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HR 5231 109th Congress House Law Civil actions and liability Constitutional law Continental shelf District courts Energy Energy prices Gas in submerged lands Jurisdiction Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Oil and gas leases Oil and gas royalties Petroleum in submerged lands Supreme Court

Deep Water Royalty Jurisdiction Act

Introduced: April 27, 2006 Introduced by: Issa, Darrell Republican · California See on congress.gov
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Apr 27, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 27, 2006
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Deep Water Royalty Jurisdiction Act - Provides that, in any case brought by any person other than a federal department, agency, or instrumentality, no court created by Act of Congress shall have any jurisdiction, and the Supreme Court shall have no appellate jurisdiction, to hear or decide any question pertaining to: (1) the application of a price threshold in determining the volume for which suspension of royalties applies with respect to offshore oil and natural gas leases awarded in the five-year period beginning on November 28, 1995; or (2) the interpretation, or the constitutional validity, of this Act.

Provides that, in any case brought by a federal department, agency, or instrumentality against any person to recover royalties under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, no legal or equitable defense shall be available to the defendant regarding the matters covered by this Act.

What's happening now April 27, 2006

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Calvert, Ken
California · Apr 27, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5231: Deep Water Royalty Jurisdiction Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5231/
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"H.R. 5231: Deep Water Royalty Jurisdiction Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5231/.
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H.R. 5231, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5231/.
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