Key Vote: YES on Pearce BLM Amendment
Vote h408-2015
Description
This week, Congress will consider amendments to H.R. 2282, FY 2016 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. An amendment offered by Rep. Pearce would prohibit the Department of the Interior from using funds to increase the royalty rate for oil and natural gas produced on federal lands.
Recently, Democrats have pushed the Bureau of Land Management to consider raising the royalty rate for oil and natural gas production on federal lands. House Democrats, along with the Center for American Progress, argue that American taxpayers aren’t getting a fair shake for resources produced on federal lands. They advocate raising the royalty rate from 12.5 percent to 18.75 percent of drilling operations’ production value.
BLM recently closed a public comment period for their Annual Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, which allowed for public comments on various rules and regulations, including “… comment on potential changes that would provide the BLM with the procedural flexibility to change the royalty rate in response to market conditions consistent with the procedure for offshore oil and gas leases.”
The answer to increasing taxpayer returns isn’t in raising the royalty rate. What is needed is streamlining the permitting process and slashing red tape that discourages production and investment. BLM should look at what is happening on non-federal and private lands: since FY 2010, oil production on private and state lands has increased 89 percent, and natural gas has increased 37 percent. Conversely, oil and natural production on federal lands has decreased 10 percent and 31 percent, respectively, in the same period. Had production on federal lands tracked with the increases on state and private lands, taxpayers would have gained an additional $24.47 billion in federal royalty revenues, which is more than four times the revenue that would come from BLM raising the royalty rate.
Instead of raising taxes by increasing the royalty rate, BLM should address the real problem: stifling regulation and an ineffective permitting process. The American Energy Alliance urges members to vote YES on the Pearce amendment. It will be included in our American Energy Scorecard. YES is the pro-market, pro-taxpayer, pro-energy vote.
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Key Vote: YES on Pearce BLM Amendment
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TN | Sen. Marsha Blackburn | R | 89% | |
WY | Sen. Cynthia Lummis | R | 89% | |
WV | District 1 | Rep. David McKinley | R | 86% |
NJ | District 4 | Rep. Christopher Smith | R | 86% |
AK | District At-Large | Rep. Don Young | R | 80% |
IN | Sen. Todd Young | R | 80% | |
ND | Sen. Kevin Cramer | R | 74% | |
NY | District 24 | Rep. John Katko | R | 71% |
MI | District 6 | Rep. Fred Upton | R | 71% |
IL | District 16 | Rep. Adam Kinzinger | R | 67% |
NY | District 23 | Rep. Tom Reed | R | 60% |
AZ | Sen. Kyrsten Sinema | D | 5% | |
TX | District 28 | Rep. Henry Cuellar | D | 14% |
NY | District 4 | Rep. Kathleen Rice | D | 14% |
OR | District 5 | Rep. Kurt Schrader | D | 14% |
AL | District 4 | Rep. Robert Aderholt | R | 100% |
GA | District 12 | Rep. Rick Allen | R | 100% |
NV | District 2 | Rep. Mark Amodei | R | 100% |
TX | District 36 | Rep. Brian Babin | R | 100% |
KY | District 6 | Rep. Andy Barr | R | 100% |
FL | District 12 | Rep. Gus Bilirakis | R | 100% |
IL | District 12 | Rep. Mike Bost | R | 100% |
TX | District 8 | Rep. Kevin Brady | R | 100% |
