Senate Bill 665
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Unleashing American Energy Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 15, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
665
Congress
115
Policy Area
Energy
Energy
Primary focus of measure is all sources and supplies of energy, including alternative energy sources, oil and gas, coal, nuclear power; efficiency and conservation; costs, prices, and revenues; electric power transmission; public utility matters.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Unleashing American Energy Act of 2017
This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to authorize the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to conduct additional lease sales under an approved five-year oil and gas leasing program.
Additional lease sales shall not require the reapproval of a leasing program.
March 15, 2017
03/15/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
03/15/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
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