The Deep Ocean Energy Resources (DOER) Act propels America's energy policy into the 21st century. Crafted under the bipartisan leadership of Resources Committee Members John Peterson (R-PA), Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Bobby Jindal (R-LA) and Charlie Melancon (D- LA), this legislation paves the way to get America more American-made energy.

After a quarter century of one-size-fits-all bans that make it illegal to develop our own energy, the DOER Act establishes a common sense, flexible framework that will help free America from its dependence on foreign sources of energy and empower states to protect their coastlines at the same time. In fact, for the first time ever, the DOER Act gives coastal states full and complete authority to restrict energy production to the deep seas more than 100 miles away from their shores.

This balanced, commonsense compromise will deliver the energy supplies America needs to lower prices for consumers and create hundreds of thousands of family-wage jobs. It will correct the federal government policies that have led to our dangerous dependence on foreign sources of energy.

The Resources Committee approved the DOER Act on June 21, 2006 with an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 29-9. The full House of Representatives followed suit on June 29th, passing the DOER Act with a similarly wide margin.