Committee Legislation

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  • Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act (H.R. 3409)
    Committee Legislation
    Sep 14, 2012 -     The Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act, sponsored by Rep. Bill Johnson (OH-06), will protect American jobs and support U.S. energy production by prohibiting the Secretary of the Interior from issuing new rules or regulations that will adversely impact mining jobs and our economy. T... More
  • Saving Our Dams and New Hydropower Development and Jobs Act (H.R. 6247)
    Committee Legislation
    Aug 1, 2012 -     H.R. 6247, the Saving Our Dams and New Hydropower Development and Jobs Act, introduced by Chairman Doc Hastings, protects and promotes hydropower resources by ending practices that diminish existing hydropower, cutting regulatory red-tape, generating new non-federal funding for new projects and improving transparency. ... More
  • Congressional Replacement of President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan (H.R. 6082)
    Committee Legislation
    Jul 15, 2012 -     Background on H.R. 6082: On June 28, 2012, the Obama Administration announced its proposed final lease plan for developing the United States’ offshore energy resources from 2012-2017. Under section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Leasing Act, the President’s proposed five-year offshore drilling plan must be submitted... More
  • Planning for American Energy Act (H.R. 4381)
    Committee Legislation
    May 15, 2012 -     The Planning for American Energy Act establishes common sense steps to create an all-of-the-above American energy plan for using our vast federal resources to meet our Nation’s energy needs. The bill ensures that our nation’s energy needs are met through development of both traditional and alternative energy resources... More
  • Providing Leasing Certainty For American Energy Act (H.R. 4382)
    Committee Legislation
    May 15, 2012 -     The Providing Leasing Certainty for American Energy Act would reform to the leasing process for onshore oil and natural gas projects on federal land in order to eliminate unnecessary government delays and hurdles, expand onshore energy production and create new American jobs. Since taking office the Obama Administrati... More
  • Streamlining Permitting of American Energy Act (H.R. 4383)
    Committee Legislation
    May 15, 2012 -     The Streamlining Permitting of American Energy Act would ensure A reliable permitting process to increase American energy production. It would remove government roadblocks and bureaucratic red tape that hinder and delay American energy production and American job creation. It streamlines and reforms the process for ene... More
  • National Strategic and Critical Mineral Production Act (H.R. 4402)
    Committee Legislation
    May 15, 2012 -     The National Strategic and Critical Minerals Protection Act would allow the U.S. to more efficiently develop our Nation's strategic and critical minerals, such as rare earth elements, that are vital to job creation, American economic competitiveness and national security. The bill streamlines the permitting process fo... More
  • Native American Energy Act (H.R. 3973)
    Committee Legislation
    May 15, 2012 -     The Native American Energy Act streamlines burdensome and duplicative government regulations and increases the opportunity for Indian tribes to develop energy resources on their own land to create jobs and increase American energy production. The bill addresses specific concerns from various Indian County leaders abou... More
  • Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act of 2011 (H.R. 2842)
    Committee Legislation
    Mar 5, 2012 -     The Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act of 2011 (Rep. Tipton, R-CO) is a bipartisan plan to create new American jobs and expand production of clean, renewable hydropower by cutting duplicative, bureaucratic red tape. The bill is part of House Republicans’ American Energy Initi... More
  • American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act (H.R. 7)
    Committee Legislation
    Feb 1, 2012 -     hr{ margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 28px; border-top-width: 1px; border-top-style: dotted; border-top-color: #67819c; } The American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act (set to be H.R. 7) would link new American energy production to high-priority infrastructure projects. This common sense jobs plan would permanently remo... More
  • Legislation to Reorganize the Interior Department's Offshore Energy Agencies (H.R. 3404)
    Committee Legislation
    Jul 25, 2011 -     Chairman Hastings’ legislation builds on the Interior Department’s reorganization of its offshore energy agencies by writing reforms into law and further enhancing the accountability, efficiency, safety and ethical standards of offshore energy operations. These reforms will allow for the robust production of our Natio... More
  • Cutting Red Tape to Facilitate Renewable Energy Act (H.R. 2170)
    Committee Legislation
    Jun 14, 2011 -     The Cutting Red Tape to Facilitate Renewable Energy Act will accelerate the development of clean, renewable energy projects on Federal lands and waters to create jobs and protect the environment. This American Energy Initiative legislation would streamline bureaucratic impediments, while still ensuring thorough enviro... More
  • Advancing Offshore Wind Production Act (H.R. 2173)
    Committee Legislation
    Jun 14, 2011 -     The Advancing Offshore Wind Production Act will speed the production of clean, renewable American energy by streamlining the process for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to develop offshore wind power. Renewable energy production is an important part of House Republicans’ all-of-the-above energy approach t... More
  • Utilizing America's Federal Lands for Wind Energy Act (H.R. 2172)
    Committee Legislation
    Jun 14, 2011 -     The Utilizing America’s Federal Lands for Wind Energy Act will speed the production of clean, renewable American energy by streamlining the process to develop onshore wind power on Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service lands. Renewable energy production is an important part of House Republicans’ all-of-the... More
  • Exploring Geothermal Energy on Federal Lands Act (H.R. 2171)
    Committee Legislation
    Jun 14, 2011 -     The Exploring Geothermal Energy on Federal Lands Act establishes a common sense, streamlined policy for the development of clean geothermal energy resources that will create jobs and provide low cost energy to American families. Geothermal energy is naturally occurring steam or hot water that is moved through a turbin... More
  • National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act (H.R. 2150)
    Committee Legislation
    Jun 9, 2011 -     The National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act will create new jobs, support current energy jobs in Alaska, expand American energy production and lower energy costs by ensuring that oil and natural gas resources in the National Petroleum Reserve -Alaska (NPRA) are developed and transported in a timely, efficient man... More
  • National Strategic and Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2011 (H.R. 2011)
    Committee Legislation
    May 26, 2011 -     Critical and strategic minerals are essential to our economy, livelihood and national security. Renewable energy, medical devices, national defense equipment, agriculture and everyday items such as computers or light bulbs are all dependent on minerals. Because critical minerals are vital to renewable energy productio... More
  • Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011 (H.R. 1904)
    Committee Legislation
    May 13, 2011 -     H.R. 1904 authorizes a fair value land exchange in Southeast Arizona that would open up the third largest undeveloped copper resource in the world. The bill will create thousands of jobs, generate billions in revenue and strengthen our national security by developing our own U.S. copper resources. This bill requires a... More
  • Putting the Gulf of Mexico Back to Work Act (H.R. 1229)
    Committee Legislation
    Mar 29, 2011 -     Following the Deepwater Horizon explosion, the Obama Administration in May 2010 placed a moratorium on all shallow-water and deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. Despite officially lifting the moratorium in October 2010, the Obama Administration continues to slow-walk the permitting process. The Putting the Gulf ... More
  • Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act (H.R. 1230)
    Committee Legislation
    Mar 29, 2011 -     The Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act expands American energy production and creates jobs by requiring the Secretary of the Interior to conduct oil and natural gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico and offshore Virginia that have been delayed or cancelled by the Obama Administration. The Federal Government ... More
  • Reversing President Obama’s Offshore Moratorium Act (H.R. 1231)
    Committee Legislation
    Mar 29, 2011 -     The Reversing President Obama’s Offshore Moratorium Act will lift the President’s ban on new offshore drilling by requiring the Administration to move forward on American energy production in areas containing the most oil and natural gas resources. In 2008, in response to record-high gasoline prices, both Congress and... More
 
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