H.R. 7329 119th Congress House

FREEDOM Act

Official title: To amend the Energy Act of 2020, the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970, the Energy Policy Act of 2005, and the Mineral Leasing Act to streamline the leasing and per… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Energy Act of 2020, the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970, the Energy Policy Act of 2005, and the Mineral Leasing Act to streamline the leasing and permitting processes of Federal agencies for certain energy and mineral projects, to clarify Federal authorization requirements for certain projects on non-Federal land, to establish enforceable Federal authorization timelines and expedited judicial remedies, to limit Federal actions halting fully permitted projects, to create a de-risking compensation program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 3, 2026 Introduced by: Josh Harder Democratic · California See on congress.gov

Energy

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Mar 20, 2026

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.

Feb 4, 2026

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Feb 3, 2026

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Feb 3, 2026

Introduced in House

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What's happening now March 20, 2026

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.

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Committees of jurisdiction 8

Agriculture Committee
House of Representatives
Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Agriculture Committee
Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
Natural Resources Committee
House of Representatives
Science, Space, and Technology Committee
House of Representatives
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
House of Representatives
Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

Lobbying activity 15

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
for DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.
for THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. · Oklahoma · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
for DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
for DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
NATIONAL OCEAN INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION
for NATIONAL OCEAN INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.
for THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. · Oklahoma · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
15 filings
SENATE
15 filings
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
7 filings
Energy, Dept of
6 filings
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
6 filings
White House Office
6 filings
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
5 filings
Interior, Dept of (DOI)
5 filings

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Cosponsors 5