Emergency Energy Cut the Red Tape Now Act of 2008
Latest action · Jul 14, 2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
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.
- IntroducedJul 10, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Emergency Energy Cut the Red Tape Now Act of 2008 - Declares without force or effect all: (1) federal prohibitions against the leasing of federal lands or federal submerged lands for exploration, development, or production of oil, gas, or oil shale; (2) federal withdrawals of such lands from such leasing; or (3) federal prohibitions against the expenditure of federal funds for such leasing.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to waive the application of any federal law that requires a permit to engage in drilling for oil or gas under a lease of federal lands or federal submerged lands during any period in which the most recent spot market price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil at the domestic spot market at Cushing, Oklahoma, is less than $100 per barrel. Requires such a waiver during any period in which the most recent spot price is equal to or greater than $100 per barrel.
Requires the Department of Energy to act as the lead agency to coordinate all applicable federal refinery authorizations and related environmental reviews with respect to a designated refinery.
Requires each federal and state agency or official required to provide a federal refinery authorization to cooperate with the Secretary of Energy and comply with deadlines the Secretary establishes.
Requires the Secretary to establish a schedule for all federal refinery authorizations with respect to a designated refinery.
Requires the Secretary to approve an application for a federal refinery authorization within 30 days after any failure of a federal or state administrative agency or official to complete an approval proceeding in accordance with the schedule established by the Secretary.
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 10, 2008 to Jul 24, 2008; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Original | Jul 10, 2008 |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Original | Jul 10, 2008 |
| R-GA | Jack Kingston | Original | Jul 10, 2008 |
| R-OH | Jean Schmidt | Original | Jul 10, 2008 |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Original | Jul 10, 2008 |
| R-CA | John T. Doolittle | Original | Jul 10, 2008 |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Original | Jul 10, 2008 |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Original | Jul 10, 2008 |
| R-CO | Marilyn N. Musgrave | Original | Jul 10, 2008 |
| R-NC | Patrick T. McHenry | Original | Jul 10, 2008 |
| R-GA | Paul C. Broun | Original | Jul 10, 2008 |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Original | Jul 10, 2008 |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Original | Jul 10, 2008 |
| R-MO | W. Todd Akin | Original | Jul 10, 2008 |
| R-CA | Gary G. Miller | Jul 24, 2008 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jul 10, 2008 |
| Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee | Referred Jul 14, 2008 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jul 10, 2008 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Jul 10, 2008 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 14, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- Jul 10, 2008Introduced in House
- Jul 10, 2008Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
- Jul 10, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6717 | Emergency Energy Cut the Red Tape Now Act of 2008 | Related bill | Oct 3, 2008 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To terminate or provide for suspension of the application of Federal laws that restrict exploration, development, or production of oil, gas, or oil shale, to facilitate the construction of new crude oil refineries, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Emergency Energy Cut the Red Tape Now Act of 2008
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Administrative procedure
- Appropriations
- Department of Energy
- Economics and Public Finance
- Energy
- Energy prices
- Environmental assessment
- Environmental Protection
- Gas in submerged lands
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Law
- Licenses
- Oil and gas leases
- Oil shales
- Oil well drilling
- Oklahoma
- Petroleum in submerged lands
- Petroleum refineries
- Prospecting
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 10, 2008Introduced in House
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