S 3762 117th Congress Senate Energy

Energy Freedom Act

Introduced: March 3, 2022 Introduced by: Cruz, Ted Republican · Texas See on congress.gov

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

Mar 3, 2022

Introduced in Senate

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Energy Freedom Act

This bill establishes requirements to provide for domestic energy production, including by

limiting delays on oil, gas, or coal development;
requiring a minimum number of annual sales of leases on federal lands and waters for oil and gas development;
requiring sales of leases of federal land for wind, solar, and geothermal development;
allowing the Department of the Interior to grant licenses for the exploration and mining of hardrock minerals on the Outer Continental Shelf.

What's happening now March 3, 2022

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

Committees of jurisdiction 1

Cosponsors 1