H.R. 1231 - Reversing President Obama's Offshore Moratorium Act
- Sponsor:
- Doc Hastings
- Summary:
- To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require that each 5-year offshore oil and gas leasing program offer leasing in the areas with the most prospective oil and gas resources, to establish a domestic oil and natural gas production goal, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill was voted on in the House on May 12, 2011
- Amendments:
- 8 proposed amendments. 1 accepted. 7 rejected. View amendments
PASSED on May 12, 2011.
1/2 required to pass
voted YES: 243
voted NO: 179
10 voted present/not voting
Reversing President Obama's Offshore Moratorium Act
H.R. 1231 — 112th Congress (2011–2012)
- Summary
- To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require that each 5-year offshore oil and gas leasing program offer leasing in the areas with the most prospective oil and gas resources, to establish a domestic oil and natural gas production goal, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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- Title
- To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require that each 5-year offshore oil and gas leasing program offer leasing in the areas with the most prospective oil and gas resources, to establish a domestic oil and natural gas production goal, and for other purposes.
- Other Titles
- Reversing President Obama's Offshore Moratorium Act
- Reversing President Obama's Offshore Moratorium Act
- Sponsor
- Doc Hastings
- Co-Sponsors
- John Kline
- Lynn Jenkins
- Devin Nunes
- Lynn Westmoreland
- Robert Goodlatte
- Shelley Capito
- Jeff Denham
- John Fleming
- John Carter
- Stephen Fincher
- Mike Coffman
- W. Akin
- Dean Heller
- Bill Johnson
- Peter Sessions
- Renee Ellmers
- E. Rigell
- Michael Grimm
- Bill Posey
- Cathy McMorris Rodgers
- Ronald Paul
- Dennis Rehberg
- Phil Roe
- Blake Farenthold
- Tim Scott
- John Duncan
- Paul Broun
- Jerry Lewis
- Ken Calvert
- Bill Cassidy
- Glenn Thompson
- Samuel Graves
- Mike Pence
- Louis Gohmert
- Michele Bachmann
- Dennis Ross
- Michael Simpson
- Kevin Brady
- Ted Poe
- Charles Boustany
- Mike Pompeo
- Francisco Canseco
- Sue Myrick
- Kristi Noem
- Dan Burton
- Lee Terry
- Alan Nunnelee
- Jeff Landry
- Steve Scalise
- Tom McClintock
- Bill Flores
- Vicky Hartzler
- Mike Kelly
- John Gingrey
- Pete Olson
- Reid Ribble
- Cynthia Lummis
- Doug Lamborn
- Billy Long
- Steve Stivers
- Chuck Fleischmann
- Rob Wittman
- Donald Manzullo
- Steven Pearce
- Rob Woodall
- Jeff Duncan
- Howard McKeon
- Scott Tipton
- Diane Black
- Subjects
- Public lands and natural resources
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Department of the Interior
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Oil and gas
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 3/29/2011 Referred to Committee Amendments (8 proposed) Passed House 5/12/2011 - Bill History
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Chamber/Committee Motion Date Result select this vote House Amendment 2 to H.R. 1231 5/11/2011 This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 193 voted YES 228 voted NO 11 voted present/not votingselect this vote House Amendment 3 to H.R. 1231 5/11/2011 This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 189 voted YES 238 voted NO 5 voted present/not votingselect this vote House Amendment 4 to H.R. 1231 5/11/2011 This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 186 voted YES 240 voted NO 6 voted present/not votingselect this vote House On agreeing to the Young (AK) amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote. 5/11/2011 PASSED by voice vote select this vote House Amendment 5 to H.R. 1231 5/12/2011 This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 195 voted YES 223 voted NO 14 voted present/not votingselect this vote House Amendment 6 to H.R. 1231 5/12/2011 This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 134 voted YES 279 voted NO 19 voted present/not votingselect this vote House Amendment 7 to H.R. 1231 5/12/2011 This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 156 voted YES 263 voted NO 13 voted present/not votingselect this vote House Amendment 8 to H.R. 1231 5/12/2011 This amendment DID NOT PASS the House 160 voted YES 256 voted NO 16 voted present/not votingselect this vote House On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 1231 Reversing President Obama’s Offshore Moratorium Act 5/12/2011 This motion DID NOT PASS the House 180 voted YES 243 voted NO 9 voted present/not votingcurrently selected House On Passage - House - H.R. 1231 Reversing President Obama’s Offshore Moratorium Act 5/12/2011 This bill PASSED the House 243 voted YES 179 voted NO 10 voted present/not votingAction Date Description Introduced 3/29/2011 3/29/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. 3/31/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. 4/06/2011 Subcommittee Hearings Held. 4/13/2011 Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged. 4/13/2011 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Put on a legislative calendar 4/13/2011 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 29 - 14. 5/02/2011 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-69. Put on a legislative calendar 5/02/2011 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 37. 5/10/2011 Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 257 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1231 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. The amendment recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and that the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. 5/11/2011 Rule H. Res. 257 passed House. 5/11/2011 Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 257. 5/11/2011 Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1231 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. The amendment recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. 5/11/2011 House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 257 and Rule XVIII. 5/11/2011 The Speaker designated the Honorable Candice S. Miller to act as Chairwoman of the Committee. 5/11/2011 Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 257, the amendment recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. 5/11/2011 GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1231. 5/11/2011 Mr. Young (AK) moved that the committee rise. 5/11/2011 On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote. 5/11/2011 Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 1231 as unfinished business. 5/11/2011 Considered as unfinished business. 5/11/2011 The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration. 5/11/2011 GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole resumed general debate on H.R. 1231. 5/11/2011 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 257, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Connolly (VA) amendment. 