H.R.4318: Outer Continental Shelf Natural Gas Relief Act

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 109th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about law
  • Introduced Nov. 15, 2005
  • Latest Major Action March 24, 2006

Bill Cosponsors

170 (29 Democrats, 142 Republicans)

Bill Summary

Outer Continental Shelf Natural Gas Relief Act - States that all provisions of federal law that prohibit the expenditure of appropriated funds to conduct natural gas leasing and preleasing activities for any area of the Outer Continental Shelf are without any force or effect. Revokes all withdrawals from leasing of federal submerged lands of the Outer Continental Shelf, including withdrawals by the President under the Outer Continental Shelf...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to House Resources
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Referred to House Education and the Workforce
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Nov. 15, 2005

Introduced in the House by John E. Peterson (R-Pa.)

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