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Job Creation Act of 2011 [HB-3487]
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Job Creation Act of 2011 - Title I: Trade - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) Congress should continue to work with the Administration to expand trading markets; (2) the President should pursue quick entry into force of the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement, and the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement; and (3) the future growth of the U.S. economy requires this pro-growth strategy. Expresses the sense of Congress that China's intellectual property rights violations are
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Sponsored by: Rep. Vern Buchanan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/29/2012
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Fair Payment for Energy and Mineral Production on Public Lands Act [HB-3446]
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Fair Payment for Energy and Mineral Production on Public Lands Act - United States Exploration on Idle Tracts Act or USE IT Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to issue regulations to establish a specified graduated annual production incentive fee with respect to federal onshore and offshore lands subject to a lease for production of oil or natural gas under which production is not occurring. Deficit Reduction Through Fair Oil Royalties Act - Prohibits the Secretary from issuing new oil or natural gas production leases in the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 12/05/2011
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Energy Security and Transportation Jobs Act [HB-3410]
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Energy Security and Transportation Jobs Act - Title I: Expanding Offshore Energy Development - (Sec. 101) Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make available for leasing and to conduct lease sales including: (1) at least 50% of the available unleased acreage within each outer Continental Shelf (OCS) planning area considered to have the largest undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and gas resources (on a total btu basis) based upon the most recent national geologic assessment of the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Meehan
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-395. on 02/09/2012
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Stop the War on Coal Act of 2012 [HB-3409]
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Stop the War on Coal Act of 2012 - Title I: Limitation on Authority to Issue Regulations Under The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 - (Sec. 101) Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior, before December 31, 2013, from issuing or approving any proposed or final regulation under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 that would: (1) adversely impact employment in coal mines in the United States; (2) cause a reduction in revenue received by the federal government or any state, tribal, or local government, by reducing
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Sponsored by: Rep. David P. Roe
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 11/13/2012
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PIONEERS Act [HB-3408]
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Title XIV [sic]: Keystone XL Pipeline - North American Energy Access Act - (Sec. 14002) Prohibits construction, operation, or maintenance of the oil pipeline and related facilities described in the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Keystone XL Pipeline Project issued by the Department of State on August 26, 2011 (including any modified version of that pipeline and related facilities), unless it is in compliance with the terms of a permit prescribed under this Act. (Sec. 14003) Instructs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC),
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Sponsored by: Rep. Doug Lamborn
Without Objection, H.r. 3408 Was Laid On The Table. on 01/03/2013
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Alaskan Energy for American Jobs Act [HB-3407]
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Alaskan Energy for American Jobs Act - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), to implement a competitive leasing program for the exploration, development, and production of the oil and gas resources on the Coastal Plain of Alaska. Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to repeal the prohibition against leasing or other development leading to production of oil and gas from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Deems oil and gas leasing programs
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Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-393. on 02/09/2012
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To establish in the Department of the Interior an Under Secretary for Energy, Lands, and Minerals and a Bureau of Ocean Energy, an Ocean Energy Safety Service, and an Office of Natural Resources Revenue, and for other purposes. [HB-3404]
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(Sec. 1) Establishes in the Department of the Interior: (1) an Under Secretary for Energy, Lands, and Minerals; (2) an Assistant Secretary of Ocean Energy and Safety; (3) an Assistant Secretary of Land and Minerals Management; (4) a Bureau of Ocean Energy (Bureau), with a comprehensive program of offshore mineral and renewable energy resources management; (5) an Ocean Energy Safety Service, administering safety and environmental enforcement activities related to offshore mineral and renewable energy resources on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS);
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Sponsored by: Rep. Doc Hastings
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-601. on 07/17/2012
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Jobs Through Growth Act [HB-3400]
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Jobs Through Growth Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the alternative minimum tax (AMT) for individual taxpayers after 2010, (2) allow an individual taxpayer to elect an alternative income tax system in lieu of existing rates, (3) allow an inflation adjustment to the cost of certain capital assets for purposes of determining gain or loss from the sale or exchange of such assets, (4) reduce the top income tax rate on corporations to 25%, (5) extend through 2012 the election allowed to a U.S. corporation to deduct dividends received
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 11/29/2011
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Restore America Act of 2011 [HB-3302]
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Restore America Act of 2011 - Deems the Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2010-2015 to have been approved by the Secretary of the Interior as a final oil and gas leasing program in full compliance with specified environmental and other applicable laws. Directs the Secretary to conduct a lease sale every 270 days in each OCS area for which the Secretary determinates there is a commercial interest in purchasing federal oil and gas leases for production on the OCS (OCS Planning Area). Amends the Outer Continental
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Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas J. Rooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 11/29/2011
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Education and Energy Act of 2011 [HB-3235]
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Education and Energy Act of 2011 - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to require a portion of the revenue deposited into the general fund of the Treasury from new mineral and geothermal leases to be provided to the states for elementary, secondary, and higher education. Restricts the revenue from which that portion is to be derived to the revenue from new leases that is in excess of the Secretary of the Treasury's previous estimate of the revenue that those leases would yield in a fiscal year.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/18/2011
