Today, the House Natural Resources Committee held a markup of the
Migratory Bird Treaty Act Penalty and Enforcement Act of 2009 (H.R. 1916), which increases the cost of the federal duck stamp (used as a hunting permit) from $15 to $25 in 2010 and mandates the federal government use all proceeds to acquire more private land.
“When the American people are suffering real economic pain with too many of our constituents having lost their jobs, their savings, and even their homes, we should not be considering legislation that simply fattens the federal coffers by raising prices on Americans in order for the government to purchase more private land,” said Ranking Member Doc Hastings. “Republicans were successful in making some improvements to this bill, specifically by passing amendments to eliminate the price increase to $35, protect citizens from land condemnation, and ensure hunting remains affordable for young adults, senior citizens, the disabled, military personal and veterans. Unfortunately, my Democrat colleagues voted against amendments that would have limited government acquisition of private land and allowed this money to be used for other beneficial purposes including operation and maintenance of current refuge land, payments to counties with refuge land, and hunting and fishing programs for the disabled.”
Click here to watch Ranking Member Hastings’ opening statement expressing Republican concerns with the bill.
VOTE CHECK
Rep. Hastings of Washington Amendment #36 – Setting $100 Million Cap on Fish and Wildlife Land Acquisition
This amendment would keep the price of a duck stamp at the current $15 level if in the prior year, the Fish and Wildlife Service had $100 million to spend on land acquisition. This figure of $100 million is calculated by totaling the funds appropriated in the land acquisition account, the North Americans Wetland Conservation Act account, and the prior year’s duck stamp collections. If the federal government has $100 million dollars to buy land for refuges, Congress shouldn’t charge every duck hunter in America another $10 a year in order to purchase more private land.
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Recorded Vote: 17 YEA, 25 NAY
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Mr. Rahall
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NAY
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Mr. Hastings
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YEA
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Mr. Miller
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NAY
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Mr. Young
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-
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Mr. Markey
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-
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Mr. Gallegly
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YEA
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Mr. Kildee
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NAY
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Mr. Duncan
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-
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Mr. DeFazio
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NAY
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Mr. Flake
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YEA
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Mr. Faleomavaega
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-
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Mr. Brown
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YEA
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Mr. Abercrombie
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NAY
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Mrs. McMorris Rodgers
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YEA
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Mr. Pallone
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Mr. Gohmert
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Mrs. Napolitano
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NAY
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Mr. Bishop
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YEA
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Mr. Holt
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NAY
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Mr. Shuster
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YEA
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Mr. Grijalva
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NAY
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Mr. Lamborn
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YEA
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Mrs. Bordallo
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NAY
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Mr. Adrian Smith
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YEA
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Mr. Costa
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NAY
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Mr. Wittman
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YEA
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Mr. Boren
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NAY
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Mr. Broun
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YEA
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Mr. Sablan
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NAY
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Mr. Fleming
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YEA
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Mr. Heinrich
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NAY
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Mr. Coffman
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YEA
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Mr. Hinchey
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NAY
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Mr. Chaffetz
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YEA
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Mrs. Christensen
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NAY
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Mrs. Lummis
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YEA
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Ms. DeGette
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-
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Mr. McClintock
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YEA
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Mr. Kind
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NAY
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Mr. Cassidy
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YEA
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Mrs. Capps
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NAY
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Mr. Inslee
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NAY
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Mr. Baca
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NAY
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Ms. Herseth Sandlin
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NAY
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Mr. Sarbanes
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NAY
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Ms. Shea-Porter
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NAY
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Ms. Tsongas
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NAY
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Mr. Kratovil
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NAY
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Mr. Pierluisi
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NAY
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Rep. Hastings of Washington Amendment # 010 – Eliminating Price Increase if Unemployment is 8 Percent or Higher
Earlier this year, President Obama’s chief economist said that, “Unemployment would reach just over 8 percent, and would be contained at under 8 percent with a stimulus package.” But more than five months after passing the stimulus, unemployment has reached 9.5 percent nationally, a 26 year high, and is climbing towards 10 percent. This amendment would ensure that the price of a duck stamp doesn’t increase if unemployment is above the 8 percent rate that President Obama and the Democrat Congress promised the Americans people wouldn’t be breached if the stimulus bill was enacted.
