Key Vote: H.R. 3055 Amendments

In voting on amendments to H.R. 3055, the American Energy Alliance urges all members to support amendments #135, #143, #147, and #158, and oppose amendments #54, #128, #132, and #176.

NO on amendments #54, #128, #132, and #176: All these amendments seek to obstruct or prevent development of our domestic energy resources located in offshore federal waters. Domestic energy production creates jobs and economic growth, provides revenue to federal and state governments, and reduces our need for imports. Congress should not be preemptively blocking possible future development.

YES on amendment #158 (Graves): Regarding the same issue as the above amendments, this amendment would strike the bill’s harmful language which unreasonably interferes with development of domestic energy resources.

YES on amendment #135 (Duncan): While the administration has withdrawn and replaced the Clean Power Plan, prohibiting funding would prevent efforts to revive the regulation through litigation.

YES on amendment #143 (Duncan): Developing the energy resources located in a small part of ANWR is long overdue and the decision of Congress to authorize that development should not be revisited.

YES on amendment #147 (Mullin): While the administration is working to fix the unnecessary and harmfully restrictive methane rule, prohibiting funding would prevent efforts to revive this regulation through litigation.

AEA urges all members to support free markets and affordable energy with the above votes.  Should a vote on any of these amendments occur, AEA will include it in its American Energy Scorecard.