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FLARE Act [HB-3229]
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Fuel Loss Abatement and Royalty Enhancement Act or the FLARE Act - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and the the Mineral Leasing Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to issue regulations to prevent or minimize the venting and flaring of gas in oil and gas production operations in the United States and to promote the capture and beneficial use or reinjection of gas in such operations. Requires such regulations to treat gas that is flared or vented in operations under a lease under such Act as production for which a royalty is required
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 10/20/2011
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Rebuilding American Roads Act [HB-2983]
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Rebuilding American Roads Act - Deems the Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2010-2015 issued by the Secretary of the Interior to be approved as a final oil and gas leasing program under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. Deems the Secretary to have issued a final environmental impact statement for the Program under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Directs the Secretary to conduct a lease sale in each outer Continental Shelf (OCS) planning area for which there is a commercial interest in purchasing
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Sponsored by: Sen. Shelley Moore Capito
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 09/23/2011
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BLM Live Internet Auctions Act [HB-2752]
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BLM Live Internet Auctions Act - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct onshore oil and gas lease sales through Internet-based bidding methods. Requires each individual Internet-based lease sale to be concluded within seven days. Directs the Secretary to analyze and report on the first 10 such lease sales, including estimates of: (1) increases or decreases in such lease sales compared to sales conducted by oral bidding; and (2) the total cost or savings to the Department of the Interior as a result of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Paul A. Gosar
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-371. on 01/18/2012
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Gulf Coast Oil and Gas Royalty Giveaway Repeal and Deficit Reduction Act [HB-2673]
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Gulf Coast Oil and Gas Royalty Giveaway Repeal and Deficit Reduction Act - Amends the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to deposit: (1) 87.5% of qualified outer Continental Shelf (OCS) revenues into the general fund of the Treasury, and (2) 12.5 % of qualified OCS revenues in a special account in the Treasury to be disbursed 100% to provide financial assistance to states. Considers such funds income to the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Requires rentals or royalties received by the United States
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 07/29/2011
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Tax Equity and Middle Class Fairness Act of 2011 [HB-2495]
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Tax Equity and Middle Class Fairness Act of 2011 - Repeals or revises tax expenditure provisions in the Internal Revenue Code relating to: (1) the production of oil and gas; (2) the production and development of coal resources; (3) individuals, including a phase-out of health savings and Archer medical savings accounts; (4) business taxpayers, including the elimination of certain expensing allowances and the repeal of capital gain treatment for the sale of timber; and (5) certain international tax preferences.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 07/11/2011
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Military Success in Iraq And Diplomatic Surge for National and Political Reconciliation in Iraq Act of 2011 [HB-232]
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Military Success in Iraq and Diplomatic Surge for National and Political Reconciliation in Iraq Act of 2011 - Makes specified declarations of policy, including that: (1) the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (the Iraq Resolution) is the sole basis of authority under which the President launched the invasion of Iraq in 2003; (2) Congress authorized the use of such force to defend U.S. national security and to enforce all relevant United Nations (UN) Security Council resolutions regarding Iraq; and (3) Congress
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Readiness. on 02/04/2011
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Study of Ways to Improve the Accuracy of the Collection of Federal Oil, Condensate, and Natural Gas Royalties Act of 2011 [HB-2260]
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Study of Ways to Improve the Accuracy of the Collection of Federal Oil, Condensate, and Natural Gas Royalties Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to arrange with the National Academy of Engineering to study whether the accuracy of collection of royalties on production of oil, condensate, and natural gas under leases of federal lands (including submerged, deep water, and Indian lands) would be improved by implementing certain prescribed measures. Requires the Secretary to award a contract under which the contractor shall: (1) compare
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 07/11/2011
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FUEL Act [HB-2133]
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Fulfilling U.S. Energy Leadership Act or FUEL Act - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to direct the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to conduct a seismic inventory of oil and natural gas resources for waters of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) in the Atlantic Region, the Eastern Gulf of Mexico, and the Alaska Region. Amends the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006, Division C of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006, to repeal the moratorium upon oil and gas leasing in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico. Deems to be final and in compliance
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jim Matheson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation, Energy, And Forestry. on 06/27/2011
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Syria Freedom Support Act [HB-2106]
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Syria Freedom Support Act - Maintains certain U.S. restrictions against the government of Syria and related persons until the President certifies that Syria: (1) has ended support for terrorism; (2) has dismantled biological, chemical, radiological, or nuclear weapons programs and has committed to combat their proliferation; (3) respects the boundaries and sovereignty of all neighboring countries; (4) does not pose a threat to U.S. national interest and allies; and (5) upholds human rights and civil liberties. Maintains certain restrictions against
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 03/07/2012
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Increase American Energy Production Now Act of 2011 [HB-1870]
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Increase American Energy Production Now Act of 2011 - Establishes in the Department of the Interior: (1) a Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to administer a program of offshore energy and mineral resources management on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), (2) a Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement to administer safety and environmental enforcement activities related to such resources, (3) a National Oil and Gas Health and Safety Academy to train Department of the Interior personnel, and (4) an Office of Natural Resources Revenue to administer
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 09/08/2011