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S 624 117th Congress Senate Energy Accounting and auditing Administrative law and regulatory procedures Congressional oversight Department of the Interior Energy revenues and royalties Government studies and investigations Inflation and prices Oil and gas Performance measurement User charges and fees

Fair Returns for Public Lands Act of 2021

Introduced: March 9, 2021 Introduced by: Rosen, Jacky Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Mar 9, 2021
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Fair Returns for Public Lands Act of 2021

This bill revises the royalty system applicable to leases of public lands for oil and gas production.

Specifically, it increases royalty rates, rental rates, and minimum bidding standards for onshore oil and gas leasing. In addition, it establishes a new fee that must be paid by any person who nominates public lands for such leasing.

Finally, the bill requires the Department of the Interior to adjust these rates and fees for inflation at least every four years.

What's happening now March 9, 2021

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Hickenlooper, John W.
Colorado · Sep 22, 2021
 R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Mar 9, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 624: Fair Returns for Public Lands Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-624/
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"S. 624: Fair Returns for Public Lands Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-624/.
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S. 624, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-624/.
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