AL | District 5 | Rep. Mo Brooks | R | 100% |
FL | District 16 | Rep. Vern Buchanan | R | 100% |
CO | District 4 | Rep. Ken Buck | R | 100% |
IN | District 8 | Rep. Larry Bucshon | R | 100% |
TX | District 26 | Rep. Michael Burgess | R | 100% |
CA | District 42 | Rep. Ken Calvert | R | 100% |
GA | District 1 | Rep. Buddy Carter | R | 100% |
TX | District 31 | Rep. John Carter | R | 100% |
OH | District 1 | Rep. Steven Chabot | R | 100% |
OK | District 4 | Rep. Tom Cole | R | 100% |
AR | District 1 | Rep. Rick Crawford | R | 100% |
IL | District 13 | Rep. Rodney Davis | R | 100% |
TN | District 4 | Rep. Scott DesJarlais | R | 100% |
FL | District 25 | Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart | R | 100% |
SC | District 3 | Rep. Jeffrey Duncan | R | 100% |
MN | District 6 | Rep. Tom Emmer | R | 100% |
TN | District 3 | Rep. Chuck Fleischmann | R | 100% |
NE | District 1 | Rep. Jeff Fortenberry | R | 100% |
NC | District 5 | Rep. Virginia Foxx | R | 100% |
OH | District 7 | Rep. Bob Gibbs | R | 100% |
TX | District 1 | Rep. Louie Gohmert | R | 100% |
AZ | District 4 | Rep. Paul Gosar | R | 100% |
TX | District 12 | Rep. Kay Granger | R | 100% |
LA | District 6 | Rep. Garret Graves | R | 100% |
MO | District 6 | Rep. Sam Graves | R | 100% |
VA | District 9 | Rep. Morgan Griffith | R | 100% |
WI | District 6 | Rep. Glenn Grothman | R | 100% |
KY | District 2 | Rep. Brett Guthrie | R | 100% |
MD | District 1 | Rep. Andy Harris | R | 100% |
MO | District 4 | Rep. Vicky Hartzler | R | 100% |
WA | District 3 | Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler | R | 100% |
GA | District 10 | Rep. Jody Hice | R | 100% |
AR | District 2 | Rep. French Hill | R | 100% |
NC | District 8 | Rep. Richard Hudson | R | 100% |
MI | District 2 | Rep. Bill Huizenga | R | 100% |
CA | District 50 | Rep. Darrell Issa | R | 100% |
OH | District 6 | Rep. Bill Johnson | R | 100% |
OH | District 4 | Rep. Jim Jordan | R | 100% |
OH | District 14 | Rep. Dave Joyce | R | 100% |
MS | District 1 | Rep. Trent Kelly | R | 100% |
PA | District 16 | Rep. Mike Kelly | R | 100% |
CA | District 1 | Rep. Doug LaMalfa | R | 100% |
CO | District 5 | Rep. Doug Lamborn | R | 100% |
OH | District 5 | Rep. Robert Latta | R | 100% |
MO | District 7 | Rep. Billy Long | R | 100% |
GA | District 11 | Rep. Barry Loudermilk | R | 100% |
OK | District 3 | Rep. Frank Lucas | R | 100% |
MO | District 3 | Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer | R | 100% |
KY | District 4 | Rep. Thomas Massie | R | 100% |
CA | District 23 | Rep. Kevin McCarthy | R | 100% |
TX | District 10 | Rep. Michael McCaul | R | 100% |
CA | District 4 | Rep. Tom McClintock | R | 100% |
NC | District 10 | Rep. Patrick McHenry | R | 100% |
WA | District 5 | Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers | R | 100% |
MI | District 4 | Rep. John Moolenaar | R | 100% |
WV | District 2 | Rep. Alex Mooney | R | 100% |
OK | District 2 | Rep. Markwayne Mullin | R | 100% |
WA | District 4 | Rep. Dan Newhouse | R | 100% |
CA | District 22 | Rep. Devin Nunes | R | 100% |
MS | District 4 | Rep. Steven Palazzo | R | 100% |
AL | District 6 | Rep. Gary Palmer | R | 100% |
PA | District 10 | Rep. Scott Perry | R | 100% |
FL | District 8 | Rep. Bill Posey | R | 100% |
SC | District 7 | Rep. Tom Rice | R | 100% |
AL | District 3 | Rep. Mike Rogers | R | 100% |
KY | District 5 | Rep. Harold Rogers | R | 100% |
NC | District 7 | Rep. David Rouzer | R | 100% |
LA | District 1 | Rep. Steve Scalise | R | 100% |
AZ | District 6 | Rep. David Schweikert | R | 100% |
