No More Excuses Energy Act of 2007

To secure unrestricted reliable energy for American consumption and transmission.

7/18/2007--Introduced.
No More Excuses Energy Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe regulations for the taxpayer election to expense the cost of certain refinery property not later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to:
(1) allow the issuance of tax exempt facility bonds for the financing of domestic use oil refinery facilities;
(2) extend through 2018 the tax credit for producing electricity from wind facilities; and
(3) allow tax credits for the production of electricity from nuclear energy, natural gas production, and carbon dioxide tertiary injectant processes.
Requires the President to designate at least 10 sites for oil or natural gas refineries on federal lands and make such sites available to the private sector for construction of refineries. Prohibits the Nuclear Regulatory Commission from denying an application for nuclear waste disposal on the grounds of present or future insufficient capacity.
Terminates all existing federal laws prohibiting expenditures to conduct oil and natural gas leasing and preleasing activities in the Outer Continental Shelf. American-Made Energy and Good Jobs Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish and implement a competitive oil and gas leasing program in the Coastal Plain of Alaska.
Repeals the prohibition against producing oil and gas from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Sets forth requirements for the sale of oil and natural gas leases in the Coastal Plain, environmental protection, transportation easements, and royalty payments to Alaska.
Establishes in the Treasury the Coastal Plain Local Government Impact Aid Assistance Fund to assist Alaska jurisdictions that are directly impacted by oil and gas exploration and production in the Coastal Plain.


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Sponsor

• Rep. William Thornberry [R, TX-13]
• and 88 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Robert Aderholt [R, AL-4]
  • Rep. W. Todd Akin [R, MO-2]
  • Rep. Michele Bachmann [R, MN-6]
  • Rep. Spencer Bachus [R, AL-6]
  • Rep. Judy Biggert [R, IL-13]
  • Rep. Marsha Blackburn [R, TN-7]
  • Rep. Roy Blunt [R, MO-7]
  • Rep. John Boehner [R, OH-8]
  • Rep. Jo Bonner [R, AL-1]
  • Rep. John Boozman [R, AR-3]
  • Rep. Charles Boustany [R, LA-7]
  • Rep. Henry Brown [R, SC-1]
  • Rep. Virginia Brown-Waite [R, FL-5]
  • Rep. Michael Burgess [R, TX-26]
  • Rep. Dan Burton [R, IN-5]
  • Rep. Stephen Buyer [R, IN-4]
  • Rep. Ken Calvert [R, CA-44]
  • Rep. David Camp [R, MI-4]
  • Rep. Shelley Capito [R, WV-2]
  • Rep. John Carter [R, TX-31]
  • Rep. Tom Cole [R, OK-4]
  • Rep. K. Michael Conaway [R, TX-11]
  • Rep. Ander Crenshaw [R, FL-4]
  • Rep. Barbara Cubin [R, WY-0]
  • Rep. John Culberson [R, TX-7]
  • Rep. David Davis [R, TN-1]
  • Rep. Geoff Davis [R, KY-4]
  • Rep. Thelma Drake [R, VA-2]
  • Rep. John Duncan [R, TN-2]
  • Rep. Jo Ann Emerson [R, MO-8]
  • Rep. Terry Everett [R, AL-2]
  • Rep. James Forbes [R, VA-4]
  • Rep. Virginia Foxx [R, NC-5]
  • Rep. Elton Gallegly [R, CA-24]
  • Rep. E. Scott Garrett [R, NJ-5]
  • Rep. John Gingrey [R, GA-11]
  • Rep. Louis Gohmert [R, TX-1]
  • Rep. Robert Goodlatte [R, VA-6]
  • Rep. Kay Granger [R, TX-12]
  • Rep. Ralph Hall [R, TX-4]
  • Rep. Doc Hastings [R, WA-4]
  • Rep. Walter Herger [R, CA-2]
  • Rep. Duncan Hunter [R, CA-52]
  • Rep. Samuel Johnson [R, TX-3]
  • Rep. Ric Keller [R, FL-8]
  • Rep. Peter King [R, NY-3]
  • Rep. John Kline [R, MN-2]
  • Rep. Joseph Knollenberg [R, MI-9]
  • Rep. John Kuhl [R, NY-29]
  • Rep. Doug Lamborn [R, CO-5]
  • Rep. Steven LaTourette [R, OH-14]
  • Rep. John Linder [R, GA-7]
  • Rep. Frank Lucas [R, OK-3]
  • Rep. Donald Manzullo [R, IL-16]
  • Rep. Kenny Marchant [R, TX-24]
  • Rep. Michael McCaul [R, TX-10]
  • Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R, MI-11]
  • Rep. Patrick Mchenry [R, NC-10]
  • Rep. John McHugh [R, NY-23]
  • Rep. Howard McKeon [R, CA-25]
  • Rep. Gary Miller [R, CA-42]
  • Rep. Candice Miller [R, MI-10]
  • Rep. Sue Myrick [R, NC-9]
  • Rep. Randy Neugebauer [R, TX-19]
  • Rep. Joseph Pitts [R, PA-16]
  • Rep. Todd Platts [R, PA-19]
  • Rep. Ted Poe [R, TX-2]
  • Rep. Jon Porter [R, NV-3]
  • Rep. Harold Rogers [R, KY-5]
  • Rep. Michael Rogers [R, AL-3]
  • Rep. Peter Roskam [R, IL-6]
  • Rep. Edward Royce [R, CA-40]
  • Rep. Bill Sali [R, ID-1]
  • Rep. Peter Sessions [R, TX-32]
  • Rep. John Shimkus [R, IL-19]
  • Rep. William Shuster [R, PA-9]
  • Rep. Adrian Smith [R, NE-3]
  • Rep. Lamar Smith [R, TX-21]
  • Rep. Mark Souder [R, IN-3]
  • Rep. Lee Terry [R, NE-2]
  • Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R, OH-12]
  • Rep. Michael Turner [R, OH-3]
  • Rep. Frederick Upton [R, MI-6]
  • Rep. Timothy Walberg [R, MI-7]
  • Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R, GA-3]
  • Rep. Addison Wilson [R, SC-2]
  • Rep. Frank Wolf [R, VA-10]
  • Rep. Donald Young [R, AK-0]
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Committees

