American Energy Independence Act of 2022
Latest action · Mar 8, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
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.
- IntroducedMar 1, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
American Energy Independence Act of 2022
This bill addresses U.S. energy independence, the production and importation of oil and natural gas, and the rescission of specified environmental requirements. Specifically, the bill directs the President to develop a plan for the United States to achieve energy independence by 2024. The Department of Energy (DOE) must also develop a program and issue rules to ensure that the United States achieves such energy independence and becomes a net exporter of energy.
The bill also addresses energy pipelines, including by approving the TransCanada Keystone Pipeline in Phillips County, Montana for the import of oil from Canada to the United States. It also provides for energy production, including by requiring regulations to be issued by
- DOE to reduce requirements on entities harvesting energy through hydraulic fracturing,
- the Department of Transportation to promote stable and affordable gasoline and diesel prices, and
- the Department of the Interior to promote the leasing of federal land for oil and natural gas production.
In addition, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must identify and repeal certain regulations that substantially reduce energy independence. Further, the bill prohibits the use of any funds to implement the Paris Agreement on climate change. Finally, the bill rescinds (1) Executive Order 14008 about tackling climate change, (2) the 2021 proposed rule issued by the EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers about the scope of the Clean Water Act, and (3) the 2021 proposed rule issued by the EPA about methane gas emissions.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 2, 2022.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | August Pfluger | Mar 2, 2022 |
Committees 9
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 Mar 1, 2022 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Mar 2, 2022 | |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Mar 1, 2022 |
| Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee | Referred Mar 2, 2022 | |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Mar 1, 2022 |
| Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee | Referred Mar 8, 2022 | |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Mar 1, 2022 |
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Mar 1, 2022 |
| Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee | Referred Mar 8, 2022 | |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Mar 1, 2022 |
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Mar 1, 2022 |
| House | Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee | Referred Mar 1, 2022 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Mar 1, 2022 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 8, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
- Mar 8, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- Mar 2, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- Mar 2, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- Mar 1, 2022Introduced in House
- Mar 1, 2022Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Armed Services, Agriculture, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Oversight and Reform, 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.
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. 37, March 1, 2022, pages H1208, H1207.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 171 | Keystone XL Pipeline Construction and Jobs Preservation Act | Related bill | Feb 2, 2021 |
| HR 684 | Keystone XL Pipeline Construction and Jobs Preservation Act | Related bill | Feb 25, 2021 |
| S 3714 | American Energy Independence Act of 2022 | Identical bill | Feb 28, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prioritize United States energy independence, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- American Energy Independence Act of 2022
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Administrative remedies
- Air quality
- Alliances
- Appropriations
- Canada
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Commuting
- Conflicts and wars
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Energy
- Department of the Interior
- Department of Transportation
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Energy
- Energy prices
- Energy storage, supplies, demand
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Environmental regulatory procedures
- Europe
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
- Government information and archives
- International law and treaties
- Land use and conservation
- Licensing and registrations
- Military operations and strategy
- Montana
- Motor fuels
- Oil and gas
- Pipelines
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Russia
- Ukraine
- Water quality
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 1, 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.
