Strategic Production Response Act
This bill limits the drawdown of petroleum in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) until the Department of Energy (DOE) submits to Congress a plan to increase the percentage of federal lands leased for oil and gas production. Specifically, the bill prohibits DOE from drawing down petroleum in the SPR for nonemergency purposes until it submits a plan to increase the percentage of federal lands, including submerged lands of the Outer Continental Shelf, that are leased for oil and gas production to offset any drawdowns on or after January 21, 2021.
[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 21 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 21
To provide for the development of a plan to increase oil and gas
production under oil and gas leases of Federal lands under the
jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Energy,
the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Defense in
conjunction with a drawdown of petroleum reserves from the Strategic
Petroleum Reserve.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 9, 2023
Mrs. Rodgers of Washington (for herself, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Latta, Mr.
Curtis, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Johnson of Ohio,
Mr. Burgess, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana,
Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Dunn of Florida, Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr.
Walberg, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Pence, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Kean of
New Jersey, Mr. Langworthy, and Mrs. Chavez-DeRemer) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce
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A BILL
To provide for the development of a plan to increase oil and gas
production under oil and gas leases of Federal lands under the
jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Energy,
the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Defense in
conjunction with a drawdown of petroleum reserves from the Strategic
Petroleum Reserve.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strategic Production Response Act''.
SEC. 2. COMPENSATORY PRODUCTION INCREASE PLAN.
Section 161 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C.
6241) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(k) Plan.--
``(1) In general.--Except in the case of a severe energy
supply interruption described in subsection (d), the Secretary
may not execute the first drawdown of petroleum products in the
Reserve after the date of enactment of this subsection, whether
through sale, exchange, or loan, until the Secretary has
developed a plan to increase the percentage of Federal lands
(including submerged lands of the Outer Continental Shelf)
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, the
Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of the Interior, and the
Secretary of Defense leased for oil and gas production by the
same percentage as the percentage of petroleum in the Strategic
Petroleum Reserve that is to be drawn down in that first and
subsequent drawdowns, subject to the limitation under paragraph
(2).
``(2) Limitation.--The plan required by paragraph (1) shall
not provide for a total increase in the percentage of Federal
lands described in paragraph (1) leased for oil and gas
production in excess of 10 percent.
``(3) Consultation.--The Secretary shall prepare the plan
required by paragraph (1) in consultation with the Secretary of
Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary
of Defense.''.
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POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Grijalva amendment No. 145, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Grijalva demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 5, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Jackson (NC) amendment No. 46 under the five-minute rule.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Jackson (NC) amendment No. 46, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Pallone demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 5, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Greene (GA) amendment No. 147 under the five-minute rule.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 5, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Sherman amendment No. 88 under the five-minute rule.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 5, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Sherman amendment No. 88 under the five-minute rule, pending a reservation of a point of order.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 5, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Lieu amendment No. 61 under the five-minute rule.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Lieu amendment No. 61, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Lieu demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
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DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 5, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Lieu amendment No. 62 under the five-minute rule.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 5, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Nickel amendment No. 77 under the five-minute rule.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Nickel amendment No. 77, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Nickel demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 5, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Pallone amendment No. 95 under the five-minute rule, pending a reservation of a point of order.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 21.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 221 - 205 (Roll no. 93).
Roll Call #93 (House)On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 221 - 205 (Roll no. 93).
Roll Call #93 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 21.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.