US Congress House Bill 4480 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 22-0)
Status: Engrossed on June 25 2012 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-07-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Domestic Energy and Jobs Act - Title I: Increasing Domestic Oil and Gas Exploration, Development, and Production in Response to Strategic Petroleum Reserve Drawdowns - Strategic Energy Production Act of 2012 - (Sec. 102) Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to direct the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to develop a plan to increase the percentage of federal lands leased for oil and gas exploration, development, and production under the jurisdiction of the Secretaries of Agriculture (USDA), of Energy, of the Interior, and of Defense (DOD) (Secretaries), including submerged lands of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Requires the percentage of the total amount of such federal lands to be the same as the percentage of petroleum in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) that was drawn down. Prohibits the plan from providing more than 10% of such federal lands for oil and gas exploration, development, and production leasing. Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) base the determination of present and future national energy needs upon information from the Energy Information Administration; and (2) consult with the Secretaries and the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and other state, environmentalist, and oil and gas industry stakeholders when developing the plan to determine the most geologically promising lands for production of oil and natural gas liquids. Prohibits such plan from taking effect without the concurrence of each of the Secretaries with respect to elements of the plan within their respective jurisdictions. Requires federal agency compliance with any requirements established by the Secretary of Energy pursuant to the plan; but prohibits any action that in the view of the Secretary of Defense (DOD) would adversely affect national security or military activities, including preparedness and training. Excludes lands managed under either the National Park System or the National Wilderness Preservation System from federal lands designated for increased oil and gas production. Prohibits this title from being construed to limit or affect the application of existing restrictions on offshore drilling or requirements for land management under federal, state, or local law. Title II: Impacts of EPA Rules and Actions on Energy Prices - Gasoline Regulations Act of 2012 - (Sec. 202) Requires the President to establish the Transportation Fuels Regulatory Committee to analyze and report, for each of 2016 and 2020, on the cumulative impacts of certain covered rules and actions under the Clean Air Act, including the impacts on gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas prices, operating costs, consumers, regional economies, U.S. competitiveness, small businesses, employment, labor markets, public health, and state, local, and tribal governments. Directs such Committee to consult with the National Energy Technology Laboratory when implementing this Act. (Sec. 203) Designates as "covered rules": (1) the rule entitled "Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles: Tier 3 Motor Vehicle Emission and Fuel Standards"; (2) any rule proposed after March 15, 2012, establishing or revising a standard of performance or emission standard for new stationary sources or hazardous air pollutants that is applicable to petroleum refineries; (3) any rule proposed after March 15, 2012, for implementation of the Renewable Fuel Program under the Clean Air Act; (4) the rules entitled "National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone" and "Reconsideration of the 2008 Ozone Primary and Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards" and any subsequent rule revising or supplementing the national ambient air quality standards for ozone; and (5) any successor or substantially similar rules. Defines a "covered action" as any action affecting facilities involved in the production, transportation, or distribution of gasoline, diesel fuel, or natural gas taken on or after January 1, 2009, by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a state or local government, or a permitting agency as a result of the application of provisions of the Clean Air Act relating to operating permits or the prevention of significant deterioration of air quality to an air pollutant that is identified as a greenhouse gas in the rule entitled "Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act." (Sec. 205) Prohibits the Administrator from finalizing the following rules until at least six months after the Committee submits its final report: (1) "Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles: Tier 3 Motor Vehicle Emission and Fuel Standards" and any successor or substantially similar rule; (2) any rule proposed after March 15, 2012, establishing or revising a performance or emission standard for new stationary sources or hazardous air pollutants that is applicable to petroleum refineries; and (3) any rule revising or supplementing the national ambient air quality standards for ozone under the Clean Air Act. (Sec. 206) Requires the Administrator to consider feasibility and cost in revising or supplementing any such standards for ozone. (Sec. 207) Amends the Clean Air Act concerning offending fuels and fuel additives to authorize the Administrator to waive temporarily a mandatory control or prohibition governing the use of a fuel or fuel additive if the Administrator determines that unusual or extreme supply circumstances result from an unforeseeable problem with distribution or delivery equipment necessary for the transportation or delivery of fuel or fuel additives. Allows the Administrator to extend the effectiveness of such a waiver for more than 20 days if the conditions supporting the waiver determination will exist for more than 20 days. Deems a request for such waiver approved if the Administrator neither approves nor denies it within three days after receipt. Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to: (1) include in a mandatory EPA study of federal, state, and local requirements for motor vehicle fuels both biofuels and the effect of such requirements on achievement of the renewable fuel standard, and (2) extend from 2008 to 2014 the deadline for the report to Congress on such study. Title III: Quadrennial Strategic Federal Onshore Energy Production Strategy - Planning for American Energy Act of 2012 - (Sec. 302) Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary in this title) and the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to publish every four years a Quadrennial Federal Onshore Energy Production Strategy to direct federal land energy development and department resource allocation in order to promote the energy security of the United States. Instructs the Secretary to consult with the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration on the projected energy demands of the United States for the next 30 years and on how energy derived from federal onshore lands can put the United States on a trajectory that meets such demand during the next 4 years, with a goal for increasing energy independence and production. Requires the Secretary to determine a domestic strategic production objective for the development of energy resources from such lands. Expresses the sense of Congress that federally recognized Indian tribes may elect to set their own production objectives as part of the Strategy. Grants the relevant Secretary all necessary authority to make determinations regarding which additional federal lands available for leasing at the time the lease sale occurs will be available to meet the production objectives established by the strategies. Directs the Secretary to take all actions necessary to achieve such objectives unless the President determines that it is not in U.S. national security and economic interests to increase federal domestic energy production and to further decrease dependence upon foreign energy sources. Requires the Secretary, within 12 months of enactment of this Act, to complete a programmatic environmental impact statement in accordance with certain requirements under NEPA. Deems such statement sufficient to be in compliance with NEPA requirements for all necessary resource management and land use plans associated with implementation of the Strategy. Requires the Secretary to submit:(1) each proposed strategy to the President and to Congress prior to publication, including comments received from affected states, local governments and federally recognized tribes; and (2) the first strategy to Congress within 18 months of enactment. Title IV: Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Certainty - Providing Leasing Certainty for American Energy Act of 2012 - (Sec. 402) Directs the Secretary, in conducting lease sales under the Mineral Leasing Act, to offer for sale at least 25% of the annual nominated acreage not previously made available for lease. Shields such acreage from protest and the test of extraordinary circumstances. Makes it eligible for certain categorical exclusions under the Energy Policy Act of 2005 in connection with review under NEPA. (A categorical exclusion [CE or CX] is a category of actions which do not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment and for which, as a consequence, neither an environmental assessment [EA] nor an environmental impact statement [EIS] is required. If a proposed action is included in the description provided for a listed CE established by an agency, the agency must check to make sure that no extraordinary circumstances exist that may cause the proposed action to have a significant effect in a particular situation. Extraordinary circumstances typically include such matters as effects to endangered species, protected cultural sites, and wetlands. If the proposed action is not included in the description in the agency's CE, or there are extraordinary circumstances, the agency must prepare an EA or an EIS, or develop a new proposal that may qualify for application of a CE.) Directs the Secretary to consider leasing only federal lands that are available for leasing at the time the lease sale occurs. (Sec. 403) Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to prohibit the Secretary from: (1) withdrawing any covered energy project issued under that Act without finding a violation by the lessee of lease terms; (2) delaying indefinitely issuance of project approvals, drilling and seismic permits, and rights of way for activities under a lease; and (3) cancelling or withdrawing any lease parcel after a competitive lease sale has occurred and a winning bidder has made the last payment for the parcel. Instructs the Secretary to: (1) make nominated areas available for lease within 18 months after an area is designated as open under a current land use plan, (2) issue all leases sold no later than 60 days after the last payment is made, and (3) adjudicate any lease protests filed following a lease sale. Prohibits additional lease stipulations after the parcel is sold without consultation and agreement of the lessee, unless the Secretary deems such stipulations emergency actions to conserve national resources. (Sec. 404) Requires federal land managers to follow existing resource management plans and continue to actively lease in areas designated as open when resource management plans are being amended or revised until such time as a new record of decision is signed. (Sec. 405) Declares without force or effect Bureau of Land Management Instruction Memorandum 2010-117. Title V: Streamlined Energy Permitting - Streamlining Permitting of American Energy Act of 2012 - Subtitle A: Application for Permits to Drill Process Reform - (Sec. 511) Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to revise requirements for the issuance of permits to drill in energy projects on federal lands. Authorizes the Secretary to extend the initial 30-day permit application review period for up to 2 periods of 15 days each, if the Secretary has given written notice of the delay to the applicant. Deems a permit application approved if the Secretary has made no decision on it 60 days after its receipt. Prescribes a notice requirement for denial of an application. Directs the Secretary to collect a single $6,500 permit processing fee per application from each applicant at the time the decision is made whether or not to issue a permit. Requires that 50% of fees collected as annual wind energy and solar energy right-of-way authorization fees be retained by the Secretary for use by: (1) the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to process permits, right-of-way applications, and other activities necessary for renewable energy development, and (2) either the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or other federal agencies involved in wind and solar permitting reviews in order to facilitate the processing of wind energy and solar energy permit applications on BLM lands. Subtitle B: Administrative Protest Documentation Reform - (Sec. 521) Requires the Secretary to collect a $5,000 documentation fee to accompany each protest for a lease, right of way, or application for permit to drill. Subtitle C: Permit Streamlining - (Sec. 531) Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish a Federal Permit Streamlining Project in every BLM Field office with responsibility for permitting energy projects on federal land, and (2) enter into a related memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of Agriculture, the EPA Administrator, and the Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers. Authorizes the Secretary to request that the governor of any state with energy projects on federal lands be a signatory to the memorandum of understanding. Requires federal signatories to such memorandum to assign staff with special expertise to such field offices. (Sec. 532) States that, with respect to review under NEPA, the Secretary shall not require a finding of