PETROLEUM see also Power Resources

Amendments

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H2875, H2876, H2877, H2878, H2879, H2880, H2881, H2882, H2883, H2884, H2885 [22MY]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 228), H2860 [22MY]

Dept. of the Interior: provide for proper Federal management and oversight of transboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs of the Outer Continental Shelf (H.R. 1613), H4097, H4104 [27JN]

——— provide for proper Federal management and oversight of transboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs of the Outer Continental Shelf (H.R. 1613), consideration (H. Res. 274), H4055 [26JN]

——— reform and enhance Outer Continental Shelf energy leasing programs, provide equitable revenue sharing for coastal States, and reorganize the Minerals Management Service (H.R. 2231), H4115, H4120, H4121, H4122, H4123, H4125, H4126, H4127 [27JN], H4149, H4150, H4152, H4153 [28JN]

——— streamline and ensure onshore energy permitting, provide for onshore leasing certainty, and give certainty to oil shale development (H.R. 1965), H7223, H7225, H7226, H7228, H7229, H7230 [19NO]

——— streamline and ensure onshore energy permitting, provide for onshore leasing certainty, and give certainty to oil shale development (H.R. 1965), consideration (H. Res. 419), H7209 [19NO]

States: recognize authority to regulate oil and gas operations and promote American energy security, development, and job creation (H.R. 2728), H7289, H7290, H7291, H7292, H7293 [20NO]

——— recognize authority to regulate oil and gas operations and promote American energy security, development, and job creation (H.R. 2728), consideration (H. Res. 419), H7209 [19NO]

Articles and editorials

Poll of Westerners on Drilling on Public Lands—65% Protection; 30% Drilling, H7209 [19NO]

Bills and resolutions

Alaska: require oil produced from Federal leases in certain Arctic waters be transported onshore by pipeline and provide for sharing of certain Outer Continental Shelf revenues from areas in the Alaska Adjacent Zone (see S. 199), S438 [31JA]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 1695), S8000 [13NO] (see H.R. 139), H32 [3JA]

Arctic regions: expedite development of Arctic deepwater ports (see S. 428), S1012 [28FE]

CFTC: provide for greater regulation of high frequency trading of commodities futures and greater protection for derivatives traders and trading facilities (see H.R. 2292), H3251 [6JN]

——— take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (see H.R. 785), H595 [15FE]

Children’s Gasoline Burn Prevention Act: improve (see H.R. 1456), H1908 [10AP]

Claims: make the U.S. exclusively liable for certain claims of liability for damages resulting from, or aggravated by, inclusion of ethanol in transportation fuel (see H.R. 2267), H3215 [5JN]

Clean Air Act: eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources (see H.R. 1154), H1425 [14MR]

Colorado: withdraw unleased public minerals in the Thompson Divide area from future oil and gas development while preserving existing private property rights for current leaseholders (see S. 651), S2328 [22MR]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (see S. 582), S1853 [14MR] (see H.R. 3), H1547 [15MR] (see H.R. 334), H221 [22JA]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), consideration (see H. Res. 228), H2837 [21MY]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), prohibit consideration due to House Rules violation and unconstitutionality (see H. Res. 225), H2803 [20MY]

Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (see H.R. 2070), H2838 [21MY]

Corps of Engineers: calculate and review costs and benefits of flood, hurricane, and storm damage reduction projects, including projects that would protect energy infrastructure (see H.R. 1769), H2390 [26AP]

Dept. of Energy: establish a biennial commission to develop a comprehensive energy policy plan (see H.R. 3565), H7310 [20NO]

——— establish a competitive grant program to provide grants to States and units of local government to carry out clean energy and carbon reduction measures (see S. 570), S1853 [14MR]

——— improve the coordination of refinery outages through required scheduled maintenance and unplanned outages reporting (see S. 1073), S3844 [23MY] (see H.R. 2256), H3095 [4JN]

——— promote alternative fuel vehicle deployment and infrastructure development (see S. 1230), S5264 [26JN]

——— provide incentives to assist energy policy innovation in States in order to double electric and thermal energy productivity by a certain date (see S. 1209), S4793 [20JN] (see S. 1218), S5149 [25JN]

——— replace the current requirement for biennial energy policy plan with a Quadrennial Energy Review (see S. 552), S1785 [13MR]

Dept. of HHS: conduct study on public health and environmental impacts of production, transportation, storage, and use of petroleum coke (see S. 1388), S6071 [30JY] (see H.R. 2298), H3251 [6JN]

Dept. of State: affirm that scientific and technical studies and analyses support that the proposed Keystone XL pipeline is an environmentally sound project (see H. Res. 214), H2654 [15MY]

Dept. of the Interior: allow acceptance of bids on new oil and gas leases of Federal lands only from bidders certifying that all petroleum products produced from such leases will be offered for sale only in the U.S. (see H.R. 1190), H1426 [14MR]

——— assemble a team of experts to address energy needs of U.S. territories aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources (see H.R. 83), H30 [3JA]

——— conduct certain offshore oil and gas lease sales (see H.R. 1782), H2391 [26AP]

——— conduct offshore oil and gas leasing and deposit use revenues of such activity into the Inland Waterways Trust Fund and the Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 2784), H4857 [22JY]

——— conduct onshore oil and gas lease sales through Internet-based live lease sales (see H.R. 555), H411 [6FE]

——— conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (see H.R. 1175), H1426 [14MR]

——— establish an environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see H.R. 49), H29 [3JA]

——— establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production plan strategy on onshore Federal lands (see H.R. 1394), H1825 [21MR]

——— establish Ocean Energy Safety Institute to promote the use of best available and safest offshore drilling technologies (see H.R. 3780), H8117 [16DE]

——— establish production incentive fee for lands leased for oil or natural gas on which production is not occurring (see H.R. 601), H431 [8FE]

