CAWP's 2012 Legislative Scorecard

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No Voted against the Preferred Position

PENNSYLVANIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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2011-2012 Regular Session - PA House of Representatives

Key Votes

Senate Bill 1131: Eliminates joint and several liability doctrine in favor of comparative negligence. In cases where there is more than one defendant, a plaintiff can only recover from each defendant the proportionate value of each defendant’s liability. In other words, each company found liable for negligence can only be required to pay the portion of liability that is attributed to them by a judge or jury.

CAWP PREFERRED POSITION: SUPPORT

Barbin (D) – Cambria No

Benninghoff (R)– Centre, Mifflin Yes

Brooks (R) – Crawford, Lawrence, Mercer Yes

Burns, Frank (D) – Cambria, Somerset No

Causer (R) – McKean, Potter Yes

Christiana (R) – Beaver Yes

Conklin (D) – Centre No

Costa, D. (D) – Allegheny No

Costa, P. (D) – Allegheny No

Daley (D) – Fayette, Washington No

Deasy (D) – Allegheny No

DeLuca (D) – Allegheny No

Dermody (D) – Allegheny No

DeWeese (D) – Fayette, Greene, Washington Did not Vote

Dunbar (R) – Westmoreland Yes

Ellis (R) – Butler Yes

Evankovich (R)– Armstrong, Westmoreland Yes

Evans, J. (R) – Crawford, Erie Yes

Fabrizio (D – Erie No

Fleck (R) – Blair, Huntingdon, Mifflin Yes

Frankel (D) – Allegheny No

Gabler (R) – Clearfield, Elk Yes

Geist (R) – Blair Yes

George (D) – Clearfield No

Gergely (D) – Allegheny No

Gibbons (D – Beaver, Butler, Lawrence No

Haluska (D) – Cambria No

Hanna (D) – Centre, Clinton No

Harhai (D) – Fayette, Westmoreland No

Harkins (D) – Erie No

Hess (R) – Bedford, Fulton, Huntingdon Did not Vote

Hornaman (D) – Erie Yes

Hutchinson (R) – Butler, Venango Yes

Kauffman (R) – Franklin Yes

Keller (R) – Franklin Yes

Kortz (D) – Allegheny No

Kotik (D) – Allegheny No

Krieger (R) – Westmoreland Yes

Kula (D) – Fayette, Westmoreland No

Longietti (D) – Mercer No

Maher (R) – Allegheny, Washington Yes

Mahoney (D) – Fayette No

Markosek (D) - Allegheny, Westmoreland No

Marshall (R) – Beaver Yes

Matzie (D) - Allegheny, Beaver No

Metcalfe (R) – Butler Yes

Metzgar (R) - Bedford, Somerset Yes

Mustio (R) – Allegheny Yes

Neuman (D) – Washington No

Oberlander (R) - Armstrong, Clarion Yes

Petrarca (D) - Armstrong, Westmoreland Yes

Preston (D) – Allegheny No

Pyle (R) - Armstrong, Indiana Yes

Rapp (R) - Forest, McKean, Warren Yes

Ravenstahl (D) – Allegheny No

Readshaw (D) – Allegheny No

Reed (R) – Indiana Yes

Reese (R) - Fayette, Westmoreland Yes

Roae (R) – Crawford Yes

Rock (R) – Franklin Yes

Saccone (R) - Allegheny, Washington Yes

Sainato (D) - Beaver, Lawrence No

Smith, M. (D) – Allegheny No

Smith, S. (R) - Armstrong, Indiana, Jefferson Yes

Sonney (R) – Erie Yes

Stern (R) – Blair Yes

Stevenson (R) - Butler, Mercer Yes

Turzai (R) – Allegheny Yes

Vulakovich (R) – Allegheny Yes

Wagner (D) – Allegheny No

Wheatley (D) – Allegheny No

White (D) - Allegheny, Beaver, Washington No

House Bill 3: Public Private Partnership – An Act providing for public-private transportation partnerships to build projects. (Passed 117-79, Jun. 30, 2012)

