HR 6009 United States House · 118th Congress

Restoring American Energy Dominance Act

HR 6009, the Restoring American Energy Dominance Act, requires the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to withdraw a specific proposed rule (88 Fed. Reg. 47562, July 24, 2023) concerning fluid mineral leases and leasing processes on public lands. The bill directly affects the BLM’s regulatory authority over oil and gas leasing by prohibiting the agency from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing that rule or any substantially similar rule. This is a procedural bill focused solely on reversing a specific regulatory action, with no new policy provisions or direct impact on energy producers beyond halting the proposed rule.

Issues: ✗ Energy ✗ Environment

Sub-Topics: Oil & Gas Pipeline Infrastructure Public Lands

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Oct 2023

Committee Review

Mar 2024

House Passage

Mar 2024

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Oct 20, 2023 Last action Mar 21, 2024

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What changed between versions

Introduced in House → Engrossed in House · 3 edits · Mar 20, 2024

MINOR

The Engrossed version adds a 30-day deadline requiring the BLM Director to withdraw the fluid mineral leasing proposed rule within 30 days of enactment. The remaining changes are structural reformatting from numbered paragraphs to lettered subsections (a) and (b), which is standard legislative drafting cleanup.

TIMELINE

A 30-day deadline was added: the BLM Director must withdraw the proposed rule no later than 30 days after the date of enactment. Previously, no specific timeframe was stated.

TECHNICAL

The section was restructured from numbered paragraphs (1) and (2) to lettered subsections (a) 'In general' and (b) 'No further action.' The cross-reference in subsection (b) was updated accordingly from 'paragraph (1)' to 'subsection (a).'

The introductory phrase 'The Director of the Bureau of Land Management' was moved from a shared lead-in to being repeated within each subsection, consistent with standard legislative formatting.

Floor votes · House Mar 20, 2024

How they voted

216–200

Passed · 16 other

Total votes 432

Mar 20, 2024

D Democratic213

3 Yea 200 Nay 10

93% Nay

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican218

212 Yea 6

97% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Amendments

Mar 21, 2024

Committee

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

upper

Mar 20, 2024

Lower · Passed

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 200 (Roll no. 95). (text: CR H1264)

lower

Mar 20, 2024

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 200 (Roll no. 95). (text: CR H1264)

lower

Mar 20, 2024

Lower · Passed

Ms. Porter moved to recommit to the Committee on Natural Resources. (text: CR H1270)

lower

Mar 19, 2024

Lower · Passed

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1085 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1023, H.R. 1121, H.R. 6009, H. Con. Res. 86, H. Res. 98and H.R. 7023. The resolution provides for consideration H.R. 1023, H.R. 1121, H.R. 6009, H. Con. Res. 86, and H. Res. 987 under a closed rule, and H.R. 7023 under a structured rule, each with one hour of general debate. The rule provides for one motion to recommit each on H.R. 1023, H.R. 1121, H.R. 6009, and H.R. 7023.

lower

Feb 7, 2024

Lower · Passed

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-376.

lower

Dec 6, 2023

Introduced

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 18.

lower

Dec 6, 2023

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

lower

Oct 25, 2023

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

lower

Oct 20, 2023

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 12 co-sponsors