House bill · H.R. 26 (119th Congress)

Protecting American Energy Production Act

U.S. House of Representatives

Latest action Feb 10, 2025

Sponsor: August Pfluger (U.S. Representative, TX-11, Republican)

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Summary

Protecting American Energy Production Act This bill prohibits the President from declaring a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing unless Congress authorizes the moratorium. The bill also expresses the sense of Congress that states should maintain primacy (authority) for the regulation of hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas production on state and private lands. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a process to extract underground resources such as oil or gas from a geologic formation by injecting water, a propping agent (e.g., sand), and chemical additives into a well under enough pressure to fracture the formation.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

Committee

House Committee on Energy and Commerce · U.S. House of Representatives

Also referred to House Committee on Natural Resources · U.S. House of Representatives.

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Recorded votes

Vote: On Motion to Recommit
U.S. HouseFeb 7, 2025Result: Failed
(205) (207) (0) (20)
Vote: On Passage
U.S. HouseFeb 7, 2025Result: Passed
(226) (188) (0) (19)

H.R. 133Protecting American Energy Production ActIdentical bill
H.Res. 5Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, and for other purposes.Related bill
H.R. 150, 118th CongressRelated bill in another Congress
H.R. 1121, 118th CongressRelated bill in another Congress
H.R. 751, 117th CongressRelated bill in another Congress

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Full history

Feb 10, 2025
In committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
U.S. House
Feb 10, 2025
Sent to the executive
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
U.S. Senate
Feb 7, 2025
Debate - the House Proceeded With One Hour of Debate on H.R. 26.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 26.
U.S. House of Representatives
Feb 7, 2025
Passed a chamber
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Feb 7, 2025
Passed a chamber
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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Feb 7, 2025
Passed a chamber
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Feb 7, 2025
On Motion to Recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 205 - 207 (roll no. 34).
On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 205 - 207 (Roll no. 34).
Feb 7, 2025
On Motion to Recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 205 - 207 (roll no. 34).
On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 205 - 207 (Roll no. 34).
Feb 7, 2025
On Motion to Recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 205 - 207 (roll no. 34).
On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 205 - 207 (Roll no. 34).
Feb 7, 2025
Passed a chamber
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 226 - 188 (Roll no. 35).
U.S. House of Representatives
Feb 4, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in U.S. House
U.S. House
Jan 3, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
U.S. House of Representatives
Jan 3, 2025
Referred to committee
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Jan 3, 2025
Referred to committee
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Jan 3, 2025
Referred to committee
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

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