Us Congress 2023-2024 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB1

Introduced
3/14/23  
Refer
3/14/23  
Refer
3/15/23  
Refer
3/15/23  
Refer
3/15/23  
Refer
3/15/23  
Refer
3/15/23  

Caption

Lower Energy Costs Act This bill provides for the exploration, development, importation, and exportation of energy resources (e.g., oil, gas, and minerals). For example, it sets forth provisions to (1) expedite energy projects, (2) eliminate or reduce certain fees related to the development of federal energy resources, and (3) eliminate certain funds that provide incentives to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases. The bill expedites the development, importation, and exportation of energy resources, including by waiving environmental review requirements and other specified requirements under certain environmental laws, eliminating certain restrictions on the import and export of oil and natural gas, prohibiting the President from declaring a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing (a type of process used to extract underground energy resources), directing the Department of the Interior to conduct sales for the leasing of oil and gas resources on federal lands and waters as specified by the bill, and limiting the authority of the President and executive agencies to restrict or delay the development of energy on federal land. In addition, the bill reduces royalties for oil and gas development on federal land and eliminates charges on methane emissions. It also eliminates a variety of funds, such as funds for energy efficiency improvements in buildings as well as the greenhouse gas reduction fund.

Companion Bills

US HB150

Related Protecting American Energy Production Act This bill 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. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a process to extract underground resources such as oil or gas from a geologic formation by injecting water, a propping agent (e.g., sand), and chemical additives into a well under enough pressure to fracture the formation.

US HB209

Related bill Permitting for Mining Needs Act of 2023 This bill expedites the review of mining projects on federal lands and limits judicial review of mining projects. For example, the bill expands the federal permitting and review processes under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for critical minerals. Under the act, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Forest Service, to the maximum extent practicable, must complete the federal permitting and review processes related to critical mineral mines on federal lands with maximum efficiency and effectiveness. This bill expands this process to include all minerals as defined by the bill, not only critical minerals. The bill also establishes deadlines for completing the review of mining projects under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. In addition, the bill also expands the meaning of covered projects under the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act to include (1) certain mineral production projects, and (2) certain actions taken by the Department of Defense. Such projects qualify for expedited environmental review. It also establishes requirements to expedite the review or authorization of certain mineral projects, such as (1) mineral exploration activities with a surface disturbance of no more than five acres of public lands, (2) ancillary mining activities, and (3) uranium projects. Finally, the bill limits judicial review of a permit, license, or approval issued by a lead agency for a mining project by requiring the filing of claims within a certain time period.

US SB23

Related bill Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act This bill establishes a new process for approving the construction and operation of energy infrastructure across an international border of the United States and replaces the existing process established under specified executive orders. Specifically, this bill requires a person to obtain a certificate of crossing before constructing, connecting, operating, or maintaining a border-crossing facility for the import or export of oil, natural gas, or electricity across a U.S. border between Canada or Mexico. A certificate must be obtained from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for a facility consisting of oil or natural gas pipelines or the Department of Energy (DOE) for an electric transmission facility. As a condition of issuing a certificate, DOE must require that an electric transmission facility be constructed, connected, operated, or maintained consistent with specified policies and standards. FERC and DOE must meet a deadline for issuing a certificate as set forth by this bill. The bill also requires FERC to meet a deadline for approving applications to import or export natural gas to or from Canada or Mexico.

US HB484

Related Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act This bill eliminates a program administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that provides incentives for petroleum and natural gas systems to reduce their emissions of methane and other greenhouse gases. It also repeals a charge on methane emissions from specific types of facilities that are required to report their greenhouse gas emissions to the EPA's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Program.

US HB647

Related Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2023

US HB829

Related Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act

US HCR14

Related Expressing disapproval of the revocation by President Biden of the Presidential permit for the Keystone XL pipeline.

US HB1023

Related Cutting Green Corruption and Taxes Act

US HB1043

Related To restore onshore energy production.

US HB1068

Related Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act

US HB1058

Related Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act

US HB1070

Related bill To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide the owner or operator of a critical energy resource facility an interim permit under subtitle C that is subject to final approval by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes.

US HB1085

Related bill REFINER Act Researching Efficient Federal Improvements for Necessary Energy Refining Act

US HB1056

Related bill To require the Comptroller General to conduct a study to assess certain environmental review processes with regard to offshore wind projects, and for other purposes.

US HB1067

Related American Energy Act

US HCR17

Related Expressing the sense of Congress that the Federal Government should not impose any restrictions on the export of crude oil or other petroleum products.

US HB1115

Related bill Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act

US HB1141

Related Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act

US HB1130

Related Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2023

US HB1131

Related To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to authorize the use of flexible air permitting with respect to certain critical energy resource facilities, and for other purposes.

US HB1140

Related To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive application of certain requirements with respect to processing and refining a critical energy resource at a critical energy resource facility, and for other purposes.

US HB1121

Related Protecting American Energy Production Act

US HB1197

Related Protecting International Pipelines for Energy Security Act

US HB1152

Related Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023

US HB1158

Related Elimination of Future Technology Delays Act of 2023

US HB1155

Related Keeping America’s Refineries Act

US HB1205

Related Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing Act

US HB1335

Related TAPP American Resources Act Transparency, Accountability, Permitting, and Production of American Resources Act

US HB1430

Related bill Determination of NEPA Adequacy Streamlining Act

US HB1449

Related bill CLEAN Act Committing Leases for Energy Access Now Act

US HB1557

Related bill BID Act of 2023 Better Interoperability for Devices Act of 2023

US HB1603

Related Homeowner Energy Freedom Act

US HB1577

Related bill Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2023 BUILDER Act of 2023

US SB947

Related bill Lower Energy Costs Act Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023 TAPP American Resources Act Transparency, Accountability, Permitting, and Production of American Resources Act

US SB988

Related bill Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Projects Act

US SB989

Related bill North American Energy Act

US HR260

Procedurally-related Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1) to lower energy costs by increasing American energy production, exports, infrastructure, and critical minerals processing, by promoting transparency, accountability, permitting, and production of American resources, and by improving water quality certification and energy projects, and for other purposes.

US HB2623

Related bill PRIMED Act Permit Reform In Mining for Energy and Defense Act

US SB1281

Related Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2023

US HB2811

Related Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023 TAPP American Resources Act Transparency, Accountability, Permitting, and Production of American Resources Act Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2023

US HB2925

Related Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2024

US HB7176

Related Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2024

US HB7409

Related HEATS Act Harnessing Energy At Thermal Sources Act

US SB4020

Related Banning Oil Exports to Foreign Adversaries Act

Similar Bills

US SB947

Lower Energy Costs Act Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023 TAPP American Resources Act Transparency, Accountability, Permitting, and Production of American Resources Act

US HB1335

TAPP American Resources Act Transparency, Accountability, Permitting, and Production of American Resources Act

US HB2811

Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023 TAPP American Resources Act Transparency, Accountability, Permitting, and Production of American Resources Act Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2023

US SB1456

SPUR Act Spur Permitting of Underdeveloped Resources Act

US HB10508

To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to support the responsible development of offshore renewable energy projects, establish the Offshore Power Administration, and for other purposes.

US HB3742

Offshore Energy Modernization Act of 2025

US SB879

Energy Freedom Act

US HB8998

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025