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More Energy More Jobs Act of 2021

Introduced: February 25, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 30, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Feb 25, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 25, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

More Energy More Jobs Act of 2021

This bill revises requirements concerning oil and gas lease sales under the Outer Continental Shelf leasing program.

Specifically, the bill directs the Department of the Interior to allow coastal states to nominate areas off their coasts for oil and gas development.

In addition, Interior must hold at least two region-wide oil and gas lease sales per year in the Gulf of Mexico. Each lease sale must include areas in the Central Gulf of Mexico Planning Area and the Western Gulf of Mexico Planning Area. The bill also establishes deadlines for completing environmental reviews of the lease sales.

What's happening now March 30, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Feb 25, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1325: More Energy More Jobs Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1325/
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"H.R. 1325: More Energy More Jobs Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1325/.
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H.R. 1325, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1325/.
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