WASHINGTON — Here’s a look at how Maine members of Congress voted over the previous week.

No significant legislation passed the Senate by voice vote this week, and there were no votes in the House this week, as the chamber had minimal activity following last weekend’s Northeast snowstorm.

SENATE VOTES

Senate Vote 1

NEW JERSEY DISTRICT JUDGE: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of John Michael Vazquez to serve as a U.S. District Judge for the New Jersey district. A supporter, Sen. Cory A. Booker, D-N.J., cited Vazquez a well-qualified nominee with criminal and civil law experience as a federal prosecutor, New Jersey’s assistant attorney general, and private practice lawyer. Booker called Vazquez “a fine and well-balanced jurist” acclaimed by both New Jersey legal groups and the American Bar Association. The vote, on Jan. 27, was 84 yeas to 2 nays.

YEAS: Susan Collins-R, Angus King-I

Senate Vote 2

NUCLEAR POWER RESEARCH: The Senate has passed an amendment sponsored by Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, to the Energy Policy Modernization Act (S. 2012). The amendment would authorize establishing several facilities and programs for advanced research into new nuclear power reactor designs. Crapo said increasing government backing for nuclear power development will help the U.S. “increase and maintain and keep its lead” in the global nuclear industry. The vote, on Jan. 28, was 87 yeas to 4 nays.

YEAS: Collins, King

Senate Vote 3

STUDYING IMPACTS OF CRUDE OIL EXPORTS: The Senate has passed an amendment sponsored by Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., to the Energy Policy Modernization Act (S. 2012). The amendment would require the Government Accountability Office to annually, for the next three years, report to Congress on the effects that U.S. crude oil exports are having on consumers, refineries, builders of oil tankers, and oil production. Markey said exports could cut revenue for U.S. refiners by up to $200 billion in the next decade, increase costs for consumers, and derail a boom in building tankers for shipping oil between U.S. ports. The vote, on Jan. 28, was 62 yeas to 29 nays.

YEAS: Collins, King

Senate Vote 4

ADVANCED ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES: The Senate has passed an amendment sponsored by Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, to the Energy Policy Modernization Act (S. 2012). The amendment would increase funding for the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy by $113 million from fiscal 2016 through fiscal 2020. Schatz said the increase in government backing for work to develop an array of ground-breaking clean energy technologies promised to help the U.S. maintain its global economic dominance in the energy sector, improving the safety and reliability of the power grid while cutting energy costs. The vote, on Jan. 28, was 55 yeas to 37 nays.

YEAS: Collins, King