United StatesProtecting American Energy Production Act
What it does
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 (authority) for the regulation of hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas production on state and private lands.
More detail
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.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2025
- Feb 10Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.Latest
- Feb 7Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 5. (consideration: CR H561-569)
- Vote recorded Legislative vote recorded. Result: Passed.House
- Vote recorded Legislative vote recorded. Result: Failed.House
- Feb 7DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 26.
- Feb 7The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- Feb 7Mr. Casten moved to recommit to the Committee on Natural Resources. (text: CR H568)
- Feb 7The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
- Feb 7On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 205 - 207 (Roll no. 34).
- Feb 7Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 226 - 188 (Roll no. 35). (text: CR H561)Passed House
- Feb 7Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jan 3Introduced in House
- Jan 3Referred 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