Bill > HR1230

Introduced Session

Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act - (Sec. 2) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct specified proposed offshore oil and gas lease sales as follows: (1) lease sale 216 in the Central Gulf of Mexico within four months after enactment of this Act; (2) lease sale 218 in the Western Gulf of Mexico within eight months after enactment of this Act; (3) lease sale 220 on the Outer Continental Shelf offshore Virginia within one year after enactment of this Act; and (4) lease sale 222 in the Central Gulf of Mexico no later than June 1, 2012. (Sec. 4) Prohibits the Secretary from making any Offshore Virginia tract available for leasing if it would conflict with military operations. Declares that, for purposes of such proposed lease sales, specified Environmental Impact Statements are deemed to satisfy the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

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Doc Hastings (R)*,  W. Todd Akin (R),  Michele Bachmann (R),  Diane Black (R),  Charles Boustany (R),  Kevin Brady (R),  Paul Broun (R),  Dan Burton (R),  Ken Calvert (R),  Francisco Canseco (R),  Shelley Moore Capito (R),  John Carter (R),  Bill Cassidy (R),  Mike Coffman (R),  Jeff Denham (R),  Jeff Duncan (R),  John Duncan (R),  Renee Ellmers (R),  Blake Farenthold (R),  Stephen Fincher (R),  Chuck Fleischmann (R),  John Fleming (R),  Bill Flores (R),  Phil Gingrey (R),  Louie Gohmert (R),  Bob Goodlatte (R),  Sam Graves (R),  Michael Grimm (R),  Vicky Hartzler (R),  Dean Heller (R),  Lynn Jenkins (R),  Bill Johnson (R),  Mike Kelly (R),  John Kline (R),  Doug Lamborn (R),  Jeffrey Landry (R),  Jerry Lewis (R),  Billy Long (R),  Cynthia Lummis (R),  Donald Manzullo (R),  Tom McClintock (R),  Howard McKeon (R),  Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R),  Sue Myrick (R),  Kristi Noem (R),  Devin Nunes (R),  Alan Nunnelee (R),  Pete Olson (R),  Ron Paul (R),  Stevan Pearce (R),  Mike Pence (R),  Ted Poe (R),  Mike Pompeo (R),  Denny Rehberg (R),  E. Scott Rigell (R),  David Roe (R),  Dennis Ross (R),  Steve Scalise (R),  Tim Scott (R),  Pete Sessions (R),  Mike Simpson (R),  Steve Stivers (R),  Lee Terry (R),  G.T. Thompson (R),  Scott Tipton (R),  Lynn Westmoreland (R),  Rob Wittman (R),  Rob Woodall (R), 

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (on 05/05/2011)

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