Senate · Roll call 153 · 2nd session · Nov. 17, 2016 A vote to invoke cloture, ending debate on the motion to proceed to S. 3110, the American Energy and Conservation Act of 2016.

How each party voted

Party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides.

About this vote

Cloture is the Senate's way of ending debate; on a bill it takes the votes of three-fifths of senators, normally 60. This vote on November 17, 2016 concerns the motion to proceed to S. 3110, the American Energy and Conservation Act of 2016. The bill would provide for reforms of the administration of the outer Continental Shelf of the United States and for the development of geothermal, solar, and wind energy on public land. A Yes vote moves toward taking up the bill; a No vote lets debate on the motion continue.

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

American Energy and Conservation Act of 2016 The bill amends the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to increase the revenue Gulf states (Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama) receive for energy projects by removing the $500 million cap for FY2027-FY2055.Beginning in FY2027, the bill increases the percentage of federal revenues that Alaska and the Atlantic states (Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia) receive from offshore energy projects.