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HR 6138 110th Congress House

To repeal the prohibition on using certain funds to issue regulations on oil shale resources.

Introduced: May 22, 2008 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative procedureDepartment of the InteriorEnergyGovernment Operations and Politics
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
May 28, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
May 22, 2008
Introduced in House
May 22, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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 Latest action May 28, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 to repeal the prohibition on using certain funds to issue regulations for: (1) a commercial leasing program for oil shale resources on public lands; or (2) an oil shale lease sale.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 4
McCarthy, Kevin
· Jun 19, 2008
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · May 22, 2008
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · May 22, 2008
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · May 22, 2008
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · May 22, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6138: To repeal the prohibition on using certain funds to issue regulations on oil shale resources.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6138/
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"H.R. 6138: To repeal the prohibition on using certain funds to issue regulations on oil shale resources.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6138/.
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H.R. 6138, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6138/.
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