Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4078) to provide that no agency may take any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than 6.0 percent, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6082) to officially replace, within the 60-day Congressional review period under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, President Obama's Proposed Final Outer Continental Shelf Oil & Gas Leasing Program (2012-2017) with a congressional plan that will conduct additional oil and natural gas lease sales to promote offshore energy development, job creation, and increased domestic energy production to ensure a more secure energy future in the United States, and for other purposes.

Bill: 112-hres-738
Sponsor: Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]
Introduced: 2012-07-23 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: House of Representatives
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2012-07-23
text: Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4078) to provide that no agency may take any significant regulatory action until the unemployment rate is equal to or less than 6.0 percent, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6082) to officially replace, within the 60-day Congressional review period under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, President Obama's Proposed Final Outer Continental Shelf Oil & Gas Leasing Program (2012-2017) with a congressional plan that will conduct additional oil and natural gas lease sales to promote offshore energy development, job creation, and increased domestic energy production to ensure a more secure energy future in the United States.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-07-24
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2012-07-24
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 244 - 170 (Roll no. 503). (text: CR H5141)
action_date: 2012-07-24
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 244 - 170 (Roll no. 503).(text: CR H5141)
action_date: 2012-07-24
text: MOMENT OF SILENCE - The House observed a moment of silence in memory of the victims of the Aurora, Colorado shooting.
action_date: 2012-07-24
text: On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 238 - 177 (Roll no. 502). (consideration: CR H5148-5149)
action_date: 2012-07-24
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5148-5150)
action_date: 2012-07-24
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair put the question on ordering the previous question on H. Res. 738, and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Hastings (FL) demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on ordering the previous question until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2012-07-24
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 738.
action_date: 2012-07-24
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H5141-5148)
action_date: 2012-07-23
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 151.
action_date: 2012-07-23
text: The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4078 and H.R. 6082. H.R. 4078 is accorded 2 hours of general debate and H.R. 6082 is accorded 1 hour of general debate. For H.R. 4078, specified amendments printed in Part B of the report are in order and for H.R. 6082, specified amendments printed in Part C are in order. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit with or without instructions for each bill.
action_date: 2012-07-23
text: The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 112-616, by Ms. Foxx.
action_date: 2012-07-23
text: The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 112-616, by Ms. Foxx.
action_date: 2012-07-23
text: Introduced in House