A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to take actions to implement the Agreement between the United States of America and the United Mexican States Concerning Transboundary Hydrocarbon Reservoirs in the Gulf of Mexico.
Latest action · Oct 14, 2013 Held at the desk.
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 25, 2013
- Passed SenateOct 12, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Approves the Agreement between the United States of America and the United Mexican States Concerning Transboundary Hydrocarbon Reservoirs in the Gulf of Mexico.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to implement the Agreement's terms, including: (1) approving unitization agreements and related arrangements for the exploration of, and development or production of oil or gas from, transboundary reservoirs and geological structures; (2) disclosing information, as necessary, regarding exploration, development, and production of a transboundary reservoir or geological structure that may be considered confidential, privileged, or proprietary information under law; and (3) accepting and taking action not inconsistent with an expert determination under the Agreement.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 25, 2013.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Apr 25, 2013 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Apr 25, 2013Hearings Oct 1, 2013Discharged Oct 12, 2013 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 14, 2013Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Oct 14, 2013Received in the House.
- Oct 14, 2013Held at the desk.
- Oct 12, 2013Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7431)
- Oct 12, 2013Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7431)
- Oct 12, 2013Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7431)
- Oct 1, 2013Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-104.
- Apr 25, 2013Introduced in Senate
- Apr 25, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7431Text printed S7431 | Harry Reid D-NV | Oct 12, 2013 |
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. 113-104 | TRANSBOUNDARY HYDROCARBON RESERVOIRS40 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Oct 1, 2013 |
| S. Hrg. 113-148 | SECURITY COOPERATION IN MEXICO: EXAMINING THE NEXT STEPS IN THE U.S.- MEXICO SECURITY RELATIONSHIP53 pages | Foreign Relations Committee | Jun 18, 2013 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R43313 | Mexico’s Oil and Gas Sector: Background, Reform Efforts, and Implications for the United States Archived | Report | Sep 28, 2015 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1613 | Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act | Related bill | Oct 1, 2013 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to take actions to implement the Agreement between the United States of America and the United Mexican States Concerning Transboundary Hydrocarbon Reservoirs in the Gulf of Mexico.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 12, 2013Engrossed in Senate
- Apr 25, 2013Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
