Designating the main hearing room of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure as the "Chairman Don Young Hearing Room".
- Last Action
- 1/2/2024
Actions
- 2023-03-09Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
- 2023-02-21Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- 2023-02-09Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
- 2023-02-09Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
- 2023-02-09Introduced in House
- 2023-02-09Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-02-09 (00)
Protecting Our Wealth of Energy Resources Act of 2023 or the POWER Act of 2023
This bill requires the President and federal agencies to obtain the approval of Congress before prohibiting or substantially delaying certain new energy or mineral leases or permits on federal lands. Specifically, approval must be obtained for new (1) oil and gas leases, drill permits, approvals, or authorizations; (2) coal leases, permits, approvals, or authorizations; and (3) mineral patents, leases, permits, approvals, or authorizations.
In addition, the President and agencies must obtain the approval of Congress before withdrawing certain federal lands from mineral and geothermal leasing activities.
Cosponsors (20)
- Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA)
- Pete Stauber (R-MN)
- Paul Gosar (R-AZ)
- Clay Higgins (R-LA)
- Claudia Tenney (R-NY)
- Dan Newhouse (R-WA)
- Russ Fulcher (R-ID)
- Troy Nehls (R-TX)
- Ryan Zinke (R-MT)
- Randy Weber (R-TX)
- Chris Stewart (R-UT)
- Burgess Owens (R-UT)
- Matthew Rosendale (R-MT)
- Chip Roy (R-TX)
- Andrew Ogles (R-TN)
- Josh Brecheen (R-OK)
- W. Steube (R-FL)
- PETE SESSIONS (R-TX)
- Lauren Boebert (R-CO)
- Dan Bishop (R-NC)
Subjects
- Coal
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Land use and conservation
- Licensing and registrations
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Metals
- Mining
- Oil and gas
- Strategic materials and reserves
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