House Bill 4103
115th Congress(2017-2018)
HOARD Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Oct 24, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
4103
Congress
115
Policy Area
Energy
Energy
Primary focus of measure is all sources and supplies of energy, including alternative energy sources, oil and gas, coal, nuclear power; efficiency and conservation; costs, prices, and revenues; electric power transmission; public utility matters.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Having Open Access to Relevant Data Act or the HOARD Act
This 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.
Applicants who have received more than 100 approved drilling permits and have not begun drilling are not eligible for five fiscal years to participate in the competitive and noncompetitive bidding processes for oil and gas exploration and production.
October 24, 2017
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10/25/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
10/24/2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
10/24/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
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Jan 11, 2023 1:38:23 PM