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HR 6041 112th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Congressional elections Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Government information and archives Oil and gas Political advertising

OIL Money Disclosure Act

Introduced: June 27, 2012 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Jun 27, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jun 27, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Obtaining Information Through Leasing on Money and Disclosure Act or OIL Money Disclosure Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to issue new oil and gas leases on federal lands under the Mineral Leasing Act and submerged lands under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act only to a bidder that has submitted a list containing the date, amount, and recipient during the previous five years of: (1) any payments consisting of a contribution, expenditure, independent expenditure, or disbursement for an electioneering communication made by the bidder in connection with any election for federal office; and (2) any disbursement of other funds made by the bidder with the reasonable expectation that the individual or entity will use them to make such a payment.

Requires the Secretary to publish each such list within 10 days after its receipt.

What's happening now June 27, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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Tonko, Paul
New York · Jun 27, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6041: OIL Money Disclosure Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6041/
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"H.R. 6041: OIL Money Disclosure Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6041/.
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H.R. 6041, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6041/.
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