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EVALUATING THE 114 TH C ONGRESS CONSERVATION REPORT CARD 2016
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e va l ua t i n g t h e 114t h C o n g r e s s

CONSERVATION REPORT CARD

2016

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Defenders of Wildlife is a national, nonprofit membership organization dedicated to the protection of all native

animals and plants in their natural communities.

Defenders’ approach to conservation is direct and straightforward: We protect and restore imperiled species throughout North America by transforming policies and institutions and promoting innovative solutions. Informed by scientific, legal and policy expertise, hands-on wildlife management experience and effective advocacy, we strive to make a lasting difference for wildlife and its habitat in these uniquely challenging times.

Defenders engages in vigorous congressional advocacy efforts in support of our mission. We express our views on legislation affecting wildlife and public lands, work to achieve acceptable pro-wildlife and habitat outcomes, and grade lawmakers on their votes in our annual conservation report cards. For real-time news and information, follow Defenders’ government relations team on Twitter: @DefendersGovRel.

© 2017 Defenders of Wildlife1130 17th Street, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20036www.defenders.org

Cover photo: Brown bear (grizzly bear), Katmai National Park, Alaska © William Pohley

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Defenders of Wildlife’s 2016 Conservation Report Card measures the commitment of U.S. senators and representatives to wildlife and habitat conservation

during the 2015 and 2016 sessions of the 114th Congress. It tells you at a glance how well your elected representatives are safeguarding our natural heritage.

This report card reviews 13 Senate votes on legislation with serious implications for wildlife and habitat such as ending federal protections for some species safeguarded under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), selling off America’s public lands and preventing action on climate change.

The report card also covers 20 votes by the House of Representatives on legislation with conservation consequences, including ending federal ESA protections for gray wolves and northern long-eared bats and using the California drought as an excuse to undermine endangered species protection.

To save space, not all of the many House conservation votes in the 114th Congress are listed in this 2016 Conserva-tion Report Card. Two 2015 votes are not included (but are included in the print edition of our 2015 report card):• Giving Water Contractors Undue Influence in Endangered

Species Act Decisions (Roll Call No. 444)• Removing Arbitrary Project Approval Timelines for Projects

that Would Impact Threatened or Endangered Species (Roll Call No. 512)

Eight 2016 votes are not included:• Removing Endangered Species Protections for Wolves (Roll

Call No. 97)• Promoting Fossil Fuels and Attacking Wildlife and Public

Lands Protections (Roll Call No. 250)• Protecting National Forests and Environmental Review in

the FY2017 Interior Appropriations Bill (Roll Call No. 428)• Blocking Endangered Species Act Protections for the

Threatened Preble’s Meadow Jumping Mouse (Roll Call No. 450)

• Restoring Protections Proposed for Elimination of Various Endangered and Imperiled Species (Roll Call No. 452)

• Blocking Funding for Mexican Gray Wolf Conservation (Roll Call No. 454)

• Discouraging Citizen Enforcement of Environmental Laws (Roll Call No. 459)

• Prohibiting the President from Establishing National Marine Monuments (Roll Call No. 462)

For these votes and more detailed descriptions of all the votes and individual voting records of the 114th Congress, visit www.defenders.org/conservation-report-card.

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SENATEkey issues & votes

1 Undermining Citizen Enforcement of the Endangered Species Act The Senate rejected an amendment that would have discouraged citizen enforcement of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) by restricting plaintiffs’ ability to recover litigation costs when they prevail in court. (January 21, 2015, Roll Call No. 7)

2 Limiting the Designation of Public Land The Senate rejected an amendment that would have made it more difficult to safeguard public lands through protective land designations. (January 22, 2015, Roll Call No. 14)

3 Removing Necessary Endangered Species Act Protections for the Threatened Lesser Prairie-Chicken The Senate rejected an amendment that would have removed vital federal protections for the lesser prairie-chicken—an imperiled southwestern bird that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) listed as “threatened” under the ESA in May 2014. (January 28, 2015, Roll Call No. 35)

4 Creating Obstacles to National Monument Designations The Senate rejected an amendment that would have expressed a “sense of Congress” that all future national monument designations by the president be invalid unless approved by the state governor and state legislature. (January 28, 2015, Roll Call No. 37)

5 Stripping Wilderness Protection Based on Congressional Inaction The Senate rejected an amendment that would have removed wilderness protection for wilderness study areas if Congress did not permanently designate the lands as wilderness within one year. (January 28, 2015, Roll Call No. 39)

6 Mandating the Approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline The Senate passed a bill that would assure approval of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. (January 29, 2015, Roll Call No. 49)

7 Selling Off America’s Public Lands The Senate passed an amendment that would authorize the sale, transfer or exchange of federal lands to state and local governments that, in turn, could sell the lands for use in harmful resource extraction activities. (March 26, 2015, Roll Call No. 106)

NOTE: Legislators who served a full term received “Incomplete” scores if they missed more than 25 percent of the key votes. Legislators who served a partial term did not receive “Incomplete” scores unless they missed more than 25 percent of the key votes while they were in office.

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SENATEkey issues & votes

8 Prioritizing Economic Considerations Over Conservation Science in Endangered Species Act Determinations The Senate passed an amendment that would potentially allow FWS to inject economic considerations into the process for listing species under the ESA—a process Congress previously said should be based only on the best available science and biological factors. (March 27, 2015, Roll Call No. 128)

9 Starving Environmental Funding The Senate passed a budget resolution for 2016 that would continue damaging funding cuts for programs that protect the environment and natural resources. (March 27, 2015, Roll Call No. 135)

10 Overturning Waterway Protections The Senate agreed to a resolution to overturn the Obama administration’s water rule under the Congressional Review Act. (November 4, 2015, Roll Call No. 297)

11 Preventing Action on Climate Change The Senate passed a resolution that would permanently block the Clean Power Plan, preventing the biggest step the United States has ever taken to address climate change and threatening our environment and our future. (November 17, 2015, Roll Call No. 306)

12 Thwarting Designation of New National Monuments The Senate rejected an amendment that would have severely weakened the President’s ability to protect important lands and wildlife habitat by undermining his authority to designate national monuments. (Feb. 2, 2016, Roll Call No. 10)

13 Undermining the Land and Water Conservation Fund The Senate rejected an Amendment to make it harder to purchase and protect land under the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and diverted funds to pay for maintenance expenses. (April 19, 2016, Roll Call No. 50)

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1 Undermining Citizen Enforcement of the Endangered Species Act2 Limiting the Designation of Public Land3 Removing Necessary Endangered Species Act Protections for the Threatened

Lesser Prairie-Chicken4 Creating Obstacles to National Monument Designations5 Stripping Wilderness Protection Based on Congressional Inaction6 Mandating the Approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline

7 Selling Off America’s Public Lands8 Prioritizing Economic Considerations Over Conservation Science in Endangered Species Act

Determinations9 Starving Environmental Funding

10 Overturning Waterway Protections11 Preventing Action on Climate Change12 Thwarting Designation of New National Monuments13 Undermining the Land and Water Conservation Fund

KEY VOTE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 SCORE

ALABAMA

Richard C. Shelby R - - - - - - - NV - - - NV - 0%

Jeff Sessions R - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

ALASKA

Lisa A. Murkowski R - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

Daniel Sullivan R - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

ARIZONA

John McCain R - - - - - - - - - - - - + 8%

Jeff Flake R - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

ARKANSAS

John N. Boozman R - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

Tom Cotton R - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

CALIFORNIA

Dianne Feinstein D + + + + + + + NV NV + + + + 100%

Barbara Boxer D + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

COLORADO

Michael Bennet D + + + + + - + + + + + + + 92%

Cory Gardner R - - - + + - + - - - - + + 38%

CONNECTICUT

Richard Blumenthal D + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

Christopher S. Murphy D + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

DELAWARE

Thomas R. Carper D + + + + + - + + + + + + + 92%

Christopher Coons D + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

FLORIDA

Bill Nelson D + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

Marco Rubio R - - NV NV NV NV - - - NV NV NV - Incomplete*

GEORGIA

Johnny Isakson R - - - - - - - - - - - - + 8%

David Perdue R - - - - - - - - - - - - NV 0%

*Missed more than 25% of key votes eligible to cast.

