Senator Lamar Alexander (R)

Lamar Alexander
Tennessee
2023 Score
Lifetime Score
Not in Office
20%

2019 Note: Senator Alexander entered a statement into the Congressional Record noting how he would have voted on roll call vote 324, which would have been scored as anti-environment.

Voting Record

Scorecard
Votes Annual
Scores Recent
Votes
Pro-environment vote
Anti-environment vote
Missed vote
Excused
Not applicable
YearRoll CallVote Name
IssuesVote
2020224Barrett Confirmation (Supreme Court)Judiciary
2020222Barrett Cloture Vote (Supreme Court)Judiciary
2020168Inadequate COVID Relief PackageOther
2020126Inadequate Policing Reform Judiciary, Other
2020125Wilson Confirmation (Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals)Judiciary
2020123Walker Confirmation (D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals)Judiciary
2020121Great American Outdoors ActLands/Forests
2020118Defeating Effort to Derail the Great American Outdoors ActLands/Forests
202072Danly Confirmation (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)Dirty Energy, Clean Energy, Climate Change
202060MacGregor Confirmation (Interior Deputy Secretary) Dirty Energy, Climate Change, Lands/Forests, Oceans, Drilling, Wildlife
202041Kindred Confirmation (U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska)Judiciary
202036Brasher Confirmation (Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals)Judiciary
202014USMCA Trade DealClimate Change, Other
2019339Undermining the Land and Water Conservation FundLands/Forests
2019324Stopping Rollbacks of Carbon Pollution Limits for Power PlantsClimate Change
2019313Scalia Confirmation (Labor Secretary) Other
2019300Jorjani Confirmation (Interior Solicitor) Other, Lands/Forests
201977Bernhardt Confirmation (Interior Secretary) Climate Change, Drilling, Lands/Forests, Wildlife, Other
201968Wyrick Confirmation (District Court for Western District of Oklahoma)Other, Justice & Democracy
201944Rao Confirmation (D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals)Other, Justice & Democracy
201933Wheeler Confirmation (EPA Administrator) Climate Change, Clean Air, Clean Water
201929Miller Confirmation (Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals)Other, Justice & Democracy
201922Public Lands PackageLands/Forests
201920Undermining the Antiquities ActLands/Forests
201919Blocking Permanent Reauthorization of the Land & Water Conservation FundLands/Forests
2018259Farm Bill Conference ReportClimate Change, Clean Water
2018254McNamee Confirmation (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)Climate Change, Clean Air
2018232Nelson Confirmation (Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals)Judiciary
2018228Clark Confirmation (Assistant Attorney General, DOJ Environment and Natural Resources Division)Climate Change, Clean Air, Clean Water, Judiciary
2018223Kavanaugh Confirmation (Supreme Court)Judiciary
2018222Kavanaugh Cloture Vote (Supreme Court)Judiciary
2018174Grant Confirmation (Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals)Judiciary
2018160Oldham Confirmation (Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals)Judiciary
2018134Anti-Environmental Rescission PackageOther
201884Pompeo Confirmation (Secretary of State)Climate Change, Other
201880Bridenstine Confirmation (NASA Administrator)Climate Change
201877Exposing Waterways to Invasive SpeciesWildlife, Clean Water
201871Wheeler Confirmation (EPA Deputy Administrator)Climate Change, Clean Air, Clean Water
201836Border Wall Funding & Anti-Immigrant PolicyOther
2017323Anti-Environmental Tax Bill that Opens Drilling in the Arctic RefugeLands/Forests, Dirty Energy, Drilling
2017268Wehrum Confirmation (Assistant Administrator, EPA)Climate Change, Clean Air, Other
2017259Eid Confirmation (10th Circuit Court of Appeals)Other
