Energy Permitting Certainty Act
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 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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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
2
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Committee
1
Mar 30, 2022
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
lower
Mar 30, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 24 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Yvette Herrell
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
Daniel Webster
RRepublican
Co
Doug Lamborn
RRepublican
Co
Elise M. Stefanik
RRepublican
Co
Garret Graves
RRepublican
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