Hearing Information
Amendment Deadline
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 - 10:00am View Announcement »
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Wednesday, October 7, 2015 - 3:00pm in H-313 The Capitol View Announcement »
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RULES COMMITTEE PRINT 114-29 PDF XML
** ALL AMENDMENTS SHOULD BE DRAFTED TO THIS NEW TEXT DATED OCTOBER 1, 2015**
Showing the text of the bill as reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce with modifications.
:: Section-by-Section Summary as provided to the Committee on Rules
To adapt to changing crude oil market conditions.
H. Rept. 114-267 Part 1 PDF
Report from the Committee on Energy and Commerce
H. Rept. 114-267 Part 2 PDF
Supplemental report from the Committee on Energy and Commerce
Rules Committee Print 114-27 PDF XML
Showing the text of the bill as ordered reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY VOICE VOTE on Wednesday, September 30, 2015.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 466:
Agreed to by record vote of 244-185, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 244-183, on Thursday, October 8, 2015.
MANAGERS:Byrne/Hastings
1. Structured rule for H.R. 538.
2. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by 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 the purpose of amendment an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114-30 and provides that it shall be considered as read.
5. Waives all points of order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute.
6. Makes in order only those further amendments printed in part A of 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 part A of the report.
8. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
9. Structured rule for H.R. 702.
10. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
11. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
12. Makes in order as original text for the purpose of amendment an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114-29 and provides that it shall be considered as read.
13. Waives all points of order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute.
14. Makes in order only those further amendments printed in part B of 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.
15. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part B of the report.
16. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
# | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
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29 | Version 1 | Amash (MI) | Republican | Late Strikes section 6 and its related findings in section 1. The amendment removes the provision increasing the authorization of appropriations for the Maritime Security Fleet. | Made In Order |
28 | Version 2 | Butterfield (NC) | Democrat | Late Revised Creates the Infrastructure and Opportunity Trust Fund and establish the Unconditional War on Poverty program to support job creation and preservation and infrastructure development in persistent poverty counties, which are defined in P.L. 112-74. The amendment repeals dual capacity taxpayer rules for major integrated oil companies to fund the Infrastructure and Opportunity Trust Fund. | Submitted |
10 | Version 1 | Capps (CA) | Democrat | Prevents the bill from taking effect until the Secretary of Transportation certifies that all Federal rulemakings required pursuant to the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011 (Public Law 112–90) have been finalized. | Submitted |
9 | Version 1 | Cartwright (PA) | Democrat | Reinstates the crude oil export ban if the Secretary of Energy determines that exporting crude has caused regional gas prices to increase. | Submitted |
2 | Version 1 | Castro (TX) | Democrat | Clarifies the scope of the per-barrel tax that funds the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to included oil sands-derived crude oil. | Submitted |
14 | Version 2 | Cuellar (TX) | Democrat | Revised Requires the Secretary of Energy give preference in bidding for Federal grants that result from or are authorized as a result of lifting the ban on crude oil exports to low-income, minority and veterans groups. | Submitted |
15 | Version 2 | Cuellar (TX) | Democrat | Revised Provides the Department of Energy authority to continue developing partnerships in the areas of oil and gas exploration, production, midstream, and refining with minority serving institutions, including Hispanic Serving Institutions and Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The Amendment would encourage public private partnerships between the Department of Energy and minority serving institutions. | Made In Order |
3 | Version 1 | Delaney (MD), Curbelo (FL), Gibson (NY) | Bi-Partisan | Adds an additional finding that the United States has reduced its oil consumption over the past decade, and increasing investment in clean energy technology and energy efficiency will lower energy prices, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase national security. | Made In Order |
