S. 516: Lease Extension and Secure Energy Act of 2011
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S. 516: Lease Extension and Secure Energy Act of 2011
112th Congress · introduced 2011-03-09 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-51.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-03-09 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-51. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Lease Extension and Secure Energy Act of 2011
Plain summary
Lease Extension and Secure Energy Act of 2011- Directs the Secretary of the Interior to extend by one year the term of each oil and gas lease (covered lease) for the Gulf of Mexico outer Continental Shelf region that was: (1) not producing as of April 30, 2010; or (2) suspended from operations, permit processing, or consideration, in accordance with either a certain moratorium dated May 30, 2010, or the decision memorandum of the Secretary dated July 12, 2010. States that this extension of covered leases is in addition to any suspension of operations or suspension of production granted by the Minerals Management Service or the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement after May 1, 2010.
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Official text
Lease Extension and Secure Energy Act of 2011
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] · 9 cosponsors
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John Cornyn (R-TX), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112s516.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/s>
Record fed-us-cong112-s516 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112