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H.R. 1230: Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act

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H.R. 1230: Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act

112th Congress · introduced 2011-03-29 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-03-29 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 4 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 295 (2011): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR1230 (2011-05-05), Failed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act

Plain summary

(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.

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Official text

Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4] · 67 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Steve Scalise (R-LA), Sam Graves (R-MO), Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Tim Scott (R-SC) and 7 more.

Recorded votes

Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr1230 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112