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A Section-By-Section Analysis of the House Energy Bill (H.R. 4)
House Committee on Government Reform Special Investigations Division
House Committee on Government Reform
Special Investigations Division
Abstract
The Special Investigations Division of the House Committee on Government Reform evaluates H.R. 4, the Securing America’s Future Energy Act of 2001, focusing on its implications for energy policy. The report states the bill, instead of improving energy security and protecting the environment, would increase dependence on oil, damage the environment, and provide subsidies to major energy industries at the expense of consumers and taxpayers. The report highlights the bill's favorable treatment of the oil and gas industry, including substantial tax breaks and permission for drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, while also addressing the benefits and concerns associated with other energy sectors like coal, nuclear, electric utilities, and renewable energy, particularly ethanol.
Date
2002-06-27
Document Type
House Minority Staff Report
Serial Number
Document Length
98 pages
Congress
107
Relation
DOI
Keywords
Staff Reports
PAP Major Code
8: Energy
PAP Minor Code
803: Natural Gas and Oil (Including Offshore Oil and Gas)