CAWP POSITION: SUPPORT

Barbin (D) – Cambria No

Benninghoff (R)– Centre, Mifflin Yes

Brooks (R)– Crawford, Lawrence, Mercer Yes

Burns, Frank (D) – Cambria, Somerset No

Causer (R) – McKean, Potter Yes

Christiana (R) – Beaver Yes

Conklin (D) – Centre No

Costa, D. (D) – Allegheny Yes

Costa, P. (D) – Allegheny Yes

Daley (D) – Fayette, Washington No

Deasy (D) – Allegheny Yes

DeLuca (D) – Allegheny Yes

Dermody (D) – Allegheny No

Dunbar (R) – Westmoreland Yes

Ellis (R) – Butler Yes

Evankovich (R)– Armstrong, Westmoreland Yes

Evans, J. (R) – Crawford, Erie Yes

Fabrizio (D – Erie No

Fleck (R) – Blair, Huntingdon, Mifflin Yes

Frankel (D) – Allegheny Yes

Gabler (R) – Clearfield, Elk No

Geist (R) – Blair Yes

George (D) – Clearfield Did not Vote

Gergely (D) – Allegheny Yes

Gibbons (D – Beaver, Butler, Lawrence Yes

Haluska (D) – Cambria Did not Vote

Hanna (D) – Centre, Clinton No

Harhai (D) – Fayette, Westmoreland No

Harkins (D) – Erie No

Hess (R) – Bedford, Fulton, Huntingdon Yes

Hornaman (D) – Erie No

Hutchinson (R) - Butler, Venango Yes

Kauffman (R) – Franklin No

Keller (R) – Franklin Yes

Kortz (D) – Allegheny Yes

Kotik (D) – Allegheny No

Krieger (R) – Westmoreland Yes

Kula (D) – Fayette, Westmoreland No

Longietti (D) – Mercer No

Maher (R) – Allegheny, Washington Yes

Mahoney (D) – Fayette No

Markosek (D) - Allegheny, Westmoreland Yes

Marshall (R) – Beaver Yes

Matzie (D) - Allegheny, Beaver Yes

Metcalfe (R) – Butler Yes

Metzgar (R) - Bedford, Somerset Yes

Mustio (R) – Allegheny Yes

Neuman (D) – Washington No

Oberlander (R) - Armstrong, Clarion Yes

Petrarca (D) - Armstrong, Westmoreland Yes

Preston (D) – Allegheny No

Pyle (R) - Armstrong, Indiana Yes

Rapp (R) - Forest, McKean, Warren Yes

Ravenstahl (D) – Allegheny Yes

Readshaw (D) – Allegheny Yes

Reed (R) – Indiana Yes

Reese (R) - Fayette, Westmoreland Yes

Roae (R) – Crawford Yes

Rock (R) – Franklin No

Saccone (R) - Allegheny, Washington Yes

Sainato (D) - Beaver, Lawrence No

Smith, M. (D) – Allegheny No

Smith, S. (R) - Armstrong, Indiana, Jefferson Yes

Sonney (R) – Erie Yes

Stern (R) – Blair Yes

Stevenson (R) - Butler, Mercer Yes

Turzai (R) – Allegheny Yes

Vulakovich (R) – Allegheny Yes

Wheatley (D) – Allegheny No

White (D) - Allegheny, Beaver, Washington No

2011-2012 Regular Session - PA Senate

Key Votes

Senate Bill 405: Prevents contractors from having to pay the local business privilege tax in any municipality where they have a project. This bill would clarify the assessment of the Business Privilege Tax in Pennsylvania so that the tax would only be imposed if the “privilege” of doing business is exercised through a “base of operations” in the local taxing jurisdiction, which is not constituted merely by engaging in transactions.

CAWP PREFERRED POSITION: SUPPORT

Brewster. (D) – Allegheny, Westmoreland No

Corman (R) – Centre Yes
Costa (D) – Allegheny No
Earll (R) – Erie Yes
Eichelberger (R) – Bedford, Blair, Fulton, Huntingdon, Mifflin Yes
Ferlo (D) – Allegheny, Armstrong, Westmoreland Yes
Fontana (D) – Allegheny No
Kasunic (D) – Fayette, Somerset, Washington, Westmoreland No
Orie (R) – Allegheny, Butler Yes
Pippy (R) – Allegheny, Washington Yes
Robbins (R) – Butler, Crawford, Lawrence, Mercer Yes
Scarnati (R) – Cameron, Clearfield, Elk, Jefferson, McKean, Potter, Warren Yes
Solobay (D) – Allegheny, Beaver, Greene, Washington, Westmoreland No

Vogel (R) – Allegheny, Beaver, Lawrence Yes
Ward (R) – Westmoreland Yes
White, D. (R) – Armstrong, Butler, Clearfield, Indiana, Westmoreland Yes
White, M. (R) – Butler, Clarion, Erie, Forest, Venango, Warren Yes
Wozniak (D) – Cambria, Centre, Clearfield, Somerset Yes

