United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5353 (109th)
Western Hemisphere Energy Security Act
Introduced
11 May 2006
Last action
11 May 2006 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Sponsors
Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ], Rep. Bass, Charles F. [R-NH-2], Rep. Musgrave, Marilyn N. [R-CO-4], Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2], Rep. Otter, C. L. (Butch) [R-ID-1], Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8]
Subjects
Energy
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Western Hemisphere Energy Security Act - Authorizes U.S. persons to: (1) explore and extract hydrocarbon resources from any portion of the foreign exclusive economic zone that is contiguous to the U.S. exclusive economic zone; and (2) export without license authority all equipment necessary for the exploration for or extraction of hydrocarbon resources. Amends the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to allow under a general license employees of oil and gas producers, distributors, and shippers to travel to, from, or within Cuba to explore for and extract hydrocarbon resources from such zone.
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Timeline
11 May 2006
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Source: IntroReferral
11 May 2006
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
11 May 2006
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 11 May 2006 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bass, Charles F. [R-NH-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Musgrave, Marilyn N. [R-CO-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Otter, C. L. (Butch) [R-ID-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8] · R · Cosponsor
- · hsfa00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Western Hemisphere Energy Security Act of 2006
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/5353
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/5353
- us · 109-hr-5353 · source updated 5 December 2025