H.R. 4899 - Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014
- Sponsor:
- Doc Hastings
- Summary:
- To lower gasoline prices for the American family by increasing domestic onshore and offshore energy exploration and production, to streamline and improve onshore and offshore energy permitting and administration, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill was voted on in the House on June 26, 2014
- Amendments:
- 10 proposed amendments. 5 accepted. 5 rejected. View amendments
PASSED on June 26, 2014.
1/2 required to pass
voted YES: 229
voted NO: 185
19 voted present/not voting
Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014
H.R. 4899 — 113th Congress (2013–2014)
- Summary
- To lower gasoline prices for the American family by increasing domestic onshore and offshore energy exploration and production, to streamline and improve onshore and offshore energy permitting and administration, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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- Title
- To lower gasoline prices for the American family by increasing domestic onshore and offshore energy exploration and production, to streamline and improve onshore and offshore energy permitting and administration, and for other purposes.
- Other Titles
- Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014
- BLM Live Internet Auctions Act
- Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act
- National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act
- PIONEERS Act
- Planning for American Energy Act of 2014
- Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security Act
- Providing Leasing Certainty for American Energy Act of 2014
- Streamlining Permitting of American Energy Act of 2014
- Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014
- BLM Live Internet Auctions Act
- Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act
- National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act
- PIONEERS Act
- Planning for American Energy Act of 2014
- Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security Act
- Providing Leasing Certainty for American Energy Act of 2014
- Streamlining Permitting of American Energy Act of 2014
- Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014
- Sponsor
- Doc Hastings
- Co-Sponsors
- Subjects
- Energy
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Administrative remedies
- Advisory bodies
- Air quality
- Alaska
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Atlantic Ocean
- Buy American requirements
- California
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal justice information and records
- Department of the Interior
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Earth sciences
- Employee hiring
- Endangered and threatened species
- Energy research
- Energy revenues and royalties
- Energy storage, supplies, demand
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Forests, forestry, trees
- General public lands matters
- Georgia
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government studies and investigations
- Government trust funds
- Gulf of Mexico
- Higher education
- Indian lands and resources rights
- Intergovernmental relations
- Internet and video services
- Judicial procedure and administration
- Judicial review and appeals
- Labor-management relations
- Legal fees and court costs
- Licensing and registrations
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine pollution
- Military facilities and property
- Minority employment
- North Carolina
- Oil and gas
- Pacific Ocean
- Pipelines
- Public contracts and procurement
- Roads and highways
- Science and engineering education
- South Carolina
- State and local finance
- Strategic materials and reserves
- User charges and fees
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Virginia
- Women's employment
- Worker safety and health
- Related Bills
- H.Res. 641 (113th) : Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 4899) to Lower Gasoline Prices for the American Family by Increasing Domestic Onshore and Offshore Energy Exploration and Production, to Streamline and Improve Onshore and Offshore Energy Permitting and Administration, and for Other Purposes; Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 4923) Making Appropriations for Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2015, and for Other Purposes; and for Other Purposes.
- H.R. 4304 (113th) : Jumpstarting Opportunities with Bold Solutions Act
- H.R. 2 (113th) : American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act
- H.R. 555 (113th) : BLM Live Internet Auctions Act
- H.R. 1394 (113th) : Planning for American Energy Act of 2013
- H.R. 1548 (113th) : Native American Energy Act
- H.R. 1964 (113th) : National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act
- H.R. 1965 (113th) : Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act of 2013
- H.R. 2231 (113th) : Offshore Energy and Jobs Act
- Major Actions
Introduced 6/19/2014 Referred to Committee Amendments (10 proposed) Passed House 6/26/2014 - Bill History
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Chamber/Committee Motion Date Result select this vote House H.Amdt. 962 (Wittman) to H.R. 4899: Amendment grants the Secretary of the Interior the ability to add a lease sale ... 6/26/2014 This motion PASSED the House 244 voted YES 172 voted NO 17 voted present/not votingselect this vote House H.Amdt. 963 (Lowenthal) to H.R. 4899: Amendment sought to strike section 10410 which prohibits BOEM and BSEE from coordinating coastal ... 6/26/2014 This motion DID NOT PASS the House 179 voted YES 232 voted NO 22 voted present/not votingselect this vote House H.Amdt. 966 (Capps) to H.R. 4899: To require the Secretary of the Interior to notify all relevant state and local ... 6/26/2014 This motion DID NOT PASS the House 183 voted YES 227 voted NO 23 voted present/not votingselect this vote House H.Amdt. 967 (Deutch) to H.R. 4899: Amendment sought to strike the provision stating that an action involving a covered energy ... 6/26/2014 This motion DID NOT PASS the House 188 voted YES 223 voted NO 22 voted present/not votingselect this vote House H.Amdt. 968 (Blumenauer) to H.R. 4899: Amendment sought to require companies holding leases which allow them to drill on public ... 6/26/2014 This motion DID NOT PASS the House 179 voted YES 229 voted NO 25 voted present/not votingselect this vote House H.Amdt. 969 (Bishop) to H.R. 4899: Amendment prohibits the Secretary from canceling, deferring or withdrawing any lease previously announced to ... 