Unleashing American Energy Act
Latest action · Feb 21, 2023 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.
- IntroducedJan 13, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Unleashing American Energy Act
This bill requires a minimum amount of oil and gas lease sales a year on certain submerged lands of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and limits delays on federal oil and gas leases on such lands.
Specifically, this bill requires the Department of the Interior to annually conduct a minimum of two region-wide oil and gas lease sales in each of the following regions of the OCS: (1) the Gulf of Mexico region in the Central Gulf of Mexico Planning Area and the Western Gulf of Mexico Planning Area, and (2) the Alaska region.
In addition, the bill requires the President to obtain congressional approval before delaying federal oil and gas leases on the OCS.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 13, 2023 to Feb 9, 2023; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AL | Barry Moore | Original | Jan 13, 2023 |
| R-TX | Beth Van Duyne | Original | Jan 13, 2023 |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | Original | Jan 13, 2023 |
| R-LA | Garret Graves | Original | Jan 13, 2023 |
| R-LA | Julia Letlow | Original | Jan 13, 2023 |
| R-MT | Matthew M. Rosendale, Sr. | Original | Jan 13, 2023 |
| R-MS | Michael Guest | Original | Jan 13, 2023 |
| R-LA | Mike Johnson | Original | Jan 13, 2023 |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Original | Jan 13, 2023 |
| R-MN | Pete Stauber | Original | Jan 13, 2023 |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Original | Jan 13, 2023 |
| R-CA | Tom McClintock | Original | Jan 13, 2023 |
| R-NC | Virginia Foxx | Original | Jan 13, 2023 |
| R-MS | Mike Ezell | Jan 20, 2023 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Jan 25, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Ronny Jackson | Jan 31, 2023 | |
| R-ID | Russ Fulcher | Feb 9, 2023 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jan 13, 2023 |
| Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee | Referred Feb 21, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 21, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- Jan 13, 2023Introduced in House
- Jan 13, 2023Referred to the House Committee on 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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 11, January 13, 2023, page H238.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44692 | Five-Year Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing Program: Status and Issues in Brief | Report | Jul 29, 2026 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1335 | TAPP American Resources Act | Related bill | Mar 23, 2023 |
| S 1456 | SPUR Act | Related bill | May 4, 2023 |
| HR 7285 | Unleashing American Energy Act | Reintroduction of | Mar 30, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a minimum number of oil and gas lease sales in certain areas, to prevent delays in oil and gas leasing, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Unleashing American Energy Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 13, 2023Introduced 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.
