A bill to reject the final 5-year Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for fiscal years 2012 through 2017 of the Administration and replace the plan with a 5-year plan that is more in line with the energy and economic needs of the United States.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jul 12, 2012

Deems the Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2010-2015, issued by the Secretary of the Interior, to be the final oil and gas leasing program for the period FY2012-FY2017.

Considers the Secretary to have issued a final environmental impact statement to the FY2012-FY2017 leasing program in accordance with certain requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

Excludes Lease Sales 214, 232, and 239, from the FY2012-FY2017 final oil and gas leasing program.

Declares that this Act does not affect restrictions on oil and gas leasing under the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006.

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Who introduced it

Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] · R–LA

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Energy and Natural Resources Committee

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Jul 12, 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jul 12, 2012
Introduced in Senate

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/3383

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/3383

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Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s3383/BILLS-112s3383is.htm

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/3383

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2012-07-12.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s3383/BILLS-112s3383is.htm

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Examine S.3383 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.