H.R.6377: To direct the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to utilize all its authority, including its emergency powers, to curb immediately the role of excessive speculation in any contract market within the jurisdiction and control of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, on or through which energy futures or swaps are traded, and to eliminate excessive speculation, price distortion, sudden or unreasonable fluctuations or unwarranted changes in prices, or other unlawful activity that is causing major market disturbances that prevent the market from accurately reflecting the forces of supply and demand for energy commodities.

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June 26, 2008 Roll call number 468 in the House
Question On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass: H R 6377 Energy Markets Emergency Act of 2008
Ayes: 402 (Democrat: 231; Republican: 170)**
Nays: 19 (Democrat: 0; Republican: 19)
Abstained: 13 (Democrat: 3; Republican: 10)
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 2/3 (66%)
Percentage of 'aye' votes: 92%
Result: Passed

Republicans Voting 'Abstain'

NameVoted
Rep. Ken Calvert [R, CA-44] Abstain
Christopher Cannon Abstain
John Doolittle Abstain
Terry Everett Abstain
Rep. James Forbes [R, VA-4] Abstain
Ron Lewis Abstain
Rep. Gary Miller [R, CA-42] Abstain
John Peterson Abstain
Thomas Tancredo Abstain
Gerald Weller Abstain

* - Voters marked "No Data" are voters that THOMAS has not associated yet.

** Because of incomplete data from newly elected Representatives, party breakdown visualizations may be inaccurate by one or two votes.

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