2017245Budget Resolution Paving the Way for Drilling in the Arctic RefugeLands/Forests, Dirty Energy, Drilling
2017243Protecting the Arctic RefugeLands/Forests, Dirty Energy, Drilling
2017242Undermining Federal Safeguards for Protected SpeciesWildlife
2017166Bernhardt Confirmation (Deputy Secretary, Interior)Climate Change, Lands/Forests, Wildlife, Other
2017125Extreme Assault on the Methane and Waste Prevention Rule (CRA)Climate Change, Dirty Energy, Lands/Forests
2017111Gorsuch Confirmation (Supreme Court)Other
201792Blocking Wildlife Protections in Alaska (CRA)Wildlife, Lands/Forests
201782 Blocking Local Input about Public Lands (CRA)Lands/Forests, Toxics/Public Right to Know
201779Perry Confirmation (Energy Secretary) Climate Change, Clean Energy, Other
201775Zinke Confirmation (Interior Secretary)Climate Change, Drilling, Lands/Forests, Wildlife, Other
201771Pruitt Confirmation (EPA Administrator) Climate Change, Clean Air, Clean Water, Other
201768Mulvaney Confirmation (OMB Director) Other
201759Sessions Confirmation (Attorney General) Other
201751Assault on the Anti-Corruption Rule for Fossil Fuel Companies (CRA)Toxics/Public Right to Know, Dirty Energy
201743Extreme Assault on the Stream Protection Rule (CRA)Water, Dirty Energy
201736Tillerson Confirmation (Secretary of State) Climate Change, Other
2016153Revenue Sharing for Offshore DrillingDrilling, Dirty Energy, Oceans
201669Mitigating Impacts on Fish and Wildlife Wildlife
201662Water Conservation ProgramWater, Climate Change
201658Attack on Advanced Vehicles Transportation
201657Attack on the Clean Water Rule Water
201652Victory Bonds for Clean EnergyClean Energy
201651Wind Energy Transmission Line Clean Energy
201650Land & Water Conservation Fund (LWCF)Lands/Forests
201649Encouraging Energy-Efficient HomesClean Energy
201637Genetically Modified Food LabelingToxics/Public Right to Know
201614Taxpayer Handouts for Fossil Fuel CompaniesDirty Energy
201613Limiting Public SafeguardsOther
201612Fast Tracking Natural Gas PipelinesDirty Energy, Lands/Forests
201611Energy EfficiencyClean Energy
201610National MonumentsLands/Forests
20169Clean Energy FundingClean Energy
20165Extreme Attack on Clean Water Protections (CRA)Water
2015307Extreme Attack on Carbon Pollution Limits for New Power Plants (CRA)Climate Change
2015306Extreme Attack on Carbon Pollution Limits for Existing Power Plants (CRA)Climate Change
2015297Extreme Assault on Clean Water Rule (CRA)Water
2015295Gutting Clean Water ProtectionsWater
2015238Climate Change Science EducationClimate Change
2015193Fast Track of Trade AgreementsOther
2015188Investor-State Dispute Settlement in Trade AgreementsOther
2015128Undermining Critical Habitat for WildlifeWildlife
2015115Responding to the Threat of Climate ChangeClimate Change
2015106Selling Off America's Public LandsLands/Forests
201568Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline (KXL) Veto OverrideDirty Energy
201549Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline (KXL)Dirty Energy
201544Renewable Electricity Standard (RES)Clean Energy
201543Land & Water Conservation Fund (LWCF)Lands/Forests
201541Fracking Drinking Water LoopholeWater
201540Clean Energy Tax CreditsClean Energy
201537National MonumentsLands/Forests
201535Prairie-Chicken ProtectionsWildlife
201534Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) ExportsDirty Energy
201520International Climate ActionClimate Change
201519Forcing Tar Sands Polluters to Pay for SpillsDirty Energy
201517Prioritizing Drilling on Public LandsLands/Forests
201512Climate Change ScienceClimate Change
20159Attack on Clean Air ProtectionsAir
20157Limiting Access to the CourtsOther
2014280Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline (KXL)Climate Change, Dirty Energy
2014261Democracy for All Constitutional AmendmentOther
2014247Environmental Review in Transportation RebuildingAir, Water
2014157Clean Energy Tax CreditsClean Energy
