H.R.6251 - Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act
To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing new Federal oil and gas leases to holders of existing leases who do not diligently develop the lands subject to such existing leases or relinquish such leases, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)
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- Official: To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing new Federal oil and gas leases to holders of existing leases who do not diligently develop the lands subject to such existing leases or relinquish such leases, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act as introduced.
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CD-03: Lungren votes against increasing domestic oil supply : The ...
The Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act, H.R. 6251, moves to increase the amount of drilling for fossil fuels on federal lands. What did Congo Dan and 194 others find objectionable? The bill doesnât increase the amount of land ...
CQ Politics | 2008 Legislative Summary: Offshore Oil Drilling Ban
... to expand drilling while investing as much as $20 billion in developing renewable and alternative energy technologies, and a âuse it or lose itâ proposal ( HR 6251 ) to compel oil and gas companies to drill on federal land that they ...
CQ Politics | 2008 Legislative Summary: Offshore Oil Drilling Ban
... to expand drilling while investing as much as $20 billion in developing renewable and alternative energy technologies, and a âuse it or lose itâ proposal ( HR 6251 ) to compel oil and gas companies to drill on federal land that they ...
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GAO: Interior should encourage faster oil and gas drilling on ...
Russ Feingold, D-Wis., introduced similar legislation in the House (H.R. 6251) and Senate (S. 3239) earlier this year that would prohibit the Interior secretary from issuing new oil and gas leases to companies that fail to develop ...
McCain Bil Oil: $881450 Since Offshore Flip Flop | Drudge Retort
The Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act of 2008 (H.R. 6251) is a direct response to the facts outlined in the recent House Natural Resources Committee Majority Staff report, "The Truth About America's Energy: Big Oil Stockpiles ...
Scrutiny Hooligans » Daniel Johnson Tells The Truth About Patrick ...
-McHenry voted ânoâ to requiring oil companies to drill on the 68 million acres that they already hold leases for, which could produce 4.8 million barrels of oil and 44.7 billion cubic feet of natural gas daily (H.R. 6251, 6/26/08). ...
Truth Test: 23rd Congressional District
HR 6251 - No. HR 6515 - No. HR 6899 - Yes. HR 2776 - No. HR 5351 - No. Does that mean Democrat Ciro Rodriguez is following suit with his peers who are now willing to support drilling for oil? It would seem so. ...
Mid-Atlantic States Labor » The consequential Congress: Part 2 ...
HR 6251 (Roll Call #469): Use it or Lose it â June 26, 2008. The House passed legislation mandating oil companies to either drill on federal land they have leased or relinquish the right to do so. The âuse it or lose itâ bill was ...
there's an oil slick on our house
hr 6251 hr 6346 hr 6049 hr 6074 ...
office of congresswoman shea-porter - shea-porter stands up to big ...
earlier this year, shea-porter co-sponsored hr 6251, the âresponsible federal oil and gas lease act.â this legislation requires oil companies to begin drilling on the land they currently have leased or face stiff penalties. ...
How many times will Bachmann and Kline vote against "Drill baby ...
Several months ago, the democrats tried passed (HR 6251). Thie common sense bill said that if oil companies had to start drilling immediaately on land that they had leased and permitted. Nothing stood in the way of drilling, ...
Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Charlie Dent Warns Congress to Adopt ...
HR 6251 (Roll Call #469): Use it or Lose it â June 26, 2008. The House passed legislation mandating oil companies to either drill on federal land they have leased or relinquish the right to do so. The âuse it or lose itâ bill was ...
Not the Republican You Might Think - Opinion - Smile Politely ...
HR 6251 had a similar âuse it or lose itâ provision. Johnson voted against both. Both failed. Phil Bloomer, Johnsonâs press secretary, describes the laws as âsuperfelous,â and a âpublicity-grabbing stunt.â Bloomer contend
An Idea That Makes More Sense Than "Drill Here, Drill Now"
In response to these undeveloped leases, House leaders introduced HR 6251, the Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act of 2008. It is a "use it or lose it" policy: if the oil companies sit on their leases rather than drill, ...
