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Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 [HB-3979] [Defense ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Pensions ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Healthcare ] [Insurance ] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Small Business ] [Unemployment ] [Veterans ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Retirement ]
Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (SAA, 2008) to extend emergency unemployment compensation (EUC) payments for eligible individuals to weeks of employment ending on or before June 1, 2014. (Authority for payment of unemployment compensation expired on December 31, 2013. This amendment authorizes payment of compensation for the entire period between January 1, 2014, and June 1, 2014.) (Sec. 3) Amends the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Signed By President. on 12/19/2014

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Energy Exploration and Production to Achieve National Demand Act [HB-3895] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Finance ] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Air Quality ] [Water ] [Mining ] [Climate Change ] [Public Health ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Science ] [National Security ] [Infrastructure ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Energy Exploration and Production to Achieve National Demand Act or the EXPAND Act - Title I: Development of Federal Energy Resources - Declares that it is the policy of the United States to reduce or eliminate financial, regulatory, and technical barriers to energy exploration and production. Amends the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to repeal the moratorium upon oil and gas leasing (or any related activity) in: (1) any area east of the Military Mission Line in the Gulf of Mexico; (2) any area in the Eastern Planning Area that is within (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Referred To The Subcommittee On Readiness. on 06/20/2014

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Oil and Gas Leasing Inflation Adjustment Act [HB-3859] [Energy ] [Mining ] [Budget and Spending ] [Inflation ] [Public Lands and National Parks ]
Oil and Gas Leasing Inflation Adjustment Act - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to increase from $2 per acre to $4 per acre the national minimum acceptable bid for oil and gas leases. Increases from $2 per acre to $5 per acre the minimum acceptable bid for a tar sand lease. Increases the annual rental of a lease from $1.50 per acre to $3 per acre for the first through the fifth year of the lease. Increases the annual lease rental from $2 per acre to $4 per acre for each year after such fifth year. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to make a cost-of-living (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 01/15/2014

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End Polluter Welfare Act of 2013 [HB-3574] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Taxes ] [Trade ] [Budget and Spending ] [Climate Change ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Mining ]
End Polluter Welfare Act of 2013 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to reduce or eliminate royalty payments for oil and natural gas leases in the Outer Continental Shelf. Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to increase minimum royalty payments for coal, oil, and natural gas leases. Repeals the program for ultra-deepwater and unconventional natural gas and other petroleum resource exploration and production. Amends the Oil Pollution Act to eliminate (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation, Energy, And Forestry. on 12/16/2013

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Education and Energy Act of 2013 [HB-3460] [Energy ] [Education ] [Mining ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ]
Education and Energy Act of 2013 - 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 to supplement the education of students in kindergarten through grade 12 and to supplement public support of institutions of 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 Congressional Budget Office's previous estimate of the revenue that those (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Tipton Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 01/22/2014

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Reducing Employer Burdens, Unleashing Innovation, and Labor Development Act of 2013 [HB-3355] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Taxes ] [Energy ] [Trade ] [Telecommunications ] [Healthcare ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Budget and Spending ] [Small Business ] [Public Health ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [National Security ]
Reducing Employer Burdens, Unleashing Innovation, and Labor Development Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress that increasing the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturers will strengthen the national economy. Title I: Investing in America's Workforce - Investing in America's Workforce Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to require state or local workforce investment systems to use youth activities funds allocated to a local area for programs that provide training, which may include priority consideration for training programs (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Brett Guthrie Referred To The Subcommittee On Intelligence, Emerging Threats & Capabilities. on 01/24/2014

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Energy Security and Employment Act [HB-3033] [Energy ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Environmental ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Air Quality ] [Trade ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ] [Climate Change ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Mining ]
Energy Security and Employment Act - Amends the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to repeal the moratorium on oil and gas leasing in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico. Retains the authority of the Secretary of Defense to designate national defense areas on the outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Deems the Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2010-2015, issued by the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary), to be the final oil and gas leasing program for FY2013-FY2018 under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert E. Latta Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 09/13/2013

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End Welfare for Big Oil Act of 2013 [HB-2956] [Energy ] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Environmental ] [Climate Change ]
End Welfare for Big Oil Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to limit or repeal certain tax benefits for major integrated oil companies (defined as companies with annual gross receipts over $1 billion and an average daily worldwide production of crude oil of at least 500,000 barrels or certain successors in interest of such companies), including: (1) the foreign tax credit for companies that are dual capacity taxpayers; (2) the tax deduction for income attributable to the production, transportation, or distribution of oil, natural gas, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James P. McGovern Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 08/09/2013

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American-Made Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act [HB-2784] [Energy ] [Infrastructure ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Environmental ] [Budget and Spending ] [Water ] [Construction ] [Climate Change ] [Public Safety ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Law Enforcement ]
American-Made Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to direct the Secretary of the Interior to implement a leasing program that includes 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, with an emphasis on offering the most geologically prospective parts of the planning area. Instructs the Secretary, in developing a five-year oil and gas leasing program, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Cedric L. Richmond Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 07/26/2013

