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HR 5844 113th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources General public lands matters Land use and conservation Oil and gas

Protect Our Public Lands Act

Introduced: December 10, 2014 Introduced by: Pocan, Mark Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Dec 22, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Dec 10, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Dec 10, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protect Our Public Lands Act - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to prohibit a lessee from conducting any activity under the lease for the purpose of hydraulic fracturing.

Makes this Act applicable only upon the renewal or adjustment of a lease.

What's happening now December 22, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Dec 10, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5844: Protect Our Public Lands Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5844/
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"H.R. 5844: Protect Our Public Lands Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5844/.
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H.R. 5844, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5844/.
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