HR 1559
118th Congress
House
Energy
More Energy More Jobs Act of 2023
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 22, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Mar 10, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 10, 2023
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
More Energy More Jobs Act of 2023
This bill revises requirements concerning oil and gas lease sales under the Outer Continental Shelf leasing program.
Specifically, the bill directs the Department of the Interior to allow coastal states to nominate areas off their coasts for oil and gas development.
In addition, Interior must hold at least two region-wide oil and gas lease sales per year in the Gulf of Mexico. Each lease sale must include areas in the Central Gulf of Mexico Planning Area and the Western Gulf of Mexico Planning Area. The bill also establishes deadlines for completing environmental reviews of the lease sales.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Committees of jurisdiction
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