S 2787
109th Congress
Senate
International Affairs
American investments
Americans in foreign countries
Caribbean area
Cuba
Energy
Export controls
Exports
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Gas in submerged lands
Latin America
Law
Licenses
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Petroleum engineering
Petroleum in submerged lands
Prospecting
Sanctions (International law)
Submarine oil well drilling
Territorial waters
Western Hemisphere Energy Security Act of 2006
Introduced: May 11, 2006
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 21, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9862-9863)
May 11, 2006
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
May 11, 2006
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Western Hemisphere Energy Security Act of 2006 - Authorizes U.S. persons to: (1) explore and extract hydrocarbon resources from any portion of the foreign exclusive economic zone that is contiguous to the U.S. exclusive economic zone; and (2) export without license authority all equipment necessary for the exploration for or extraction of hydrocarbon resources.
Amends the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to allow under a general license employees of oil and gas producers, distributors, and shippers to travel to, from, or within Cuba to explore for and extract hydrocarbon resources from such zone.
What's happening now
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9862-9863)
Committees of jurisdiction
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