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Protecting American Energy Production Act
H.R. 26, 119th Congress
- Status
- Passed one chamber
- Introduced
- 01/03/2025
- Cosponsors
- 18
- Latest action
- 02/10/2025
About this bill
- Official title
- Protecting American Energy Production Act
- Sponsor
- August Pfluger (R-TX)
- Introduced in
- House
- Policy area
- Energy
- Committees
- Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Natural Resources Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee
- Latest action
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Summary
Congressional Research Service, Introduced in House (01/03/2025)
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.
Roll call votes on this bill
- House roll call 35: On Passage (H.R. 26)
02/07/2025Passed226 to 188
Protecting American Energy Production Act
- House roll call 34: On Motion to Recommit (H.R. 26)
02/07/2025Failed205 to 207
Protecting American Energy Production Act
Actions
Newest first
- 02/10/2025 · Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- 02/07/2025 · House
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 02/07/2025 · House
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 226 - 188 (Roll no. 35). (text: CR H561)
- 02/07/2025
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 226 - 188 (Roll no. 35).
- 02/07/2025 · House
On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 205 - 207 (Roll no. 34).
- 02/07/2025 · House
The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
- 02/07/2025 · House
Mr. Casten moved to recommit to the Committee on Natural Resources. (text: CR H568)
- 02/07/2025 · House
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- 02/07/2025 · House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 26.
- 02/07/2025 · House
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 5. (consideration: CR H561-569)
- 01/03/2025 · House
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.
- 01/03/2025
Introduced in House
Subjects: Congressional-executive branch relations, Mining, Oil and gas, Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents, State and local government operations.
Source: U.S. Government Publishing Office, GovInfo Bill Status; Congressional Research Service summaries · Last updated 02/10/2025