Omnibus Public Lands Bill Voted Down
March 17, 2009 by uzi
Filed under On the Road
Narrow Victory for the AMA and Off-Road Motorcyclists
This month, Senate Bill 22 narrowly failed to get the two-thirds votes of the House required to get enacted into law. The vote came down to 282 yes votes vs 144 no votes. That’s a 66.2% yes margin which is about as close as it gets.
The Omnibus bill, which in reality was 160 bills rolled into one and included more than 1,300 pages, was the latest attempt to steam-roll a bill, which none of the legislators had read, through the Congress. Luckily, the AMA, along with other outraged motorcycle groups, were able to scream loudly enough to be heard. They urged motorcycling voters to get involved and let their congressmen know how they felt about this law, and the people responded. Luckily, enough of the representatives listened to their constituents to halt the measure before it got sneaked through.
Had the bill passed, it would have banned any motorized vehicles from more than 2 million acres of public land. Despite this bill failing, expect it to come up again. As always the price of freedom is vigilance.
Here is the Voting Roll for Senate Bill 22
Check to see how your representative voted, if they voted NAY, you might want to thank them, if they Voted Yea you might want to tell them that they are working hard to lose your vote next election. If they are one of the six that didn’t vote at all, you have to wonder how they got elected in the first place.
Alabama |
Nay Bonner, Jo [R] |
Not Voting AL-2 Bright, Bobby [D] |
Nay AL-3 Rogers, Michael [R] |
Nay AL-4 Aderholt, Robert [R] |
Yea AL-5 Griffith, Parker [D] |
Nay AL-6 Bachus, Spencer [R] |
Yea AL-7 Davis, Artur [D] |
Alaska |
Yea AK-0 Young, Donald [R] |
Arizona |
Yea AZ-1 Kirkpatrick, Ann [D] |
Nay AZ-2 Franks, Trent [R] |
Nay AZ-3 Shadegg, John [R] |
Yea AZ-4 Pastor, Edward [D] |
Yea AZ-5 Mitchell, Harry [D] |
Nay AZ-6 Flake, Jeff [R] |
Yea AZ-7 Grijalva, Raul [D] |
Yea AZ-8 Giffords, Gabrielle [D] |
Arkansas |
Yea AR-1 Berry, Robert [D] |
Yea AR-2 Snyder, Victor [D] |
Nay AR-3 Boozman, John [R] |
Yea AR-4 Ross, Mike [D] |
California |
Yea CA-1 Thompson, C. [D] |
Nay CA-2 Herger, Walter [R] |
Nay CA-3 Lungren, Daniel [R] |
Nay CA-4 McClintock, Tom [R] |
Yea CA-5 Matsui, Doris [D] |
Yea CA-6 Woolsey, Lynn [D] |
Yea CA-7 Miller, George [D] |
Yea CA-8 Pelosi, Nancy [D] |
Yea CA-9 Lee, Barbara [D] |
Yea CA-10 Tauscher, Ellen [D] |
Yea CA-11 McNerney, Jerry [D] |
Yea CA-12 Speier, Jackie [D] |
Yea CA-13 Stark, Fortney [D] |
Yea CA-14 Eshoo, Anna [D] |
