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H.R. 840: SECURE Act

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H.R. 840: SECURE Act

112th Congress · introduced 2011-02-28 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-02-28 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. 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

SECURE Act

Plain summary

Safe Exploration Coming from Underwater Reserves of Energy Act or the SECURE Act - Permits each holder of a permit to drill for oil or natural gas that was approved by the Minerals Management Service before May 3, 2010, to conduct all operations authorized under the terms of the permit: (1) without further review by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement; and (2) without further review or delay under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 or any other similar statutes such as the Federal Water Pollution Control Act or the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

SECURE Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18] · 29 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Steve Scalise (R-LA), Pete Sessions (R-TX)

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Words on this page, explained (3)
Authorization
A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Rulemaking
The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
Statute
A written law passed by a legislature. A statute can be changed by a later law; changing a constitution needs an amendment.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr840 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112