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HCONRES 136 107th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the Congress that the moratoria on new oil and natural gas leasing activity on submerged lands of the Outer Continental Shelf should be maintained.

Introduced: May 16, 2001 See on congress.gov
Energy Continental shelfGas in submerged landsMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesOil and gas leases
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Petroleum in submerged landsProspectingPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesSubmarine oil well drilling
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This resolution expired with the 107th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
May 21, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
May 16, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
May 16, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 21, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the existing moratoria on new oil and natural gas leasing, pre-leasing, and related activities on submerged lands of the Outer Continental Shelf should be maintained.
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 10
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · May 24, 2001
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 24, 2001
DEUTSCH, PETER
· May 16, 2001
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 16, 2001
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 16, 2001
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · May 16, 2001
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 16, 2001
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · May 16, 2001
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · May 16, 2001
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · May 16, 2001
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · May 16, 2001
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 136: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the moratoria on new oil and natural gas leasing activity on submerged lands of the Outer Continental Shelf should be maintained.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-136/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 136: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the moratoria on new oil and natural gas leasing activity on submerged lands of the Outer Continental Shelf should be maintained.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-136/.
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H. Con. Res. 136, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-136/.
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[H. Con. Res. 136: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the moratoria on new oil and natural gas leasing activity on submerged lands of the Outer Continental Shelf should be maintained.](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-136/)
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