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HR 7124 110th Congress House

To establish procedures for causes and claims relating to the leasing of Federal lands (including submerged lands) for the exploration, development, production, processing, or transmission of oil,…

Official title: To establish procedures for causes and claims relating to the leasing of Federal lands (including submerged lands) for the exploration, development, production… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To establish procedures for causes and claims relating to the leasing of Federal lands (including submerged lands) for the exploration, development, production, processing, or transmission of oil, natural gas, or any other source or form of energy, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 26, 2008 See on congress.gov
Law Civil actions and liabilityClaimsDistrict courtsDistrict of Columbia
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EnergyJudicial reviewJurisdictionLimitation of actionsOil and gas leasesPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesSupreme Court
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 26, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 26, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Confers exclusive jurisdiction upon the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to hear causes and claims arising from a covered energy project, any action or decision by a federal official regarding: (1) leasing federal lands for the exploration, development, production, processing, or transmission of any source or form of energy; (2) actions and decisions regarding the selection or offering of federal lands for such leasing; or (3) any action under such a lease.

Bars any cause or claim not filed within a 60-day period for filing a complaint.

Prescribes a 180-day deadline for court resolution of a complaint or cause of action.

Declares that such a complaint or cause of action shall take precedence over all other pending matters before the District Court.

Restricts to the Supreme Court any judicial review of an interlocutory or final judgment, decree, or order of the district court. Prescribes a 180-day deadline for Supreme Court resolution of such a matter.

Declares that all such proceedings shall take precedence over all other matters then before the Supreme Court.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 5
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Sep 26, 2008
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Carter, John R.
Texas · Sep 26, 2008
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Sep 26, 2008
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Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Sep 26, 2008
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Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Sep 26, 2008
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7124: To establish procedures for causes and claims relating to the leasing of Federal lands (including submerged lands) for the exploration, development, production, processing, or transmission of oil, natural gas, or any other source or form of energy, and for other purposes.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-7124/
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"H.R. 7124: To establish procedures for causes and claims relating to the leasing of Federal lands (including submerged lands) for the exploration, development, production, processing, or transmission of oil, natural gas, or any other source or form of energy, and for other purposes.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-7124/.
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H.R. 7124, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-7124/.
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[H.R. 7124: To establish procedures for causes and claims relating to the leasing of Federal lands (including submerged lands) for the exploration, development, production, processing, or transmission of oil, natural gas, or any other source or form of energy, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-7124/)
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