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119th Congress Energy

H.R. 26: Protecting American Energy Production Act

Passed HouseFeb 7, 2025

  1. Introduced (completed)Jan 3, 2025
  2. Passed House (completed)Feb 7, 2025, 226–188
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Jan 3, 2025

This bill prohibits the President from declaring a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing unless Congress authorizes the moratorium. The bill also expresses the sense of Congress that states should maintain primacy (authority) for the regulation of hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas production on state and private lands.

Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a process to extract underground resources such as oil or gas from a geologic formation by injecting water, a propping agent (e.g., sand), and chemical additives into a well under enough pressure to fracture the formation.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Key votes

House final vote, Feb 7, 2025

On Passage

Passed 226–188

Yea 226majority 208Nay 188

  • Democrats16 yea, 188 nay
  • Republicans209 yea, 0 nay
  • Independents1 yea, 0 nay

Broke with their party: Gabriel (Gabe) Vasquez (D-NM), Marc Veasey (D-TX), Sylvester Turner (D-TX), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Julie Johnson (D-TX), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Adam Gray (D-CA), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) and Jared Golden (D-ME) voted Yea; and 6 more

See how all 414 members voted

Showing 433 of 433 members

Yea 226

Republicans (209)

Independents (1)

Nay 188

Democrats (188)

Not voting 19

Senate

Not yet voted

Passed the House Feb 7, 2025. Awaiting Senate action.

Roll calls

2 votes on this bill

Showing 2 of 2 roll calls

  • Feb 7, 2025HouseOn PassageFinal passagePassed, yea-nay 226–188
    Roll call 35 tally by party
    PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
    Democrats16188011
    Republicans209008
    Independents1000
    Total226188019

    House roll call 35: On Passage. Passed.

    16 crossed party lines: 16 Democrats

    How each member voted (433)
  • Feb 7, 2025HouseMotion to recommitFailed, yea-nay 205–207
    Roll call 34 tally by party
    PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
    Democrats2040011
    Republicans120609
    Independents0100
    Total205207020

    House roll call 34: On Motion to Recommit. Failed.

    1 crossed party lines: 1 Republican

    How each member voted (432)

Amendments

0 offered

No amendments were offered to this bill.

Cosponsors

18

Who scored on this bill

204 points earned
  1. 1August Pfluger R-TX SponsorIntroduced, passed House2 events+30
  2. 2Sanford Bishop D-GA1 maverick vote1 event+6
  3. 2J. Correa D-CA1 maverick vote1 event+6
  4. 2Jim Costa D-CA1 maverick vote1 event+6
  5. 2Henry Cuellar D-TX1 maverick vote1 event+6
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Introductions and cosponsorships count toward weekly caps and show no points.

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History

  1. Feb 7, 2025Passed the House, 226–188.
  2. Jan 3, 2025Introduced in the House by August Pfluger.
Show the full action history (12 actions)
  1. Feb 10, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  2. Feb 7, 2025Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 5. (consideration: CR H561-569)
  3. Feb 7, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 26.
  4. Feb 7, 2025The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  5. Feb 7, 2025Mr. Casten moved to recommit to the Committee on Natural Resources. (text: CR H568)
  6. Feb 7, 2025The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
  7. Feb 7, 2025On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 205 - 207 (Roll no. 34).
  8. Feb 7, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 226 - 188 (Roll no. 35).
  9. Feb 7, 2025On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 226 - 188 (Roll no. 35). (text: CR H561)
  10. Feb 7, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  11. Jan 3, 2025Introduced in House
  12. Jan 3, 2025Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.