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House Votes to Block Rules in Obama’s Clean Power Plan
How the House Voted on S.J.Res. 24
How the House Voted on S.J.Res. 23
218 Votes Needed to Pass
218 Votes Needed to Pass
Votes by Party
Yea
Nay
Not
Voting
Vacant
Votes by Party
Yea
Nay
Not
Voting
Vacant
Republicans
238
2
5
2
Republicans
231
10
4
2
Democrats
4
178
6
-
Democrats
4
178
6
-
242
180
11
2
Total
235
188
10
2
Total
Analysis
•On Tuesday, December 1st, the House voted to overturn President Obama’s carbon rule for existing (S.J.Res. 24) and newly built (S.J.Res.
23) power plants
•In November, the Senate also voted to block the climate change regulations for power plants, and now the legislation goes to the
president’s desk
•President Obama is expected to veto the bill to protect his climate change agenda
•The vote was largely a symbolic move given that the Paris climate talks are currently taking place and many GOP members hope the
vote will send a strong message to diplomats
Source: Timothy Cama and Cristina Marcos, “House Votes to Overturn Obama’s Climate Rule,” The Hill, December 1, 2015; GovTrack.us.