extraordinary circumstances related to a categorical exclusion in administering the Energy Policy Act of 2005. (Sec. 533) Expresses the intent of Congress that: (1) this title will support a growing U.S. domestic energy sector that helps to reinvigorate American manufacturing, transportation, and service sectors by employing U.S. workers to assist in the development of energy from domestic sources; and (2) Congress will monitor deployment of personnel and material onshore to encourage development of American technology and manufacturing and to establish industrial facilities to support expanded access to American energy resources. Directs the Secretary to encourage, when practicable, the use of U.S. workers, including equipment manufactured in the United States, in all construction related to mineral resource development under this Act. Subtitle D: Judicial Review - (Sec. 542) States that venue for any covered civil action shall lie in the district court where the project or leases exist or are proposed. Prescribes procedures for judicial review regarding the leasing of federal lands for the exploration, development, production, processing, or transmission of oil, natural gas, wind, or any other energy source of energy. Title VI: Expeditious Program of Oil and Gas Leasing in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska - National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act - (Sec. 602) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the National Petroleum Reserve (NPR) in Alaska remains explicitly designated to provide oil and natural gas resources to the United States, and (2) it is national policy to actively advance oil and gas development within the NPR. (Sec. 603) Amends the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 to require that the mandatory program of competitive leasing of oil and gas in the NPR include at least one lease sale annually in those NPR areas most likely to produce commercial quantities of oil and natural gas each year during 2011-2021. (Sec. 604) Directs the Secretary to ensure, according to a specified timeline, permits for all surface development activities (including pipelines and roads construction) in order to: (1) develop and bring into production areas within the NPR that are subject to oil and gas leases; and (2) transport oil and gas from and through the NPR to existing transportation or processing infrastructure on the North Slope of Alaska. (Sec. 605) Directs the Secretary to: (1) issue regulations establishing clear requirements to ensure that the Department of the Interior is supporting development of oil and gas leases in the NPR, and (2) approve, within 180 days after enactment of this Act, and after public comment and consultation with the state of Alaska, right-of-way corridors for the construction of two separate additional bridges and pipeline rights-of-way to facilitate oil and gas development in the NPR. (Sec. 606) Requires the Secretary to assess all technically recoverable fossil fuel resources within the NPR, including conventional and unconventional oil and natural gas. Requires such resource assessment to be implemented by the U.S. Geological Survey, which is authorized to use resources and funds provided by the State of Alaska. (Sec. 607) Declares without force or effect the EPA designation of the Colville River Delta as an Aquatic Resource of National Importance. Title VII: Internet-Based Onshore Oil and Gas Lease Sales - BLM Live Internet Auctions Act - (Sec. 702) 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 such sales, compared to sales conducted by oral bidding. Requires the report to evaluate the demonstrated or expected effectiveness of different structures for lease sales which may provide an opportunity to better maximize bidder participation, ensure the highest return to the federal taxpayers, minimize opportunities for fraud or collusion, and ensure the security and integrity of the leasing process. Title VIII: Service Over the Counter, Self-Contained, Medium Temperature Commercial Refrigerators - (Sec. 801) Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to define and establish energy conservation standards for service over the counter, self-contained, medium (SOC-SC-M) temperature commercial refrigerators. Requires such a refrigerator manufactured 6 months after enactment of the Better Use of Refrigerator Regulations Act to have a specified total daily energy consumption (in kilowatt hours per day). Title IX: Miscellaneous Provisions - (Sec. 901) Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from transferring to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement any responsibility or authority to perform any function performed immediately before the enactment of this Act under the Department of the Interior Solid Minerals Program, including management of mineral development on federal lands and acquired lands under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, and any function performed under the Mining Law Program. (Sec. 902) Amends the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to: (1) contract from FY2016-FY2055 to FY2016-FY2022 the time period during which the annual maximum amount of distributed qualified OCS shelf revenues shall be $500 million, and (2) increase to $750 million the annual maximum amount of distributed qualified OCS revenues for FY2023-FY2055. (Sec. 903) Directs the Secretary to: (1) revise the proposed OCS oil and gas leasing program for 2012-2017 to include Lease Sale 220 off the coast of Virginia, (2) include the OCS off the coast of Virginia in the leasing program for each 5-year period after the 2012-2017 period, and (3) implement Lease Sale 220 within one year after enactment of this Act. Instructs the Secretary and the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to work jointly in implementing these changes to ensure: (1) preserving the ability of the U.S. Armed Forces to maintain an optimum state of readiness through their continued use of the OCS; and (2) allowing effective exploration, development, and production of the national oil, gas, and renewable energy resources. Prohibits any exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas off the coast of Virginia that would conflict with any military operation. Declares that the United States reserves the right to designate by and through the Secretary of Defense, with the President's approval, national defense areas on the OCS. Title X: Advancing Offshore Wind Production - Advancing Offshore Wind Production Act - (Sec. 1002) Exempts projects determined by the Secretary to be an offshore meteorological site testing and monitoring project from environmental impact statement requirements under NEPA. Defines an "offshore meteorological site testing and monitoring project" as a project that is administered by the Department of the Interior and carried out on or in the waters of the OCS to test or monitor weather (including wind, tidal, current, and solar energy) using towers, buoys, or other temporary ocean infrastructure and that: (1) causes less than one acre of surface or seafloor disruption at the location of each meteorological tower or other device and no more than five acres of surface or seafloor disruption within the proposed area affected by the project (including hazards to navigation), (2) is decommissioned within five years of its commencement, and (3) provides meteorological information to the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to: (1) require that any applicant seeking to conduct an offshore meteorological site testing and monitoring project on the OCS obtain a permit and right of way for the project; (2) decide whether to issue such a permit and right of way within 30 days after receiving an application; (3) provide an opportunity for submission of comments by the public; (4) consult with the Secretary of Defense (DOD), the Commandant of the Coast Guard, and the heads of other federal, state, and local agencies that would be affected by issuance of the permit and right of way; and (5) provide an applicant the opportunity to remedy deficiencies in a permit application that was denied.