• House Energy and Commerce
• 4 more
  • House Energy and Commerce
  • House Ways and Means
  • House Natural Resources
  • House Natural Resources
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.3089

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
July 18, 2007

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• Jun 10, 2008: Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Walberg. Petition No: 110-8. (Discharge petition text with signatures.)
• Jul 23, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
• Jul 18, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
• Jul 18, 2007: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
• Jul 18, 2007: Referred to House Ways and Means
• Jul 18, 2007: Referred to House Natural Resources
• Jul 18, 2007: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
• Introduced on Jul 18, 2007.

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June 13, 2008 No More Excuses: The US Needs To Tap Into Its Own Oil Reserves

The appropriately named No More Excuses Energy Act, HR 3089, would increase the supply of energy produced in America. This bill would immediately open up ...

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June 13, 2008 Duncan backs oil drilling

With that in mind, Duncan on Friday threw his weight behind HR 3089, a House measure that would allow oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, ...

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June 11, 2008 IN OUR VIEW: US can become world's energy giant

For example, in the House, HR 3089 -- the No More Excuses Energy Act of 2007 -- would fast-track refinery building, clear roadblocks to oil and gas drilling ...

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August 05, 2008 HOUSE Key Vote Alert - Energy Discharge Petition

The Club for Growth urges all House members to sign the discharge petition for the No More Excuses Energy Act of 2007 (HR 3089), sponsored by Rep. Mac Thornberry. This key vote will be part of our 2008 Congressional Scorecard. ...

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July 26, 2008 All Energy Options On The Table, Except Changing Anything

What Representative Walberg meant is that people should pay attention to just one particular “energy option” - HR3089, a law written by Mac Thornberry of Texas that would legalize oil drilling anywhere along the coastal waters of the ...

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July 25, 2008 Cindy anthony

... too. but it’s inelegant, inaccurate and laced with hidden assumptions, which i detailed earlier. my congressman familiar this data to tout the gop’s “the no more excuses energy act,” hr 3089 another bill that went nowhere. ...

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