Unleashing American Energy Act
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 status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Mar 30, 2022
Last action Mar 30, 2022
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Committee
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Mar 30, 2022
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
lower
Mar 30, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 22 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jerry L. Carl
RRepublican
Co
Beth Van Duyne
RRepublican
Co
Blake D. Moore
RRepublican
Co
Bruce Westerman
RRepublican
Co
Chris Stewart
RRepublican
Co
Cliff Bentz
RRepublican
Co
Dan Newhouse
RRepublican
Co
Debbie Lesko
RRepublican
Co
Doug Lamborn
RRepublican
Co
Elise M. Stefanik
RRepublican
Co
Garret Graves
RRepublican
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