CCAGW Annual Ratings

Fiscal 2017 Interior-Environment Appropriations -- Payment of Legal Fees

Description: 

Smith, R-Mo., for Westmoreland, R-Ga., amendment that would prohibit funds from being used to pay legal fees related to settlements for cases in which the federal government is a party and that arise under the Clean Air Act, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act or the Endangered Species Act. The bill would provide $32.1 billion for the Interior Department, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service and other agencies.

Vote Number: 
House Vote 459
Bill Number: 
HR 5538
CCAGW Position: 
Yea
Vote Results: 
Adopted in Committee of the Whole 226-202 : R 225-18; D 1-184