August 2008, Volume 3, Issue 8
I am an original co-sponsor of HR 6251, the Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act, which provides a common sense solution to this problem. This bill prohibits oil companies from receiving new leases unless they have demonstrated ...
Massa Press Conference: Deconstructing Kuhl
He pointed to Kuhl's vote against HR 6251, the "use it or lose it" bill, which mandated that current lease holders must either drill or lose their leases. Massa also noted that Kuhl voted against renewable energy and green jobs bills 9 ...
Energy Update July 2008
A similar bill--H.R. 6251, the Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act, also known as the ``Use it or Lose It'' legislation--also failed to pass on June 26. However, the House voted 402 to 19 on June 26 to pass the Energy Markets ...
oil development on federal lands and the outer continental shelf
two bills were introduced that would have denied new leases to those lessees who were not developing their leases or producing oil or gas (hr 6251 and hr 6515). the two bills, including similar provisions, were introduced under ...
news flash
other notable mack votes on energy: 1) no on hr 6251, requiring oil companies to to develop existing leases before applying for new off-shore drilling (roll call no. 469, 110th congress, 2nd session); 2) yes on hr 4 (roll call 320, ...
McHenry votes 'no' on solutions to oil problem
Yet, in June of this year, he voted "no" to a bipartisan bill (H.R. 6251) that would have required oil companies to drill on the 68 million acres where they already hold leases. Just last month, with gas prices at $4 per gallon, ...
Democratic Candidate Julie Bornstein Calls Mack Mailer "Misleading"
Other Notable Mack Votes on Energy: 1) NO on HR 6251, requiring oil companies to to develop existing leases before applying for new off-shore drilling (roll call no. 469, 110th Congress, 2nd session); 2) YES on HR 4 (roll call 320, ...
conservatives arenât interested in comprehensive energy solutions ...
no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. no. hr 6578. hr 6515. hr 6251. hr 6346. hr 6049. hr 6074. hr 6052. hr 6.
nv 3rd congressional district: porter still dancing to same old ...
congressman porter voted against hr 6251, the responsible federal oil and gas lease act, [vote 469] that would have required the oil giants to develop the leases they already hold before acquiring others. he also voted against hr 3221, ...
hereâs whatâs happening in congress:
on june 26, the house took a vote on hr 6251 under a suspension of the rules (summary). this bill would require a business that holds leases to drill for oil or gas on federal land to develop those leases before being granted leases to ...
don't insult to the resourcefulness, ingenuity and can-do spunk of ...
hr-6049, hr.5351, hr.6515, hr.6251, hr.6346, hr.2776, but she voted yes on 05/18/06 - hr.5386 to prohibit offshore drilling along coastal states. . mccain: âi have not missed any crucial voteâ on energy legislation ...
another idiotic missive from my congresswoman. my reply os on top ...
thatâs why i supported hr 6251, the responsible federal oil and gas lease act, which would require the oil industry to produce on the leases they already have or risk losing the right to bid on future leases. unfortunately, republican ...
cappiello continues to embarrass himself
last week, murphy voted for hr 6251, the responsible federal oil and gas lease act â more commonly known as the âuse it or lose itâ bill â which would deny oil and gas companies any new federal leases until they demonstrate they are ...
deep thought 14
additionally, on june 26, 2008, the house defeated a hr 6251, the responsible federal oil and gas lease act. this bill would have increased rental fees on non-producing oil and gas leases, shortened initial lease terms from ten to five ...
democrats pick up on mchenryâs doublespeak
-mchenry voted ânoâ to requiring oil companies to drill on the 68 million acres that they already hold leases for, which could produce 4.8 million barrels of oil and 44.7 billion cubic feet of natural gas daily (hr 6251, 6/26/08). ...

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