Reporting H.R. 2842 Out of Committee (Passed 30-12. View Roll Call Vote)
This bill streamlines burdensome red tape and reduces administrative costs for the installation of increased small canal and pipeline hydropower development projects.
Markey Amendment #001 – Duplicative Regulation (Failed 10-28. View Roll Call Vote)
This amendment applies the duplicative regulation to the… Read more »
Reporting H.R. 2170 Out of Committee (Passed 24-16. View Roll Call Vote)
This bill would accelerate the development of clean, renewable energy projects on Federal lands and waters to create jobs and protect the environment.
Hastings Amendment – Technical Amendment (Agreed to by Voice Vote.)
Holt Amendment #002 – (Failed 14-21. View Roll Call Vote)
This amendment would require the… Read more »
Reporting H.R. 2171 Out of Committee (Passed 26-16. View Roll Call Vote)
This bill would establish a common sense, streamlined policy for the development of clean geothermal energy resources that will create jobs and provide low cost energy to American families.
Labrador Amendment – Expands Area Available for a Geothermal Test Project (Agreed to by Voice Vote.)
This amendment increases… Read more »
Reporting H.R. 2172 Out of Committee (Passed 26-16. View Roll Call Vote)
This bill would speed the production of clean, renewable American energy by streamlining the process to develop onshore wind power on Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service lands.
Lamborn Amendment – Technical Amendment (Agreed to by Voice Vote.)
Holt Amendment #001 – Consultation with FAA Not Affected… Read more »
Reporting H.R. 2173 Out of Committee (Passed 24-18. View Roll Call Vote)
This would speed the production of clean, renewable American energy by streamlining the process for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to develop offshore wind power.
Wittman Amendment – Technical Amendment (Agreed to by Voice Vote.)
Hanabusa Amendment #002 – Consultation With FAA Not Affected (Failed… Read more »
Reporting H.R. 2150 Out of Committee (Passed 28-14. View Roll Call Vote)
This bill would create new jobs, expand American energy production and lower energy costs by ensuring that oil and natural gas resources in the National Petroleum Reserve -Alaska (NPRA) are developed and transported in a timely, efficient manner.
Lujan Amendment #001 – Require Energy Produced to Remain in the… Read more »
Reporting H.R. 1408 Out of Committee (Passed 34-10. View Roll Call Vote)
This bill would allow the Sealaska Native Corporation to receive its remaining land conveyance under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 by selecting Native lands from within a designated pool of land in Southeast Alaska.
Young Amendment #074 – Technical Amendment (Agreed to by Voice Vote.)
Markey… Read more »
Reporting H.R. 1904 Out of Committee (Passed 26-19. View Roll Call Vote)
This bill would exchange lands between Resolution Copper, the federal government, the state of Arizona and the town of Superior, AZ. The land exchange will created jobs by providing Resolution Copper 2,422 acres for future copper mining while providing important environmental and tribal protections to lands… Read more »
Reporting the Committee Activities Report, Quarter 1 Out of Committee (Passed 18-11. View Roll Call Vote)
This is a quarterly report of the legislative and oversight activities of the Committee on Natural Resources during the 112th Congress. Pursuant to clause 1(d) of Rule XI and Rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Committee is required to submit to the Clerk of the… Read more »
Reporting H.R. 1229 Out of Committee (Passed 27-16. View Roll Call Vote)
This bill would end the Administration’s de facto moratorium in the Gulf of Mexico in a safe, responsible, transparent manner by setting firm time-lines for considering permits to drill. It reforms current law by requiring the Secretary to issue a permit to drill and also requiring the Secretary to conduct a safety… Read more »