Oil, Gas & Mining

Extraction, drilling, mining, and the services that support them. Leasing, permitting, royalty terms, emissions rules, and mineral withdrawals move where you can operate and what it costs to.

Measures whose provisions reach this industry directly, verified against the bill text. Measures written for this industry lead the list, then measures that plainly change how it operates; within each, the likeliest to become law come first. Measures that have become law or failed are removed.

Measures that reach Oil, Gas & Mining directly

S 5039 US Senate Last action
September 17, 2026 BurdenGood chance of law

License to Drill Act

Mike Lee (Republican) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: The bill would extend the Bureau of Land Management's oil and gas permit application fee, which drillers pay for each new application for a permit to drill, through 2037 instead of letting it expire in 2026. It would also send all fees collected in fiscal years 2027 through 2037 to the BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund. This bill requires oil and gas extraction companies to keep paying fees for each new application for a permit to drill through 2037, with the money going to the BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund.
Where it stands: The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a markup on July 29, 2026 and voted to report the bill, and on September 17, 2026 the bill was reported and placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders as Calendar No. 659. It now sits on the calendar of business awaiting the majority leader's scheduling decision; no written report is owed or expected.

HR 7831 US House Last action
October 15, 2026 BurdenGood chance of law

License to Drill Act

Mike Kennedy (Republican) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: The bill would extend the fee that the Interior Secretary must collect for each new application for a permit to drill on federal lands through 2037, pushing the current 2026 expiration date back eleven years. It would also require that all of those fees collected in fiscal years 2027 through 2037 be transferred to the BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund, rather than only a share of them as under current law. This bill keeps oil and gas companies paying BLM fees for each new drilling permit application through 2037, with those fees routed to a fund to improve permit processing.
Where it stands: HR7831 has passed both chambers: the House agreed to it on a suspension voice vote on June 2, 2026 and the Senate passed it without amendment by Unanimous Consent on September 30, 2026. It was presented to the President on October 15, 2026, and the record shows no signature or veto yet.

HR 5631 US House Last action
September 17, 2026 MixedLong shot

Geothermal Energy Advancement Act

Jeff Hurd (Republican) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: The bill would speed federal geothermal permitting on public lands by requiring the Interior Department to approve or deny pending applications for drilling permits and other authorizations under existing geothermal leases within 60 days of finishing required environmental reviews even while lawsuits are pending, and by extending the oil and gas environmental review shortcuts in the 2005 energy law to geothermal exploration and development. It would also let the department bill geothermal applicants and lease holders for processing and inspection costs through September 2033, create a Geothermal Ombudsman and Permitting Task Force inside the Bureau of Land Management that can reassign staff and pay retention allowances up to 25 percent of base pay, update the federal Gold Book permitting guide for geothermal operations, and tie the 10-year royalty window for geothermal power facilities to the date each facility starts operating. This bill requires geothermal developers and leaseholders in the oil, gas and mining sector to reimburse federal processing and inspection costs through 2033, while speeding their lease permitting decisions to 60 days and delaying royalty payments until facilities begin operating.
Where it stands: The House passed HR5631 by voice vote under suspension of the rules on June 2, 2026, so the bill is now pending in the Senate. The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a markup on July 29, 2026 and reported the bill, and on September 17, 2026 it was placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders as Calendar No. 663.

HR 5587 US House Last action
July 15, 2026 BenefitLong shot

HEATS Act

Young Kim (Republican) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: The bill exempts geothermal operators on non-federal land from federal drilling permits and environmental reviews if they hold a state permit. It excludes these activities from Endangered Species Act protections and allows work to begin 30 days after filing the state permit with the Secretary. This bill lets geothermal drilling and exploration operators on non-federal land skip federal drilling permits and environmental reviews if they hold a state permit, cutting approval time and cost for mining support companies and geothermal power developers.
Where it stands: The HEATS Act passed the House on April 23, 2026, and is pending in the Senate where it was referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on April 28, 2026. The Senate subcommittee held hearings on July 15, 2026, indicating active consideration, and no upcoming meetings are scheduled.

S 4410 US Senate Last action
July 29, 2026 BenefitLong shot

A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for the payment of bonus payments of certain coal leases issued under that Act.

John Barrasso (Republican) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: The bill requires bonus payments for certain federal coal leases to be paid in ten equal annual installments rather than a single lump sum. The first installment is due at the time the lease bid is submitted. This bill lets coal mining companies bidding on federal coal leases pay their bonus payments in ten equal annual installments with the first due at bid submission, lowering the upfront cash they need to secure leases.
Where it stands: The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources ordered the bill reported without amendment favorably following a markup on July 29, 2026. No written report has been filed and no calendar placement is recorded, though the committee vote constitutes the report-out event.

HR 10776 US House Last action
October 9, 2026 BenefitLong shot

To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to change certain requirements regarding certain allowed take of marine mammals, and for other purposes.

Mike Ezell (Republican) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: The bill would loosen the marine mammal protection rules that ocean-based industries must follow by rewriting the incidental take provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act, dropping the limits on how few animals may be harmed and how long an authorization can last, and replacing strict impact-minimization standards with conditions the Secretary deems practicable and economically feasible that cannot change an approved project's design, location, scope, duration, or timing. It would also narrow the definition of harassment to actual injury or disturbance rather than the potential for either, define a more lenient negligible-impact standard, and require every finding under the law to rest solely on the best scientific and commercial data available, barring any precautionary assumptions. This bill makes it easier and cheaper for offshore oil and gas survey and drilling operators to get marine mammal take authorizations, with longer permits, a narrower harassment definition, and mitigation conditions that cannot change their project design, location, scope, duration, or timing.
Where it stands: HR10776 was referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources on October 9, 2026 and sits at the committee stage, with no meetings scheduled in our calendar data. No hearing or markup appears in our calendar data, and the chair decides whether either is ever noticed.