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1 Undermining Citizen Enforcement of the Endangered Species Act2 Limiting the Designation of Public Land3 Removing Necessary Endangered Species Act Protections for the Threatened

Lesser Prairie-Chicken4 Creating Obstacles to National Monument Designations5 Stripping Wilderness Protection Based on Congressional Inaction6 Mandating the Approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline

7 Selling Off America’s Public Lands8 Prioritizing Economic Considerations Over Conservation Science in Endangered Species Act

Determinations9 Starving Environmental Funding

10 Overturning Waterway Protections11 Preventing Action on Climate Change12 Thwarting Designation of New National Monuments13 Undermining the Land and Water Conservation Fund

KEY VOTE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 SCORE

HAWAII

Brian Schatz D + + + + + + + NV + + + + + 100%

Mazie K. Hirono D + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

IDAHO

Michael D. Crapo R - - - - - - - - - - - - + 8%

James E. Risch R - - - - - - - - - - - - + 8%

ILLINOIS

Richard J. Durbin D + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

Mark Steven Kirk R - - - - - - - NV - - + + + 25%

INDIANA

Dan Coats R - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

Joseph Donnelly D + + + + + - + + + - - + + 77%

IOWA

Charles E. Grassley R - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

Joni Ernst R - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

KANSAS

Pat Roberts R - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

Jerry Moran R - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

KENTUCKY

Mitch McConnell R - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

Rand Paul R - - - - - - - - + - - - - 8%

LOUISIANA

David Vitter R - - - - - - - - - NV - - - 0%

Bill Cassidy R - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

MAINE

Susan M. Collins R - + - - + - - + - + + - + 46%

Angus King I + - + + + + + + + + + + + 92%

MARYLAND

Barbara A. Mikulski D + + + + + + + NV NV + + + + 100%

Benjamin L. Cardin D + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

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1 Undermining Citizen Enforcement of the Endangered Species Act2 Limiting the Designation of Public Land3 Removing Necessary Endangered Species Act Protections for the Threatened

Lesser Prairie-Chicken4 Creating Obstacles to National Monument Designations5 Stripping Wilderness Protection Based on Congressional Inaction6 Mandating the Approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline

7 Selling Off America’s Public Lands8 Prioritizing Economic Considerations Over Conservation Science in Endangered Species Act

Determinations9 Starving Environmental Funding

10 Overturning Waterway Protections11 Preventing Action on Climate Change12 Thwarting Designation of New National Monuments13 Undermining the Land and Water Conservation Fund

KEY VOTE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 SCORE

MASSACHUSETTS

Elizabeth Warren D + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

Edward J. Markey D + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

MICHIGAN

Debbie Stabenow D + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

Gary Peters D + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

MINNESOTA

Amy Klobuchar D + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

Al Franken D + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

MISSISSIPPI

Thad Cochran R - - - - - - - - - - - - + 8%

Roger F. Wicker R - - - - - - - - - - - - + 8%

MISSOURI

Claire McCaskill D + + + + + - + + + + + + + 92%

Roy Blunt R - - - - - - - - - - - - + 8%

MONTANA

Jon Tester D + + + + + - + + + + + + + 92%

Steve Daines R - - - - - - - - - - - - + 8%

NEBRASKA

Deb Fischer R - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

Ben Sasse R - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

NEVADA

Harry Reid D NV NV NV NV NV NV + + + + + + + Incomplete*

Dean Heller R - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Jeanne Shaheen D + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

Kelly Ayotte R - + - + + - + + - - + + + 62%

NEW JERSEY

Robert Menendez D + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

Cory A. Booker D + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

NEW MEXICO

Tom Udall D + + + + + + + NV + + + + + 100%

Martin T. Heinrich D + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

*Missed more than 25% of key votes eligible to cast.

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1 Undermining Citizen Enforcement of the Endangered Species Act2 Limiting the Designation of Public Land3 Removing Necessary Endangered Species Act Protections for the Threatened

Lesser Prairie-Chicken4 Creating Obstacles to National Monument Designations5 Stripping Wilderness Protection Based on Congressional Inaction6 Mandating the Approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline

7 Selling Off America’s Public Lands8 Prioritizing Economic Considerations Over Conservation Science in Endangered Species Act

Determinations9 Starving Environmental Funding

10 Overturning Waterway Protections11 Preventing Action on Climate Change12 Thwarting Designation of New National Monuments13 Undermining the Land and Water Conservation Fund

KEY VOTE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 SCORE

NEW YORK

Charles E. Schumer D + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

Kirsten E. Gillibrand D + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

NORTH CAROLINA

Richard Burr R - + - - - - - - - - - - + 15%

Thom Tillis R - - - - - - - - - - - - + 8%

NORTH DAKOTA

John Hoeven R - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

Heidi Heitkamp D + - + - + - + - + - - + + 54%

OHIO

Sherrod Brown D + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

Rob Portman R - - - - - - - - - - - - + 8%

OKLAHOMA

James M. Inhofe R - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

James Lankford R - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

OREGON

Ron Wyden D + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

Jeffrey Merkley D + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

PENNSYLVANIA

Robert P. Casey D + + + + + - + + + + + + + 92%

Pat Toomey R - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

RHODE ISLAND

Jack Reed D + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

Sheldon Whitehouse D + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

SOUTH CAROLINA

Lindsey O. Graham R - + - - - - - - - NV NV NV + 20%

Tim Scott R - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

SOUTH DAKOTA

John Thune R - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

Mike Rounds R - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

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1 Undermining Citizen Enforcement of the Endangered Species Act2 Limiting the Designation of Public Land3 Removing Necessary Endangered Species Act Protections for the Threatened

Lesser Prairie-Chicken4 Creating Obstacles to National Monument Designations5 Stripping Wilderness Protection Based on Congressional Inaction6 Mandating the Approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline

7 Selling Off America’s Public Lands8 Prioritizing Economic Considerations Over Conservation Science in Endangered Species Act

Determinations9 Starving Environmental Funding

10 Overturning Waterway Protections11 Preventing Action on Climate Change12 Thwarting Designation of New National Monuments13 Undermining the Land and Water Conservation Fund

KEY VOTE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 SCORE

TENNESSEE

Lamar Alexander R - - - + + - + - - - - + + 38%

Bob Corker R - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

TEXAS

John Cornyn R - - - NV - - - - - - - - - 0%

Ted Cruz R - - - - - - - - + - - NV NV 9%

UTAH

Orrin G. Hatch R - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

Michael Lee R - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

VERMONT

Patrick J. Leahy D + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

Bernard Sanders I + + + + + + + + + + + NV NV 100%

VIRGINIA

Mark Warner D + + + + + - + + + + + + + 92%

Tim Kaine D + - + + + + + + + + + + + 92%

WASHINGTON

Patty Murray D + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

Maria Cantwell D + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

WEST VIRGINIA

Joe Manchin D + - - + - - + - + - - - + 38%

Shelley M. Capito R - - - - - - - - - - - - + 8%

WISCONSIN

Ron Johnson R - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

Tammy Baldwin D + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

WYOMING

Michael B. Enzi R - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

John A. Barrasso R - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

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1 Starving Environmental Funding The House passed a budget resolution for 2016 that would continue damaging funding cuts for programs that protect the environment and natural resources. (March 25, 2015, Roll Call No. 142)

2 Removing Necessary Endangered Species Act Protections for Two Imperiled Species The House passed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that removes Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for the threatened lesser prairie-chicken for at least six years and permanently removes ESA protections for the endangered American burying beetle. (May 15, 2015, Roll Call No. 236)

3 Striking a Harmful Grazing Provision from FY 2016 Interior Appropriations Bill The House rejected an amendment to the FY 2016 Interior Appropriations bill that would have removed language that waives environmental review, public input and government accountability over grazing permits on land already damaged by drought or wildfire. (July 8, 2015, Roll Call No. 399)

4 Keeping America’s Public Lands in Public Hands The House rejected an amendment that would have protected our public lands by preventing their sale or transfer to state or local government that, in turn, could sell the lands for use in harmful resource extraction activities. (July 8, 2015, Roll Call No. 403)

5 Restoring Protections for the Endangered Gray Wolf, Threatened Northern Long-Eared Bat and Imperiled Sage-Grouse The House rejected an amendment that would have invalidated three harmful provisions in the underlying Interior appropriations bill that remove, weaken or prevent ESA protections for the endangered gray wolf, the threatened northern long-eared bat and the imperiled sage-grouse. (July 8, 2015, Roll Call No. 404)

6 Protecting Elephants at Risk From Poaching The House rejected an amendment that would have removed harmful language from the Interior appropriations bill, blocking efforts by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to stop the illegal ivory trade within the United States and the associated poaching of African elephants. (July 8, 2015, Roll Call No. 405)

7 Blocking Protection of Our National Monuments The House passed an amendment that would prevent the president from protecting many national treasures by blocking national monument designations in certain local communities. (July 8, 2015, Roll Call No. 409)

8 Promoting Damaging Logging on America’s Forests The House passed a bill that would promote high-risk logging on our public forests at the expense of wildlife, watersheds and communities. (July 9, 2015, Roll Call No. 428)

HOUSEkey issues & votes

NOTE: Legislators who served a full term received “Incomplete” scores if they missed more than 25 percent of the key votes. Legislators who served a partial term did not receive “Incomplete” scores unless they missed more than 25 percent of the key votes while they were in office.

