HR 896
111th Congress
House
Energy
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Energy
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Industrial facilities
Intergovernmental relations
Judicial review and appeals
Military facilities and property
Oil and gas
State and local government operations
To expedite the construction of new refining capacity on closed military installations in the United States, and for other purposes.
Introduced: February 4, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 9, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
Feb 4, 2009
Referred to House Armed Services
Feb 4, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 4, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Feb 4, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Requires the President to designate not less than three closed military installations (or portions of them) that are appropriate for siting a refinery for gasoline or other fuel.
Designates the Department of Energy as the lead agency for coordinating applicable federal refinery authorizations and related environmental reviews with respect to a designated refinery.
Gives the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia exclusive jurisdiction over civil actions relating to federal refinery authorizations.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
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