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HR 6529 110th Congress House

MORE Act of 2008

Official title: To greatly enhance the Nation's environmental, energy, economic, and national security by terminating long-standing Federal prohibitions on the domestic produc… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To greatly enhance the Nation's environmental, energy, economic, and national security by terminating long-standing Federal prohibitions on the domestic production of abundant offshore supplies of oil and natural gas, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 17, 2008 Introduced by: Calvert, Ken Republican · California See on congress.gov
Energy AlaskaAppropriationsAtlantic OceanEnergy revenues and royalties
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Gulf of MexicoIntergovernmental relationsJurisdiction and venueMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesOil and gasPacific OceanState and local government operations
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It never became law before the 110th Congress (2007–2008) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jul 22, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Jul 17, 2008
Introduced in House
Jul 17, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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 Latest action July 22, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Maximize Offshore Resource Exploration Act of 2008, or the MORE Act of 2008 - Declares without force or effect all federal prohibitions against the expenditure of appropriated funds to conduct natural gas leasing and pre-leasing activities for any area of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).

Revokes all withdrawals of federal submerged lands from leasing for oil and natural gas exploration and production.

Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from granting an oil or natural gas lease for any OCS located within 25 miles of a state coastline unless the state has enacted a law approving the issuance of such leases by the Secretary.

Sets forth an allocation schedule for a 75% state share of revenues derived from U.S. royalties under qualified oil and gas leases on submerged lands located within the seaward boundaries of a state.

Extends the jurisdiction of state civil and criminal law, as appropriate, to the Alaska, Pacific, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic OCS Region State Adjacent Zones and OCS Planning Areas.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Carter, John R.
Texas · Jul 17, 2008
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Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Jul 17, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6529: MORE Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6529/
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"H.R. 6529: MORE Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6529/.
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H.R. 6529, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6529/.
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