201478Undermining Flood Insurance ReformClimate Change
2013180McCarthy Confirmation (EPA)Air, Water
2013151Border FenceLands/Forests, Water, Wildlife
2013145Advancing Conservation in the Farm BillWater, Lands/Forests, Wildlife
2013119Clean Water ProtectionsWater
2013116National Endowment for the OceansOceans
201394Jewell Confirmation (DOI)Lands/Forests, Wildlife
201376Climate Change SafeguardsClimate Change
201372Toxic Air Pollution from Power PlantsAir
201361Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline (KXL)Climate Change, Dirty Energy, Water
201359Pricing Carbon PollutionClimate Change
201346Big Oil BudgetOther
201341Military Investments in Advanced BiofuelsClean Energy, Dirty Energy
20134Disaster Relief for Hurricane SandyLands/Forests, Wildlife, Climate Change, Other
2012206Military Investments in Alternative FuelsClean Energy
2012159Industrial Farm Clean Water ViolationsWater
2012155Conservation ComplianceLands/Forests, Water
2012148Conservation on Private FarmlandsLands/Forests, Water
2012139Toxic Air Pollution from Power PlantsAir
2012106Genetically Engineered SalmonWildlife, Oceans, Other
201263Oil Subsidies & Clean Energy IncentivesDirty Energy, Clean Energy
201247Environmental Review in Transportation RebuildingOther, Transportation
201239Clean Energy Tax IncentivesClean Energy
201238Arctic Refuge & Offshore Drilling & KXLClimate Change, Dirty Energy, Drilling, Lands/Forests, Water, Wildlife
201234Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline (KXL)Climate Change, Dirty Energy, Water
201232Gulf Coast Restoration & Land and Water Conservation FundLands/Forests, Oceans, Water
201230Toxic Pollution from Industrial BoilersAir
201228Offshore DrillingDrilling, Dirty Energy
2011229Undermining Critical Environmental ProgramsOther
2011202Broad Environmental Assault (S. 1720)Air, Dirty Energy, Drilling, Water, Wildlife
2011201Cross-State Air Pollution Air
2011196Broad Environmental Assault (S.1786)Air, Climate Change, Other
2011190Gutting Transportation EnhancementsTransportation
201190Ending Ethanol SubsidiesDirty Energy
201187Regulatory RollbacksOther
201173Offshore Drilling Dirty Energy, Drilling
201172Oil SubsidiesDirty Energy, Drilling
201154Global Warming Pollution Climate Change
201136Sweeping Environmental Funding and Policy AssaultAir, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Water, Wildlife
2010275Funding Renewable EnergyClean Energy
2010234Biodiesel Tax CreditDirty Energy, Lands/Forests
2010187Cutting Oil SubsidiesDrilling, Clean Energy, Dirty Energy
2010184Dirty Air Act (2x Score)Climate Change, Air
2010184Dirty Air ActClimate Change, Air
2010173Lead Paint ProtectionsToxics/Public Right to Know
2010172Border Fence ConstructionWildlife, Lands/Forests
2009307National Security and Climate ChangeClimate Change
2009298Environmental FundingOther
2009297Land and Water Conservation FundLands/Forests, Water
2009295Defunding Environmental and Energy StaffClimate Change, Clean Energy
2009293Offshore DrillingDrilling, Dirty Energy
2009292Water ResourcesWater, Oceans, Wildlife
2009173BudgetOther
200982Polar Bear Protections and Global WarmingWildlife, Climate Change
200964Clean Energy RecoveryClean Energy, Transportation
200919PopulationOther
20091Public Lands ProtectionLands/Forests, Water, Wildlife
2008206Oil ShaleDirty Energy, Clean Energy, Lands/Forests
2008192Clean Energy Tax CreditsClean Energy
2008187Low-Income Energy AssistanceClean Energy
2008150Clean Energy Tax CreditsClean Energy
2008146Energy Prices: Environmental and Consumer ProtectionDrilling, Dirty Energy, Clean Energy
2008145Global WarmingClimate Change
2008142Environmental FundingOther
2008134Offshore DrillingDrilling, Dirty Energy
2008123Arctic Refuge and Offshore DrillingDrilling, Dirty Energy
2008117Wind InsuranceClimate Change, Lands/Forests, Other
