3.0.0 4294 2022-11-01T13:50:04Z 2022-11-01T13:50:04Z House HR 2019-09-11 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 145 (Wednesday, September 11, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SCALISE:H.R. 4294.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 and Article I, Section 8,Clause 18[Page H7665]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Referred to 2019-09-16T19:35:23Z hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2019-09-16T19:35:14Z hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Referred to 2019-09-16T19:35:06Z Referred to 2019-09-11T14:00:15Z ONSHORE Act 116 218 S 2019-01-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Related bill CRS Offshore Wind for Territories Act 116 499 S 2019-05-14 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-323. Related bill CRS Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act 116 2270 S 2019-07-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Related bill CRS State Mineral Revenue Protection Act of 2019 116 998 HR 2019-02-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Related bill CRS Offshore Wind for Territories Act 116 1014 HR 2019-10-11 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 182. Related bill CRS Ending Duplicative Permitting Act 116 1650 HR 2019-03-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Related bill CRS SEA Act of 2019 116 3424 HR 2019-07-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. Related bill CRS Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act 116 4026 HR 2019-09-19 Subcommittee Hearings Held. Related bill CRS 2019-09-16 hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. Committee 2019-09-16 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Committee 2019-09-16 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2019-09-11 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2019-09-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-09-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001176 Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1] Steve Scalise R LA 1 N B001250 Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] Rob Bishop R UT 1 2019-09-11 True C001109 Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large] Liz Cheney R WY 0 2019-09-11 True G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 2019-09-11 True D000615 Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] Jeff Duncan R SC 3 2019-09-11 True M001190 Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] Markwayne Mullin R OK 2 2019-09-11 True O000168 Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] Pete Olson R TX 22 2019-09-17 False P000615 Rep. Pence, Greg [R-IN-6] Greg Pence R IN 6 2019-09-18 False S001212 Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] Pete Stauber R MN 8 2019-09-26 False L000589 Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] Debbie Lesko R AZ 8 2019-09-26 False A000377 Rep. Armstrong, Kelly [R-ND-At Large] Kelly Armstrong R ND 0 2019-09-26 False C001118 Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] Ben Cline R VA 6 2019-10-18 False H001082 Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] Kevin Hern R OK 1 2019-11-08 False Energy Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Alaska Alternative and renewable resources American Samoa Animal protection and human-animal relationships Aquaculture Aquatic ecology Archaeology and anthropology Atlantic Ocean Caribbean area Congressional oversight Department of the Interior Endangered and threatened species Energy revenues and royalties Energy storage, supplies, demand Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental regulatory procedures Georgia Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Government trust funds Guam Gulf of Mexico Historic sites and heritage areas Indian lands and resources rights Intergovernmental relations Judicial review and appeals Land use and conservation Licensing and registrations Mammals Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Military operations and strategy Mining Monuments and memorials North Carolina Northern Mariana Islands Oil and gas Pacific Ocean Parks, recreation areas, trails Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Public contracts and procurement Public-private cooperation Puerto Rico South Carolina State and local finance State and local government operations Strategic materials and reserves Trade restrictions U.S. territories and protectorates User charges and fees Virgin Islands Virginia Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Energy 00 2019-09-11 Introduced in House 2021-01-25T15:00:17Z American Energy First Act

This bill addresses offshore and onshore oil and gas resources, and the use of renewable energy resources on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and other federal lands.

Among other things, the bill

  • allows states with an established permitting and regulatory program to manage certain federal permitting and regulatory responsibilities for oil and gas development on federal lands within their borders;
  • limits the President's authority to prohibit oil and gas leasing on the OCS;
  • establishes a revenue sharing framework to distribute revenues collected from oil and gas leasing on the OCS to certain states (Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Alaska);
  • provides a mechanism for states to receive their entitled percentage of sales, bonuses, royalties, and rentals for all public land or deposits located in the state;
  • requires the Department of the Interior to establish certain federal land as geothermal and wind energy leasing priority areas; and
  • limits the authority of Interior to declare a moratorium on the leasing of federal lands for oil and gas activities unless such moratorium is authorized by Congress.
]]> American Energy First Act Display Title American Energy First Act Official Title as Introduced To empower States to manage the development and production of oil and gas on available Federal land, to distribute revenues from oil and gas leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf to certain coastal States, to promote alternative energy development, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced American Energy First Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr4294ih/xml/BILLS-116hr4294ih.xml 2019-09-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. 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.