5/11/2011 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Connolly (VA) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Connolly (VA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption until a time to be announced. 5/11/2011 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 257, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Markey amendment. 5/11/2011 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Markey amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Markey demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption until a time to be announced. 5/11/2011 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 257, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Keating amendment. 5/11/2011 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Keating amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Keating demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption until a time to be announced. 5/11/2011 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 257, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Tsongas amendment. 5/11/2011 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Tsongas amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Tsongas demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption until a time to be announced. 5/11/2011 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 257, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Brown amendment. 5/11/2011 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Brown(FL) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Brown (FL) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption until a time to be announced. 5/11/2011 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 257, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Thompson (CA) amendment. 5/11/2011 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Thompson (CA) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Thompson (CA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption until a time to be announced. 5/11/2011 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 257, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Inslee amendment. 5/11/2011 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Inslee amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Inslee demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption until a time to be announced. 5/11/2011 Mr. Pearce moved that the Committee rise. select this vote Vote 5/11/2011 Amendment 2 to H.R. 1231 select this vote Vote 5/11/2011 Amendment 3 to H.R. 1231 select this vote Vote 5/11/2011 Amendment 4 to H.R. 1231 5/11/2011 Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Young (AK). select this vote Vote 5/11/2011 On agreeing to the Young (AK) amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote. 5/11/2011 Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Connolly (VA). 5/11/2011 Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. Markey. 5/11/2011 Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. Keating. 5/11/2011 Amendment (A005) offered by Ms. Tsongas. 5/11/2011 Amendment (A006) offered by Ms. Brown (FL). 5/11/2011 Amendment (A007) offered by Mr. Thompson (CA). 5/11/2011 Amendment (A008) offered by Mr. Inslee. (consideration: CR H3203-3204; text: H3203) 5/12/2011 Considered as unfinished business. 5/12/2011 The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration. 5/12/2011 The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1231. 5/12/2011 The House adopted the amendment as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. (text: CR 5/11/2011 H3196) 5/12/2011 Mr. Holt moved to recommit with instructions to Natural Resources. 5/12/2011 DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Holt motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to require each oil and gas leasing program in the underlying bill to specify that all oil and natural gas produced from such leases under the program, is offered for sale in the United States and not exported. It would also require the Secretary of Interior, in developing a 5-year oil and gas leasing program, to seek to reduce the number of nonproducing offshore oil and gas leases by 50 percent by 2017. 5/12/2011 The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. 5/12/2011 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. select this vote Vote 5/12/2011 Amendment 5 to H.R. 1231 select this vote Vote 5/12/2011 Amendment 6 to H.R. 1231 select this vote Vote 5/12/2011 Amendment 7 to H.R. 1231 select this vote Vote 5/12/2011 Amendment 8 to H.R. 1231 select this vote Vote 5/12/2011 On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 1231 Reversing President Obama’s Offshore Moratorium Act currently selected House Vote on Passage 5/12/2011 On Passage - House - H.R. 1231 Reversing President Obama’s Offshore Moratorium Act 5/16/2011 Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. Put on a legislative calendar 5/17/2011 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 52. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status select this vote H. Amdt. 280 Young, Donald [R-AK] May 11, 2011 Passed by voice vote on May 11, 2011. Amendment made technical numbering corrections to section 2 of the bill.
select this vote H. Amdt. 281 Connolly, Gerald [D-VA11] May 11, 2011 Failed by roll call vote on May 11, 2011. Amendment sought to clarify that new offshore drilling would not conflict with military operations.
select this vote H. Amdt. 282 Markey, Edward [D-MA7] May 11, 2011 Failed by roll call vote on May 11, 2011. Amendment sought to require that new 5-year leasing plans require that companies bidding on new leases first renegotiate any royalty-free leases they own; thus raising more than $2 billion over 10 years.
select this vote H. Amdt. 283 Keating, William [D-MA10] May 11, 2011 Failed by roll call vote on May 11, 2011. Amendment sought to require the Secretary to make public information about the lessee's executive bonuses from the most recent quarter.
select this vote H. Amdt. 284 Tsongas, Niki [D-MA5] May 11, 2011 Failed by roll call vote on May 12, 2011. Amendment sought to require that all applicants for a drilling permit under a lease issued under H.R. 1231 would have to submit a worst-case scenario oil spill containment and clean-up plan.
select this vote H. Amdt. 285 Brown, Corrine [D-FL3] May 11, 2011 Failed by roll call vote on May 12, 2011. Amendment sought to make permanent the current moratorium on drilling in the eastern gulf of Mexico that expires in 2022.
select this vote H. Amdt. 286 Thompson, C. [D-CA1] May 11, 2011 Failed by roll call vote on May 12, 2011. Amendment sought to clarify that the legislation does not allow for oil and gas drilling on the northern coast of California.
select this vote H. Amdt. 287 Inslee, Jay [D-WA1] May 11, 2011 Failed by roll call vote on May 12, 2011. Amendment sought to require the Washington state Governor and legislature approve any leasing of the Outer Continental Shelf off of Washington state.
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