CAWP PREFERRED POSITION: SUPPORT

Brewster (D) – Allegheny, Westmoreland No
Corman (R) – Centre Yes
Costa (D) – Allegheny No
Earll (R) – Erie Yes
Eichelberger (R) - Bedford, Blair, Fulton, Huntingdon, Mifflin Yes
Ferlo (D) – Allegheny, Armstrong, Westmoreland No
Fontana (D) – Allegheny No
Kasunic (D) – Fayette, Somerset, Washington, Westmoreland No
Orie (R) – Allegheny, Butler Yes
Pippy (R) – Allegheny, Washington Yes
Robbins (R) – Butler, Crawford, Lawrence, Mercer Yes
Scarnati (R) – Cameron, Clearfield, Elk, Jefferson, McKean, Potter, Warren Yes
Solobay (D) – Allegheny, Beaver, Greene, Washington, Westmoreland No
Vogel (R) – Allegheny, Beaver, Lawrence Yes
Ward (R) – Westmoreland Yes
White, D. (R) – Armstrong, Butler, Clearfield, Indiana, Westmoreland Yes
White, M. (R) – Butler, Clarion, Erie, Forest, Venango, Warren Yes
Wozniak (D) – Cambria, Centre, Clearfield, Somerset No

House Bill 3: Public-Private Partnership – An Act providing for public-private transportation partnerships to build projects. (Passed 49-0, Jun. 30, 2012)

CAWP POSITION: SUPPORT

Brewster (D) – Allegheny, Westmoreland Yes

Corman (R) – Centre Yes
Costa (D) – Allegheny Yes
Earll (R) – Erie Yes
Eichelberger (R) – Bedford, Blair, Fulton, Huntingdon, Mifflin Yes
Ferlo (D) – Allegheny, Armstrong, Westmoreland Yes
Fontana (D) – Allegheny Yes
Kasunic (D) – Fayette, Somerset, Washington, Westmoreland Yes
Pippy (R) – Allegheny, Washington Yes
Robbins (R) – Butler, Crawford, Lawrence, Mercer Yes
Scarnati (R) – Cameron, Clearfield, Elk, Jefferson, McKean, Potter, Warren Yes
Solobay (D) – Allegheny, Beaver, Greene, Washington, Westmoreland Yes

UNITED STATES CONGRESS

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112^thCongress – House of Representatives

Key Votes

3% Withholding: (H.R.674): Vote to repeal the 3 percent tax withholding requirement set to go into effect in 2013. (Passed 405-16, Oct. 27, 2011)

CAWP/AGC POSITION: SUPPORT

Altmire Yes
Critz Yes
Doyle Yes
Kelly Yes
Murphy Yes

Shuster Yes

Thompson Yes

Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011 (H.R. 662): Vote to provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing such programs. (Passed in the Senate 3/3/11 and signed by the President 3/4/11)

CAWP/AGC PREFERRED POSITION: SUPPORT

Altmire Yes
Critz Yes
Doyle Yes
Kelly Yes
Murphy Yes

Shuster Yes

Thompson Yes

Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act (H.R. 2): Vote on repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). The PPACA fails to expand health care opportunities and innovation while it increases the cost of health care to both the government and the private sector. (Passed Jan. 19, 2011, 245-189) AGC POSITION: SUPPORT

CAWP/AGC PREFERRED POSITION: SUPPORT

Altmire No
Critz No

Doyle No
Kelly Yes
Murphy Yes

Shuster Yes

Thompson Yes

1099 Reporting Requirement: Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act (H.R. 4): Repeals a provision (added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) that requires IRS Form 1099 reports for all business-to-business transactions for services and goods they make equaling $600 or more a year. (Passed Mar. 3, 2011, 314-112)

CAWP/AGC POSITION: SUPPORT

Altmire Yes
Critz Yes

Doyle No

Kelly Yes

Murphy Yes

Shuster Yes

Thompson Yes

Greenhouse: Energy Tax Prevention Act (H.R.910): Vote to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from promulgating any regulation concerning, taking action relating to, or taking into consideration the emission of a greenhouse gas to address climate change. (Passed Apr. 7, 2011, 255-172)

CAWP/AGC POSITION: SUPPORT

Altmire Yes
Critz Yes

Doyle No

Kelly Yes

Murphy Yes

Shuster Yes

Thompson Yes

Campaign Finance: (H.AMDT.310 to H.R.1540): Vote to preclude an executive agency from requiring an entity submitting an offer for a Federal contract to disclose political contributions as a condition of participation. (Passed May 25, 2011, 261-163)