——— establish requirements for oil and natural gas leasing of areas on the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of South Carolina (see H.R. 771), H595 [15FE]

——— expedite a program of competitive leasing of oil and gas in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, including at least one lease sale in the Reserve each year during a certain period (see H.R. 1964), H2602 [14MY]

——— include Lease Sale 220 in the Outer Continental Shelf leasing program for fiscal years 2012–2017 and revise the map for the Mid-Atlantic planning area (see S. 1024), S3761 [22MY]

——— issue an oil and gas leasing program under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act for 2016–2020 (see H.R. 2265), H3215 [5JN]

——— permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of California (see H.R. 2486), H4037 [25JN]

——— prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf (see S. 45), S43 [22JA]

——— prohibit oil and gas leasing activities on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of New Jersey (see H.R. 1011), H1319 [6MR]

——— prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling (see S. 598), S1892 [18MR]

——— provide for proper Federal management and oversight of transboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs of the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 1613), H2156 [18AP]

——— provide for proper Federal management and oversight of transboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs of the Outer Continental Shelf (H.R. 1613), consideration (see H. Res. 274), H4037 [25JN]

——— replace President Obama’s proposed Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing program with a congressional plan that will conduct additional lease sales (see S. 176), S358 [29JA]

——— require Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement to promote artificial reefs (see S. 1079), S3844 [23MY]

——— streamline and ensure onshore energy permitting, provide for onshore leasing certainty, and give certainty to oil shale development (see H.R. 1965), H2602 [14MY]

——— streamline and ensure onshore energy permitting, provide for onshore leasing certainty, and give certainty to oil shale development (H.R. 1965), consideration (see H. Res. 419), H7187 [18NO]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure that on-duty time for certain commercial motor vehicle drivers does not include waiting time at natural gas or oil well sites (see S. 1380), S6023 [29JY] (see H.R. 1097), H1357 [12MR]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: issue permits, easements, or other necessary authorizations to facilitate natural gas, oil, and petroleum product pipelines and related facilities on eligible Federal lands (see H.R. 1587), H2066 [16AP]

Disasters: establish Federal Oil Spill Research Committee and improve oil spill response plans (see S. 1483), S6208 [1AU]

Economy: encourage job creation through trade, tax, labor, health care, and court reforms, a balanced budget amendment, Alaskan energy development, Federal workforce reduction, and regulatory flexibility (see H.R. 2674), H4483 [11JY]

——— increase competitiveness of American manufacturing by reducing regulatory and other burdens, encouraging greater innovation and investment, and developing a stronger workforce (see H.R. 3355), H6827 [28OC]

EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to certain farms (see S. 496), S1269 [7MR] (see H.R. 311), H176 [18JA]

——— eliminate certain requirements under the renewable fuel program and prohibit approval of gasoline that contains greater than a certain percentage of ethanol (see H.R. 1462), H1908 [10AP]

——— impose carbon pollution fee and use proceeds to provide rebate to consumers and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and regulate hydraulic fracturing (see S. 332), S772 [14FE]

——— prohibit approval of the introduction of gasoline containing more than 10 percent ethanol (see S. 344), S772 [14FE]

——— provide comprehensive assessment of scientific and technical research on implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends (see H.R. 875), H701 [27FE]

——— regulate wastes associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy (see H.R. 2825), H5087 [25JY]

——— repeal expansion of renewable fuel program and prohibit authorization of higher ethanol blends for motor vehicle and gasoline engine fuels (see H.R. 1469), H1909 [10AP]

——— require certain procedures in the conduct of a study of potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water resources (see H.R. 2850), H5173 [30JY]

——— require testing of underground sources of drinking water in connection with hydraulic fracturing operations (see H.R. 2983), H5396 [2AU]

Fuels: grant EPA waivers giving communities flexibility in use of fuel blends and require the EPA and Dept. of Energy to conduct a fuel system requirements harmonization study (see S. 1319), S5799 [18JY] (see H.R. 2823), H5087 [25JY]

Gulf of Mexico: authorize use of certain offshore oil and gas platforms for artificial reefs (see S. 96), S213 [23JA]

——— provide tax relief for persons affected by the discharge of oil in connection with the explosion on, and sinking of, the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon (see S. 1506), S6518 [17SE]

Infrastructure: create jobs and strengthen the economy by rebuilding infrastructure (see S. 4), S42 [22JA]

Iran: eliminate oil exports from Iran by expanding domestic production (see S. 965), S3532 [15MY]

——— impose and expand sanctions for violations of interim Joint Plan of Action on nuclear weapons or failure to reach final agreement (see S. 1881), S9052 [19DE]

——— impose sanctions (see S. 1001), S3657 [21MY]

LIHEAP: reauthorize (see H.R. 835), H659 [26FE]

Mayflower, AR: exclude from gross income compensation provided for victims of the pipeline oil spill (see S. 1350), S5907 [24JY] (see H.R. 2724), H4724 [18JY]

Motor vehicles: enable State and local promotion of natural gas, flexible fuel, and high-efficiency motor vehicle fleets (see H.R. 2242), H3094 [4JN]

——— exempt certain class A driver’s license holders in the agriculture industry from requirement to obtain a hazardous material endorsement when operating certain service vehicles (see S. 485), S1269 [7MR] (see H.R. 1026), H1327 [7MR]

——— repeal corporate average fuel economy standards (see H.R. 2445), H3928 [19JN]

National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 913), S3326 [9MY] (see H.R. 1985), H2653 [15MY]

Native Americans: facilitate development of energy on Indian lands by reducing Federal regulations that impede tribal development of Indian lands (see H.R. 1548), H1992 [12AP]

NOAA: improve ability to address severe marine debris events (see H.R. 1425), H1856 [9AP]

