WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Energy development

S. 3551, An original bill to amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to reauthorize that Act, and for other purposes

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3551 would amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to reauthorize that Act....

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H.R. 6899, The Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act - Savings per Average Family: $42.64

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6899 would advance the national security interests of the United States by reducing its dependency on oil through renewable and clean, alternative fuel technologies while building a bridge to the future through expanded access to Federal oil and natural gas resources, revising the relationship between the oil and gas industry and the consumers who own those resources and deserve a fair return from the development of publicly owned oil and gas, ending tax subsidies for large oil and gas comp...

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H.R. 6709, The National Conservation, Environment, and Energy Independence Act

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6709 would greatly enhance the Nation's path toward energy independence and environmental, energy, economic, and national security, by amending Federal policy to increase the production of domestic energy sources, it would dedicate fixed percentages of the royalties received for conservation programs, environmental restoration projects, renewable energy research and development, clean energy technology research and development, increased development of existing energy sources, and energy as...

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S. 3389, The Extractive Industries Transparency Disclosure Act

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3389 would require, for the benefit of shareholders, the disclosure of payments to foreign governments for the extraction of natural resources, and it would allow such shareholders more appropriately to determine associated risks....

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H.R. 6527, The Emergency Solar Power Permit Act

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6527 would amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to exempt any solar energy project on lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management from an environmental impact statement requirement....

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S. 3264, The Economic Development Administration Reauthorization Act of 2008

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3264 would amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to reauthorize that Act....

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S. 3239, The Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3239 would prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing new Federal oil and gas leases to holders of existing leases who do not diligently develop the land subject to the existing leases or relinquish the leases....

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S. 3222, The Energy Transition Act of 2008

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3222 would promote the energy security of the United States....

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H.R. 6251, The Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6251 would prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing new Federal oil and gas leases to holders of existing leases who do not diligently develop the lands subject to such existing leases or relinquish such leases....

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H.R. 6066, The Extractive Industries Transparency Disclosure Act

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6066 would require, for the benefit of shareholders, the disclosure of payments to foreign governments for the extraction of natural resources, and it would allow such shareholders more appropriately to determine associated risks....

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S. 3019, The Oil Shale and Tar Sands Leasing Act of 2008

Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3019 would amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to promote oil shale and tar sands leasing....

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H.R. 6009, The Affordable Fuel for Consumers Act of 2008

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6009 would leverage market forces to bring greater efficiency and capacity to domestic refineries, and it would bring new sources of domestic energy to market....

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H.R. 5805, The Zeroing In American Energy Act of 2008

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5805 would establish a new solar energy future for America through public-private partnership and energy leasing for reliable and affordable energy for the American people....

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H.R. 5705, The Clean Energy Partnership with India Act of 2008

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5705 would establish a commission to study methods for improving and promoting bilateral renewable energy cooperation between the United States and India....

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H.R. 5507, The Fully-Funded United States Military Redeployment and Sovereignty of Iraq Restoration Act of 2008

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5507 would require the safe, complete, and fully-funded redeployment of United States Armed Forces and contractor security forces from Iraq and it would prohibit the establishment of any enduring or permanent United States military bases in Iraq....

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H.R. 5452, The Coastal State Renewable Energy Promotion Act of 2008

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5452 would amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to authorize grants to coastal States to support State efforts to initiate and complete surveys of coastal State waters and Federal waters adjacent to a State's coastal zone to identify potential areas suitable or unsuitable for the exploration, development, and production of renewable energy....

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H.R. 5351, The Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $24.24

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5351 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the production of renewable energy and energy conservation....

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H.R. 4893, To penalize States that prohibit oil and gas exploration within their borders by denying them the use of any oil or natural gas produced domestically elsewhere

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4893 would penalize States that prohibit oil and gas exploration within their borders by denying them the use of any oil or natural gas produced domestically elsewhere....

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H.R. 3435, The SAFE Energy Act of 2007

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3435 would improve energy security of the United States through a reduction in the oil intensity of the economy of the United States and expansion of secure oil supplies, to be achieved by increasing the availability of alternative fuel sources, fostering responsible oil exploration and production, and improving international arrangements to secure the global oil supply....

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H.R. 2880, The Iran Sanctions Enhancement Act of 2007

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2880 would amend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to enhance United States diplomatic efforts with respect to Iran by expanding economic sanctions against Iran to include the importation of refined petroleum....

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H.R. 2867, The Independence Prize Act of 2007

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2867 would authorize the Secretary of Energy to establish a program for making prizes for advanced or transformational technologies for the production, consumption, and distribution of nonpetroleum-based alternative energy and energy efficiency....

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H.R. 2838, The Insular Areas Energy Act of 2007

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2838 would enhance the Department of Energy Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program established under title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 by explicitly permitting its application on United States Government installations worldwide, in the Insular Areas of the United States, and in those nations in free association with the United States, as well as explicitly authorize loans for ocean thermal energy conversion projects....

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H.R. 2784, The National Environment and Energy Development Act

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2784 would greatly enhance the Nation's environmental, energy, economic, and national security by terminating long-standing Federal prohibitions on the domestic production of abundant offshore supplies of natural gas, it would dedicate fixed percentages of the resultant royalties for environmental restoration projects, renewable energy and carbon sequestration research, and weatherization and energy assistance for those in need, and it would share a portion of such royalties with producing ...

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H.R. 2483, The Energy for America Act

Thu, 24 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2483 would provide for research, development, and demonstration on energy technologies to ensure the Nation's continued supply and efficient use of affordable, reliable, and clean energy....

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H.R. 2446, The Afghanistan Freedom and Security Support Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $56.27

Tue, 22 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2446 would reauthorize the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002....

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