Emergency Energy Cut the Red Tape Now Act of 2008

To terminate or provide for suspension of the application of Federal laws that restrict exploration, development, or production of oil, gas, or oil shale, to facilitate the construction of new crude oil refineries, and for other purposes.

7/10/2008--Introduced.
Emergency Energy Cut the Red Tape Now Act of 2008 - Declares without force or effect all:
(1) federal prohibitions against the leasing of federal lands or federal submerged lands for exploration, development, or production of oil, gas, or oil shale;
(2) federal withdrawals of such lands from such leasing; or
(3) federal prohibitions against the expenditure of federal funds for such leasing. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to waive the application of any federal law that requires a permit to engage in drilling for oil or gas under a lease of federal lands or federal submerged lands during any period in which the most recent spot market price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil at the domestic spot market at Cushing, Oklahoma, is less than $100 per barrel. Requires such a waiver during any period in which the most recent spot price is equal to or greater than $100 per barrel. Requires the Department of Energy to act as the lead agency to coordinate all applicable federal refinery authorizations and related environmental reviews with respect to a designated refinery. Requires each federal and state agency or official required to provide a federal refinery authorization to cooperate with the Secretary of Energy and comply with deadlines the Secretary establishes. Requires the Secretary to establish a schedule for all federal refinery authorizations with respect to a designated refinery. Requires the Secretary to approve an application for a federal refinery authorization within 30 days after any failure of a federal or state administrative agency or official to complete an approval proceeding in accordance with the schedule established by the Secretary.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Michele Bachmann [R, MN-6]
• and 15 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. W. Todd Akin [R, MO-2]
  • Rep. Paul Broun [R, GA-10]
  • Rep. Dan Burton [R, IN-5]
  • Rep. John Doolittle [R, CA-4]
  • Rep. Trent Franks [R, AZ-2]
  • Rep. Jack Kingston [R, GA-1]
  • Rep. Doug Lamborn [R, CO-5]
  • Rep. Robert Latta [R, OH-5]
  • Rep. Patrick Mchenry [R, NC-10]
  • Rep. Gary Miller [R, CA-42]
  • Rep. Marilyn Musgrave [R, CO-4]
  • Rep. Joseph Pitts [R, PA-16]
  • Rep. Jean Schmidt [R, OH-2]
  • Rep. John Shimkus [R, IL-19]
  • Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R, GA-3]
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Committees

• House Energy and Commerce
• 2 more
  • House Natural Resources
  • House Natural Resources
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.6463

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
July 10, 2008

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• Jul 14, 2008: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
• Jul 10, 2008: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
• Jul 10, 2008: Referred to House Natural Resources
• Jul 10, 2008: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 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 10, 2008.

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My bill, HR 6463, the Emergency Energy Cut-the-Red-Tape Now Act, would allow Americans to tap our national energy resources and provide relief from off-the-chart gas costs. It gives the Secretary of the Interior the ability to open the ...

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July 25, 2008 Drilling in ANWR will Cut Gas Costs

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July 09, 2008 HR 6463, The Emergency Energy Cut the Red Tape Now Act of 2008

HR 6463 would terminate or provide for suspension of the application of Federal laws that restrict exploration, development, or production of oil, gas, or oil shale, to facilitate the construction of new crude oil refineries. ...

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