 28, 2011 | MT | SB 329 | Oil and Natural Gas Revenue for Schools | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (31 - 19) |
March 12, 2015 | UT | HB 362 | Amends Motor Fuel Tax | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (20 - 8) |
June 6, 2016 | AK | HB 247 | Amends Oil and Gas Tax Credit System | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (13 - 6) |
May 15, 2017 | MN | SF 1937 | Authorizes the Construction and Repair of Statewide Oil Pipelines | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (34 - 30) |
April 20, 2014 | AK | SB 138 | Establishes a Liquefied Natural Gas Production Framework | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (16 - 4) |
Feb. 17, 2012 | National | HR 3630 | Extends Payroll Tax Cut | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (60 - 36) |
March 10, 2022 | WA | SB 5974 | Establishes the State Goal of Stopping Gas-Powered Vehicle Production by 2030 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (29 - 20) |
March 6, 2024 | SD | SB 201 | Amends State Regulations on Pipeline Transmission Infrastructure | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (24 - 10) |
Feb. 7, 2012 | PA | HB 1950 | Amends Statutes Concerning Oil and Gas Resources | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (31 - 19) |
Nov. 17, 2020 | PA | SB 790 | Repeals Certain Oil and Gas Regulations | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 19) |
May 29, 2014 | NC | SB 786 | Repeals the Moratorium on Hydraulic Fracturing | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (33 - 12) |
May 30, 2014 | LA | SB 469 | Prohibits Government Entities from Pursuing Cause of Action under the Coastal Management Program | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 11) |
Aug. 31, 2022 | CA | SB 1137 | Prohibits New Oil Wells Near Schools and Hospitals | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 10) |
April 3, 2019 | CO | SB 19-181 | Amends Local Environmental Regulations | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (19 - 16) |
March 9, 2022 | WV | SB 694 | Amends Oil and Gas Drilling Regulations | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 8) |
Sept. 11, 2013 | CA | SB 4 | Amends Hydraulic Fracturing Laws | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 8) |
April 13, 2017 | MT | SB 299 | Requires Public Disclosure of Fracking Chemicals | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (34 - 16) |
Sept. 9, 2021 | CA | SB 47 | Increases the Spending Cap on the Geologic Energy Management Division Account for Abandoned Oil Wells | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 10) |
March 10, 2020 | SD | SB 151 | Defines "Critical Infrastructure" and Restructures Associated Crimes | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 4) |
May 11, 2022 | CO | HB 22-1348 | Requires Further Chemical Information Disclosure By Oil, Gas, and Fracking Corporations | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15) |
April 20, 2014 | AK | HB 287 | Authorizes Tax Credits for In-State Oil Refineries | Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 6) |
Nov. 13, 2014 | MI | HB 5477 | Increases Gasoline and Diesel Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14) |
June 14, 2021 | PA | SB 119 | Prohibits Pennsylvania from Joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 15) |
June 10, 2021 | ME | LD 99 | Requires the PERS to Divest from Fossil Fuel Related Investments | "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (18 - 15) |
April 17, 2015 | AK | HB 158 | Establishes Refined Fuel Surcharge | Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 7) |
Dec. 13, 2023 | OH | HB 201 | Prohibits Automobile Bans Based on Energy Source | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 8) |
March 14, 2015 | WV | HB 2688 | Authorizes Petroleum Drilling Without Consent of all Property Owners | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 10) |
May 24, 2023 | TX | HB 5 | Establishes Economic Incentives for Oil and Gas Companies | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 4) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|
8/03 | S Amdt 2446 | Ethanol Amendment | Amendment Tabled - Senate (51 - 50) |
4/06 | S Amdt 2955 | Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Drilling amendment | Amendment Tabled - Senate (51 - 49) |
6/14 | S Amdt 781 | Environmental Effects Caused by Ethanol Amendment | Amendment Tabled - Senate (59 - 38) |
6/10 | S Amdt 871 | Reduction of Foreign Oil Dependence Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (99 - 1) |
3/13 | S Amdt 4329 | 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) |
6/19 | S Amdt 1519 | Preventing Petroleum Export Organizations (NOPEC Act of 2007) | Amendment Adopted - Senate (70 - 23) |
5/11 | HR 4297 | Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (54 - 44) |
9/27 | HR 2638 | Continuing Appropriations | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (78 - 12) |
12/13 | HR 6 | Energy Act of 2007 | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (86 - 8) |
