Hearing Information
Meeting Information
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 - 3:00pm in H-313 The Capitol View Announcement »
Amendment Deadline
Monday, June 18, 2012 - 4:00pm View Announcement »
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 - 3:00pm in H-313 The Capitol View Announcement »
Monday, June 18, 2012 - 4:00pm View Announcement »
Text of H.R. 4480 PDF
Strategic Energy Production Act of 2012 [Rules Committee Print 112-24, showing the text of H.R. 4480 and H.R. 4471 as ordered reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce and H.R. 4381, H.R. 4382, H.R. 4383, H.R. 2150, and H.R. 2752 as ordered reported by the Committee on Natural Resources]
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Text of H. Rept. 112-520 Part 1 PDF XML
Report from the Committee on Energy and Commerce
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY RECORD VOTE of 7-4 on Tuesday, June 19, 2012.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 691:
Adopted by record vote of 245-178, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 242-183, on Wednesday, June 20, 2012.
MANAGERS: Bishop/Polis
1. Structured rule.
2. Provides two hours of general debate equally divided among and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources.
3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
4. Makes in order as original text for purpose of amendment the amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 112-24 and provides that it shall be considered as read.
5. Waives all points of order against the amendment in the nature of a substitute.
6. Makes in order only those amendments printed in the Rules Committee report. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
7. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in the report.
8. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
Motion by Mr. McGovern to amend the rule to H.R. 4480 to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #4, offered by by Rep. McGovern (MA), which would reduce the federal deficit by $40 billion by eliminating subsidies to oil companies. Defeated: 4–7.
Motion by Mr. Hastings of Florida to amend the rule to H.R. 4480 to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #27, offered by Rep. Hastings (FL),which would require each drilling permit application to include an estimate of how much the price of gasoline will decrease as a result of any oil or gas found under the permit. Defeated: 4–7.
Motion by Mr. Polis to amend the rule to H.R. 4480 to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #25, offered by Rep. Polis (CO), which would direct the United States Geological Survey to conduct a study and prepare a report documenting potential impacts to the quantity and quality of water available for agricultural and municipal purposes caused by proposed oil shale leasing in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming. Defeated: 4–7.
Motion by Mr. Polis to amend the rule to H.R. 4480 to report an open rule. Defeated: 4–7.
Motion by Ms. Foxx to amend the rule to H.R. 4480 to report the rule. Adopted: 7-4.