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A bill to reaffirm that the President of the United States lacks the authority to stop oil and gas leasing on Federal public land.

USA117th CongressS-4571| Senate 
| Updated: 7/20/2022
Mike Lee

Mike Lee

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (1)
Rick Scott (Republican)

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill specifies that the President may not cancel, delay or otherwise pause quarterly onshore oil and gas lease sales that are proscribed under current law. If a sale is canceled, delayed, or otherwise paused due to Executive Order 14008 (titled Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad and signed on January 27, 2021), the Department of the Interior must conduct a replacement sale within two calendar years of the cancelation, delay, or pause.
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Jul 20, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Jul 20, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  • July 20, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 20, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Energy

A bill to reaffirm that the President of the United States lacks the authority to stop oil and gas leasing on Federal public land.

USA117th CongressS-4571| Senate 
| Updated: 7/20/2022
This bill specifies that the President may not cancel, delay or otherwise pause quarterly onshore oil and gas lease sales that are proscribed under current law. If a sale is canceled, delayed, or otherwise paused due to Executive Order 14008 (titled Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad and signed on January 27, 2021), the Department of the Interior must conduct a replacement sale within two calendar years of the cancelation, delay, or pause.
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Timeline
Jul 20, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Jul 20, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  • July 20, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 20, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Mike Lee

Mike Lee

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (1)
Rick Scott (Republican)

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Energy

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted