[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8678 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8678

  To direct the Secretary of Energy to restrict certain grants to any 
State that has in effect a law prohibiting hydraulic fracturing within 
                  such State, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 5, 2022

  Ms. Tenney introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Secretary of Energy to restrict certain grants to any 
State that has in effect a law prohibiting hydraulic fracturing within 
                  such State, and for other purposes.

    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 ``American Energy is Global Security 
Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON HYDRAULIC FRACTURING.

    Section 545(c) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 
(42 U.S.C. 17155) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) Ineligibility.--A State may not be eligible for a 
        grant under the program if such State establishes or continues 
        to enforce a prohibition of hydraulic fracturing, as defined in 
        section 60.5430a of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
        any successor regulation), within such State.''.
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