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Vote Results on Petri/Johnson/Lipinski Amendment
 

On the morning of Thursday, February 2, by a vote of 27 to 29, the U.S. House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee voted down the bipartisan Petri/Johnson/Lipinski amendment to fix many of the deficiencies in H.R. 7, the House transportation bill, particularly as they relate to the Transportation Enhancements and Safe Routes to School programs. The amendment would have also restored eligibility of rail-trails.

Thank you to everyone who spoke up. More than 8,000 Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) supporters—along with thousands others from around the country—contacted their representatves in support of this amendment. Regardless of the outcome of vote, these many thousands of voices in support of trails, walking and bicycling will be an important part of the debate to follow.

For background on this amendment, RTC's efforts to defend TE and more, see our TE Action Center.

Below, please see a roll call of votes on this amendment.

YEA (in support of trails, walking and bicycling)

Altmire (D-PA)
Bernice-Johnson (D-TX)
Bishop (D-NY)
Boswell (D-IA)
Brown (D-FL)
Capuano (D-MA)
Carnahan (D-MO)
Cohen (D-TN)
Costello (D-IL)
Cummings (D-MD)
DeFazio (D-OR)
Edwards (D-MD)
Hirono (D-HI) Holden (D-PA)
Johnson (R-IL) Larsen (D-WA)
Lipinski (D-IL)
LoBiondo (R-NJ)
Michaud (D-ME)
Nadler (D-NY)
Napolitano (D-CA)
Norton (D-DC)
Petri (R-WI)
Rahall (D-WV)
Richardson (D-CA) Shuler (D-NC)
Walz (D-MN)
 

 

NAY (against trails, walking and bicycling)

Barletta (R-PA)
Buschon (R-IN)
Capito (R-WV) Coble (R-NC)
Cravaack (R-MN) Crawford (R-AR)
Denham (R-CA)
Duncan (R-TN)
Farenthold (R-TX)
Fleischmann (R-TN)
Gibbs (R-OH) Graves (R-MO)
Guinta (R-NH) Hanna (R-NY)
Harris (R-MD) Herrera Beutler (R-WA)
Hultgren (R-IL) Hunter (R-CA)
Landry (R-LA) Lankford (R-OK)
Long (R-MO) Meehan (R-PA)
Mica (R-FL) Miller (R-CA)
Miller (R-MI) Ribble (R-WI)
Schmidt (R-OH) Shuster (R-PA)
Southerland (R-FL)

 

Please stay tuned as RTC plans a follow-up strategy.

Thank you again—so much—for your support through this effort.

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
The Duke Ellington Building
2121 Ward Ct., NW
5th Floor
Washington, DC 20037
+1-202-331-9696

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