Energy Freedom Act

Bill Number

HR 7094

Introduced

Mar 15, 2022

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

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Topics

Energy

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Summary

Energy Freedom Act

This bill establishes requirements to provide for domestic energy production, including by

limiting delays on oil, gas, or coal development;
requiring a minimum number of annual sales of leases on federal lands and waters for oil and gas development;
requiring sales of leases of federal land for wind, solar, and geothermal development;
allowing the Department of the Interior to grant licenses for the exploration and mining of hardrock minerals on the Outer Continental Shelf.

Actions

Mar 16, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Mar 16, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Mar 16, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Mar 15, 2022

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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.
Mar 15, 2022

Introduced in House

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