118 HR 1121 RH: Protecting American Energy Production Act U.S. House of Representatives 2024-01-31 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IBUnion Calendar No. 305118th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 1121[Report No. 118–19, Parts I and II]IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 21, 2023Mr. Duncan (for himself, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. Perry, Mr. Estes, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Norman, Mr. Jackson of Texas, Mr. Carl, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Kustoff, Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Womack, Mr. Finstad, Ms. Boebert, Mr. Ogles, Mr. Valadao, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. Babin, Mr. Bost, and Mr. Balderson) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 concernedMarch 23, 2023Reported from the Committee on Energy and CommerceJanuary 31, 2024Additional sponsors: Mr. Griffith, Ms. De La Cruz, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Allen, Mr. Donalds, Mr. Cline, and Mr. BrecheenJanuary 31, 2024Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printedA BILLTo prohibit a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Protecting American Energy Production Act.

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Protecting American energy production

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Sense of Congress

It is the sense of Congress that States should maintain primacy for the regulation of hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas production on State and private lands.(b)

Prohibition on declaration of a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President may not declare a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing unless such moratorium is authorized by an Act of Congress.

January 31, 2024 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed