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S 3489 111th Congress Senate Energy Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of the Interior Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Oil and gas

A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior.

Introduced: June 15, 2010 See on congress.gov
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Jun 15, 2010
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jun 15, 2010
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares without force or effect: (1) the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior set forth in the Minerals Management Service Notice to Lessees No. 2010-N04, dated May 30, 2010; and (2) any suspension of deepwater drilling operations issued in connection with such moratorium.

What's happening now June 15, 2010

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5519 Related bill Gulf Coast Jobs Preservation Act
  • HR 5525 Identical bill To terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jun 15, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3489: A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3489/
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"S. 3489: A bill to terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3489/.
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