U.S. Legislation for Crude Exports Approved
The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee approved bipartisan legislation on Thursday that will promote U.S. energy leadership by lifting a 1970s-era ban on crude exports.
Chairman Emeritus Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) and Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) introduced the legislation which is expected to be considered by the full house later this… Read more »
Oil exports bill gets bipartisan support, passes out of Energy and Commerce Committee
The House Energy and Commerce Committee held a mark-up of H.R. 702, which would lift the nearly 40-year-old ban on crude oil exports on Thursday, Sept. 17. Only one amendment was adopted in committee, Dist. 29 U.S. Rep. Gene Green’s (D-TX) Savings Provision. The provision would grant authority to the… Read more »
Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) today announced that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will hold a wild horse and burro adoption here on September 25 and 26.
The animals to be adopted will be displayed at the Laredo International Fair and Exposition (LIFE Downs) and will consist of dozens of adult and yearling horses and burros that once roamed free on Western public lands.… Read more »
House subcommittee OKs crude exports
“Before permanently dismantling our nation’s ability to restrict oil exports,” Congress should address the potential impacts on consumers, refinery capacity, associated jobs and the environment, said Pallone, D-N.J.
Republicans broadly supported the bill, saying exports would give the U.S. valuable political leverage around the world and would bring… Read more »
House panel approves oil export legislation, more work ahead
WASHINGTON - A House subcommittee approved legislation authorizing widespread oil exports on Thursday by sidestepping fights over opening crude trade while protecting U.S. consumers and refiners.
In approving the bill by a voice vote, the Energy and Power Subcommittee kicked off a process that could lead to full House votes… Read more »
Oil exports bill sails through House panel
WASHINGTON — A House subcommittee swiftly approved legislation authorizing crude exports on Thursday, putting off the most divisive fights for later.
The Energy and Power Subcommittee approved the bill by voice vote, the first step in a process that could get the measure before the full House this month.
But first, lawmakers supporting the… Read more »
Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28), Congressman Michael Conaway (R-TX-11), the Chairman of the Agriculture Committee, and Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX-10) introduced the bipartisan Student Agriculture Protection Act. The legislation would exempt from taxation the first $5000 in proceeds on the sale of livestock or agricultural projects by Future Farmers of… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28), Congressman Michael Conaway (R-TX-11), the Chairman of the Agriculture Committee, and Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX-10) introduced the bipartisan Student Agriculture Protection Act. The legislation would exempt from taxation the first $5000 in proceeds on the sale of livestock or agricultural projects by… Read more »
A $50 million allocation to a federal appropriations bill would be used to fight citrus greening and other citrus diseases.
The money was added to the Fiscal Year 2016 Agricultural Appropriations bill, according to a news release from Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, who helped allocate the funds.
Cuellar’s district includes part of the Rio Grande Valley, the top citrus-producing area in… Read more »
