Requires withdrawal of a proposed rule on oil and gas leasing on federal public lands

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This bill would require the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw its proposed rule on oil and gas leasing on federal public lands, titled Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Process.^2,3 The proposed rule would revise how that leasing works, partly to carry out provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021.^2,3 It would also bar the bureau from finalizing, carrying out or enforcing that rule or any substantially similar rule.² The House passed a version rewritten by its Natural Resources Committee, which added a 30-day deadline for the withdrawal.^2,3

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