6/26/2014 This motion PASSED the House 241 voted YES 173 voted NO 19 voted present/not votingselect this vote House H.Amdt. 971 (DeFazio) to H.R. 4899: Amendment sought to authorize $10 million of the revenue generated by the underlying bill ... 6/26/2014 This motion DID NOT PASS the House 189 voted YES 223 voted NO 21 voted present/not votingselect this vote House On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H R 4899 Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act 6/26/2014 This motion DID NOT PASS the House 177 voted YES 235 voted NO 21 voted present/not votingcurrently selected House H.R. 4899 (113th): Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014 6/26/2014 This bill PASSED the House 229 voted YES 185 voted NO 19 voted present/not votingselect this vote House On agreeing to the Duncan (SC) amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote. 6/26/2014 PASSED by voice vote select this vote House On agreeing to the Wittman amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote. 6/26/2014 PASSED by voice vote select this vote House On agreeing to the Jackson Lee amendment (A009) Agreed to by voice vote. 6/26/2014 PASSED by voice vote Action Date Description Introduced 6/19/2014 6/19/2014 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. 6/19/2014 Referred to House Natural Resources 6/19/2014 Referred to House Judiciary 6/19/2014 Introduced in House 6/24/2014 Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 641 Reported to House. For H.R. 4899, the rule makes in order only those further amendments printed in the report. For H.R. 4293, the rule rule provides that the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. All amendments shall be debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent and shall not be subject to amendment. 6/25/2014 Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 641. 6/25/2014 The resolution provides for the consideration of H.R. 4899 and H.R. 4923. For H.R. 4899, the rule makes in order only those further amendments printed in the report. For H.R. 4923, the rule provides that the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. All amendments shall be debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent and shall not be subject to amendment. 6/25/2014 House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 641 and Rule XVIII. 6/25/2014 The Speaker designated the Honorable Doug Collins to act as Chairman of the Committee. 6/25/2014 GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 4899. 6/25/2014 Mr. Hastings (WA) moved that the Committee rise. 6/25/2014 On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote. 6/25/2014 Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 4899 as unfinished business. 6/26/2014 Considered as unfinished business. 6/26/2014 The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration. 6/26/2014 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 641, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Wittman amendment No. 1. 6/26/2014 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Wittman amendment No. 1, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. DeFazio demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced. 6/26/2014 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 641, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lowenthal amendment No. 2. 6/26/2014 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Lowenthal amendment No. 2, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Lowenthal demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced. 6/26/2014 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 641, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Duncan (SC) amendment No. 3. 6/26/2014 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 641, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Wittman amendment No. 4. 6/26/2014 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 641, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Capps amendment No. 5. 6/26/2014 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Capps amendment No. 5, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Capps demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced. 6/26/2014 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 641, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Deutch amendment No. 6. 6/26/2014 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Deutch amendment No. 6, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Deutch demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced. 6/26/2014 The Committee of the Whole rose informally to receive a message from the Senate. 6/26/2014 The Committee of the Whole resumed its sitting. 6/26/2014 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 641, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Blumenauer amendment No. 7. 6/26/2014 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Blumenauer amendment No. 7, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Hastings (WA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced. 6/26/2014 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 641, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bishop (UT) amendment No. 8. 6/26/2014 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Bishop (UT) amendment No. 8, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. DeFazio demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced. 6/26/2014 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 641, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson Lee amendment No. 9. 6/26/2014 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 641, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the DeFazio amendment No. 10. 6/26/2014 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the DeFazio amendment No. 10, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. DeFazio demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced. 6/26/2014 Mr. Hastings (WA) moved to rise. 6/26/2014 On motion to rise Agreed to by voice vote. 6/26/2014 Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 4899 as unfinished business. 6/26/2014 UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that, pursuant to clause 6 of Rule XVIII, the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed. 6/26/2014 The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 4899. 6/26/2014 The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. 6/26/2014 The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. 6/26/2014 Mr. Bishop (NY) moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Natural Resources. 6/26/2014 DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bishop (NY) 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 prohibit major integrated oil companies from receiving new leases in the areas covered by the underlying bill unless they enter into an agreement under which they are prohibited from claiming the domestic production activities deduction under Section 199 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The amendment also requires that any lease issued pursuant to the underlying bill specify that crude oil or natural gas produced under such lease may be exported only if the Secretary of the Interior determines that exporting such commodities will not increase the price of gasoline or home heating oil for American consumers. 6/26/2014 The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. 6/26/2014 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. 6/26/2014 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 6/26/2014 6/26/2014 House amendment offered 6/26/2014 6/26/2014 House amendment offered 6/26/2014 6/26/2014 House amendment offered 6/26/2014 6/26/2014 House amendment offered 6/26/2014 6/26/2014 House amendment offered 6/26/2014 6/26/2014 House amendment offered 6/26/2014 6/26/2014 House amendment offered 6/26/2014 6/26/2014 House amendment offered 6/26/2014 6/26/2014 House amendment offered 6/26/2014 6/26/2014 House amendment offered select this vote Vote 6/26/2014 H.Amdt. 962 (Wittman) to H.R. 4899: Amendment grants the Secretary of the Interior the ability to add a lease sale ... select this vote Vote 6/26/2014 H.Amdt. 963 (Lowenthal) to H.R. 4899: Amendment sought to strike section 10410 which prohibits BOEM and BSEE from coordinating coastal ... select this vote Vote 6/26/2014 H.Amdt. 966 (Capps) to H.R. 4899: To require the Secretary of the Interior to notify all relevant state and local ... select this vote Vote 6/26/2014 H.Amdt. 967 (Deutch) to H.R. 4899: Amendment sought to strike the provision stating that an action involving a covered energy ... select this vote Vote 6/26/2014 H.Amdt. 968 (Blumenauer) to H.R. 4899: Amendment sought to require companies holding leases which allow them to drill on public ... select this vote Vote 6/26/2014 H.Amdt. 969 (Bishop) to H.R. 4899: Amendment prohibits the Secretary from canceling, deferring or withdrawing any lease previously announced to ... select this vote Vote 6/26/2014 H.Amdt. 971 (DeFazio) to H.R. 4899: Amendment sought to authorize $10 million of the revenue generated by the underlying bill ... select this vote Vote 6/26/2014 On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H R 4899 Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act currently selected House Vote on Passage 6/26/2014 H.R. 4899 (113th): Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014 6/26/2014 Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Wittman. 6/26/2014 House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Wittman. 6/26/2014 Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Lowenthal. 6/26/2014 House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Lowenthal. 6/26/2014 Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. Duncan (SC). 6/26/2014 House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. Duncan (SC). select this vote Vote 6/26/2014 On agreeing to the Duncan (SC) amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote. 6/26/2014 Amendment agreed to Committee of the Whole 6/26/2014 House amendment agreed to: On agreeing to the Duncan (SC) amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote. 6/26/2014 Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. Wittman. 6/26/2014 House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. Wittman. select this vote Vote 6/26/2014 On agreeing to the Wittman amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote. 6/26/2014 Amendment agreed to Committee of the Whole 6/26/2014 House amendment agreed to: On agreeing to the Wittman amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote. 6/26/2014 Amendment (A005) offered by Mrs. Capps. 6/26/2014 House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A005) offered by Mrs. Capps. 6/26/2014 Amendment (A006) offered by Mr. Deutch. 6/26/2014 House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A006) offered by Mr. Deutch. 6/26/2014 Amendment (A007) offered by Mr. Blumenauer. 6/26/2014 House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A007) offered by Mr. Blumenauer. 6/26/2014 Amendment (A008) offered by Mr. Bishop (UT). 6/26/2014 House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A008) offered by Mr. Bishop (UT). 6/26/2014 Amendment (A009) offered by Ms. Jackson Lee. 6/26/2014 House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A009) offered by Ms. Jackson Lee. select this vote Vote 6/26/2014 On agreeing to the Jackson Lee amendment (A009) Agreed to by voice vote. 6/26/2014 Amendment agreed to Committee of the Whole 6/26/2014 House amendment agreed to: On agreeing to the Jackson Lee amendment (A009) Agreed to by voice vote. 6/26/2014 Amendment (A010) offered by Mr. DeFazio. 6/26/2014 House amendment offered/reported by : Amendment (A010) offered by Mr. DeFazio. 6/26/2014 Amendment agreed to Committee of the Whole 6/26/2014 Roll call votes on amendments in House 6/26/2014 Amendment failed in Committee of the Whole 6/26/2014 Roll call votes on amendments in House 6/26/2014 Amendment failed in Committee of the Whole 6/26/2014 Roll call votes on amendments in House 6/26/2014 Amendment failed in Committee of the Whole 6/26/2014 Roll call votes on amendments in House 6/26/2014 Amendment failed in Committee of the Whole 6/26/2014 Roll call votes on amendments in House 6/26/2014 Amendment agreed to Committee of the Whole 6/26/2014 Roll call votes on amendments in House 6/26/2014 Amendment failed in Committee of the Whole 6/26/2014 Roll call votes on amendments in House Number Sponsor Date Offered Status H. Amdt. 962 Wittman, Robert [R-VA1] June 26, 2014 Passed by voice vote on June 26, 2014. Amendment grants the Secretary of the Interior the ability to add a lease sale area to a finalized 5 year plan, as long as all of the National Environmental Policy Act requirements have been met on that specific area within the last 5 years.