Oil Pollution Act: establish oil spill research committee, program, and interagency plan (see H.R. 373), H279 [23JA]

——— require responsible parties to pay full cost of offshore oil spills (see S. 828), S3028 [25AP] (see H.R. 1743), H2350 [25AP]

Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions (see H.R. 1165), H1425 [14MR]

——— modernize and enhance Federal response to oil spills and improve oversight and regulation of offshore drilling (see H.R. 1820), H2393 [26AP]

Pipelines: express that construction of the Keystone XL pipeline promotes sound investment in infrastructure, energy security, and job creation (see S. Con. Res. 21), S6127 [31JY]

——— provide for expedited approval of construction, operation, and maintenance of the Keystone XL Pipeline (see H.R. 3703), H7687 [11DE]

Power resources: achieve domestic energy independence by empowering States to control development and production of all forms of energy on all available Federal land (see S. 1233), S5264 [26JN] (see H.R. 2511), H4078 [26JN]

——— clarify that a State has the sole authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of the State (see S. 1234), S5264 [26JN] (see H.R. 2513), H4078 [26JN]

——— eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production (see S. 1762), S8457 [21NO] (see H.R. 3574), H7353 [21NO]

——— eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production and extend certain renewable energy tax incentives (see S. 329), S772 [14FE]

——— enhance energy security, reduce dependence on imported oil, improve energy efficiency of transportation sector, and reduce emissions through expansion of grid supported transportation (see H.R. 2075), H2838 [21MY]

——— establish and implement oil and gas leasing programs for the Outer Continental Shelf and the Coastal Plain of Alaska, and streamline regulation of other energy projects (see S. 17), S943 [27FE] (see H.R. 1881), H2533 [8MY]

——— establish partnership between States that produce energy onshore and offshore and the Federal Government (see S. 630), S2026 [20MR] (see S. 1273), S5620 [10JY]

——— expand biofuels market by requiring a certain percentage of new auto sales be flex fuel vehicles, increase number of blender pumps, and authorize renewable fuel pipeline loan guarantees (see S. 1563), S7063 [30SE]

——— facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation (see S. 1401), S6126 [31JY]

——— recognize primacy of States relative to regulation of hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of the State (see S. 1482), S6208 [1AU]

——— reduce energy waste, strengthen system resiliency, increase industrial competitiveness, and allow certain entities to implement systems that recover and use waste heat and renewable energy (see S. 1205), S4792 [20JN]

——— require approval of construction, operation, or maintenance of oil or natural gas pipelines or electric transmission facilities at U.S. borders for import or export (see H.R. 3301), H6674 [22OC]

——— require national energy policy to expand use of renewable and alternative sources, increase refining capacity, promote conservation and efficiency, and expand research and development (see H. Res. 58), H413 [6FE]

——— secure unrestricted reliable energy for American consumption and transmission (see H.R. 2081), H2838 [21MY]

——— streamline criteria for storage and dispensing of fuels, provide liability protection for fuel retailers, and ensure retailers’ equipment is safe and compatible to sell new fuels (see H.R. 1214), H1547 [15MR]

——— use revenues from offshore energy production to create jobs, reduce the deficit, invest in clean and renewable energy, clean up the environment, and rebuild infrastructure (see H.R. 787), H595 [15FE]

Public lands: ban exportation of crude oil produced on Federal land (see S. 435), S1088 [4MR]

——— extend State jurisdiction over submerged lands and allow States to grant oil and natural gas leases in the extended area (see H.R. 3051), H5398 [2AU]

Ships and vessels: allow vessels built outside the U.S. to transport bulk cargo between Puerto Rican ports and other U.S. ports (see H.R. 2838), H5088 [25JY]

States: recognize authority to regulate oil and gas operations and promote American energy security, development, and job creation (see S. 1743), S8360 [20NO] (see H.R. 2728), H4724 [18JY]

——— recognize authority to regulate oil and gas operations and promote American energy security, development, and job creation (H.R. 2728), consideration (see H. Res. 419), H7187 [18NO]

Strategic Petroleum Reserve: suspend sales of petroleum products until certain conditions are met (see S. 167), S357 [29JA]

Syria: provide humanitarian and other assistance, support a transition to democracy, impose sanctions on arms and oil sales, and allow for conditional removal of sanctions (see S. 856), S3091 [6MY] (see S. 960), S3531 [15MY]

Taxation: clarify that tar sands are crude oil for purposes of the Federal excise tax on petroleum (see H.R. 786), H595 [15FE]

——— deny certain tax benefits to persons responsible for an oil spill if such person commits certain additional violations (see H.R. 1887), H2533 [8MY]

——— disallow a deduction for amounts paid or incurred by a responsible party relating to a discharge of oil (see S. 599), S1892 [18MR] (see H.R. 480), H342 [4FE]

——— disallow deduction for income attributable to domestic oil and gas production activities of major integrated oil companies (see H.R. 1426), H1856 [9AP]

——— eliminate taxable income limit on percentage depletion for oil and natural gas produced from marginal properties (see S. 1833), S8913 [17DE]

——— eliminate unnecessary oil tax credits and subsidies for major oil companies to reduce the national debt (see H.R. 2956), H5343 [1AU]

——— end deferral of foreign source income of U.S. companies, close certain foreign tax credit loopholes, prevent U.S. tax avoidance, and eliminate tax loopholes for big oil companies (see S. 250), S519 [7FE]

——— express that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the economy (see H. Con. Res. 24), H1427 [14MR]

——— extend the renewable energy credit for wind, geothermal, hydro, and marine power and eliminate certain tax credits for oil and gas drilling and production (see H.R. 2539), H4142 [27JN]

——— increase excise tax on gasoline, diesel, and kerosene fuels (see H.R. 3636), H7445 [3DE]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see S. Con. Res. 4), S329 [28JA] (see H. Con. Res. 8), H170 [15JA]

