Key Vote NO on H.R. 1187

The American Energy Alliance urges all members to oppose H.R. 1187 The Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act. Despite its title, this legislation is not about improving corporate governance or protecting investors, its purpose is to inject partisan political priorities into the regulation of financial disclosures. The purpose of SEC-mandated financial disclosures is to […]

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Key Vote YES on Lee Amendment to S. 1251

The American Energy Alliance urges all Senators to support the Lee Amendment to S. 1251 the Growing Climate Solutions Ace of 2021. Should this amendment not be adopted, AEA urges all Senators to oppose final passage. Despite being described as “self-certification,” the certification program established by S.1251 is a de facto federalization of the environmental […]

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Key Vote NO on S.J. Res. 14

The American Energy Alliance urges all members to oppose S.J. Res. 14, the Senate companion to H.J. Res. 34, the Congressional Review Act resolution regarding new source performance standards for the oil and gas sector, also known as the methane rule. The original NSPS permitting rules from 2016 were onerous and unworkable, especially for independent […]

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Key Vote NO on H.R. 1187

The American Energy Alliance urges all members to oppose H.R. 1187 The Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act. Despite its title, this legislation is not about improving corporate governance or protecting investors, its purpose is to inject partisan political priorities into the regulation of financial disclosures. The purpose of SEC mandated financial disclosures is […]

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Key Vote NO on S. J. Res. 14

The American Energy Alliance urges all Senators to oppose S.J. Res. 14, the Congressional Review Act resolution on the 2020 methane rule from the EPA. The previous rules regarding methane were expensive and duplicative, the oil and gas industry already has ample financial and regulatory incentive to reduce methane emissions. More significantly, passage of this resolution […]

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Key Vote NO on Haaland Confirmation

While Biden’s nominees for various energy and economic positions have been awful, Rep. Haaland may be the most extreme. Her wholehearted opposition to the invaluable practice of hydraulic fracturing (fracking), her advocacy for the “30×30” movement, which would exclude most of the federal lands from productive use, and her endorsement of the Green New Deal […]

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AEA Issues Energy Scorecard Vote Alert for DOI Nominee Deb Haaland

Senators casting votes in support of Rep. Haaland for Interior Secretary will earn a negative mark on AEA’s Energy Scorecard. WASHINGTON DC (March 15, 2021) – Today, the American Energy Alliance (AEA), the country’s premier pro-consumer, pro-taxpayer, and free-market energy organization, issued a vote alert to members of the U.S. Senate that the organization would […]

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Key Vote NO on Granholm Confirmation

The American Energy Alliance urges all Senators to oppose the nomination of former Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm for Secretary of Energy. One of the main roles of the Department of Energy is managing the distribution of billions of dollars in federal funding and loans. The Biden administration has pledged to increase this spending even further. Thus, […]

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American Energy Alliance 2020 Senate Scorecard

This week the American Energy Alliance released its American Energy Scorecard for the United States Senate.  The AEA scorecard scores voting and co-sponsorship decisions on legislation affecting energy and environmental policy, educating voters on how their representatives’ vote and holding members accountable for those decisions.  This year’s Senate scorecard compiles 23 votes and 1 co-sponsorship […]

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Key Vote NO on H.R. 1957

The American Energy Alliance urges all members to vote NO on H.R. 1957 as amended by the Senate with the text of the Great American Outdoors Act.  The federal government already owns far more land than it can adequately manage, which is part of the reason for the large maintenance backlog this bill tries to address. […]

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