HR 4899 · 113th Congress · Energy
Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.(2014-06-26)
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Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to direct the Secretary of the Interior to implement a leasing program that includes at least 50% of the available unleased acreage within each outer Continental Shelf (OCS) planning area considered to have the largest undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and gas resources, with an emphasis on offering the most geologically prospective parts of the planning area. Directs the Secretary to: (1) submit to Congress a new proposed oil and gas leasing program for the 5-year period from July 15, 2015, to July 15, 2021; and (2) approve a final oil and gas leasing program by July 15, 2016. Prohibits construction of this Act as authorizing the issuance of a lease under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to any person designated for the imposition of sanctions pursuant to specified law. Directs the Secretary to conduct offshore oil and gas Lease Sale 220 on the OCS offshore Virginia within one year after the date of enactment of this Act. Directs the Secretary to conduct a lease sale within two years after enactment of this Act for certain areas off the coast of So…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 4899, Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America that Works Act of 2014
Jun 24, 2014Direct Spending Effects of H.R. 4899 as Introduced on June 19, 2014
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Cosponsors (14)
14 Republicans