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9 Using the California Drought as an Excuse for Undermining Endangered Species Protections The House passed a bill that would override ESA protections in the California Bay-Delta, shut down the San Joaquin River Restoration Program, preempt state water law and undermine other environmental safeguards in the Bay-Delta. (July 16, 2015, Roll Call No. 447)

10 Preventing Action on Climate Change The House passed a resolution that would permanently block the Clean Power Plan, preventing the biggest step the United States has ever taken to address climate change and threatening our environment and our future. (December 1, 2015, Roll Call No. 650)

11 Overturning Essential Waterway Protections The House voted to overturn the Obama administration’s water rule relating to the definition of “waters of the United States” under Federal Water Pollution Control Act. (Jan. 13, 2016, Roll Call No. 45)

12 Barring Conservation Measures for Iconic Alaskan Wildlife The House passed an amendment that would prohibit conservation measures for wolves, bears and other large carnivores on national wildlife refuges in Alaska and withdraw similar protections on Alaska national preserves. (February 26, 2016, Roll Call No. 98)

HOUSEkey issues & votes

13 Protecting the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as Wilderness The House rejected an amendment that would have provided wilderness protection to the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, safeguarding it indefinitely from oil drilling. (February 26, 2016, Roll Call No. 99)

14 Jeopardizing Wildlife and Public Lands Conservation The House passed a bill that would jeopardize wildlife and public lands, erode bedrock environmental laws and undermine key conservation policies. (February 26, 2016, Roll Call No. 101)

15 Preserving Protections for California’s Rivers and Fisheries The House defeated an amendment that would have preserved existing ESA protections for salmon and other endangered fish in California’s Bay-Delta estuary and stopped the San Joaquin River Restoration Program. (May 25, 2016, Roll Call No. 242)

16 Supporting a Permanent Land and Water Conservation Fund The House rejected a motion to instruct the House conferees to accept a provision in the Senate Energy bill that would permanently authorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). (May 25, 2016, Roll Call No. 264)

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17 Funding National Wildlife Refuge Law Enforcement The House rejected an amendment that would have provided a vital increase to the law enforcement budget for our National Wildlife Refuge System. (July 12, 2016, Roll Call No. 417)

18 Blocking Endangered Species Act Protections for Hundreds of Threatened and Endangered Species The House passed an amendment to the FY2017 Interior appropriations bill that would devastate conservation and recovery efforts for species listed under the ESA by blocking federal funding for all species for which the FWS has not completed a formal five-year status review. (July 13, 2016, Roll Call No. 449)

19 Delisting the Gray Wolf throughout the Continental United States The House passed an amendment to the FY2017 Interior appropriations bill that would prevent the FWS from treating the gray wolf as a threatened or endangered species under the ESA. (July 13, 2016, Roll Call No. 452)

20 Stopping Implementation of Historic Sage-Grouse Conservation Plans The House rejected an amendment that would have blocked a legislative effort to overturn a precedent-setting $45 million public planning process to conserve the greater sage-grouse and effectively transferred oversight of 60 million acres of federal land to the states. (July 13, 2016, Roll Call No. 474)

HOUSEkey issues & votes

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1 Starving Environmental Funding2 Removing Necessary Endangered Species Act Protections for Two Imperiled Species3 Striking a Harmful Grazing Provision from FY 2016 Interior Appropriations Bill4 Keeping America’s Public Lands in Public Hands5 Restoring Protections for the Endangered Gray Wolf, Threatened Northern

Long-Eared Bat and Imperiled Sage-Grouse6 Protecting Elephants at Risk From Poaching7 Blocking Protection of Our National Monuments8 Promoting Damaging Logging on America’s Forests9 Using the California Drought as an Excuse for Undermining Endangered

Species Protections

10 Preventing Action on Climate Change11 Overturning Essential Waterway Protections12 Barring Conservation Measures for Iconic Alaskan Wildlife13 Protecting the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as Wilderness14 Jeopardizing Wildlife and Public Lands Conservation15 Preserving Protections for California’s Rivers and Fisheries16 Supporting a Permanent Land and Water Conservation Fund17 Funding National Wildlife Refuge Law Enforcement18 Blocking Endangered Species Act Protections for Hundreds of Threatened and Endangered Species19 Delisting the Gray Wolf Throughout the Continental United States20 Stopping Implementation of Historic Sage-Grouse Conservation Plans

KEY VOTE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 SCORE

ALABAMA

1 Bradley Byrne R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

2 Martha Roby R - - - - - - - - - - - NV NV NV - - - - - - 0%

3 Michael D. Rogers R - - - - - - - - - - - NV NV NV - - - - - - 0%

4 Robert B. Aderholt R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

5 Mo Brooks R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

6 Gary Palmer R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

7 Terri Sewell D NV + + + + + + - + NV - + + + + + + + + + 89%

ALASKA

1 Don Young R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NV - - - - 0%

ARIZONA

1 Ann Kirkpatrick D + + + + - + + - + NV + NV NV NV + + + + - + 81%

2 Martha McSally R + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - 10%

3 Raul M. Grijalva D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + NV + + + + + 100%

4 Paul Gosar R - NV - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

5 Matt Salmon R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

6 David Schweikert R + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5%

7 Ruben Gallego D + + + + + + + + NV + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

8 Trent Franks R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

9 Kyrsten Sinema D + + - + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + 90%

ARKANSAS

1 Rick Crawford R + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5%

2 French Hill R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

3 Steve Womack R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

4 Bruce Westerman R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

CALIFORNIA

1 Doug LaMalfa R - NV - - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - 5%

2 Jared Huffman D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

3 John Garamendi D + + + + + + + - + + - + + + + + + + + + 90%

4 Tom McClintock R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

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P VOTED PRESENT NV DID NOT VOTE NA NOT IN OFFICE S SPEAKER DID NOT VOTE 100% ALWAYS VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION + VOTED WITH US - VOTED AGAINST US 0% NEVER VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION

1 Starving Environmental Funding2 Removing Necessary Endangered Species Act Protections for Two Imperiled Species3 Striking a Harmful Grazing Provision from FY 2016 Interior Appropriations Bill4 Keeping America’s Public Lands in Public Hands5 Restoring Protections for the Endangered Gray Wolf, Threatened Northern

Long-Eared Bat and Imperiled Sage-Grouse6 Protecting Elephants at Risk From Poaching7 Blocking Protection of Our National Monuments8 Promoting Damaging Logging on America’s Forests9 Using the California Drought as an Excuse for Undermining Endangered

Species Protections

10 Preventing Action on Climate Change11 Overturning Essential Waterway Protections12 Barring Conservation Measures for Iconic Alaskan Wildlife13 Protecting the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as Wilderness14 Jeopardizing Wildlife and Public Lands Conservation15 Preserving Protections for California’s Rivers and Fisheries16 Supporting a Permanent Land and Water Conservation Fund17 Funding National Wildlife Refuge Law Enforcement18 Blocking Endangered Species Act Protections for Hundreds of Threatened and Endangered Species19 Delisting the Gray Wolf Throughout the Continental United States20 Stopping Implementation of Historic Sage-Grouse Conservation Plans

