United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3408 (112th)
PIONEERS Act
Introduced
14 November 2011
Last action
3 January 2013 · Floor
Status
Laid on the table.
Sponsors
Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5]
Subjects
Environment, Energy
Source updated
7 April 2025
Summary
Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security Act or PIONEERS Act - Deems the final regulations regarding oil shale management published by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on November 18, 2008, to satisfy all legal and procedural requirements under any law, including the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to implement those regulations, including the oil shale leasing program they authorize, without any other administrative action necessary. Deems the November 17, 2008, U.S. Bureau of Land Management Approved Resource Management Plan Amendments/Record of Decision for Oil Shale and Tar Sands Resources to Address Land Use Allocations in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming and Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement also to satisfy all legal and procedural requirements under any law. Directs the Secretary to implement the oil shale leasing program in those areas covered by the resource management plans amended by such amendments, and covered by such record of decision, without any other administrative action necessary. Directs the Secretary to hold a lease sale, within 180 days after enactment of this Act, that offers an additional 10 parcels for lease for research, development, and demonstration of oil shale resources under the terms offered in the solicitation of bids for such leases published on January 15, 2009. Requires the Secretary, by January 1, 2016, to hold at least 5 separate commercial lease sales, in multiple lease blocs, in areas of at least 25,000 acres, which: (1) have been nominated through public comment, and (2) are considered to have the most potential for oil shale development. Authorizes the Secretary to reduce temporarily any royalties, fees, rentals, bonus, or other payments for leases of federal lands for oil shale resources development and production as necessary to incentivize and encourage development of such resources, if the Secretary determines that such payments, otherwise authorized by law, are hindering production of such resources.
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Timeline
14 November 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 November 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 November 2011
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
15 November 2011
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Source: Committee
1 February 2012
Vote
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 16.
Source: Committee
1 February 2012
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
1 February 2012
Committee
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
Source: Committee
9 February 2012
Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 272.
Source: Calendars
9 February 2012
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-392.
Source: Committee
9 February 2012
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-392.
Source: Committee
14 February 2012
Reported
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 547 Reported to House. The resolution provides for one hour of debate on H.R. 3408. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. Specified amendments printed in part A of the report accompanying this resolution are in order. The resolution provides for one hour of debate on H.R. 3813. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. Specified amendments printed in part B of the report accompanying this resolution are in order. The resolution provides for one hour of debate on H.R. 7.
Source: Floor
15 February 2012
Floor
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 3408 as unfinished business.
Source: Floor
15 February 2012
Floor
The resolution provides for one hour of debate on H.R. 3408. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. Specified amendments printed in part A of the report accompanying this resolution are in order. The resolution provides for one hour of debate on H.R. 3813. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. Specified amendments printed in part B of the report accompanying this resolution are in order. The resolution provides for one hour of debate on H.R. 7.
Source: Floor
15 February 2012
Floor
The Speaker designated the Honorable Ted Poe to act as Chairman of the Committee.
Source: Floor
15 February 2012
Floor
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 547 and Rule XVIII.
Source: Floor
15 February 2012
Floor
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 547. (consideration: CR H752-787)
Source: Floor
16 February 2012
Floor
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H820-834, H880-886)
Source: Floor
16 February 2012
Floor
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 3408 as unfinished business.
Source: Floor
16 February 2012
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
16 February 2012
Vote
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 237 - 187 (Roll no. 71).
Source: Floor
16 February 2012
Vote
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 237 - 187 (Roll no. 71).
Source: Floor
16 February 2012
Vote
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 176 - 241 (Roll no. 70).
Source: Floor
16 February 2012
Floor
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H885)
Source: Floor
16 February 2012
Floor
Ms. Castor (FL) moved to recommit with instructions to Natural Resources. (consideration: CR H884-886; text: CR H884)
Source: Floor
16 February 2012
Passed
The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. (text of measure in the nature of a substitute: CR 2/15/2012 H761-767)
Source: Floor
16 February 2012
Floor
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H884)
Source: Floor
16 February 2012
Floor
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3408.
Source: Floor
16 February 2012
Floor
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 547, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Thompson (CA) Part A amendment No. 13.
Source: Floor
16 February 2012
Floor
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
Source: Floor
3 January 2013
Floor
Laid on the table.
Source: Floor
3 January 2013
Floor
Without objection, H.R. 3408 was laid on the table.
Source: Floor
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Reported in House · 9 February 2012 · Download file
- Introduced in House · 14 November 2011 · Download file
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Reported to House with amendment(s)
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Sponsors
- Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] · R · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to → Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3408) to set clear rules for the development of United States oil shale resources, to promote shale technology research and development, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3813) to amend title 5, United States Code, to secure the annuities of Federal civilian employees, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7) to authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs, and for other purposes.
- amends ← An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part A of House Report 112-398 to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to review the results of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) study, as required by the bipartisan pipeline safety bill (P.L. 112-90), before issuing a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline.
- amends ← An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part A of House Report 112-398 to ensure that if the Keystone XL pipeline is built, the oil that it transports to the Gulf of Mexico and the fuels made from that oil remain in this country to benefit Americans. The amendment allows the President to waive this requirement if it can be shown that an export of the oil or fuels won't increase our dependence on oil or fuels we buy from hostile nations, that prices for refiners and consumers won't go up if the export occurs, or if an export is needed to comply with any international treaties or other agreements we have to export oil or fuels.
- amends ← An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part A of House Report 112-398 to amend Title XIV to prohibit the issuance of a permit absent conditions that restrict the ability of the permit recipient from initiating or threatening to initiate proceedings to invoke the power of eminent domain against the will of a property's owner for the purposes of constructing or operating the Keystone XL pipeline.
- amends ← An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part A of House Report 112-398 to require that a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline is not to be issued or deemed issued unless the permit applicant can certify and provide adequate documentation to FERC that at least 75% of the iron and steel to be used in domestic portion of the pipeline is produced in North America.
- amends ← An amendment numbered 5 printed in Part A of House Report 112-398 to strike subtitle A of title XVII and provides a five year window offset through increasing the federal share of drilling revenue.
- amends ← An amendment numbered 6 printed in Part A of House Report 112-398 to change the underlying bill's requirement that the Department of the Interior substitute two new lease blocks for each one lease block that is deferred from a lease sale at the request of the Department of Defense, to replace each deferred lease block with one new lease block. The amendment also calls attention to the existing authority under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act for the President to designate National Defense Areas on the outer Continental Shelf that are restricted from exploration and operation. The amendment also requires the North Aleutian Basin lease sale to be conducted by 2015 rather than one year after enactment of the Act.
- amends ← An amendment numbered 7 printed in Part A of House Report 112-398 to strike Section 17304, relating to oil and gas lease sales in the Southern California planning area, and part 4, relating to OCS revenue sharing with coastal states.
- amends ← An amendment numbered 8 printed in Part A of House Report 112-398 to require the Secretary to conduct an economic impact survey to determine the economic effects that lease sales within 100 miles of the coast of Florida will have on the Florida fishing and tourism industries.
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/3408
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- us · 112-hr-3408 · source updated 7 April 2025