Tom Cotton

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Anti-environment Vote
Missed Vote
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Vote Key

McFerran Confirmation (National Labor Relations Board)

McFerran Confirmation (National Labor Relations Board)

2024

Roll Call Vote: 320
Ali Confirmation (D.C. District)

Ali Confirmation (D.C. District)

2024

Roll Call Vote: 291
Maldonado Confirmation (7th Circuit Court of Appeals)

Maldonado Confirmation (7th Circuit Court of Appeals)

2024

Roll Call Vote: 203
Blocking Gas Furnace Efficiency Standards

Blocking Gas Furnace Efficiency Standards

2024

Roll Call Vote: 176
Obstructing EPA’s Cleaner Cars Rule

Obstructing EPA’s Cleaner Cars Rule

2024

Roll Call Vote: 142
Undermining the Tracking of Climate Progress in Transportation

Undermining the Tracking of Climate Progress in Transportation

2024

Roll Call Vote: 121
Berner Confirmation (4th Circuit Court of Appeals)

Berner Confirmation (4th Circuit Court of Appeals)

2024

Roll Call Vote: 94
Overriding the Veto that Maintained the U.S.-made EV Chargers Rule

Overriding the Veto that Maintained the U.S.-made EV Chargers Rule

2024

Roll Call Vote: 61
Undoing the Tailored Buy America Waiver for EV Chargers

Undoing the Tailored Buy America Waiver for EV Chargers

2023

Roll Call Vote: 303
Blocking Environmental, Public Health, Consumer, and Worker Protections

Blocking Environmental, Public Health, Consumer, and Worker Protections

2023

Roll Call Vote: 283
Defunding Access to Voting

Defunding Access to Voting

2023

Roll Call Vote: 279
Obstructing Money-Saving Energy Efficiency Codes

Obstructing Money-Saving Energy Efficiency Codes

2023

Roll Call Vote: 267
Uhlmann Confirmation (Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency)

Uhlmann Confirmation (Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency)

2023

Roll Call Vote: 193
Bloomekatz Confirmation (6th Circuit Court of Appeals)

Bloomekatz Confirmation (6th Circuit Court of Appeals)

2023

Roll Call Vote: 187
Torres Small Confirmation (Deputy Secretary of Agriculture)

Torres Small Confirmation (Deputy Secretary of Agriculture)

2023

Roll Call Vote: 174
Ho Confirmation (Southern District of New York)

Ho Confirmation (Southern District of New York)

2023

Roll Call Vote: 162
Blocking Forced Approval of the Mountain Valley Pipeline

Blocking Forced Approval of the Mountain Valley Pipeline

2023

Roll Call Vote: 145
Abudu Confirmation (11th Circuit Court of Appeals)

Abudu Confirmation (11th Circuit Court of Appeals)

2023

Roll Call Vote: 132
Halting protections for the Northern Long-Eared Bat

Halting protections for the Northern Long-Eared Bat

2023

Roll Call Vote: 123
Thwarting Critical Habitat for Threatened Species

Thwarting Critical Habitat for Threatened Species

2023

Roll Call Vote: 122
Rescinding Protections for the Lesser Prairie-Chicken

Rescinding Protections for the Lesser Prairie-Chicken

2023

Roll Call Vote: 110
Blocking Limits on Pollution from Trucks

Blocking Limits on Pollution from Trucks

2023

Roll Call Vote: 98
Attacking the Clean Water Restoration Rule

Attacking the Clean Water Restoration Rule

2023

Roll Call Vote: 79
Ignoring Climate Risks to Retirement Savings

Ignoring Climate Risks to Retirement Savings

2023

Roll Call Vote: 35
Undermining Environmental Review and Mandating Gas Pipeline

Undermining Environmental Review and Mandating Gas Pipeline

2022

Roll Call Vote: 394
Protecting Marriage Equality

Protecting Marriage Equality

2022

Roll Call Vote: 362
Freeman Confirmation (Third Circuit Court of Appeals)

Freeman Confirmation (Third Circuit Court of Appeals)

2022

Roll Call Vote: 350
Disclosing Money in Politics

Disclosing Money in Politics

2022

Roll Call Vote: 346
Ratifying Kigali Treaty to Cut Climate Superpollutants

Ratifying Kigali Treaty to Cut Climate Superpollutants

2022

Roll Call Vote: 343
Transformational Climate Investments (Inflation Reduction Act) (2X Score)

