Expressing support for the designation of May 4, 2023, as a "National Day of Reason" and recognizing the central importance of reason in the betterment of humanity.
- Last Action
- 5/2/2023
Actions
- 2023-02-21Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- 2023-01-13Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- 2023-01-13Introduced in House
- 2023-01-13Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-01-13 (00)
Unleashing American Energy Act
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.
Cosponsors (17)
- Garret Graves (R-LA)
- Virginia Foxx (R-NC)
- Matthew Rosendale (R-MT)
- Tom McClintock (R-CA)
- Michael Guest (R-MS)
- Mike Rogers (R-AL)
- Julia Letlow (R-LA)
- Beth Van Duyne (R-TX)
- Claudia Tenney (R-NY)
- Pete Stauber (R-MN)
- Barry Moore (R-AL)
- Randy Weber (R-TX)
- Mike Johnson (R-LA)
- Mike Ezell (R-MS)
- Doug Lamborn (R-CO)
- Ronny Jackson (R-TX)
- Russ Fulcher (R-ID)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Alaska
- Gulf of Mexico
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Mining
- Oil and gas
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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