H.Res. 44: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that an effective moratorium by the Executive Branch on offshore oil and gas exploration and drilling should be terminated.

112th Congress · introduced 2011-01-19 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Recalled by full committee.

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Where it came from: introduced 2011-01-19 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that an effective moratorium by the Executive Branch on offshore oil and gas exploration and drilling should be terminated.

Plain summary

Declares the sense of the House of Representatives that it should be U.S. policy to allow for the development of offshore oil and gas-rich areas in an environmentally responsible manner. Declares that the Department of the Interior should: (1) complete promptly environmental analysis related to offshore leasing activities, including specified programs; (2) rescind promptly its announcement that the government will not propose any new oil drilling in waters off the East Coast, West Coast, or Eastern Gulf of Mexico for at least the next seven years; (3) expedite the processing and approval of both deepwater and shallow water drilling permits, exploration plans, development operations coordination documents, and development and production plans; and (4) allow new lease sales in all permissible areas of the Outer Continental Shelf, including the Gulf of Mexico, Alaska, and Atlantic areas.

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Official text

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that an effective moratorium by the Executive Branch on offshore oil and gas exploration and drilling should be terminated.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] · 22 cosponsors

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Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), John R. Carter (R-TX), Robert E. Latta (R-OH)

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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-112hres44.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hres>

Record fed-us-cong112-hres44 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112