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S 4228 117th Congress Senate Energy

Lease Now Act of 2022

Introduced: May 17, 2022 Introduced by: Barrasso, John Republican · Wyoming See on congress.gov
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May 17, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 17, 2022
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Lease Now Act of 2022

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to resume sales of onshore and offshore oil and gas leases and specifies lease terms and other requirements related to those sales. The bill also prohibits the President from taking actions to cancel, delay, or otherwise impede federal processes related to energy mineral leasing without congressional approval.

What's happening now May 17, 2022

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 8
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Lee, Mike
Utah · May 25, 2022
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · May 18, 2022
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · May 17, 2022
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · May 17, 2022
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · May 17, 2022
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · May 17, 2022
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Marshall, Roger
Kansas · May 17, 2022
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · May 17, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4228: Lease Now Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4228/
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"S. 4228: Lease Now Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4228/.
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S. 4228, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4228/.
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