A bill to reaffirm that the President of the United States lacks the authority to stop oil and gas leasing on Federal public land.
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jul 20, 2022)
This bill specifies that the President may not cancel, delay or otherwise pause quarterly onshore oil and gas lease sales that are proscribed under current law. If a sale is canceled, delayed, or otherwise paused due to Executive Order 14008 (titled Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad and signed on January 27, 2021), the Department of the Interior must conduct a replacement sale within two calendar years of the cancelation, delay, or pause.
What just happenedJul 20, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateJul 20, 2022
- Jul 20, 2022IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee - Jul 20, 2022IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate