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H.R. 4294 (116th)

American Energy First Act

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Introduced

11 September 2019

Last action

16 September 2019 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.

Sponsors

Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1], Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1], Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large], Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9], Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3], Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK], Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22], Rep. Pence, Greg [R-IN-6], Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8], Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8], Rep. Armstrong, Kelly [R-ND-At Large], Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6], Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1]

Subjects

Energy

Source updated

3 January 2025

Energy

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Summary

American Energy First Act This bill addresses offshore and onshore oil and gas resources, and the use of renewable energy resources on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and other federal lands. Among other things, the bill allows states with an established permitting and regulatory program to manage certain federal permitting and regulatory responsibilities for oil and gas development on federal lands within their borders; limits the President's authority to prohibit oil and gas leasing on the OCS; establishes a revenue sharing framework to distribute revenues collected from oil and gas leasing on the OCS to certain states (Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Alaska); provides a mechanism for states to receive their entitled percentage of sales, bonuses, royalties, and rentals for all public land or deposits located in the state; requires the Department of the Interior to establish certain federal land as geothermal and wind energy leasing priority areas; and limits the authority of Interior to declare a moratorium on the leasing of federal lands for oil and gas activities unless such moratorium is authorized by Congress.

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Timeline

  1. 11 September 2019

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 11 September 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 11 September 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 16 September 2019

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

    Source: Committee

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  • Introduced in House (text)

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