US SB665 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 5)
Status: Introduced on March 15 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-15 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Pending: Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 15 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-15 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Pending: Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Unleashing American Energy Act of 2017 This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to authorize the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to conduct additional lease sales under an approved five-year oil and gas leasing program. Additional lease sales shall not require the reapproval of a leasing program.
Title
Unleashing American Energy Act of 2017
Sponsors
| Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA] | Sen. Thom Tillis [R-NC] | Sen. John Kennedy [R-LA] | Sen. Thad Cochran [R-MS] |
| Sen. Luther Strange [R-AL] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-15 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. |
Subjects
Energy
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Gulf of Mexico
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Oil and gas
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Gulf of Mexico
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Oil and gas
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/665/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s665/BILLS-115s665is.pdf |
