Energy Freedom Act
Latest action · Mar 3, 2022 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 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 3, 2022
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 3, 2022.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | Bill Hagerty | Original | Mar 3, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Mar 3, 2022 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 3, 2022Introduced in Senate
- Mar 3, 2022Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R48064 | Considerations for Federal Leasing of Onshore Energy: Oil and Gas and Geothermal Power | Report | Sep 14, 2026 |
| IF11909 | Offshore Oil and Gas: Leasing “Pause,” Federal Leasing Review, and Current Issues Archived | Resource | Apr 29, 2022 |
Related bills 6
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 |
| HR 543 | POWER Act | Related bill | Feb 24, 2021 |
| S 879 | Energy Freedom Act | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 21, 2023 |
| S 1011 | Natural Gas Export Expansion Act | Related bill | Mar 25, 2021 |
| HR 2705 | Natural Gas Export Expansion Act | Related bill | Apr 21, 2021 |
| HR 7094 | Energy Freedom Act | Identical bill | Mar 16, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide greater output, price stability, and regulatory certainty with respect to domestic energy production in the United States and exports, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Energy Freedom Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 3, 2022Introduced in Senate
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