HR 3872 US House Last action
September 17, 2026 BurdenLong shot

To amend the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands to make that Act applicable to hardrock minerals.

Pat Fallon (Republican) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: The bill would amend the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands to extend that leasing system, which covers federal lands the United States acquired rather than originally owned, to hardrock minerals such as base and precious metals, industrial minerals, and gemstones. It adds a definition of hardrock mineral that excludes coal, oil, oil shale, gas, sodium, potassium, sulfur, and materials under the Materials Act of 1947, and it adds hardrock minerals alongside sulfur as minerals that can be leased under the act. This bill extends the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands to hardrock minerals, letting metal ore and nonmetallic mineral mining companies lease federal lands for base, precious, and industrial minerals under that law's requirements and fees.
Where it stands: The House passed the bill by voice vote under suspension of the rules on December 15, 2025, so it is now pending in the Senate, which must pass the identical text before anything can go to the President. The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a hearing on February 12, 2026, took the bill up in a markup on June 10, 2026, and reported it on September 17, 2026, the same day it was placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders as Calendar No. 669.

HR 7872 US House Last action
March 25, 2026 BenefitLong shot

To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for the payment of bonus payments of certain coal leases issued under that Act.

Harriet M. Hageman (Republican) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: This bill allows companies bidding on federal coal leases to pay their upfront bonus in ten equal annual installments rather than as a lump sum. The first installment is due at the time of bidding, with the remaining nine payments spread over subsequent years. This bill lets coal mining companies bidding on federal coal leases pay their bonus bid in ten equal annual installments instead of one lump sum, reducing the upfront cash needed and easing capital costs to secure leases.
Where it stands: HR 7872 is stalled in the House Committee on Natural Resources following a subcommittee hearing on March 25, 2026. The measure has not yet advanced to a markup.

HR 10721 US House Last action
October 5, 2026 BurdenLong shot

Stop Orphaned Wells Act

Yassamin Ansari (Democrat) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: The bill would force companies drilling oil and gas on federal and Indian lands to post much larger cleanup bonds, at least $200,000 per lease or $650,000 per state, and would phase out nationwide blanket bonds within one year, with a full liability bond required for operators whose idled wells reach half their wells. It would also block new federal leases or transfers to operators who failed reclamation rules elsewhere, require federal approval with public comment for lease transfers and deny transfers to buyers in bankruptcy or without an investment-grade credit rating or recent compliant operating record, hold prior leaseholders responsible for cleanup duties that accrued before a transfer, impose a new fitness-to-operate certification with annual checks, tighten rules on temporarily abandoned and shut-in wells, and authorize $30 million a year for fiscal years 2028 through 2032 to run the certification program. This bill raises reclamation bonding minimums for oil and gas operators on Federal and Indian lands, phases out nationwide blanket bonds, requires fitness certification, and blocks lease issuance or transfers to noncompliant, bankrupt, or poorly rated companies.
Where it stands: HR 10721, the Stop Orphaned Wells Act, was referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources on October 5, 2026. It now awaits any committee action, and no hearing or markup is scheduled in available calendar data.

S 5630 US Senate Last action
September 30, 2026 BurdenLong shot

Stop Orphaned Wells Act

Michael F. Bennet (Democrat) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: The bill would require federal onshore oil and gas operators to post much larger financial assurances, including minimum bonds of at least $200,000 per lease or $650,000 per operator per state, would ban nationwide bonds that cover all of an operator's leases, and would force full liability bonds on operators whose idled wells reach half their wells. It would also add a fitness-to-operate certification requirement for new or transferred federal leases, keep prior leaseholders responsible for well plugging obligations that accrued before they transfer a lease, impose deadlines on temporarily abandoned and shut-in wells, restrict lease transfers to financially risky buyers, and authorize $30,000,000 per year for fiscal years 2028 through 2032, or $150,000,000 total, for the Interior Department to run the program. This bill requires federal oil and gas operators to post much larger per-lease and statewide bonds, pass fitness checks, verify idled wells, and stay liable for old lease obligations after selling them, hitting small operators hardest.
Where it stands: S5630, the Stop Orphaned Wells Act, was read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on September 30, 2026 and now sits at the committee stage; no markup is scheduled in the calendar data, and committee action is the ordinary route, though not an absolute prerequisite.

S 5653 US Senate Last action
September 30, 2026 MixedLong shot

Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026

Shelley Moore Capito (Republican) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: This proposal would overhaul federal environmental review and permitting law to speed up approvals for energy, transmission, mining, and infrastructure projects, by imposing strict agency deadlines, expanding categorical exclusions, limiting the scope and timing of lawsuits, and restricting states and federal agencies from blocking or revoking permits. It would also provide new funding for permitting agencies and historic and coastal programs, open wholesale markets to storage aggregations, ease oil and gas and hardrock mining requirements, and require large computing loads to cover their own grid costs. This bill names coal, oil and gas, and hardrock mining projects as covered, shortens deadlines and limits lawsuits over permits, exempts some federal drilling permits, and lets miners add mill sites for a $400 annual fee.
Where it stands: S5653 was read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on September 30, 2026, and no meetings are scheduled in our calendar data. The bill is now at the committee stage, the choke point where Senate bills most often stall.

