Congressional Legislation Details
National Conservation, Environment, and Energy Independence Act
Bill # H.R.6709
Status:
07/31/2008: Referred to House Budget
07/31/2008: Referred to House Education and Labor
07/31/2008: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
07/31/2008: Referred to House Natural Resources
07/31/2008: Referred to House Rules
07/31/2008: Referred to House Science and Technology
07/31/2008: Referred to House Ways and Means
07/31/2008: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Science and Technology, Education and Labor, the Budget, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
09/17/2008: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.

Committee/Subcommittee Activity:
Budget: Referral, In Committee
Energy and Commerce: Referral, In Committee
Energy and Environment: Referral
Energy and Mineral Resources: Referral
Rules: Referral, In Committee
Ways and Means: Referral, In Committee

Amendment(s):
No amendments.

Sponsors (Primary *) 142:

Summary:
To greatly enhance the Nation's path toward energy independence and environmental, energy, economic, and national security, by amending Federal policy to increase the production of domestic energy sources, to dedicate fixed percentages of the royalties received for conservation programs, environmental restoration projects, renewable energy research and development, clean energy technology research and development, increased development of existing energy sources, and energy assistance for those in need, and to share a portion of such royalties with producing States, and for other purposes.
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