KEY VOTE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 SCORE

5 Mike Thompson D + + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 95%

6 Doris Okada Matsui D + + + + + + + + + + NV + + + + + + + + + 100%

7 Ami Bera D + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + 95%

8 Paul Cook R - - - - - - - - - - - NV NV NV - - - - - - 0%

9 Jerry McNerney D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

10 Jeffrey John Denham R - - - - - NV - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

11 Mark DeSaulnier D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

12 Nancy Pelosi D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + NV + + + + + 100%

13 Barbara Lee D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

14 Jackie Speier D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

15 Eric Swalwell D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

16 Jim Costa D + + - + + - + - - + - + - - - + - - + + 50%

17 Michael M. Honda D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

18 Anna G. Eshoo D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

19 Zoe Lofgren D + + NV NV NV NV NV NV + + + + + + + + + + + + Incomplete*

20 Sam Farr D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

21 David G. Valadao R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

22 Devin Nunes R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

23 Kevin McCarthy R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

24 Lois Capps D + NV + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

25 Steve Knight R - - - - - - - - - - NV - - - - - - - - - 0%

26 Julia Brownley D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

27 Judy Chu D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

28 Adam B. Schiff D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

29 Tony Cardenas D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + NV NV + + + + 100%

30 Brad Sherman D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

31 Pete Aguilar D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

32 Grace F. Napolitano D + + + + + + + + + + + NV NV NV + + + + + + 100%

33 Ted Lieu D + + + + + + + + + + NV + + + + + + + + + 100%

34 Xavier Becerra D + + + + + + + + + + + NV NV NV + + + + + + 100%

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P VOTED PRESENT NV DID NOT VOTE NA NOT IN OFFICE S SPEAKER DID NOT VOTE 100% ALWAYS VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION + VOTED WITH US - VOTED AGAINST US 0% NEVER VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION

1 Starving Environmental Funding2 Removing Necessary Endangered Species Act Protections for Two Imperiled Species3 Striking a Harmful Grazing Provision from FY 2016 Interior Appropriations Bill4 Keeping America’s Public Lands in Public Hands5 Restoring Protections for the Endangered Gray Wolf, Threatened Northern

Long-Eared Bat and Imperiled Sage-Grouse6 Protecting Elephants at Risk From Poaching7 Blocking Protection of Our National Monuments8 Promoting Damaging Logging on America’s Forests9 Using the California Drought as an Excuse for Undermining Endangered

Species Protections

10 Preventing Action on Climate Change11 Overturning Essential Waterway Protections12 Barring Conservation Measures for Iconic Alaskan Wildlife13 Protecting the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as Wilderness14 Jeopardizing Wildlife and Public Lands Conservation15 Preserving Protections for California’s Rivers and Fisheries16 Supporting a Permanent Land and Water Conservation Fund17 Funding National Wildlife Refuge Law Enforcement18 Blocking Endangered Species Act Protections for Hundreds of Threatened and Endangered Species19 Delisting the Gray Wolf Throughout the Continental United States20 Stopping Implementation of Historic Sage-Grouse Conservation Plans

KEY VOTE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 SCORE

35 Norma Torres D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

36 Raul Ruiz D NV + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

37 Karen Bass D + NV + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

38 Linda T. Sanchez D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

39 Edward R. Royce R - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - 5%

40 Lucille Roybal-Allard D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

41 Mark Takano D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

42 Ken Calvert R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

43 Maxine Waters D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

44 Janice Hahn D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

45 Mimi Walters R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

46 Loretta Sanchez D + + + + + + + + + + + NV NV NV NV + NV + + + 100%

47 Alan S. Lowenthal D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

48 Dana Rohrabacher R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

49 Darrell E. Issa R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NV NV - 0%

50 Duncan D. Hunter R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

51 Juan Vargas D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

52 Scott Peters D + + + + + + + NV + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

53 Susan A. Davis D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

COLORADO

1 Diana DeGette D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

2 Jared Polis D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

3 Scott R. Tipton R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

4 Ken Buck R + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5%

5 Doug Lamborn R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NV - - - - 0%

6 Michael Coffman R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

7 Ed Perlmutter D + + - + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + 90%

CONNECTICUT

1 John B. Larson D + + + + + + + + NV + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

2 Joseph Courtney D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

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P VOTED PRESENT NV DID NOT VOTE NA NOT IN OFFICE S SPEAKER DID NOT VOTE 100% ALWAYS VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION + VOTED WITH US - VOTED AGAINST US 0% NEVER VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION

1 Starving Environmental Funding2 Removing Necessary Endangered Species Act Protections for Two Imperiled Species3 Striking a Harmful Grazing Provision from FY 2016 Interior Appropriations Bill4 Keeping America’s Public Lands in Public Hands5 Restoring Protections for the Endangered Gray Wolf, Threatened Northern

Long-Eared Bat and Imperiled Sage-Grouse6 Protecting Elephants at Risk From Poaching7 Blocking Protection of Our National Monuments8 Promoting Damaging Logging on America’s Forests9 Using the California Drought as an Excuse for Undermining Endangered

Species Protections

10 Preventing Action on Climate Change11 Overturning Essential Waterway Protections12 Barring Conservation Measures for Iconic Alaskan Wildlife13 Protecting the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as Wilderness14 Jeopardizing Wildlife and Public Lands Conservation15 Preserving Protections for California’s Rivers and Fisheries16 Supporting a Permanent Land and Water Conservation Fund17 Funding National Wildlife Refuge Law Enforcement18 Blocking Endangered Species Act Protections for Hundreds of Threatened and Endangered Species19 Delisting the Gray Wolf Throughout the Continental United States20 Stopping Implementation of Historic Sage-Grouse Conservation Plans

KEY VOTE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 SCORE

3 Rosa L. DeLauro D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

4 Jim Himes D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

5 Elizabeth Esty D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

DELAWARE

1 John Carney D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + 95%

FLORIDA

1 Jefferson B. Miller R - - NV NV NV NV NV - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

2 Gwen Graham D + + + + + - + - + + - + + - + + + + + + 80%

3 Ted Yoho R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

4 Ander Crenshaw R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

5 Corrine Brown D + + + + + + + + + + + NV NV NV + + + + + + 100%

6 Ron DeSantis R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

7 John L. Mica R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

8 Bill Posey R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

9 Alan Grayson D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

10 Daniel Webster R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

11 Richard Nugent R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - 5%

12 Gus Michael Bilirakis R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - 5%

13 David Jolly R + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + NV - - - 11%

14 Katherine Castor D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

15 Dennis Ross R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

16 Vern Buchanan R - + - - + + - - - - - - - - - - + + + + 35%

17 Tom Rooney R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

18 Patrick Murphy D + + + + + + + + NV + + NV NV NV + + + + + + 100%

19 Curt Clawson R - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - 5%

20 Alcee L. Hastings D + + + + + + + + + + + NV NV NV + + NV NV NV NV Incomplete*

21 Theodore Deutch D + + NV NV NV NV NV + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

22 Lois Frankel D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

23 Debbie Wasserman Schultz D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

24 Frederica S. Wilson D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + NV + + + 100%

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P VOTED PRESENT NV DID NOT VOTE NA NOT IN OFFICE S SPEAKER DID NOT VOTE 100% ALWAYS VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION + VOTED WITH US - VOTED AGAINST US 0% NEVER VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION

1 Starving Environmental Funding2 Removing Necessary Endangered Species Act Protections for Two Imperiled Species3 Striking a Harmful Grazing Provision from FY 2016 Interior Appropriations Bill4 Keeping America’s Public Lands in Public Hands5 Restoring Protections for the Endangered Gray Wolf, Threatened Northern

Long-Eared Bat and Imperiled Sage-Grouse6 Protecting Elephants at Risk From Poaching7 Blocking Protection of Our National Monuments8 Promoting Damaging Logging on America’s Forests9 Using the California Drought as an Excuse for Undermining Endangered

Species Protections

10 Preventing Action on Climate Change11 Overturning Essential Waterway Protections12 Barring Conservation Measures for Iconic Alaskan Wildlife13 Protecting the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as Wilderness14 Jeopardizing Wildlife and Public Lands Conservation15 Preserving Protections for California’s Rivers and Fisheries16 Supporting a Permanent Land and Water Conservation Fund17 Funding National Wildlife Refuge Law Enforcement18 Blocking Endangered Species Act Protections for Hundreds of Threatened and Endangered Species19 Delisting the Gray Wolf Throughout the Continental United States20 Stopping Implementation of Historic Sage-Grouse Conservation Plans

*Missed more than 25% of key votes eligible to cast.