S 5569 US Senate Last action
September 28, 2026 BurdenLong shot

Oil Company Windfall Profits Tax Act of 2026

Adam B. Schiff (Democrat) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: The bill would impose a new excise fee equal to 50 percent of excess profits, computed against a five-year baseline, on integrated oil companies for taxable years after December 31, 2025, with the fee allowed as a tax deduction. It would route the fee revenue into the Highway Trust Fund, including a 15.63 percent transfer to the Mass Transit Account, and into the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund. This bill imposes a new excise fee equal to 50 percent of excess profits, measured against a five-year baseline, on integrated oil companies for years after December 31, 2025, though the fee is tax deductible.
Where it stands: S5569 was read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance on September 28, 2026, so it sits at the committee stage, the chamber's most common stopping point. No hearing or markup has been scheduled in our calendar data, meaning the bill has not moved beyond referral.

S 5458 US Senate Last action
September 22, 2026 BenefitLong shot

Supply Relief and Domestic Production Cost Reduction Act

Tom Cotton (Republican) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: The bill would let the Secretary of Energy certify a supply shortage period when fuel prices exceed their 5-year average by more than 15 percent, inventories fall below 5-year seasonal averages, or other shortage conditions exist, and during such periods it would cut federal oil and gas royalty rates to as low as 8 percent onshore (0 percent for marginal wells and a 50 percent cut for new production from existing leases), halve lease rentals if producers certify the savings will support production, drop the minimum lease bid to $2 per acre, reduce or defer many permitting fees, and offer royalty relief on outer Continental Shelf leases. It would also add 2 years to federal lease terms when operations were delayed by permitting, protests, litigation, or supply problems, require decisions on royalty relief applications in supply-constrained basins within 30 days with missed deadlines counted as approvals, and require producers to certify that relief supports production while the Secretary of Energy reports results to Congress. This bill cuts federal oil and gas royalty rates, halves lease rentals and drilling permit fees, lowers lease bids to $2 per acre, extends lease terms, and fast-tracks royalty relief for producers and their field-service contractors.
Where it stands: S5458 was read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on September 22, 2026. It now sits at the committee stage, where most bills stall and where a markup by the committee is the ordinary next procedural step.

HR 7882 US House Last action
June 10, 2026 MixedLong shot

To provide for the leasing of certain deposits of minerals located within the City of Carlsbad, New Mexico.

Pete Stauber (Republican) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: This proposal would lift the current ban on federal mineral leasing inside incorporated cities so that the Interior Department could lease federal mineral deposits located within the City of Carlsbad, New Mexico, but only with the city's written consent. Any such lease would bar the operator from using the land surface, require the operator to post financial assurances before starting work, and leave all federal, state, tribal, and local health, safety, environmental, groundwater, and drinking water rules fully in force. This bill makes federal mineral deposits under Carlsbad, New Mexico available for leasing to oil, gas, and mining companies, provided they obtain the city's written consent, develop the minerals from beneath the surface without using the land, and post financial assurances before starting work.
Where it stands: On June 10, 2026, the House Committee on Natural Resources, at a markup, ordered HR7882 reported in the nature of a substitute by unanimous consent, after a hearing on the bill on March 25, 2026. No written report has been filed and no calendar placement appears in the record, so the bill is not listed on any House calendar.

S 5438 US Senate Last action
September 22, 2026 BenefitLong shot

Alaska’s Right to Produce Act 2.0

Dan Sullivan (Republican) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: The bill would ratify and give permanent force to the federal permits, biological opinions, and other approvals behind the Coastal Plain oil and gas leasing program in Alaska, void any presidential or Interior Department action placing a moratorium on or suspending leasing there, and bar canceling issued leases except when a lessee violates lease terms and fails to cure the violation. It would also block enforcement of a 2024 Bureau of Land Management rule governing the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, strip most courts of jurisdiction over these leasing decisions except the D.C. Circuit, direct the Interior Secretary to create a unit agreement system for the Coastal Plain within a year, and let the Secretary waive or reduce rental fees and royalties and suspend operations and production while extending lease terms to encourage development. This bill protects and benefits oil and gas companies holding or seeking Arctic refuge leases by ratifying their permits, voiding leasing moratoriums, barring lease cancellations, allowing fee and royalty relief, and opening exploration work, while blocking stricter rules in the National Petroleum Reserve.
Where it stands: S5438 was read the second time on September 22, 2026 and placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar of Business under General Orders as Calendar No. 678. That placement makes the bill available on the chamber's main calendar, but a calendar listing alone does not bring it to the floor.

HR 10488 US House Last action
September 17, 2026 BurdenLong shot

Environmental Health Restoration Act of 2026

Sean Casten (Democrat) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: The bill would require the Environmental Protection Agency to reinstate, within 60 days, the full set of air pollution rules in effect on January 19, 2025, covering power plant greenhouse gases, oil and gas methane, mercury and air toxics, greenhouse gas reporting, hazardous air pollutants, fine particulate standards, and vehicle emissions, and would bar federal officials from weakening any of them without an Act of Congress. It would also restore the social cost of carbon at $190 per metric ton with a 2 percent discount rate, reconstitute the agency's science advisory bodies, restore environmental justice programs, authorize roughly $11 billion a year for enforcement, and let people sue in federal court to force the agency to comply. This bill forces the EPA to reinstate 2025 methane and air toxics rules for oil and gas sources within 60 days, raising compliance and reporting costs for extraction operators and the drilling and well-service firms that support them.
Where it stands: HR10488 was referred on September 17, 2026 to five House committees: Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Science, Space, and Technology. No hearing or markup is scheduled in the available calendar data, so the bill sits at the start of the committee stage across all five panels.

HR 10434 US House Last action
September 16, 2026 BurdenLong shot

Empower Energy Exporting Communities Act

Vicente Gonzalez (Democrat) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: The measure would create an Oil and Gas Community Trust Fund in the Treasury, filled by setting aside 3 percent of the corporate tax revenues collected from specified oil and gas companies each year. The fund would pay for infrastructure and public service investments in counties, parishes, municipalities, and Tribal communities within 50 miles of major oil and gas export ports, with each port region's share capped at its proportion of nationwide exports. This bill requires oil and gas extraction companies to fund a new Oil and Gas Community Trust Fund with amounts equal to 3 percent of their net revenues, adding a direct cost to producers.
Where it stands: On September 16, 2026, the bill was referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker. Both committees now hold the bill, and each chair separately controls whether any hearing or markup is ever noticed.

