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HR 927 112th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of the Interior Energy revenues and royalties Oil and gas User charges and fees

USE IT Act

Introduced: March 31, 2011 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 8, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Mar 3, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 3, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

United States Exploration on Idle Tracts Act or USE IT Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to issue regulations to establish a specified graduated annual production incentive fee with respect to federal onshore and offshore lands subject to a lease for production of oil or natural gas under which production is not occurring.

What's happening now March 8, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1870 Related bill Increase American Energy Production Now Act of 2011
  • HR 3446 Related bill Fair Payment for Energy and Mineral Production on Public Lands Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Mar 22, 2012
VISCLOSKY, PETER
· Mar 31, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 927: USE IT Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-927/
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"H.R. 927: USE IT Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-927/.
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H.R. 927, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-927/.
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