KEY VOTE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 SCORE

25 Mario Diaz-Balart R - - - - - - - - - - - NV NV NV - - - - - - 0%

26 Carlos Curbelo R - - - - + - + - - - - - - - - - - + + - 20%

27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - + + + - 20%

GEORGIA

1 Earl Carter R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

2 Sanford D. Bishop D + - + + + + + - + - NV - - - + + + + + - 63%

3 Lynn A. Westmoreland R - - - - - - - - - - NV NV NV NV - - - - - - 0%

4 Henry C. Johnson D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

5 John Lewis D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

6 Tom Price R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

7 Rob Woodall R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

8 Austin Scott R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

9 Doug Collins R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

10 Jody Hice R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

11 Barry Loudermilk R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

12 Rick Allen R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

13 David A. Scott D + + + + + + + + - + - + NV NV + + + + - + 83%

14 Tom Graves R - - - - - - - - - NV - - - - - - - - - - 0%

HAWAII

1 Mark Takai D + + + + + + + + + NV + + + + NV NV NV NV NV NV 100%

1 Colleen Hanabusa D NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Incomplete*

2 Tulsi Gabbard D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

IDAHO

1 Raul R. Labrador R + - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10%

2 Michael K. Simpson R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - 5%

ILLINOIS

1 Bobby L. Rush D + + + + + + + + + NV + + + + + + + + + + 100%

2 Robin Kelly D + + + + + + + + + + + NV NV NV + + + + + + 100%

3 Daniel Lipinski D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

4 Luis V. Gutierrez D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + NV + + + + + 100%

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P VOTED PRESENT NV DID NOT VOTE NA NOT IN OFFICE S SPEAKER DID NOT VOTE 100% ALWAYS VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION + VOTED WITH US - VOTED AGAINST US 0% NEVER VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION

1 Starving Environmental Funding2 Removing Necessary Endangered Species Act Protections for Two Imperiled Species3 Striking a Harmful Grazing Provision from FY 2016 Interior Appropriations Bill4 Keeping America’s Public Lands in Public Hands5 Restoring Protections for the Endangered Gray Wolf, Threatened Northern

Long-Eared Bat and Imperiled Sage-Grouse6 Protecting Elephants at Risk From Poaching7 Blocking Protection of Our National Monuments8 Promoting Damaging Logging on America’s Forests9 Using the California Drought as an Excuse for Undermining Endangered

Species Protections

10 Preventing Action on Climate Change11 Overturning Essential Waterway Protections12 Barring Conservation Measures for Iconic Alaskan Wildlife13 Protecting the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as Wilderness14 Jeopardizing Wildlife and Public Lands Conservation15 Preserving Protections for California’s Rivers and Fisheries16 Supporting a Permanent Land and Water Conservation Fund17 Funding National Wildlife Refuge Law Enforcement18 Blocking Endangered Species Act Protections for Hundreds of Threatened and Endangered Species19 Delisting the Gray Wolf Throughout the Continental United States20 Stopping Implementation of Historic Sage-Grouse Conservation Plans

KEY VOTE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 SCORE

5 Michael Quigley D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

6 Peter J. Roskam R - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5%

7 Danny K. Davis D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

8 Tammy Duckworth D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

9 Janice D. Schakowsky D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

10 Bob Dold R - + - - + + + - - + - + + + - + NV - + + 58%

11 Bill Foster D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

12 Mike Bost R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

13 Rodney Davis R - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5%

14 Randall M. Hultgren R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

15 John Shimkus R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

16 Adam Kinzinger R - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5%

17 Cheri Bustos D + + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + 95%

18 Aaron Schock R - NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Incomplete*

18 Darin LaHood R NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA - - - - - - - - - - - Incomplete*

INDIANA

1 Peter J. Visclosky D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

2 Jackie Walorski R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

3 Marlin A. Stutzman R - - - - - - NV - - NV - - - - - - NV - - - 0%

4 Todd Rokita R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

5 Susan Brooks R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

6 Luke Messer R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + - 5%

7 Andre Carson D + + + + + + + + NV + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

8 Larry Bucshon R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

9 Todd Young R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

IOWA

1 Rod Blum R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

2 David Loebsack D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

3 David Young R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

4 Steven A. King R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

DISTRICT

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P VOTED PRESENT NV DID NOT VOTE NA NOT IN OFFICE S SPEAKER DID NOT VOTE 100% ALWAYS VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION + VOTED WITH US - VOTED AGAINST US 0% NEVER VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION

1 Starving Environmental Funding2 Removing Necessary Endangered Species Act Protections for Two Imperiled Species3 Striking a Harmful Grazing Provision from FY 2016 Interior Appropriations Bill4 Keeping America’s Public Lands in Public Hands5 Restoring Protections for the Endangered Gray Wolf, Threatened Northern

Long-Eared Bat and Imperiled Sage-Grouse6 Protecting Elephants at Risk From Poaching7 Blocking Protection of Our National Monuments8 Promoting Damaging Logging on America’s Forests9 Using the California Drought as an Excuse for Undermining Endangered

Species Protections

10 Preventing Action on Climate Change11 Overturning Essential Waterway Protections12 Barring Conservation Measures for Iconic Alaskan Wildlife13 Protecting the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as Wilderness14 Jeopardizing Wildlife and Public Lands Conservation15 Preserving Protections for California’s Rivers and Fisheries16 Supporting a Permanent Land and Water Conservation Fund17 Funding National Wildlife Refuge Law Enforcement18 Blocking Endangered Species Act Protections for Hundreds of Threatened and Endangered Species19 Delisting the Gray Wolf Throughout the Continental United States20 Stopping Implementation of Historic Sage-Grouse Conservation Plans

KEY VOTE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 SCORE

KANSAS

1 Tim Huelskamp R + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5%

2 Lynn Jenkins R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NV - - - - 0%

3 Kevin Yoder R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

4 Mike Pompeo R - - - - - - - - - - - NV NV NV - - - - - - 0%

KENTUCKY

1 Ed Whitfield R - - - - - + - + - - - + - + - - - - + - 25%

1 James Comer R NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Incomplete*

2 Steven Brett Guthrie R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

3 John A. Yarmuth D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + NV NV + + + + 100%

4 Thomas Massie R + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5%

5 Harold Rogers R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

6 Garland Barr R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

LOUISIANA

1 Steve J. Scalise R - NV - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

2 Cedric L. Richmond D + + + + + + + + + + NV + + + + + + + + + 100%

3 Charles W. Boustany R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

4 John Fleming R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

5 Ralph Abraham R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

6 Garret Graves R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NV - - - - - 0%

MAINE

1 Chellie Pingree D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

2 Bruce Poliquin R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + + - - - 10%

MARYLAND

1 Andrew P. Harris R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

2 C.A. Ruppersberger D + + + + + + + + - NV + + + + + + + + + + 95%

3 John P. Sarbanes D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

4 Donna Edwards D + + + + + + + + + + + NV NV NV + + + + + + 100%

5 Steny H. Hoyer D + + + + + + + + + + + NV NV NV + + + + + + 100%

6 John Delaney D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

DISTRICT

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P VOTED PRESENT NV DID NOT VOTE NA NOT IN OFFICE S SPEAKER DID NOT VOTE 100% ALWAYS VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION + VOTED WITH US - VOTED AGAINST US 0% NEVER VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION

1 Starving Environmental Funding2 Removing Necessary Endangered Species Act Protections for Two Imperiled Species3 Striking a Harmful Grazing Provision from FY 2016 Interior Appropriations Bill4 Keeping America’s Public Lands in Public Hands5 Restoring Protections for the Endangered Gray Wolf, Threatened Northern

Long-Eared Bat and Imperiled Sage-Grouse6 Protecting Elephants at Risk From Poaching7 Blocking Protection of Our National Monuments8 Promoting Damaging Logging on America’s Forests9 Using the California Drought as an Excuse for Undermining Endangered

Species Protections

10 Preventing Action on Climate Change11 Overturning Essential Waterway Protections12 Barring Conservation Measures for Iconic Alaskan Wildlife13 Protecting the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as Wilderness14 Jeopardizing Wildlife and Public Lands Conservation15 Preserving Protections for California’s Rivers and Fisheries16 Supporting a Permanent Land and Water Conservation Fund17 Funding National Wildlife Refuge Law Enforcement18 Blocking Endangered Species Act Protections for Hundreds of Threatened and Endangered Species19 Delisting the Gray Wolf Throughout the Continental United States20 Stopping Implementation of Historic Sage-Grouse Conservation Plans

