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S. 3982 117th Congress Senate

FREE American Energy Act

Official title: A bill to require applicable Federal agencies to take action on applications for Federal energy authorizations, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 31, 2022 Introduced by: Rick Scott Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 31, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 31, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 31, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Furthering Resource Exploration and Empowering American Energy Act or the FREE American Energy Act

This bill generally expedites the review of energy projects, limits executive power over certain energy projects, delegates certain energy permitting authority to states, provides statutory authority for specified environmental rules, and terminates tax credits for certain vehicles.

 Bill text 1 version

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3982: FREE American Energy Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3982/
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"S. 3982: FREE American Energy Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3982/.
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S. 3982, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3982/.
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