American Energy Independence from Russia Act
Latest action · Mar 8, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 28, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
American Energy Independence from Russia Act
This bill addresses U.S. energy security, the production of oil and gas, and the importation and exportation of oil and gas.
Specifically, the President must submit an energy security plan that (1) evaluates U.S. crude oil, petroleum products, and natural gas imports and exports; (2) assesses the energy security risks of such imports; and (3) includes strategies to encourage increased domestic production of crude oil, petroleum products, and natural gas to offset Russian imports.
The bill also approves the TransCanada Keystone Pipeline in Phillips County, Montana for the import of oil from Canada to the United States.
In addition, the bill grants the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission the authority to approve or deny applications for facilities to export natural gas from the United States to foreign countries or import natural gas from foreign countries.
The President and federal agencies must obtain congressional approval before (1) prohibiting or substantially delaying certain new energy mineral leases or permits on federal lands, or (2) withdrawing certain federal lands from mineral and geothermal leasing activities.
The Department of the Interior must resume issuing oil and gas leases on federal lands and offshore submerged lands in the Outer Continental Shelf as specified under the bill.
Finally, the bill limits the drawdown of petroleum in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve until the Department of Energy develops a plan to increase the percentage of federal lands leased for oil and gas production.
Cosponsors 146
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 28, 2022 to Sep 9, 2022; 43 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AS | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | Original | Feb 28, 2022 |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Original | Feb 28, 2022 |
| R-MO | Billy Long | Original | Feb 28, 2022 |
| R-UT | Blake D. Moore | Original | Feb 28, 2022 |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Original | Feb 28, 2022 |
| R-AR | Bruce Westerman | Original | Feb 28, 2022 |
| R-OR | Cliff Bentz | Original | Feb 28, 2022 |
| R-TX | Dan Crenshaw | Original | Feb 28, 2022 |
| R-FL | Daniel Webster | Original | Feb 28, 2022 |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Original | Feb 28, 2022 |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | Original | Feb 28, 2022 |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Original | Feb 28, 2022 |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Original | Feb 28, 2022 |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Original | Feb 28, 2022 |
| R-AL | Gary J. Palmer | Original | Feb 28, 2022 |
Committees 4
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Feb 28, 2022 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Feb 28, 2022 | |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Feb 28, 2022 |
| Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee | Referred Mar 1, 2022 | |
| Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee | Referred Mar 1, 2022 | |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred Mar 1, 2022 | |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Feb 28, 2022 |
| Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee | Referred Mar 4, 2022 | |
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Feb 28, 2022 |
| Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee | Referred Mar 8, 2022 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 8, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
- Mar 4, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- Mar 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- Mar 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- Mar 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
In the Congressional Record 16
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H6675 | John H. Rutherford R-FL | Jul 15, 2022 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5741, H5820 | Gus M. Bilirakis R-FL, John H. Rutherford R-FL | Jun 22, 2022 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5634–H5637 | Steny H. Hoyer D-MD, Steve Scalise R-LA | Jun 16, 2022 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5501–H5504 | Beth Van Duyne R-TX, Debbie Lesko R-AZ, Doug LaMalfa R-CA, Guy Reschenthaler R-PA, Jeff Duncan R-SC, Mark DeSaulnier D-CA, Pete Stauber R-MN | Jun 14, 2022 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5430 | Steny H. Hoyer D-MD, Steve Scalise R-LA | Jun 9, 2022 |
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 36, February 28, 2022, page H1176.
Related bills 7
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 76 | POWER Act of 2021 | Related bill | Jan 28, 2021 |
| S 171 | Keystone XL Pipeline Construction and Jobs Preservation Act | Related bill | Feb 2, 2021 |
| HR 543 | POWER Act | Related bill | Feb 24, 2021 |
| HR 684 | Keystone XL Pipeline Construction and Jobs Preservation Act | Related bill | Feb 25, 2021 |
| HR 1575 | Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2021 | Related bill | Mar 4, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To strengthen United States energy security, encourage domestic production of crude oil, petroleum products, and natural gas, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- American Energy Independence from Russia Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Alaska
- Canada
- Coal
- Colorado
- Congressional oversight
- Energy
- Energy storage, supplies, demand
- Europe
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Gulf of Mexico
- Land use and conservation
- Licensing and registrations
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Metals
- Mining
- Montana
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- North Dakota
- Oil and gas
- Oklahoma
- Pipelines
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Russia
- Sanctions
- Strategic materials and reserves
- Subversive activities
- Terrorism
- Trade restrictions
- Utah
- War and emergency powers
- Wyoming
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 28, 2022Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
