Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 1231) to Amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to Require that Each 5-year Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing Program Offer Leasing in the Areas with the Most Prospective Oil and Gas Resources, to Establish a Domestic Oil and Natural Gas Production Goal, and for Other Purposes


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Congressional Record


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The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)




Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States


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Some vols. include supplemental journals of "such proceedings of the sessions, as, during the time they were depending, were ordered to be kept secret, and respecting which the injunction of secrecy was afterwards taken off by the order of the House".




Legislative Calendar


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Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 1229) to Amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to Facilitate the Safe and Timely Production of American Energy Resources from the Gulf of Mexico, and Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 1230) to Require the Secretary of the Interior to Conduct Certain Offshore Oil and Gas Lease Sales, and for Other Purposes


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Outer Continental Shelf Moratoria on Oil and Gas Development


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Moratoria provisions for the outer continental shelf, enacted over 26 years, prohibited federal spending on oil and gas development in certain locations and for certain activities. These annual congressional moratoria expired on Sept. 30, 2008. While the expiration of the legislative restrictions does not make leasing and drilling permissible in all offshore areas, it is a significant development in conjunction with other changes in offshore leasing activity. Contents of this report: (1) Recent Developments; (2) Economic Feasibility; Environmental Risk; Improvements in Offshore Technology; (3) Sources of U.S. Moratorium Policy; (4) Background on Ocean Governance; (5) U.S. Moratoria in International Areas; (6) Issues for Congress. Maps. Illustrations.