Hearings

June 19, 2012

Full Committee

H.R. 4480 — Strategic Energy Production Act of 2012

H-313 The Capitol

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Rule Hearing Information:

Meeting Time: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at 3:00 PM in H-313 The Capitol

Amendment Process: Deadline on Monday, June 18, 2012 at 4:00 PM

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Resources:

Text of H.R. 4480 — Strategic Energy Production Act of 2012 [Rules Committee Print 112-24, showing the text of H.R. 4480 and H.R. 4471 as ordered reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce and H.R. 4381, H.R. 4382, H.R. 4383, H.R. 2150, and H.R. 2752 as ordered reported by the Committee on Natural Resources] [PDF]
:: CBO score of Rules Committee Print 112-24 of H.R. 4480 [PDF]
:: Section-by-Section Anaylsis of Rules Commitee Print 112-24 of H.R. 4480
[PDF]
Text of H. Rept. 112-520 Part 1 — Report from the Committee on Energy and Commerce [PDF][HTML]

Hearing Documents:
   :: Rule [PDF]
   :: H. Res. 691 [PDF][XML]
   :: H. Rept. 112-540 [PDF][XML]

Submitted for the Record:

Committee Votes:

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 320

Motion by Mr. McGovern to amend the rule to H.R. 4480 to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #4, offered by by Rep. McGovern (MA), which would reduce the federal deficit by $40 billion by eliminating subsidies to oil companies. Defeated: 4–7

Majority Members	Vote	Minority Members	Vote
Ms. Foxx......................	Nay	Ms. Slaughter.................	Yea
Mr. Bishop of Utah............	Nay	Mr. McGovern..................	Yea
Mr. Woodall...................	Nay	Mr. Hastings of Florida.......	Yea
Mr. Nugent....................	Nay	Mr. Polis.....................	Yea
Mr. Scott of South Carolina...	Nay
Mr. Webster...................	Nay
Mr. Dreier, Chairman..........	Nay

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 321

Motion by Mr. Hastings of Florida to amend the rule to H.R. 4480 to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #27, offered by Rep. Hastings (FL),which would require each drilling permit application to include an estimate of how much the price of gasoline will decrease as a result of any oil or gas found under the permit. Defeated: 4–7

Majority Members	Vote	Minority Members	Vote
Ms. Foxx......................	Nay	Ms. Slaughter.................	Yea
Mr. Bishop of Utah............	Nay	Mr. McGovern..................	Yea
Mr. Woodall...................	Nay	Mr. Hastings of Florida.......	Yea
Mr. Nugent....................	Nay	Mr. Polis.....................	Yea
Mr. Scott of South Carolina...	Nay
Mr. Webster...................	Nay
Mr. Dreier, Chairman..........	Nay

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 322

Motion by Mr. Polis to amend the rule to H.R. 4480 to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #25, offered by Rep. Polis (CO), which would direct the United States Geological Survey to conduct a study and prepare a report documenting potential impacts to the quantity and quality of water available for agricultural and municipal purposes caused by proposed oil shale leasing in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming. Defeated: 4–7

Majority Members	Vote	Minority Members	Vote
Ms. Foxx......................	Nay	Ms. Slaughter.................	Yea
Mr. Bishop of Utah............	Nay	Mr. McGovern..................	Yea
Mr. Woodall...................	Nay	Mr. Hastings of Florida.......	Yea
Mr. Nugent....................	Nay	Mr. Polis.....................	Yea
Mr. Scott of South Carolina...	Nay
Mr. Webster...................	Nay
Mr. Dreier, Chairman..........	Nay

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 323

Motion by Mr. Polis to amend the rule to H.R. 4480 to report an open rule. Defeated: 4–7

Majority Members	Vote	Minority Members	Vote
Ms. Foxx......................	Nay	Ms. Slaughter.................	Yea
Mr. Bishop of Utah............	Nay	Mr. McGovern..................	Yea
Mr. Woodall...................	Nay	Mr. Hastings of Florida.......	Yea
Mr. Nugent....................	Nay	Mr. Polis.....................	Yea
Mr. Scott of South Carolina...	Nay
Mr. Webster...................	Nay
Mr. Dreier, Chairman..........	Nay

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 324

Motion by Ms. Foxx to amend the rule to H.R. 4480 to report the rule. Adopted: 7-4

Majority Members	Vote	Minority Members	Vote
Ms. Foxx......................	Yea	Ms. Slaughter.................	Nay
Mr. Bishop of Utah............	Yea	Mr. McGovern..................	Nay
Mr. Woodall...................	Yea	Mr. Hastings of Florida.......	Nay
Mr. Nugent....................	Yea	Mr. Polis.....................	Nay
Mr. Scott of South Carolina...	Yea
Mr. Webster...................	Yea
Mr. Dreier, Chairman..........	Yea