Expands oil, gas and mining leasing on federal land and speeds energy project permits

§1What it does

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This bill would require the Interior Department to hold more oil and gas lease sales on federal land and offshore, including quarterly onshore sales in each state with available land and at least two sales a year in the Gulf of Mexico and off Alaska, and to quickly issue pending drilling permits.^2,3 It would narrow and shorten environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act, the law requiring federal agencies to study the environmental effects of their decisions, by setting deadlines and page limits, exempting certain energy activities and limiting court challenges.³ It would also bar a president from declaring a moratorium on fracking without approval from Congress, ease approvals for pipelines and for natural gas imports and exports, and narrow the grounds on which states can deny the water quality certifications that such projects need.³ In addition, it would repeal the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, a fee on methane emissions from certain oil and gas facilities, and the high-efficiency electric home rebate program along with related grants for training home energy efficiency contractors and adopting building energy codes, and would bar the Energy Department from adopting rules that limit consumer access to gas stoves and ovens.³

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§3How Congress voted

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