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Proposed Federal House Legislation HB2

Legislation Overview

Title: American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act

Subject: Administrative law and regulatory procedures: Administrative remedies: Advisory bodies: Air quality: Alaska: Alternative and renewable resources: Atlantic Ocean: Birds: California: Canada: Civil actions and liability: Climate change and greenhouse gases: Coal: Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits: Congressional oversight: Department of Energy: Department of the Interior: Drug, alcohol, tobacco use: Earth sciences: Economic performance and conditions: Electric power generation and transmission: Emergency planning and evacuation: Employment and training programs: Endangered and threatened species: Energy efficiency and conservation: Energy prices: Energy research: Energy revenues and royalties: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Environmental assessment, monitoring, research: Executive agency funding and structure: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC): General public lands matters: Georgia: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management: Government ethics and transparency, public corruption: Government information and archives: Government studies and investigations: Gulf of Mexico: Indian lands and resources rights: Insects: Internet and video services: Judicial procedure and administration: Judicial review and appeals: Jurisdiction and venue: Lakes and rivers: Latin America: Legal fees and court costs: Licensing and registrations: Marine and coastal resources, fisheries: Marine pollution: Mexico: Military readiness: Mining: Minority and disadvantaged businesses: Minority employment: Navigation, waterways, harbors: Nebraska: North Carolina: Oil and gas: Oregon: Pacific Ocean: Pipelines: Presidents and presidential powers: Public contracts and procurement: Public utilities and utility rates: Roads and highways: South Carolina: State and local government operations: Strategic materials and reserves: Trade restrictions: U.S. territories and protectorates: User charges and fees: Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation: Virginia: Water quality: Water use and supply: Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats: Women's employment: Colorado: Economic development: Energy storage, supplies, demand: Federal appellate courts: Federal district courts: Forests, forestry, trees: Land use and conservation: Motor fuels: State and local finance: Utah: Wyoming: Environmental regulatory procedures: Intergovernmental relations: Solid waste and recycling: Arctic and polar regions: Energy

Description: American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act

Session: 113th Congress

Last Action: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 601.

Last Action Date: November 17, 2014

Link: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:HN00002:@@@L&summ2=m&

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

16 sponsors: Lee Terry; Shelley Capito; Bill Cassidy; Bill Flores; Cory Gardner; Bob Goodlatte; Doc Hastings; Bill Johnson; Adam Kinzinger; Doug Lamborn; Tom Marino; David McKinley; Mike Pompeo; Bill Shuster; Fred Upton; Ed Whitfield

History

Chamber	Date	Action
Senate	Nov 17 2014	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 601.
Senate	Nov 13 2014	Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Senate	Nov 12 2014	Received in the Senate.
House	Sep 19 2014	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
House	Sep 18 2014	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H7853)
House	Sep 18 2014	Mr. Schneider moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Natural Resources. (consideration: CR H7853-7854; text: CR H7853)
House	Sep 18 2014	DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Schneider motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to add a new division at the end of the bill. The new division contains provisions to police excessive speculation in energy markets, protect national security, and prohibit expedited permitting for corporations that relase toxic air pollutants from petroleum coke.
House	Sep 18 2014	The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H7854)
House	Sep 18 2014	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the motion to recommit, the Chair put the question on the motion and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Schneider demanded the yeas and nays and pursuant to the order of the House of September 18, 2014, the Chair announced that further proceedings would be postponed.
House	Sep 18 2014	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7859-7860)
House	Sep 18 2014	On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 193 - 222 (Roll no. 514).
House	Sep 18 2014	On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 226 - 191 (Roll no. 515). (text: CR H7819-7841)
House	Sep 18 2014	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
House	Sep 18 2014	Mr. Hastings (WA) asked unanimous consent that the question of adopting a motion to recommit on H.R. 2 may be subject to postponement as though under clause 8 of rule 20. Agreed to without objection.
House	Sep 18 2014	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 727. (consideration: CR H7819-7854)
House	Sep 18 2014	Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Resolution provides that each bill may be debatable for 2 hours, equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking member of their respective committees. The bills shall be considered as read, all points of order agains the provisions of the bill are waived, and each bill is provided with one motion to recommit.
House	Sep 18 2014	DEBATE - The House proceeded with two hours of debate on H.R. 2.
House	Sep 16 2014	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 727 Reported to House. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Resolution provides that each bill may be debatable for 2 hours, equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking member of their respective committees. The bills shall be considered as read, all points of order agains the provisions of the bill are waived, and each bill is provided with one motion to recommit.
House	Sep 16 2014	Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
House	Sep 15 2014	Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
House	Sep 15 2014	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
House	Sep 15 2014	Referred to House Natural Resources
House	Sep 15 2014	Referred to House Science, Space, and Technology
House	Sep 15 2014	Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, the Judiciary, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
House	Sep 15 2014	Referred to House Judiciary

Texts

Type	Date	Federal Link	Text
Introduced	Sep 16 2014	federal bill text	bill text
Engrossed	Sep 19 2014	federal bill text	bill text
Introduced	Nov 19 2014	federal bill text	bill text

Amendments

Title	Description	Date	State Link	Text	Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time

Committee

Chamber: H

Committee Name: Science, Space, And Technology

Votes

On Motion to Recommit with Instructions

On Passage