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 (authority) 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.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-10 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate |
| 2025-02-07 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2025-02-07 | Vote | On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 226 - 188 (Roll no. 35). (text: CR H561) | House floor actions |
| 2025-02-07 | Vote | On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 205 - 207 (Roll no. 34). | House floor actions |
| 2025-02-07 | Floor | The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX. | House floor actions |
| 2025-02-07 | Floor | Mr. Casten moved to recommit to the Committee on Natural Resources. (text: CR H568) | House floor actions |
| 2025-02-07 | Floor | The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. | House floor actions |
| 2025-02-07 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 26. | House floor actions |
| 2025-02-07 | Floor | Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 5. (consideration: CR H561-569) | House floor actions |
| 2025-01-03 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2025-01-03 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2025-01-03 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |