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Federal Land Freedom Act

Introduced: September 14, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 6, 2017
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Aug 14, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Jul 28, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jul 28, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Land Freedom Act

This bill authorizes a state with an oil and gas leasing program to take responsibility from the federal government for leasing and regulating the exploration and development of oil, gas, and other forms of energy on federal land in the state.

A state must submit to the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture a regulatory program which demonstrates that it has the capability to take responsibility from the federal government, including that it has a state law which provides sanctions for violations of state laws, regulations, or conditions of permits concerning oil and gas exploration, development, and production activities.

What's happening now September 6, 2017

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 335 Related bill Federal Land Freedom Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Republican 6
Farenthold, Blake
· Sep 14, 2017
Cheney, Liz
· Sep 11, 2017
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Sep 11, 2017
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jul 28, 2017
DUNCAN, JOHN
· Jul 28, 2017
 R
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Jul 28, 2017
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jul 28, 2017
 R
Kustoff, David
Tennessee · Jul 28, 2017
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jul 28, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3565: Federal Land Freedom Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3565/
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"H.R. 3565: Federal Land Freedom Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3565/.
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H.R. 3565, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3565/.
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