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HR 771 113th Congress House

South Carolina Offshore Drilling Act of 2013

Official title: To establish requirements for oil and gas leasing of areas of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of South Carolina.

Introduced: February 15, 2013 See on congress.gov
Energy Energy revenues and royaltiesMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesOil and gasSouth Carolina
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 1, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Feb 15, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 15, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 1, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

South Carolina Offshore Drilling Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, when determining the areas off the coast of South Carolina that are to be made available for leasing under Final Outer Continental Shelf Oil & Gas Leasing Program (2012-2017), to: (1) consider the laws, goals, and policies of the state of South Carolina; and (2) focus upon areas considered to have the most geologically promising energy resources.


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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 1
Gowdy, Trey
· Feb 15, 2013
Rice, Tom
· Feb 15, 2013
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Feb 15, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 771: South Carolina Offshore Drilling Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-771/
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"H.R. 771: South Carolina Offshore Drilling Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-771/.
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H.R. 771, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-771/.
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