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HR 7293 117th Congress House Energy

Energy Permitting Certainty Act

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

Energy Permitting Certainty Act

This bill requires the Department of the Interior to process applications for permits to drill under a valid oil or gas lease even if there are any pending civil actions, provided that the civil actions do not directly affect or involve the application or underlying lease.

What's happening now March 30, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 9087 Related bill TAP American Energy Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Republican 17
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Calvert, Ken
California · Apr 11, 2022
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Cloud, Michael
Texas · Apr 6, 2022
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Apr 4, 2022
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Obernolte, Jay
California · Apr 4, 2022
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Bentz, Cliff
Oregon · Mar 30, 2022
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Boebert, Lauren
Colorado · Mar 30, 2022
Carl, Jerry
· Mar 30, 2022
Cheney, Liz
· Mar 30, 2022
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Fulcher, Russ
Idaho · Mar 30, 2022
Gohmert, Louie
· Mar 30, 2022
Graves, Garret
· Mar 30, 2022
Lamborn, Doug
· Mar 30, 2022
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McClintock, Tom
California · Mar 30, 2022
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Moore, Blake D.
Utah · Mar 30, 2022
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Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Mar 30, 2022
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Stauber, Pete
Minnesota · Mar 30, 2022
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Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Mar 30, 2022
Stewart, Chris
· Mar 30, 2022
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Tiffany, Thomas P.
Wisconsin · Mar 30, 2022
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Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Mar 30, 2022
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Van Duyne, Beth
Texas · Mar 30, 2022
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Webster, Daniel
Florida · Mar 30, 2022
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Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Mar 30, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7293: Energy Permitting Certainty Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7293/
MLA
"H.R. 7293: Energy Permitting Certainty Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7293/.
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H.R. 7293, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7293/.
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[H.R. 7293: Energy Permitting Certainty Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7293/)
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