1972 Scorecard Vote
Highway Construction
House Roll Call Vote 615
Issues: Transportation, Lands/Forests
Federal Highway Act of 1972 (HR 16656). The bill mandated construction of the Three Sisters Bridge in Washington, D.C. and prohibited any further judicial review that could delay the bridge. Environmentalists had earlier obtained a court injunction stopping construction of the bridge, largely because highway officials had violated laws forbidding the unnecessary construction of roads through parks and historical sites. The vote is on Rep. Abzug's amendment to delete the provisions forcing construction of the bridge. The Nixon Administration supported the amendment. (Rejected 125-174; October 5, 1972; "Yes" is the correct vote.
Yes
is the
pro-environment position
pro-environment position
Votes For:
125
Votes Against:
174
Not Voting:
137
Pro-environment vote
Anti-environment vote
Missed vote
Excused
Not applicable
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