HR 927 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

USE IT Act

Introduced Mar 3, 2011 Originated House Sponsor Edward J. Markey D-MA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 8, 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.

IntroducedMar 3, 2011
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

United States Exploration on Idle Tracts Act or USE IT Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to issue regulations to establish a specified graduated annual production incentive fee with respect to federal onshore and offshore lands subject to a lease for production of oil or natural gas under which production is not occurring.

Cosponsors 4

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 3, 2011 to May 7, 2012, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-NJ	Rush Holt	Original	Mar 3, 2011
D-IN	Peter J. Visclosky		Mar 31, 2011
D-CT	Christopher Murphy		Mar 22, 2012
D-IL	Daniel Lipinski		May 7, 2012

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Mar 8, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Mar 3, 2011Introduced in House
Mar 3, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 1870	Increase American Energy Production Now Act of 2011	Related bill	Sep 8, 2011
HR 3446	Fair Payment for Energy and Mineral Production on Public Lands Act	Related bill	Dec 5, 2011

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.

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Mar 3, 2011Introduced in House

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