US HB7400 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 21-0)
Status: Introduced on June 29 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 29 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Prohibits the President from declaring a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing unless Congress authorizes the moratorium. The bill also expresses the sense of Congress that states should maintain primacy for the regulation of hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas production on state and private lands.
Title
Protecting American Energy Production Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC] | Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ] | Rep. Kelly Armstrong [R-ND] | Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA] |
| Sen. Markwayne Mullin [R-OK] | Rep. Ralph Norman [R-SC] | Rep. Michael Conaway [R-TX] | Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX] |
| Rep. Austin Scott [R-GA] | Rep. Chip Roy [R-TX] | Rep. Kevin Hern [R-OK] | Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH] |
| Rep. William Timmons [R-SC] | Rep. Troy Balderson [R-OH] | Rep. Dan Newhouse [R-WA] | Rep. Dan Meuser [R-PA] |
| Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX] | Rep. Guy Reschenthaler [R-PA] | Rep. Fred Keller [R-PA] | Rep. Pete Stauber [R-MN] |
| Rep. Barry Loudermilk [R-GA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-23 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. |
| 2020-06-29 | House | Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. |
| 2020-06-29 | House | Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. |
| 2020-06-29 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Congressional-executive branch relations
Energy
Mining
Oil and gas
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
State and local government operations
Energy
Mining
Oil and gas
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
State and local government operations
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7400/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7400/BILLS-116hr7400ih.pdf |