KEY VOTE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 SCORE

7 Elijah E. Cummings D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

8 Christopher Van Hollen D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

MASSACHUSETTS

1 Richard E. Neal D + + + + + + + + + + NV + + + + + + + + + 100%

2 James P. McGovern D + + + + + + + + + + NV + + + + + + + + + 100%

3 Niki Tsongas D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

4 Joseph Kennedy D + + + + + + + + + + NV + + + + + + + + + 100%

5 Katherine Clark D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

6 Seth Moulton D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

7 Michael E. Capuano D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

8 Stephen F. Lynch D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

9 Bill Keating D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

MICHIGAN

1 Dan Benishek R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - 5%

2 Bill Huizenga R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

3 Justin Amash R + - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10%

4 John Moolenaar R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

5 Daniel Kildee D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

6 Fred Upton R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

7 Tim Walberg R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

8 Mike Bishop R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + - 5%

9 Sander M. Levin D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

10 Candice S. Miller R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

11 Dave Trott R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + - 5%

12 Debbie Dingell D + + + + + + + + + + NV + + + + + + + + + 100%

13 John Conyers D + + + + + + + + NV + NV + + + + + + + + + 100%

14 Brenda Lawrence D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

MINNESOTA

1 Timothy J. Walz D + + + + - - + - + + - + + - + + + + + + 75%

2 John Paul Kline R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

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P VOTED PRESENT NV DID NOT VOTE NA NOT IN OFFICE S SPEAKER DID NOT VOTE 100% ALWAYS VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION + VOTED WITH US - VOTED AGAINST US 0% NEVER VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION

1 Starving Environmental Funding2 Removing Necessary Endangered Species Act Protections for Two Imperiled Species3 Striking a Harmful Grazing Provision from FY 2016 Interior Appropriations Bill4 Keeping America’s Public Lands in Public Hands5 Restoring Protections for the Endangered Gray Wolf, Threatened Northern

Long-Eared Bat and Imperiled Sage-Grouse6 Protecting Elephants at Risk From Poaching7 Blocking Protection of Our National Monuments8 Promoting Damaging Logging on America’s Forests9 Using the California Drought as an Excuse for Undermining Endangered

Species Protections

10 Preventing Action on Climate Change11 Overturning Essential Waterway Protections12 Barring Conservation Measures for Iconic Alaskan Wildlife13 Protecting the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as Wilderness14 Jeopardizing Wildlife and Public Lands Conservation15 Preserving Protections for California’s Rivers and Fisheries16 Supporting a Permanent Land and Water Conservation Fund17 Funding National Wildlife Refuge Law Enforcement18 Blocking Endangered Species Act Protections for Hundreds of Threatened and Endangered Species19 Delisting the Gray Wolf Throughout the Continental United States20 Stopping Implementation of Historic Sage-Grouse Conservation Plans

KEY VOTE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 SCORE

3 Erik Paulsen R - + - - - - + - - - - - + - - - - - NV - 16%

4 Betty McCollum D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

5 Keith M. Ellison D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + + NV 95%

6 Tom Emmer R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

7 Collin C. Peterson D + - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10%

8 Richard Nolan D + + + + - + + - NV + + + + - + + + + + + 84%

MISSISSIPPI

1 Trent Kelly R NA NA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

2 Bennie G. Thompson D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

3 Gregg Harper R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

4 Steven Palazzo R - - - - - - - - - - NV - - - - - - - - - 0%

MISSOURI

1 William Lacy Clay D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

2 Ann Wagner R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + - 5%

3 Blaine Luetkemeyer R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

4 Vicky Hartzler R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

5 Emanuel Cleaver D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

6 Sam Graves R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

7 Billy Long R - NV - - - - - - NV - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

8 Jason Smith R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

MONTANA

1 Ryan Zinke R - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - 10%

NEBRASKA

1 Jeffrey Fortenberry R - - - + - - + - - - - - - - - + - - - - 15%

2 Brad Ashford D + - - + - - + - - - NV - + - - + + - - - 32%

3 Adrian M. Smith R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

NEVADA

1 Dina Titus D + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + 95%

2 Mark Amodei R - - - - - - - - - - - NV NV NV - - - - - - 0%

3 Joseph Heck R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

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P VOTED PRESENT NV DID NOT VOTE NA NOT IN OFFICE S SPEAKER DID NOT VOTE 100% ALWAYS VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION + VOTED WITH US - VOTED AGAINST US 0% NEVER VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION

1 Starving Environmental Funding2 Removing Necessary Endangered Species Act Protections for Two Imperiled Species3 Striking a Harmful Grazing Provision from FY 2016 Interior Appropriations Bill4 Keeping America’s Public Lands in Public Hands5 Restoring Protections for the Endangered Gray Wolf, Threatened Northern

Long-Eared Bat and Imperiled Sage-Grouse6 Protecting Elephants at Risk From Poaching7 Blocking Protection of Our National Monuments8 Promoting Damaging Logging on America’s Forests9 Using the California Drought as an Excuse for Undermining Endangered

Species Protections

10 Preventing Action on Climate Change11 Overturning Essential Waterway Protections12 Barring Conservation Measures for Iconic Alaskan Wildlife13 Protecting the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as Wilderness14 Jeopardizing Wildlife and Public Lands Conservation15 Preserving Protections for California’s Rivers and Fisheries16 Supporting a Permanent Land and Water Conservation Fund17 Funding National Wildlife Refuge Law Enforcement18 Blocking Endangered Species Act Protections for Hundreds of Threatened and Endangered Species19 Delisting the Gray Wolf Throughout the Continental United States20 Stopping Implementation of Historic Sage-Grouse Conservation Plans

KEY VOTE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 SCORE

4 Cresent Hardy R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

NEW HAMPSHIRE

1 Frank Guinta R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - 5%

2 Ann Kuster D + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + 95%

NEW JERSEY

1 Donald W. Norcross D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + NV + + + + + 100%

2 Frank A. LoBiondo R + + - - - - + - - - - - + - - + + + + - 40%

3 Tom MacArthur R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - + - 10%

4 Christopher H. Smith R - + - - - - + - - - + - + - - - + + + - 35%

5 E. Scott Garrett R - - - - - - - - NV - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

6 Frank Pallone D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

7 Leonard Lance R - + - - - - + - - - - - - - - + - - - - 15%

8 Albio Sires D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

9 Bill Pascrell D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

10 Donald Payne D NV NV + + + + + NV + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

11 Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

12 Bonnie Watson Coleman D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

NEW MEXICO

1 Michelle Lujan Grisham D + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 95%

2 Steve Pearce R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NV NV NV 0%

3 Ben Ray Lujan D + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 95%

NEW YORK

1 Lee Zeldin R - - - + - - + - - - - - - - - + - - - - 15%

2 Peter T. King R - - - - - + + - - - - - - + - + - - - - 20%

3 Steve Israel D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

4 Kathleen Rice D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + NV NV + + + + 100%

5 Gregory W. Meeks D + + + + + + + + + + + NV NV NV + + + + + + 100%

6 Grace Meng D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

7 Nydia M. Velazquez D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

8 Hakeem Jeffries D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

DISTRICT

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P VOTED PRESENT NV DID NOT VOTE NA NOT IN OFFICE S SPEAKER DID NOT VOTE 100% ALWAYS VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION + VOTED WITH US - VOTED AGAINST US 0% NEVER VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION

1 Starving Environmental Funding2 Removing Necessary Endangered Species Act Protections for Two Imperiled Species3 Striking a Harmful Grazing Provision from FY 2016 Interior Appropriations Bill4 Keeping America’s Public Lands in Public Hands5 Restoring Protections for the Endangered Gray Wolf, Threatened Northern

Long-Eared Bat and Imperiled Sage-Grouse6 Protecting Elephants at Risk From Poaching7 Blocking Protection of Our National Monuments8 Promoting Damaging Logging on America’s Forests9 Using the California Drought as an Excuse for Undermining Endangered

Species Protections

10 Preventing Action on Climate Change11 Overturning Essential Waterway Protections12 Barring Conservation Measures for Iconic Alaskan Wildlife13 Protecting the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as Wilderness14 Jeopardizing Wildlife and Public Lands Conservation15 Preserving Protections for California’s Rivers and Fisheries16 Supporting a Permanent Land and Water Conservation Fund17 Funding National Wildlife Refuge Law Enforcement18 Blocking Endangered Species Act Protections for Hundreds of Threatened and Endangered Species19 Delisting the Gray Wolf Throughout the Continental United States20 Stopping Implementation of Historic Sage-Grouse Conservation Plans