——— prevent increase of Federal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks (see H. Con. Res. 52), H5547 [12SE]

——— prohibit the Dept. of the Treasury and EPA from establishing or implementing a carbon tax (see H.R. 1486), H1955 [11AP]

——— provide for equalization of the excise tax on liquefied natural gas and per energy equivalent of diesel (see S. 1103), S3987 [6JN] (see H.R. 2202), H2955 [23MY]

——— reduce Federal tax on fuels by the amount of any increase in State fuel tax rates (see H.R. 1065), H1355 [12MR]

——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (see S. 307), S707 [13FE] (see H.R. 609), H454 [12FE]

——— require responsible parties to pay full cost of offshore oil spills (see S. 827), S3028 [25AP]

——— terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate (see H.R. 259), H168 [15JA]

Transportation: empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway and mass transit programs (see S. 1702), S8049 [14NO] (see H.R. 3486), H7109 [14NO]

——— ensure that new vehicles enable fuel competition so as to reduce the strategic importance of oil to the U.S. (see H.R. 2493), H4037 [25JN]

Water pollution: require disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing and repeal the oil and gas industry exemption from the Safe Drinking Water Act (see S. 1135), S4212 [11JN] (see H.R. 1921), H2567 [9MY]

Whistleblowing: provide whistleblower protections to certain workers in the offshore oil and gas industry (see H.R. 1649), H2158 [18AP]

Cloture motions

Dept. of Education: extend reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans, expatriated entities, and the oil and gas industry (S. 953), motion to proceed, S3949 [4JN], S3977 [6JN]

Letters

Dept. of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management completion of environmental impact statement on seismic testing in the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf: several Representatives, H4127 [27JN]

——— Tommy P. Beaudreau, Dept. of the Interior, H4128 [27JN]

EPA Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule change with respect to certain farms: Bing Von Bergen, National Association of Wheat Growers, S3420 [14MY]

——— Charles F. Conner, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, S3421 [14MY]

——— Dale Moore, American Farm Bureau Federation, S3420 [14MY]

——— Danny Murphy, American Soybean Association, S3420 [14MY]

——— E. Keith Menchey, National Cotton Council of America, S3420 [14MY]

——— Linda C. Raun, USA Rice Federation, S3421 [14MY]

——— Pam Johnson, National Corn Growers Association, S3421 [14MY]

——— Scott George, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, S3420 [14MY]

——— several agricultural and food industry organizations, S3419 [14MY]

Northern Route Approval Act: Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H2862 [22MY]

——— Representative Grayson, E715 [21MY]

——— Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H2863 [22MY]

Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act: Representative Doc Hastings, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H4103 [27JN]

——— Representative Hensarling, Committee on Financial Services (House), H4103 [27JN]

——— Representative Royce, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H4103 [27JN]

Messages

National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Obama, S1708 [12MR], S3903–S3905 [3JN], H1337 [12MR], H2998–H3000 [3JN], H6961 [12NO]

Motions

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H2892 [22MY]

Dept. of the Interior: provide for proper Federal management and oversight of transboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs of the Outer Continental Shelf (H.R. 1613), H4106 [27JN]

——— streamline and ensure onshore energy permitting, provide for onshore leasing certainty, and give certainty to oil shale development (H.R. 1965), H7278 [20NO]

States: recognize authority to regulate oil and gas operations and promote American energy security, development, and job creation (H.R. 2728), H7295 [20NO]

Remarks in House

Air pollution: study impact of increased air pollution in communities surrounding refineries that will process tar sand crude transported through Keystone XL pipeline, H2878, H2879 [22MY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (H.R. 139), H6334 [7OC]

Arizona: economic impact of certain infrastructure development projects in rural areas, H6691 [23OC]

Baker and O’Brien, Inc.: anniversary, E83 [4FE]

BLM: economic impact of cancellation of oil and natural gas lease sales in California, E677 [16MY]

Budget: replace the sequester established by the Budget Control Act by eliminating certain taxpayer subsidies, H8078 [12DE]

California: impact of budget sequestration on Kern and Fresno Counties relative to BLM cancellation of all oil and natural gas leases, H2668 [16MY]

CFTC: provide for greater regulation of high frequency trading of commodities futures and greater protection for derivatives traders and trading facilities (H.R. 2292), E817 [6JN]

——— take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets (H.R. 785), E165 [15FE]

Clean Air Act: eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources, H7202–H7204 [19NO]

——— eliminate exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas development sources (H.R. 1154), H7281, H7290, H7307 [20NO]

Climate: carbon pollution reduction, H2230 [23AP]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H2490, H2491 [8MY], H4090 [27JN], H5664 [19SE], H5771 [20SE]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), H1559 [18MR], H2751 [17MY], H2777, H2788, H2789 [20MY], H2811, H2812, H2813 [21MY], H2843, H2845, H2849, H2850, H2852, H2862–H2895 [22MY], H2916, H2940 [23MY], H3027 [4JN], H3226 [6JN], H3367 [13JN], H7557 [5DE], E747, E753 [23MY], E770 [3JN]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 228), H2852–H2862 [22MY]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), motion to recommit, H2892, H2893 [22MY]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), prohibit consideration due to House Rules violation and unconstitutionality (H. Res. 225), H2788 [20MY], H2828, H2829 [21MY]

Congressional Research Service: report showing U.S. oil and natural gas production down on Federal lands but increasing on private and State lands, H1802 [21MR], H1892 [10AP]

Consumers: protect from price-gouging of gasoline and other fuels (H.R. 2070), H2859 [22MY], H4998 [24JY]

Corps of Engineers: construction account funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy fossil energy research and development funding, H4243 [9JY], H4325, H4326 [10JY]

——— flood control and coastal emergencies funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy fossil energy research and development funding, H4353 [10JY]

