Crude Oil Export Act
Latest action · Jun 10, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade.
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.
- IntroducedApr 1, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Crude Oil Export Act - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to repeal the authority of the President to restrict exports of: (1) coal, petroleum products, natural gas, or petrochemical feedstocks, and (2) materials or equipment which he determines necessary for either exploration, production, refining, or transportation of energy supplies, or for construction or maintenance of energy facilities within the United States.
Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to repeal limitations on exports of oil.
Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to repeal limitations on export of Outer Continental Shelf oil or gas on the lands within its purview.
Declares without force or effect: (1) the limitation placed upon crude oil exports by the Export Administration Act of 1979, and (2) a specified regulation relating to crude oil.
Directs the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce to grant licenses to export crude oil to a country unless: (1) the country is subject to sanctions or trade restrictions imposed by the United States, or (2) either the President or Congress has designated the country as subject to exclusion for reasons of national security.
Authorizes the President, subject to a congressional resolution of disapproval, to ban the export of crude oil from the United States for a maximum period of 90 days during a national emergency. Permits renewal of such ban during periods of national emergency.
Subjects any act of imposing or renewing a ban to a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 1, 2014 to Jun 24, 2014; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | Original | Apr 1, 2014 |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Apr 2, 2014 | |
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Apr 4, 2014 | |
| R-AR | Tom Cotton | Apr 28, 2014 | |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Apr 30, 2014 | |
| R-UT | Chris Stewart | Jun 5, 2014 | |
| R-OK | Jim Bridenstine | Jun 24, 2014 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Jun 24, 2014 |
Committees 4
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 1, 2014 |
| Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred Jun 10, 2014 | |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Apr 1, 2014 |
| Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee | Referred Apr 4, 2014 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Apr 1, 2014 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Apr 4, 2014 | |
| House | Rules Committee | Referred Apr 1, 2014 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 10, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade.
- Apr 4, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
- Apr 4, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- Apr 1, 2014Introduced in House
- Apr 1, 2014Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Rules, 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.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H2802.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R43442 | U.S. Crude Oil Export Policy: Background and Considerations | Report | Dec 31, 2014 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2170 | American Energy Renaissance Act of 2014 | Related bill | Mar 27, 2014 |
| HR 4286 | American Energy Renaissance Act of 2014 | Related bill | Apr 16, 2014 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To repeal the crude oil export ban under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Crude Oil Export Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 1, 2014Introduced in House
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