Yea CA-15 Honda, Michael [D] |
Yea CA-16 Lofgren, Zoe [D] |
Yea CA-17 Farr, Sam [D] |
Yea CA-18 Cardoza, Dennis [D] |
Not Voting CA-19 Radanovich, George [R] |
Yea CA-20 Costa, Jim [D] |
Nay CA-21 Nunes, Devin [R] |
Nay CA-22 McCarthy, Kevin [R] |
Yea CA-23 Capps, Lois [D] |
Nay CA-24 Gallegly, Elton [R] |
Yea CA-25 McKeon, Howard [R] |
Yea CA-26 Dreier, David [R] |
Yea CA-27 Sherman, Brad [D] |
Yea CA-28 Berman, Howard [D] |
Yea CA-29 Schiff, Adam [D] |
Yea CA-30 Waxman, Henry [D] |
Yea CA-31 Becerra, Xavier [D] |
Yea CA-33 Watson, Diane [D] |
Yea CA-34 Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D] |
Yea CA-35 Waters, Maxine [D] |
Yea CA-36 Harman, Jane [D] |
Yea CA-37 Richardson, Laura [D] |
Yea CA-38 Napolitano, Grace [D] |
Yea CA-39 Sanchez, Linda [D] |
Nay CA-40 Royce, Edward [R] |
Yea CA-41 Lewis, Jerry [R] |
Not Voting CA-42 Miller, Gary [R] |
Yea CA-43 Baca, Joe [D] |
Nay CA-44 Calvert, Ken [R] |
Yea CA-45 Bono Mack, Mary [R] |
Nay CA-46 Rohrabacher, Dana [R] |
Yea CA-47 Sanchez, Loretta [D] |
Nay CA-48 Campbell, John [R] |
Nay CA-49 Issa, Darrell [R] |
Nay CA-50 Bilbray, Brian [R] |
Yea CA-51 Filner, Bob [D] |
Nay CA-52 Hunter, Duncan [R] |
Yea CA-53 Davis, Susan [D] |
Colorado |
Yea CO-1 DeGette, Diana [D] |
Yea CO-2 Polis, Jared [D] |
Yea CO-3 Salazar, John [D] |
Yea CO-4 Markey, Betsy [D] |
Nay CO-5 Lamborn, Doug [R] |
Nay CO-6 Coffman, Mike [R] |
Yea CO-7 Perlmutter, Ed [D] |
Connecticut |
Yea CT-1 Larson, John [D] |
Yea CT-2 Courtney, Joe [D] |
Yea CT-3 DeLauro, Rosa [D] |
Yea CT-4 Himes, James [D] |
Yea CT-5 Murphy, Christopher [D] |
Delaware |
Yea DE-0 Castle, Michael [R] |
Florida |
Nay FL-1 Miller, Jeff [R] |
Yea FL-2 Boyd, Allen [D] |
Yea FL-3 Brown, Corrine [D] |
Nay FL-4 Crenshaw, Ander [R] |
Nay FL-5 Brown-Waite, Virginia [R] |
Nay FL-6 Stearns, Clifford [R] |
Nay FL-7 Mica, John [R] |
Yea FL-8 Grayson, Alan [D] |
Nay FL-9 Bilirakis, Gus [R] |
Yea FL-10 Young, C. W. [R] |
Yea FL-11 Castor, Kathy [D] |
Nay FL-12 Putnam, Adam [R] |
Nay FL-13 Buchanan, Vern [R] |
Nay FL-14 Mack, Connie [R] |
Nay FL-15 Posey, Bill [R] |
Nay FL-16 Rooney, Thomas [R] |
Yea FL-17 Meek, Kendrick [D] |
Yea FL-18 Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R] |
Yea FL-19 Wexler, Robert [D] |
Yea FL-20 Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D] |
Nay FL-21 Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [R] |
Yea FL-22 Klein, Ron [D] |
Yea FL-23 Hastings, Alcee [D] |
Not Voting FL-24 Kosmas, Suzanne [D] |
Nay FL-25 Diaz-Balart, Mario [R] |
Georgia |
Nay GA-1 Kingston, Jack [R] |