GA | District 8 | Rep. Austin Scott | R | 100% |
TX | District 17 | Rep. Pete Sessions | R | 100% |
ID | District 2 | Rep. Mike Simpson | R | 100% |
MO | District 8 | Rep. Jason Smith | R | 100% |
NE | District 3 | Rep. Adrian Smith | R | 100% |
NY | District 21 | Rep. Elise Stefanik | R | 100% |
UT | District 2 | Rep. Chris Stewart | R | 100% |
PA | District 15 | Rep. Glenn Thompson | R | 100% |
OH | District 10 | Rep. Michael Turner | R | 100% |
CA | District 21 | Rep. David Valadao | R | 100% |
MO | District 2 | Rep. Ann Wagner | R | 100% |
MI | District 7 | Rep. Tim Walberg | R | 100% |
IN | District 2 | Rep. Jackie Walorski | R | 100% |
TX | District 14 | Rep. Randy Weber | R | 100% |
FL | District 11 | Rep. Daniel Webster | R | 100% |
OH | District 2 | Rep. Brad Wenstrup | R | 100% |
AR | District 4 | Rep. Bruce Westerman | R | 100% |
TX | District 25 | Rep. Roger Williams | R | 100% |
SC | District 2 | Rep. Joe Wilson | R | 100% |
VA | District 1 | Rep. Robert Wittman | R | 100% |
AR | District 3 | Rep. Steve Womack | R | 100% |
NY | District 1 | Rep. Lee Zeldin | R | 100% |
NM | Sen. Ben Luján | D | 10% | |
NC | District 12 | Rep. Alma Adams | D | 0% |
CA | District 31 | Rep. Pete Aguilar | D | 0% |
CA | District 37 | Rep. Karen Bass | D | 0% |
OH | District 3 | Rep. Joyce Beatty | D | 0% |
CA | District 7 | Rep. Ami Bera | D | 0% |
VA | District 8 | Rep. Donald Beyer | D | 0% |
GA | District 2 | Rep. Sanford Bishop | D | 0% |
OR | District 3 | Rep. Earl Blumenauer | D | 0% |
OR | District 1 | Rep. Suzanne Bonamici | D | 0% |
PA | District 2 | Rep. Brendan Boyle | D | 0% |
CA | District 26 | Rep. Julia Brownley | D | 0% |
IL | District 17 | Rep. Cheri Bustos | D | 0% |
NC | District 1 | Rep. G. Butterfield | D | 0% |
CA | District 29 | Rep. Tony Cárdenas | D | 0% |
IN | District 7 | Rep. André Carson | D | 0% |
PA | District 8 | Rep. Matt Cartwright | D | 0% |
FL | District 14 | Rep. Kathy Castor | D | 0% |
TX | District 20 | Rep. Joaquín Castro | D | 0% |
CA | District 27 | Rep. Judy Chu | D | 0% |
RI | District 1 | Rep. David Cicilline | D | 0% |
MA | District 5 | Rep. Katherine Clark | D | 0% |
NY | District 9 | Rep. Yvette Clarke | D | 0% |
MO | District 5 | Rep. Emanuel Cleaver | D | 0% |
SC | District 6 | Rep. James Clyburn | D | 0% |
TN | District 9 | Rep. Steve Cohen | D | 0% |
VA | District 11 | Rep. Gerald Connolly | D | 0% |
TN | District 5 | Rep. Jim Cooper | D | 0% |
CA | District 16 | Rep. Jim Costa | D | 0% |
CT | District 2 | Rep. Joe Courtney | D | 0% |
IL | District 7 | Rep. Danny Davis | D | 0% |
OR | District 4 | Rep. Peter DeFazio | D | 0% |
CO | District 1 | Rep. Diana DeGette | D | 0% |
CT | District 3 | Rep. Rosa DeLauro | D | 0% |
WA | District 1 | Rep. Suzan DelBene | D | 0% |
CA | District 11 | Rep. Mark DeSaulnier | D | 0% |
FL | District 22 | Rep. Ted Deutch | D | 0% |
MI | District 12 | Rep. Debbie Dingell | D | 0% |
TX | District 35 | Rep. Lloyd Doggett | D | 0% |
PA | District 18 | Rep. Mike Doyle | D | 0% |
IL | Sen. Tammy Duckworth | D | 0% | |
CA | District 18 | Rep. Anna Eshoo | D | 0% |
IL | District 11 | Rep. Bill Foster | D | 0% |
FL | District 21 | Rep. Lois Frankel | D | 0% |
OH | District 11 | Rep. Marcia Fudge | D | 0% |
AZ | District 7 | Rep. Ruben Gallego | D | 0% |
CA | District 3 | Rep. John Garamendi | D | 0% |
TX | District 9 | Rep. Al Green | D | 0% |
AZ | District 3 | Rep. Raúl Grijalva | D | 0% |
FL | District 20 | Rep. Alcee Hastings | D | 0% |
NY | District 26 | Rep. Brian Higgins | D | 0% |
