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House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law

To terminate the moratorium on deepwater drilling issued by the Secretary of the Interior.

H.R. 5525Introduced Jun 15, 2010Policy area: Energy
Sponsor: Rep. Pete Olson R-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 16, 2010 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

31 cosponsors — 29 Republicans, 2 Democrats

2 of 31 cosponsors (6%) are from the other party.

Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Joe Barton (R-TX), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Dan Burton (R-IN), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), K. Conaway (R-TX), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), John Culberson (R-TX), Mary Fallin (R-OK), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Gregg Harper (R-MS), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Daniel Lungren (R-CA), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Charlie Melancon (D-LA), Randy Neugebauer (R-TX), Ron Paul (R-TX), Mike Pence (R-IN), Joseph Pitts (R-PA), Ted Poe (R-TX), John Shadegg (R-AZ), John Shimkus (R-IL), Lamar Smith (R-TX), Glenn Thompson (R-PA) and 1 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Pete Olson.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-22 district

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.