Domestic Energy and Jobs Act

Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO]	Rep. Rick Berg [R-ND]	Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]	Rep. Francisco Canseco [R-TX]
Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV]	Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]	Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]	Rep. Virginia Foxx [R-NC]
Rep. Tim Griffin [R-AR]	Rep. Gregg Harper [R-MS]	Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS]	Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]
Rep. Jeffrey Landry [R-LA]	Rep. Tom Latham [R-IA]	Rep. Billy Long [R-MO]	Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]
Rep. Alan Nunnelee [R-MS]	Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]	Rep. Tom Reed [R-NY]	Rep. Denny Rehberg [R-MT]
Rep. Cliff Stearns [R-FL]	Rep. Lee Terry [R-NE]

2012-06-21 - House - On Passage (Y: 248 N: 163 NV: 21 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-06-21 - House - On Motion to Recommit with Instructions (Y: 166 N: 243 NV: 23 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-06-21 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 180 N: 235 NV: 17 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-06-21 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 162 N: 255 NV: 15 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-06-21 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 162 N: 254 NV: 16 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-06-21 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 186 N: 233 NV: 13 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-06-21 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 256 N: 161 NV: 15 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-06-21 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 168 N: 250 NV: 14 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-06-21 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 263 N: 146 NV: 23 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-06-21 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 244 N: 173 NV: 15 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-06-21 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 161 N: 256 NV: 15 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-06-21 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 257 N: 162 NV: 13 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-06-21 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 190 N: 230 NV: 12 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-06-21 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 164 N: 256 NV: 12 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-06-21 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 164 N: 255 NV: 13 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-06-21 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 174 N: 244 NV: 14 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-06-21 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 177 N: 242 NV: 13 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-06-21 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 164 N: 249 NV: 19 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-06-21 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 253 N: 163 NV: 16 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-06-21 - House - On Passage (Y: 248 N: 163 NV: 21 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-06-21 - House - On Motion to Recommit with Instructions (Y: 166 N: 243 NV: 23 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-06-21 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 180 N: 235 NV: 17 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-06-21 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 162 N: 255 NV: 15 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-06-21 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 162 N: 254 NV: 16 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-06-21 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 186 N: 233 NV: 13 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-06-21 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 256 N: 161 NV: 15 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-06-21 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 168 N: 250 NV: 14 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-06-21 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 263 N: 146 NV: 23 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-06-21 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 244 N: 173 NV: 15 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-06-21 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 161 N: 256 NV: 15 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-06-21 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 257 N: 162 NV: 13 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-06-21 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 190 N: 230 NV: 12 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-06-21 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 164 N: 256 NV: 12 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-06-21 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 164 N: 255 NV: 13 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-06-21 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 174 N: 244 NV: 14 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-06-21 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 177 N: 242 NV: 13 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-06-21 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 164 N: 249 NV: 19 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-06-21 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 253 N: 163 NV: 16 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-07-10	Senate	Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
2012-06-25	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2012-06-21	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2012-06-21	House	On passage Passed by recorded vote: 248 - 163 (Roll no. 410).
