S. 245 · 115th Congress · enacted
Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2017
Became Public Law No: 115-325.
Latest official action 2018-12-18 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2017 TITLE I--INDIAN TRIBAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND SELF-DETERMINATION ACT AMENDMENTS (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to direct the Department of the Interior to provide Indian tribes with technical assistance in planning their energy resource development programs. The Department of Energy (DOE) Indian energy education planning and management assistance program is expanded to make intertribal organizations eligible for grants and to allow grants to be used to increase the capacity of tribes to manage energy development and energy efficiency programs. This bill makes tribal energy development organizations eligible for DOE energy development loan guarantees. (Sec. 103) This bill allows leases and business agreements that pool a tribe's energy resources with other energy resources. An energy-related tribal lease, business agreement, or right-of-way does not require Interior's approval if it complies with a tribal energy resource agreement or it is a lease with a tribal energy development organization that Interior has certified, and the term does not exceed specified limits. The process and conditions for Interior's approval of tribal energy resource agreements are revised. This bill revises the process for determining whether an interested party has a valid claim to be suffering an…
Congressional Research Service · 2018-12-18
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Politicians behind the bill
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Sponsor
John Hoeven
Senate · ND · Republican
$270,475PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
John Barrasso
Senate · WY · Republican
$407,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
James Lankford
Senate · OK · Republican
$375,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Jerry Moran
Senate · KS · Republican
$399,050PAC receipts · 2025–2026
7 of 7 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL PORK PAC$21,500
John Hoeven · Sponsor · $10,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $1,500
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES (ASAE) PAC$20,000
ASIAN AMERICAN HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION PAC (AAHOA PAC)$15,000
ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. / ENTERPRISE MOBILITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND$13,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)$12,350
AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (API PAC)$11,500
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND$11,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $5,500
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $2,500
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BAKERS ASSOCIATION AMERICAN BAKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,500
AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$10,000
CONTINUING AMERICA'S STRENGTH AND SECURITY PAC$10,000
John Hoeven · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGARMIN INTERNATIONAL INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordIN THE ARENA PAC$10,000
LPL FINANCIAL LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (LPL PAC)$10,000
RYAN LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RYANPAC)$10,000
SEMPRA ENERGY EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE- FEDERAL$10,000
TEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUND$10,000
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$9,000
GILEAD SCIENCES INC HEALTHCARE POLICY PAC$9,000
John Hoeven · Sponsor · $2,500
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $5,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $1,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN AIRLINES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAPAC)$8,500
MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC)$8,400
John Hoeven · Sponsor · $8,400
Official PAC recordAIRBUS AMERICAS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$8,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$8,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $8,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN PISTACHIO GROWERS PISTACHIO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$8,000
John Hoeven · Sponsor · $8,000
Official PAC recordBHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE)$8,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $4,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $2,000
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordPEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PEABODY PAC)$8,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $8,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
John Hoeven · Sponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordDEVON ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DEC PAC)$7,500
ELANCO US INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('ELANCO PAC')$7,500
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordFARMERS' RICE COOPERATIVE FUND$7,500
John Hoeven · Sponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordMCDONALDS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $2,500
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $1,500
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordMORGAN STANLEY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON$7,500
John Hoeven · Sponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL COUNCIL OF FARMER COOPERATIVES CO-OP/PAC$7,500
NOVO NORDISK INC. PAC (NOVO NORDISK PAC)$7,500
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordPOLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS--PAC OF AAOS$7,500
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordTHE AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$7,500
WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $2,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $3,000
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC)$7,000
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