Unleashing American Energy Act of 2017
Latest action · Mar 15, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 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 15, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Unleashing American Energy Act of 2017
This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to authorize the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to conduct additional lease sales under an approved five-year oil and gas leasing program.
Additional lease sales shall not require the reapproval of a leasing program.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 15, 2017 to May 16, 2017, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-LA | John Kennedy | Original | Mar 15, 2017 |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Original | Mar 15, 2017 |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Original | Mar 15, 2017 |
| R-AL | Luther Strange | May 16, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 15, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Mar 15, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 15, 2017Introduced in Senate
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