[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1362 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1362

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 3, 2023

  Mr. Pfluger (for himself, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Moylan, Mr. Ellzey, Mr. 
 Newhouse, and Mrs. Miller-Meeks) 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 a moratorium 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 MORATORIUM OF NEW OIL AND GAS LEASES ON CERTAIN 
              FEDERAL LANDS.

    (a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 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) Definition.--In this section, 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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