United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 923 (118th)
POWER Act of 2023
Introduced
9 February 2023
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
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Summary
Protecting Our Wealth of Energy Resources Act of 2023 or the POWER Act of 2023 This bill requires the President and federal agencies to obtain the approval of Congress before prohibiting or substantially delaying certain new energy or mineral leases or permits on federal lands. Specifically, approval must be obtained for new (1) oil and gas leases, drill permits, approvals, or authorizations; (2) coal leases, permits, approvals, or authorizations; and (3) mineral patents, leases, permits, approvals, or authorizations. In addition, the President and agencies must obtain the approval of Congress before withdrawing certain federal lands from mineral and geothermal leasing activities.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 9 February 2023
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Introduced in House · EN · 9 February 2023
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 9 February 2023
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/923
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/923