2008101Public Lands ProtectionLands/Forests, Water, Wildlife
2007429Eminent DomainLands/Forests, Other
2007425Energy Legislation: Fuel Efficiency and Clean, Renewable EnergyClean Energy, Transportation
2007424Farm Bill -- Subsidy CapsLands/Forests
2007417Farm Bill -- Subsidy ReformLands/Forests
2007416Energy Legislation: Fuel Efficiency and Clean, Renewable EnergyClean Energy, Transportation, Climate Change
2007320PopulationOther
2007226Energy Legislation: Fuel Efficiency and Clean, Renewable EnergyClean Energy, Transportation, Climate Change
2007225Energy Legislation: Fuel Efficiency and Clean, Renewable EnergyClean Energy, Transportation, Climate Change
2007219BiofuelsDirty Energy, Lands/Forests
2007213Liquid CoalDirty Energy, Climate Change
2007212Virginia Offshore DrillingDrilling, Dirty Energy
2007211Undermining Renewable ElectricityDirty Energy, Clean Energy
2007210Oil RefineriesDirty Energy, Air
2007166Water Resources -- Global WarmingClimate Change, Water
2007165Water Resources -- Project PrioritizationWater
2006219Offshore DrillingDrilling, Dirty Energy
2006218Offshore DrillingDrilling, Dirty Energy
2006209Army Corps of Engineers Projects ReformWater, Other
2006208Army Corps of Engineers Projects ReformWater, Other
200674Arctic National Wildlife RefugeDrilling, Lands/Forests, Wildlife, Dirty Energy
200660Environmental FundingOther
200634Low-Income Energy AssistanceClean Energy
2005364Arctic Wildlife RefugeDrilling, Lands/Forests, Wildlife, Dirty Energy
2005332Oil Company Tax CreditsDrilling, Dirty Energy
2005303Arctic Wildlife RefugeDrilling, Lands/Forests, Wildlife, Dirty Energy
2005290Farm Conservation ProgramsLands/Forests
2005270Heating AssistanceClean Energy
2005225Mercury EmissionsAir
2005213Energy Conference ReportDirty Energy, Drilling
2005170CAFTAOther
2005164Tongass Logging RoadsLands/Forests, Wildlife
2005162Human Pesticide TestingToxics/Public Right to Know
2005157Fuel EconomyClean Energy, Transportation
2005156Fuel EconomyClean Energy, Transportation
2005149Global WarmingClimate Change
2005146Natural Gas FacilitiesDirty Energy
2005141Renewable EnergyClean Energy
2005131Brown NominationOther
2005114Environmental Funding CutsOther
2005113Stormwater CleanupWater
200583PopulationOther
200552Arctic Wildlife RefugeDrilling, Lands/Forests, Wildlife, Dirty Energy
2004158Myers NominationOther
2004107Nuclear Waste CleanupDirty Energy, Toxics/Public Right to Know
200474National Energy PolicyDrilling, Dirty Energy
200458Environmental FundingOther
200445Superfund TaxToxics/Public Right to Know
200438Environmental FundingOther
2003456National Energy Policy (2x Score)Dirty Energy, Drilling, Air, Water, Lands/Forests
2003456National Energy PolicyDirty Energy, Drilling, Air, Water, Lands/Forests
2003428Forest Fire PolicyLands/Forests
2003426Fire Policy -- NEPA WaiverLands/Forests, Other
2003420Global WarmingClimate Change
2003361Privatizing the Park ServiceLands/Forests
2003359Tongass Judicial ReviewLands/Forests, Other
2003316Pryor NominationOther
2003309Fuel EconomyClean Energy, Transportation
2003267International Family PlanningOther
2003221Offshore DrillingDrilling, Dirty Energy
2003214Nuclear Power SubsidiesDirty Energy
2003208Renewable Fuel Liability StandardsToxics/Public Right to Know
2003190Defense ESA ExemptionsWildlife, Lands/Forests
200397Superfund Tax ReinstatementToxics/Public Right to Know
200359Arctic DrillingDrilling, Dirty Energy, Lands/Forests, Wildlife
200323Yazoo Pumps ProjectWater, Other
200322Devils Lake ProjectWater, Other
200312New Source ReviewDirty Energy, Air
No votes match the selected filters.
YearScorePro-environment voteAnti-environment vote
202015%211
201936%59
20187%113
20175%118
201641%710
201524%619
201420%14
201331%49
201221%311
201127%38
20100%07
200927%38
200818%29
200733%510
200629%25
200515%317
20040%06
20035%118
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