Courts: allow judicial review in Federal district court for residents of areas affected by Keystone XL Pipeline, H2858 [22MY]

——— reform judicial review and claim filing process relative to Outer Continental Shelf energy leasing programs, H4151 [28JN]

Dept. of Defense: exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, H4945, H4947 [23JY], E1123, E1129 [24JY]

——— prohibit funding for any contract to buy non-petroleum based fuels for the same purpose or as a drop-in substitute for petroleum, H4944, H4945 [23JY]

Dept. of Energy: fossil energy research and development funding, H4239 [9JY], H4352 [10JY]

——— research and development funding, H2279 [24AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, H3205, H3206 [5JN]

Dept. of State: affirm that scientific and technical studies and analyses support that the proposed Keystone XL pipeline is an environmentally sound project, H2876, H2877 [22MY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct an annual review and report to Congress on all State hydraulic fracturing activities, H7293, H7294 [20NO]

——— conduct onshore oil and gas lease sales through Internet-based live lease sales, H7215 [19NO]

——— conduct study on stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations (H.R. 1175), H7281 [20NO]

——— continue to review oil and gas activities that would qualify for categorical exclusions to the National Environmental Policy Act, H7225, H7226 [19NO]

——— direct certain revenue from streamlining energy permitting and onshore leasing and oil shale development certainty to CFTC to limit excessive speculation in energy markets, H7230, H7231 [19NO]

——— ensure no new energy deveoplment will impact negatively on any public land identified as a Native American sacred or cultural site, H7278 [20NO]

——— establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production plan strategy on onshore Federal lands, H7214 [19NO]

——— establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production plan strategy on onshore Federal lands (H.R. 1394), H2282 [24AP]

——— establish Ocean Energy Safety Institute to promote the use of best available and safest offshore drilling technologies (H.R. 3780), E1877 [16DE]

——— include areas requested by States in environmental review process for energy leasing plans, H4120, H4121 [27JN]

——— include Federal lands as part of plan to address new demands for oil and gas pipelines and transmission lines, H7228, H7229 [19NO], H7288 [20NO]

——— increase offshore energy revenue sharing cap, H4052 [26JN]

——— issue regulations to reduce methane emissions from oil and gas drilling operations on public lands, H7204 [19NO], H7289, H7290 [20NO]

——— issue rules relative to distribution of certain offshore oil and natural gas leasing revenue shared with Gulf Coast States, H4126, H4127 [27JN]

——— preserve ability to conduct comprehensive environmental impact statements for offshore drilling projects, H4121, H4122 [27JN]

——— preserve rights of States to prohibit management, leasing, developing, and use of lands and natural resources beneath navigable waters, H4104, H4105 [27JN], H4152, H4153 [28JN]

——— preserve the right to protest the awarding of a lease, right-of-way, or permit to drill on public lands, H7207, H7208, H7223, H7225 [19NO]

——— prohibit certain activities and require a report on expenditures relative to the National Ocean Policy established by Executive order, H4123–H4125 [27JN], E1002 [28JN]

——— prohibit drilling for oil or gas beneath the Great Lakes and ensure that each new oil and gas drilling lease issued uses materials made in the U.S., H4158 [28JN]

——— prohibit granting new drilling rights on public lands to major integrated oil companies unless such companies agree not to claim the domestic production activities tax credit, H7278 [20NO]

——— prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases in Bristol Bay off the coast of Alaska by eliminating Outer Continental Shelf revenues to coastal States, H4149, H4150 [28JN]

——— prohibit issuance of oil and gas leases to companies which are in violation of certain sanctions against Iran and Syria, H4122, H4123 [27JN]

——— prohibit offshore hydraulic fracturing activities until completion of environmental and public health impact study, H7204 [19NO]

——— prohibit oil and gas leasing off certain areas of the coast of California, H4052 [26JN], H4153, H4154 [28JN]

——— prohibit oil and gas leasing off the Atlantic Coast, H4111, H4115 [27JN]

——— prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington, H4052 [26JN]

——— provide for proper Federal management and oversight of transboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs of the Outer Continental Shelf (H.R. 1613), H3968 [20JN], H4000, H4001 [25JN], H4064 [26JN], H4094, H4096–H4108, H4115 [27JN], H4318 [10JY], E1005 [28JN]

——— provide for proper Federal management and oversight of transboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs of the Outer Continental Shelf (H.R. 1613), consideration (H. Res. 274), H4049–H4057 [26JN]

——— provide for proper Federal management and oversight of transboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs of the Outer Continental Shelf (H.R. 1613), motion to recommit, H4106 [27JN]

——— reform and enhance Outer Continental Shelf energy leasing programs, provide equitable revenue sharing for coastal States, and reorganize Minerals Management Service (H.R. 2231), corrections in engrossment, H4160 [28JN]

——— reform and enhance Outer Continental Shelf energy leasing programs, provide equitable revenue sharing for coastal States, and reorganize the Minerals Management Service (H.R. 2231), H3968 [20JN], H4000, H4002, H4020 [25JN], H4064 [26JN], H4088, H4092, H4109–H4132 [27JN], H4148, H4149–H4160 [28JN], H4318 [10JY], E1002, E1003, E1004, E1005 [28JN], E1242 [2AU]

——— require Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to complete environmental impact statement on seismic testing in the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf, H4127–H4129 [27JN]

——— require offshore drilling operations have mandatory safety and environmental management controls to prevent oil spills, H4106 [27JN]

——— require public disclosure of chemicals in hydraulic fracturing fluids, H7296 [20NO], E1727 [21NO]

——— streamline and ensure onshore energy permitting, provide for onshore leasing certainty, and give certainty to oil shale development (H.R. 1965), H7145 [15NO], H7211–H7232 [19NO], H7261, H7266, H7274–H7280, H7288 [20NO], H7557 [5DE], E1729 [21NO]