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Job Creation Act of 2013 [HB-2674] [Trade ] [Taxes ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Infrastructure ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Healthcare ] [Small Business ] [Animals ] [Budget and Spending ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Economic Development ]
Job Creation Act of 2013 - Title I: Trade - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) Congress should continue to work with the Administration to expand trading markets, (2) the future growth of the U.S. economy requires this pro-growth strategy, (3) China's intellectual property rights violations are a problem for the U.S. economy. Title II: Tax Reform - Expresses the sense of Congress that reforming the federal tax code will benefit taxpayers and the U.S. economy. Title III: Balanced Budget Amendment - Expresses the sense of Congress that it needs (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Vern Buchanan Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 09/24/2013

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Offshore Energy and Jobs Act [HB-2231] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Trade ] [Budget and Spending ] [National Security ] [Law Enforcement ] [Defense ] [Economic Development ]
Offshore Energy and Jobs Act - Title I: Outer Continental Shelf Leasing Program Reforms - (Sec. 101) Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to direct the Secretary of the Interior to implement a leasing program that includes 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, with an emphasis on offering the most geologically prospective parts of the planning area. (Sec. 102) Instructs the Secretary, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert J. Wittman Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 07/08/2013

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No More Excuses Energy Act of 2013 [HB-2081] [Energy ] [Taxes ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Environmental ] [Air Quality ] [Climate Change ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
No More Excuses Energy Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow the issuance of tax-exempt facility bonds for the financing of domestic use oil refinery facilities, (2) extend the tax credit for a facility using wind to produce electricity (with specified reductions to phase-out the credit over the course of the extension), (3) set the rate of the excise tax on liquefied natural gas to 24.3 cents per energy equivalent of a gallon of diesel, (4) extend through 2014 the excise tax credit for alternative fuel, (5) allow tax credits (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mac Thornberry Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 06/03/2013

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American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act [HB-2] [Energy ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Economic Development ]
American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Shelley Moore Capito Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 601. on 11/17/2014

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State Mineral Revenue Protection Act [HB-1972] [Energy ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Mining ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ]
State Mineral Revenue Protection Act - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior, on the request of a state (other than Alaska) and in lieu of any payments to the state under the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982, to convey to the state all right, title, and interest in and to 50% of all amounts otherwise required to be paid into the Treasury from sales, bonuses, royalties (including interest charges), and rentals for all public land or deposits located in the state. (Current law requires payment to (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Coffman Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 05/21/2013

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Energy Production and Project Delivery Act of 2013 [HB-1881] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Trade ] [Budget and Spending ] [Air Quality ] [Climate Change ] [Water ] [Science ] [Infrastructure ] [Construction ]
Energy Production and Project Delivery Act of 2013 - Deems the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to have: (1) approved the Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2010-2015 as a final oil and gas leasing program under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, and (2) issued a final environmental impact statement for such Program under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct a lease sale in each outer Continental Shelf (OCS) planning area for which there is a commercial (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Rob Bishop Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 06/14/2013

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Virginia Jobs and Energy Act [HB-1782] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Military ] [National Security ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Infrastructure ] [Climate Change ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Virginia Jobs and Energy Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to: (1) conduct lease sale 220 within one year after enactment of this Act, and (2) include at least one lease sale in the Virginia lease sale planning area in each five-year oil and gas leasing program that applies after the current leasing program. Prohibits any oil or natural gas exploration, development, or production off the Virginia coast that would conflict with an military operation. Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of Defense (DOD) periodically to review (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert J. Wittman Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 05/07/2013

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Maximize Offshore Resource Exploration Act of 2013 [HB-1165] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Climate Change ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Mining ]
Maximize Offshore Resource Exploration Act of 2013 or MORE Act of 2013 - Declares without force or effect all federal prohibitions against the expenditure of appropriated funds to conduct natural gas leasing and preleasing activities for any area of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Revokes all withdrawals of federal submerged lands from leasing for oil and natural gas exploration and production. Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from granting an oil or natural gas lease for any OCS located (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert E. Latta Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 03/25/2013

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National Endowment for the Oceans Act [S.973] [Environmental ] [Water ] [Science ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Health ]
National Endowment for the Oceans Act - Establishes in the Treasury the National Endowment for the Oceans which shall fund grants for programs to restore, protect, maintain, or understand living marine resources and their habitats, and ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources, including baseline scientific research, ocean observing, and other programs in coordination with federal and state agencies. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to make grants for such purposes. Requires state matching funds for specified projects. States that programs (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S2941-2942) on 05/12/2011

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Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act [S.940] [Energy ] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Environmental ] [Trade ] [National Security ]
Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act - Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the President and Administration should be commended for recognizing the severity of high gas prices and for taking appropriate actions to help reduce gas prices; (2) Congress should take additional actions to complement the efforts of the President; (3) the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) should contribute to the stabilization of world oil markets and prices and reduce the burden of high gasoline prices by using existing idle oil production capacity (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey Motion To Proceed To Consideration Of Measure By Senator Reid Made In Senate. (consideration: Cr S3013-3039) on 05/17/2011

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Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2011 [S.917] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Water ] [Climate Change ] [Science ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ] [Mining ]
Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2011 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prescribe a program of structural reform for management of the Outer Continental Shelf, including establishing two bureaus to carry out leasing, permitting, and safety and environmental regulatory functions. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish: (1) an office to carry out the royalty and revenue management functions, and (2) an Outer Continental Shelf Safety and Environmental Advisory Board. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) recruit and directly (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Bingaman Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 112-51. on 05/17/2011

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