HR 702 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

To adapt to changing crude oil market conditions.

Introduced Feb 4, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Joe Barton R-TX

Latest action · Oct 19, 2015 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Progress

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IntroducedFeb 4, 2015
Passed HouseOct 9, 2015
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

(Sec. 3) Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to repeal authority to restrict the export of: (1) coal, petroleum products, natural gas, or petrochemical feedstocks; and (2) supplies of materials or equipment necessary to maintain or further exploration, production, refining, or transportation of energy supplies, or for the construction or maintenance of energy facilities within the United States.

Prohibits any federal official from imposing or enforcing any restriction on the export of crude oil.

(Sec. 4) Directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to study: (1) the appropriate size, composition, and purpose of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; and (2) the net greenhouse gas emissions that will result from the repeal of the crude oil export ban.

Directs the Department of Commerce to study the state and national implications of lifting the crude oil export ban with respect to consumers and the economy, including energy prices and employment.

(Sec. 5) Declares that this Act does not limit the authority of the President to prohibit exports under either the Constitution, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the National Emergencies Act, the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, Trading with the Enemy Act, or any other law that imposes sanctions on a foreign person or foreign government (or prohibits or restricts U.S. persons from engaging in a transaction with a sanctioned person or government), including a foreign government designated as a state sponsor of terrorism.

(Sec. 6) Increases for FY2017-FY2021 both the authorization of appropriations and payments to contractors for each vessel in the Maritime Security Fleet covered by an operating agreement.

(Sec. 7) Directs DOE to: (1) continue to develop and broaden partnerships with minority serving institutions, including Hispanic Serving Institutions and Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the areas of oil and gas exploration, production, midstream, and refining; and (2) encourage public-private partnerships between the energy sector and those institutions.

(Sec. 8) Requires both DOE and the Commerce to report jointly to Congress regarding:

the impact of lifting the oil export ban under this Act as it relates to promoting U.S. energy and national security; and
how lifting the ban will help create opportunities for veterans and women in the United States, while promoting energy and national security.

(Sec. 10) Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing the export of crude oil, refined petroleum products, and petrochemical products by any entity or person subject to U.S. jurisdiction to any entity or person located in, subject to the jurisdiction of, or sponsored by the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Recorded votes 5

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Roll call	Question	Result	Date
House 549	On Passage	Passed261–159	Oct 9, 2015

House 548	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Failed179–242	Oct 9, 2015

House 547	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Agreed to419–0	Oct 9, 2015

House 546	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Agreed to414–1	Oct 9, 2015

House 545	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Failed109–306	Oct 9, 2015

