HR 543 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

POWER Act

Introduced Jan 28, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Yvette Herrell R-NM

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Feb 24, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJan 28, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Protecting Our Wealth of Energy Resources Act or the POWER Act

This bill requires the President and federal agencies to obtain the approval of Congress before prohibiting or substantially delaying certain new energy or mineral leases or permits on federal lands, including oil and gas leases, coal leases, hard rock leases, or critical minerals leases.

In addition, the President and agencies must obtain the approval of Congress before withdrawing certain federal lands from mineral and geothermal leasing activities.

Cosponsors 55

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 28, 2021 to Jan 28, 2022; 30 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-NEAdrian SmithOriginalJan 28, 2021
R-WVAlexander X. MooneyOriginalJan 28, 2021
R-UTBlake D. MooreOriginalJan 28, 2021
R-ARBruce WestermanOriginalJan 28, 2021
R-UTBurgess OwensOriginalJan 28, 2021
R-TXChip RoyOriginalJan 28, 2021
R-UTChris StewartOriginalJan 28, 2021
R-WADan NewhouseOriginalJan 28, 2021
R-WVDavid B. McKinleyOriginalJan 28, 2021
R-AKDon YoungOriginalJan 28, 2021
R-CADoug LaMalfaOriginalJan 28, 2021
R-CODoug LambornOriginalJan 28, 2021
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordOriginalJan 28, 2021
R-PAGuy ReschenthalerOriginalJan 28, 2021
R-INJames R. BairdOriginalJan 28, 2021
R-UTJohn R. CurtisOriginalJan 28, 2021
R-CAKen CalvertOriginalJan 28, 2021
R-TXKevin BradyOriginalJan 28, 2021
R-OKKevin HernOriginalJan 28, 2021
R-CAKevin McCarthyOriginalJan 28, 2021
R-COLauren BoebertOriginalJan 28, 2021
R-NVMark E. AmodeiOriginalJan 28, 2021
R-MTMatthew M. Rosendale, Sr.OriginalJan 28, 2021
R-AZPaul A. GosarOriginalJan 28, 2021
R-TXPete SessionsOriginalJan 28, 2021
R-MNPete StauberOriginalJan 28, 2021
R-OKStephanie I. BiceOriginalJan 28, 2021
R-LASteve ScaliseOriginalJan 28, 2021
R-WIThomas P. TiffanyOriginalJan 28, 2021
R-CATom McClintockOriginalJan 28, 2021
R-OHBill JohnsonFeb 2, 2021
R-LAClay HigginsFeb 2, 2021
R-INJim BanksFeb 2, 2021
R-MNJim HagedornFeb 2, 2021
R-WYLiz CheneyFeb 2, 2021
R-LAMike JohnsonFeb 2, 2021
R-OKTom ColeFeb 2, 2021
R-ORCliff BentzFeb 3, 2021
R-IDRuss FulcherFeb 4, 2021
R-MNTom EmmerFeb 4, 2021
R-PAScott PerryFeb 8, 2021
R-TNDavid KustoffFeb 11, 2021
R-SCJeff DuncanFeb 11, 2021
R-GAJody B. HiceFeb 11, 2021
R-PAFred KellerFeb 18, 2021
R-INLarry BucshonFeb 18, 2021
R-COKen BuckFeb 23, 2021
R-SCWilliam R. Timmons IVMar 9, 2021
R-NCVirginia FoxxMar 10, 2021
R-KSTracey MannMar 17, 2021
R-NYClaudia TenneyApr 20, 2021
R-CADavid G. ValadaoJul 13, 2021
D-NJJefferson Van DrewNov 1, 2021
R-NCDavid RouzerNov 2, 2021
R-OHDavid P. JoyceJan 28, 2022

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Jan 28, 2021
Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee
Referred Feb 19, 2021
HouseAgriculture Committee
Referred Jan 28, 2021
Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee
Referred Feb 24, 2021

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 24, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
  2. Feb 19, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
  3. Feb 4, 2021Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H367)
  4. Jan 28, 2021Introduced in House
  5. Jan 28, 2021Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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 the Congressional Record 2

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H5817Steve Scalise R-LAOct 22, 2021
HouseDebate and remarks H367Yvette Herrell R-NMFeb 4, 2021

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 17, January 28, 2021, page H251.

Related bills 7

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 76POWER Act of 2021Related billJan 28, 2021
HR 859Protecting American Energy Jobs ActRelated billMar 3, 2021
S 3752American Energy Independence from Russia ActRelated billMar 3, 2022
S 3762Energy Freedom ActRelated billMar 3, 2022
HR 4334American Energy First ActRelated billJul 30, 2021
Show all 7 related bills

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To prohibit the President from issuing moratoria on leasing and permitting energy and minerals on certain Federal land, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
POWER Act
Protecting Our Wealth of Energy Resources Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 28, 2021Introduced in House

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