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H.R. 1777 112th Congress House

Consumer Relief for Pain at the Pump Act

Official title: To provide consumer relief for artificially high gas prices, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 5, 2011 Introduced by: Robert E. Latta Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
Energy Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesAir qualityAlaska
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Aug 25, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
May 16, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
May 13, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
May 13, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform .
May 6, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
May 6, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
May 6, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
May 6, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
May 5, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary, 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.
May 5, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 25, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Consumer Relief for Pain at the Pump Act - Sets forth a deadline for action on certain permit applications under existing Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) leases.

Amends the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to repeal the moratorium on oil and gas leasing in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico. Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to offer for leasing areas made available as a result of such repeal.

Instructs the Secretary to: (1) offer specified areas for oil and gas leasing pursuant to certain Lease Sale Schedules, (2) conduct OCS lease sales in specified Planning Areas, (3) share OCS receipts derived from all leases with states and local governments, (4) implement a leasing program for certain land within the Arctic Coastal Plain, and (5) issue rights-of-way and easements across the Coastal Plain for oil and gas transportation.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to designate certain Coastal Plain lands, including the Sadlerochit Spring area, as Special Areas requiring special management and regulatory protection.

Revokes a specified Secretarial Order relating to protecting wilderness characteristics on lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

Amends the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 to repeal the prohibition on the use of funds for either a commercial oil shale leasing program or for oil shale lease sales.

Directs the Secretary to offer leases for oil shale resources.

Confers exclusive jurisdiction upon the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for covered energy projects under this Act.

Establishes the Office of the Federal Oil and Gas Permit Coordinator.

Instructs the Secretary to establish and maintain, in coordination with the Mayor of the North Slope Borough of Alaska, a separate Alaska Offshore Continental Shelf Coordination Office to coordinate the leasing program.

Amends the Clean Air Act to redefine "air pollutant" to exclude carbon dioxide, water vapor, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, or sulfur hexafluoride (greenhouse gases).

Declares that nothing in specified statutes addressing pollution control shall be treated as authorizing or requiring the regulation of climate change or global warming.

Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to repeal the prohibition against federal procurement of alternative or synthetic fuel.

Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), upon request of the governor of a state or the governing body of an Indian tribe, to enter into a streamlined refinery permitting agreement. Sets forth deadlines for: (1) approval or disapproval of consolidated permits for construction of new or expansion of existing refineries, and (2) submission of existing refinery permit applications.

Requires the EPA Administrator to conduct a research and demonstration program to evaluate the air quality benefits of ultra-clean Fischer-Tropsch transportation fuel, including diesel and jet fuel.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 13
 Cosponsors 62
All 62 Republican 14
Hensarling, Jeb
· Sep 20, 2012
Neugebauer, Randy
· May 9, 2012
Hartzler, Vicky
· Feb 9, 2012
FLAKE, JEFF
· Feb 6, 2012
Gowdy, Trey
· Feb 6, 2012
Lamborn, Doug
· Feb 6, 2012
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Feb 2, 2012
Broun, Paul
· Feb 2, 2012
 R
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Feb 2, 2012
Gingrey, Phil
· Feb 2, 2012
Hultgren, Randy
· Feb 2, 2012
Poe, Ted
· Feb 2, 2012
Rodgers, Cathy
· Feb 2, 2012
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Feb 2, 2012
Coffman, Mike
· May 23, 2011
JOHNSON, SAM
· May 23, 2011
Pompeo, Mike
· May 23, 2011
BURTON, DAN
· May 11, 2011
Canseco, Francisco
· May 11, 2011
Forbes, J.
· May 11, 2011
Graves, Tom
· May 11, 2011
Griffin, Tim
· May 11, 2011
 R
Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · May 11, 2011
Johnson, Bill
· May 11, 2011
Labrador, Raul
· May 11, 2011
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · May 11, 2011
Miller, Candice
· May 11, 2011
Roe, David
· May 11, 2011
 R
Scott, Tim
South Carolina · May 11, 2011
AKIN, W.
· May 5, 2011
Bishop, Rob
· May 5, 2011
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · May 5, 2011
Campbell, John
· May 5, 2011
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · May 5, 2011
Chaffetz, Jason
· May 5, 2011
Conaway, K.
· May 5, 2011
CULBERSON, JOHN
· May 5, 2011
Duncan, Jeff
· May 5, 2011
Flores, Bill
· May 5, 2011
Franks, Trent
· May 5, 2011
Gohmert, Louie
· May 5, 2011
Grimm, Michael
· May 5, 2011
Guinta, Frank
· May 5, 2011
HERGER, WALLY
· May 5, 2011
Huelskamp, Tim
· May 5, 2011
 R
Jordan, Jim
Ohio · May 5, 2011
King, Steve
· May 5, 2011
Long, Billy
· May 5, 2011
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · May 5, 2011
MANZULLO, DONALD
· May 5, 2011
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