Yea GA-2 Bishop, Sanford [D] |
Nay GA-3 Westmoreland, Lynn [R] |
Yea GA-4 Johnson, Henry [D] |
Yea GA-5 Lewis, John [D] |
Nay GA-6 Price, Tom [R] |
Nay GA-7 Linder, John [R] |
Nay GA-8 Marshall, James [D] |
Nay GA-9 Deal, Nathan [R] |
Nay GA-10 Broun, Paul [R] |
Nay GA-11 Gingrey, John [R] |
Yea GA-12 Barrow, John [D] |
Yea GA-13 Scott, David [D] |
Hawaii |
Yea HI-1 Abercrombie, Neil [D] |
Yea HI-2 Hirono, Mazie [D] |
Idaho |
Yea ID-1 Minnick, Walter [D] |
Yea ID-2 Simpson, Michael [R] |
Illinois |
Yea IL-1 Rush, Bobby [D] |
Yea IL-2 Jackson, Jesse [D] |
Yea IL-3 Lipinski, Daniel [D] |
Yea IL-4 Gutierrez, Luis [D] |
Nay IL-6 Roskam, Peter [R] |
Yea IL-7 Davis, Danny [D] |
Yea IL-8 Bean, Melissa [D] |
Yea IL-9 Schakowsky, Janice [D] |
Yea IL-10 Kirk, Mark [R] |
Yea IL-11 Halvorson, Deborah [D] |
Yea IL-12 Costello, Jerry [D] |
Nay IL-13 Biggert, Judy [R] |
Yea IL-14 Foster, Bill [D] |
Yea IL-15 Johnson, Timothy [R] |
Nay IL-16 Manzullo, Donald [R] |
Yea IL-17 Hare, Phil [D] |
Nay IL-18 Schock, Aaron [R] |
Nay IL-19 Shimkus, John [R] |
Indiana |
Yea IN-1 Visclosky, Peter [D] |
Yea IN-2 Donnelly, Joe [D] |
Nay IN-3 Souder, Mark [R] |
Nay IN-4 Buyer, Stephen [R] |
Nay IN-5 Burton, Dan [R] |
Nay IN-6 Pence, Mike [R] |
Yea IN-7 Carson, André [D] |
Yea IN-8 Ellsworth, Brad [D] |
Yea IN-9 Hill, Baron [D] |
Iowa |
Yea IA-1 Braley, Bruce [D] |
Yea IA-2 Loebsack, David [D] |
Yea IA-3 Boswell, Leonard [D] |
Nay IA-4 Latham, Thomas [R] |
Nay IA-5 King, Steve [R] |
Kansas |
Nay KS-1 Moran, Jerry [R] |
Nay KS-2 Jenkins, Lynn [R] |
Yea KS-3 Moore, Dennis [D] |
Nay KS-4 Tiahrt, Todd [R] |
Kentucky |
Yea KY-1 Whitfield, Edward [R] |
Nay KY-2 Guthrie, Brett [R] |
Yea KY-3 Yarmuth, John [D] |
Nay KY-4 Davis, Geoff [R] |
Nay KY-5 Rogers, Harold [R] |
Yea KY-6 Chandler, Ben [D] |
Louisiana |
Nay LA-1 Scalise, Steve [R] |
Nay LA-2 Cao, Anh [R] |
Yea LA-3 Melancon, Charles [D] |
Nay LA-4 Fleming, John [R] |
Not Voting LA-5 Alexander, Rodney [R] |
Nay LA-6 Cassidy, Bill [R] |
Nay LA-7 Boustany, Charles [R] |
Maine |
Yea ME-1 Pingree, Chellie [D] |
Yea ME-2 Michaud, Michael [D] |
Maryland |
Yea MD-1 Kratovil, Frank [D] |
Yea MD-2 Ruppersberger, C.A. [D] |
Yea MD-3 Sarbanes, John [D] |
Yea MD-4 Edwards, Donna [D] |
Yea MD-5 Hoyer, Steny [D] |
Nay MD-6 Bartlett, Roscoe [R] |
Yea MD-7 Cummings, Elijah [D] |
Yea MD-8 Van Hollen, Christopher [D] |
Massachusetts |
Yea MA-1 Olver, John [D] |
Yea MA-2 Neal, Richard [D] |
Yea MA-3 McGovern, James [D] |
Yea MA-4 Frank, Barney [D] |
Yea MA-5 Tsongas, Niki [D] |
Yea MA-6 Tierney, John [D] |
