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Another US House energy bill falls short of passage

07/28/2008
The US House of Representatives rejected the Democratic leadership’s latest energy bill in a 244-173 vote on July 17 when HR 6515–which came to the floor under a rules suspension–fell short of the necessary two-thirds vote for passage.The bill, formally known as the Drill Responsibly in Leased Lands (DRILL) Act, included so-called “Use it or lose it” provisions from HR 6251, which Natural Resources Committee Chairman Nick J. Rahall (D-W.Va.) championed and the House rejected on June 26 by 223 to 195 votes. But HR 6515 also contained language aimed at producing crude oil quickly from the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska while continuing existing leasing bans ...
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