United States 117th Congress Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

HR 7285 — Unleashing American Energy 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment.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

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.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to mandate a minimum number of annual oil and gas lease sales and restricts the President's ability to delay these leasing processes without congressional approval.

  • 43 U.S.C. 1344

    subsections (c) and (d) of this section → this section

    This change simplifies the reference to the sections governing the leasing program.

  • 43 U.S.C. 1344

    ``(f) Unreasonable Delays.-- ``(1) In general.--The President shall not, through Executive order or any other administrative procedure, unreasonably pause, cancel, delay, defer, or otherwise impede or circumvent any Federal energy mineral leasing processes under this Act, or a related rulemaking process required by subchapter II of chapter 5, and chapter 7, of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the `Administrative Procedure Act'), without congressional approval. ``(2) Rebuttable presumption.--There shall be a rebuttable presumption that any attempt by the President to pause, cancel, delay, defer, or otherwise impede or circumvent any Federal energy mineral leasing process, or a related rulemaking process, described in paragraph (1), without congressional approval, is considered unreasonable for purposes of paragraph (1).''.

    This addition establishes restrictions on the President's authority regarding delays in energy mineral leasing without congressional approval.

  • 43 U.S.C. 1344

    (f) through (h) → (g) through (i)

    This change renumbers the existing subsections to accommodate new language without introducing additional sections.

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Sponsors

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 7285 do?
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.
Who sponsors HR 7285?
HR 7285 is sponsored by Carl, Jerry L. (Republican).
What is the current status of HR 7285?
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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