Cosponsors 137

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 4, 2015 to Sep 17, 2015; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-TX	Bill Flores	Original	Feb 4, 2015
R-OK	Jim Bridenstine	Original	Feb 4, 2015
R-SC	Joe Wilson	Original	Feb 4, 2015
R-TX	John R. Carter	Original	Feb 4, 2015
R-TX	K. Michael Conaway	Original	Feb 4, 2015
R-ND	Kevin Cramer	Original	Feb 4, 2015
R-TN	Marsha Blackburn	Original	Feb 4, 2015
R-AZ	Matt Salmon	Original	Feb 4, 2015
R-TX	Randy Neugebauer	Original	Feb 4, 2015
R-NC	Robert Pittenger	Original	Feb 4, 2015
R-NM	Stevan Pearce	Original	Feb 4, 2015
R-OH	Steve Chabot	Original	Feb 4, 2015
R-AZ	Trent Franks	Original	Feb 4, 2015
R-TX	Ted Poe		Mar 16, 2015
R-TX	Kenny Marchant		Mar 23, 2015
R-TX	Jeb Hensarling		Apr 13, 2015
R-AR	J. French Hill		Apr 20, 2015
R-OK	Markwayne Mullin		Apr 22, 2015
D-TX	Henry Cuellar		Apr 23, 2015
R-TX	Brian Babin		Apr 28, 2015
R-WY	Cynthia M. Lummis		Apr 28, 2015
R-MD	Andy Harris		Apr 30, 2015
R-OK	Tom Cole		Apr 30, 2015
D-NE	Brad Ashford		May 1, 2015
D-MN	Collin C. Peterson		May 1, 2015
D-TX	Eddie Bernice Johnson		May 1, 2015
R-NC	Renee L. Ellmers		May 12, 2015
R-MO	Billy Long		May 20, 2015
R-PA	Joseph R. Pitts		May 20, 2015
R-TX	Kevin Brady		May 20, 2015
R-MI	Mike Bishop		May 20, 2015
R-IL	Rodney Davis		May 20, 2015
R-TN	Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann		May 22, 2015
R-IN	Larry Bucshon		May 22, 2015
R-AZ	Paul A. Gosar		May 22, 2015
R-CO	Scott R. Tipton		May 22, 2015
R-WV	David B. McKinley		Jun 1, 2015
R-OK	Frank D. Lucas		Jun 1, 2015
R-PA	Mike Kelly		Jun 1, 2015
R-TX	Sam Johnson		Jun 1, 2015
R-AR	Bruce Westerman		Jun 2, 2015
D-CO	Ed Perlmutter		Jun 2, 2015
R-WI	F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.		Jun 2, 2015
D-TX	Marc A. Veasey		Jun 2, 2015
R-MT	Ryan K. Zinke		Jun 2, 2015
R-NC	Mark Meadows		Jun 3, 2015
D-GA	Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.		Jun 3, 2015
R-OK	Steve Russell		Jun 3, 2015
R-LA	Charles W. Boustany, Jr.		Jun 4, 2015
R-NC	David Rouzer		Jun 4, 2015
R-AZ	David Schweikert		Jun 4, 2015
R-AK	Don Young		Jun 4, 2015
R-CA	Ken Calvert		Jun 4, 2015
R-SC	Mick Mulvaney		Jun 4, 2015
R-TN	Scott DesJarlais		Jun 4, 2015
R-VA	Dave Brat		Jun 8, 2015
R-TN	Diane Black		Jun 9, 2015
R-CO	Doug Lamborn		Jun 9, 2015
R-IN	Luke Messer		Jun 9, 2015
R-IL	Randy Hultgren		Jun 9, 2015
R-AR	Steve Womack		Jun 9, 2015
R-GA	Barry Loudermilk		Jun 10, 2015
R-FL	Thomas J. Rooney		Jun 10, 2015
R-AR	Eric A. "Rick" Crawford		Jun 11, 2015
R-PA	Tim Murphy		Jun 11, 2015
R-AZ	Martha McSally		Jun 12, 2015
R-OH	Bob Gibbs		Jun 16, 2015
R-FL	Jeff Miller		Jun 16, 2015
R-IN	Marlin A. Stutzman		Jun 23, 2015
R-MN	John Kline		Jun 24, 2015
R-KY	Brett Guthrie		Jul 7, 2015
R-MI	Dan Benishek		Jul 7, 2015
R-TX	John Ratcliffe		Jul 7, 2015
R-TX	Kay Granger		Jul 7, 2015
R-NC	Richard Hudson		Jul 7, 2015
R-OH	Bill Johnson		Jul 9, 2015
R-FL	Bill Posey		Jul 9, 2015
R-CA	Dana Rohrabacher		Jul 9, 2015
D-GA	David Scott		Jul 9, 2015
R-FL	Dennis A. Ross		Jul 9, 2015
R-CA	Jeff Denham		Jul 9, 2015
R-NV	Mark E. Amodei		Jul 9, 2015
R-NC	Patrick T. McHenry		Jul 9, 2015
R-CA	Paul Cook		Jul 9, 2015
R-FL	Richard B. Nugent		Jul 9, 2015
R-GA	Rick W. Allen		Jul 9, 2015
R-CA	Stephen Knight		Jul 9, 2015
R-FL	Ted S. Yoho		Jul 9, 2015
D-OH	Tim Ryan		Jul 9, 2015
R-WV	Alexander X. Mooney		Jul 10, 2015
R-WA	Dan Newhouse		Jul 10, 2015
R-FL	Daniel Webster		Jul 10, 2015
D-TN	Jim Cooper		Jul 10, 2015
I-AZ	Kyrsten Sinema		Jul 10, 2015
R-MO	Vicky Hartzler		Jul 10, 2015
R-OH	Jim Jordan		Jul 13, 2015
R-KS	Kevin Yoder		Jul 13, 2015
R-SD	Kristi L. Noem		Jul 13, 2015
D-OR	Kurt Schrader		Jul 13, 2015
R-ID	Raul R. Labrador		Jul 13, 2015
R-NC	Mark Walker		Jul 14, 2015
R-WI	Sean P. Duffy		Jul 15, 2015
R-IN	Jackie Walorski		Jul 21, 2015
R-UT	Jason Chaffetz		Jul 21, 2015
R-CO	Ken Buck		Jul 21, 2015
R-TX	Louie Gohmert		Jul 21, 2015
R-CA	Mimi Walters		Jul 27, 2015
D-CA	Jim Costa		Jul 28, 2015
R-TX	John Abney Culberson		Jul 28, 2015
R-UT	Mia B. Love		Jul 28, 2015
R-TX	Mac Thornberry		Jul 29, 2015
R-IL	Mike Bost		Jul 29, 2015
R-CO	Mike Coffman		Jul 31, 2015
R-AL	Bradley Byrne		Sep 8, 2015
R-FL	Carlos Curbelo		Sep 8, 2015
R-NY	Chris Collins		Sep 8, 2015
R-OH	David P. Joyce		Sep 8, 2015
R-MI	John R. Moolenaar		Sep 8, 2015
D-TX	Ruben Hinojosa		Sep 8, 2015
R-OH	Steve Stivers		Sep 8, 2015
R-MO	Blaine Luetkemeyer		Sep 9, 2015
R-TN	David P. Roe		Sep 9, 2015
R-WI	Reid J. Ribble		Sep 9, 2015
R-GA	Austin Scott		Sep 10, 2015
R-OH	Brad R. Wenstrup		Sep 10, 2015
R-MI	Candice S. Miller		Sep 10, 2015
R-TX	Michael C. Burgess		Sep 10, 2015
R-VA	Robert J. Wittman		Sep 10, 2015
R-PA	Charles W. Dent		Sep 11, 2015
R-NH	Frank C. Guinta		Sep 11, 2015
R-VA	Barbara Comstock		Sep 15, 2015
R-PA	Scott Perry		Sep 15, 2015
R-VA	Bob Goodlatte		Sep 16, 2015
R-MI	David A. Trott		Sep 16, 2015
R-LA	Steve Scalise		Sep 16, 2015
D-CA	Tony Cárdenas		Sep 16, 2015
D-IL	Daniel Lipinski		Sep 17, 2015

