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H.R. 1941—Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act

H.R. 1941 - Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act

Hearing Information

Amendment Deadline

Friday, September 6, 2019 - 10:00am H-312, the Capitol View Announcement »

Meeting Information

Monday, September 9, 2019 - 5:00pm H-313, the Capitol View Announcement »

Bill Text

Rules Committee Print 116-31 PDF XML

Showing the text of H.R. 1941, as reported by the Committee on Natural Resources, with modifications.

Text of H.R. 1941PDFXML

(as reported)

H. Rept. 116-157PDF

Report from the Committee on Natural Resources

Comparative Print PDF

Comparing the base document H.R. 1941, as reported, with Rules Committee Print 116-31, as modified.

Rule Information

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE OF 9-4 on Monday, September 9, 2019.

FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 548:
Agreed to by record vote of 231-196, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 232-196, on Tuesday, September 10, 2019.

MANAGERS: Hastings/Lesko

1. Structured rule for H.R. 205.

2. Provides one hour of general debate divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources.

3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

4. Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-29, modified by the amendment printed in part A of the Rules Committee report, shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.

5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.

6. Makes in order only those amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report accompanying the resolution. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.

7. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part B of the report.

8. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

9. Structured rule for H.R. 1146.

10. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources.

11. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

12. Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-30, modified by the amendment printed in part C of the Rules Committee report, shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.

13. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.

14. Makes in order only those amendments printed in part D of the Rules Committee report accompanying the resolution. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.

15. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part D of the report.

16. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

17. Structured rule for H.R. 1941.

18. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources.

19. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

20. Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-31, modified by the amendment printed in part E of the Rules Committee report, shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.

21. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.

22. Makes in order only those amendments printed in part F of the Rules Committee report accompanying the resolution. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.

23. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part F of the report.

24. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

Amendments (click each header to sort table by that column)

#Version #Sponsor(s)PartySummaryStatus
1Version 1Grijalva (AZ)DemocratMANAGER’S AMENDMENT Makes a technical correction.Considered as Adopted
2Version 3Levin, Andy (MI), Van Drew (NJ), Beyer (VA), Smith, Christopher (NJ)Bi-PartisanRevised Establishes a moratorium on oil, gas, and methane hydrate-related seismic activities in the Atlantic Ocean.Made in Order
3Version 1McClintock (CA)RepublicanAllows (but does not mandate) the Pacific OCS planning area to be included in a future five-year leasing plan under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.Made in Order
4Version 1Brown (MD)DemocratProhibits the Secretary of Interior from conducting oil and gas lease sales in an area in which the Secretary of Defense determines that such sales are not in the interest of national security. Submitted
5Version 1Langevin (RI)DemocratRequires a GAO study on the impacts of offshore drilling on coastal communities and coastal economies.Made in Order
6Version 1Rouda (CA)DemocratAdds a provision to the bill that would direct the Department of the Interior to make the information from the inspections and payments made into the ‘Ocean Energy Safety Fund’ required by the bill available to the public, including information related to the operators, facilities, amounts paid into the fund, and inspection results.Made in Order
7Version 2Rouda (CA)DemocratRevised Adds a provision to the bill that would require the Department of Commerce to complete an economic impact study/assessment of potential damage related to offshore oil drilling – including tourism, commercial fishing, recreational fishing, boating, transportation, and other waterfront-related and coastal-related business.Made in Order
8Version 1Carter, Buddy (GA)RepublicanLate Requires states to approve of any proposed lease areas adjoining the state waters in the Atlantic and Pacific planning areas.Submitted
9Version 1Carter, Buddy (GA)RepublicanLate Requires the Secretary of the Interior to consult with the Secretary of Defense to exclude any areas in which sensitive underwater activity relating to national defense takes place.Submitted
10Version 2Gosar (AZ)RepublicanLate Revised Allows the bill to go into effect when DOI, in consultation with DOL, certifies that the offshore energy moratorium in the bill will not kill a substantial number of minority and women jobs.Made in Order
11Version 1Gosar (AZ)RepublicanLate Changes the name of the bill to the Russian Energy Reliance and U.S. Poverty Act. Made in Order
12Version 2Gosar (AZ)RepublicanLate Revised Prevents leasing revenues, including LWCF revenues, from going to states with offshore leasing moratoriums until the Governor of such state certifies that imports of oil from Saudi Arabia and Russia are not being utilized within the state.Revised
13Version 2Gosar (AZ)RepublicanLate Revised Prevents leasing revenues, including LWCF revenues, from going to states with offshore leasing moratoriums. Revised
14Version 1Tipton (CO)RepublicanLate Prohibits states that are adjacent to an OCS planning area subject to a development moratorium from receiving funds generated through offshore oil and gas development, including Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) funds. Submitted
15Version 1Carter, Buddy (GA)RepublicanLate Requires the federal waters adjacent to the State of Georgia to be removed from consideration unless approved by the state legislature.Submitted
16Version 1Graves, Garret (LA)RepublicanLate Requires the Secretary of Interior to submit a report on lifecycle emissions from foreign fossil fuels prior to the prohibition on leasing taking effect.Submitted
17Version 1Graves, Garret (LA)RepublicanLate Requires the Secretary, in consultation with relevant agencies, to determine that lack of exploration will not threaten global and domestic energy security or national security.Submitted
18Version 1Lesko (AZ)RepublicanLate Requires the Department of the Interior, in consultation with the Department of Defense, to confirm that this legislation poses no national security risk due to potential increases in dependence on foreign oil.Made in Order
19Version 1Van Drew (NJ)DemocratLate Prohibits seismic airgun blasting in the Atlantic Ocean.Submitted
20Version 1Graves, Garret (LA)RepublicanLate Requires the Secretary of Interior to consult with the Secretary of Agriculture to ensure that a moratorium will not affect funding for SNAP.Submitted

Committee Votes

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 165

Motion by Mr. Cole to add a section to the rule that provides that it shall be in order at any time through September 27, 2019, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules relating to the bill (H.R. 553) to amend Title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan for military surviving spouses to offset the receipt of veterans dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes. Defeated: 4–9

Majority Members
Vote
Minority Members
Vote

Mr. Hastings
Nay
Mrs. Torres
Nay
Mr. Perlmutter
Nay
Mr. Raskin
Nay
Ms. Scanlon
Nay
Mr. Morelle
Nay
Ms. Shalala
Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier
Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chair
Nay
Mr. Cole
Yea
Mr. Woodall
Yea
Mr. Burgess
Yea
Mrs. Lesko
Yea

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 166

Motion by Ms. Scanlon to report the rule. Adopted: 9-4

Majority Members
Vote
Minority Members
Vote

Mr. Hastings
Yea
Mrs. Torres
Yea
Mr. Perlmutter
Yea
Mr. Raskin
Yea
Ms. Scanlon
Yea
Mr. Morelle
Yea
Ms. Shalala
Yea
Mr. DeSaulnier
Yea
Mr. McGovern, Chair
Yea
Mr. Cole
Nay
Mr. Woodall
Nay
Mr. Burgess
Nay
Mrs. Lesko
Nay