Transformational Climate Investments (Inflation Reduction Act) (2X Score)

2022

Roll Call Vote: 325
Transformational Climate Investments (Inflation Reduction Act)

Transformational Climate Investments (Inflation Reduction Act)

2022

Roll Call Vote: 325
Anti-Climate Fossil Fuel Industry Handouts

Anti-Climate Fossil Fuel Industry Handouts

2022

Roll Call Vote: 321
Restarting Construction of the Harmful Border Wall

Restarting Construction of the Harmful Border Wall

2022

Roll Call Vote: 320
Undermining Environmental Review and Mandating Coal Leasing

Undermining Environmental Review and Mandating Coal Leasing

2022

Roll Call Vote: 306
Eliminating Cost-saving Home Energy Efficiency Program

Eliminating Cost-saving Home Energy Efficiency Program

2022

Roll Call Vote: 305
Undermining Bedrock Environmental Statutes

Undermining Bedrock Environmental Statutes

2022

Roll Call Vote: 300
Striking EPA Funding for Climate Action

Striking EPA Funding for Climate Action

2022

Roll Call Vote: 293
Mandatory Oil and Gas Leasing on Public Lands

Mandatory Oil and Gas Leasing on Public Lands

2022

Roll Call Vote: 291
Elimination of Superfund Tax

Elimination of Superfund Tax

2022

Roll Call Vote: 289
Undercutting Public Input and Environmental Review

Undercutting Public Input and Environmental Review

2022

Roll Call Vote: 283
Restoring the Right to Abortion Access

Restoring the Right to Abortion Access

2022

Roll Call Vote: 170
Hampering Presidential Emergency Actions on Climate

Hampering Presidential Emergency Actions on Climate

2022

Roll Call Vote: 157
Undermining International Climate Commitments

Undermining International Climate Commitments

2022

Roll Call Vote: 150
Expanding Dirty and Dangerous Offshore Drilling

Expanding Dirty and Dangerous Offshore Drilling

2022

Roll Call Vote: 148
Jackson Confirmation (Supreme Court)

Jackson Confirmation (Supreme Court)

2022

Roll Call Vote: 134
Thomas Confirmation (Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals)

Thomas Confirmation (Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals)

2022

Roll Call Vote: 11
Changing Filibuster Rules to Pass Democracy Reforms

Changing Filibuster Rules to Pass Democracy Reforms

2022

Roll Call Vote: 10
Sung Confirmation (Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals)

Sung Confirmation (Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals)

2021

Roll Call Vote: 500
Restoring the Voting Rights Act

Restoring the Voting Rights Act

2021

Roll Call Vote: 459
Pérez Confirmation (Second Circuit Court of Appeals)

Pérez Confirmation (Second Circuit Court of Appeals)

2021

Roll Call Vote: 426
Voting Rights and Democracy Reforms

Voting Rights and Democracy Reforms

2021

Roll Call Vote: 420
Stone-Manning Confirmation (BLM Director)

Stone-Manning Confirmation (BLM Director)

2021

Roll Call Vote: 401
Build Back Better Budget Resolution

Build Back Better Budget Resolution

2021

Roll Call Vote: 357
Promoting Polluting Energy Sources

Promoting Polluting Energy Sources

2021

Roll Call Vote: 346
Eliminating Safeguards on Fossil Fuel Production

Eliminating Safeguards on Fossil Fuel Production

2021

Roll Call Vote: 320
Defunding the Civilian Conservation Corps and Wildland Firefighting

Defunding the Civilian Conservation Corps and Wildland Firefighting

2021

Roll Call Vote: 303
Restarting Construction of the Harmful Border Wall

Restarting Construction of the Harmful Border Wall

2021

Roll Call Vote: 298
Kim Confirmation (DOJ-ENRD Assistant Attorney General)

Kim Confirmation (DOJ-ENRD Assistant Attorney General)

2021

Roll Call Vote: 279
Voting Rights and Democracy Reforms

Voting Rights and Democracy Reforms

2021

Roll Call Vote: 246
Fox Confirmation (EPA Assistant Administrator)

Fox Confirmation (EPA Assistant Administrator)

2021

Roll Call Vote: 236
Jackson Confirmation (D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals)

Jackson Confirmation (D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals)

2021

Roll Call Vote: 231
Clarke Confirmation (DOJ-CRD Assistant Attorney General)

Clarke Confirmation (DOJ-CRD Assistant Attorney General)

