H.R. 2 - American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act

American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act

H.R. 2 — 113^th Congress (2013–2014)

Summary

To remove Federal Government obstacles to the production of more domestic energy; to ensure transport of that energy reliably to businesses, consumers, and other end users; to lower the cost of energy to consumers; to enable manufacturers and other businesses to access domestically produced energy affordably and reliably in order to create and sustain more secure and well-paying American jobs; and for other purposes. (by CRS)

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Title

To remove Federal Government obstacles to the production of more domestic energy; to ensure transport of that energy reliably to businesses, consumers, and other end users; to lower the cost of energy to consumers; to enable manufacturers and other businesses to access domestically produced energy affordably and reliably in order to create and sustain more secure and well-paying American jobs; and for other purposes.

Other Titles

• American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act
• BLM Live Internet Auctions Act
• Bureau of Reclamation Conduit Hydropower Development Equity and Jobs Act
• Central Oregon Jobs and Water Security Act
• Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act
• Electricity Security and Affordability Act
• Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2014
• EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act
• Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act
• Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014
• National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act
• Native American Energy Act
• Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act
• North American Energy Infrastructure Act
• Northern Route Approval Act
• PIONEERS Act
• Planning for American Energy Act of 2014
• Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America
• Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security Act
• Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act
• Providing Leasing Certainty for American Energy Act of 2014
• RAPID Act
• Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development Act of 2014
• Streamlining Permitting of American Energy Act of 2014
• American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act
• BLM Live Internet Auctions Act
• Bureau of Reclamation Conduit Hydropower Development Equity and Jobs Act
• Central Oregon Jobs and Water Security Act
• Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act
• Electricity Security and Affordability Act
• Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2014
• EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act
• Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act
• Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014
• National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act
• Native American Energy Act
• Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act
• North American Energy Infrastructure Act
• Northern Route Approval Act
• PIONEERS Act
• Planning for American Energy Act of 2014
• Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America
• Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security Act
• Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act
• Providing Leasing Certainty for American Energy Act of 2014
• RAPID Act
• Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development Act of 2014
• Streamlining Permitting of American Energy Act of 2014
• American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act

Sponsor

Lee Terry

Co-Sponsors

• Shelley Moore Capito
• Bill Cassidy
• Bill Flores
• Cory Gardner
• Bob Goodlatte
• Doc Hastings
• Bill Johnson
• Adam Kinzinger
• Doug Lamborn
• Tom Marino
• David B. McKinley
• Mike Pompeo
• Bill Shuster
• Fred Upton
• Ed Whitfield

Subjects

• Energy
• Administrative law and regulatory procedures
• Administrative remedies
• Advisory bodies
• Air quality
• Alaska
• Alternative and renewable resources
• Arctic and polar regions
• Atlantic Ocean
• Birds
• California
• Canada
• Civil actions and liability
• Climate change and greenhouse gases
• Coal
• Colorado
• Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
• Congressional oversight
• Department of Energy
• Department of the Interior
• Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
• Earth sciences
• Economic development
• 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
• Energy storage, supplies, demand
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
• Environmental regulatory procedures
• Executive agency funding and structure
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
• Federal appellate courts
• Federal district courts
• Forests, forestry, trees
• 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
• Intergovernmental relations
• Internet and video services
• Judicial procedure and administration
• Judicial review and appeals
• Jurisdiction and venue
• Lakes and rivers
• Land use and conservation
• 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
• Motor fuels
• Navigation, waterways, harbors
• Nebraska
• North Carolina
• Oil and gas
• Oregon
• Pacific Ocean
• Pipelines
• Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
• Public contracts and procurement
• Public utilities and utility rates
• Roads and highways
• Solid waste and recycling
• South Carolina
• State and local finance
• State and local government operations
• Strategic materials and reserves
• Trade restrictions
• U.S. territories and protectorates
• User charges and fees
• Utah
• Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
• Virginia
• Water quality
• Water use and supply
• Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
• Women's employment
• Wyoming

Related Bills

• S. 2823 (113^th) : North American Energy Infrastructure Act
• H.R. 1394 (113^th) : Planning for American Energy Act of 2013
• H.R. 1964 (113^th) : National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act
• H.R. 1965 (113^th) : Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act of 2013
• H.R. 2231 (113^th) : Offshore Energy and Jobs Act
• H.R. 2640 (113^th) : Crooked River Collaborative Water Security and Jobs Act of 2014
• H.R. 2641 (113^th) : RAPID Act
• H.R. 2728 (113^th) : Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act
• H.R. 3301 (113^th) : North American Energy Infrastructure Act
• H.R. 4899 (113^th) : Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014
• H.Res. 727 (113^th) : Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 2) to Remove Federal Government Obstacles to the Production of More Domestic Energy; to Ensure Transport of That Energy Reliably to Businesses, Consumers, and Other End Users; to Lower the Cost of Energy to Consumers; to Enable Manufacturers and Other Businesses to Access Domestically Produced Energy Affordably and Reliably in Order to Create and Sustain More Secure and Well-Paying American Jobs; and for Other Purposes; Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 4) to Make Revisions to Federal Law to Improve the Conditions Necessary for Economic Growth and Job Creation, and for Other Purposes; and Providing for Proceedings During the Period from September 22, 2014, Through November 11, 2014.
• H.R. 555 (113^th) : BLM Live Internet Auctions Act
• H.R. 678 (113^th) : Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act
• H.R. 1548 (113^th) : Native American Energy Act
• H.R. 1582 (113^th) : Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013
• H.R. 1782 (113^th) : Virginia Jobs and Energy Act
• H.R. 1900 (113^th) : Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act
• H.R. 1963 (113^th) : Bureau of Reclamation Conduit Hydropower Development Equity and Jobs Act
• H.R. 2784 (113^th) : American-Made Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act
• H.R. 2824 (113^th) : Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America
• H.R. 2850 (113^th) : EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act
• H.R. 3826 (113^th) : Electricity Security and Affordability Act
• H.R. 4304 (113^th) : Jumpstarting Opportunities with Bold Solutions Act
• H.R. 4801 (113^th) : To Require the Secretary of Energy to Prepare a Report on the Impact of Thermal Insulation on Both Energy and Water Use for Potable Hot Water.
• H.R. 5300 (113^th) : EPA Regulatory Domestic Benefit Act of 2014
• S. 306 (113^th) : Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act
• S. 1363 (113^th) : Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013
• S. 1743 (113^th) : Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act
• S. 1905 (113^th) : Electricity Security and Affordability Act
• S. 2010 (113^th) : Bureau of Reclamation Hydropower Development Equity and Jobs Act

Major Actions

Introduced	9/15/2014
Referred to Committee
Passed House	9/18/2014

Bill History

• All Votes
• All Actions
• Amendments

	Chamber/Committee	Motion	Date	Result
select this vote	House	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H R 2 American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act	9/18/2014	This motion DID NOT PASS the House 193 voted YES 222 voted NO 17 voted present/not voting
currently selected	House	H.R. 2 (113th): American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act	9/18/2014	This bill PASSED the House 226 voted YES 191 voted NO 15 voted present/not voting

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	9/15/2014
		9/15/2014	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.
		9/15/2014	Referred to House Natural Resources
		9/15/2014	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
		9/15/2014	Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
		9/15/2014	Referred to House Judiciary
		9/15/2014	Referred to House Science, Space, and Technology
		9/15/2014	Introduced in House
		9/16/2014	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.
		9/16/2014	Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
		9/18/2014	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.
		9/18/2014	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 727.
		9/18/2014	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.
		9/18/2014	DEBATE - The House proceeded with two hours of debate on H.R. 2.
		9/18/2014	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
		9/18/2014	Mr. Schneider moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Natural Resources.
		9/18/2014	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.
		9/18/2014	The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
		9/18/2014	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.
		9/18/2014	Considered as unfinished business.
		9/18/2014	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
select this vote	Vote	9/18/2014	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H R 2 American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act
currently selected	House Vote on Passage	9/18/2014	H.R. 2 (113th): American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act
		9/19/2014	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
		11/12/2014	Received in the Senate.
		11/13/2014	Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
	Put on a legislative calendar	11/17/2014	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 601.

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