3.0.0 4246 2023-01-11T13:38:07Z 2023-01-11T13:38:07Z House HR 2017-11-03 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 179 (Friday, November 3, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. BARRAGAN:H.R. 4246.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2: ``The Congress shall havethe power to dispose of and make all needful rules andregulations respecting the territory or other propertybelonging to the United States; and nothing in thisConstitution shall be so construed as to prejudice any claimsof the United States, or of any particular state.''Article I, Section 8: ``To make rules for the governmentand regulation of the land and naval forces.''[Page H8496]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Referred to 2017-11-14T17:21:24Z Referred to 2017-11-03T13:01:45Z 2017-11-14 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2017-11-03 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2017-11-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-11-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001300 Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] Nanette Barragan D CA Diaz 44 N L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2017-11-03 True K000389 Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] Ro Khanna D CA 17 2017-11-03 True R000486 Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD D CA 40 2017-11-03 True G000585 Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] Jimmy Gomez D CA 34 2017-11-03 True S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 2017-11-03 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2017-11-03 True E000296 Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-2] Dwight Evans D PA 2 2017-11-03 True E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2017-11-03 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2017-11-15 False Energy Community life and organization Educational facilities and institutions Land use and conservation Licensing and registrations Oil and gas Energy 00 2017-11-03 Introduced in House 2018-03-26T20:28:00Z No Drilling in Our Backyards Act

This bill amends the Mineral Leasing Act to prohibit the Department of the Interior from issuing a permit for any oil and gas drilling operation that is located within 1,500 feet from a home, business, school, or other building that requires special protection.

]]> No Drilling in Our Backyards Act Display Title No Drilling in Our Backyards Act Short Titles as Introduced No Drilling in Our Backyards Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to create a buffer in between oil and gas drilling operations and homes, businesses, schools, and other buildings that require special protection, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr4246ih/xml/BILLS-115hr4246ih.xml 2017-11-14 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.