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HR 4325 112th Congress House

Keep America's Oil Here Act

Official title: To provide that the Secretary of the Interior may accept bids on any new oil and gas leases of Federal lands (including submerged lands) only from bidders cert… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide that the Secretary of the Interior may accept bids on any new oil and gas leases of Federal lands (including submerged lands) only from bidders certifying that all oil produced pursuant to such leases, and all refined petroleum products produced from such oil, shall be offered for sale only in the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 17, 2012 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
Energy Energy storage, supplies, demandGeneral public lands mattersMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesOil and gasTrade restrictions
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 16, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Mar 29, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 29, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 16, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Keep America's Oil Here Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to accept bids on any new oil and gas leases of federal lands (including submerged lands) only from bidders certifying that all crude oil produced under such leases, and all refined petroleum products made from such crude oil, shall be offered for sale only in the United States.

Authorizes the President to waive such limited leasing authorization upon specified determinations, including that waiver is in the national interest because it will not lead to: (1) an increase in domestic consumption of crude oil obtained from countries hostile to U.S. interests or that have political and economic instability compromising energy supply security, (2) higher costs to oil refiners purchasing the crude oil than the refiners would have to pay in the absence of such a waiver; and (3) higher gasoline costs paid by consumers than they would have to pay in the absence of such a waiver.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4
D
Chu, Judy
California · Jun 7, 2012
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Apr 17, 2012
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Apr 17, 2012
SLAUGHTER, LOUISE
· Apr 17, 2012
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Mar 29, 2012
WOOLSEY, LYNN
· Mar 29, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4325: Keep America's Oil Here Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4325/
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"H.R. 4325: Keep America's Oil Here Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4325/.
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H.R. 4325, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4325/.
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