FREEDOM Act

Hozzl · 2026-02-13T16:51:05Z

Explore the details of House Bill 7329 FREEDOM Act currently in Congress. Get insights into its purpose, current status, sponsors, and potential impact on Energy. Stay informed on legislative developments.

2/13/2026, 4:51 PM

Summary of Bill HR 7329

H.R. 7329, introduced in the 119th Congress on February 3, 2026, aims to amend multiple energy-related acts to streamline leasing and permitting processes for energy and mineral projects on federal lands. The bill seeks to clarify federal authorization requirements for projects on non-federal land, establish enforceable federal authorization timelines and expedited judicial remedies, limit federal actions halting fully permitted projects, and create a de-risking compensation program.

Read the Full Bill

Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML

Current Status of Bill HR 7329

Bill HR 7329 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since February 3, 2026. Bill HR 7329 was introduced during Congress 119 and was introduced to the House on February 3, 2026. Bill HR 7329's most recent activity was Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, and the Judiciary, 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. as of February 3, 2026

Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 7329

Total Number of Sponsors

Democrat Sponsors

Republican Sponsors

Unaffiliated Sponsors

Total Number of Cosponsors

Democrat Cosponsors

Republican Cosponsors

Unaffiliated Cosponsors

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 7329

Primary Policy Focus

Energy

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 7329

To amend the Energy Act of 2020, the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970, the Energy Policy Act of 2005, and the Mineral Leasing Act to streamline the leasing and permitting processes of Federal agencies for certain energy and mineral projects, to clarify Federal authorization requirements for certain projects on non-Federal land, to establish enforceable Federal authorization timelines and expedited judicial remedies, to limit Federal actions halting fully permitted projects, to create a de-risking compensation program, and for other purposes.