2012-06-21	House	On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 166 - 243 (Roll no. 409). (consideration: CR H3943-3944)
2012-06-21	House	The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H3943)
2012-06-21	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Slaughter motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to prohibit the major integrated oil companies (Big 5) from receiving new drilling leases authorized under this bill unless they agree to not claim certain tax benefits: the percentage depletion allowance and the domestic production activities deduction (Sec. 199). The motion would also require that: all materials used to drill new leases issued under this bill be made in America, and that lease holders make efforts to reduce outsourcing of jobs.
2012-06-21	House	Ms. Slaughter moved to recommit with instructions to Natural Resources. (consideration: CR H3942-3944; text: CR H3942)
2012-06-21	House	The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
2012-06-21	House	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H3942)
2012-06-21	House	The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 4480.
2012-06-21	House	H.AMDT.1314 On agreeing to the DeLauro amendment (A024) Failed by recorded vote: 180 - 235 (Roll no. 408). (consideration: CR H3941-3942)
2012-06-21	House	H.AMDT.1313 On agreeing to the Speier amendment (A023) Failed by recorded vote: 162 - 255 (Roll no. 407). (consideration: CR H3941)
2012-06-21	House	H.AMDT.1311 On agreeing to the Capps amendment (A021) Failed by recorded vote: 162 - 254 (Roll no. 406). (consideration: CR H3940-3941)
2012-06-21	House	H.AMDT.1310 On agreeing to the Bass (CA) amendment (A020) Failed by recorded vote: 186 - 233 (Roll no. 405). (consideration: CR H3939-3940)
2012-06-21	House	H.AMDT.1308 On agreeing to the Wittman amendment (A018) Agreed to by recorded vote: 256 - 161 (Roll no. 404). (consideration: CR H3939)
2012-06-21	House	H.AMDT.1307 On agreeing to the Holt amendment (A017) Failed by recorded vote: 168 - 250 (Roll no. 403). (consideration: CR H3938-3939)
2012-06-21	House	H.AMDT.1306 On agreeing to the Rigell amendment (A016) Agreed to by recorded vote: 263 - 146 (Roll no. 402). (consideration: CR H3937-3938)
2012-06-21	House	H.AMDT.1305 On agreeing to the Landry amendment (A015) Agreed to by recorded vote: 244 - 173 (Roll no. 401). (consideration: CR H3937)
2012-06-21	House	H.AMDT.1304 On agreeing to the Markey amendment (A014) Failed by recorded vote: 161 - 256 (Roll no. 400). (consideration: CR H3936-3937)
2012-06-21	House	H.AMDT.1303 On agreeing to the Amodei amendment (A013) Agreed to by recorded vote: 257 - 162 (Roll no. 399). (consideration: CR H3935-3936)
2012-06-21	House	H.AMDT.1302 On agreeing to the Connolly (VA) amendment (A012) Failed by recorded vote: 190 - 230 (Roll no. 398). (consideration: CR H3935)
2012-06-21	House	H.AMDT.1301 On agreeing to the Holt amendment (A011) Failed by recorded vote: 164 - 256 (Roll no. 397). (consideration: CR H3934-3935)
2012-06-21	House	H.AMDT.1300 On agreeing to the Rush amendment (A010) Failed by recorded vote: 164 - 255 (Roll no. 396). (consideration: CR H3933-3934)
2012-06-21	House	H.AMDT.1298 On agreeing to the Green, Gene amendment (A008) Failed by recorded vote: 174 - 244 (Roll no. 395). (consideration: CR H3933)
2012-06-21	House	H.AMDT.1297 On agreeing to the Connolly (VA) amendment (A007) Failed by recorded vote: 177 - 242 (Roll no. 394). (consideration: CR H3932-3933)
2012-06-21	House	H.AMDT.1296 On agreeing to the Waxman amendment (A006) Failed by recorded vote: 164 - 249 (Roll no. 393). (consideration: CR H3931-3932)
2012-06-21	House	H.AMDT.1291 On agreeing to the Hastings (WA) amendment (A001) Agreed to by recorded vote: 253 - 163 (Roll no. 392). (consideration: CR H3930-3931)
2012-06-21	House	The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
2012-06-21	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3940-3945)
2012-06-21	House	Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 4480 as unfinished business.
2012-06-21	House	On motion to rise Agreed to by voice vote.
2012-06-21	House	Mr. Lamborn moved to rise.
2012-06-21	House	H.AMDT.1315 On agreeing to the Bass (CA) amendment (A025) Failed by voice vote.
2012-06-21	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 691, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bass (CA) amendment.
2012-06-21	House	H.AMDT.1315 Amendment (A025) offered by Ms. Bass (CA). (consideration: CR H3927-3930; text: CR H3927-3928)Amendment sought to establish an Office of Energy Employment and Training, as well as an Office of Minority and Women Inclusion that would be responsible for all matters relating to diversity in management, employment, and business activities.