Yea MA-7 Markey, Edward [D] |
Yea MA-8 Capuano, Michael [D] |
Yea MA-9 Lynch, Stephen [D] |
Yea MA-10 Delahunt, William [D] |
Michigan |
Yea MI-1 Stupak, Bart [D] |
Nay MI-2 Hoekstra, Peter [R] |
Yea MI-3 Ehlers, Vernon [R] |
Nay MI-4 Camp, David [R] |
Yea MI-5 Kildee, Dale [D] |
Yea MI-6 Upton, Frederick [R] |
Yea MI-7 Schauer, Mark [D] |
Nay MI-8 Rogers, Michael [R] |
Yea MI-9 Peters, Gary [D] |
Yea MI-10 Miller, Candice [R] |
Nay MI-11 McCotter, Thaddeus [R] |
Yea MI-12 Levin, Sander [D] |
Yea MI-13 Kilpatrick, Carolyn [D] |
Yea MI-14 Conyers, John [D] |
Yea MI-15 Dingell, John [D] |
Minnesota |
Yea MN-1 Walz, Timothy [D] |
Nay MN-2 Kline, John [R] |
Yea MN-3 Paulsen, Erik [R] |
Yea MN-4 McCollum, Betty [D] |
Yea MN-5 Ellison, Keith [D] |
Nay MN-6 Bachmann, Michele [R] |
Nay MN-7 Peterson, Collin [D] |
Yea MN-8 Oberstar, James [D] |
Mississippi |
Yea MS-1 Childers, Travis [D] |
Yea MS-2 Thompson, Bennie [D] |
Nay MS-3 Harper, Gregg [R] |
Yea MS-4 Taylor, Gene [D] |
Missouri |
Yea MO-1 Clay, William [D] |
Nay MO-2 Akin, W. [R] |
Yea MO-3 Carnahan, Russ [D] |
Yea MO-4 Skelton, Ike [D] |
Yea MO-5 Cleaver, Emanuel [D] |
Nay MO-6 Graves, Samuel [R] |
Nay MO-7 Blunt, Roy [R] |
Nay MO-8 Emerson, Jo Ann [R] |
Nay MO-9 Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R] |
Montana |
Nay MT-0 Rehberg, Dennis [R] |
Nebraska |
Yea NE-1 Fortenberry, Jeffrey [R] |
Nay NE-2 Terry, Lee [R] |
Nay NE-3 Smith, Adrian [R] |
Nevada |
Yea NV-1 Berkley, Shelley [D] |
Nay NV-2 Heller, Dean [R] |
Yea NV-3 Titus, Dina [D] |
New Hampshire |
Yea NH-1 Shea-Porter, Carol [D] |
Yea NH-2 Hodes, Paul [D] |
New Jersey |
Yea NJ-1 Andrews, Robert [D] |
Yea NJ-2 LoBiondo, Frank [R] |
Yea NJ-3 Adler, John [D] |
Yea NJ-4 Smith, Christopher [R] |
Nay NJ-5 Garrett, Scott [R] |
Yea NJ-6 Pallone, Frank [D] |
Yea NJ-7 Lance, Leonard [R] |
Yea NJ-8 Pascrell, William [D] |
Yea NJ-9 Rothman, Steven [D] |
Yea NJ-10 Payne, Donald [D] |
Yea NJ-11 Frelinghuysen, Rodney [R] |
Yea NJ-12 Holt, Rush [D] |
Yea NJ-13 Sires, Albio [D] |
New Mexico |
Yea NM-1 Heinrich, Martin [D] |
Yea NM-2 Teague, Harry [D] |
Yea NM-3 Lujan, Ben [D] |
New York |
Yea NY-1 Bishop, Timothy [D] |
Yea NY-2 Israel, Steve [D] |
Nay NY-3 King, Peter [R] |
Yea NY-4 McCarthy, Carolyn [D] |
Yea NY-5 Ackerman, Gary [D] |
Yea NY-6 Meeks, Gregory [D] |
Yea NY-7 Crowley, Joseph [D] |
Yea NY-8 Nadler, Jerrold [D] |
Yea NY-9 Weiner, Anthony [D] |
Yea NY-10 Towns, Edolphus [D] |
Yea NY-11 Clarke, Yvette [D] |
Yea NY-12 Velazquez, Nydia [D] |
Yea NY-13 McMahon, Michael [D] |
Yea NY-14 Maloney, Carolyn [D] |
