[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 17 (Thursday, January 26, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D62-D65]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 56 public bills, H.R. 530-585; 
2 private bills, H.R. 586-587; and 9 resolutions, H.J. Res. 22; and H. 
Res. 60-67, were introduced.                              
  Pages H426-28
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages H430-31
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Recess: The House recessed at 11:19 a.m. and reconvened at 12 p.m. 
                                                              Page H348
Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 60, electing Members 
to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. 
                                                              Page H351
Strategic Production Response Act: The House considered H.R. 21, to 
provide for the development of a plan to increase oil and gas 
production under oil and gas leases of Federal lands under the 
jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Energy, 
the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Defense in 
conjunction with a drawdown of petroleum reserves from the Strategic 
Petroleum Reserve. Further consideration is expected tomorrow, January 
27th.                                                   
  Pages H351-H421
Agreed to:
  Gaetz amendment (No. 1 printed in the Record) that adds a new section 
stating that nothing in the Act or amendments made by the Act shall 
affect the Presidential memorandum titled ``Memorandum on the 
Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer Continental 
Shelf from Leasing Disposition'';                         
Pages H362-63
  LaLota amendment (No. 143 printed in the Record) that adds a new 
section at the end of the bill titled No Effect on Existing Leasing 
Restrictions;                                             
Pages H366-67
  Clyde amendment (No. 91 printed in the Record) that inserts language 
stating the Secretary submit the developed plans to Congress; 
                                                              Page H367
  Boebert amendment (No. 32 printed in the Record) that adds a new 
paragraph stating the Secretaries of various agencies shall submit to 
certain committees in Congress plans for Federal lands;       
Page H368
  Boebert amendment (No. 137 printed in the Record) that adds a 
paragraph that the Secretary shall identify areas to lease within the 
approximately 224,793.73 acres, including approximately 200,518.28 
acres of National Forest System lands, approximately 15,464.99 acres of 
public lands, and approximately 8,810.46 acres of reserved Federal 
mineral interest within the Thompson Divide area in Colorado; 
                                                          Pages H371-72
  Perry amendment (No. 41 printed in the Record) that adds a paragraph 
at the end of the bill that the plan required by paragraph (1) shall 
include a list of parcels planned to be offered for lease; 
                                                          Pages H372-73
  Mace amendment (No. 133 printed in the Record) that adds a new 
section that nothing in this Act, shall affect any statutory or 
regulatory restrictions in effect on the date of enactment of this Act 
(including any withdrawal of Federal land) that may prohibit oil and 
gas leasing within the area designated as the South Atlantic Planning 
Area (by a recorded vote of 389 ayes to 42 noes, Roll No. 41); 
                                                 Pages H363-64, H387-88
  Boebert amendment (No. 33 printed in the Record) that reduces the 10 
percent leased for oil and gas production and increase it to 15 percent 
(by a recorded vote of 220 ayes to 212 noes, Roll No. 44); 
                                                 Pages H369-70, H389-90
  Gottheimer amendment (No. 85 printed in the Record) that adds sundry 
amendments to the bill (by a recorded vote of 419 ayes to 13 noes, Roll 
No. 57);                                         
Pages H382-83, H398-99
  Gottheimer amendment (No. 86 printed in the Record) that requires the 
Secretary to consult with certain Secretaries about the plan and ensure 
such plan will not result in the sale of petroleum products drawn down 
from the Reserve to Iran, China, North Korea, or Russia (by a recorded 
vote of 418 ayes to 12 noes, Roll No. 58);             
Pages H383, H399
Rejected:
  Cleaver amendment (No. 8 printed in the Record) that sought to add 
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and Director 
of the Bureau of Indian Affairs to the list of officials to be 
consulted in the Compensatory Production Increase Plan;       
Page H367
  Cleaver amendment (No. 9 printed in the Record) that sought to add an 
additional limitation to when the Secretary may execute the first 
drawdown of petroleum products in the reserve;            
Pages H367-68
  Tlaib amendment (No. 11 printed in the Record) that sought to add the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Council on 
Environmental Quality to the list of officials to be consulted in the 
Compensatory Production Increase Plan (by a recorded vote of 205 ayes 
to 220 noes, Roll No. 37);                             
Pages H373, H385
  Blunt Rochester amendment (No. 71 printed in the Record) that sought 
to add a new section at the end Rule of Construction with Respect to 
Greenhouse Gas Emissions to provide that this Act not

