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HRES 44 112th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that an effective moratorium by the Executive Branch on offshore oil and gas exploration and drilling should be terminated.

Introduced: January 19, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Sep 1, 2011
Recalled by full committee.
Jan 26, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Jan 19, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 19, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 1, 2011

Recalled by full committee.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares the sense of the House of Representatives that it should be U.S. policy to allow for the development of offshore oil and gas-rich areas in an environmentally responsible manner.

Declares that the Department of the Interior should: (1) complete promptly environmental analysis related to offshore leasing activities, including specified programs; (2) rescind promptly its announcement that the government will not propose any new oil drilling in waters off the East Coast, West Coast, or Eastern Gulf of Mexico for at least the next seven years; (3) expedite the processing and approval of both deepwater and shallow water drilling permits, exploration plans, development operations coordination documents, and development and production plans; and (4) allow new lease sales in all permissible areas of the Outer Continental Shelf, including the Gulf of Mexico, Alaska, and Atlantic areas.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 44: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that an effective moratorium by the Executive Branch on offshore oil and gas exploration and drilling should be terminated.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-44/
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"H. Res. 44: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that an effective moratorium by the Executive Branch on offshore oil and gas exploration and drilling should be terminated.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-44/.
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H. Res. 44, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-44/.
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[H. Res. 44: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that an effective moratorium by the Executive Branch on offshore oil and gas exploration and drilling should be terminated.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-44/)
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