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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Department of the Interior has broken a commitment to the Blackfeet Tribe to defend the cancellation of all leases in the Badger-Two Medicine area and urging the Department of the Interior to work closely with the Blackfeet Tribe to defend the Badger-Two Medicine area from oil and gas development. [SR-250]
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This resolution expresses the sense of the Senate that the Department of the Interior broke a commitment to the Blackfeet Tribe and must pursue and defend the cancellation of all oil and gas leases in the Badger-Two Medicine area. The resolution also urges Interior to work closely with the tribe to protect the Badger-Two Medicine area from oil and gas leases and to remedy the mistakes that led to leases being issued without consultation with the tribe.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jon Tester
Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. (text: Cr S3483) on 06/13/2019
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Energy Security Cooperation with Allied Partners in Europe Act of 2019 [S.1830]
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Establishes and modifies provisions related to U.S. international energy strategy. Applications to export natural gas to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries, Japan, and certain other countries shall be granted on an expedited basis without modification or delay. The Department of State shall report to Congress on a strategy to enhance the energy security of NATO member countries and increase U.S. energy exports to such countries.
Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Committee On Foreign Relations. Reported By Senator Risch With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 12/17/2019
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Public Engagement at FERC Act [HB-3240]
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[Consumer Protection ]
To amend the Federal Power Act to establish an Office of Public Participation and Consumer Advocacy.
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 06/13/2019
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Restoring Community Input and Public Protections in Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2020 [HB-3225]
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[Public Lands and National Parks ]
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To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to make certain adjustments in leasing on Federal lands for oil and gas drilling, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-689, Part I. on 12/24/2020
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Waterway LNG Parity Act of 2019 [S.1774]
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[Water ]
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for an energy equivalent for a gallon of diesel, in the case of liquefied natural gas (LNG), for the purposes of the 29 cents per gallon Inland Waterways Trust Fund financing rate. (The rate is used for the excise tax on fuel used in commercial transportation on inland waterways.) The bill specifies that the energy equivalent of a gallon of diesel is 6.06 pounds of LNG.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael F. Bennet
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/11/2019
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Protecting Europe’s Energy Security Act of 2019 [HB-3206]
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Directs the President to impose visa- and asset-blocking sanctions on any foreign person that knowingly provides pipe-laying vessels for constructing a Russian-origin energy export pipeline that makes landfall in Germany or Turkey. The President may waive the sanctions as to specific persons if it is in the U.S. national interest to do so and if the President notifies Congress of the decision.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Kinzinger
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 06/28/2019
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Carbon Capture Improvement Act of 2019 [S.1763]
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[Climate Change ]
Authorizes the issuance of tax-exempt facility bonds for the financing of qualified carbon dioxide capture facilities. A "qualified carbon dioxide capture facility" is any equipment installed in an industrial carbon dioxide facility that satisfies specified capture and storage requirements and (1) is used for the capture, treatment and purification, compression, transportation, or on-site storage of carbon dioxide produced by the industrial carbon dioxide facility; or (2) is integral or functionally related and subordinate to a gasification process
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Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/10/2019
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Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act [S.1769]
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Authorizes the Department of Energy to award offshore wind career training grants to institutions of higher education or labor organizations to develop, offer, or improve educational or career training programs that provide individuals currently enrolled in those programs with skills necessary for employment in the offshore wind industry.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 06/10/2019
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Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act [HB-3068]
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Authorizes the Department of the Interior to award offshore wind career training grants to institutions of higher education or labor organizations to develop, offer, or improve educational or career training programs that provide skills necessary for employment in the offshore wind industry.