Yea NY-15 Rangel, Charles [D] |
Yea NY-16 Serrano, José [D] |
Yea NY-17 Engel, Eliot [D] |
Yea NY-18 Lowey, Nita [D] |
Not Voting NY-19 Hall, John [D] |
Yea NY-21 Tonko, Paul [D] |
Yea NY-22 Hinchey, Maurice [D] |
Nay NY-23 McHugh, John [R] |
Yea NY-24 Arcuri, Michael [D] |
Yea NY-25 Maffei, Daniel [D] |
Nay NY-26 Lee, Christopher [R] |
Yea NY-27 Higgins, Brian [D] |
Yea NY-28 Slaughter, Louise [D] |
Yea NY-29 Massa, Eric [D] |
North Carolina |
Yea NC-1 Butterfield, George [D] |
Yea NC-2 Etheridge, Bob [D] |
Yea NC-3 Jones, Walter [R] |
Yea NC-4 Price, David [D] |
Nay NC-5 Foxx, Virginia [R] |
Nay NC-6 Coble, Howard [R] |
Yea NC-7 McIntyre, Mike [D] |
Yea NC-8 Kissell, Larry [D] |
Nay NC-9 Myrick, Sue [R] |
Nay NC-10 Mchenry, Patrick [R] |
Yea NC-11 Shuler, Heath [D] |
Yea NC-12 Watt, Melvin [D] |
Yea NC-13 Miller, R. [D] |
North Dakota |
Yea ND-0 Pomeroy, Earl [D] |
Ohio |
Yea OH-1 Driehaus, Steve [D] |
Nay OH-2 Schmidt, Jean [R] |
Yea OH-3 Turner, Michael [R] |
Nay OH-4 Jordan, Jim [R] |
Nay OH-5 Latta, Robert [R] |
Yea OH-6 Wilson, Charles [D] |
Nay OH-7 Austria, Steve [R] |
Nay OH-8 Boehner, John [R] |
Yea OH-9 Kaptur, Marcy [D] |
Yea OH-10 Kucinich, Dennis [D] |
Yea OH-11 Fudge, Marcia [D] |
Nay OH-12 Tiberi, Patrick [R] |
Yea OH-13 Sutton, Betty [D] |
Yea OH-14 LaTourette, Steven [R] |
Yea OH-15 Kilroy, Mary Jo [D] |
Yea OH-16 Boccieri, John [D] |
Yea OH-17 Ryan, Timothy [D] |
Yea OH-18 Space, Zachary [D] |
Oklahoma |
Nay OK-1 Sullivan, John [R] |
Nay OK-2 Boren, Dan [D] |
Nay OK-3 Lucas, Frank [R] |
Nay OK-4 Cole, Tom [R] |
Nay OK-5 Fallin, Mary [R] |
Oregon |
Yea OR-1 Wu, David [D] |
Yea OR-2 Walden, Greg [R] |
Yea OR-3 Blumenauer, Earl [D] |
Yea OR-4 DeFazio, Peter [D] |
Yea OR-5 Schrader, Kurt [D] |
Pennsylvania |
Yea PA-1 Brady, Robert [D] |
Yea PA-2 Fattah, Chaka [D] |
Yea PA-3 Dahlkemper, Kathleen [D] |
Yea PA-4 Altmire, Jason [D] |
Nay PA-5 Thompson, Glenn [R] |
Yea PA-6 Gerlach, Jim [R] |
Yea PA-7 Sestak, Joe [D] |
Yea PA-8 Murphy, Patrick [D] |
Nay PA-9 Shuster, William [R] |
Yea PA-10 Carney, Christopher [D] |
Yea PA-11 Kanjorski, Paul [D] |
Yea PA-12 Murtha, John [D] |
Yea PA-13 Schwartz, Allyson [D] |
Yea PA-14 Doyle, Michael [D] |
Yea PA-15 Dent, Charles [R] |
Nay PA-16 Pitts, Joseph [R] |
Yea PA-17 Holden, Tim [D] |
Nay PA-18 Murphy, Tim [R] |
Yea PA-19 Platts, Todd [R] |
Rhode Island |
Yea RI-1 Kennedy, Patrick [D] |
Yea RI-2 Langevin, James [D] |
South Carolina |
Nay SC-1 Brown, Henry [R] |
Nay SC-2 Wilson, Addison [R] |
Nay SC-3 Barrett, James [R] |
Nay SC-4 Inglis, Bob [R] |
Yea SC-5 Spratt, John [D] |
