US Congress House Bill 896 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 40)
Status: Introduced on February 4 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-02-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Energy and Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the President to designate not less than three closed military installations (or portions of them) that are appropriate for siting a refinery for gasoline or other fuel. Designates the Department of Energy as the lead agency for coordinating applicable federal refinery authorizations and related environmental reviews with respect to a designated refinery. Gives the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia exclusive jurisdiction over civil actions relating to federal refinery authorizations.

To expedite the construction of new refining capacity on closed military installations in the United States, and for other purposes.

Rep. Todd Akin [R-MO]	Rep. Michele Bachmann [R-MN]	Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R-MD]	Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]
Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]	Rep. Kevin Brady [R-TX]	Rep. Paul Broun [R-GA]	Rep. Henry Brown [R-SC]
Rep. Dan Burton [R-IN]	Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Rep. Michael Conaway [R-TX]	Rep. Mary Fallin [R-OK]
Rep. John Fleming [R-LA]	Rep. Virginia Foxx [R-NC]	Rep. Scott Garrett [R-NJ]	Rep. Phil Gingrey [R-GA]
Rep. Bob Goodlatte [R-VA]	Rep. Wally Herger [R-CA]	Rep. Darrell Issa [R-CA]	Rep. John Kline [R-MN]
Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]	Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]	Rep. Christopher Lee [R-NY]	Rep. John Linder [R-GA]
Rep. Kenny Marchant [R-TX]	Rep. Howard McKeon [R-CA]	Rep. John Mica [R-FL]	Rep. Jeff Miller [R-FL]
Rep. Sue Myrick [R-NC]	Rep. Mike Pence [R-IN]	Rep. Joseph Pitts [R-PA]	Rep. George Radanovich [R-CA]
Rep. Harold Rogers [R-KY]	Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]	Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]	Rep. Mark Souder [R-IN]
Rep. Zach Wamp [R-TN]	Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA]	Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]	Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-02-09		Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
2009-02-04		Referred to House Armed Services
2009-02-04		Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2009-02-04		Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/896/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr896/BILLS-111hr896ih.pdf