Sponsored by: Rep. James R. Langevin
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-659, Part I. on 12/16/2020
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Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020 [HB-3055]
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Provides continuing FY2020 appropriations to federal agencies through December 20, 2019, and extends several expiring health programs. It is known as a continuing resolution (CR) and prevents a government shutdown that would otherwise occur if the FY2020 appropriations bills have not been enacted when the existing CR expires after November 21, 2019. The CR funds most programs and activities at the FY2019 levels with several exceptions that provide funding flexibility and additional appropriations to various programs, including the 2020 Census, the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jose E. Serrano
Measure Laid Before Senate By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S6734-6736) on 11/21/2019
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Launching Energy Advancement and Development through Innovations for Natural Gas Act of 2019 [S.1685]
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Directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a program for the capture of carbon dioxide produced during the generation of natural gas-generated power. Specifically, DOE must identify opportunities to accelerate the development of commercially viable carbon capture technologies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions; enter into cooperative agreements with certain entities to license, permit, construct, and operate at least three facilities to capture carbon dioxide from natural gas generating power facilities; and identify any barriers to the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Kyrsten Lee Sinema
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 116-118. on 09/25/2019
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Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019 [HB-2984]
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Prohibits an employer from discharging or discriminating against employees working in waters above the Outer Continental Shelf who report or testify about violations of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, including about unsafe conditions or the adequacy of any oil spill response plan required by law. The bill sets forth procedures for the filing, investigation, and adjudication of a whistle-blower complaint. Employers are required to post a notice approved by the Department of Labor explaining employee rights and remedies in a conspicuous workplace
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert C. Scott
Introduced In House on 05/23/2019
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Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019 [HB-2984]
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Prohibits an employer from discharging or discriminating against employees working in waters above the Outer Continental Shelf who report or testify about violations of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, including about unsafe conditions or the adequacy of any oil spill response plan required by law. The bill sets forth procedures for the filing, investigation, and adjudication of a whistle-blower complaint. Employers are required to post a notice approved by the Department of Labor explaining employee rights and remedies in a conspicuous workplace
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert C. Scott
Introduced In House on 05/23/2019
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Steel Industry Preservation Act [S.1627]
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Extends and modifies the production tax credit for steel industry fuel. (Under current law, steel industry fuel is a fuel which is: (1) produced through a process of liquefying coal waste sludge and distributing it on coal, and (2) used as a feedstock for the manufacture of coke.) The bill modifies the tax credit for steel industry fuel to extend the credit period and the placed-in-service date, revise the definition of "steel industry fuel" to allow blends of coal and petroleum coke or other coke feedstock in the fuel, set forth ownership requirements,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/23/2019
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Steel Industry Preservation Act [HB-2993]
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Extends and modifies the production tax credit for steel industry fuel. (Under current law, steel industry fuel is a fuel which is: (1) produced through a process of liquefying coal waste sludge and distributing it on coal, and (2) used as a feedstock for the manufacture of coke.) The bill modifies the tax credit for steel industry fuel to extend the credit period and the placed-in-service date, revise the definition of "steel industry fuel" to allow blends of coal and petroleum coke or other coke feedstock in the fuel, set forth ownership requirements,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel T. Kildee
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 05/23/2019
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Clean Commute for Kids Act of 2019 [HB-2906]
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Reauthorizes through FY2025 the Clean School Bus Program, including to authorize the Environmental Protection Agency to award grants for up to 60% of the replacement costs of acquiring clean school buses and charging and fueling infrastructure.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas
Subcommittee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 01/09/2020
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Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economy. [HCR-41]
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This concurrent resolution expresses the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to American families and businesses and is not in the best interest of the United States.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Introduced In House on 05/22/2019
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Eastern Mediterranean Security and Energy Partnership Act of 2019 [HB-2913]
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Authorizes the Department of State to enter into cooperative agreements to enhance cooperation on energy matters between the United States and Israel, Greece, and Cyprus. The Department of Energy may establish a joint U.S.-Eastern Mediterranean Energy Center in the United States to further dialogue and academic cooperation in energy innovation technology, water science, and technology transfer. An existing ban on transferring defense articles and services on the U.S. Munitions List to Cyprus is modified to allow for such transfers if Cyprus is the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 06/26/2019
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Superfund Enhancement Act of 2019 [HB-2882]
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Reinstates and increases the Hazardous Substance Superfund financing rate from 9.7 cents to 15.8 cents and allows certain small businesses to expense up to $10,000 of the costs of relocating a trade or business carried on in a location on or near a site proposed for inclusion on the national priorities list under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980. The bill directs the Small Business Administration (SBA) to make disaster loans to small business concerns whose principal place of business is located on
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 05/21/2019
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Rebuild America Act of 2019 [HB-2864]
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Provides for an incremental increase in the excise taxes on gasoline, diesel, and kerosene fuels over a five-year period.
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Introduced In House on 05/21/2019