Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Oil and gas

Bill Introduced: S.953 Student Loan Affordability Act

2013-05-13T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced interest rate for undergraduate Federal Direct Stafford Loans, to modify required distribution rules for pension plans, to limit earnings stripping by expatriated entities, to provide for modifications related to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.913 Oilheat Efficiency, Renewable Fuel Research and Jobs Training Act of 2013

2013-05-08T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000 to reauthorize and improve that Act, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.856 Syria Stabilization Act of 2013

2013-05-05T20:00:00Z

A bill to foster stability in Syria, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.812 A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to take actions to implement the Agreement between the United States of America and the United Mexican States Concerning Transboundary Hydrocarbon Reservoirs in the Gulf of Mexico.

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to take actions to implement the Agreement between the United States of America and the United Mexican States Concerning Transboundary Hydrocarbon Reservoirs in the Gulf of Mexico.

Bill Introduced: S.828 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2013

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to require oil polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1743 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2013

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to require responsible parties to pay the full cost of offshore oil spills, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.827 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2013

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require oil polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1692 Sudan Peace, Security, and Accountability Act of 2013

2013-04-23T20:00:00Z

To require the development of a comprehensive strategy to end serious human rights violations in Sudan, to create incentives for governments and persons to end support of and assistance to the Government of Sudan, to reinvigorate genuinely comprehensive peace efforts in Sudan, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.783 Helium Stewardship Act of 2013

2013-04-22T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Helium Act to improve helium stewardship, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1649 Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act of 2013

2013-04-17T20:00:00Z

To provide whistleblower protections to certain workers in the offshore oil and gas industry.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1613 Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act

2013-04-17T20:00:00Z

To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to provide for the proper Federal management and oversight of transboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.763 Underground Gas Storage Facility Safety Act of 2013

2013-04-17T20:00:00Z

A bill to authorize States to enforce pipeline safety requirements related to wellbores at interstate storage facilities.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1587 Energy Infrastructure Improvement Act

2013-04-15T20:00:00Z

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to issue permits for rights-of-way, temporary easements, or other necessary authorizations to facilitate natural gas, oil, and petroleum product pipelines and related facilities on eligible Federal lands, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1569 New Fair Deal Busting America's Rigid Outdated & Needless Subsidies Act of 2013

2013-04-14T20:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1533 Energy Regulatory Public Protection Act

2013-04-11T20:00:00Z

To establish an Office of Public Advocate within the Department of Justice to provide services and guidance to citizens in dealing with concerns involving the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1548 Native American Energy Act

2013-04-11T20:00:00Z

To facilitate the development of energy on Indian lands by reducing Federal regulations that impede tribal development of Indian lands, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1486 No Carbon Tax Act of 2013

2013-04-10T20:00:00Z

To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from devising or implementing a carbon tax.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1456 To make improvements to the Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act.

2013-04-09T20:00:00Z

To make improvements to the Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1426 Big Oil Welfare Repeal Act of 2013

2013-04-08T20:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow the deduction for income attributable to domestic production activities with respect to oil and gas activities of major integrated oil companies.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1430 Offshore Fairness Act

2013-04-08T20:00:00Z

To extend the seaward boundaries of certain States, and for other purposes.