2012-06-21	House	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the DeLauro amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Gardner demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the DeLauro amendment until a time to be announced.
2012-06-21	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 691, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the DeLauro amendment.
2012-06-21	House	H.AMDT.1314 Amendment (A024) offered by Ms. DeLauro. (consideration: CR H3926-3927, H3941-3942; text: CR H3926)Amendment sought to require $128 million received from the sale of new leases to be made available to fully fund the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to limit speculation in energy markets.
2012-06-21	House	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Speier amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Speier demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the Speier amendment until a time to be announced.
2012-06-21	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 691, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Speier amendment.
2012-06-21	House	H.AMDT.1313 Amendment (A023) offered by Ms. Speier. (consideration: CR H3925-3926, H3941; text: CR H3925)Amendment sought to strike provisions in the bill which allow for drilling applications to be deemed approved after a period of 60 days even if the Interior Department has not completed its review of an application and ensured that the drilling was safe.
2012-06-21	House	H.AMDT.1312 On agreeing to the Hanabusa amendment (A022) Agreed to by voice vote.
2012-06-21	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 691, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hanabusa amendment.
2012-06-21	House	H.AMDT.1312 Amendment (A022) offered by Ms. Hanabusa. (consideration: CR H3925; text: CR H3925)Amendment requires the Secretary of Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, to include in their Quadrennial Federal Onshore Energy Production Strategy, the best estimate, based upon commercial and scientific data, of the expected increase in domestic production of geothermal, solar, wind, or other renewable energy sources on lands designated as Hawaiian Home Lands.
2012-06-21	House	POSPTONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Capps amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Capps demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the Capps amendment until a time to be announced.
2012-06-21	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 691, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Capps amendment.
2012-06-21	House	H.AMDT.1311 Amendment (A021) offered by Mrs. Capps. (consideration: CR H3923-3925, H3940-3941; text: CR H3923-3924)Amendment sought to remove the requirements in Title II of the bill to conduct an analysis, issue a report, and delay rules if the Secretary of Energy determines that the analyses are "infeasible to conduct, require data that does not exist, or would generate results subject to such large estimates of uncertainty that the results would be neither reliable nor useful".
2012-06-21	House	The Chair announced its understanding the amendment numbered 22 printed in House Report 112-540 would not be offered.
2012-06-21	House	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Bass (CA) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Bass (CA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the Bass (CA) amendment until a time to be announced.
2012-06-21	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 691, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bass (CA) amendment.
2012-06-21	House	H.AMDT.1310 Amendment (A020) offered by Ms. Bass (CA). (consideration: CR H3922-3923, H3939-3940; text: CR H3922)Amendment sought to require the Transportation Fuels Regulatory Committee to conduct an analysis of how to shield American consumers and the United States economy from gasoline price fluctuations and supply disruptions in the oil market by reducing the dependence of the United States on oil.
2012-06-21	House	H.AMDT.1309 On agreeing to the Westmoreland amendment (A019) Agreed to by voice vote.
2012-06-21	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 691, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Westmoreland amendment.
2012-06-21	House	H.AMDT.1309 Amendment (A019) offered by Mr. Westmoreland. (consideration: CR H3921-3922; text: CR H3921)Amendment lessens the regulatory burden on deli-style display cases by making Service-Over-the-Counter (SOTC) refrigerator units into a separate product classification.
2012-06-21	House	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Wittman amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Markey demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the Wittman amendment until a time to be announced.
2012-06-21	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 691, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Wittman amendment.
2012-06-21	House	H.AMDT.1308 Amendment (A018) offered by Mr. Wittman. (consideration: CR H3920-3921, H3939; text: CR H3920)Amendment streamlines the process for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to approve temporary infrastructure, such as towers or buoys, to test and develop offshore wind power in the Outer Continental Shelf.
2012-06-21	House	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Holt amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Holt demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the Holt amendment until a time to be announced.
2012-06-21	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 691, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Holt amendment.
2012-06-21	House	H.AMDT.1307 Amendment (A017) offered by Mr. Holt. (consideration: CR H3918-3920, H3938-3939; text: CR H3919)Amendment sought to end free drilling in the Gulf of Mexico by requiring oil companies to pay in order to receive new leases on public lands.
2012-06-21	House	The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
2012-06-21	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3918-3930)
2012-06-20	House	Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 4480 as unfinished business.
2012-06-20	House	On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
2012-06-20	House	Mr. Hastings (WA) moved that the committee rise.
2012-06-20	House	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Rigell amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Markey demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the Rige11 amendment until a time to be announced.
2012-06-20	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 691, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rigell amendment.