KEY VOTE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 SCORE

9 Yvette Diane Clarke D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

10 Jerrold Nadler D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

11 Michael Grimm R NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Incomplete*

11 Dan Donovan R NA - - - - + + - - - - - - + - + - - + - 26%

12 Carolyn B. Maloney D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

13 Charles B. Rangel D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

14 Joseph Crowley D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

15 Jose E. Serrano D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

16 Eliot L. Engel D + + + + + + + + NV + + + + + + + + + + - 95%

17 Nita M. Lowey D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

18 Sean Maloney D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

19 Christopher Gibson R + + - + - - + - - - - - + - - + + - - - 35%

20 Paul Tonko D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

21 Elise Stefanik R - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - + + - - - 15%

22 Richard Hanna R - + - - + - - - - + - - - - NV NV + + + + 39%

23 Tom Reed R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

24 John Katko R + - - - + - + - - - - - - - - + + + + - 35%

25 Louise McIntosh Slaughter D + + + + + + + + + NV + + + + + + + + + + 100%

26 Brian Higgins D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

27 Chris Collins R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

NORTH CAROLINA

1 George K. Butterfield D + + + + + + + + + + + NV NV NV + + + + + + 100%

2 Renee Ellmers R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

3 Walter B. Jones R + + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - + 20%

4 David E. Price D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

5 Virginia Foxx R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NV - - - 0%

6 Mark Walker R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

7 David Rouzer R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

8 Richard Hudson R - - - - - - - - NV - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

9 Robert Pittenger R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

DISTRICT

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P VOTED PRESENT NV DID NOT VOTE NA NOT IN OFFICE S SPEAKER DID NOT VOTE 100% ALWAYS VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION + VOTED WITH US - VOTED AGAINST US 0% NEVER VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION

1 Starving Environmental Funding2 Removing Necessary Endangered Species Act Protections for Two Imperiled Species3 Striking a Harmful Grazing Provision from FY 2016 Interior Appropriations Bill4 Keeping America’s Public Lands in Public Hands5 Restoring Protections for the Endangered Gray Wolf, Threatened Northern

Long-Eared Bat and Imperiled Sage-Grouse6 Protecting Elephants at Risk From Poaching7 Blocking Protection of Our National Monuments8 Promoting Damaging Logging on America’s Forests9 Using the California Drought as an Excuse for Undermining Endangered

Species Protections

10 Preventing Action on Climate Change11 Overturning Essential Waterway Protections12 Barring Conservation Measures for Iconic Alaskan Wildlife13 Protecting the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as Wilderness14 Jeopardizing Wildlife and Public Lands Conservation15 Preserving Protections for California’s Rivers and Fisheries16 Supporting a Permanent Land and Water Conservation Fund17 Funding National Wildlife Refuge Law Enforcement18 Blocking Endangered Species Act Protections for Hundreds of Threatened and Endangered Species19 Delisting the Gray Wolf Throughout the Continental United States20 Stopping Implementation of Historic Sage-Grouse Conservation Plans

KEY VOTE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 SCORE

10 Patrick T. McHenry R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

11 Mark Meadows R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

12 Alma S. Adams D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

13 George Holding R - - - - - - - - - - - - NV - - - - - - - 0%

NORTH DAKOTA

1 Kevin Cramer R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

OHIO

1 Steven Chabot R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

2 Brad Wenstrup R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

3 Joyce Beatty D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

4 James D. Jordan R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

5 Robert E. Latta R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

6 Bill Johnson R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

7 Bob Gibbs R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

8 John Boehner R - S S S S S S S S NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA S

8 Warren Davidson R NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA - - - - Incomplete*

9 Marcy Kaptur D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

10 Michael R. Turner R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + - 5%

11 Marcia L. Fudge D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

12 Patrick J. Tiberi R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

13 Timothy J. Ryan D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

14 David Joyce R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

15 Steve Stivers R - NV - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NV - 0%

16 Jim Renacci R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

OKLAHOMA

1 James Bridenstine R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

2 Markwayne Mullin R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

3 Frank D. Lucas R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

4 Tom Cole R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

5 Steve Russell R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

DISTRICT

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P VOTED PRESENT NV DID NOT VOTE NA NOT IN OFFICE S SPEAKER DID NOT VOTE 100% ALWAYS VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION + VOTED WITH US - VOTED AGAINST US 0% NEVER VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION

1 Starving Environmental Funding2 Removing Necessary Endangered Species Act Protections for Two Imperiled Species3 Striking a Harmful Grazing Provision from FY 2016 Interior Appropriations Bill4 Keeping America’s Public Lands in Public Hands5 Restoring Protections for the Endangered Gray Wolf, Threatened Northern

Long-Eared Bat and Imperiled Sage-Grouse6 Protecting Elephants at Risk From Poaching7 Blocking Protection of Our National Monuments8 Promoting Damaging Logging on America’s Forests9 Using the California Drought as an Excuse for Undermining Endangered

Species Protections

10 Preventing Action on Climate Change11 Overturning Essential Waterway Protections12 Barring Conservation Measures for Iconic Alaskan Wildlife13 Protecting the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as Wilderness14 Jeopardizing Wildlife and Public Lands Conservation15 Preserving Protections for California’s Rivers and Fisheries16 Supporting a Permanent Land and Water Conservation Fund17 Funding National Wildlife Refuge Law Enforcement18 Blocking Endangered Species Act Protections for Hundreds of Threatened and Endangered Species19 Delisting the Gray Wolf Throughout the Continental United States20 Stopping Implementation of Historic Sage-Grouse Conservation Plans

*Missed more than 25% of key votes eligible to cast.

KEY VOTE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 SCORE

OREGON

1 Suzanne Bonamici D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

2 Greg Walden R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

3 Earl Blumenauer D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

4 Peter A. DeFazio D + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + NV 95%

5 Kurt Schrader D + + + - - - - - + + - - + - + + + + + - 55%

PENNSYLVANIA

1 Robert A. Brady D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

2 Chaka Fattah D + + + + + + + + + + + NV NV NV NV NV NA NA NA NA Incomplete*

2 Dwight Evans D NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Incomplete*

3 Mike Kelly R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

4 Scott Perry R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

5 Glenn Thompson R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

6 Ryan Costello R - - - + + - + - NV - - - - - - + + + + + 42%

7 Patrick Meehan R - - - + + - + - - - - - - - - + + - + + 35%

8 Michael Fitzpatrick R - + - + + - + - - - - NV NV NV - + + + + + 53%

9 William Shuster R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

10 Thomas Marino R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NV - + NV 6%

11 Lou Barletta R - NV - - - - - - - - - NV NV NV - - - - - - 0%

12 Keith Rothfus R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

13 Brendan F. Boyle D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

14 Michael F. Doyle D + NV + + + + + + NV + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

15 Charles W. Dent R - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - + - - + - 15%

16 Joseph R. Pitts R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

17 Matthew Cartwright D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

18 Timothy F. Murphy R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

RHODE ISLAND

1 David Cicilline D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

2 James R. Langevin D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

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P VOTED PRESENT NV DID NOT VOTE NA NOT IN OFFICE S SPEAKER DID NOT VOTE 100% ALWAYS VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION + VOTED WITH US - VOTED AGAINST US 0% NEVER VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION

1 Starving Environmental Funding2 Removing Necessary Endangered Species Act Protections for Two Imperiled Species3 Striking a Harmful Grazing Provision from FY 2016 Interior Appropriations Bill4 Keeping America’s Public Lands in Public Hands5 Restoring Protections for the Endangered Gray Wolf, Threatened Northern

Long-Eared Bat and Imperiled Sage-Grouse6 Protecting Elephants at Risk From Poaching7 Blocking Protection of Our National Monuments8 Promoting Damaging Logging on America’s Forests9 Using the California Drought as an Excuse for Undermining Endangered

Species Protections

10 Preventing Action on Climate Change11 Overturning Essential Waterway Protections12 Barring Conservation Measures for Iconic Alaskan Wildlife13 Protecting the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as Wilderness14 Jeopardizing Wildlife and Public Lands Conservation15 Preserving Protections for California’s Rivers and Fisheries16 Supporting a Permanent Land and Water Conservation Fund17 Funding National Wildlife Refuge Law Enforcement18 Blocking Endangered Species Act Protections for Hundreds of Threatened and Endangered Species19 Delisting the Gray Wolf Throughout the Continental United States20 Stopping Implementation of Historic Sage-Grouse Conservation Plans

