Dear Mr. Chairman:
The Department of the Interior ("Department") is in receipt of your letter dated January 25, 2012, regarding the Department's ongoing response to the Committee's April 25,2011, letter. In that letter, the Committee seeks information regarding the Department's Office ofInspector General 20 10 Report of Investigation into the description of the peer review in the… Read more »
Dear Mr. Chairman:
The Department of the Interior ("Department") is in receipt of your January 25, 2012, letter regarding the Office of Surface Mining's (OSM) ongoing process to develop a Stream Protection Rule. The Department has begun processing the several new requests for additional documents contained in that letter, and we look forward to working with you on these requests. This… Read more »
Reporting H.R. 3407 Out of Committee (Passed 29-13. View Roll Call Vote)
This bill would open less than 3 percent of ANWR to responsible energy development by directing the Secretary of the Interior to establish lease sales in the North Slope. This is an area specifically set aside for energy production in 1980 by President Jimmy Carter and Democrat Congress.
Markey #001 (Failed 11-27.… Read more »
Reporting H.R. 3410 Out of Committee (Passed 25-19. View Roll Call Vote)
This bill ends the President’s offshore drilling ban by requiring the Secretary of the Interior to issue leases in new offshore ears containing the most oil and natural gas resources. It also requires the Secretary to conduct lease sales that were delayed for canceled by the Obama Administration and establish a fair… Read more »
Reporting H.R. 3408 Out of Committee (Passed 27-16. View Roll Call Vote)
This bill sets clear rules for the development of United States oil shale resources and promotes shale technology research and development.
Garamendi Amendment #072 to Tipton Amendment #001 (Failed 14-26. View Roll Call Vote)
This amendment would require at least 60% of materials used in oil and natural gas… Read more »
The House Natural Resources Committee today passed three bipartisan American energy bills that are important components of the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act, which will create over a million good-paying jobs, remove government barriers to American energy production, make America more energy secure, and help repair our roads and bridges without raising taxes.
“This… Read more »
The House Natural Resources Committee today passed legislation to open new offshore areas for American energy production with a bipartisan vote of 25 to 19. As a component of the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act, this bill expands U.S. offshore energy production in order to create over 1.2 million American jobs, lower energy prices, strengthen national security and help fund… Read more »
Organizations representing various sectors including agriculture, manufacturing, and energy are joining multiple labor unions to call for passage of energy portions of the American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act, a common sense Republican plan to expand American energy production, create jobs and fund high-priority infrastructure projects.
What They’re Saying:
U.S. Chamber of… Read more »
The House Natural Resources Committee today passed by a bipartisan vote of 29 to 13—26 Republicans and 3 Democrats—legislation to open less than 3% of ANWR to American energy production. This measure is one of the energy components of the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act, a plan to link expanded energy production with infrastructure projects. This plan will create tens of… Read more »
Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources passed legislation to promote and expand development of U.S. oil shale resources in the Rocky Mountains, with a bipartisan vote of 27 to 16. As an energy component of the American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act, the measure creates new American jobs by setting clear rules for the development of U.S. oil shale resources and promoting… Read more »