2021

Roll Call Vote: 203
Investing in Water Infrastructure

Investing in Water Infrastructure

2021

Roll Call Vote: 178
Repealing Assault on Methane Pollution Safeguards

Repealing Assault on Methane Pollution Safeguards

2021

Roll Call Vote: 175
Mallory Confirmation (Council on Environmental Quality Chair)

Mallory Confirmation (Council on Environmental Quality Chair)

2021

Roll Call Vote: 150
Becerra Confirmation (Health and Human Services Secretary)

Becerra Confirmation (Health and Human Services Secretary)

2021

Roll Call Vote: 125
Tai Confirmation (United States Trade Representative)

Tai Confirmation (United States Trade Representative)

2021

Roll Call Vote: 123
Haaland Confirmation (Interior Secretary)

Haaland Confirmation (Interior Secretary)

2021

Roll Call Vote: 119
Regan Confirmation (EPA Administrator)

Regan Confirmation (EPA Administrator)

2021

Roll Call Vote: 116
Garland Confirmation (Attorney General)

Garland Confirmation (Attorney General)

2021

Roll Call Vote: 114
Fudge Confirmation (Housing and Urban Development Secretary)

Fudge Confirmation (Housing and Urban Development Secretary)

2021

Roll Call Vote: 113
Striking Provisions to Help Farmers of Color

Striking Provisions to Help Farmers of Color

2021

Roll Call Vote: 86
Raimondo Confirmation (Commerce Secretary)

Raimondo Confirmation (Commerce Secretary)

2021

Roll Call Vote: 70
Granholm Confirmation (Energy Secretary)

Granholm Confirmation (Energy Secretary)

2021

Roll Call Vote: 66
Impeachment for Incitement of Insurrection

Impeachment for Incitement of Insurrection

2021

Roll Call Vote: 59
Bolstering the Dirty Water Rule

Bolstering the Dirty Water Rule

2021

Roll Call Vote: 43
Supporting the Destructive Keystone XL Pipeline

Supporting the Destructive Keystone XL Pipeline

2021

Roll Call Vote: 32
Promoting Drilling for Fossil Fuels

Promoting Drilling for Fossil Fuels

2021

Roll Call Vote: 28
Buttigieg Confirmation (Transportation Secretary)

Buttigieg Confirmation (Transportation Secretary)

2021

Roll Call Vote: 11
Certifying Pennsylvania’s Electoral Votes

Certifying Pennsylvania’s Electoral Votes

2021

Roll Call Vote: 2
Certifying Arizona’s Electoral Votes

Certifying Arizona’s Electoral Votes

2021

Roll Call Vote: 1
Barrett Confirmation (Supreme Court)

Barrett Confirmation (Supreme Court)

2020

Roll Call Vote: 224
Barrett Cloture Vote (Supreme Court)

Barrett Cloture Vote (Supreme Court)

2020

Roll Call Vote: 222
Inadequate COVID Relief Package

Inadequate COVID Relief Package

2020

Roll Call Vote: 168
Inadequate Policing Reform

Inadequate Policing Reform

2020

Roll Call Vote: 126
Wilson Confirmation (Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals)

Wilson Confirmation (Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals)

2020

Roll Call Vote: 125
Walker Confirmation (D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals)

Walker Confirmation (D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals)

2020

Roll Call Vote: 123
Great American Outdoors Act

Great American Outdoors Act

2020

Roll Call Vote: 121
Defeating Effort to Derail the Great American Outdoors Act

Defeating Effort to Derail the Great American Outdoors Act

2020

Roll Call Vote: 118
Danly Confirmation (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)

Danly Confirmation (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)

2020

Roll Call Vote: 72
MacGregor Confirmation (Interior Deputy Secretary)

MacGregor Confirmation (Interior Deputy Secretary)

2020

Roll Call Vote: 60
Kindred Confirmation (U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska)

Kindred Confirmation (U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska)

2020

Roll Call Vote: 41
Brasher Confirmation (Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals)

Brasher Confirmation (Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals)

2020

Roll Call Vote: 36
USMCA Trade Deal

USMCA Trade Deal

2020

Roll Call Vote: 14
Undermining the Land and Water Conservation Fund

Undermining the Land and Water Conservation Fund

2019

Roll Call Vote: 339
Stopping Rollbacks of Carbon Pollution Limits for Power Plants

Stopping Rollbacks of Carbon Pollution Limits for Power Plants

2019

Roll Call Vote: 324
Scalia Confirmation (Labor Secretary)

