Sustainable Energy Development Reform Act

Bill: 115-hr-4426
Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]
Introduced: 2017-11-16 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Advisory bodies
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Asia
Atmospheric science and weather
Building construction
Business records
Census and government statistics
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Coal
Congressional oversight
Customs enforcement
Department of Commerce
Department of Energy
Department of the Interior
Ecology
Economic development
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Emergency planning and evacuation
Employee benefits and pensions
Employment and training programs
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy revenues and royalties
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental regulatory procedures
Executive agency funding and structure
Forests, forestry, trees
Free trade and trade barriers
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government information and archives
Great Lakes
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Historical and cultural resources
Housing and community development funding
Hunting and fishing
Indian lands and resources rights
Indian social and development programs
Labor and Employment
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Mining
Minority employment
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
National and community service
Natural disasters
Oil and gas
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Sales and excise taxes
Scientific communication
Seashores and lakeshores
Soil pollution
Solid waste and recycling
South Korea
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Trade agreements and negotiations
Travel and tourism
User charges and fees
Water quality
Water use and supply
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2017-11-16
text: 

Sustainable Energy Development Reform Act

 
This bill addresses sustainable energy development, including to (1)increase royalty rates and penalties for oil and gas leasing; (2)increase the amount of renewable energy on public land and waters; (3)prepare and manage for the impacts of climate change;(4)revise the onshore and offshore fossil fuel leasing, exploration, and development program; and (5)include the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System and reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
 

Having Open Access to Relevant Data Act or the Hoard Act

 
The bill requires the Department of the Interior to submit to Congress a report on the number and age of unused approved oil and gas drilling permits and the average cost to the Bureau of Land Management of approving such permits. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2017-12-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2017-11-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
action_date: 2017-11-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2017-11-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2017-11-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2017-11-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2017-11-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2017-11-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
action_date: 2017-11-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-11-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-11-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-11-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-11-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-11-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-11-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-11-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-11-16
text: Introduced in House