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HR 5772 111th Congress House Energy Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Department of the Interior Licensing and registrations Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Oil and gas

To limit the moratorium on certain permitting and drilling activities issued by the Secretary of the Interior, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 20, 2010 See on congress.gov
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Jul 20, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Jul 19, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jul 19, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that a specified suspension of (moratorium on) certain offshore permitting and drilling activities on the Outer Continental Shelf shall not apply to a drill permit applicant that has complied with specified National Notices and has completed all required safety inspections.

Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to make a determination on whether to issue a permit within 30 days after determining that the applicant is in compliance with such Notices and has completed such inspections.

What's happening now July 20, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jul 22, 2010
Fallin, Mary
· Jul 20, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5772: To limit the moratorium on certain permitting and drilling activities issued by the Secretary of the Interior, and for other purposes.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5772/
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"H.R. 5772: To limit the moratorium on certain permitting and drilling activities issued by the Secretary of the Interior, and for other purposes.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5772/.
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H.R. 5772, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5772/.
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