H.Res. 843: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should seek to achieve complete energy independence by 2015.

109th Congress · introduced 2006-05-25 · Energy · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.

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Where it came from: introduced 2006-05-25 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Drake, Thelma D. [R-VA-2] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should seek to achieve complete energy independence by 2015.

Plain summary

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should seek to achieve complete energy independence by 2015 by taking specified measures, including: (1) investing in the production infrastructure necessary to increase the use of renewable and alternative fuels; (2) increasing the number of domestic refineries; (3) revising and streamlining the permitting process for constructing and operating energy production facilities; (4) promoting small businesses and entrepreneurs to further develop the use of renewable and alternative energy; and (5) encouraging gasoline servicing stations to become capable of supplying new sources of energy for automobiles.

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Official text

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should seek to achieve complete energy independence by 2015.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Drake, Thelma D. [R-VA-2] · 0 cosponsors

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Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hres843.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hres>

Record fed-us-cong109-hres843 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109