——— streamline and ensure onshore energy permitting, provide for onshore leasing certainty, and give certainty to oil shale development (H.R. 1965), consideration (H. Res. 419), H7201–H7211 [19NO]

——— streamline and ensure onshore energy permitting, provide for onshore leasing certainty, and give certainty to oil shale development (H.R. 1965), motion to recommit, H7278 [20NO]

Economy: gasoline price levels, H4318 [10JY]

——— impact of increasing oil prices, H2278 [24AP]

——— national objectives priority assignments, H819 [4MR], H3298 [12JN], H3658 [17JN]

EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to certain farms, H3924 [19JN]

——— eliminate certain requirements under the renewable fuel program and prohibit approval of gasoline that contains greater than a certain percentage of ethanol (H.R. 1462), E416 [10AP]

——— prohibit blocking of energy-related rules resulting in consumers saving money at the gas pump, H5245 [31JY]

——— regulate wastes associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy (H.R. 2825), H7281 [20NO]

——— require certain procedures in the conduct of a study of potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water resources, H7286–H7288 [20NO]

——— require testing of underground sources of drinking water in connection with hydraulic fracturing operations (H.R. 2983), H5353 [2AU], H7281 [20NO]

Federal agencies and departments: include a tax on carbon emissions under major rules that shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law, H5318, H5319 [1AU], E1214 [2AU]

Financial institutions: allow bank regulators to prevent speculation and manipulation in the commodity markets, particularly oil and biofuel prices, H6926 [30OC]

Foreign trade: dependence on foreign sources, H1895 [10AP]

Franklin County, ME: tribute to community fundraising efforts to support Canadian town of Lac-Mégantic following oil tanker derailment fire, E1492 [11OC]

——— tribute to firefighters assisting with oil tanker derailment fire in Canada, E1492 [11OC]

GAO: conduct study on cost of cleanup activities in event of Keystone XL Pipeline spills, H2883, H2884 [22MY]

Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act: raise cap on certain offshore oil and natural gas leasing revenue shared with Gulf Coast States, H4125, H4126 [27JN]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H5269, H5272 [1AU]

Keystone XL Pipeline: ensure oil transported through the pipeline is used in domestic commerce, H2885 [22MY]

Los Angeles, CA: restrict Federal support of hydraulic fracturing in the Inglewood Oil Field, H4323, H4336 [10JY]

Mining and mineral resources: ensure compliance with procedures relative to oil and gas development activities in certain potash reserves, H5617, H5618 [18SE]

Motor vehicles: repeal corporate average fuel economy standards (H.R. 2445), H4148 [28JN]

National Academy of Sciences: study and report to Congress on impact of flooding on oil and gas facilities and resulting leaks and spills from tanks, wells, and pipelines, H7202, H7229, H7230 [19NO]

National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling: implement recommendations, H4113 [27JN]

Native Americans: facilitate development of energy on Indian lands by reducing Federal regulations that impede tribal development of Indian lands, H7212, H7213 [19NO]

Northern Route Approval Act: ensure that any provision or application held to be unconstitutional will render entire act void, H2858 [22MY]

Obama, President: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H1362 [13MR], H1920 [11AP], H2168 [23AP], H2283 [24AP], H4016, H4019 [25JN], H4067 [26JN]

——— evaluation of administration, H2311 [25AP]

——— evaluation of energy policies, H4010, H4011, H4015–H4021 [25JN], H4050, H4061–H4068 [26JN], H4090 [27JN], H4818 [19JY]

Outer Continental Shelf: lift moratorium on oil and gas drilling, leasing, and exploration on certain portions, H4102, H4103 [27JN]

——— modernize and enhance Federal response to oil spills and improve oversight and regulation of offshore drilling (H.R. 1820), E564 [26AP]

Pipelines: ensure the hiring of women, small businesses, and minority-owned businesses in development of Keystone XL Pipeline, H2858 [22MY]

——— reinstate requirement for a Presidential permit to construct the Keystone XL Pipeline across an international border, H2880, H2881 [22MY]

——— subject Keystone XL Pipeline to appropriate oversight through the permit process for operation and maintenance, H2881, H2882 [22MY]

——— treatment of tar sands or oil sands transported through proposed Keystone XL Pipeline as crude oil relative to contributions to Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, H2892, H2893 [22MY]

Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of the State, H4862 [23JY]

——— eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production, H3011 [3JN]

——— increase domestic production of oil and gas, H4001 [25JN]

——— increase oil and gas production on Federal lands, H1587 [19MR], H7205 [19NO]

——— national energy policy, H181, H185 [22JA], H553 [15FE], H1345 [12MR], H1628 [19MR], H1894–H1897 [10AP], H2236–H2238 [23AP], H2277–H2283 [24AP], H3028 [4JN], H3696 [18JN], H4002 [25JN], H4848 [22JY], H4866 [23JY], H4983, H4990 [24JY], H6666 [22OC], H7335 [21NO], E1242 [2AU]

——— use of hydraulic fracturing in increasing oil and gas exploration, H2278, H2281 [24AP], H2524 [8MY], H4862 [23JY]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain relative to the Keystone XL Pipeline, H2855 [22MY]

Renewable energy: impact of renewable identification numbers on gasoline price levels, H1642 [20MR]

Republican Party: national agenda, H4189 [8JY], H5032 [24JY]

SEC: exempt U.S. energy development companies from energy resource extraction reporting requirements under a transboundary hydrocarbon agreement, H4098–H4103 [27JN]

States: recognize authority to regulate oil and gas operations and promote American energy security, development, and job creation (H.R. 2728), H7145 [15NO], H7261, H7263, H7266, H7280–H7297, H7307 [20NO], E1729 [21NO]