12/18 | HR 2764 | Inclusion of Iraq and Afghanistan Military Operations Funding with the Consolidated Appropriations | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (76 - 17) |
7/31 | HR 6 | Energy Omnibus bill | Bill Passed - Senate (84 - 14) |
6/21 | HR 6 | Energy Act of 2007 | Bill Passed - Senate (65 - 27) |
2/02 | HR 4297 | Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005 | Bill Passed - Senate (66 - 31) |
8/01 | S 3711 | Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 | Bill Passed - Senate (71 - 25) |
12/19 | HB 5477 | Increases Gasoline and Diesel Tax | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (23 - 15) |
7/23 | SB 76 | Amends Hydraulic Fracturing Requirements and Authorizes Off-Shore Drilling | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (37 - 11) |
4/02 | HB 62 | Increases Gas and Diesel Tax | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (22 - 10) |
5/22 | HB 2562 | Restructures the Tax Rate for Oil and Gas Production | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (30 - 14) |
2/23 | HB 2313 | Repeals the Retail Gas Tax and Establishes a Wholesale Gas Tax | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (25 - 15) |
4/14 | SB 21 | Amends the Oil Industry Tax Rate Structure | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (12 - 8) |
7/02 | SB 820 | Authorizes Hydraulic Fracturing | Veto Override Passed - Senate (29 - 13) |
3/24 | HB 299 | Increases Wholesale Gas Tax | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (29 - 9) |
4/28 | SB 329 | Oil and Natural Gas Revenue for Schools | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (31 - 19) |
3/12 | HB 362 | Amends Motor Fuel Tax | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (20 - 8) |
6/06 | HB 247 | Amends Oil and Gas Tax Credit System | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (13 - 6) |
5/15 | SF 1937 | Authorizes the Construction and Repair of Statewide Oil Pipelines | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (34 - 30) |
4/20 | SB 138 | Establishes a Liquefied Natural Gas Production Framework | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (16 - 4) |
2/17 | HR 3630 | Extends Payroll Tax Cut | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (60 - 36) |
3/10 | SB 5974 | Establishes the State Goal of Stopping Gas-Powered Vehicle Production by 2030 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (29 - 20) |
3/06 | SB 201 | Amends State Regulations on Pipeline Transmission Infrastructure | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (24 - 10) |
2/07 | HB 1950 | Amends Statutes Concerning Oil and Gas Resources | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (31 - 19) |
11/17 | SB 790 | Repeals Certain Oil and Gas Regulations | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 19) |
5/29 | SB 786 | Repeals the Moratorium on Hydraulic Fracturing | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (33 - 12) |
5/30 | SB 469 | Prohibits Government Entities from Pursuing Cause of Action under the Coastal Management Program | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 11) |
8/31 | SB 1137 | Prohibits New Oil Wells Near Schools and Hospitals | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 10) |
4/03 | SB 19-181 | Amends Local Environmental Regulations | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (19 - 16) |
3/09 | SB 694 | Amends Oil and Gas Drilling Regulations | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 8) |
9/11 | SB 4 | Amends Hydraulic Fracturing Laws | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 8) |
4/13 | SB 299 | Requires Public Disclosure of Fracking Chemicals | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (34 - 16) |
9/09 | SB 47 | Increases the Spending Cap on the Geologic Energy Management Division Account for Abandoned Oil Wells | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 10) |
3/10 | SB 151 | Defines "Critical Infrastructure" and Restructures Associated Crimes | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 4) |
5/11 | HB 22-1348 | Requires Further Chemical Information Disclosure By Oil, Gas, and Fracking Corporations | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15) |
4/20 | HB 287 | Authorizes Tax Credits for In-State Oil Refineries | Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 6) |
11/13 | HB 5477 | Increases Gasoline and Diesel Tax | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 14) |
6/14 | SB 119 | Prohibits Pennsylvania from Joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 15) |
6/10 | LD 99 | Requires the PERS to Divest from Fossil Fuel Related Investments | "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (18 - 15) |
4/17 | HB 158 | Establishes Refined Fuel Surcharge | Bill Passed - Senate (13 - 7) |
12/13 | HB 201 | Prohibits Automobile Bans Based on Energy Source | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 8) |
3/14 | HB 2688 | Authorizes Petroleum Drilling Without Consent of all Property Owners | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 10) |
5/24 | HB 5 | Establishes Economic Incentives for Oil and Gas Companies | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 4) |