119-hr26

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Protecting American Energy Production Act

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Introduced:
Jan 3, 2025
Policy Area:
Energy

Bill Statistics

14
Actions
18
Cosponsors
1
Summaries
6
Subjects
3
Text Versions
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Latest Action

Feb 10, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries (1)

Introduced in House - Jan 3, 2025 00
<p><strong>Protecting American Energy Production Act</strong></p><p>This bill prohibits the President from declaring a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing unless Congress authorizes the moratorium. The bill also expresses the sense of Congress that states should maintain primacy&nbsp;(authority) for the regulation of hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas production on state and private lands.</p><p>Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a process to extract underground resources such as oil or gas from a geologic formation by injecting water, a propping agent (e.g., sand), and chemical additives into a well under enough pressure to fracture the formation.</p>

Actions (14)

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Senate
Feb 10, 2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Type: Floor | Source: House floor actions | Code: H38310
Feb 7, 2025
10:59 AM
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 226 - 188 (Roll no. 35). (text: CR H561)
Type: Floor | Source: House floor actions | Code: H37100
Feb 7, 2025
10:59 AM
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 226 - 188 (Roll no. 35).
Type: Floor | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 8000
Feb 7, 2025
10:59 AM
On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 205 - 207 (Roll no. 34).
Type: Floor | Source: House floor actions | Code: H36210
Feb 7, 2025
10:51 AM
The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
Type: Floor | Source: House floor actions | Code: H8A000
Feb 7, 2025
10:19 AM
Mr. Casten moved to recommit to the Committee on Natural Resources. (text: CR H568)
Type: Floor | Source: House floor actions | Code: H36200
Feb 7, 2025
10:19 AM
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Type: Floor | Source: House floor actions | Code: H35000
Feb 7, 2025
10:18 AM
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 26.
Type: Floor | Source: House floor actions | Code: H8D000
Feb 7, 2025
9:20 AM
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 5. (consideration: CR H561-569)
Type: Floor | Source: House floor actions | Code: H30000
Feb 7, 2025
9:19 AM
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Type: IntroReferral | Source: House floor actions | Code: H11100
Jan 3, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Type: IntroReferral | Source: House floor actions | Code: H11100
Jan 3, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: Intro-H
Jan 3, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 1000
Jan 3, 2025

Subjects (6)

Congressional-executive branch relations Energy (Policy Area) Mining Oil and gas Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents State and local government operations

Cosponsors (18)

Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36]
(R-TX)
Feb 7, 2025
Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14]
(R-TX)
Feb 5, 2025
Rep. Begich, Nicholas [R-AK-At Large]
(R-AK)
Feb 5, 2025
Rep. McGuire, John [R-VA-5]
(R-VA)
Feb 5, 2025
Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4]
(R-IN)
Feb 4, 2025
Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6]
(R-OH)
Feb 4, 2025
Rep. Fedorchak, Julie [R-ND-At Large]
(R-ND)
Feb 4, 2025
Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9]
(R-PA)
Feb 4, 2025
Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23]
(R-NY)
Feb 4, 2025
Rep. Haridopolos, Mike [R-FL-8]
(R-FL)
Feb 4, 2025
Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26]
(R-TX)
Jan 22, 2025
Rep. Goldman, Craig [R-TX-12]
(R-TX)
Jan 22, 2025
Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23]
(R-TX)
Jan 13, 2025
Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6]
(R-VA)
Jan 13, 2025
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
(R-NY)
Jan 9, 2025
Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5]
(R-OK)
Jan 9, 2025
Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6]
(R-KY)
Jan 9, 2025
Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9]
(R-IN)
Jan 7, 2025

Text Versions (3)

Referred in Senate

Feb 10, 2025
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Engrossed in House

Feb 7, 2025
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Introduced in House

Jan 3, 2025
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Full Bill Text

Length: 1,356 characters Version: Referred in Senate Version Date: Feb 10, 2025 Last Updated: Nov 16, 2025 2:30 AM
[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.

This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting American Energy
Production Act''.
SEC. 2.

(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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