A Republican bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — 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.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "Protecting American Energy Production Act," aims to prevent a pause on hydraulic fracturing. It specifically prohibits the President from declaring a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing without getting permission through an Act of Congress. Additionally, the bill expresses a sense of Congress regarding state regulation. It focuses on oil and natural gas production on State and private lands.
Yes· 3 of 5
- Scored +5
Does this leave more decisions to the states?
The bill expresses the sense of Congress that states should maintain primacy in regulating hydraulic fracturing on state and private lands.
- Scored +3
Would business owners be better off under this?
The bill protects energy companies from sudden federal moratoriums on their core operations.
- Scored +3
Does this make it easier to run a small business?
The bill provides regulatory certainty for energy producers by preventing unilateral federal halts on hydraulic fracturing.
The opposite
- Scored -3
Does this reduce how much oil, gas and coal is produced?
By preventing a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, the bill ensures that fossil fuel production can continue without sudden federal intervention.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Prevention of Unilateral Moratoriums: Under Section 2(b), the President is prohibited from declaring a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing unless authorized by an Act of Congress. This ensures that any halt on this energy production method must go through the legislative process.
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State and Private Land Primacy: Section 2(a) expresses 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.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts or burdens are explicitly mentioned in the text of the bill.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would business owners be better off under this? — The bill protects energy companies from sudden federal moratoriums on their core operations. Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — Stabilizing hydraulic fracturing supports energy-producing economies often found in rural areas.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this leave more decisions to the states? — The bill expresses the sense of Congress that states should maintain primacy in regulating hydraulic fracturing on state and private lands.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this make it easier to run a small business? — The bill provides regulatory certainty for energy producers by preventing unilateral federal halts on hydraulic fracturing.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Is this likely to lower the price at the pump? — The prevention of a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing helps maintain a stable supply of natural gas and oil. Does this reduce how much oil, gas and coal is produced? — By preventing a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, the bill ensures that fossil fuel production can continue without sudden federal intervention.
- 1/3/2025
- 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.
- Introduced in House
4 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.