Plutonium-238 Restart Amendment Fails Recorded Vote

Plutonium-238 Restart Amendment Fails Recorded Vote

Rep. Adam Schiff’s (D-CA) amendment to add back the money in the Department of Energy (DOE) appropriations bill to restart production of plutonium-238 (Pu-238) for NASA’s planetary exploration probes failed yesterday.

The amendment had been debated on Monday (p. H4847 of the July 11 Congressional Record) and, according to the Record, passed by voice vote. However, Rep. Schiff demanded a recorded vote, which was taken yesterday. It failed 167-257.

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