United States · Bill · S
S. 5217 (117th)
Use it or Lose it Act of 2022
Introduced
8 December 2022
Last action
8 December 2022 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sponsors
Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], John Reed
Subjects
Energy
Source updated
24 March 2026
Summary
Use it or Lose it Act of 2022 This bill requires holders of certain offshore and onshore oil and gas leases to diligently develop their leases. The Department of the Interior may assess an annual fee against a leaseholder who fails to appropriately develop a lease.
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Timeline
8 December 2022
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
8 December 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 8 December 2022 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 8 December 2022
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 8 December 2022
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 8 December 2022
Sponsors
- Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- John Reed · D · Sponsor
- · sseg00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/5217
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/5217
- us · 117-s-5217 · source updated 24 March 2026