Mr. Chair, my amendment would require the Secretary to consider the current number of inactive but approved Federal oil and gas leases and permits to drill in the development of any proposed plan. My amendment is vital to fully capturing…

Mr. Chair, I respectfully reject the point of order against my amendment. Adding limitations to the scope of the existing plan required in paragraph 1 falls squarely within the jurisdiction of the base text and the legislative intent of…

Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk, No. 82. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 2, line 13, strike ``date of enactment of this subsection'' and insert ``effective…

Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk, No. 80. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 3, line 9, strike the closed quotation mark and the final period. Page 3, after…

Mr. Chair, my amendment is simple in that it would improve the transparency of the process around the development of the plan required in the underlying bill. Like other regulatory processes where public input is required, my amendment…

Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk, No. 81. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 3, line 9, strike the closing quotation mark and the final period. Page 3, after…

Mr. Speaker, I have an amendment at the desk, specifically No. 26. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 3, line 9, strike the closing quotation mark and the final period…

Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California will be postponed. Amendment No. 18 Offered by Mr. Levin

Mr. Chair, my amendment to H.R. 21 would exclude the central California planning area from being leased for oil and natural gas production. The central California planning area extends from Mendocino County to Monterey County and goes out…

Mr. Chairman, I have amendment No. 50 at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 2, line 13, strike ``date of enactment of this subsection'' and insert ``date this…

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk, No. 23. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 2, line 3, insert ``and Conservation'' before ``Response Act''. Page 2, line 4…

Mr. Chairman, I couldn't disagree more. The whole purpose of this is to deal with providing a plan--that is the underlying bill, to provide this plan--and the whole idea is to save oil and gas and to reduce that. This amendment does that…

Mr. Chair, I thank Mr. Huffman for doing this amendment and for yielding me time. Mr. Chair, the northern California coastline includes some of the most scenic and biodiverse waters in the world. As one of the five most significant…

Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Democratic Caucus, I offer a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. =========================== NOTE =========================== January 26, 2023, on page H351, in the first column…

Mr. Chairman, I rise today to offer an amendment to the Strategic Production Response Act. The purpose of this bill is to use our strategic national stockpile of oil so that Big Oil can keep profiting at the expense of hardworking…

Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from California will be postponed. Amendment No. 85 Offered by Mr. Gottheimer

Mr. Chair, my amendment would ensure that any plan to respond to high prices with the Strategic Petroleum Reserve includes oil conservation measures which will save our constituents money and strengthen our national security. Reducing our…

Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California will be postponed. Amendment No. 55 Offered by Mr. Grijalva