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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.

3/13/2024, 2:58 AM

Congressional Summary of S 4571

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.

Current Status of Bill S 4571

Bill S 4571 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since July 20, 2022. Bill S 4571 was introduced during Congress 117 and was introduced to the Senate on July 20, 2022.  Bill S 4571's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. as of July 20, 2022

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 4571

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
0
Republican Sponsors
1
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
1
Democrat Cosponsors
0
Republican Cosponsors
1
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 4571

Primary Policy Focus

Energy

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 4571

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

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