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A joint resolution prohibiting the Secretary of the Interior from implementing the five-year Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing plan until the Secretary has taken certain actions to conform…

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A joint resolution prohibiting the Secretary of the Interior from implementing the five-year Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing plan until the Secretary has taken certain actions to conform the plan to the purposes and requirements of applicable law.

Introduced: July 22, 1982 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 28, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on Mines and Mining.
Jul 27, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on Panama Canal and Outer Continental Shelf.
Jul 27, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on Oceanography.
Jul 22, 1982
Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Jul 22, 1982
Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Jul 22, 1982
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the disapproval of Congress of the five-year Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing plan approved by the Department of the Interior on July 21, 1982. Prohibits the implementation of such program until the Secretary of the Interior has modified the plan to conform to applicable Federal law and national energy policy.

What's happening now July 28, 1982

Referred to Subcommittee on Mines and Mining.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SJRES 216 Identical bill A joint resolution prohibiting the Secretary of the Interior from implementing the five-year Outer Continental Shelf oi…
 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Aug 5, 1982
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 22, 1982
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 545: A joint resolution prohibiting the Secretary of the Interior from implementing the five-year Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing plan until the Secretary has taken certain actions to conform the plan to the purposes and requirements of applicable law.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HJRES-545/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 545: A joint resolution prohibiting the Secretary of the Interior from implementing the five-year Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing plan until the Secretary has taken certain actions to conform the plan to the purposes and requirements of applicable law.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HJRES-545/.
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H.J. Res. 545, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HJRES-545/.
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[H.J. Res. 545: A joint resolution prohibiting the Secretary of the Interior from implementing the five-year Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing plan until the Secretary has taken certain actions to conform the plan to the purposes and requirements of applicable law.](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HJRES-545/)
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