Yea SC-6 Clyburn, James [D] |
South Dakota |
Yea SD-0 Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D] |
Tennessee |
Nay TN-1 Roe, David [R] |
Nay TN-2 Duncan, John [R] |
Yea TN-3 Wamp, Zach [R] |
Yea TN-4 Davis, Lincoln [D] |
Yea TN-5 Cooper, Jim [D] |
Yea TN-6 Gordon, Barton [D] |
Nay TN-7 Blackburn, Marsha [R] |
Yea TN-8 Tanner, John [D] |
Yea TN-9 Cohen, Steve [D] |
Texas |
Nay TX-1 Gohmert, Louis [R] |
Nay TX-2 Poe, Ted [R] |
Nay TX-3 Johnson, Samuel [R] |
Nay TX-4 Hall, Ralph [R] |
Nay TX-5 Hensarling, Jeb [R] |
Nay TX-6 Barton, Joe [R] |
Nay TX-7 Culberson, John [R] |
Nay TX-8 Brady, Kevin [R] |
Yea TX-9 Green, Al [D] |
Nay TX-10 McCaul, Michael [R] |
Nay TX-11 Conaway, K. [R] |
Nay TX-12 Granger, Kay [R] |
Nay TX-13 Thornberry, William [R] |
Nay TX-14 Paul, Ronald [R] |
Yea TX-15 Hinojosa, Rubén [D] |
Yea TX-16 Reyes, Silvestre [D] |
Yea TX-17 Edwards, Thomas [D] |
Yea TX-18 Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D] |
Nay TX-19 Neugebauer, Randy [R] |
Yea TX-20 Gonzalez, Charles [D] |
Nay TX-21 Smith, Lamar [R] |
Nay TX-22 Olson, Pete [R] |
Yea TX-23 Rodriguez, Ciro [D] |
Nay TX-24 Marchant, Kenny [R] |
Yea TX-25 Doggett, Lloyd [D] |
Nay TX-26 Burgess, Michael [R] |
Yea TX-27 Ortiz, Solomon [D] |
Yea TX-28 Cuellar, Henry [D] |
Yea TX-29 Green, Raymond [D] |
Yea TX-30 Johnson, Eddie [D] |
Nay TX-31 Carter, John [R] |
Nay TX-32 Sessions, Peter [R] |
Utah |
Nay UT-1 Bishop, Rob [R] |
Yea UT-2 Matheson, Jim [D] |
Nay UT-3 Chaffetz, Jason [R] |
Vermont |
Yea VT-0 Welch, Peter [D] |
Virginia |
Yea VA-1 Wittman, Rob [R] |
Yea VA-2 Nye, Glenn [D] |
Yea VA-3 Scott, Robert [D] |
Nay VA-4 Forbes, James [R] |
Yea VA-5 Perriello, Thomas [D] |
Nay VA-6 Goodlatte, Robert [R] |
Nay VA-7 Cantor, Eric [R] |
Yea VA-8 Moran, James [D] |
Yea VA-9 Boucher, Frederick [D] |
Yea VA-10 Wolf, Frank [R] |
Yea VA-11 Connolly, Gerald [D] |
Washington |
Yea WA-1 Inslee, Jay [D] |
Yea WA-2 Larsen, Rick [D] |
Yea WA-3 Baird, Brian [D] |
Nay WA-4 Hastings, Doc [R] |
Nay WA-5 McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R] |
Yea WA-6 Dicks, Norman [D] |
Yea WA-7 McDermott, James [D] |
Yea WA-8 Reichert, Dave [R] |
Yea WA-9 Smith, Adam [D] |
West Virginia |
Yea WV-1 Mollohan, Alan [D] |
Yea WV-2 Capito, Shelley [R] |
Yea WV-3 Rahall, Nick [D] |
Wisconsin |
Nay WI-1 Ryan, Paul [R] |
Yea WI-2 Baldwin, Tammy [D] |
Yea WI-3 Kind, Ronald [D] |
Yea WI-4 Moore, Gwen [D] |
Nay WI-5 Sensenbrenner, F. [R] |
Yea WI-6 Petri, Thomas [R] |
Yea WI-7 Obey, David [D] |
Yea WI-8 Kagen, Steve [D] |
Wyoming |
Nay WY-0 Lummis, Cynthia [R] |