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controvert United States commitment under the Paris Agreement (by a 
recorded vote of 213 ayes to 218 noes, Roll No. 38);   
Pages H366, H386
  Castor (FL) amendment (No. 3 printed in the Record) that sought to 
add a new paragraph within section 2 pertaining to offshore exclusions; 
(by a recorded vote of 214 ayes to 219 noes, Roll No. 39); 
                                                 Pages H364-65, H386-87
  Pallone amendment (No. 104 printed in the Record) that sought to add 
a paragraph Offshore Exclusions to exclude oil and gas leasing located 
in the North Atlantic Planning Area (by a recorded vote of 214 ayes to 
219 noes, Roll No. 40);                                
Pages H363, H387
  Greene (GA) amendment (No. 2 printed in the Record) that sought to 
make a technical correction to section 2, Compensatory Production 
Increase Plan (by a recorded vote of 14 ayes to 418 noes, Roll No. 42);
                                                 Pages H365-66, H388-89
  Soto amendment (No. 44 printed in the Record) that sought to change 
the effective date to be the date the Secretary submits a certification 
to Congress that the price of gasoline and diesel fuel will not 
increase in any Petroleum Administration for Defense District (by a 
recorded vote of 213 ayes to 218 noes, Roll No. 43); 
                                                    Pages H368-69, H389
  Spanberger amendment (No. 29 printed in the Record) that sought to 
add a new paragraph entitled Offshore Exclusion which shall not include 
oil and gas leasing in any tract located off the coast of Virginia (by 
a recorded vote of 213 ayes to 218 noes, Roll No. 45); 
                                                 Pages H370-71, H390-91
  Huffman amendment (No. 15 printed in the Record) that sought to add a 
new paragraph, Offshore Exclusions which shall not include oil and gas 
leasing in any tract located in the Northern California planning area 
(by a recorded vote of 212 ayes to 218 noes, Roll No. 46); 
                                                    Pages H373-74, H391
  Huffman amendment (No. 65 printed in the Record) that sought to 
exclude any tract of Federal land where oil and gas leasing would 
decrease land and water available for outdoor recreation from the total 
increase in the percentage of Federal lands described in paragraph (1) 
leased for oil and gas production (by a recorded vote of 205 ayes to 
225 noes, Roll No. 47);                          
Pages H374-75, H391-92
  Panetta amendment (No. 26 printed in the Record) that sought to add a 
new paragraph, Offshore Exclusions, which shall not include oil and gas 
leasing in any tract located in the Central California planning area 
(by a recorded vote of 213 ayes to 218 noes, Roll No. 48); 
                                                    Pages H375, H392-93
  Levin amendment (No. 18 printed in the Record) that sought to exclude 
oil and gas leasing in any tract located in the Southern California 
planning area (by a recorded vote of 213 ayes to 218 noes, Roll No. 
49);                                                
Pages H375-76, H393
  DelBene amendment (No. 7 printed in the Record) that sought to add a 
new paragraph within section 2 excluding oil and gas leasing in any 
tract located in the Washington/Oregon planning area (by a recorded 
vote of 213 ayes to 219 noes, Roll No. 50);      
Pages H376-77, H393-94
  Levin amendment (No. 21 printed in the Record) that sought to limit 
Federal land from the plan if it would not provide a fair return 
taxpayers (by a recorded vote of 210 ayes to 222 noes, Roll No. 51); 
                                                    Pages H378, H394-95
  Grijalva amendment (No. 55 printed in the Record) that sought to add 
a new paragraph at the end of the bill requiring a plan to consult with 
Tribal governments and other government officials to be included in the 
plan required by paragraph (1) (by a recorded vote of 213 ayes to 219 
noes, Roll No. 52);                                 
Pages H378-79, H395
  Grijalva amendment (No. 56 printed in the Record) that sought to 
exclude any oil and gas leasing on any Federal land where oil and gas 
leasing would result in or exacerbate disproportionate burdens on 
certain communities from the plan required by paragraph (1) (by a 
recorded vote of 213 ayes to 219 noes, Roll No. 53); 
                                                    Pages H379, H395-96
  Grijalva amendment (No. 57 printed in the Record) that sought to 
exclude oil and gas leasing on any Federal lands that are viable for 
renewable energy production from the plan required in paragraph (1) (by 
a recorded vote of 197 ayes to 235 noes, Roll No. 54); 
                                                 Pages H379-80, H396-97
  DeGette amendment (No. 89 printed in the Record) that sought to add a 
new subparagraph only allowing for a lease or permit if accompanied by 
a certification to the Secretary that it would not excessively increase 
the sales price of any petroleum products during a severe energy supply 
interruption or any period of decreased supply of petroleum products 
(by a recorded vote of 212 ayes to 220 noes, Roll No. 55); 
                                                    Pages H380-81, H397
  Torres (CA) amendment (No. 50 printed in the Record) that sought to 
change the effective date to be the date the Secretary certifies that 