Scalia Confirmation (Labor Secretary)

2019

Roll Call Vote: 313
Jorjani Confirmation (Interior Solicitor)

Jorjani Confirmation (Interior Solicitor)

2019

Roll Call Vote: 300
Bernhardt Confirmation (Interior Secretary)

Bernhardt Confirmation (Interior Secretary)

2019

Roll Call Vote: 77
Wyrick Confirmation (District Court for Western District of Oklahoma)

Wyrick Confirmation (District Court for Western District of Oklahoma)

2019

Roll Call Vote: 68
Rao Confirmation (D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals)

Rao Confirmation (D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals)

2019

Roll Call Vote: 44
Wheeler Confirmation (EPA Administrator)

Wheeler Confirmation (EPA Administrator)

2019

Roll Call Vote: 33
Miller Confirmation (Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals)

Miller Confirmation (Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals)

2019

Roll Call Vote: 29
Public Lands Package

Public Lands Package

2019

Roll Call Vote: 22
Undermining the Antiquities Act

Undermining the Antiquities Act

2019

Roll Call Vote: 20
Blocking Permanent Reauthorization of the Land & Water Conservation Fund

Blocking Permanent Reauthorization of the Land & Water Conservation Fund

2019

Roll Call Vote: 19
Stopping Border Wall Funding

Stopping Border Wall Funding

2019

Roll Call Vote: 10
Farm Bill Conference Report

Farm Bill Conference Report

2018

Roll Call Vote: 259
McNamee Confirmation (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)

McNamee Confirmation (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)

2018

Roll Call Vote: 254
Nelson Confirmation (Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals)

Nelson Confirmation (Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals)

2018

Roll Call Vote: 232
Clark Confirmation (Assistant Attorney General, DOJ Environment and Natural Resources Division)

Clark Confirmation (Assistant Attorney General, DOJ Environment and Natural Resources Division)

2018

Roll Call Vote: 228
Kavanaugh Confirmation (Supreme Court)

Kavanaugh Confirmation (Supreme Court)

2018

Roll Call Vote: 223
Kavanaugh Cloture Vote (Supreme Court)

Kavanaugh Cloture Vote (Supreme Court)

2018

Roll Call Vote: 222
Grant Confirmation (Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals)

Grant Confirmation (Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals)

2018

Roll Call Vote: 174
Oldham Confirmation (Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals)

Oldham Confirmation (Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals)

2018

Roll Call Vote: 160
Anti-Environmental Rescission Package

Anti-Environmental Rescission Package

2018

Roll Call Vote: 134
Pompeo Confirmation (Secretary of State)

Pompeo Confirmation (Secretary of State)

2018

Roll Call Vote: 84
Bridenstine Confirmation (NASA Administrator)

Bridenstine Confirmation (NASA Administrator)

2018

Roll Call Vote: 80
Exposing Waterways to Invasive Species

Exposing Waterways to Invasive Species

2018

Roll Call Vote: 77
Wheeler Confirmation (EPA Deputy Administrator)

Wheeler Confirmation (EPA Deputy Administrator)

2018

Roll Call Vote: 71
Border Wall Funding & Anti-Immigrant Policy

Border Wall Funding & Anti-Immigrant Policy

2018

Roll Call Vote: 36
Anti-Environmental Tax Bill that Opens Drilling in the Arctic Refuge

Anti-Environmental Tax Bill that Opens Drilling in the Arctic Refuge

2017

Roll Call Vote: 323
Wehrum Confirmation (Assistant Administrator, EPA)

Wehrum Confirmation (Assistant Administrator, EPA)

2017

Roll Call Vote: 268
Eid Confirmation (10th Circuit Court of Appeals)

Eid Confirmation (10th Circuit Court of Appeals)

2017

Roll Call Vote: 259
Budget Resolution Paving the Way for Drilling in the Arctic Refuge

Budget Resolution Paving the Way for Drilling in the Arctic Refuge

2017

Roll Call Vote: 245
Protecting the Arctic Refuge

Protecting the Arctic Refuge

2017

Roll Call Vote: 243
Undermining Federal Safeguards for Protected Species

Undermining Federal Safeguards for Protected Species

2017

Roll Call Vote: 242
Bernhardt Confirmation (Deputy Secretary, Interior)

Bernhardt Confirmation (Deputy Secretary, Interior)

2017

Roll Call Vote: 166
Extreme Assault on the Methane and Waste Prevention Rule (CRA)