CT | District 4 | Rep. Jim Himes | D | 0% |
MD | District 5 | Rep. Steny Hoyer | D | 0% |
CA | District 2 | Rep. Jared Huffman | D | 0% |
TX | District 18 | Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 0% |
NY | District 8 | Rep. Hakeem Jeffries | D | 0% |
GA | District 4 | Rep. Hank Johnson | D | 0% |
TX | District 30 | Rep. Eddie Johnson | D | 0% |
OH | District 9 | Rep. Marcy Kaptur | D | 0% |
MA | District 9 | Rep. Bill Keating | D | 0% |
IL | District 2 | Rep. Robin Kelly | D | 0% |
MI | District 5 | Rep. Dan Kildee | D | 0% |
WA | District 6 | Rep. Derek Kilmer | D | 0% |
WI | District 3 | Rep. Ron Kind | D | 0% |
AZ | District 2 | Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick | D | 0% |
NH | District 2 | Rep. Ann Kuster | D | 0% |
RI | District 2 | Rep. Jim Langevin | D | 0% |
WA | District 2 | Rep. Rick Larsen | D | 0% |
CT | District 1 | Rep. John Larson | D | 0% |
MI | District 14 | Rep. Brenda Lawrence | D | 0% |
CA | District 13 | Rep. Barbara Lee | D | 0% |
CA | District 33 | Rep. Ted Lieu | D | 0% |
CA | District 19 | Rep. Zoe Lofgren | D | 0% |
CA | District 47 | Rep. Alan Lowenthal | D | 0% |
MA | District 8 | Rep. Stephen Lynch | D | 0% |
NY | District 12 | Rep. Carolyn Maloney | D | 0% |
NY | District 18 | Rep. Sean Maloney | D | 0% |
CA | District 6 | Rep. Doris Matsui | D | 0% |
MN | District 4 | Rep. Betty McCollum | D | 0% |
MA | District 2 | Rep. Jim McGovern | D | 0% |
CA | District 9 | Rep. Jerry McNerney | D | 0% |
NY | District 5 | Rep. Gregory Meeks | D | 0% |
NY | District 6 | Rep. Grace Meng | D | 0% |
WI | District 4 | Rep. Gwen Moore | D | 0% |
MA | District 6 | Rep. Seth Moulton | D | 0% |
NY | District 10 | Rep. Jerrold Nadler | D | 0% |
CA | District 32 | Rep. Grace Napolitano | D | 0% |
MA | District 1 | Rep. Richard Neal | D | 0% |
NJ | District 1 | Rep. Donald Norcross | D | 0% |
NJ | District 6 | Rep. Frank Pallone | D | 0% |
NJ | District 9 | Rep. Bill Pascrell | D | 0% |
NJ | District 10 | Rep. Donald Payne | D | 0% |
CA | District 12 | Rep. Nancy Pelosi | D | 0% |
CO | District 7 | Rep. Ed Perlmutter | D | 0% |
CA | District 52 | Rep. Scott Peters | D | 0% |
ME | District 1 | Rep. Chellie Pingree | D | 0% |
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NC | District 4 | Rep. David Price | D | 0% |
IL | District 5 | Rep. Mike Quigley | D | 0% |
LA | District 2 | Rep. Cedric Richmond | D | 0% |
CA | District 40 | Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard | D | 0% |
CA | District 36 | Rep. Raul Ruiz | D | 0% |
MD | District 2 | Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger | D | 0% |
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CA | District 38 | Rep. Linda Sánchez | D | 0% |
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IL | District 9 | Rep. Jan Schakowsky | D | 0% |
CA | District 28 | Rep. Adam Schiff | D | 0% |
VA | District 3 | Rep. Robert Scott | D | 0% |
GA | District 13 | Rep. David Scott | D | 0% |
AL | District 7 | Rep. Terri Sewell | D | 0% |
CA | District 30 | Rep. Brad Sherman | D | 0% |
NJ | District 8 | Rep. Albio Sires | D | 0% |
WA | District 9 | Rep. Adam Smith | D | 0% |
CA | District 14 | Rep. Jackie Speier | D | 0% |
OH | District 15 | Rep. Steve Stivers | R | 0% |
CA | District 15 | Rep. Eric Swalwell | D | 0% |
CA | District 41 | Rep. Mark Takano | D | 0% |
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VT | District At-Large | Rep. Peter Welch | D | 0% |
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KY | District 3 | Rep. John Yarmuth | D | 0% |