S 76
117th Congress
Senate
Energy
Coal
Forests, forestry, trees
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Metals
Mining
Oil and gas
Strategic materials and reserves
POWER Act of 2021
Introduced: January 28, 2021
Introduced by:
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Republican
· Wyoming
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 28, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jan 28, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Protecting Our Wealth of Energy Resources Act of 2021 or the POWER Act of 2021
This bill requires the President and federal agencies to obtain the approval of Congress before prohibiting or substantially delaying certain new energy or mineral leases or permits on federal lands, including oil and gas leases, coal leases, hard rock leases, or critical minerals leases.
In addition, the President and agencies must obtain the approval of Congress before withdrawing certain federal lands from mineral and geothermal leasing activities.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Committees of jurisdiction
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