High Gas Prices: Legislative Solutions

Congressman Jordan is Working to Secure an Up or Down Vote On the Following Proposals Aimed at Reducing Gas Prices:

H.R. 3089: No More Excuses Energy Act of 2007 – Reduces the price of gasoline by opening new American oil refineries; investing in clean energy sources such as wind, nuclear, and captured carbon dioxide; and making available more homegrown energy through environmentally sensitive exploration of the Arctic Energy Slope and America’s Deep-Sea Energy Reserves.

H.R. 2279: Expand American Refining Capacity on Closed Military Installations – Reduces the price of gasoline by streamlining the refinery application process and by requiring the President to open at least three closed military installations for the purpose of siting new and reliable American refineries.

H.R.5656: To Repeal the Ban on Acquiring Alternative Fuels – Reduces the price of gasoline by allowing the federal government to procure advanced alternative fuels derived from diverse sources like oil shale, tar sands and coal – to –liquid projects that produce innovative transportation fuel.

H.R. 2208: Coal-to-Liquid Fuel Act – Reduces the price of gasoline by encouraging the use of clean coal-to-liquid technology authorizing the Secretary of Energy to enter into loan agreements with coal-to-liquid projects that produce innovative transportation fuel.

H.R. 2493: Fuel Mandate Reduction Act of 2007 – Reduces the price of gasoline by removing fuel blend requirements and onerous government mandates if they contribute to unaffordable gas prices.

H.R. 6107: American Energy Independence and Price Reduction Act – Reduces the price of gasoline by opening the Arctic Energy Slope to environmentally sensitive American energy exploration.  Development footprint would be limited to 0.01% of the Refuge, and revenue received from the new leases would be invested in a long-term alternative energy trust fund.

H.R. 6108: Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2008 – Reduces the price of gasoline by enabling the United States to responsibly explore its own deep ocean to produce American energy. The bill would grant coastal states the authority to keep exploration 100 miles from the coastlines and it would also allow states to share in the revenues received.

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