H.R. 1230 — 112th Congress

Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act

Originated in the House · Introduced Mar 29, 2011 · Public Lands and Natural Resources

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112th Congress

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H.R. 6168 · Energy	President Obama's Proposed 2012-2017 Offshore Drilling Lease Sale Plan Act
H.R. 6082 · Energy	Congressional Replacement of President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan
H.R. 5987 · Public Lands and Natural Resources	Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act
H.R. 2719 · Public Lands and Natural Resources	Rattlesnake Mountain Public Access Act of 2011
H.R. 1231 · Public Lands and Natural Resources	Reversing President Obama's Offshore Moratorium Act

Latest action

May 5, 2011

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

CRS summary

As of May 5, 2011

Passed House without amendment

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)

Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act - (Sec. 2) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct specified proposed offshore oil and gas lease sales as follows: (1) lease sale 216 in the Central Gulf of Mexico within four months after enactment of this Act; (2) lease sale 218 in the Western Gulf of Mexico within eight months after enactment of this Act; (3) lease sale 220 on the Outer Continental Shelf offshore Virginia within one year after enactment of this Act; and (4) lease sale 222 in the Central Gulf of Mexico no later than June 1, 2012.

(Sec. 4) Prohibits the Secretary from making any Offshore Virginia tract available for leasing if it would conflict with military operations.

Declares that, for purposes of such proposed lease sales, specified Environmental Impact Statements are deemed to satisfy the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

Congressional Research Service, via api.congress.gov (public domain)

Roll-call votes

4 on record

Date	Chamber	Question	Member pages	Result
May 5, 2011	House	On Passage	—	Passed (266–149)
May 5, 2011	House	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	—	Failed (171–238)
May 5, 2011	House	On Agreeing to the Amendment	—	Failed (176–240)
May 5, 2011	House	On Agreeing to the Amendment	—	Failed (174–240)

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