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Recorded Vote: 17 YEA, 24 NAY
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Representative
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Mr. Rahall
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NAY
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Mr. Hastings
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YEA
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Mr. Miller
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NAY
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Mr. Young
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-
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Mr. Markey
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-
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Mr. Gallegly
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YEA
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Mr. Kildee
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NAY
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Mr. Duncan
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-
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Mr. DeFazio
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NAY
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Mr. Flake
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YEA
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Mr. Faleomavaega
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-
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Mr. Brown
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YEA
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Mr. Abercrombie
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NAY
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Mrs. McMorris Rodgers
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YEA
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Mr. Pallone
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-
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Mr. Gohmert
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-
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Mrs. Napolitano
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NAY
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Mr. Bishop
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YEA
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Mr. Holt
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NAY
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Mr. Shuster
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YEA
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Mr. Grijalva
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NAY
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Mr. Lamborn
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YEA
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Mrs. Bordallo
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NAY
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Mr. Adrian Smith
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YEA
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Mr. Costa
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NAY
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Mr. Wittman
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YEA
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Mr. Boren
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NAY
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Mr. Broun
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YEA
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Mr. Sablan
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NAY
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Mr. Fleming
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YEA
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Mr. Heinrich
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NAY
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Mr. Coffman
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YEA
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Mr. Hinchey
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NAY
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Mr. Chaffetz
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YEA
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Mrs. Christensen
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NAY
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Mrs. Lummis
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YEA
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Ms. DeGette
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Mr. McClintock
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YEA
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Mr. Kind
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NAY
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Mr. Cassidy
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YEA
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Mrs. Capps
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Mr. Inslee
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NAY
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Mr. Baca
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NAY
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Ms. Herseth Sandlin
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NAY
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Mr. Sarbanes
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NAY
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Ms. Shea-Porter
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NAY
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Ms. Tsongas
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NAY
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Mr. Kratovil
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NAY
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Mr. Pierluisi
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NAY
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Hastings of Washington Amendment #27 – Dedicating at Least Half of Increase to Operations and Maintenance in National Wildlife Refuge System
The National Wildlife Refuge System currently has a $2.6 billion operations-and-maintenance backlog with 3,348 “mission critical” projects pending completion. This amendment would require that at least half of the $10 dollar increase be spent on operations-and-maintenance projects and that the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission would have the responsibility to decide if any of the additional 50 percent of the increased funds would be set aside for that purpose.
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Recorded Vote: 14 YEA, 23 NAY
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Representative
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Mr. Rahall
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NAY
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Mr. Hastings
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YEA
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Mr. Miller
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NAY
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Mr. Young
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-
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Mr. Markey
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-
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Mr. Gallegly
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Mr. Kildee
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NAY
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Mr. Duncan
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-
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Mr. DeFazio
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NAY
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Mr. Flake
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-
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Mr. Faleomavaega
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-
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Mr. Brown
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YEA
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Mr. Abercrombie
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NAY
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Mrs. McMorris Rodgers
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YEA
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Mr. Pallone
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-
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Mr. Gohmert
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-
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Mrs. Napolitano
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NAY
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Mr. Bishop
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YEA
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Mr. Holt
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NAY
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Mr. Shuster
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YEA
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Mr. Grijalva
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NAY
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Mr. Lamborn
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YEA
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Mrs. Bordallo
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NAY
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Mr. Adrian Smith
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YEA
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Mr. Costa
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NAY
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Mr. Wittman
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YEA
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Mr. Boren
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NAY
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Mr. Broun
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YEA
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Mr. Sablan
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NAY
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Mr. Fleming
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YEA
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Mr. Heinrich
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NAY
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Mr. Coffman
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YEA
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Mr. Hinchey
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NAY
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Mr. Chaffetz
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YEA
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Mrs. Christensen
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NAY
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Mrs. Lummis
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-
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Ms. DeGette
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-
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Mr. McClintock
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YEA
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Mr. Kind
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NAY
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Mr. Cassidy
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YEA
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Mrs. Capps
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NAY
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Mr. Inslee
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NAY
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Mr. Baca
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NAY
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Ms. Herseth Sandlin
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NAY
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Mr. Sarbanes
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NAY
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Ms. Shea-Porter
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NAY
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Ms. Tsongas
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NAY
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Mr. Kratovil
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Mr. Pierluisi
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NAY
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Rep. Broun of Georgia Amendment #1– Supporting Hunting and Fishing for Disabled Americans
This amendment would direct some of the price increase towards hunting and fishing programs for disabled Americans in National Wildlife Refuges.