Extreme Assault on the Methane and Waste Prevention Rule (CRA)

2017

Roll Call Vote: 125
Gorsuch Confirmation (Supreme Court)

Gorsuch Confirmation (Supreme Court)

2017

Roll Call Vote: 111
Blocking Wildlife Protections in Alaska (CRA)

Blocking Wildlife Protections in Alaska (CRA)

2017

Roll Call Vote: 92
Blocking Local Input about Public Lands (CRA)

Blocking Local Input about Public Lands (CRA)

2017

Roll Call Vote: 82
Perry Confirmation (Energy Secretary)

Perry Confirmation (Energy Secretary)

2017

Roll Call Vote: 79
Zinke Confirmation (Interior Secretary)

Zinke Confirmation (Interior Secretary)

2017

Roll Call Vote: 75
Pruitt Confirmation (EPA Administrator)

Pruitt Confirmation (EPA Administrator)

2017

Roll Call Vote: 71
Mulvaney Confirmation (OMB Director)

Mulvaney Confirmation (OMB Director)

2017

Roll Call Vote: 68
Sessions Confirmation (Attorney General)

Sessions Confirmation (Attorney General)

2017

Roll Call Vote: 59
Assault on the Anti-Corruption Rule for Fossil Fuel Companies (CRA)

Assault on the Anti-Corruption Rule for Fossil Fuel Companies (CRA)

2017

Roll Call Vote: 51
Extreme Assault on the Stream Protection Rule (CRA)

Extreme Assault on the Stream Protection Rule (CRA)

2017

Roll Call Vote: 43
Tillerson Confirmation (Secretary of State)

Tillerson Confirmation (Secretary of State)

2017

Roll Call Vote: 36
Revenue Sharing for Offshore Drilling

Revenue Sharing for Offshore Drilling

2016

Roll Call Vote: 153
Mitigating Impacts on Fish and Wildlife

Mitigating Impacts on Fish and Wildlife

2016

Roll Call Vote: 69
Water Conservation Program

Water Conservation Program

2016

Roll Call Vote: 62
Attack on Advanced Vehicles

Attack on Advanced Vehicles

2016

Roll Call Vote: 58
Attack on the Clean Water Rule

Attack on the Clean Water Rule

2016

Roll Call Vote: 57
Victory Bonds for Clean Energy

Victory Bonds for Clean Energy

2016

Roll Call Vote: 52
Wind Energy Transmission Line

Wind Energy Transmission Line

2016

Roll Call Vote: 51
Land & Water Conservation Fund (LWCF)

Land & Water Conservation Fund (LWCF)

2016

Roll Call Vote: 50
Encouraging Energy-Efficient Homes

Encouraging Energy-Efficient Homes

2016

Roll Call Vote: 49
Genetically Modified Food Labeling

Genetically Modified Food Labeling

2016

Roll Call Vote: 37
Taxpayer Handouts for Fossil Fuel Companies

Taxpayer Handouts for Fossil Fuel Companies

2016

Roll Call Vote: 14
Limiting Public Safeguards

Limiting Public Safeguards

2016

Roll Call Vote: 13
Fast Tracking Natural Gas Pipelines

Fast Tracking Natural Gas Pipelines

2016

Roll Call Vote: 12
Energy Efficiency

Energy Efficiency

2016

Roll Call Vote: 11
National Monuments

National Monuments

2016

Roll Call Vote: 10
Clean Energy Funding

Clean Energy Funding

2016

Roll Call Vote: 9
Extreme Attack on Clean Water Protections (CRA)

Extreme Attack on Clean Water Protections (CRA)

2016

Roll Call Vote: 5
Extreme Attack on Carbon Pollution Limits for New Power Plants (CRA)

Extreme Attack on Carbon Pollution Limits for New Power Plants (CRA)

2015

Roll Call Vote: 307
Extreme Attack on Carbon Pollution Limits for Existing Power Plants (CRA)

Extreme Attack on Carbon Pollution Limits for Existing Power Plants (CRA)

2015

Roll Call Vote: 306
Extreme Assault on Clean Water Rule (CRA)

Extreme Assault on Clean Water Rule (CRA)