——— recognize authority to regulate oil and gas operations and promote American energy security, development, and job creation (H.R. 2728), consideration (H. Res. 419), H7201–H7211 [19NO]

——— recognize authority to regulate oil and gas operations and promote American energy security, development, and job creation (H.R. 2728), motion to recommit, H7296 [20NO], E1727 [21NO]

Taxation: disallow deduction for income attributable to domestic oil and gas production activities of major integrated oil companies (H.R. 1426), H1876 [10AP]

——— increase excise tax on gasoline, diesel, and kerosene fuels (H.R. 3636), H7450 [4DE], H7691 [12DE], E1781 [3DE]

——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies (H.R. 609), E130 [12FE]

Terrorism: require threat assessment of proposed Keystone XL Pipeline vulnerabilities to terrorist attack and corrective actions necessary to protect pipeline from such an attack, H2879, H2880 [22MY]

TransCanada Pipelines LTD.: require Keystone XL Pipeline oil spill response plan be sent to each State, H2884, H2885 [22MY]

U.S. Geological Survey: study impact of oil shale leasing on quantity and quality of water resources in Western States, H7202 [19NO]

Water pollution: require disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing and repeal the oil and gas industry exemption from the Safe Drinking Water Act, H7203 [19NO]

——— require disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing and repeal the oil and gas industry exemption from the Safe Drinking Water Act (H.R. 1921), H7281 [20NO]

Remarks in Senate

Air pollution: impose carbon pollution fee and use proceeds to provide Federal deficit reduction, reduced Federal tax rates, and other direct taxpayer benefits, S2270 [22MR], S8904 [17DE]

——— oppose carbon pollution fee, S2271 [22MR]

Alaska: facilitate domestic energy production to reduce energy costs and spur economic growth and job creation, S2124 [21MR]

——— impact of Government shutdown, S7180 [4OC]

——— require oil produced from Federal leases in certain Arctic waters be transported onshore by pipeline and provide for sharing of certain Outer Continental Shelf revenues from areas in the Alaska Adjacent Zone (S. 199), S442 [31JA], S1680 [12MR]

Arctic regions: expedite development of Arctic deepwater ports, S3451 [15MY]

BLM: impact of Government shutdown on energy permitting and operations, S7262 [7OC]

Business and industry: require all foreign and domestic companies registered with the SEC to report annually on amounts paid to each country for access to oil, gas, and minerals, S5598 [10JY]

CFTC: investigate manipulation of fuel prices, S3638 [21MY]

——— take certain actions to reduce excessive speculation in energy markets, S3638 [21MY]

Climate: carbon pollution reduction, S2447 [8AP]

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S2272 [22MR], S2519 [10AP], S5735 [17JY], S8751–S8753 [12DE]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), S3879 [23MY], S3887 [3JN]

——— approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (S. 582), S1872 [14MR], S1873 [18MR]

Dept. of Defense: operation and maintenance funding for programs, projects, and activities in the U.S. through reductions in Advanced Drop-In Biofuel Production Program funding, S1840–S1847 [14MR], S1887 [18MR], S1981, S1982, S1986, S1987 [20MR]

——— extend reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans, expatriated entities, and the oil and gas industry (S. 953), motion to proceed, S3970, S3971–S3975, S3977 [6JN]

——— extend reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans through Tax Code modifications relative to pension plans, expatriated entities, and the oil and gas industry (S. 953), unanimous-consent request, S4196 [11JN], S4458 [13JN]

Dept. of Energy: clarify impact of TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline on domestic oil prices, individual property rights, job creation, and domestic energy security, S2271 [22MR]

——— evaluate programs to eliminate wasteful Government spending, S2137 [21MR]

——— improve the coordination of refinery outages through required scheduled maintenance and unplanned outages reporting (S. 1073), S6585 [18SE]

——— promote alternative fuel vehicle deployment and infrastructure development (S. 1230), S5270 [26JN]

——— replace the current requirement for biennial energy policy plan with a Quadrennial Energy Review, S6560, S6561 [18SE]

Dept. of HHS: conduct study on public health and environmental impacts of production, transportation, storage, and use of petroleum coke (S. 1388), S6074 [30JY]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit royalty incentives for deepwater drilling (S. 598), S1907 [18MR]

——— provide for proper Federal management and oversight of transboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs of the Outer Continental Shelf, S8898 [17DE]

——— streamline and ensure onshore energy permitting, provide for onshore leasing certainty, and give certainty to oil shale development (H.R. 1965), S8537 [21NO], S8539 [9DE]

Ecology and environment: manage risk of potential climate change through reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases, S5608 [10JY]

Economy: gasoline price levels, S3637–S3639 [21MY], S3726 [22MY]

EPA: change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to certain farms, S3145–S3147 [7MY], S3418 [14MY], S6574 [18SE]

——— impose carbon pollution fee and use proceeds to provide rebate to consumers and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and regulate hydraulic fracturing (S. 332), S1083 [4MR], S1257 [7MR], S1283–S1285 [11MR], S1837 [14MR], S1886 [18MR], S5735 [17JY]

——— preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal policy to mitigate climate change, S2298 [22MR]

——— prohibit Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule funding with respect to farmers, S1774, S1775 [13MR]

——— renewable fuel standards relative to ethanol, S8181 [19NO]

Franklin County, ME: tribute to firefighters assisting with oil tanker derailment fire in Canada, S5664 [11JY], S5683 [15JY]

Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, S3223, S3227 [8MY]

Iran: eliminate oil exports from Iran by expanding domestic production (S. 965), S3523–S3525 [15MY], S3555 [16MY]

——— impose and expand sanctions for violations of interim Joint Plan of Action on nuclear weapons or failure to reach final agreement (S. 1881), S9069 [19DE], S9115 [20DE]

——— impose sanctions (S. 1001), S3661 [21MY], S3742 [22MY]

