United States 117th Congress Status: In Committee 25 R cosponsors

HR 7293 — Energy Permitting Certainty Act

Last action — Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 117th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Energy Permitting Certainty Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior to process applications for permits to drill under a valid oil or gas lease even if there are any pending civil actions, provided that the civil actions do not directly affect or involve the application or underlying lease.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 24 co-sponsors · 522 not signed on

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 7293 do?
Energy Permitting Certainty Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior to process applications for permits to drill under a valid oil or gas lease even if there are any pending civil actions, provided that the civil actions do not directly affect or involve the application or underlying lease.
Who sponsors HR 7293?
HR 7293 is sponsored by Westerman, Bruce (Republican), Newhouse, Dan (Republican), Stauber, Pete (Republican), Carl, Jerry L. (Republican), Rosendale, Matthew M. (Republican), Fulcher, Russ (Republican), McClintock, Tom (Republican), Stewart, Chris (Republican), Van Duyne, Beth (Republican), Moore, Blake D. (Republican), Boebert, Lauren (Republican), Tiffany, Thomas P. (Republican), Van Drew, Jefferson (Republican), Graves, Garret (Republican), Cheney, Liz (Republican), Lamborn, Doug (Republican), Stefanik, Elise M. (Republican), Webster, Daniel (Republican), Gohmert, Louie (Republican), Bentz, Cliff (Republican), Obernolte, Jay (Republican), Foxx, Virginia (Republican), Cloud, Michael (Republican), Calvert, Ken (Republican), and Herrell, Yvette (Republican).
What is the current status of HR 7293?
This bill died with 117th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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