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S. 59 114th Congress Senate

A bill to reject the final 5-year Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for fiscal years 2012 through 2017 of the Administration and replace the plan with a 5-year plan that is more in…

Official title: A bill to reject the final 5-year Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for fiscal years 2012 through 2017 of the Administration and replace the … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to reject the final 5-year Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for fiscal years 2012 through 2017 of the Administration and replace the plan with a 5-year plan that is more in line with the energy and economic needs of the United States.

Introduced: January 7, 2015 See on congress.gov
Energy Environmental assessment, monitoring, researchMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesOil and gas
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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 Latest action January 7, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Deems the Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2010-2015, issued by the Secretary of the Interior, to be the final oil and gas leasing program for the period FY2015-FY2020.

Considers the Secretary to have issued a final environmental impact statement to the FY2013-FY2018 oil and gas leasing program in accordance with certain requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

Excludes Lease Sales 214, 232, and 239, from the FY2015-FY2020 final oil and gas leasing program.

Declares that this Act does not affect restrictions on oil and gas leasing under the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1487 American Energy Renaissance Act of 2015
  • S 791 American Energy Renaissance Act of 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 59: A bill to reject the final 5-year Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for fiscal years 2012 through 2017 of the Administration and replace the plan with a 5-year plan that is more in line with the energy and economic needs of the United States.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-59/
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"S. 59: A bill to reject the final 5-year Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for fiscal years 2012 through 2017 of the Administration and replace the plan with a 5-year plan that is more in line with the energy and economic needs of the United States.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-59/.
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S. 59, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-59/.
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[S. 59: A bill to reject the final 5-year Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for fiscal years 2012 through 2017 of the Administration and replace the plan with a 5-year plan that is more in line with the energy and economic needs of the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-59/)
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