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HR 1102 112th Congress House

Affordable Gas Price Act

Official title: To reduce the price of gasoline by allowing for offshore drilling, eliminating Federal obstacles to constructing refineries and providing incentives for invest… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To reduce the price of gasoline by allowing for offshore drilling, eliminating Federal obstacles to constructing refineries and providing incentives for investment in refineries, suspending Federal fuel taxes when gasoline prices reach a benchmark amount, and promoting free trade.

Introduced: March 15, 2011 See on congress.gov
Energy AlaskaAppropriationsAsiaBusiness investment and capital
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Energy pricesEnergy storage, supplies, demandEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchIncome tax creditsIncome tax deductionsIndustrial facilitiesJudicial review and appealsKazakhstanMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMotor fuelsNormal trade relations, most-favored-nation treatmentOil and gasRussiaSales and excise taxesWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
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It never became law before the 112th Congress (2011–2012) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 17, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Mar 15, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
Mar 15, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E487-488)
Mar 15, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 17, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Affordable Gas Price Act - Declares without force or effect all provisions of existing federal law that prohibit spending appropriated funds to conduct oil or natural gas leasing and preleasing activities for any area of the Outer Continental Shelf.

Revokes all existing withdrawals by the President under the authority of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.

Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to repeal: (1) the withdrawal of public lands within the Coastal Plain from entry or appropriation under federal mining or mineral leasing laws; and (2) the prohibition against the production, leasing, and development of oil and gas from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).

Amends the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to shield from judicial review mandatory statements by certain federal officials regarding the environmental impact of federal actions upon the quality of the human environment.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) set forth additional incentives for investment in oil refineries; (2) suspend the tax on highway motor fuels when retail gasoline exceeds a certain benchmark; and (3) increase mileage reimbursement rates.

Authorizes the President to extend normal trade relations treatment to the products of the Russian Federation and Kazakhstan.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1102: Affordable Gas Price Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1102/
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"H.R. 1102: Affordable Gas Price Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1102/.
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H.R. 1102, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1102/.
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