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

Refer

3/24/23

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.

Congress_id

118-HR-1

Policy_area

Energy

Introduced_date

2023-03-14

Latest HB1 Activity

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

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US SB23

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US HB484

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US HB647

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US HB829

Related Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act

US HCR14

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US HB1023

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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

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US HB1056

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US HB1067

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US HCR17

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US HB1115

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US HB1130

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US HB1131

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US HB1140

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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

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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

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