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118th Congress Energy

H.R. 356: Unleashing American Energy Act

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Jan 13, 2023
  2. Passed House (not reached)
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Jan 13, 2023

This bill requires a minimum amount of oil and gas lease sales a year on certain submerged lands of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and limits delays on federal oil and gas leases on such lands.

Specifically, this bill requires the Department of the Interior to annually conduct a minimum of two region-wide oil and gas lease sales in each of the following regions of the OCS: (1) the Gulf of Mexico region in the Central Gulf of Mexico Planning Area and the Western Gulf of Mexico Planning Area, and (2) the Alaska region.

In addition, the bill requires the President to obtain congressional approval before delaying federal oil and gas leases on the OCS.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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History

  1. Jan 13, 2023Introduced in the House by Jerry Carl.
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  1. Feb 21, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
  2. Jan 13, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Jan 13, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.