HR 3811
109th Congress
House
Energy
Appropriations
Coastal zone
Continental shelf
Economics and Public Finance
Gas in submerged lands
Gulf of Mexico
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Natural gas
Oil and gas leases
Petroleum
Petroleum in submerged lands
Public Lands and Natural Resources
To terminate the effect of laws prohibiting the spending of appropriated funds to conduct oil and natural gas leasing and preleasing activities for any area of the Outer Continental Shelf, and for other purposes.
Introduced: September 15, 2005
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Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 18, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8894-8896)
Oct 7, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8802-8803)
Sep 21, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Sep 15, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Sep 15, 2005
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
States that all federal law prohibitions against spending appropriated funds for oil and natural gas leasing and preleasing activities for any area of the Outer Continental Shelf shall have no force or effect.
Revokes all existing withdrawals by the President under the authority of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. Declares that such withdrawals are no longer in effect.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a sale of oil and gas leases on all submerged lands of the Outer Continental Shelf in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico that are depicted in a specified document entitled "Eastern Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale."
What's happening now
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8894-8896)
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1