S 5409 US Senate Last action
September 16, 2026 BurdenLong shot

Environmental Health Restoration Act of 2026

Sheldon Whitehouse (Democrat) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: The bill would require the EPA within 60 days to reinstate all the regulations, guidance, and enforcement programs in effect on January 19, 2025 covering power plant greenhouse gases, oil and gas methane, mercury and air toxics, greenhouse gas reporting, hazardous air pollutants, fine particulate matter standards, and vehicle greenhouse gas emissions standards, and would bar federal officials from weakening any of them without an act of Congress. It would also reconstitute the EPA's science advisory boards, restore use of a social cost of carbon set at $190 per metric ton in 2020 dollars with a 2 percent discount rate, restore environmental justice programs, authorize about $10.99 billion a year in EPA funding, and let any affected person sue in federal court to force compliance. This bill requires oil and gas extraction businesses to reinstate and keep methane, volatile organic compound, and greenhouse gas reporting rules in force, blocking regulators from delaying, weakening, or exempting them from those requirements.
Where it stands: S5409 was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works on September 16, 2026, so it sits at the committee stage, the most common kill point in the Senate. Referral does not commit the committee to act; the bill waits for the chair to schedule a markup.

HR 1501 US House Last action
September 14, 2026 BenefitLong shot

Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025

Jefferson Shreve (Republican) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: The bill would amend federal transportation permitting law to make mining and mineral processing activities eligible as covered projects under the FAST Act's streamlined federal permitting review process, and it would bar the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing a proposed rule that would revise the scope of mining projects eligible for that coverage. This bill makes mining and mineral processing projects eligible for faster, coordinated federal permitting reviews and blocks a proposed rule that would narrow which mining projects qualify, reducing permitting delays and costs for these businesses.
Where it stands: The bill passed the House by a 218 to 201 roll call vote (Roll no. 294) on September 2, 2026 and is no longer before that chamber. It was received in the Senate and referred to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on September 14, 2026, so it now awaits Senate action.

S 5391 US Senate Last action
September 14, 2026 BurdenLong shot

Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2026

Tim Kaine (Democrat) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: This proposal would rewrite federal mine safety law by expanding inspection and investigation powers, including independent five-member panels to investigate accidents killing three or more miners, new subpoena authority, and a required communications briefing of miners before each shift, while raising penalties sharply, with targeted civil fines up to $220,000, doubled fines for mines in pattern-of-violations status, criminal fines up to $2,000,000, and new personal civil and criminal liability for company directors, officers, and agents. It would also strengthen miner protections, including a ban on retaliation with expedited reinstatement and pay for idled miners, and impose new operating requirements on coal mine operators, such as raising the rock dust standard from 65 percent to 80 percent incombustible content, installing atmospheric monitoring systems, certifying key personnel (with operators paying fees to fund the program), keeping electronic safety records, and covering independent contractors in the definition of a mine operator. This bill directly burdens coal and other mine operators and independent contractors with stricter safety duties, higher fines, certification fees, personal liability for executives, and new recordkeeping, rock dust, and monitoring requirements.
Where it stands: The bill was read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on September 14, 2026. It now sits at committee stage, the Senate's most frequent kill point, where the chair controls whether and when to schedule a markup.

HR 4090 US House Last action
July 15, 2026 BenefitLong shot

Critical Mineral Dominance Act

Pete Stauber (Republican) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: This act would direct the Secretary of the Interior to expedite approvals for priority hardrock mining projects on federal land and identify federal lands available for mineral exploration and production. It would also require the government to review and remove regulations deemed burdensome to mining operations and accelerate geologic mapping to locate new mineral deposits. This bill directly benefits hardrock mining companies by requiring faster approval of mining permits on federal land, opening more federal land for mineral exploration and production, rescinding regulations deemed burdensome, and funding accelerated geologic mapping of new deposits, which also boosts demand for mining support services.
Where it stands: The Critical Mineral Dominance Act passed the House on February 4, 2026, and is currently pending in the Senate, where it was referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on February 5, 2026. The most recent procedural activity occurred on July 15, 2026, when the Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining held a hearing on the measure.

HR 10318 US House Last action
September 8, 2026 BurdenLong shot

PACMESA

Kimberlyn King-Hinds (Republican) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: The bill would bar the Interior Secretary from reducing or waiving any bonus, rental, or royalty owed on seabed-mining leases in waters adjacent to Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands, and would require lessees there to post an initial bond of at least $100,000 plus a supplemental bond sized based on decommissioning and environmental restoration costs. Starting in fiscal year 2027, it would send half of the leasing revenue from those waters to the three territories, split by how close each territory sits to the leased tract, with each receiving at least 10 percent of a tract's shareable revenue for coastal restoration, infrastructure, environmental mitigation, or debt reduction, and it would require a one-year study of seabed-mining mitigation methods and notice to territorial governors of related permit plans. This bill requires seabed mining lessees on the outer Continental Shelf to post a $100,000 surety bond before receiving leases or production approval, bars waiving their cash bonuses, rentals, or royalties, and directs a study on mitigating seabed mining environmental impacts.
Where it stands: HR10318 (PACMESA) was referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources on September 8, 2026 and sits at the start of the committee stage, where a hearing or markup may or may not ever be noticed, since committee action is the ordinary route but leadership procedures such as suspension, a special rule, or discharge can provide another path.

