House Bill 7094
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Energy Freedom Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 15, 2022
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
7094
Congress
117
Policy Area
Energy
Energy
Primary focus of measure is all sources and supplies of energy, including alternative energy sources, oil and gas, coal, nuclear power; efficiency and conservation; costs, prices, and revenues; electric power transmission; public utility matters.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Energy Freedom Act
This bill establishes requirements to provide for domestic energy production, including by
- limiting delays on oil, gas, or coal development;
- requiring a minimum number of annual sales of leases on federal lands and waters for oil and gas development;
- requiring sales of leases of federal land for wind, solar, and geothermal development;
- allowing the Department of the Interior to grant licenses for the exploration and mining of hardrock minerals on the Outer Continental Shelf.
March 15, 2022
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03/16/2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
03/16/2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
03/16/2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
03/15/2022
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Agriculture, 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.
03/15/2022
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Aug 23, 2023 6:15:21 PM