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Recorded Vote: 14 YEA, 25 NAY
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Representative
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Mr. Rahall
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NAY
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Mr. Hastings
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YEA
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Mr. Miller
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NAY
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Mr. Young
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-
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Mr. Markey
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-
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Mr. Gallegly
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-
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Mr. Kildee
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NAY
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Mr. Duncan
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-
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Mr. DeFazio
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NAY
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Mr. Flake
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YEA
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Mr. Faleomavaega
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-
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Mr. Brown
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YEA
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Mr. Abercrombie
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NAY
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Mrs. McMorris Rodgers
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YEA
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Mr. Pallone
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-
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Mr. Gohmert
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-
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Mrs. Napolitano
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NAY
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Mr. Bishop
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YEA
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Mr. Holt
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NAY
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Mr. Shuster
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YEA
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Mr. Grijalva
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NAY
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Mr. Lamborn
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YEA
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Mrs. Bordallo
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NAY
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Mr. Adrian Smith
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YEA
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Mr. Costa
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NAY
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Mr. Wittman
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YEA
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Mr. Boren
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NAY
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Mr. Broun
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YEA
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Mr. Sablan
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NAY
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Mr. Fleming
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YEA
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Mr. Heinrich
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NAY
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Mr. Coffman
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YEA
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Mr. Hinchey
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-
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Mr. Chaffetz
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YEA
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Mrs. Christensen
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NAY
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Mrs. Lummis
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-
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Ms. DeGette
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-
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Mr. McClintock
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NAY
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Mr. Kind
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NAY
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Mr. Cassidy
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YEA
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Mrs. Capps
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NAY
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Mr. Inslee
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NAY
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Mr. Baca
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NAY
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Ms. Herseth Sandlin
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NAY
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Mr. Sarbanes
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NAY
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Ms. Shea-Porter
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NAY
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Ms. Tsongas
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NAY
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Mr. Kratovil
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NAY
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Mr. Pierluisi
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NAY
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Rep. Broun of Georgia Amendment #8– Supporting Urban and Low Income Hunting and Fishing Programs
In order to encourage more children from cities to go hunting and fishing, this amendment would direct some of the revenue increase towards urban, low income hunting and fishing education programs in the National Wildlife Refuge System.
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Recorded Vote: 15 YEA, 26 NAY
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Mr. Rahall
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NAY
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Mr. Hastings
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YEA
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Mr. Miller
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NAY
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Mr. Young
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-
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Mr. Markey
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-
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Mr. Gallegly
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YEA
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Mr. Kildee
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NAY
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Mr. Duncan
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-
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Mr. DeFazio
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NAY
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Mr. Flake
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YEA
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Mr. Faleomavaega
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-
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Mr. Brown
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YEA
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Mr. Abercrombie
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NAY
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Mrs. McMorris Rodgers
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YEA
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Mr. Pallone
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-
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Mr. Gohmert
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-
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Mrs. Napolitano
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NAY
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Mr. Bishop
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YEA
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Mr. Holt
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NAY
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Mr. Shuster
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YEA
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Mr. Grijalva
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NAY
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Mr. Lamborn
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YEA
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Mrs. Bordallo
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NAY
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Mr. Adrian Smith
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YEA
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Mr. Costa
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NAY
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Mr. Wittman
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YEA
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Mr. Boren
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NAY
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Mr. Broun
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YEA
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Mr. Sablan
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NAY
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Mr. Fleming
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YEA
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Mr. Heinrich
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NAY
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Mr. Coffman
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YEA
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Mr. Hinchey
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NAY
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Mr. Chaffetz
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YEA
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Mrs. Christensen
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NAY
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Mrs. Lummis
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-
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Ms. DeGette
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-
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Mr. McClintock
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NAY
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Mr. Kind
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NAY
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Mr. Cassidy
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YEA
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Mrs. Capps
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NAY
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Mr. Inslee
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NAY
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Mr. Baca
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NAY
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Ms. Herseth Sandlin
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NAY
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Mr. Sarbanes
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NAY
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Ms. Shea-Porter
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NAY
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Ms. Tsongas
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NAY
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Mr. Kratovil
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NAY
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Mr. Pierluisi
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NAY
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Rep. Chaffetz of Utah Amendment # 4 – Increasing Payments to State and Local Governments with Wildlife Refuges
This amendment would deposit the revenue increase into the Refuge Revenue Sharing Program, which compensates state and local governments for non-taxable, federally-owned National Wildlife Refuges. This program is parallel to the Payment-In-Lieu-of-Taxes (PILT) program for Bureau of Land Management lands.
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Recorded Vote: 16 YEA, 25 NAY
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Representative
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Mr. Rahall
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NAY
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Mr. Hastings
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YEA
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Mr. Miller
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NAY
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Mr. Young
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-
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Mr. Markey
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-
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Mr. Gallegly
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YEA
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Mr. Kildee
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NAY
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Mr. Duncan
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-
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Mr. DeFazio
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NAY
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Mr. Flake
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YEA
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Mr. Faleomavaega
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-
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Mr. Brown
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YEA
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Mr. Abercrombie
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NAY
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Mrs. McMorris Rodgers
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YEA
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Mr. Pallone
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-
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Mr. Gohmert
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-
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Mrs. Napolitano
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NAY
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Mr. Bishop
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YEA
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Mr. Holt
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NAY
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Mr. Shuster
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YEA
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Mr. Grijalva
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NAY
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Mr. Lamborn
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YEA
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Mrs. Bordallo
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NAY
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Mr. Adrian Smith
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YEA
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Mr. Costa
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NAY
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Mr. Wittman
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YEA
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Mr. Boren
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NAY
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Mr. Broun
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YEA
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Mr. Sablan
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NAY
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Mr. Fleming
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YEA
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Mr. Heinrich
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NAY
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Mr. Coffman
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YEA
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Mr. Hinchey
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NAY
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Mr. Chaffetz
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YEA
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Mrs. Christensen
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NAY
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Mrs. Lummis
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-
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Ms. DeGette
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-
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Mr. McClintock
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YEA
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Mr. Kind
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NAY
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Mr. Cassidy
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YEA
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Mrs. Capps
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NAY
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Mr. Inslee
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NAY
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Mr. Baca
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NAY
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Ms. Herseth Sandlin
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NAY
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Mr. Sarbanes
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NAY
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Ms. Shea-Porter
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NAY
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Ms. Tsongas
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NAY
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Mr. Kratovil
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NAY
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Mr. Pierluisi
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NAY
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Reporting H.R. 1916 out of Committee
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Recorded Vote: 26 YEA, 16 NAY
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Representative
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Mr. Rahall
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YEA
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Mr. Hastings
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NAY
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Mr. Miller
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YEA
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Mr. Young
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-
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Mr. Markey
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-
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Mr. Gallegly
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NAY
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Mr. Kildee
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YEA
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Mr. Duncan
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-
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Mr. DeFazio
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YEA
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Mr. Flake
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NAY
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Mr. Faleomavaega
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-
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Mr. Brown
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NAY
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Mr. Abercrombie
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YEA
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Mrs. McMorris Rodgers
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NAY
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Mr. Pallone
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-
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Mr. Gohmert
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-
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Mrs. Napolitano
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YEA
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Mr. Bishop
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NAY
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Mr. Holt
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YEA
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Mr. Shuster
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NAY
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Mr. Grijalva
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YEA
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Mr. Lamborn
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NAY
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Mrs. Bordallo
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YEA
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Mr. Adrian Smith
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NAY
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Mr. Costa
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YEA
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Mr. Wittman
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YEA
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Mr. Boren
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YEA
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Mr. Broun
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NAY
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Mr. Sablan
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YEA
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Mr. Fleming
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NAY
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Mr. Heinrich
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YEA
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Mr. Coffman
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NAY
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Mr. Hinchey
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YEA
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Mr. Chaffetz
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NAY
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Mrs. Christensen
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YEA
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Mrs. Lummis
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NAY
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Ms. DeGette
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-
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Mr. McClintock
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NAY
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Mr. Kind
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YEA
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Mr. Cassidy
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NAY
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Mrs. Capps
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YEA
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Mr. Inslee
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YEA
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Mr. Baca
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YEA
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Ms. Herseth Sandlin
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YEA
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Mr. Sarbanes
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YEA
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Ms. Shea-Porter
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YEA
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Ms. Tsongas
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YEA
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Mr. Kratovil
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YEA
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Mr. Pierluisi
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YEA
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