Native American Energy Act
Amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to allow the Department of the Interior, an affected Indian tribe, or a certified third-party appraiser under contract with the Indian tribe to appraise Indian land or trust assets involved in a transaction requiring Interior approval. Deems an appraisal approved if Interior fails to respond in 60 days. Gives tribes the option of waiving such appraisals.
Requires each agency within Interior involved in the review of oil and gas activities on Indian lands to use a uniform system of reference numbers and tracking systems for oil and gas wells.
Amends the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to make the environmental impact statement for major federal action on Indian lands available for review and comment only to the affected Indian tribe and individuals residing within the affected area.
Sets forth provisions for the judicial review of an energy related action.
Amends the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 to direct Interior to enter into agreements with Indian tribes to carry out demonstration projects that promote biomass energy production on Indian forest land and in nearby communities by providing tribes with reliable supplies of woody biomass from federal lands.
Amends the Long-Term Leasing Act to allow the Navajo Nation to enter into mineral resource leases on their restricted lands without Interior's approval. Extends the lease terms for commercial or agricultural leases.
Prohibits any Interior rule regarding hydraulic fracturing from having any effect on land held in trust or restricted status for Indians, except with the express consent of its Indian beneficiaries.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-19 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate |
| 2015-10-08 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2015-10-08 | Vote | On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 254 - 173 (Roll no. 544). | House floor actions |
| 2015-10-08 | Vote | On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 184 - 239 (Roll no. 543). (consideration: CR H6919) | House floor actions |
| 2015-10-08 | Floor | The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H6919) | House floor actions |
| 2015-10-08 | Floor | Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ben Ray Lujan (NM) motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions in the motion seek to report the same back to the House forthwith with an amendment to ensure that nothing in the underlying legislation will infringe on the authority of the President to protect any sacred or ceremonial Native American tribal site. | House floor actions |
| 2015-10-08 | Floor | Mr. Lujan, Ben Ray (NM) moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Natural Resources. (consideration: CR H6918-6919; text: CR H6918) | House floor actions |
| 2015-10-08 | Floor | 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 amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H6916-6917) | House floor actions |
| 2015-10-08 | Floor | The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 538. | House floor actions |
| 2015-10-08 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 466, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lujan Grisham (NM) Part A amendment no. 2. | House floor actions |
| 2015-10-08 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 466, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Young (AK) Part A amendment no. 1. | House floor actions |
| 2015-10-08 | Floor | GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 538. | House floor actions |
| 2015-10-08 | Floor | The Speaker designated the Honorable David Rouzer to act as Chairman of the Committee. | House floor actions |
| 2015-10-08 | Floor | House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 466 and Rule XVIII. | House floor actions |
| 2015-10-08 | Floor | For H.R. 538, resolution provides for one hour of debate, makes specified amendments in order and allows one motion to recommit, with or without instructions. For H.R. 702, resolution provides for one hour of debate, makes specified amendments in order and allows one motion to recommit, with or without instructions. | House floor actions |
| 2015-10-08 | Floor | Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 466. (consideration: CR H6911-6920) | House floor actions |
| 2015-10-07 | Floor | Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 466 Reported to House. For H.R. 538, resolution provides for one hour of debate, makes specified amendments in order and allows one motion to recommit, with or without instructions. For H.R. 702, resolution provides for one hour of debate, makes specified amendments in order and allows one motion to recommit, with or without instructions. | House floor actions |
| 2015-10-01 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 208. | House floor actions |
| 2015-10-01 | Committee | Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-276. | House floor actions |
| 2015-09-10 | Committee | Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged. | House committee actions |
| 2015-09-10 | Committee | Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs Discharged. | House committee actions |
| 2015-09-10 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 12. | House committee actions |
| 2015-09-10 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2015-09-09 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2015-03-02 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. | House committee actions |
| 2015-03-02 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. | House committee actions |
| 2015-01-26 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | House floor actions |
| 2015-01-26 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |