Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Office of Natural Resources Revenue relating to "Amendments to Civil Penalty Regulations".

Bill: 115-hjres-55
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2]
Introduced: 2017-01-31
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Civil actions and liability

Congressional oversight

Department of the Interior

Land use and conservation

Mining

Oil and gas
Latest action: action_date: 2017-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-31
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Office of Natural Resources Revenue titled &quot;Amendments to Civil Penalty Regulations.&quot;The rule published in the Federal Register on August 1, 2016, expands civil penalties to all federally administered mineral leases. </p>

tv_txt: IA 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 55 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 31, 2017 Mr. Stewart (for himself, Mr. Gosar , Mr. Gohmert , Mrs. Radewagen , Mr. Cramer , and Mr. Biggs ) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources , 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 JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Office of Natural Resources Revenue relating to Amendments to Civil Penalty Regulations .

That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Office of Natural Resources Revenue relating to Amendments to Civil Penalty Regulations (81 Fed. Reg. 50306 (August 1, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.