To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to deny leases and permits to persons who engage in activities with the government of any foreign country that is subject to any sanction or an embargo established by the Government of the United States.
Latest action · Jan 26, 2011 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.
- IntroducedJan 20, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to deny an oil and gas lease, or an exploration, development, or production permit under such a lease, to any person that has engaged in activities with the government of a foreign country subject to a U.S. sanction or embargo, including one established under the Emergency Economic Powers Act.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 20, 2011 to Feb 10, 2011, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Cliff Stearns | Original | Jan 20, 2011 |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Original | Jan 20, 2011 |
| R-FL | David Rivera | Jan 26, 2011 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Jan 26, 2011 | |
| R-FL | Richard B. Nugent | Jan 26, 2011 | |
| R-FL | Allen B. West | Feb 8, 2011 | |
| R-FL | C. W. Bill Young | Feb 8, 2011 | |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Feb 8, 2011 | |
| R-FL | Dennis A. Ross | Feb 8, 2011 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Feb 8, 2011 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Feb 8, 2011 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Feb 10, 2011 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 26, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- Jan 26, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H474)
- Jan 20, 2011Introduced in House
- Jan 20, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 20, 2011Introduced in House
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