US Congress House Bill 900 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 22-0)
Status: Introduced on February 4 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-07-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Confers exclusive jurisdiction upon the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to hear causes and claims arising from a covered energy project, any action or decision by a federal official regarding: (1) leasing federal lands for the exploration, development, production, processing, or transmission of any source or form of energy; (2) actions and decisions regarding the selection or offering of federal lands for such leasing; or (3) any action under such a lease. Bars any cause or claim not filed within a 60-day period for filing a complaint. Prescribes a 180-day deadline for court resolution of a complaint or cause of action. Declares that such a complaint or cause of action shall take precedence over all other pending matters before the District Court. Restricts to the Supreme Court any judicial review of an interlocutory or final judgment, decree, or order of the district court. Prescribes a 180-day deadline for Supreme Court resolution of such a matter. Declares that all such proceedings shall take precedence over all other matters then before the Supreme Court.

To establish procedures for causes and claims relating to the leasing of Federal lands (including submerged lands) for the exploration, development, production, processing, or transmission of oil, natural gas, or any other source or form of energy, and for other purposes.

Rep. Michele Bachmann [R-MN]	Rep. Gresham Barrett [R-SC]	Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]	Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]
Rep. John Carter [R-TX]	Rep. Virginia Foxx [R-NC]	Rep. Scott Garrett [R-NJ]	Rep. Wally Herger [R-CA]
Rep. Jack Kingston [R-GA]	Rep. Daniel Lungren [R-CA]	Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R-MI]	Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]
Rep. Jeff Miller [R-FL]	Rep. Sue Myrick [R-NC]	Rep. Randy Neugebauer [R-TX]	Rep. Devin Nunes [R-CA]
Rep. Mike Pence [R-IN]	Rep. Joseph Pitts [R-PA]	Rep. George Radanovich [R-CA]	Rep. John Shadegg [R-AZ]
Rep. Mark Souder [R-IN]	Rep. Zach Wamp [R-TN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-07-23		Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.
2009-07-23		Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
2009-02-04		Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/900/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr900/BILLS-111hr900ih.pdf