To amend Public Law 115-97 (commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) to repeal the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas program, and for other purposes.
Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act
(Sec. 2) This bill prohibits the Bureau of Land Management from administering an oil and gas leasing, development, production, and transportation program in and from the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.
(Sec. 3) The bill establishes permanent fees that the Department of the Interior must collect from the operators of offshore oil and gas facilities subject to inspection under current law, including inspection fees for offshore platform facilities and drilling rigs.
All fees collected must be deposited into the Ocean Energy Safety Fund established by this bill. Interior may use the funds to administer the inspection program, to the extent that the funds are provided in advance in an appropriations bill.
Providing for consideration of H.R. 205, H.R. 1146, and H.R. 1941.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 548 and Rule XVIII.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Sean Casten to act as Chairman of the Committee.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1146.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 548, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Young amendment No. 1.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Young amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Young demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on agreeing to the amendment until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 548, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gosar amendment No. 2.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Gosar amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Gosar demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on agreeing to the amendment until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 548, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gosar amendment No. 3, as modified.
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POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Gosar amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Gosar demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on agreeing to the amendment until a time to be announced.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1146.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Mr. Curtis moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Natural Resources. (text: CR H7687)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Curtis motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment stating that Section 2 of this Act shall take effect on the date the President certifies that the enactment of this Act will not result in a net increase of Russian oil and gas imports into the United States.
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 189 - 229 (Roll no. 529).
Roll Call #529 (House)Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 225 - 193 (Roll No. 530).
Roll Call #530 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 225 - 193 (Roll No. 530).
Roll Call #530 (House)Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.