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HR 356 118th Congress House Energy Administrative law and regulatory procedures Alaska Gulf of Mexico Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Mining Oil and gas Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Unleashing American Energy Act

Introduced: January 13, 2023 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Feb 21, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Jan 13, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 13, 2023
Introduced in House
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Unleashing American Energy Act

This bill requires a minimum amount of oil and gas lease sales a year on certain submerged lands of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and limits delays on federal oil and gas leases on such lands.

Specifically, this bill requires the Department of the Interior to annually conduct a minimum of two region-wide oil and gas lease sales in each of the following regions of the OCS: (1) the Gulf of Mexico region in the Central Gulf of Mexico Planning Area and the Western Gulf of Mexico Planning Area, and (2) the Alaska region.

In addition, the bill requires the President to obtain congressional approval before delaying federal oil and gas leases on the OCS.

What's happening now February 21, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1335 Related bill TAPP American Resources Act
  • S 1456 Related bill SPUR Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Republican 14
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Fulcher, Russ
Idaho · Feb 9, 2023
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Jackson, Ronny
Texas · Jan 31, 2023
Lamborn, Doug
· Jan 25, 2023
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Ezell, Mike
Mississippi · Jan 20, 2023
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Jan 13, 2023
Graves, Garret
· Jan 13, 2023
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Guest, Michael
Mississippi · Jan 13, 2023
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Johnson, Mike
Louisiana · Jan 13, 2023
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Letlow, Julia
Louisiana · Jan 13, 2023
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McClintock, Tom
California · Jan 13, 2023
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Moore, Barry
Alabama · Jan 13, 2023
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Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Jan 13, 2023
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Stauber, Pete
Minnesota · Jan 13, 2023
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Tenney, Claudia
New York · Jan 13, 2023
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Van Duyne, Beth
Texas · Jan 13, 2023
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Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Jan 13, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 356: Unleashing American Energy Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-356/
MLA
"H.R. 356: Unleashing American Energy Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-356/.
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H.R. 356, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-356/.
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[H.R. 356: Unleashing American Energy Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-356/)
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