2015

Roll Call Vote: 297
Gutting Clean Water Protections

Gutting Clean Water Protections

2015

Roll Call Vote: 295
Climate Change Science Education

Climate Change Science Education

2015

Roll Call Vote: 238
Fast Track of Trade Agreements

Fast Track of Trade Agreements

2015

Roll Call Vote: 193
Investor-State Dispute Settlement in Trade Agreements

Investor-State Dispute Settlement in Trade Agreements

2015

Roll Call Vote: 188
Undermining Critical Habitat for Wildlife

Undermining Critical Habitat for Wildlife

2015

Roll Call Vote: 128
Responding to the Threat of Climate Change

Responding to the Threat of Climate Change

2015

Roll Call Vote: 115
Selling Off America’s Public Lands

Selling Off America’s Public Lands

2015

Roll Call Vote: 106
Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline (KXL) Veto Override

Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline (KXL) Veto Override

2015

Roll Call Vote: 68
Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline (KXL)

Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline (KXL)

2015

Roll Call Vote: 49
Renewable Electricity Standard (RES)

Renewable Electricity Standard (RES)

2015

Roll Call Vote: 44
Land & Water Conservation Fund (LWCF)

Land & Water Conservation Fund (LWCF)

2015

Roll Call Vote: 43
Fracking Drinking Water Loophole

Fracking Drinking Water Loophole

2015

Roll Call Vote: 41
Clean Energy Tax Credits

Clean Energy Tax Credits

2015

Roll Call Vote: 40
National Monuments

National Monuments

2015

Roll Call Vote: 37
Prairie-Chicken Protections

Prairie-Chicken Protections

2015

Roll Call Vote: 35
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Exports

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Exports

2015

Roll Call Vote: 34
International Climate Action

International Climate Action

2015

Roll Call Vote: 20
Forcing Tar Sands Polluters to Pay for Spills

Forcing Tar Sands Polluters to Pay for Spills

2015

Roll Call Vote: 19
Prioritizing Drilling on Public Lands

Prioritizing Drilling on Public Lands

2015

Roll Call Vote: 17
Climate Change Science

Climate Change Science

2015

Roll Call Vote: 12
Attack on Clean Air Protections

Attack on Clean Air Protections

2015

Roll Call Vote: 9
Limiting Access to the Courts

Limiting Access to the Courts

2015

Roll Call Vote: 7
Undermining Clean Air Protections

Undermining Clean Air Protections

2014

Roll Call Vote: 531
Attack on Sound Science

Attack on Sound Science

2014

Roll Call Vote: 528
Attack on Scientific Integrity

Attack on Scientific Integrity

2014

Roll Call Vote: 525
Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline (KXL)

Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline (KXL)

2014

Roll Call Vote: 519
Big Polluter Giveaway

Big Polluter Giveaway

2014

Roll Call Vote: 515
Assault on the Clean Water Rule

Assault on the Clean Water Rule

2014

Roll Call Vote: 489
Pesticides Pollution

Pesticides Pollution

2014

Roll Call Vote: 470
Attack on the Endangered Species Act (ESA)

Attack on the Endangered Species Act (ESA)

