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2001-2002 United States Congress Voting Record - 107th Congress
Senator Wayne Allard (R)
Bill # or Amendment Information	Description	PVA Position	Pro-Animal Action Taken	Anti-Animal Action Taken	Final outcome of legislation
S. 345	COCKFIGHTING - A bill to close the loophole in the federal Animal Welfare Act that allowed interstate shipment of birds for fighting and undermined enforcement of the cockfighting bans that exist in 47 states.	Support	Sponsor; substantial leadership to ensure passage; (2 points total)		Offered as an amendment to the Farm Bill; won Senate approval by voice vote on July 31, 2001; Signed into law on May 13, 2002, as part of the final Farm Bill, along with provisions to close the loophole that allowed export of fighting birds and dogs and to triple the federal fines for animal fighting violations.
S. 1125	BEAR PARTS - A bill to prohibit the buying, selling, or bartering of bear viscera (internal organs). This would help state wildlife agencies better protect bears from poachers. Bear parts, especially the gall bladder, bring enormous sums on the black market for their use in traditional Chinese medicine.	Support	Co-sponsor		Never got out of committee
Amendment to Senate Energy Bill, S. 517	ANWR - An amendment to the Senate Energy Bill to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to oil and gas development.	Oppose		Voted for amendment	Rejected by Senate on April 18, 2002.
Amendment to Senate Farm Bill	CAFOs - An amendment to the Senate Farm Bill to prevent new or expanding large concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) from receiving Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) funds for manure disposal.	Support		Voted against amendment	Rejected by Senate on February 6, 2002.
H.R. 2646	FARM BILL - Although the House and Senate passed several pro-animal provisions as part of the Farm Bill, a conference committee that was charged with reconciling the differences between the House version and the Senate version knocked out provisions that would have protected "downed animals", dogs mistreated at puppy mills, and bears killed for their internal organs. Because of this, and because an anti-animal provision that excludes birds, rats, and mice from protections under the Animal Welfare Act was included, PVA chose to oppose final passage of the Farm Bill.	Oppose		Voted for final passage	Approved by Senate on May 8, 2002; signed into law on May 13, 2002
S. 388	ANWR DRILLING - A bill to establish a program for oil and gas exploration, development, and production in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, which provides unique habitat for over 200 species, including caribou, musk oxen, grizzly bears, wolves, snow geese, millions of migratory birds, and polar bears.	Oppose		Co-sponsor	Never got out of committee
	SCORES		3	4
Legislator's Overall Score on Animal-Related Legislation ~ 43%
Legislator's PVA History
Legislator's overall voting record score in previous years tracked:
	106th Congress ~ 50% + 3 pro-animal bills co-sponsored
Legislator's scores on 2000 and 2002 candidate questionnaires:
	2000 ~ Not up for re-election | 2002 ~ Did not respond