CAWP/AGC POSITION: SUPPORT

Altmire Yes
Critz No

Doyle No

Kelly Yes

Murphy Yes

Shuster Yes

Thompson Yes

Fly Ash: Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act (H.R.2273) - A bill that would prevent fly ash and other coal combustion residuals from being designated as "hazardous" materials. (Passed Oct. 14, 2011, 267-144)

CAWP/AGC POSITION: SUPPORT

Altmire No

Critz Yes

Doyle Yes

Kelly Yes

Murphy Yes

Shuster Yes

Thompson Yes

Highway Bill: Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 - A bill to reauthorize Federal aid for highway and highway safety construction programs. (Passed 293-127, Apr. 18, 2012)

CAWP/AGC POSITION: SUPPORT

Altmire Yes

Critz Yes

Doyle Yes

Kelly Yes

Murphy Yes

Shuster Yes

Thompson Yes

Highway Funding Cut: MAP-21 (H.R.4348) – A vote on the Motion to Instruct conferees on the surface transportation reauthorization bill. The motion urges conferees to impose draconian cuts on our federal highway and transit programs in fiscal year 2013. (Failed 82-323, Jun. 8, 2012)

CAWP/AGC POSITION: OPPOSE

Altmire Yes

Critz Yes

Doyle Yes

Kelly Yes

Murphy Yes

Shuster Yes

Thompson No

Highway Funding: MAP-21 (H.R.4348) - Conference Report - To provide an extension of Federal aid for highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing such programs, and for other purposes. (Passed 373-52, Jun. 29, 2012)

CAWP/AGC POSITION: SUPPORT

Altmire Yes

Critz Yes

Doyle Yes

Kelly Yes

Murphy Yes

Shuster Yes

Thompson Yes

Co-Sponsorship of Key Legislation

3% Withholding: (H.R. 674): Would repeal the 3 percent tax withholding requirement set to go into effect in 2012. (Introduced Feb. 11, 2011)

CAWP/AGC POSITION: SUPPORT

Altmire Co-sponsor

Critz Not a Co-sponsor

Doyle Not a Co-sponsor

Kelly Co-sponsor

Murphy Co-sponsor

Shuster Co-sponsor

Thompson Co-sponsor

112^thCongress – Senate

Voting Record on CAWP Issues

3% Withholding: (H.R.674): Vote to repeal the 3 percent tax withholding requirement set to go into effect in 2013. (Passed 95-0, Nov. 10, 2011)
CAWP/AGC PREFERRED POSITION: SUPPORT

Casey Yes

Toomey Yes

Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011 (H.R. 662): Vote to provide an extension of Federal aid for highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing such programs. (Passed in the House 3/2/11 and signed by the President 3/4/11)

CAWP/AGC PREFERRED POSITION: SUPPORT

Casey Yes

Toomey Yes

1099 Reporting Requirement (S.Amdt. 9 to S. 223): Repeals a provision (added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) that requires IRS Form 1099 reports for all business-to-business transactions for services and goods they make equaling $600 or more a year. (Passed Feb.2, 2011, 81-17)

CAWP/AGC PREFERRED POSITION: SUPPORT

Casey Yes

Toomey Yes

CAWP/AGC PREFERRED POSITION: SUPPORT

Casey No

Toomey Yes

Greenhouse: (S. AMDT. 183 to S. 493): Vote to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from promulgating any regulation concerning, taking action relating to, or taking into consideration the emission of a greenhouse gas to address climate change. (Failed Apr. 6, 2011, 50-50)

CAWP/AGC POSITION: SUPPORT

Casey No

Toomey Yes

Highway Bill: Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century or the MAP-21 (S. 1813) – A bill to reauthorize Federal aid for highway and highway safety construction programs. (Passed 74-22, Mar. 14, 2012)

CAWP/AGC POSITION: SUPPORT

Casey Yes

Toomey No

CAWP/AGC POSITION: SUPPORT

Preferred Position: YES

Casey Yes

Toomey No

Co-Sponsorship of Key Legislation

3% Withholding (S. 164): Would repeal the 3 percent tax withholding requirement set to go into effect in 2012. (Introduced Jan. 25 , 2011)

CAWP/AGC POSITION: SUPPORT

Casey Not a Co-sponsor

Toomey Co-sponsor

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