2012-06-20	House	H.AMDT.1306 Amendment (A016) offered by Mr. Rigell. (consideration: CR H3911-3912; text: CR H3911)Amendment requires the Secretary of the Interior to include Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Lease Sale 220 off the coast of Virginia in the 5 Year Plan for OCS oil and gas drilling and to conduct Lease Sale 220 within one year of enactment. The amendment also ensures that no oil and gas drilling may be conducted off the coast of Virginia which would conflict with military operations.
2012-06-20	House	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Landry amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Markey demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the Landry amendment until a time to be announced.
2012-06-20	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 691, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Landry amendment.
2012-06-20	House	H.AMDT.1305 Amendment (A015) offered by Mr. Landry. (consideration: CR H3910-3911; text: CR H3910)Amendment raises the cap of revenue shared among the Gulf States who produce energy on the Outer Continental Shelf between FY 2023 and FY 2055 from $500 million to $750 million.
2012-06-20	House	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Markey amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Markey demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the Markey amendment until a time to be announced.
2012-06-20	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 691, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Markey amendment.
2012-06-20	House	H.AMDT.1304 Amendment (A014) offered by Mr. Markey. (consideration: CR H3909-3910; text: CR H3909)An amendment numbered 15 printed in House Report 112-540 to prohibit oil and gas produced under new leases authorized by this legislation from being exported to foreign countries.
2012-06-20	House	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Amodei amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Amodei demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the Amodei amendment until a time to be announced.
2012-06-20	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 691, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Amodei amendment.
2012-06-20	House	H.AMDT.1303 Amendment (A013) offered by Mr. Amodei. (consideration: CR H3907-3909)Amendment prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from moving any aspect of the Solid Minerals program administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to the Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM).
2012-06-20	House	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Connolly amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Connolly demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the Connolly amendment until a time to be announced.
2012-06-20	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 691, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Connolly amendment.
2012-06-20	House	H.AMDT.1302 Amendment (A012) offered by Mr. Connolly (VA). (consideration: CR H3906-3907; text: CR H3906)Amendment sought to clarify that the section requiring a $5,000 protest fee shall not infringe upon the protections afforded by the First Amendment to the Constitution to petition for the redress of grievances.
2012-06-20	House	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Holt amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Holt demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the Holt amendment until a time to be announced.
2012-06-20	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 691, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Holt amendment.
2012-06-20	House	H.AMDT.1301 Amendment (A011) offered by Mr. Holt. (consideration: CR H3905-3906; text: CR H3905)Amendment sought to reduce the number of onshore leases on which oil and gas production is not occurring as an incentive for oil and gas companies to begin producing on the leases that they already hold.
2012-06-20	House	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Rush amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Rush demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the Rush amendment until a time to be announced.
2012-06-20	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 691, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rush amendment.
2012-06-20	House	H.AMDT.1300 Amendment (A010) offered by Mr. Rush. (consideration: CR H3904-3905; text: CR H3904)Amendment sought to provide that Sections 205 and 206 shall cease to be effective if the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration determines that implementation of this title is not projected to lower gasoline prices and create jobs in the United States within 10 years.
2012-06-20	House	H.AMDT.1299 On agreeing to the Terry amendment (A009) Agreed to by voice vote.
2012-06-20	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 691, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Terry amendment.
2012-06-20	House	H.AMDT.1299 Amendment (A009) offered by Mr. Terry. (consideration: CR H3902-3904; text: CR H3902-3903)Amendment gives the EPA the ability to waive certain fuel requirements in a geographic area, when there is a problem with distribution or delivery of fuel or fuel additives, for a period of 20 days, which could also be extended for another 20 days if such conditions exist. Amendment also directs the EPA and Department of Energy to conduct the Fuel Harmonization Study required by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 by June 2014.
2012-06-20	House	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Gene Green (TX) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Gene Green (TX) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the Gene Green (TX) amendment until a time to be announced.
2012-06-20	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 691, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gene Green (TX) amendment.
2012-06-20	House	H.AMDT.1298 Amendment (A008) offered by Mr. Green, Gene. (consideration: CR H3901-3902; text: CR H3901)Amendment sought to strike section 206 of the bill which would require the consideration of feasibility and costs in revising or supplementing national ambient air quality standards for ozone.
2012-06-20	House	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Connolly amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Connolly demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the Connolly amendment until a time to be announced.
2012-06-20	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 691, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Connolly amendment.
2012-06-20	House	H.AMDT.1297 Amendment (A007) offered by Mr. Connolly (VA). (consideration: CR H3901; text: CR H3901)Amendment sought to define the term "public health" in the Clean Air Act.
2012-06-20	House	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Waxman amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Gardner demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the Waxman amendment until a time to be announced.
2012-06-20	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 691, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Waxman amendment.
2012-06-20	House	H.AMDT.1296 Amendment (A006) offered by Mr. Waxman. (consideration: CR H3899-3900; text: CR H3899)Amendment sought to provide that the rules described in section 205(a) shall not be delayed if the pollution that would be controlled by the rules contributes to asthma attacks, acute and chronic bronchitis, heart attacks, cancer, birth defects, neurological damage, premature death, or other serious harms to human health.
