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Federal Land Freedom Act of 2021

Introduced: July 20, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Jul 20, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jul 20, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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Federal Land Freedom Act of 2021

This bill authorizes a state with an established 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 certain federal land in the state.

In addition, the bill exempts state actions to lease, permit, or regulate oil and gas exploration and development from certain requirements under the Administrative Procedure Act, the National Historic Preservation Act, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

What's happening now July 20, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 4815 Related bill START Act
  • HR 8966 Related bill START Act
  • HR 9535 Related bill Federal Land Freedom Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 7
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Aug 9, 2021
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jul 20, 2021
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Jul 20, 2021
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Jul 20, 2021
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Jul 20, 2021
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Jul 20, 2021
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Jul 20, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2394: Federal Land Freedom Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2394/
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"S. 2394: Federal Land Freedom Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2394/.
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S. 2394, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2394/.
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