the oil and gas leasing on Federal lands is necessary to replenish the 
Strategic Petroleum Reserve to the amount held on February 23, 2022 (by 
a recorded vote of 204 ayes to 228 noes, Roll No. 56); 
                                                 Pages H381-82, H397-98
  Cohen amendment (No. 129 printed in the Record) that sought to add 
additional limitations to the plan (by a recorded vote of 199 ayes to 
232 noes, Roll No. 59);                        
Pages H383-84, H399-H400
  Robert Garcia (CA) amendment (No. 53 printed in the Record) that 
sought to insert a new effective date of paragraph (1) to not take 
effect until a certification is submitted to Congress that any increase

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in the percentage of Federal lands leased for oil and gas production 
will not result in an increase in greenhouse gas emissions (by a 
recorded vote of 199 ayes to 230 noes, Roll No. 60); 
                                                 Pages H384-85, H400-01
  Takano amendment (No. 80 printed in the Record) that sought to add a 
paragraph stating the Secretary shall provide an opportunity of public 
comment on the plan for a period of at least 90 days;     
Pages H416-17
  Takano amendment (No. 82 printed in the Record) that sought to make 
sundry amendments to the limitation paragraph and add at the end of the 
bill, a new section titled Effective Date; and            
Pages H417-18
  Tlaib amendment (No. 14 printed in the Record) that sought to reduce 
the 10 percent limitation to 0.1 percent leased for oil and gas 
production.                                                   
Page H421
Point of Order sustained against:
  Tlaib amendment (No. 10 printed in the Record) that sought to add a 
new paragraph within section 2 titled ``Environmental Reviews''; 
                                                              Page H372
  Barr amendment (No. 48 printed in the Record) that sought to add a 
new section at the end of the bill Temporary Suspension of Certain 
Financial Regulations to limit access to financing for oil and gas 
companies until the date the amount of petroleum products in the 
Strategic Petroleum Reserve is equal to or greater than the amount on 
the day before the drawdown;                              
Pages H377-78
  Thompson (CA) amendment (No. 23 printed in the Record) that sought to 
change the short title to Strategic Production and Conservation 
Response Act and add conservation requirements to the plan;   
Page H380
  Goldman (NY) amendment (No. 16 printed in the Record) that sought to 
add certification language to the bill;                   
Pages H404-05
  Quigley amendment (No. 125 printed in the Record) that sought to 
change the date of enactment to be the date on which the Secretary 
certified that Russia's invasion of Ukraine has ended; and    
Page H416
  Tlaib amendment (No. 13 printed in the Record) that sought to add a 
new section requiring a report on campaign donations from the oil and 
gas industry.                                                 
Page H421
Proceedings Postponed:
  Lee (CA) amendment (No. 84 printed in the Record) that seeks to add a 
new paragraph titled Effective Date, stating that the plan will take 
effect on the date the Secretary certifies that any increase in the 
percentage of Federal lands leased for oil and gas production would not 
perpetuate environmental injustice;                       
Pages H401-02
  Payne amendment (No. 76 printed in the Record) that seeks to add a 
new section at the end Rule of Construction with Respect to 
Environmental Justice relating to communities of color and low-wealth 
communities which face the greatest harms due to climate change and 
greenhouse gas emissions;                                 
Pages H402-03
  Magaziner amendment (No. 59 printed in the Record) that seeks to 
exclude anything in section 2 from being construed as an impact to the 
authority of the President or Secretary of Energy to initiate a 
drawdown of petroleum products from the Reserve in order to lower gas 
prices;                                                       
Page H403
  Magaziner amendment (No. 58 printed in the Record) that seeks to 
insert a new effective date of paragraph (1) to not take effect until 
the date on which the Secretary determines that implementation of 
paragraph (1) will not negatively affect consumers homes that are 
heated using heating oil or other petroleum-based fuels; 
                                                          Pages H403-04
  Ocasio-Cortez amendment (No. 74 printed in the Record) that seeks to 
limit the plan to include the lease of any land for oil or gas 
production to a company that has purchased an equity security of the 
company listed on a national securities exchange;             
Page H405
  Ocasio-Cortez amendment (No. 72 printed in the Record) that seeks to 
limit the plan that, if leased for oil and gas production, to not 
increasing net carbon emissions;                          
Pages H405-06
  Ocasio-Cortez amendment (No. 73 printed in the Record) that seeks to 
limit the plan where oil and gas leasing would be inconsistent with the 
goals of the Paris Climate Accords;                       
Pages H406-07
  Jackson Lee amendment (No. 35 printed in the Record) that seeks to 
include additional language excluding instances when the Secretary may 
not execute the first drawdown of petroleum products in the Reserve and 