KEY VOTE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 SCORE

SOUTH CAROLINA

1 Mark Sanford R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + 5%

2 Addison Graves Wilson R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

3 Jeff Duncan R - - - - - NV - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

4 Trey Gowdy R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

5 Mick Mulvaney R + NV - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5%

6 James E. Clyburn D + + + + + + + + + + + NV NV NV + + + + + + 100%

7 Tom Rice R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

SOUTH DAKOTA

1 Kristi Noem R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

TENNESSEE

1 Phil Roe R - - - - - - - NV - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

2 John J. Duncan R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NV - - - - 0%

3 Chuck Fleischmann R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

4 Scott DesJarlais R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

5 James Cooper D + + + + + - + + + + - NV NV NV + + + + + + 88%

6 Diane Black R - NV - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

7 Marsha W. Blackburn R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

8 Stephen Fincher R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NV NV - - - - 0%

9 Stephen I. Cohen D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

TEXAS

1 Louie Gohmert R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

2 Ted Poe R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NV NV NV NV 0%

3 Sam Johnson R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

4 John Ratcliffe R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

5 Thomas J. Hensarling R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

6 Joe Barton R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

7 John Abney Culberson R - - NV NV NV NV NV - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

8 Kevin Brady R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

9 Al Green D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

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P VOTED PRESENT NV DID NOT VOTE NA NOT IN OFFICE S SPEAKER DID NOT VOTE 100% ALWAYS VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION + VOTED WITH US - VOTED AGAINST US 0% NEVER VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION

1 Starving Environmental Funding2 Removing Necessary Endangered Species Act Protections for Two Imperiled Species3 Striking a Harmful Grazing Provision from FY 2016 Interior Appropriations Bill4 Keeping America’s Public Lands in Public Hands5 Restoring Protections for the Endangered Gray Wolf, Threatened Northern

Long-Eared Bat and Imperiled Sage-Grouse6 Protecting Elephants at Risk From Poaching7 Blocking Protection of Our National Monuments8 Promoting Damaging Logging on America’s Forests9 Using the California Drought as an Excuse for Undermining Endangered

Species Protections

10 Preventing Action on Climate Change11 Overturning Essential Waterway Protections12 Barring Conservation Measures for Iconic Alaskan Wildlife13 Protecting the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as Wilderness14 Jeopardizing Wildlife and Public Lands Conservation15 Preserving Protections for California’s Rivers and Fisheries16 Supporting a Permanent Land and Water Conservation Fund17 Funding National Wildlife Refuge Law Enforcement18 Blocking Endangered Species Act Protections for Hundreds of Threatened and Endangered Species19 Delisting the Gray Wolf Throughout the Continental United States20 Stopping Implementation of Historic Sage-Grouse Conservation Plans

KEY VOTE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 SCORE

10 Michael T. McCaul R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - 5%

11 K. Michael Conaway R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

12 Kay Granger R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NV NV - - - - 0%

13 Mac Thornberry R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

14 Randy Weber R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

15 Ruben Hinojosa D NV + + + + + + - + + + + + NV + + + + + + 94%

16 Beto O'Rourke D NV + + + + + + + + + + + + + NV NV + + + + 100%

17 Bill Flores R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NV - 0%

18 Sheila Jackson Lee D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

19 Robert Neugebauer R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

20 Joaquin Castro D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + NV NV + + + + 100%

21 Lamar S. Smith R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

22 Pete Olson R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

23 Will Hurd R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

24 Kenny Marchant R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

25 Roger Williams R - - - - - - - - - NV - - - - - - - - - - 0%

26 Michael C. Burgess R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

27 Blake R. Farenthold R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

28 Henry Cuellar D + - - + - + + - + - - - + - - + + - - - 40%

29 Gene Green D + + + + + - + + + + + NV NV NV + + + + + + 94%

30 Eddie Bernice Johnson D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

31 John R. Carter R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

32 Pete Sessions R - - - - - - - - - - - NV NV NV - - - - - - 0%

33 Marc Veasey D + + + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + + NV 95%

34 Filemon Vela D + + + + + + + + + + - + + - - + + - + + 80%

35 Lloyd Doggett D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

36 Brian Babin R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

UTAH

1 Robert W. Bishop R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NV - - - 0%

2 Chris Stewart R - - - - - - - - - NV - - - - - - - - - - 0%

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P VOTED PRESENT NV DID NOT VOTE NA NOT IN OFFICE S SPEAKER DID NOT VOTE 100% ALWAYS VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION + VOTED WITH US - VOTED AGAINST US 0% NEVER VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION

1 Starving Environmental Funding2 Removing Necessary Endangered Species Act Protections for Two Imperiled Species3 Striking a Harmful Grazing Provision from FY 2016 Interior Appropriations Bill4 Keeping America’s Public Lands in Public Hands5 Restoring Protections for the Endangered Gray Wolf, Threatened Northern

Long-Eared Bat and Imperiled Sage-Grouse6 Protecting Elephants at Risk From Poaching7 Blocking Protection of Our National Monuments8 Promoting Damaging Logging on America’s Forests9 Using the California Drought as an Excuse for Undermining Endangered

Species Protections

10 Preventing Action on Climate Change11 Overturning Essential Waterway Protections12 Barring Conservation Measures for Iconic Alaskan Wildlife13 Protecting the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as Wilderness14 Jeopardizing Wildlife and Public Lands Conservation15 Preserving Protections for California’s Rivers and Fisheries16 Supporting a Permanent Land and Water Conservation Fund17 Funding National Wildlife Refuge Law Enforcement18 Blocking Endangered Species Act Protections for Hundreds of Threatened and Endangered Species19 Delisting the Gray Wolf Throughout the Continental United States20 Stopping Implementation of Historic Sage-Grouse Conservation Plans

DISTRICT KEY VOTE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 SCORE

3 Jason Chaffetz R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

4 Mia Love R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

VERMONT

1 Peter F. Welch D + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 95%

VIRGINIA

1 Robert J. Wittman R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

2 Scott E. Rigell R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

3 Robert C. Scott D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

4 James Randy Forbes R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

5 Robert Hurt R - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - 5%

6 Bob Goodlatte R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

7 David Brat R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

8 Donald Beyer D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

9 Morgan Griffith R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

10 Barbara J. Comstock R + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5%

11 Gerald E. Connolly D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

WASHINGTON

1 Suzan DelBene D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

2 Rick Larsen D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

3 Jaime Herrera Beutler R - - - - - - - - - NV - NV NV NV NV NV - - - - Incomplete*

4 Dan Newhouse R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

5 Cathy McMorris Rodgers R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

6 Derek C. Kilmer D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

7 Jim McDermott D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

8 David G. Reichert R - - - - - - - - - - - + + - - + + + - - 25%

9 Adam Smith D NV + + + + + + + + + NV NV NV NV + + + + + + 100%

10 Denny Heck D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

WEST VIRGINIA

1 David McKinley R + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5%

2 Alex Mooney R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

DISTRICT

*Missed more than 25% of key votes eligible to cast.

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P VOTED PRESENT NV DID NOT VOTE NA NOT IN OFFICE S SPEAKER DID NOT VOTE 100% ALWAYS VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION + VOTED WITH US - VOTED AGAINST US 0% NEVER VOTED PRO-CONSERVATION

1 Starving Environmental Funding2 Removing Necessary Endangered Species Act Protections for Two Imperiled Species3 Striking a Harmful Grazing Provision from FY 2016 Interior Appropriations Bill4 Keeping America’s Public Lands in Public Hands5 Restoring Protections for the Endangered Gray Wolf, Threatened Northern

Long-Eared Bat and Imperiled Sage-Grouse6 Protecting Elephants at Risk From Poaching7 Blocking Protection of Our National Monuments8 Promoting Damaging Logging on America’s Forests9 Using the California Drought as an Excuse for Undermining Endangered

Species Protections

10 Preventing Action on Climate Change11 Overturning Essential Waterway Protections12 Barring Conservation Measures for Iconic Alaskan Wildlife13 Protecting the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as Wilderness14 Jeopardizing Wildlife and Public Lands Conservation15 Preserving Protections for California’s Rivers and Fisheries16 Supporting a Permanent Land and Water Conservation Fund17 Funding National Wildlife Refuge Law Enforcement18 Blocking Endangered Species Act Protections for Hundreds of Threatened and Endangered Species19 Delisting the Gray Wolf Throughout the Continental United States20 Stopping Implementation of Historic Sage-Grouse Conservation Plans

DISTRICT KEY VOTE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 SCORE

3 Evan Jenkins R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

WISCONSIN

1 Paul Ryan R - - - - - - - - - S S S S S S S S S S S S

2 Mark Pocan D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

3 Ron Kind D + + + + - + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + 90%

4 Gwen Moore D + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100%

5 F. James Sensenbrenner R + - - - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - 10%

6 Glenn Grothman R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

7 Sean Duffy R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NV - - - - 0%

8 Reid Ribble R - NV - + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NV - 6%

WYOMING

1 Cynthia M. Lummis R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0%

DISTRICT

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