HR 10256 US House Last action
September 3, 2026 BurdenLong shot

Taxpayer Relief from Big Oil Act

Maxine Dexter (Democrat) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: The bill would repeal the Gulf of Mexico royalty relief authority in the Energy Policy Act of 2005, void any regulations issued under it, and strike the Alaska-specific royalty relief language in offshore leasing and Naval Petroleum Reserve laws, so oil and gas operators there could no longer receive those royalty breaks. Within 90 days of enactment and annually thereafter, the Interior Department would have to report on royalty relief applications and approvals, and within one year it would have to set standardized transportation allowances for calculating royalties, each capped at the lesser of 30 percent of the value of the oil and gas produced or the actual and reasonable transportation costs. This bill raises costs for oil and gas companies producing from offshore Gulf of Mexico and Alaska federal leases by repealing their royalty relief authority and capping transportation allowances used to calculate royalties at 30 percent of production value.
Where it stands: The bill was referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources on September 3, 2026, with no hearing or markup yet noticed in our calendar data, so it sits at the start of the committee stage. That stage is the ordinary route but not the only one, since House leadership could still move the bill by suspension, a special rule, or discharge.

HR 10255 US House Last action
September 3, 2026 BurdenLong shot

Penalties for Polluters Act

Maxine Dexter (Democrat) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: The bill would sharply raise the maximum civil penalties that companies face for violations under federal mineral leasing, oil and gas royalty, outer continental shelf, and oil pollution laws, for example lifting the top Mineral Leasing Act penalty from $500,000 to $2,700,000 and the Oil Pollution Act per-day penalty from $25,000 to $120,000, and it would require annual inflation adjustments to several of those caps. It would also create a Penalty Revenue Reinvestment Fund in the Treasury that directs half of the excess penalty money collected under these laws to states, tribes, and local governments harmed by violations and half to Interior Department enforcement offices, available without further appropriation. This bill directly burdens oil, gas, and mining operators leasing federal lands by raising maximum civil penalties for lease, royalty, offshore, and oil pollution violations up to several times current caps and indexing them to inflation.
Where it stands: The Penalties for Polluters Act (HR10255) was referred on September 3, 2026 to the Committee on Natural Resources and, in addition, to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for consideration of the provisions under each committee's jurisdiction, with the period to be determined by the Speaker. The bill is at the start of the committee stage, and no hearings or markups have been noticed.

HR 10065 US House Last action
August 6, 2026 BurdenLong shot

Methane Pollution Accountability Act

Luz M. Rivas (Democrat) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: This proposal mandates that royalties on natural gas extracted from federal lands and the outer Continental Shelf be charged on all gas produced, including gas lost through venting, flaring, or equipment leaks, with limited exceptions for emergencies and unavoidable losses. Additionally, it requires the Bureau of Land Management to enforce specific existing waste prevention rules while prohibiting the agency from adopting new regulations that revise those standards unless the Director certifies they further reduce waste or improve public health. This bill requires oil and gas companies extracting on federal lands and the outer Continental Shelf to pay royalties on all gas produced, including gas lost through venting, flaring, or leaks, while locking in existing waste prevention rules.
Where it stands: The bill is currently with the House Committee on Natural Resources following its referral on August 6, 2026. No upcoming meetings are scheduled in the calendar data.

S 5350 US Senate Last action
August 6, 2026 BurdenLong shot

American Energy Independence and Tax Fairness Act

Martin Heinrich (Democrat) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: The bill includes foreign oil and gas extraction income in the net CFC tested income subject to the corporate minimum tax and expands the definitions of foreign oil and gas income to include oil shale and tar sands. It also limits foreign tax credits for dual capacity taxpayers by disallowing credit for payments that exceed what a generally applicable income tax would require or where no general income tax exists. This bill raises taxes on multinational oil, gas, and mineral extraction companies by subjecting their foreign extraction income, including from oil shale and tar sands, to the corporate minimum tax and denying foreign tax credits for certain payments to foreign governments.
Where it stands: S5350 was read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance on August 6, 2026. The measure is currently awaiting committee action, with no meetings scheduled in the provided calendar data.

S 5330 US Senate Last action
August 6, 2026 BenefitLong shot

Critical Mineral and Extraction Tax Parity Act

John R. Curtis (Republican) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: This bill expands the advanced manufacturing production tax credit to include specific critical minerals such as copper, uranium, and phosphate, while also allowing tax credits for domestic ore extraction costs under certain conditions. It further removes the reduced credit rate for metallurgical coal, applying these changes to minerals produced and sold after December 31, 2025. This bill gives mining companies new tax credits: it adds copper, uranium, phosphate, and other critical minerals to the production credit, lets miners claim credits for ore extraction costs, and grants metallurgical coal producers the full credit rate.
Where it stands: S5330 was read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance on August 6, 2026, where it awaits committee action.

S 5282 US Senate Last action
August 6, 2026 BurdenLong shot

Chama Basin Watershed Protection Act

Ben Ray Luján (Democrat) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: The bill withdraws specific federal lands in the Rio Chama Watershed area of New Mexico from mineral entry, preventing the location, entry, and patenting of minerals under federal mining laws. It protects existing non-federal mineral interests held by Indian Tribes and qualified land grant-merced communities, and allows traditional gathering of common minerals for personal and cultural use. This bill bars mining companies from staking new claims, entering, or patenting minerals on designated federal lands in the Rio Chama Watershed, while protecting existing non-federal mineral rights held by Tribes and land grant-merced communities.
Where it stands: S5282 was read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on August 6, 2026, and is currently pending in that committee. No meetings are scheduled in the available calendar data.

HR 4776 US House Last action
December 18, 2025 BenefitLong shot

SPEED Act

Bruce Westerman (Republican) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: This bill amends the National Environmental Policy Act to limit the scope of environmental reviews to direct effects, establish strict deadlines for agency decisions, and restrict courts from halting approved projects while legal challenges are pending. It also prohibits agencies from rescinding completed environmental documents or authorizations without specific legal grounds or applicant consent. This bill speeds federal permitting for oil, gas, and mining operators by narrowing environmental reviews to a project's direct effects, setting agency deadlines, and barring agencies from revoking completed authorizations during litigation.
Where it stands: The SPEED Act passed the House on December 18, 2025, and was received in the Senate, where it was referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. The House completed its action after the Committee on Natural Resources reported the bill and it passed by a vote of 221 to 196.

HR 9947 US House Last action
July 27, 2026 BurdenLong shot

Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act

Mark DeSaulnier (Democrat) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: This bill prohibits employers in the offshore oil and gas industry from retaliating against workers who report safety violations, refuse unsafe work, or testify about regulatory breaches. It establishes a Department of Labor complaint process that can order reinstatement, double back pay, and payment of legal fees for employees found to have been wrongfully disciplined. This bill requires offshore oil and gas operators and support service employers on the Outer Continental Shelf to refrain from retaliating against workers who report safety violations, post notices, provide annual whistleblower training, and pay reinstatement, double back pay, and legal fees to wronged employees.
Where it stands: HR9947 was referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce on July 27, 2026. No meetings are scheduled and no markup has occurred.

HR 9924 US House Last action
July 23, 2026 BurdenLong shot

Local Input Act

Joe Neguse (Democrat) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: The bill would require the Secretary of the Interior to publicly disclose leasing proposals and engage with state, tribal, and local officials before offering federal land for oil or gas leasing. It would also grant the Secretary discretion to decline leasing specific parcels based on the feedback and impact analyses gathered during this process. This bill requires Interior to disclose proposed federal oil and gas leases and consult state, tribal, and local officials before offering parcels, adding consultation steps and uncertainty for extraction and drilling companies seeking federal leases.
Where it stands: HR9924 was referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 23, 2026. The committee chair controls whether a hearing or markup is noticed, and no meetings are currently scheduled.

S 5118 US Senate Last action
July 23, 2026 BurdenLong shot

Local Input Act

Ben Ray Luján (Democrat) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: The measure would require the Secretary of the Interior to involve the public and local officials in determining whether to offer specific land parcels for oil or gas leasing. This process includes disclosing leasing proposals and impact analyses, allowing public comment, and consulting with State, Tribal, and local governments before a final decision is made. This bill directly affects oil and gas companies by requiring the Interior Secretary to gather public comments and consult state, Tribal, and local governments before offering federal land parcels for leasing, slowing lease decisions and adding uncertainty about which parcels are offered.
Where it stands: S5118 was read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on July 23, 2026. The bill currently awaits committee action, where the chair controls the scheduling of a markup.

HR 5745 US House Last action
September 15, 2026 BenefitLong shotNew text pending

Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act

Mike Ezell (Republican) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: The bill would set up a new Interior Department process letting oil and gas companies convert defunct offshore platforms into artificial reefs instead of fully removing them, with deadlines for assessments, eligibility decisions, and permits, and it would bar federal removal orders for those structures while the reefing process runs, except when a structure threatens navigation, human safety, or the marine environment. It would also require companies to permanently plug and clean their wells before reefing, and to transfer remaining responsibility and liability for the reefed platform to a state artificial reef program, which then takes over long-term maintenance and liability. This bill lets offshore oil and gas owners convert idle platforms and pipelines into artificial reefs instead of fully removing them, halts federal removal orders during the process, and ends their liability once a state takes over.
Where it stands: On October 14, 2025 the bill was referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources, which held a hearing on January 13, 2026 and, at a markup on September 15, 2026, ordered it reported in the nature of a substitute by a 22-16 vote. No written report has been filed and no calendar placement appears on the record.

HR 9646 US House Last action
July 21, 2026 BenefitLong shot

Quantum-Enhanced Critical Minerals Mapping Act of 2026

Jeff Hurd (Republican) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: This act requires the Secretary of the Interior to launch a program using quantum gravity gradiometry to survey federal lands for critical minerals and rare earth elements. The resulting data must be integrated into the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative database and made publicly available to encourage private investment in domestic mineral development. This bill gives mining and mineral exploration companies free access to federal quantum gravity survey data on critical mineral deposits, cutting their exploration costs and speeding up where they can find and develop viable deposits.
Where it stands: HR9646 is in the House Committee on Natural Resources, which held a hearing on July 21, 2026, but no markup has been noticed or completed.

S 4944 US Senate Last action
June 24, 2026 BenefitLong shot

American Energy and Mineral Infrastructure Act of 2026

Alan Armstrong (Republican) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: The bill streamlines federal permitting for natural gas pipelines and other infrastructure by establishing FERC as the sole lead agency, setting strict deadlines for agency actions and judicial reviews, and limiting the scope of environmental reviews. It also modifies water quality certification procedures, extends permit terms to 10 years, allows multiple mill sites for hardrock mining, and creates a new Abandoned Hardrock Mine Fund financed by claim maintenance fees. This bill helps oil, gas, and mining companies by making FERC the lead permitting agency with strict deadlines, shorter and limited environmental reviews, fewer chances for opponents to sue, longer 10-year water discharge permits, and unlimited hardrock mill site claims.
Where it stands: S4944 was read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on June 24, 2026. The bill is currently awaiting committee action, with no markup scheduled.

HR 9347 US House Last action
June 18, 2026 BurdenLong shot

CHILD Labor Act

Rosa L. DeLauro (Democrat) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: The bill would rewrite federal child labor law to bar employment of anyone under 14 (except a parent or guardian's own child), prohibit workers under 18 from manufacturing, mining, excavation, meat processing, demolition, or explosives work, and require the Labor Secretary to issue and update every 5 years regulations on hazardous occupations and workplaces. It would sharply raise penalties for child labor violations, up to $728,760 per violation (double in repeat or willful cases), award affected minors at least $75,000 in compensatory damages, or $750,000 plus possible $1,000,000 in punitive damages when a violation causes death or serious injury, add supply-chain liability for contractors whose subcontractors use illegal child labor, authorize stop-work orders, 'unlawfully manufactured; child labor' tags, and successor liability, and attach new child labor requirements, $20-per-day-per-child liquidated damages, and a possible 3-year federal contracting ban to federal contracts and covered financial assistance. This bill bans oil, gas, and mining operators from employing anyone under 18 in mining or excavation work and exposes violators to sharply higher penalties, stop-work orders, and damage awards.
Where it stands: HR9347 was referred on June 18, 2026 to the Committee on Education and Workforce and, in addition, to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for consideration of the provisions within each committee's jurisdiction. It is at the entry point of the committee stage, the point where House bills most often die quietly.

S 4795 US Senate Last action
June 16, 2026 BenefitLong shot

FREEDOM Act

Tom Cotton (Republican) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: The bill would set federal permitting deadlines for energy, carbon capture, and mineral projects, with routine approvals due in 90 days and complex ones in 1 year, and it would let courts order faster action, hire outside contractors at project sponsors' request paid from a new $50 million Permitting Performance Fund, and bar agencies from halting or revoking permits for fully permitted projects except in narrow circumstances. It would also expand hardrock mining mill site claims on public land and speed up geothermal permitting through an ombudsman and task force, updated federal guidelines, continued processing of applications during lawsuits, and a requirement that geothermal lease holders reimburse the government for processing and inspection costs through 2033. This bill benefits oil, gas, and mining companies by imposing strict deadlines for agencies to approve their projects, letting them sue over delays, hire paid contractors to finish environmental reviews, and protecting fully permitted projects from being halted.
Where it stands: S4795 was read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on June 16, 2026 and now sits stalled in committee, where the committee is under no obligation to act and no hearing or markup notice has appeared.

HR 3898 US House Last action
December 15, 2025 BenefitLong shot

PERMIT Act

Mike Collins (Republican) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: This act amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to narrow the definition of navigable waters, limit water quality certification scopes, and extend the term of certain permits to ten years. It also establishes deadlines for judicial reviews, mandates the elimination of permit application backlogs, and revises compensatory mitigation regulations to support reclamation plans. This bill benefits oil and gas and mining businesses by exempting smaller oil storage facilities from federal spill-prevention rules, easing water permitting, and letting companies generate and sell mitigation credits through approved mine reclamation plans.
Where it stands: The House passed the bill on December 11, 2025, and it was received in the Senate, read twice, and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works on December 15, 2025.

S 4765 US Senate Last action
June 11, 2026 MixedLong shot

Let America Build Act of 2026

John Barrasso (Republican) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: The bill would speed up energy development on federal land by requiring lease sale protests to be resolved within 60 days, shielding oil and gas leases from cancellation or delay through litigation, letting states apply to take over federal drilling permits, and barring federal fracking rules in states that have their own, while requiring the Energy Department to decide LNG export applications within 45 days or have them automatically approved. It would also make the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission the sole reviewer of natural gas pipeline and transmission line projects and require other agencies to defer to its review and meet authorization deadlines, narrow the effects regulators may consider, set one to two year limits and other deadlines for mining permits, allow new mill site claims of up to five acres each, and bar court challenges to federal oil and gas decisions filed more than 60 days after the decision. This bill benefits oil, gas, coal, and mining companies by protecting federal and offshore leases from cancellation, setting 1-to-2-year permitting deadlines, exempting drilling within units from federal permits, barring federal fracking rules, and limiting court challenges.
Where it stands: The bill was read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on June 11, 2026, and it now sits in committee, where the chair decides whether anything happens at all.

S 4715 US Senate Last action
July 15, 2026 BurdenLong shot

Offshore Leasing Standards and Accountability Act of 2026

Adam B. Schiff (Democrat) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: This act requires offshore oil and gas operators to obtain a fitness to operate certification based on strict environmental, safety, and financial standards before receiving or transferring leases. It also mandates that operators fund interest-bearing escrow accounts to cover the full cost of decommissioning infrastructure and limits the time wells can remain in temporary abandonment status. This bill requires offshore oil and gas operators to earn fitness to operate certification before getting, extending, or transferring leases, fund escrow accounts covering full decommissioning costs, disclose liabilities, and limits temporary well abandonment to three years, with royalty hikes or lease suspension for noncompliance.
Where it stands: The bill is pending in the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, which held a subcommittee hearing on July 15, 2026. The full committee has not yet conducted a markup or ordered the bill reported.

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S 4116 US Senate Last action
September 30, 2026 May reachLong shot

Geo POWER Act

John W. Hickenlooper (Democrat) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: The bill would direct the Energy Department to set up, within 180 days of enactment, a Milestone-Based Geothermal Demonstration Program that awards innovative financing through a competitive, milestone-based process to geothermal projects tapping low-permeability and impermeable reservoirs, prioritizing projects in regions with little or no geothermal electricity generation, including on or near Indian land. It would require financing awards to at least 3 different proposals across at least 3 states from at least 3 different project sponsors, favor projects of roughly 30 megawatts or larger or with significant private investment potential, and authorize such sums as necessary to fund it. This bill awards competitive federal financing to geothermal demonstration projects, giving drilling companies and firms supplying geothermal exploration and drilling services new funded work and support for innovative drilling techniques.
Where it stands: The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a hearing on September 16, 2026, and at its September 30, 2026 markup voted to order S. 4116 reported favorably with an amendment, which is the committee's report-out. No written report or calendar placement has appeared on the record, the adopted committee amendment text is not on file, so the amended text is pending and the latest published print is the operative text currently available.

