• Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee• Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee• Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee• Foreign Affairs Committee• Agriculture Committee• Energy Subcommittee• Financial Services Committee• Armed Services Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee• Oversight and Government Reform Committee• Natural Resources Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
American Energy Independence Act of 2022 This bill addresses U.S. energy independence, the production and importation of oil and natural gas, and the rescission of specified environmental requirements. Specifically, the bill directs the President to develop a plan for the United States to achieve energy independence by 2024. The Department of Energy (DOE) must also develop a program and issue rules to ensure that the United States achieves such energy independence and becomes a net exporter of energy. The bill also addresses energy pipelines, including by approving the TransCanada Keystone Pipeline in Phillips County, Montana for the import of oil from Canada to the United States. It also provides for energy production, including by requiring regulations to be issued by DOE to reduce requirements on entities harvesting energy through hydraulic fracturing, the Department of Transportation to promote stable and affordable gasoline and diesel prices, and the Department of the Interior to promote the leasing of federal land for oil and natural gas production. In addition, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must identify and repeal certain regulations that substantially reduce energy independence. Further, the bill prohibits the use of any funds to implement the Paris Agreement on climate change. Finally, the bill rescinds (1) Executive Order 14008 about tackling climate change, (2) the 2021 proposed rule issued by the EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers about the scope of the Clean Water Act, and (3) the 2021 proposed rule issued by the EPA about methane gas emissions.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Armed Services, Agriculture, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Oversight and Reform, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Armed Services, Agriculture, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Oversight and Reform, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
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American Energy Independence Act of 2022
USA117th CongressHR-6884| House
| Updated: 3/8/2022
American Energy Independence Act of 2022 This bill addresses U.S. energy independence, the production and importation of oil and natural gas, and the rescission of specified environmental requirements. Specifically, the bill directs the President to develop a plan for the United States to achieve energy independence by 2024. The Department of Energy (DOE) must also develop a program and issue rules to ensure that the United States achieves such energy independence and becomes a net exporter of energy. The bill also addresses energy pipelines, including by approving the TransCanada Keystone Pipeline in Phillips County, Montana for the import of oil from Canada to the United States. It also provides for energy production, including by requiring regulations to be issued by DOE to reduce requirements on entities harvesting energy through hydraulic fracturing, the Department of Transportation to promote stable and affordable gasoline and diesel prices, and the Department of the Interior to promote the leasing of federal land for oil and natural gas production. In addition, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must identify and repeal certain regulations that substantially reduce energy independence. Further, the bill prohibits the use of any funds to implement the Paris Agreement on climate change. Finally, the bill rescinds (1) Executive Order 14008 about tackling climate change, (2) the 2021 proposed rule issued by the EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers about the scope of the Clean Water Act, and (3) the 2021 proposed rule issued by the EPA about methane gas emissions.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Armed Services, Agriculture, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Oversight and Reform, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Armed Services, Agriculture, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Oversight and Reform, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
• Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee• Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee• Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee• Foreign Affairs Committee• Agriculture Committee• Energy Subcommittee• Financial Services Committee• Armed Services Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee• Oversight and Government Reform Committee• Natural Resources Committee
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesAir qualityAlliancesAppropriationsCanadaClimate change and greenhouse gasesCommutingConflicts and warsCongressional oversightDepartment of EnergyDepartment of the InteriorDepartment of TransportationElectric power generation and transmissionEnergy pricesEnergy storage, supplies, demandEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Environmental regulatory proceduresEuropeFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)Government information and archivesInternational law and treatiesLand use and conservationLicensing and registrationsMilitary operations and strategyMontanaMotor fuelsOil and gasPipelinesPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsRussiaUkraineWater quality