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S 3588 111th Congress Senate Energy Licensing and registrations Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine pollution Oil and gas

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

Introduced: July 14, 2010 See on congress.gov
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Jul 15, 2010
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 463.
Jul 14, 2010
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Jul 14, 2010
Introduced in Senate
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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 15, 2010

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 463.

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 Cosponsors 2
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Jul 14, 2010
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jul 14, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3588: A bill 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-S-3588/
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"S. 3588: A bill 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-S-3588/.
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S. 3588, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3588/.
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