Committees 3

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Energy and Commerce Committee	Referred Feb 4, 2015Markup Sep 17, 2015Reported Oct 1, 2015
	Energy Subcommittee	Referred Feb 6, 2015Hearings Jul 9, 2015Markup Sep 10, 2015Reported Sep 10, 2015
House	Foreign Affairs Committee	Referred Feb 4, 2015Discharged Sep 25, 2015
	Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade Subcommittee	Referred Mar 11, 2015
Senate	Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee	Referred Oct 19, 2015

Actions 44

Everything that happened, newest first.

Oct 19, 2015Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Oct 9, 2015Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 466. (consideration: CR H6941-6965; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H6951-6952)
Oct 9, 2015The rule provides for one hour debate on H.R. 538, makes specified amendments in order and allows one motion to recommit, with or without instructions. For H.R. 702, the resolution provides for one hour of debate, makes specified amendments in order and allows one motion to recommit, with or without instructions.
Oct 9, 2015House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 466 and Rule XVIII.
Oct 9, 2015The Speaker designated the Honorable Randy Hultgren to act as Chairman of the Committee.

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In the Congressional Record 6

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
Extensions	Debate and remarks E1498	Earl Blumenauer D-OR	Oct 21, 2015
Extensions	Debate and remarks E1475	Brian Babin R-TX	Oct 13, 2015
House	Debate and remarks H6940, H6941–H6965, H6967Amendments H6951, H6952, H6953, H6954, H6955, H6956, H6957, H6958, H6959Motions H6963Recorded votes H6961, H6962, H6964Amash amendment (Maritime Administration Maritime Security Program funding)Huffman motion to recommit (ensure removal of restrictions does not prevent enforcement of laws and regulations to protect human health, environment, or public safety)Messer amendment (prohibit export of crude oil, refined petroleum products, and petrochemical products to Iran)	Anna G. Eshoo D-CA, Barbara Comstock R-VA, Bill Flores R-TX, Bobby L. Rush D-IL, Brenda L. Lawrence D-MI (amendment), Carlos Curbelo R-FL, Christopher P. Gibson R-NY, Collin C. Peterson D-MN, David Scott D-GA, Derek Kilmer D-WA, Doug LaMalfa R-CA, Duncan Hunter R-CA, Earl Blumenauer D-OR, Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX, Edward R. Royce R-CA, Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Fred Upton R-MI, Gene Green D-TX, Glenn Thompson R-PA, Gregg Harper R-MS, Henry Cuellar D-TX (amendment), J. Randy Forbes R-VA, Jared Huffman D-CA (amendment, motion), Jim Costa D-CA, Joe Barton R-TX, John Garamendi D-CA, John K. Delaney D-MD (amendment), Justin Amash I-MI (amendment), Kathy Castor D-FL, Kevin Cramer R-ND, Leonard Lance R-NJ, Lois Capps D-CA, Luke Messer R-IN (amendment), Michael F. Doyle D-PA, Mimi Walters R-CA, Pete Olson R-TX, Ruben Hinojosa D-TX, Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. D-GA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX (amendment), Steny H. Hoyer D-MD, Stevan Pearce R-NM, Steve Chabot R-OH, Steve Scalise R-LA, Steve Stivers R-OH, Ted Poe R-TX, Tim Ryan D-OH	Oct 9, 2015
House	Debate and remarks H6901, H6902–H6911, H6925–H6931Text printed H6902Amendments H6909Recorded votes H6909, H6910consideration (H. Res. 466), previous question	Alcee L. Hastings D-FL, Bradley Byrne R-AL, Charles W. Boustany, Jr. R-LA, David E. Price D-NC, Earl L. "Buddy" Carter R-GA, Ed Perlmutter D-CO, Elizabeth H. Esty D-CT, J. French Hill R-AR, Joe Barton R-TX, K. Michael Conaway R-TX, Kevin Cramer R-ND, Mike Thompson D-CA, Paul Tonko D-NY, Pete Sessions R-TX, Ryan K. Zinke R-MT, Stevan Pearce R-NM	Oct 8, 2015
House	Debate and remarks H6823	John Garamendi D-CA	Oct 6, 2015

