H.R.1229 - Putting the Gulf of Mexico Back to Work Act

To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to facilitate the safe and timely production of American energy resources from the Gulf of Mexico. view all titles (6)

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  • Official: To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to facilitate the safe and timely production of American energy resources from the Gulf of Mexico. as introduced.
  • Short: Putting the Gulf of Mexico Back to Work Act as introduced.
  • Short: Putting the Gulf of Mexico Back to Work Act as reported to house.
  • Official: To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to facilitate the safe and timely production of American energy resources from the Gulf of Mexico, to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales, and for other purposes. as amended by house.
  • Short: Putting the Gulf of Mexico Back to Work Act as passed house.
  • Short: Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act as passed house.

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Interests that support this bill:

Top recipients for ALL supporting interest groups

Name Amount Received Vote On Passage
Rep. Joe Wilson [R, SC-2] $204,531 Aye
Rep. Eric Cantor [R, VA-7] $166,942 Aye
Rep. Michele Bachmann [R, MN-6] $165,322 Aye
Rep. Tom Graves [R, GA-14] $153,768 Aye
Rep. Dina Titus [D, NV-1] $150,590
Rep. William L. Owens [D, NY-21] $138,817 Aye
Rep. Stevan Pearce [R, NM-2] $138,756 Aye
Rep. Joe Barton [R, TX-6] $137,620 Aye
Rep. Paul C. Broun [R, GA-10] $118,717 Aye
Rep. Tim Huelskamp [R, KS-1] $108,204 Aye
 
Sen. Patrick J. Toomey [R, PA] $1,044,429
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV] $544,821
Sen. Marco Rubio [R, FL] $494,779
Sen. Rob Portman [R, OH] $362,363
Sen. David Vitter [R, LA] $326,094
Sen. John Thune [R, SD] $284,917
Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R, AK] $252,776
Sen. Roy Blunt [R, MO] $221,901
Sen. Tom Coburn [R, OK] $197,456
Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC] $192,475

Specific Organizations Supporting H.R.1229

  • FreedomWorks
  • Shallow Water Energy Security Coalition
  • National Association of Manufacturers
  • American Chemistry Council
  • American Conservative Union
  • American Energy Alliance
  • American Gas Association
  • American Petroleum Institute
  • Baton Rouge Area Chamber of Commerce
  • Business Council of Alabama
  • Consumer Energy Alliance
  • Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce
  • Gulf Citizens United
  • Gulf Economic Survival Team
  • Harvey Industrial Canal Association
  • Houma-Terrebonne Chamber of Commerce
  • Independent Petroleum Association of America
  • Industrial Energy Consumers of America
  • Industrial Minerals Association – North America
  • Louisiana Association of Business and Industry
  • Louisiana Mid Continent Oil and Gas Association
  • Louisiana Oil and Gas Association
  • Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce
  • National Petrochemical & Refiners Association
  • Petroleum Equipment Suppliers Association
  • Petroleum Marketers Association of America
  • South Central Industrial Association
  • Southern Crop Production Association
  • Southwest Louisiana Chamber of Commerce
  • St. Tammany West Chamber of Commerce
  • U. S. Chamber of Commerce
  • American Highway Users Alliance

Interests that oppose this bill:

Top recipients for ALL opposing interest groups

Name Amount Received Vote On Passage
Rep. Jerry McNerney [D, CA-9] $30,710 Nay
Rep. Daniel B. Maffei [D, NY-24] $25,800
Rep. Erik Paulsen [R, MN-3] $24,950 Aye
Rep. Brad Sherman [D, CA-30] $23,510 Nay
Rep. Gary C. Peters [D, MI-14] $23,279 Nay
Rep. Dina Titus [D, NV-1] $20,334
Rep. Tom McClintock [R, CA-4] $19,200 Aye
Rep. Nick J. Rahall II [D, WV-3] $16,758 Nay
Rep. Michael E. Capuano [D, MA-7] $16,100 Nay
Rep. Spencer Bachus [R, AL-6] $15,200 Aye
 
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV] $157,321
Sen. Michael F. Bennet [D, CO] $134,792
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA] $121,879
Sen. Charles E. Schumer [D, NY] $98,000
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY] $77,136
Sen. Roy Blunt [R, MO] $31,326
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA] $31,050
Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR] $30,264
Sen. Chuck Grassley [R, IA] $28,000
Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC] $20,750

Specific Organizations Opposing H.R.1229

  • Ocean Conservancy
  • Alaska Wilderness League
  • Cape & Islands Self-Releance Corp.
  • Chesapeake Bay Foundation
  • Clean Power Now
  • Conservation Law Foundation
  • Environmental Northeast
  • Grace Team Massachusetts
  • Healthlink
  • Lexington Global Warming Action Coalition
  • Massachusetts Climate Action Network
  • Bedford Global Warming Action Coalition
  • Center for Biological Diversity
  • Clean Ocean Action
  • Defenders of Wildlife
  • Clean Water Action
  • Endangered Species Coalition
  • Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges
  • Gulf Coast Environmental Defense
  • Marine Fish Conservation Network
  • Mass Audobon
  • Massachusetts Climate Action Network Harvard Local
  • Natural Estuarine Research Reserve Association
  • New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance
  • New Jersey Environmental Lobby
  • Ocean River Institute
  • People for Puget Sound
  • Somervill Climate Action
  • Surfrider Foundation
  • Sustainable Life Solutions
  • Sustainable Sudbury
  • Wildlife Society
  • Massachusetts Climate Action Network Bolton Local
  • National Audobon Society
  • New Jersey Environmental Federation
  • Ocean Champions
  • Ocean Conservation Research
  • Pacific Environment
  • Sierra Club
  • Southern Environmental Law Center
  • Sustainable Duxbury
  • Sustainable South Shore
  • Vermont Public Interest Research Group
  • Save Our Shores! Florida
  • Public Citizen
  • Earthjustice
  • Physicians for Social Responsibility
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