HOUSE 150118th CongressReferred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Honoring the life and legacy of John Robert Lewis and commending John Robert Lewis for his towering achievements in the nonviolent struggle for civil rights.

Last Action: 2/21/2023

Actions

2023-02-21Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
2023-01-09Referred 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.
2023-01-09Referred 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.
2023-01-09Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.
2023-01-09Introduced in House
2023-01-09Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2023-01-09 (00)

Protecting American Energy Production Act

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 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.

Cosponsors (20)

Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA)
Scott Perry (R-PA)
Ron Estes (R-KS)
Randy Weber (R-TX)
Austin Scott (R-GA)
Andy Biggs (R-AZ)
Ralph Norman (R-SC)
Ronny Jackson (R-TX)
Jerry Carl (R-AL)
Pete Stauber (R-MN)
David Kustoff (R-TN)
Kelly Armstrong (R-ND)
Steve Womack (R-AR)
Brad Finstad (R-MN)
Lauren Boebert (R-CO)
Andrew Ogles (R-TN)
David Valadao (R-CA)
Debbie Lesko (R-AZ)
Brian Babin (R-TX)
Mike Bost (R-IL)

Subjects

Congressional-executive branch relations
Mining
Oil and gas
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
State and local government operations

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