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• Latest Action: Jul 10, 2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

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• Committee Assignment: House Energy and Commerce

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• Committee Assignment: House Natural Resources - Energy and Mineral Resources

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• Committee Assignment: House Agriculture - Conservation, Energy, and Forestry

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• Committee Assignment: House Armed Services - Readiness

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This bill's most-recent vote occurred on June 21, 2012, with a roll call of 248 ayes, 163 nays, and 21 not voting.
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• EnergyNorthAmerica

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• Western Energy Alliance

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• Affordable Power Alliance

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• Congress of Racial Equality

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• American Tradition Partnership

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• U. S. Chamber of Commerce

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• American Energy Alliance

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• Institute for Energy Research

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• American Products American Power

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• American Petroleum Institute

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• American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers

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• Industrial Energy Consumers of America

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• National Association of Manufacturers

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• Natural Resource Defense Council

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• Meredith Management Corporation

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• Environmental Entrepreneurs

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• Charge Across Town

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• Renewable Energy Group

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• Green Tech Legal

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• Altshuler Berzon LLP

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• Silverado Power, LLC

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• VendorStack

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• Our Earth Music, Inc

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• Manzanita Management Corporation

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• Codexis

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• Beagle Foundation

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• Active Minds LLC

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• Davidson & Associates

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• Harvest Power Inc.

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• Zentek Technology

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• Exigen Capital

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• Institutional Venture Partners

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• KUITY Corp

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• Claremont Creek Ventures

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• Armor Capital

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• Sybase

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• New Resource Bank

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• Green by Design

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• Sunlight Electric, LLC

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• Avalon Enterprises Inc

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• California Clean Energy Fund

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• Academix Direct, Inc

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• Sequoia Lab

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• Zam Energy, LLC

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• AlikeList

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• Borrego Solar Systems, Inc

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• Jun Group

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• X.O.ware, Inc

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• Recyclebank

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• Sustainable Silicon Valley

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• Tilden Park Software

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• Antenna Group

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• Birch Tree Capital, LLC

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• Hartman Consulting

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• Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

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• Preserve

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• Tymphany Corporation

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• Better World Group

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• Cape Cod Commercial Hook Fisherman's Association

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• Catamount Management Corporation

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• KIKIM Media

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• California Cars Initiative

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• Chromasun Inc.

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• Tech Networks of Boston

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• TOZ Consulting

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• Northern California Public Broadcasting

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• Wolfensohn Fund Management

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• Save That Stuff, Inc

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• Constructive Technologies Group Inc

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• Clean Power Research

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• MESH Architectures

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• EOS Climate

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• Epsilon Associates

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• Rally Software Development

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• Arcana Herbal & Nutritional Pharmacy

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• Eyak Preservation Council

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• The Wilderness Society

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• League of Conservation Voters

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• Defenders of Wildlife

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• Earthjustice

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• Sierra Club

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• Alaska Wilderness League

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• Biodiversity Conservation Alliance

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• Californians for Western Wilderness

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• Northern Alaska Environmental Center

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• San Juan Citizens Alliance

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• Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance

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• American Lung Association

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• Climate Action Network

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• Clipper Windpower

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• Clean Energy Venture Group

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• Scale Venture Partners

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• Foto Forum, SFMOMA

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• Agile Energy

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• MEI Hotels

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• Hugo Neu Corporation

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• Xros

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• North Ridge Investment Management

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• Trinity Ventures

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• Massachusetts Green Energy Fund

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• SynGest Inc.

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• RebelVox

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• Papesch Associates

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• Ziba Design

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• Poniard Pharmaceuticals

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• Apple

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• Prize Capital, LLC.

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• Clean Edge

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• Absolutely Solar Inc.

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• The Climate Registry

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• Intex Solutions

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• ByHandConsulting

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• Juwi Wind

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• The Saunders Hotel Group

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• Independence Solar

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• Advanced Technologies

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• Transportation Power Inc

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• ALIO Inc.

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• The Sexton Company

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• NEI Treatment Systems, LLC

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• Cocurrent BioEnergy

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• Sustainable New Energy

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• The Laney Thornton Foundation

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• Forefront Communications

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• Vigilent

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• Rivermoor Energy

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• Mayfield Fund

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• RBC Wealth Management

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• Discover-e Legal, LLC

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• DS3 Consulting

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• Infinera Corporation

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• WilderShares, LLC

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• The Woods Hole Research Center

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• Nature Conservancy

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• Bleeding Heartland:: Iowa Congressional voting catch-up thread ... - July 11, 2012 by desmoinesdem - The House debated H.R. 4480, the Strategic Energy Production Act of 2012, on June 21. This legislation combines seven bills previously approved by either the Energy and Commerce Committee or the Natural Resources ...

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  As noted by desmoinesdem on July 11, 2012, "The House debated H.R. 4480, the Strategic Energy Production Act of 2012, on June 21. This legislation combines seven bills previously approved by either the Energy and Commerce Committee or the Natural Resources ..." (/url?q=http://www.bleedingheartland.com/diary/5603/iowa-congressional-voting-catchup-thread-energy-policy&sa=U&ei=qZr-T9OhMePe2AXzw9GoBA&ved=0CEMQmAEwCA&usg=AFQjCNEqrqxnOl4lcVABCuByjw1rgV2FdQ)
• Bleeding Heartland:: Iowa Congressional voting catch-up thread ... - July 10, 2012 by desmoinesdem - The House debated H.R. 4480, the Strategic Energy Production Act of 2012, on June 21. This legislation combines seven bills previously approved by either the Energy and Commerce Committee or the Natural Resources ...

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  As noted by desmoinesdem on July 10, 2012, "The House debated H.R. 4480, the Strategic Energy Production Act of 2012, on June 21. This legislation combines seven bills previously approved by either the Energy and Commerce Committee or the Natural Resources ..." (/url?q=http://www.bleedingheartland.com/diary/5603/iowa-congressional-voting-catchup-thread-energy-policy&sa=U&ei=Ok79T8mINq_K0AGqj_H0Bg&ved=0CCoQmAEwAw&usg=AFQjCNF3Facclo37six0OQd1mPuTpHOtGA)
• Dirty Energy Money Buys Yet Another House Vote: H.R.4480 | The ... - June 22, 2012 by Karen Showalter - Dirty Energy Money Buys Yet Another House Vote: H.R.4480. Jun21. Karen Showalter. The US House of Representatives voted on H.R.4480: the Strategic Energy Production Act earlier today. The vote passed 248-163.

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• Letters to the editor: Why do Erie kids bully animals? - July 10, 2012 by Erie Times-News - This is a fact to think about when it is time to vote in November. U.S. Reps. Mike Kelly and Glenn "G.T." Thompson voted yes to HR4480 on June 21, which allows the five largest oil companies, BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Exxon-Mobil and Shell ...

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  As noted by Erie Times-News on July 10, 2012, "This is a fact to think about when it is time to vote in November. U.S. Reps. Mike Kelly and Glenn "G.T." Thompson voted yes to HR4480 on June 21, which allows the five largest oil companies, BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Exxon-Mobil and Shell ..." (http://www.goerie.com/article/20120711/OPINION02/307119998/Letters-to-the-editor%3A-Why-do-Erie-kids-bully-animals%3F)
• Letters to the editor, July 9 - July 09, 2012 by Denton Record-Chronicle - H.R. 4480 links drawdowns from the reserve to increased domestic energy. Once there is a drawdown, the secretary of energy would have to develop a plan for increased leasing of federal land for oil and gas development. While the Obama ...

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  As noted by Denton Record-Chronicle on July 09, 2012, "H.R. 4480 links drawdowns from the reserve to increased domestic energy. Once there is a drawdown, the secretary of energy would have to develop a plan for increased leasing of federal land for oil and gas development. While the Obama ..." (http://www.dentonrc.com/opinion/letters-headlines/20120708-letters-to-the-editor-july-9.ece)
• House Draws Prudent Line in Sand in Oil Reserve Debate - June 29, 2012 by US News and World Report - It's an all-too-rare occasion when Washington does something right for America's energy policy, but taxpayers had reason to celebrate one of those instances last week when the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4480, the Domestic Energy ...

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  As noted by US News and World Report on June 29, 2012, "It's an all-too-rare occasion when Washington does something right for America's energy policy, but taxpayers had reason to celebrate one of those instances last week when the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4480, the Domestic Energy ..." (http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/on-energy/2012/06/29/house-draws-prudent-line-in-sand-in-petroleum-reserve-debate)