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HR 5945 111th Congress House

Strengthening Our Share (S.O.S.) Act

Official title: To amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to increase the amount of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease revenue shared with Gulf States.

Introduced: September 29, 2010 See on congress.gov
Energy Energy revenues and royaltiesGulf of MexicoIntergovernmental relationsMarine and coastal resources, fisheries
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Aug 4, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Jul 29, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jul 29, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 4, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Strengthening Our Share (S.O.S.) Act - Amends the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to revise and increase the allocations (planned sharing) with Gulf states of certain qualified outer Continental Shelf (OCS) revenues due and payable to the United States from specified Gulf of Mexico leases.

Repeals the limitation placed upon the amount of distributed qualified OCS revenues.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 2
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Sep 29, 2010
Bright, Bobby
· Sep 29, 2010
Griffith, Parker
· Sep 29, 2010
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Sep 29, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5945: Strengthening Our Share (S.O.S.) Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5945/
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"H.R. 5945: Strengthening Our Share (S.O.S.) Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5945/.
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