Mayflower, AR: exclude from gross income compensation provided for victims of the pipeline oil spill (S. 1350), S5908 [24JY]

Obama, President: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, S390 [30JA], S512–S514 [7FE], S729–S734 [14FE], S1112 [5MR], S5852 [24JY], S6550 [18SE]

——— evaluation of energy policies, S1147–S1149 [6MR], S5013–S5015 [24JN], S5104–S5106, S5109, S5132–S5140 [25JN], S5762 [18JY]

Pipelines: express that construction of the Keystone XL pipeline promotes sound investment in infrastructure, energy security, and job creation, S6415–S6421 [12SE], S6621–S6623 [19SE]

——— express that construction of the Keystone XL pipeline promotes sound investment in infrastructure, energy security, and job creation (S. Con. Res. 21), S6134 [31JY]

Power resources: clarify that a State has the sole authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing on Federal land within the boundaries of the State, S35 [22JA], S5013–S5015 [24JN]

——— domestic oil and natural gas production, S7261 [7OC]

——— extend certain renewable energy tax incentives, S8992 [19DE]

——— increase oil and gas production on Federal lands, S1147–S1149 [6MR], S5013–S5015 [24JN]

——— national energy policy, S2836 [22AP], S3889 [3JN], S4438–S4440 [13JN], S5204 [26JN], S5787–S5790 [18JY]

——— use of hydraulic fracturing in increasing oil and gas exploration, S3524 [15MY]

States: recognize authority to regulate oil and gas operations and promote American energy security, development, and job creation (H.R. 2728), S8537 [21NO], S8539 [9DE]

Syria: provide humanitarian and other assistance, support a transition to democracy, impose sanctions on arms and oil sales, and allow for conditional removal of sanctions (S. 856), S3289–S3292 [9MY]

Taxation: eliminate taxable income limit on percentage depletion for oil and natural gas produced from marginal properties (S. 1833), S8915 [17DE]

——— impose carbon tax, S2447 [8AP]

——— repeal fossil fuel subsidies for large oil companies, S5735 [17JY]

Reports

Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship (FUELS) Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (2012) (excerpt), S3418 [14MY]

Reports filed

BLM Live Internet Auctions Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 555) (H. Rept. 113–201), H5475 [10SE]

Consideration of H.R. 3, Northern Route Approval Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 228) (H. Rept. 113–88), H2837 [21MY]

Consideration of H.R. 1613, Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 274) (H. Rept. 113–131), H4037 [25JN]

Consideration of H.R. 1965, Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act and H.R. 2728, Protecting States’ Rights To Promote American Energy Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 419) (H. Rept. 113–271), H7187 [18NO]

Consideration of H.R. 2231, Offshore Energy and Jobs Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 274) (H. Rept. 113–131), H4037 [25JN]

EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 2850) (H. Rept. 113–252), H6767 [23OC]

Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1965) (H. Rept. 113–262), H6996 [12NO]

National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1964) (H. Rept. 113–197), H5475 [10SE]

Native American Energy Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1548) (H. Rept. 113–263), H6996 [12NO]

Northern Route Approval Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3) (H. Rept. 113–61), H2773 [17MY]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3) (H. Rept. 113–61), H2773 [17MY]

——— Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3) (H. Rept. 113–61), H2773 [17MY]

Offshore Energy and Jobs Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2231) (H. Rept. 113–125), H3995 [24JN]

Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1613) (H. Rept. 113–101), H3250 [6JN]

Planning for American Energy Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1394) (H. Rept. 113–199), H5475 [10SE]

Protecting States’ Rights To Promote American Energy Security Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2728) (H. Rept. 113–261), H6996 [12NO]

Syria Transition Support Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 960) (S. Rept. 113–79), S5907 [24JY]

Rulings of the Chair

Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline (H.R. 3), prohibit consideration due to House Rules violation and unconstitutionality (H. Res. 225), H2829 [21MY]

Statements

Tribute to Dept. of the Interior Deputy Sec. David J. Hayes: Several Government Officials and Colleagues, S5616–S5618 [10JY]

Testimonies

Private Property Rights Protection Act: Julia Trigg Crawford, H2855 [22MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 225, prohibit consideration of H.R. 3, Northern Route Approval Act, due to House Rules violation and unconstitutionality, H2788 [20MY]

H. Res. 228, consideration of H.R. 3, Northern Route Approval Act, H2852 [22MY]

H. Res. 274, consideration of H.R. 1613, Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act, H4049 [26JN]

H. Res. 274, consideration of H.R. 2231, Offshore Energy and Jobs Act, H4049 [26JN]

H. Res. 419, consideration of H.R. 1965, Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act and H.R. 2728, Protecting States’ Rights To Promote American Energy Security Act, H7201 [19NO]

H.R. 3, Northern Route Approval Act, H2875 [22MY]

H.R. 1613, Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act, H4097 [27JN]

H.R. 1965, Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act, H7218–H7223 [19NO]

H.R. 2231, Offshore Energy and Jobs Act, H4115–H4120 [27JN]

H.R. 2728, Protecting States’ Rights To Promote American Energy Security Act, H7288 [20NO]

S. 4, Rebuild America Act, S44 [22JA]

S. 199, Alaska Adjacent Zone Safe Oil Transport and Revenue Sharing Act, S442 [31JA]

S. 598, Deepwater Drilling Royalty Relief Prohibition Act, S1908 [18MR]

S. 1001, Iran Export Embargo Act, S3661 [21MY]

S. 1230, Alternative Fueled Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act, S5270–S5272 [26JN]

S. 1350, Mayflower Oil Spill Tax Relief Act, S5909 [24JY]

S. Con. Res. 4, oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation, S333 [28JA]

S. Con. Res. 21, express that construction of the Keystone XL pipeline promotes sound investment in infrastructure, energy security, and job creation, S6133 [31JY], S8752 [12DE]