Legislative Hearing: Legislative Hearing on 3 Bills

Energy and Mineral Resources Date: Thursday, July 27, 2017 Time: 10:00 AM Location: Longworth House Office Building in Washington, D.C. 1324

LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON:

  • H.R. 1778 (Rep. Liz Cheney), To provide that an order by the Secretary of the Interior imposing a moratorium on Federal coal leasing shall not take effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted, and for other purposes
  • H.R. 3117 (Rep. Evan Jenkins),  To prohibit the Secretary of Energy, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality from considering the social cost of carbon, the social cost of methane, or the social cost of nitrous oxide, in taking any action, and for other purposes. “Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2017”
  • Discussion Draft on H.R. ___ (Rep. Tom Emmer), To require congressional approval of any mineral withdrawal or monument designation involving the National Forest System lands in the State of Minnesota, to provide for the renewal of certain mineral leases in such lands, and for other purposes.

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