changes the effective date of the bill;                       
Page H407
  Jackson Lee amendment (No. 36 printed in the Record) that seeks to 
add a paragraph within Section 2 that paragraph (1) shall not take 
effect until the Secretary submits to Congress a report on the 
necessity of acting under the authority of this section to refill the 
Reserve;                                                  
Pages H407-08
  Ross amendment (No. 70 printed in the Record) that seeks to add an 
exclusion paragraph stating that the plan in paragraph (1) shall not 
include any tracts where oil or gas production would harass or take a 
North Atlantic Right Whale;                               
Pages H408-09
  Casten (IL) amendment (No. 66 printed in the Record) that seeks to 
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to the bill and add a subparagraph titled ``Participation by Fossil 
Industry Entities'';                                      
Pages H409-10
  Casten (IL) amendment (No. 67 printed in the Record) that seeks to 
make sundry amendments to the bill;                           
Page H410
  Casten (IL) amendment (No. 68 printed in the Record) that seeks to 
remove the word ``gas'' from the leasing of oil and gas production; 
                                                          Pages H410-11
  Wasserman Schultz amendment (No. 75 printed in the Record) that seeks 
to exclude the Big Cypress National Reserve;                  
Page H411
  Schneider amendment (No. 131 printed in the Record) that seeks to 
exclude oil and gas leasing in the Great Lakes from the plan; 
                                                          Pages H411-12
  Manning amendment (No. 27 printed in the Record) that seeks to 
exclude the submerged lands of the Outer Continental Shelf from the 
plan;                                                         
Page H412
  Scholten amendment (No. 60 printed in the Record) that seeks to add 
certification language to the bill;                       
Pages H412-13
  Lee (NV) amendment (No. 25 printed in the Record) that seeks to add a 
new subsection within paragraph (2) to increase in Federal lands 
described in paragraph (1) that have no or low potential for oil and 
gas development;                                              
Page H413
  Porter amendment (No. 45 printed in the Record) that seeks to provide 
that the plan shall not provide financial benefit to any entity which 
is allowed any allowance for depletion which is determined under 
section 613 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;         
Pages H413-14
  Vasquez amendment (No. 63 printed in the Record) that seeks to add at 
the end of the bill an effective date section stating that it shall not 
take effect until the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the 
Secretary of the Interior, publishes a report on the number, location, 
and owner of all unused permits to drill for oil and gas on Federal 
land;                                                         
Page H414
  Vasquez amendment (No. 64 printed in the Record) that seeks to strike 
all after the enacting clause and insert a section titled Domestic Oil 
and Gas for the SPR;                                      
Pages H414-15
  Cicilline amendment (No. 135 printed in the Record) that seeks to add 
additional limitations to the plan;                           
Page H415
  Takano amendment (No. 81 printed in the Record) that seeks to add a 
consideration paragraph stating the Secretary shall consider the number 
of inactive but approved Federal oil and gas leases and permits to 
drill issued before the date of enactment of the subsection; 
                                                              Page H417
  Castro (TX) amendment (No. 4 printed in the Record) that seeks to add 
a new subparagraph within paragraph 2 to provide for oil and gas 
leasing of any Federal lands that have a high concentration of orphaned 
oil and gas wells;                                        
Pages H418-19
  Barragan amendment (No. 24 printed in the Record) that seeks to 
exclude any Federal land a boundary of which is within 3,200 feet of a 
residence, school, or hospital;                               
Page H419
  Plaskett amendment (No. 43 printed in the Record) that seeks to add a 
new section at the end of the bill Prohibition on Raising Energy Prices 
which will not increase the average price of energy for American 
consumers;                                                
Pages H419-20
  Perez amendment (No. 79 printed in the Record) that seeks to limit 
leasing in the Washington/Oregon Planning Area if the lease would 
adversely impact coastal fisheries; and                       
Page H420
  Bowman amendment (No. 92 printed in the Record) that seeks to 
authorize the participation, including in any lease auction that occurs 
pursuant to such plan, by any corporation or entity that the Secretary 
determines contributed to price gouging in the oil and gas sector in 
2022.                                                     
Pages H420-21
Quorum Calls--Votes: Twenty-four recorded votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H385, H386, H386-87, H387, 
H387-88, H388-89, H389, H389-90, H390-91, H391, H391-92, H392-93, H393, 
H393-94, H394-95, H395, H395-96, H396-97, H397, H397-98, H398-99, H399, 
H399-H400, and H400-01.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10:01 p.m.