[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 218 (Monday, December 21, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1194]
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 REINTRODUCTION OF H.R. 8768, THE ``KEEPING AMERICA'S ENERGY RESOURCES 
                              MOVING ACT''

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                         HON. SYLVIA R. GARCIA

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, December 21, 2020

  Ms. GARCIA of Texas. Madam Speaker, I rise today to echo the words of 
my Texas friend and colleague, Mr. Weber, to support the reintroduction 
of H.R. 768, the ``Keeping America's Energy Resources Moving Act''. 
This is vital legislation needed to support a vital industry, the U.S. 
lightering industry. In turn, this legislation will support our 
domestic refining industry and its workers and help support U.S. energy 
security and independence. It is a small technical fix to the law that 
will allow seafarers aboard lightering vessels to continue to do the 
vital work they do--import and export crude oil and natural gas to and 
from our refineries in Texas and the Gulf Coast, Delaware and Southern 
California. We have bipartisan support for the legislation and the 
approval of the agencies who will administer and implement this 
legislation when it becomes law. As my colleague Mr. Weber has said, we 
simply ran out of time to move the bill--but we will continue our 
efforts and press forward in the next Congress. I thank my colleagues 
for their support of this legislation and look forward to enacting this 
important technical fix in the next Congress.

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