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HR 7285 117th Congress House Energy Administrative law and regulatory procedures Alaska Gulf of Mexico Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Mining Oil and gas Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Unleashing American Energy Act

Introduced: March 30, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 30, 2022
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now March 30, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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