3.0.0 7183 2021-06-07T20:07:08Z 2021-06-07T20:07:08Z House H HR 2008-09-27 110 hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-09-27T14:02:20Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-09-27T14:02:15Z 2008-09-27 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2008-09-27 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-27 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2008-09-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress E000179 Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17] ELIOT ENGEL D NY L. 17 N E000187 Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] PHIL ENGLISH R PA 3 2008-09-27 True International Affairs Advanced technology and technological innovations Africa Agricultural conservation and pollution Agricultural education Air quality Alternative and renewable resources Asia Brazil Canada China Climate change and greenhouse gases Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Energy efficiency and conservation Energy research Energy storage, supplies, demand Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental technology Europe European Union Food supply, safety, and labeling Foreign aid and international relief Free trade and trade barriers Government studies and investigations India International organizations and cooperation Japan Latin America Mexico Multilateral development programs Navigation, waterways, harbors Oil and gas Pipelines Public-private cooperation Railroads Research administration and funding South Africa Technology assessment U.S. and foreign investments Western Hemisphere International Affairs 00 2008-09-27 Introduced in House 2009-01-16T19:50:41Z Western Hemisphere Energy Compact Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, to seek to establish a regional-based ministerial forum to be known as the Western Hemisphere Energy Cooperation Forum: (1) for the cooperation of Western Hemisphere on energy issues; (2) to lessen dependence on oil imports without reducing food availability; (3) to ensure that energy contributes to the economic, social, and environmental enhancement of the countries in the Western Hemisphere; and (4) to permit participating countries to cooperatively address broad challenges posed to the energy supply of the Western Hemisphere.

Directs the U.S. to seek to implement, in cooperation with Energy Forum countries: (1) an energy crisis initiative; (2) an energy sustainability initiative; (3) an energy for development initiative; and (4) biofuels studies.

Provides for the establishment of a Western Hemisphere Energy Industry Group to: (1) increase public-private partnerships; (2) foster private investment; and (3) enable countries in the Western Hemisphere to devise energy agendas compatible with industry capacity and cognizant of industry goals.

Provides for: (1) the establishment of an Oil and Natural Gas Working Group; (2) a U.S.-Brazil biofuels partnership; (3) biofuels feasibility studies; (4) regional and hemispheric carbon trading mechanisms; (5) the establishment of a Western Hemisphere energy crisis response mechanism; (6) seeking to increase U.S. foreign assistance programming in renewable energy; and (7) energy public diplomacy.

]]> Western Hemisphere Energy Compact Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Western Hemisphere Energy Compact Act of 2008 Display Title Western Hemisphere Energy Compact Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of State to work with the Government of Brazil and the governments of other countries in the Western Hemisphere to develop partnerships to strengthen diplomatic relations and energy security by accelerating the development of biofuels production, research, and infrastructure, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2008-09-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr7183ih/xml/BILLS-110hr7183ih.xml 2008-09-27 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 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.