House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law

Congressional Replacement of President Obama's Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan

H.R. 6082Introduced Jul 9, 2012Policy area: Energy

Where it went

IntroducedJul 9, 2012
Committee actionJul 18, 2012
Passed HouseJul 25, 2012 · 253–170
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jul 30, 2012 — Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 474.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6082.

Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-615 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on July 20, 2012.
Source: Congress.gov, reported July 20, 2012 ↗
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H.R. 6082, 112th Congress
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H4685):
Article IV, Section 3, clause 2
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Vote results

8 recorded roll-call votes on H.R. 6082. The vote that moved the bill is first.

1HOUSE · JUL 25, 2012

Passed the House

253–170PASSED

R 228–9 D 25–161

On Passage · roll 511 · 8 not voting

Procedural votes (7) — motions, rulings and amendments along the way (7 House). Tap to show.

Mostly votes on amendments (6 of 7). They came during the House’s run of votes on Jul 25. Oldest first. Totals are yea–nay.

Amendment 2 to H.R. 6082
On agreeing to the amendment
House · Jul 25, 2012 · roll 504
R 8–230 D 155–23
163–253Failed
Amendment 4 to H.R. 6082
On agreeing to the amendment
House · Jul 25, 2012 · roll 505
R 6–232 D 152–30
158–262Failed
Amendment 5 to H.R. 6082
On agreeing to the amendment
House · Jul 25, 2012 · roll 506
R 15–224 D 174–8
189–232Failed
Amendment 6 to H.R. 6082
On agreeing to the amendment
House · Jul 25, 2012 · roll 507
R 10–229 D 167–18
177–247Failed
Amendment 7 to H.R. 6082
On agreeing to the amendment
House · Jul 25, 2012 · roll 508
R 1–237 D 157–29
158–266Failed
Amendment 8 to H.R. 6082
On agreeing to the amendment
House · Jul 25, 2012 · roll 509
R 1–238 D 149–37
150–275Failed
Send the bill back to committee
Motion to recommit with instructions
House · Jul 25, 2012 · roll 510
R 0–239 D 179–1
179–240Failed

Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 8 of 8 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.

Cosponsors

2 cosponsors — 2 Republicans

0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Jeffrey Landry (R-LA).

More from the sponsor

Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Doc Hastings.

Sponsor’s state and district

Washington in Congress · WA-4 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.