3.0.0 1194 2026-03-04T16:07:41Z 2026-03-04T16:07:41Z House H HR 2025-02-11 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1194 [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 11, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana:H.R. 1194.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Under Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution, Congresshas the power ``to make all Laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, andall other Powers vested by this Constitution in theGovernment of the United States, or any Department or Officerthereof''[Page H645]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-02-11T15:02:00Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-02-11T15:01:50Z 2025-02-11 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2025-02-11 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2025-02-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-02-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001077 Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] Clay Higgins R LA 3 N H001096 Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large] Harriet Hageman R WY M. 0 2025-02-11 True Energy Energy 2025-03-17T14:28:49Z 00 2025-02-11 Introduced in House 2026-03-04T16:05:39Z Federal Lands and Waters Leasing Transparency Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to provide explanations to the highest bidders when it rejects their bids for certain offshore oil and gas leases. The bill also prohibits courts from invalidating or delaying certain onshore and offshore oil and gas leases.

When Interior determines that the federal government will not receive the fair market value for offshore lease tracts on submerged lands of the Outer Continental Shelf from the highest bidder, then Interior must provide a report to the bidder that explains the basis for the determination. If the bid was subject to a resource and economic evaluation, the report must include information on how the bid compares to specified valuation metrics. These requirements apply to lease sales in which Interior received at least one bid and did not issue a lease to the highest bidder.

Additionally, courts may not prevent Interior from issuing certain onshore oil and gas leases by a 60-day statutory deadline unless the lease would violate federal law.

Further, the bill prohibits civil actions that challenge certain offshore oil and gas lease sales from (1) invalidating leases issued under such sales; and (2) delaying the consideration of plans, documents, or applications for a federal authorization or approval of activities for a lease. If a court finds that the sale was not carried out in compliance with federal law, the court must (1) remand the matter to Interior, and (2) direct Interior to correct the noncompliance. 

]]> Federal Lands and Waters Leasing Transparency Act Display Title 45 Federal Lands and Waters Leasing Transparency Act 2025-03-13T05:23:25Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Federal Lands and Waters Leasing Transparency Act 2025-03-13T05:23:21Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and the Mineral Leasing Act to require reports on rejected bids, to clarify timelines for the issuance of leases, and for other purposes. 2025-03-13T05:18:38Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2025-02-11T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr1194ih/xml/BILLS-119hr1194ih.xml 2025-02-11 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.