Refinery Permit Process Schedule Act
Latest action · Jul 13, 2006 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 2, 2006
- Passed HouseJun 7, 2006
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Refinery Permit Process Schedule Act - Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), upon the request of a state governor, to provide financial assistance to hire additional personnel to assist the state with expertise in fields relevant to consideration of federal refinery authorizations.
Requires a federal agency responsible for refinery authorization to provide, upon the request of a state governor, technical, legal, or other nonfinancial assistance to facilitate state consideration of such authorizations.
Directs the President to appoint a federal coordinator to facilitate such authorizations.
Requires the coordinator, upon the request of an applicant seeking a federal refinery authorization, to establish a memorandum of agreement, executed by relevant federal and state agencies, setting forth the most expeditious coordinated schedule possible for completion of all such authorizations.
Grants the U.S. District Court for the district in which the proposed refinery is located exclusive jurisdiction over any civil action for the review of the failure of an agency or official to act on a federal refinery authorization in accordance with the schedule established pursuant to the memorandum of agreement. Requires expedited review of the civil action.
Instructs the President to designate at least three closed military installations as potentially suitable for the construction of a refinery. Requires that at least one such site be designated as potentially suitable for construction of a refinery to refine biomass in order to produce biofuel.
Requires the redevelopment authority, in preparing or revising the redevelopment plan for each such installation, to consider the feasibility and practicability of siting a refinery on it.
Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal its requirements for refinery revitalization.
Recorded votes 3
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 232 | On Passage | Passed238–179 | Jun 7, 2006 |
| House 231 | On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Failed195–223 | Jun 7, 2006 |
| House 116 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Failed237–188 | May 3, 2006 |
Cosponsors 24
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 2, 2006 to Jun 6, 2006; 19 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WY | Barbara Cubin | Original | May 2, 2006 |
| R-MS | Charles W. "Chip" Pickering | Original | May 2, 2006 |
| R-GA | Charles W. Norwood | Original | May 2, 2006 |
| R-IN | Chris Chocola | Original | May 2, 2006 |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Original | May 2, 2006 |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Original | May 2, 2006 |
| R-TX | Joe Barton | Original | May 2, 2006 |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Original | May 2, 2006 |
| R-OK | John Sullivan | Original | May 2, 2006 |
| R-NV | Jon C. Porter | Original | May 2, 2006 |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Original | May 2, 2006 |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Original | May 2, 2006 |
| R-CA | Mary Bono | Original | May 2, 2006 |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Original | May 2, 2006 |
| R-GA | Nathan Deal | Original | May 2, 2006 |
| R-TX | Ralph M. Hall | Original | May 2, 2006 |
| R-IN | Steve Buyer | Original | May 2, 2006 |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Original | May 2, 2006 |
| R-IL | Timothy V. Johnson | Original | May 2, 2006 |
| R-OK | Ernest J. Istook Jr. | May 3, 2006 | |
| R-CO | Marilyn N. Musgrave | May 3, 2006 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | May 3, 2006 | |
| R-AZ | Rick Renzi | May 3, 2006 | |
| R-WA | David G. Reichert | Jun 6, 2006 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 2, 2006 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred May 2, 2006 | |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred May 2, 2006 |
| Readiness Subcommittee | Referred May 26, 2006 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jun 8, 2006Hearings Jul 13, 2006 |
Actions 24
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 13, 2006Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
- Jun 8, 2006Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Jun 7, 2006Rule H. Res. 842 passed House.
- Jun 7, 2006Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 842. (consideration: CR H3467-3479)
- Jun 7, 2006Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5254 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments.
In the Congressional Record 8
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1127 | Madeleine Z. Bordallo D-GU | Jun 13, 2006 |
| House · Extensions | Debate and remarks E1100, E1106, H3645 | Betty McCollum D-MN, Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL, Virginia Foxx R-NC | Jun 9, 2006 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3431, H3432, H3467–H3476, H3477Text printed H3467Motions H3477Recorded votes H3464, H3465, H3478, H3479Boucher motion to recommit (designate closed military bases as sites for oil refineries)consideration (H. Res. 842), previous questionenact | Bart Stupak D-MI, Candice S. Miller R-MI, Charles F. Bass R-NH, Charles W. "Chip" Pickering R-MS, Charles W. Boustany, Jr. R-LA, Christopher Shays R-CT, Edward J. Markey D-MA, Eric Cantor R-VA, Fortney Pete Stark D-CA, Henry A. Waxman D-CA, Hilda L. Solis D-CA, Ike Skelton D-MO, Joe Barton R-TX, John B. Shadegg R-AZ, John D. Dingell D-MI, Marsha Blackburn R-TN, Ralph M. Hall R-TX, Rick Boucher D-VA (motion), Rush Holt D-NJ, Russ Carnahan D-MO, Susan A. Davis D-CA, Thomas H. Allen D-ME, Tim Murphy R-PA, Wally Herger R-CA | Jun 7, 2006 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3376–H3380Text printed H3376Amendments H3380 | Charles F. Bass R-NH, Doris O. Matsui D-CA (amendment), Edward J. Markey D-MA, Lincoln Diaz-Balart R-FL, Ralph M. Hall R-TX, Thomas H. Allen D-ME | Jun 6, 2006 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E845 | Betty McCollum D-MN | May 16, 2006 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 109-703 | THE REFINERY PERMIT PROCESS SCHEDULE ACT70 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jul 13, 2006 |
| Serial No. 109-94 | GASOLINE: SUPPLY, PRICE, AND SPECIFICATIONS284 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | May 10, 2006–May 11, 2006 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 842 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5254) to set schedules for the consideration of permits for refineries. | Procedurally related | Jun 7, 2006 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To set schedules for the consideration of permits for refineries.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Refinery Permit Process Schedule Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Refinery Permit Process Schedule Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Biomass energy
- Civil actions and liability
- Economics and Public Finance
- Energy
- Executive reorganization
- Federal officials
- Federal-state relations
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Grants-in-aid
- Land transfers
- Law
- Licenses
- Military base closures
- Military bases
- Petroleum refineries
- Presidential appointments
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Recruiting of employees
- State employees
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 8, 2006Referred in Senate
- Jun 7, 2006Engrossed in House
- May 2, 2006Introduced in House
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