Senate Bill 319 - POWER Act

Purpose and Summary

Chamber: Senate

Introduced date: 2023-02-09

Recent Activity

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Alternative Names

POWER Act

POWER Act

Protecting Our Wealth of Energy Resources Act of 2023

A bill to prohibit the President from issuing moratoria on leasing and permitting energy and minerals on certain Federal land.

Associated Legislation

POWER Act of 2023

Transparency, Accountability, Permitting, and Production of American Resources Act

Andrew Jackson Statue Removal Act

Policy Areas

Energy

Potential Impact

Coal

Forests, forestry, trees

Land use and conservation

Licensing and registrations

Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Metals

Mining

Oil and gas

Strategic materials and reserves

Sponsors and Supporters

Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY]

Cosponsors and Supporters

Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]

Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]

Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL]

Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]

Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]

Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]

Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]

Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]

Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND]

Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI]

Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]

Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]

Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]

Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]

Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL]

Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]

Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK]

Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]

Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]

Sen. Vance, J. D. [R-OH]

Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]

Committees and Subcommittees

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Variations and Revisions

Andrew Jackson Statue Removal ActPOWER Act of 2023Transparency, Accountability, Permitting, and Production of American Resources Act

POWER Act

12/15/2023, 4:05 PM

Protecting Our Wealth of Energy Resources Act of 2023 or the POWER Act

This bill requires the President and federal agencies to obtain the approval of Congress before prohibiting or substantially delaying certain new energy or miner...

Congress
118
Number
S - 319
Introduced on
2023-02-09
# Amendments
0
Sponsors
+5
Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

2/9/2023
Text
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Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Protecting Our Wealth of Energy Resources Act of 2023 or the POWER Act

This bill requires the President and federal agencies to obtain the approval of Congress before prohibiting or substantially delaying certain new energy or miner...

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedA bill to prohibit the President from issuing moratoria on leasing and permitting energy and minerals on certain Federal land.
Policy Areas
Energy
Potential Impact
Coal•
Forests, forestry, trees•
Land use and conservation•
Licensing and registrations•
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries•
Metals•
Mining•
Oil and gas•
Strategic materials and reserves

Comments

Related

Bill:  Andrew Jackson Statue Removal Act
Bill:  POWER Act of 2023
Bill:  Transparency, Accountability, Permitting, and Production of American Resources Act

Recent Activity

Latest Summary4/20/2023

Protecting Our Wealth of Energy Resources Act of 2023 or the POWER Act

This bill requires the President and federal agencies to obtain the approval of Congress before prohibiting or substantially delaying certain new energy or miner...

Latest Action2/9/2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.