Legislation· Mar 2024Sponsored by Jeff Duncan (R)
Protecting American Energy Production Act
Would have barred the president from blocking fracking without an act of Congress.
Tradeoff
Would have stopped any presidential fracking moratorium unless Congress approved it. Also stated Congress's view that states should keep control of fracking rules on state and private land.
What's in it
The House passed it 229-188 on March 20, 2024, and the Senate never voted before the Congress ended.
House
Introduced
(Feb 21, 2023)
House
Committee on Natural Resources(Feb 21, 2023)
The bill went to more than one committee at the same time.
House
The Committee on Energy and Commerce voted to send it to the floor
Reported(Mar 9, 2023)
Committee report H. Rept. 118-19, Part I.
House
The Committee on Natural Resources voted to send it to the floor
Reported(Nov 8, 2023)
Committee report H. Rept. 118-19, Part II.
House
On
Failed(Roll #92 · Mar 20, 2024)
202 yeanay 213House
Passage of the bill
Passed(Roll #93 · Mar 20, 2024)
229 yeanay 188Senate
Received from the House
on Energy and Natural Resources(Mar 21, 2024)
- Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA)
- Scott Perry (R-PA)
- Ron Estes (R-KS)
- Randy K., Sr. Weber (R-TX)
- Austin Scott (R-GA)
- Andy Biggs (R-AZ)
- Ralph Norman (R-SC)
- Ronny Jackson (R-TX)
- Jerry L. Carl (R-AL)
- Pete Stauber (R-MN)
- David Kustoff (R-TN)
- Kelly Armstrong (R-ND)
- Steve Womack (R-AR)
- Brad Finstad (R-MN)
- Lauren Boebert (R-CO)
- Andrew Ogles (R-TN)
- David G. Valadao (R-CA)
- Debbie Lesko (R-AZ)
- Brian Babin (R-TX)
- Mike Bost (R-IL)
- Troy Balderson (R-OH)
- H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA)
- Monica De La Cruz (R-TX)
- Tim Walberg (R-MI)
- Larry Bucshon (R-IN)
- Rick W. Allen (R-GA)
- Byron Donalds (R-FL)
- Ben Cline (R-VA)
- Josh Brecheen (R-OK)
Passage votes· Mar 20, 2024· 118th Congress · 2023–2025