H.R. 26
IntroducedProtecting American Energy Production Act
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Official source on Congress.gov ↗[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 26 Referred in Senate (RFS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 26 _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 10, 2025 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To prohibit a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting American Energy Production Act''. SEC. 2. PROTECTING AMERICAN ENERGY PRODUCTION. (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that States should maintain primacy for the regulation of hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas production on State and private lands. (b) Prohibition on Declaration of a Moratorium on Hydraulic Fracturing.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President may not declare a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing unless such moratorium is authorized by an Act of Congress. Passed the House of Representatives February 7, 2025. Attest: KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, Clerk.
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