This legislation, known as the "Protecting American Energy Production Act," seeks to prevent any executive branch-imposed halt on hydraulic fracturing. Its primary objective is to prohibit the President from declaring a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas production. The bill includes a Sense of Congress stating that individual states should maintain their primary authority for regulating hydraulic fracturing on state and private lands. This measure ensures that any nationwide restriction on hydraulic fracturing would require explicit approval through an Act of Congress , thereby limiting presidential power in this area.