Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Gas industry

Bill Enacted: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans.

October 03, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-343.

Bill Signed by President: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

Bill Sent To President: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

Bill Sent To President: H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

Bill Introduced: H.R.6899 Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act

2008-09-15T00:00:00Z

To advance the national security interests of the United States by reducing its dependency on oil through renewable and clean, alternative fuel technologies while building a bridge to the future through expanded access to Federal oil and natural gas resources, revising the relationship between the oil and gas industry and the consumers who own those resources and deserve a fair return from the development of publicly owned oil and gas, ending tax subsidies for large oil and gas companies, and facilitating energy efficiencies in the building, housing, and transportation sectors, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.3478 Energy Independence and Investment Act of 2008

2008-09-11T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for the production of energy, to provide transportation and domestic fuel security, and to provide incentives for energy conservation and energy efficiency, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.3445 Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2008

2008-08-01T00:00:00Z

An original bill to impose sanctions with respect to Iran, to provide for the divestment of assets in Iran by State and local governments and other entities, to identify locations of concern with respect to transshipment, reexportation, or diversion of certain sensitive items to Iran, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.3389 Extractive Industries Transparency Disclosure Act

2008-07-31T00:00:00Z

A bill to require, for the benefit of shareholders, the disclosure of payments to foreign governments for the extraction of natural resources, to allow such shareholders more appropriately to determine associated risks.

Bill Signed by President: H.R.3221 Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008

2008-07-30T00:00:00Z

A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.

July 30, 2008: Signed by President.

Bill Enacted: H.R.3221 Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008

2008-07-30T00:00:00Z

A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.

July 30, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-289.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.3221 Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008

2008-07-29T00:00:00Z

A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.

July 29, 2008: Presented to President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.3221 Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008

2008-07-26T00:00:00Z

A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.

July 26, 2008: Cleared for White House.

Bill Introduced: S.3279 Home Energy Assistance Today Act

2008-07-17T00:00:00Z

A bill to provide funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the deduction for income attributable to domestic production of oil, gas, or primary products thereof for major integrated oil companies.

Bill Introduced: S.3239 Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act

2008-07-10T00:00:00Z

A bill 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 land subject to the existing leases or relinquish the leases, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6412 Comprehensive Energy Exploration, Price Reduction, and Renewable Energy Investment Act of 2008

2008-06-26T00:00:00Z

To promote the energy security of the United States, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.3162 MADE in the USA Tax Act

2008-06-19T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide relief to improve the competitiveness of United States corporations and small businesses, to eliminate tax incentives to move jobs and profits overseas, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6251 Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act

2008-06-12T00:00:00Z

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.

Bill Introduced: S.Res.580 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability.

2008-06-02T00:00:00Z

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability.

Bill Introduced: S.3036 Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008

2008-05-20T00:00:00Z

A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6066 Extractive Industries Transparency Disclosure Act

2008-05-15T00:00:00Z

To require, for the benefit of shareholders, the disclosure of payments to foreign governments for the extraction of natural resources, to allow such shareholders more appropriately to determine associated risks.