4 | Version 1 | Delaney (MD) | Democrat | Directs the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of the Treasury to submit a cost-benefit analysis to Congress on imposing a carbon tax on fossil fuels and using the revenues to invest in clean energy technology, tax credits for low-income and middle class Americans, and reducing the tax rate for American businesses. | Submitted |
16 | Version 1 | DeSantis (FL) | Republican | Commissions a GAO study and report on the renewable fuel standard. | Submitted |
24 | Version 1 | Dingell (MI) | Democrat | Withdrawn Reauthorizes, permanently, the Land and Water Conservation Fund. | Withdrawn |
26 | Version 2 | Garamendi (CA) | Democrat | Revised Inserts safeguards to protect against the rise of domestic oil prices significantly above world market levels, as well as the decline of domestic oil refinery capacity. | Made In Order |
17 | Version 1 | Green, Gene (TX) | Democrat | Requires that the Secretary of Commerce would permit exports following a national interest determination. | Submitted |
18 | Version 1 | Green, Gene (TX) | Democrat | Provides the President exceptional authorities to halt exports. | Submitted |
7 | Version 1 | Huffman (CA) | Democrat | Requires the Secretary of the Energy to complete a study on the net greenhouse gas emissions that will result from the repeal of the crude oil export ban. | Made In Order |
8 | Version 1 | Huffman (CA) | Democrat | Requires the Secretary of the Energy to complete a study on the net greenhouse gas emissions that will result from the repeal of the crude oil export ban before enactment of the Act. | Submitted |
19 | Version 1 | Jackson Lee (TX) | Democrat | Requires the lifted ban to be assessed after 10 years and directs the Secretaries of Energy and Commerce to work together to review the impact of lifting the ban as it relates to promoting U.S. energy and national security and report their findings to Congress. | Made In Order |
20 | Version 1 | Jackson Lee (TX) | Democrat | Directs the Secretaries of Energy and Commerce to work together and submit a report within 180 days on how lifting the ban on crude oil exports will help create opportunities for small and minority businesses in the U.S., while promoting energy and national security. | Submitted |
21 | Version 1 | Jackson Lee (TX) | Democrat | Directs the Secretaries of Energy and Commerce to work together and submit a report within 180 days on how lifting the ban on crude oil exports will help create opportunities for veterans and women in the U.S., while promoting energy and national security. | Made In Order |
22 | Version 1 | Jackson Lee (TX) | Democrat | Directs the Secretaries of Energy and Commerce to work together and submit a report within 180 days on how lifting the ban on crude oil exports will help create opportunities in STEM and innovation in educational institutions, while promoting energy and national security. | Submitted |
27 | Version 1 | Kildee (MI) | Democrat | Late Requires operators of oil facilities and vessels to disclose the identification of the discharged material when reporting a spill to the appropriate agency. | Submitted |
11 | Version 1 | Lawrence (MI) | Democrat | Provides that this act shall take effect on the date that is one year after the date of enactment of this Act. | Submitted |
12 | Version 1 | Lawrence (MI) | Democrat | Requires a study of the State of national implications of lifting the crude oil export ban with respect to consumers and the economy. | Made In Order |
1 | Version 1 | McCaul (TX), Perlmutter (CO) | Bi-Partisan | Repeals all provisions of law, including conforming amendments, which prohibit the export of U.S. produced crude oil and maintains the Commerce Department's responsibility to license crude oil exports unless the country is subject to trade sanctions or for national security reasons. | Submitted |
5 | Version 1 | Messer, Luke (IN) | Republican | Prohibits the export of crude oil, refined petroleum products, and petrochemical products to the Islamic Republic of Iran. | Made In Order |
6 | Version 1 | Messer, Luke (IN), Lowenthal (CA) | Bi-Partisan | Ensures the Administration is able to ban the export of crude oil to state sponsors of terrorism. | Made In Order |
25 | Version 1 | Pallone (NJ) | Democrat | Provides that the act would take effect only after the President makes a determination that the repeal of crude oil export restrictions will not lead to a significant increase in greenhouse gas emissions. | Submitted |
23 | Version 1 | Rush (IL) | Democrat | Establishs a program to help increase the participation of minority and women-owned businesses within the energy supply chain. | Submitted |
13 | Version 1 | Wilson (FL) | Democrat | Requires the Secretary of Labor to issue regulations to reduce the occupational fatality rate in oil and gas fields. | Submitted |
Motion by Mr. McGovern to report open rules for H.R. 702 & H.R. 538. Defeated: 1–7