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Troy Balderson (R-OH)

Protecting American Energy from State Overreach Codification Act

H.R. 4629 · House bill Energy

A Republican bill with 4 Republican cosponsors · See all 4 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill is titled the "Protecting American Energy from State Overreach Codification Act." Its primary purpose is to codify Executive Order 14260. This executive order relates to protecting American energy from state overreach. The act would give the executive order the force and effect of law.

Yes· 3 of 4

  • Scored +5

    Does this give the federal government more power?

    The bill increases federal authority by codifying an executive order to prevent state-level regulatory overreach.

  • Scored +2

    Would business owners be better off under this?

    The bill provides a more stable regulatory environment for energy-sector business owners.

  • Scored +2

    Would people in rural areas be better off under this?

    Energy production is often a key economic driver in rural communities which this bill seeks to protect.

The opposite

  • Scored -5

    Does this leave more decisions to the states?

    The bill actively limits the ability of states to regulate energy production within their jurisdictions.

  • Scored -2

    Does this reduce how much oil, gas and coal is produced?

    The bill seeks to prevent state-level restrictions that might aim to limit fossil fuel production.

  • Scored -1

    Does this protect the right to own guns?

    The bill focuses on energy regulation rather than firearm legislation.