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- H.R.7400
H.R.7400: Protecting American Energy Production Act
About This Bill
- Introduced June 29, 2020
- Latest Major Action July 23, 2020
- See the three similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
20 (All Republicans)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - June 29, 2020
Bill Summary
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.
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| July 23, 2020 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
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| June 29, 2020 |
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.
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| June 29, 2020 |
Introduced in the House by Jeffrey Duncan (R-S.C.) |