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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.

Committee reports

Congressional Budget Office cost estimate

Sep 29, 2015H.R. 702, a bill to adapt to changing crude oil market conditionsAs reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 25, 2015

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I Section 8 ``The Congress shall have Power . . . To regulate commerce with foreign Nations . . .''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 19, February 4, 2015, page H812.

Printed hearings 3

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

Number	Hearing	Committee	Held
Serial No. 114-64	H.R. 702, LEGISLATION TO PROHIBIT RESTRICTIONS ON THE EXPORT OF CRUDE OIL96 pages	Energy and Commerce Committee	Jul 9, 2015
Serial No. 114-20	ENERGY AND THE RURAL ECONOMY: THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF EXPORTING CRUDE OIL71 pages	Agriculture Committee	Jul 8, 2015
Serial No. 114-10	THE FISCAL YEAR 2016 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY BUDGET76 pages	Energy and Commerce Committee	Feb 11, 2015

CRS reports 3

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 3

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Product	Title	Kind	Published
R44403	Crude Oil Exports and Related Provisions in P.L. 114-113: In Brief	Report	Feb 22, 2016
R44254	Cargo Preferences for U.S.-Flag Shipping Archived	Report	Oct 29, 2015
R43313	Mexico’s Oil and Gas Sector: Background, Reform Efforts, and Implications for the United States Archived	Report	Sep 28, 2015

Amendments 9

Amendments offered to this bill.

Amendment	Description	Offered by	Status
HAmdt 713	Amendment sought to remove the provision increasing the authorization of appropriations for the Maritime Security Fleet by $500 million.	Justin Amash I-MI	On agreeing to the Amash amendment (A001) Failed by recorded vote: 109 - 306 (Roll no. 545).
HAmdt 714	Amendment adds an additional finding that the United States has reduced its oil consumption over the past decade, and increasing investment in clean energy technology and energy efficiency will lower energy prices, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase national security.	John K. Delaney D-MD	On agreeing to the Delaney amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.
HAmdt 715	Amendment requires the Secretary of Energy to complete a study on the net greenhouse gas emissions that will result from the repeal of the crude oil export ban.	Jared Huffman D-CA	On agreeing to the Huffman amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote.
HAmdt 716	Amendment requires a study of the national implications resulting from lifting the crude oil export ban with respect to consumers and the economy.	Brenda L. Lawrence D-MI	On agreeing to the Lawrence amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote.
HAmdt 717	Amendment ensures that the Administration is able to ban the export of crude oil to state sponsors of terrorism.	Luke Messer R-IN	On agreeing to the Messer amendment (A005) Agreed to by recorded vote: 414 - 1 (Roll no. 546).

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Related bills 2

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

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HRES 466	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 538) to facilitate the development of energy on Indian lands by reducing Federal regulations that impede tribal development of Indian lands, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 702) to adapt to changing crude oil market conditions.	Related bill	Oct 8, 2015
HR 666	To adapt to changing crude oil market conditions.	Identical bill	Feb 6, 2015

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To adapt to changing crude oil market conditions.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Oct 19, 2015Referred in Senate
Oct 9, 2015Engrossed in House
Sep 25, 2015Reported in House
Feb 4, 2015Introduced in House

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