2012-06-20	House	H.AMDT.1295 On agreeing to the McKinley amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote.
2012-06-20	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 691, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McKinley amendment numbered 6.
2012-06-20	House	H.AMDT.1295 Amendment (A005) offered by Mr. McKinley. (consideration: CR H3898-3899; text: CR H3898)Amendment requires the committee to conduct an analysis of other nations' regulations, policies and enforcements of their oil and gas industries and make a comparison to United States policies. The Committee would look at the actions, or inactions, of other nation's regulations, enforcements, and matters relating to the oil and gas industry, and how they have either helped positively or negatively towards the oil and gas industries in those other nations.
2012-06-20	House	H.AMDT.1294 On agreeing to the McKinley amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote.
2012-06-20	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 691, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McKinley amendment numbered 5.
2012-06-20	House	H.AMDT.1294 Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. McKinley. (consideration: CR H3898; text: CR H3898)Amendment requires the consultation and input of the NETL under the Transportation Fuels Regulatory Committee within Title II of the legislation so that NETL would work with the Committee to analyze and report on the impacts of the rules and actions of the EPA on our nation's gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas prices.
2012-06-20	House	H.AMDT.1293 On agreeing to the Quigley amendment (A003) Failed by voice vote.
2012-06-20	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 691, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Quigley amendment.
2012-06-20	House	H.AMDT.1293 Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. Quigley. (consideration: CR H3897-3898; text: CR H3897)Amendment sought to ensure that protection of the marine and coastal environment is of primary importance in making areas of the Outer Continental Shelf available for leasing, exploration, and development rather than expeditious development of oil and gas resources; and to prohibit oil and gas leasing, exploration, and development in important ecological areas of the Outer Continental Shelf.
2012-06-20	House	The Chair announced its understanding the amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 112-540 would not be offered.
2012-06-20	House	H.AMDT.1292 On agreeing to the Polis amendment (A002) Failed by voice vote.
2012-06-20	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 691, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Polis amendment.
2012-06-20	House	H.AMDT.1292 Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Polis. (consideration: CR H3896-3897; text: CR H3896)An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 112-540 to exclude hydraulic fracturing activities within 1,000 feet of a primary or secondary school.
2012-06-20	House	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Hastings (WA) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Markey demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the Hastings (WA) amendment until a time to be announced.
2012-06-20	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 691, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hastings (WA) amendment.
2012-06-20	House	H.AMDT.1291 Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Hastings (WA). (consideration: CR H3895-3896; text: CR H3895)Manager's amendment makes technical corrections; eliminates the designation of the Colville River as an Aquatic Resource of National Importance and requires additional rights-of-way planned into and out of the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska.
2012-06-20	House	GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with two hour of general debate on H.R. 4480.
2012-06-20	House	The Speaker designated the Honorable Steve Womack to act as Chairman of the Committee.
2012-06-20	House	House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 691 and Rule XVIII.
2012-06-20	House	Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4480 with 2 hours of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The resolution makes in order as original text for purpose of amendment the amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 112-24.
2012-06-20	House	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 691. (consideration: CR H3875-3912; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H3890-3895)
2012-06-20	House	Rule H. Res. 691 passed House.
2012-06-19	House	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 691 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4480 with 2 hours of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The resolution makes in order as original text for purpose of amendment the amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 112-24.
2012-06-08	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 367.
2012-06-08	House	Committee on Armed Services discharged.
2012-06-08	House	Committee on Agriculture discharged.
2012-06-08	House	Committee on Natural Resources discharged.
2012-06-08	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 112-520, Part I.
2012-05-17	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 31 - 16.
2012-05-17	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2012-05-16	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2012-05-10	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
2012-04-27	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
2012-04-27	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
2012-04-24	House	Referred to House Armed Services
2012-04-24	House	Referred to House Agriculture
2012-04-24	House	Referred to House Natural Resources
2012-04-24	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2012-04-24	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2012-04-16	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Prior to Introduction.

HB4136 (Related) 2012-03-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
HR691 (Related) 2012-06-20 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
HB4381 (Related) 2012-06-15 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 378.
SB3445 (Related) 2012-07-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
HB2150 (Related) 2011-10-14 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 165.
HB2173 (Related) 2011-10-14 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 168.
HB2752 (Related) 2012-01-18 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 252.
HB4382 (Related) 2012-06-15 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 379.
HB4383 (Related) 2012-06-15 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 376.
HB4471 (Related) 2012-06-06 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 366.
SB398 (Related) 2011-05-18 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 54.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/4480/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr4480/BILLS-112hr4480ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr4480/BILLS-112hr4480rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr4480/BILLS-112hr4480eh.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2012392
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