July 2, 2012

By a vote of 248-163, the U.S. House of Representatives June 21 passed H.R. 4480, The Domestic Energy and Jobs Act. The legislation, which passed along party lines, covers a number of energy-related issues, including streamlining the energy drilling permit process, establishing a review process to evaluate the costs of the Environmental Protection Agency rules and actions on energy prices, and advancing offshore wind production. The bill also requires the president to increase U.S. drilling if oil is released from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.