H. Amdt. 963 Lowenthal, Alan [D-CA47] June 26, 2014 Failed by voice vote on June 26, 2014. Amendment sought to strike section 10410 which prohibits BOEM and BSEE from coordinating coastal and marine spatial planning under the National Ocean Policy.
select this vote H. Amdt. 964 Duncan, Jeff [R-SC3] June 26, 2014 Passed by voice vote on June 26, 2014. Page 51, after line 21, insert the following: SEC.___. SOUTH ATLANTIC OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF PLANNING AREA DEFINED. For the purposes of this Act, the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.), and any regulations or 5-year plan issued under that Act, the term "South Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Planning Area" means the area of the outer Continental Shelf (as defined in section 2 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1331)) that is located between the northern lateral seaward administrative boundary of the State of Virginia and the southernmost lateral seaward administrative boundary of the State of Georgia.
select this vote H. Amdt. 965 Wittman, Robert [R-VA1] June 26, 2014 Passed by voice vote on June 26, 2014. Amendment fosters STEM education in the South Atlantic states by allowing colleges, universities and historically black colleges and universities (with a preference to military veteran serving institutions of higher education) to partner with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to train the next generation of geological and geophysical scientists to better understand the oil, gas and other hydrocarbon potential of the offshore South Atlantic.
H. Amdt. 966 Capps, Lois [D-CA24] June 26, 2014 Failed by voice vote on June 26, 2014. In title I, at the end of subtitle F (page 51, after line 21) add the following: SEC.___. NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF ANY APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT THAT WOULD ALLOW THE CONDUCT OF ANY OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS WELL STIMULATION ACTIVITIES. The Secretary of the Interior shall notify all relevant State and local regulatory agencies and publish a notice in the Federal Register, within 30 days after receiving any application for a permit that would allow the conduct of any offshore oil and gas well stimulation activities.
H. Amdt. 967 Deutch, Theodore [D-FL22] June 26, 2014 Failed by voice vote on June 26, 2014. Amendment sought to strike the provision stating that an action involving a covered energy decision shall take precedence over all other pending matters before the district court.
H. Amdt. 968 Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR3] June 26, 2014 Failed by voice vote on June 26, 2014. Amendment sought to require companies holding leases which allow them to drill on public lands off-shore without paying a royalty, to renegotiate those leases prior to bidding on new leases issued pursuant to Title I of the Act.
H. Amdt. 969 Bishop, Rob [R-UT1] June 26, 2014 Passed by voice vote on June 26, 2014. Amendment prohibits the Secretary from canceling, deferring or withdrawing any lease previously announced to be auctioned based on public comments received by the Department after the public comment period has expired.
select this vote H. Amdt. 970 Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX18] June 26, 2014 Passed by voice vote on June 26, 2014. Amendment establishes an Office of Energy Employment and Training to ensure that veterans, women, and underrepresented minorities are fully included in the hiring and training efforts of the Department of the Interior's energy planning, permitting, and regulatory agencies.
H. Amdt. 971 DeFazio, Peter [D-OR4] June 26, 2014 Failed by voice vote on June 26, 2014. Amendment sought to authorize $10 million of the revenue generated by the underlying bill for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to use existing authority to limit speculation in energy markets.
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