2014

Roll Call Vote: 463
Using Best Available Science

Using Best Available Science

2014

Roll Call Vote: 461
Assault on Clean Energy and Clean Water

Assault on Clean Energy and Clean Water

2014

Roll Call Vote: 402
Impacts of Climate Change

Impacts of Climate Change

2014

Roll Call Vote: 397
Attack on Clean Water

Attack on Clean Water

2014

Roll Call Vote: 394
Light Bulb Efficiency Standards

Light Bulb Efficiency Standards

2014

Roll Call Vote: 393
Social Cost of Carbon

Social Cost of Carbon

2014

Roll Call Vote: 389
Clean Energy Funding

Clean Energy Funding

2014

Roll Call Vote: 376
Big Oil Giveaway

Big Oil Giveaway

2014

Roll Call Vote: 368
Offshore Drilling Subsidies

Offshore Drilling Subsidies

2014

Roll Call Vote: 364
National Ocean Policy

National Ocean Policy

2014

Roll Call Vote: 361
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Exports

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Exports

2014

Roll Call Vote: 359
Gutting Pipeline Review

Gutting Pipeline Review

2014

Roll Call Vote: 354
Military Investments in Advanced Biofuels

Military Investments in Advanced Biofuels

2014

Roll Call Vote: 334
Blocking Climate Action in Trade Agreements

Blocking Climate Action in Trade Agreements

2014

Roll Call Vote: 267
Big Oil Budget

Big Oil Budget

2014

Roll Call Vote: 177
Preventing New Parks

Preventing New Parks

2014

Roll Call Vote: 147
Toxic Mining Waste

Toxic Mining Waste

2014

Roll Call Vote: 141
Attacking Public Input & Environmental Review

Attacking Public Input & Environmental Review

2014

Roll Call Vote: 113
Carbon Pollution

Carbon Pollution

2014

Roll Call Vote: 106
Climate Change Science

Climate Change Science

2014

Roll Call Vote: 103
Undermining Flood Insurance Reform

Undermining Flood Insurance Reform

2014

Roll Call Vote: 91
Assault on Public Protections

Assault on Public Protections

2014

Roll Call Vote: 78
Broad Attack on Lands and Wildlife

Broad Attack on Lands and Wildlife

2014

Roll Call Vote: 54
California Water Resources

California Water Resources

2014

Roll Call Vote: 50
Public Lands Assault

Public Lands Assault

2014

Roll Call Vote: 41
Climate Change and Public Lands

Climate Change and Public Lands

2014

Roll Call Vote: 39
Superfund Cleanup

Superfund Cleanup

2014

Roll Call Vote: 10
Ban on Federal Fracking Safeguards

Ban on Federal Fracking Safeguards

2013

Roll Call Vote: 604
Methane Emissions

Methane Emissions

2013

Roll Call Vote: 601
Big Oil Giveaway

Big Oil Giveaway

2013

Roll Call Vote: 600
National Ocean Policy

National Ocean Policy

2013

Roll Call Vote: 557
Protecting Public Input & Environmental Review

Protecting Public Input & Environmental Review

2013

Roll Call Vote: 556
Decimating America’s Forests

Decimating America’s Forests

2013

Roll Call Vote: 483
Attack on Judicial Review

Attack on Judicial Review

2013

Roll Call Vote: 479
Hardrock Mining

Hardrock Mining

2013

Roll Call Vote: 471
Safeguards Shutdown

Safeguards Shutdown

2013

Roll Call Vote: 445
Nuclear Safety

Nuclear Safety

2013

Roll Call Vote: 440
Blocking Public Health Protections

Blocking Public Health Protections

2013

Roll Call Vote: 432
Social Cost of Carbon

Social Cost of Carbon

2013

Roll Call Vote: 430
Toxic Coal Ash

Toxic Coal Ash

2013

Roll Call Vote: 418
Restriction on Dirty Fuels

Restriction on Dirty Fuels

2013

Roll Call Vote: 394
Assault on Clean Energy and Clean Water

Assault on Clean Energy and Clean Water

2013

Roll Call Vote: 345
Clean Energy Funding

Clean Energy Funding

2013

Roll Call Vote: 329
Water Pollution from Mountaintop Removal

Water Pollution from Mountaintop Removal

2013

Roll Call Vote: 312
Clean Water Protections

Clean Water Protections

2013

Roll Call Vote: 311
Offshore Drilling

Offshore Drilling

2013

Roll Call Vote: 304
Drilling in Bristol Bay

Drilling in Bristol Bay

2013

Roll Call Vote: 299
Anti-Environmental Farm Bill

Anti-Environmental Farm Bill

2013

Roll Call Vote: 286
Agricultural Conservation Practices

Agricultural Conservation Practices

2013

Roll Call Vote: 260
Flood Insurance Reform

Flood Insurance Reform

2013

Roll Call Vote: 203
Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline (KXL)

Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline (KXL)

2013

Roll Call Vote: 179
Big Oil Budget

Big Oil Budget

2013

Roll Call Vote: 88
Resiliency in Disaster Relief

Resiliency in Disaster Relief

2013

Roll Call Vote: 22
Limiting Sandy Response Efforts

Limiting Sandy Response Efforts

2013

Roll Call Vote: 21
McKinney National Wildlife Refuge

McKinney National Wildlife Refuge

2013

Roll Call Vote: 19

Pro-environment vote
Anti-environment Vote
Missed Vote
Not Applicable

Wright Confirmation (Secretary of Energy)

Wright Confirmation (Secretary of Energy)

2025

Roll Call Vote: 30
Zeldin Confirmation (EPA Administrator)

Zeldin Confirmation (EPA Administrator)

2025

Roll Call Vote: 24
Burgum Confirmation (Secretary of the Interior)

Burgum Confirmation (Secretary of the Interior)

