HR6008-118

Reported

To prohibit the implementation of certain documents until the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Marine Fisheries Service issues documents relating to the Rice’s whale.

118th Congress Introduced Oct 20, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To prohibit the implementation of certain documents until the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Marine Fisheries Service issues documents relating to the Rice’s whale., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers. The main policy domain is Energy, Environment, Transportation.

Who Benefits and How

energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H3A1AC35BAA5B4A70B2CA878B9245D0D6: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Requiring Integrity in Conservation Efforts Act or as the R.I.C.E.’s Whale Act.
  • Section HF46D741DABFF425880257B1600715185: 2. Prohibition on implementation of certain actions until issuance of documents relating to Rice’s whale Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To prohibit the implementation of certain documents until the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Marine Fisheries Service issues documents relating to the Rice’s whale., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.

Key Policy Areas

Energy, Environment, Transportation

Primary Purpose

This bill, To prohibit the implementation of certain documents until the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Marine Fisheries Service issues documents relating to the Rice’s whale., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.

Policy Domains

Energy Environment Transportation

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
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energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
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federal implementing agencies: ,
energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers: ,

Legislative Progress

Reported
Introduced Committee Passed
Oct 25, 2024

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole …

Oct 25, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

Oct 20, 2023

Mr. Graves of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. Ezell, Mr. Carl, …

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Government
2 mentions across 1 clause
-2 negative

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, NOAA Fisheries

Oil & Gas
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Oil and gas operators in Gulf of Mexico

Environment
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

Rice's whale (endangered species)

Non-Profit/NGO
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

Environmental advocacy groups

2/2
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Energy Environment Transportation
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"Director" §HF46D741DABFF425880257B1600715185

the Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. The term Notice to Lessees means the document titled Notice to Lessees and Operators of Federal Oil and Gas, and Sulphur Leases in the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf

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