US Congress House Bill 1372 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Introduced on April 5 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-04-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Virginia Access to Energy Act or VA Energy Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct offshore oil and gas Lease Sale 220 on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) not later than one year after enactment of this Act. Prohibits the Secretary from making any lease tract available if the President determines that it would create an unreasonable conflict with military operations. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to deposit 50% of qualified revenues from such lease sales into the general fund of the Treasury to reduce the outstanding federal debt and 50% in a special account for specified payments to the state of Virginia.

VA Energy Act

Rep. Bob Goodlatte [R-VA]	Rep. Randy Forbes [R-VA]	Rep. Morgan Griffith [R-VA]	Rep. Robert Hurt [R-VA]
Rep. Scott Rigell [R-VA]	Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]	Rep. Frank Wolf [R-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-04-07	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
2011-04-05	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2011-04-05	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E641-642)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/1372/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr1372/BILLS-112hr1372ih.pdf