3.0.0 4135 2023-01-11T13:23:00Z 2023-01-11T13:23:00Z House H HR 2012-03-05 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FLAKE:H.R. 4135.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, which gives Congress thepower `` to regulate commerce with foreign nations,'' andClause 18, ``to make all laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers.''[Page H1153]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing hsfa07 Western Hemisphere Subcommittee Referred to 2012-05-07T20:09:39Z hsfa18 Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade Subcommittee Referred to 2012-05-07T20:09:22Z Referred to 2012-03-05T17:05:25Z 2012-05-07 hsfa07 Western Hemisphere Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere. Committee 2012-05-07 hsfa18 Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade. Committee 2012-03-05 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2012-03-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-03-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000444 Rep. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ-6] JEFF FLAKE R AZ 6 N M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 3 2012-03-08 False International Affairs Caribbean area Cuba Latin America Licensing and registrations Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine pollution Oil and gas Sanctions Trade restrictions Travel and tourism International Affairs 00 2012-03-05 Introduced in House 2012-04-13T20:24:59Z Western Hemisphere Energy Security Act of 2012 - Permits U.S. persons (including agents and affiliates) to: (1) engage in any transaction necessary for either exploration and extraction of hydrocarbon resources or for oil spill prevention and clean-up activities from any portion of a foreign exclusive economic zone contiguous to the U.S. exclusive economic zone; (2) export without license authority all equipment necessary for such exploration, extraction, or oil spill prevention and clean-up activities; and (3) import into the United States the hydrocarbon resources and products that are extracted under this Act.

Amends the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 to instruct the Secretary of the Treasury to authorize under a general license certain travel-related transactions for travel to, from, or within Cuba in connection with either exploration and extraction of hydrocarbon resources or oil spill prevention and clean-up activities in any such part of a foreign maritime exclusive economic zone contiguous to the U.S. exclusive economic zone.

Includes among persons authorized to travel to Cuba under this Act full-time employees, executives, agents, and consultants of oil and gas producers, distributors, shippers, and persons who engage in oil spill prevention and clean-up activities.

]]> Western Hemisphere Energy Security Act of 2012 Display Title Western Hemisphere Energy Security Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced To permit United States companies to participate in the exploration for and the extraction of hydrocarbon resources from any portion of a foreign maritime exclusive economic zone that is contiguous to the exclusive economic zone of the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Western Hemisphere Energy Security Act of 2012 Introduced in House 2012-03-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr4135ih/xml/BILLS-112hr4135ih.xml 2012-05-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere. 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.