Union Calendar No. 305
118th CONGRESS 2d Session |
[Report No. 118–19, Parts I and II]
To prohibit a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing.
February 21, 2023
Mr. Duncan (for himself, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. Perry, Mr. Estes, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Norman, Mr. Jackson of Texas, Mr. Carl, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Kustoff, Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Womack, Mr. Finstad, Ms. Boebert, Mr. Ogles, Mr. Valadao, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. Babin, Mr. Bost, and Mr. Balderson) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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
March 23, 2023
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce
January 31, 2024
Additional sponsors: Mr. Griffith, Ms. De La Cruz, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Allen, Mr. Donalds, Mr. Cline, and Mr. Brecheen
January 31, 2024
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
To prohibit a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Protecting American Energy Production Act”.
SEC. 2. Protecting American energy production.
(a) Sense of Congress.—It is the sense of Congress that States should maintain primacy for the regulation of hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas production on State and private lands.
(b) Prohibition on declaration of a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President may not declare a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing unless such moratorium is authorized by an Act of Congress.
Union Calendar No. 305 | |||||
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[Report No. 118–19, Parts I and II] | |||||
A BILL | |||||
To prohibit a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing. | |||||
January 31, 2024 | |||||
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed |