US Congress House Resolution 44 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 21-2)
Status: Introduced on January 19 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-09-01 - Recalled by full committee.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Declares the sense of the House of Representatives that it should be U.S. policy to allow for the development of offshore oil and gas-rich areas in an environmentally responsible manner. Declares that the Department of the Interior should: (1) complete promptly environmental analysis related to offshore leasing activities, including specified programs; (2) rescind promptly its announcement that the government will not propose any new oil drilling in waters off the East Coast, West Coast, or Eastern Gulf of Mexico for at least the next seven years; (3) expedite the processing and approval of both deepwater and shallow water drilling permits, exploration plans, development operations coordination documents, and development and production plans; and (4) allow new lease sales in all permissible areas of the Outer Continental Shelf, including the Gulf of Mexico, Alaska, and Atlantic areas.

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that an effective moratorium by the Executive Branch on offshore oil and gas exploration and drilling should be terminated.

Rep. Dan Burton [R-IN]	Rep. Sandy Adams [R-FL]	Rep. Michele Bachmann [R-MN]	Rep. Dan Boren [D-OK]
Rep. John Carter [R-TX]	Rep. Eric Crawford [R-AR]	Rep. Mark Critz [D-PA]	Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]
Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX]	Rep. Tim Huelskamp [R-KS]	Rep. Sam Johnson [R-TX]	Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]
Rep. Billy Long [R-MO]	Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA]	Rep. Candice Miller [R-MI]	Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]
Rep. Ron Paul [R-TX]	Rep. Mike Pompeo [R-KS]	Rep. Todd Rokita [R-IN]	Rep. Aaron Schock [R-IL]
Rep. Michael Simpson [R-ID]	Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]	Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-09-01	House	Recalled by full committee.
2011-01-26	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
2011-01-19	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-resolution/44/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hres44/BILLS-112hres44ih.pdf