2025

Roll Call Vote: 26
Revenue Sharing from Offshore Drilling

Revenue Sharing from Offshore Drilling

2016

Roll Call Vote: 153

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Pro-environment Votes

8

Anti-environment Votes

1

Pro-environment Vote

15

Anti-environment Votes

1

Pro-environment Vote

22

Anti-environment Votes

4

Pro-environment Votes

30

Anti-environment Votes

2

Pro-environment Votes

11

Anti-environment Votes

2

Pro-environment Votes

12

Anti-environment Votes

0

Pro-environment Votes

14

Anti-environment Votes

0

Pro-environment Votes

19

Anti-environment Votes

0

Pro-environment Votes

17

Anti-environment Votes

0

Pro-environment Votes

25

Anti-environment Votes

1

Pro-environment Vote

34

Anti-environment Votes

2

Pro-environment Votes

26

Anti-environment Votes

Senator

Tom Cotton

R Arkansas

2024 Score

0%

Lifetime Score

5%

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McFerran Confirmation (National Labor Relations Board)

Ali Confirmation (D.C. District)

Maldonado Confirmation (7th Circuit Court of Appeals)

Blocking Gas Furnace Efficiency Standards

Obstructing EPA’s Cleaner Cars Rule

Undermining the Tracking of Climate Progress in Transportation

Berner Confirmation (4th Circuit Court of Appeals)

Overriding the Veto that Maintained the U.S.-made EV Chargers Rule

Undoing the Tailored Buy America Waiver for EV Chargers

Blocking Environmental, Public Health, Consumer, and Worker Protections

Defunding Access to Voting

Obstructing Money-Saving Energy Efficiency Codes

Uhlmann Confirmation (Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency)

Bloomekatz Confirmation (6th Circuit Court of Appeals)

Torres Small Confirmation (Deputy Secretary of Agriculture)

Ho Confirmation (Southern District of New York)

Blocking Forced Approval of the Mountain Valley Pipeline

Abudu Confirmation (11th Circuit Court of Appeals)

Halting protections for the Northern Long-Eared Bat

Thwarting Critical Habitat for Threatened Species

Rescinding Protections for the Lesser Prairie-Chicken

Blocking Limits on Pollution from Trucks

Attacking the Clean Water Restoration Rule

Ignoring Climate Risks to Retirement Savings

Undermining Environmental Review and Mandating Gas Pipeline

Protecting Marriage Equality

Freeman Confirmation (Third Circuit Court of Appeals)

Disclosing Money in Politics

Ratifying Kigali Treaty to Cut Climate Superpollutants

Transformational Climate Investments (Inflation Reduction Act) (2X Score)

Transformational Climate Investments (Inflation Reduction Act)

Anti-Climate Fossil Fuel Industry Handouts

Restarting Construction of the Harmful Border Wall

Undermining Environmental Review and Mandating Coal Leasing

Eliminating Cost-saving Home Energy Efficiency Program

Undermining Bedrock Environmental Statutes

Striking EPA Funding for Climate Action

Mandatory Oil and Gas Leasing on Public Lands

Elimination of Superfund Tax

Undercutting Public Input and Environmental Review

Restoring the Right to Abortion Access

Hampering Presidential Emergency Actions on Climate

Undermining International Climate Commitments

Expanding Dirty and Dangerous Offshore Drilling

Jackson Confirmation (Supreme Court)

Thomas Confirmation (Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals)

Changing Filibuster Rules to Pass Democracy Reforms

Sung Confirmation (Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals)

Restoring the Voting Rights Act

Pérez Confirmation (Second Circuit Court of Appeals)

Voting Rights and Democracy Reforms

Stone-Manning Confirmation (BLM Director)

Build Back Better Budget Resolution

Promoting Polluting Energy Sources

Eliminating Safeguards on Fossil Fuel Production

Defunding the Civilian Conservation Corps and Wildland Firefighting

Restarting Construction of the Harmful Border Wall

Kim Confirmation (DOJ-ENRD Assistant Attorney General)

Voting Rights and Democracy Reforms

Fox Confirmation (EPA Assistant Administrator)

Jackson Confirmation (D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals)

Clarke Confirmation (DOJ-CRD Assistant Attorney General)

Investing in Water Infrastructure

Repealing Assault on Methane Pollution Safeguards

Mallory Confirmation (Council on Environmental Quality Chair)

Becerra Confirmation (Health and Human Services Secretary)

Tai Confirmation (United States Trade Representative)

Haaland Confirmation (Interior Secretary)

Regan Confirmation (EPA Administrator)

Garland Confirmation (Attorney General)

Fudge Confirmation (Housing and Urban Development Secretary)

Striking Provisions to Help Farmers of Color