3.0.0 6735 2019-11-15T21:29:07Z 2019-11-15T21:29:07Z House H HR 2008-07-31 110 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Referred to 2008-08-07T13:45:52Z Referred to 2008-07-31T14:08:25Z 2008-08-07 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2008-07-31 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2008-07-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-07-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H000666 Rep. Hobson, David L. [R-OH-7] DAVID HOBSON R OH L. 7 N T000462 Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12] PATRICK TIBERI R OH J. 12 2008-08-01 False C000059 Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44] KEN CALVERT R CA 44 2008-09-17 False S001148 Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] MICHAEL SIMPSON R ID K. 2 2008-09-17 False R000395 Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5] HAROLD ROGERS R KY 5 2008-09-23 False Energy Appropriations Caribbean area Cuba Gulf of Mexico Latin America Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Oil and gas Energy 00 2008-07-31 Introduced in House 2008-10-09T18:56:18Z Bolster America's Resources through Responsible Exploratory Leasing Act or the BARREL Act - Declares as having no force or effect federal prohibitions against the expenditure of appropriated funds to conduct oil and gas leasing and preleasing activities for areas of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) of the United States adjacent to Cuba.

Revokes all withdrawals of federal submerged lands of the OCS adjacent to Cuba from leasing for exploration for, and development and production of, oil and natural gas.

Terminates certain restrictions under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 on the use of funds for certain offshore leasing and related activities with respect to any location on the OCS adjacent to Cuba.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior promptly to conduct lease sales for such locations on the OCS in accordance with the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and other federal law.

]]> BARREL Act Short Titles as Introduced BARREL Act Short Titles as Introduced Bolster America's Resources through Responsible Exploratory Leasing Act Display Title BARREL Act Official Title as Introduced To terminate the application of restrictions on exploration, development, and production of oil and gas in areas of the outer Continental Shelf adjacent to Cuba. Introduced in House 2008-07-31T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6735ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6735ih.xml 2008-08-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.