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Rep. Clyde, Andrew S. [R-GA-9] · R–GA
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-02-12 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This proposed resolution would cancel a Department of the Interior rule concerning high-pressure, high-temperature offshore oil, gas and sulfur operations. If enacted, it would make that rule legally ineffective, affecting operations covered by the rule.
That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior relating to Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf—High Pressure High Temperature Updates (89 Fed. Reg. 71076 (August 30, 2024)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.
The resolution targets the specific rule published on August 30, 2024, at page 71076 of volume 89 of the Federal Register. It would disapprove that rule and provide that it has no force or effect.
That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior relating to Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf—High Pressure High Temperature Updates (89 Fed. Reg. 71076 (August 30, 2024)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.
The supplied action snapshot, updated March 4, 2025, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Natural Resources on February 12, 2025.
Source snapshot updated 2025-03-04T09:05:53Z. 2025-02-12: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. 2025-02-12: Introduced in House
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