HR 5616 United States House · 118th Congress

BRIDGE Production Act of 2023

The BRIDGE Production Act of 2023 requires the U.S. Department of the Interior to hold at least four offshore oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico between 2024 and 2025, with each sale offering a minimum of 80 million acres. It mandates these sales follow specific timelines (March/August 2024 and 2025) and use the same terms as a 2021 lease sale, applying an existing environmental review to streamline approvals. The bill also limits legal challenges by stating courts cannot block issued leases or delay drilling permits for projects on those leases, though they may require the Department to correct compliance issues. This directly affects oil and gas companies bidding on Gulf of Mexico leases and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, which administers the sales.

Issues: ✗ Energy ✗ Environment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Sep 2023

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Introduced Sep 21, 2023 Last action Mar 5, 2024

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Mar 5, 2024

Lower · Passed

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-405.

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Oct 26, 2023

Introduced

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 17.

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Oct 26, 2023

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

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Oct 26, 2023

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.

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Oct 25, 2023

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

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Sep 28, 2023

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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Sep 26, 2023

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

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Sep 21, 2023

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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Sep 21, 2023

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Introduced in House

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1 primary · 6 co-sponsors