[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 218 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 218

    To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
Agriculture from issuing moratoriums on issuing new oil and gas leases 
              and drill permits on certain Federal lands.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 2021

  Mr. Pfluger (for himself, Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas, Mrs. Bice of 
 Oklahoma, Mr. Jackson, Ms. Herrell, Mr. Babin, Mr. Roy, Mr. Crenshaw, 
Mr. Fallon, and Mr. Arrington) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the 
Committee on 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

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                                 A BILL


 
    To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
Agriculture from issuing moratoriums on issuing new oil and gas leases 
              and drill permits on certain Federal lands.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Saving America's Energy Future 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON MORATORIUMS OF NEW OIL AND GAS LEASES ON CERTAIN 
              FEDERAL LANDS.

    (a) Prohibition.--The Secretary concerned may not issue a 
moratorium on issuing new oil and gas leases and drill permits, nor 
renewals of such permits, on Federal lands under such Secretary's 
jurisdiction.
    (b) Definitions.--The term ``Secretary concerned'' means--
            (1) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to National 
        Forest System lands; and
            (2) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to public 
        lands administered by such Secretary.
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