H.R. 7285

Referred to Committee

Unleashing American Energy Act

Introduced 3/30/2022•117th Congress•House

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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

3/30/2022 • House

Summary

Unleashing American Energy Act

This bill requires a minimum amount of oil and gas lease sales a year on certain submerged lands of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and limits delays on federal oil and gas leases on such lands.

Specifically, this bill requires the Department of the Interior to annually conduct a minimum of two region-wide oil and gas lease sales in each of the following regions of the OCS: (1) the Gulf of Mexico region in the Central Gulf of Mexico Planning Area and the Western Gulf of Mexico Planning Area, and (2) the Alaska region.

In addition, the bill requires the President to obtain congressional approval before delaying federal oil and gas leases on the OCS.

Introduced in House • 3/30/2022

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Energy

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAlaskaGulf of MexicoMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMiningOil and gasPresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents