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HR 1190 113th 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: March 14, 2013 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
Energy Congressional oversightEnergy pricesEnergy storage, supplies, demandGeneral public lands matters
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Government studies and investigationsMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesOil and gasTrade restrictions
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Mar 25, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Mar 14, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 14, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 25, 2013

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.

Declares this Act without force or effect 10 years after enactment of this Act.

Instructs the Secretary of the Interior and the Comptroller General to report separately to Congress on the impact of this Act upon: (1) oil production on federal lands, (2) consumption of oil and refined petroleum products in the United States, and (3) prices and markets for oil and refined petroleum products in the United States.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1190: Keep America's Oil Here Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1190/
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