AMERICAN ENERGY SOLUTIONS FOR LOWER COSTS AND MORE AMERICAN JOBS ACT
Amendments
Enact (H.R. 2): consideration (H. Res. 727), H7690 [18SE]
Bills and resolutions
Enact (see H.R. 2), H7528 [15SE]
Enact (H.R. 2): consideration (see H. Res. 727), H7616 [16SE]
Motions
Enact (H.R. 2), H7853 [18SE]
Remarks in House
Bureau of Reclamation: authorize development of non-Federal hydropower and issuance of leases of power privileges at certain projects, H7847 [18SE]
Congress: approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline, H7847, H7850, H7851, H7865 [18SE]
Crooked River: adjust boundary to provide water certainty for Prineville, OR, H7843 [18SE]
Dept. of Energy: expedite and approve permits to export natural gas to World Trade Organization countries, H7864 [18SE]
Dept. of the Interior: incorporate surface mining stream buffer zone rule into State programs, H7848 [18SE]
——— streamline and ensure onshore energy permitting, provide for onshore leasing certainty, and give certainty to oil shale development, H7844 [18SE]
Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs relative to affordable reliable energy, H7866 [18SE]
Enact (H.R. 2), H7819–H7854, H7859, H7864–H7869 [18SE]
——— consideration (H. Res. 727), H7684–H7691 [18SE]
——— motion to recommit, H7853 [18SE]
EPA: impact of Government regulations on coal industry, H7865 [18SE]
——— provide direction relative to establishment of emissions standards of greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units, H7865 [18SE]
——— regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units, H7847, H7848 [18SE]
——— require a report on economic impact of certain energy-related rules and prohibit finalization of such rules that will cause significant adverse effects to the economy, H7865 [18SE]
——— require certain procedures in the conduct of a study of potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water resources, H7852 [18SE]
Federal agencies and departments: improve coordination of agency actions in preparation and adoption of environmental documents in order to streamline the Federal permitting process, H7845, H7847 [18SE]
Government regulations: impose certain limitations on consent decrees and settlement agreements by agencies that require the agencies to take regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof, H7688 [18SE]
——— provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates, H7687 [18SE]
House of Representatives: importance of bipartisanship, H7868 [18SE]
Natural gas: provide for timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required under Federal law relative to siting, construction, expansion, or operation of pipeline projects, H7864 [18SE]
Power resources: limit release of toxic air pollutants from petroleum coke, prohibit oil and natural gas exports to countries that support terrorist organizations, and allow CFTC actions to limit excessive speculation in energy markets, H7853 [18SE]
Public lands: extend State jurisdiction over submerged lands and allow States to grant oil and natural gas leases in the extended area, H7852 [18SE]
Remarks in Senate
Enact (H.R. 2), S5653 [17SE], S5996 [13NO], S6025 [17NO]
Reports filed
Consideration of H.R. 2, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 727) (H. Rept. 113–601), H7616 [16SE]
Texts of
H. Res. 727, consideration of H.R. 2, provisions, H7684 [18SE]