HR 10669 US House Last action
October 1, 2026 May reachLong shot

LANDs Act

Paul A. Gosar (Republican) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: The bill would bar federal agencies from carrying out any land withdrawal of more than 5,000 acres, including withdrawals that close land to mining, mineral leasing, or geothermal leasing, unless Congress expressly approves it, with exceptions for temporary orders of five years or less and withdrawals the President deems necessary for national security. It would also cap most new presidentially designated national monuments at 640 acres, narrow the objects that qualify for protection to antiquities such as relics, artifacts, fossils, and certain old buildings, allow only one-year emergency designations, bar monuments over non-federal land without the owner's written consent, and prevent monument designations from reserving water rights or increasing authorized federal funding. This bill benefits mining, oil and gas, and geothermal companies by requiring Congress to approve any federal land withdrawal over 5,000 acres, keeping more public land open for mineral entry and leasing, and capping new national monuments at 640 acres.
Where it stands: HR10669, the LANDs Act, was referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources on October 1, 2026, which is the bill's only dated action to date. Referral places the bill at the start of the committee stage, where the committee chair decides whether a hearing or a markup is ever noticed.

HR 167 US House Last action
May 14, 2025 May reachLong shot

Community Reclamation Partnerships Act of 2025

Darin LaHood (Republican) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: The bill authorizes states to partner with private entities to remediate abandoned coal mine sites and address mine drainage pollution through specific agreements and project approvals. It allows these private partners to recover and sell historic mine residues to offset project costs, provided the proceeds help fund the remediation efforts. This bill lets states partner with private companies to clean up abandoned coal mines, giving coal mining firms that hold existing reclamation liabilities indirect pressure as states favor voluntary partnerships, while eligible reclamation companies gain new cleanup work.
Where it stands: The bill passed the House on May 13, 2025, and was received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 14, 2025.

HJRES 151 US House Last action
March 4, 2026 May reachLong shot

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".

Celeste Maloy (Republican) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: This joint resolution disapproves a Bureau of Land Management rule regarding the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, rendering it without force or effect. Consequently, the specific management directives and restrictions contained in that rule are prevented from being implemented. This bill cancels the BLM management plan for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, so miners, oil and gas operators, and their support companies avoid new restrictions and permitting hurdles on lands they work there.
Where it stands: HJRES151 was referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources on March 4, 2026, and no meetings are currently scheduled. The companion Senate joint resolution, SJRES109, was also referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on that same date.

HR 7554 US House Last action
February 12, 2026 May reachLong shot

CARBON Act

Robert F. Onder, Jr. (Republican) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: This proposal would amend the Clean Air Act to explicitly exclude carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide from the legal definition of an air pollutant. By removing these gases from the definition, the bill would prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating them as pollutants under the Act. This bill removes carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide from the Clean Air Act's definition of air pollutants, freeing oil and gas extraction and coal mining companies from EPA regulation of those emissions and cutting their compliance costs.
Where it stands: The CARBON Act was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on February 12, 2026, and no upcoming meetings are scheduled for this measure.

HR 7021 US House Last action
January 12, 2026 May reachLong shot

Critical Mineral Mining Education Act of 2026

Johnny Olszewski, Jr. (Democrat) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: This bill authorizes $10 million annually from 2026 to 2035 for the Department of State to fund two new educational exchange programs that send U.S. students to foreign mining institutions and bring foreign mining experts to U.S. universities. These initiatives aim to alleviate workforce shortages in the domestic mining sector by providing fellowships for advanced study abroad and scholarships for visiting scholars to assist with curriculum development and research. This bill funds $10 million annually through 2035 for mining education exchanges, aiming to grow a skilled workforce in mine construction, extraction, and operational support that fills gaps in the domestic critical mineral supply chain.
Where it stands: HR 7021 was referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on January 12, 2026, and no hearings or markups are currently scheduled. The companion measure S 3612 was also referred to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on the same date and remains unreported.

HR 301 US House Last action
May 20, 2026 May reachLong shot

GEO Act

Celeste Maloy (Republican) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: The bill requires federal officials to approve or deny geothermal leasing applications within 60 days of completing all environmental and legal reviews. This deadline applies even if a civil lawsuit is pending against the application, unless a federal court specifically blocks the action. This bill requires federal agencies to approve or deny geothermal drilling permit applications within 60 days of completing reviews, giving geothermal developers and their drilling contractors faster, more predictable permitting even while lawsuits are pending.
Where it stands: The House Committee on Natural Resources reported the GEO Act on May 20, 2026, placing it on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 568. This placement establishes eligibility for floor consideration but does not schedule a vote.

S 2505 US Senate Last action
July 29, 2025 May reachLong shot

Primacy Certainty Act of 2025

Dan Sullivan (Republican) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: The measure requires the EPA to explain any delay in deciding on state requests to run Class VI underground injection control programs if it does not act within 180 days, and provides for automatic approval of such requests if the agency fails to decide within 30 days after that deadline and the state already regulates other injection wells. It also requires the EPA to transfer pending permits to approved states and submit a report on staffing and funding needs. This bill speeds up state approval to run Class VI underground injection well programs, letting oil and gas extraction companies get carbon sequestration injection permits faster from state regulators instead of waiting on the EPA.
Where it stands: The bill is stalled in the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, where it was referred on July 29, 2025. The committee chair decides whether the committee will act on it, and no hearing or markup is currently scheduled.

HR 3790 US House Last action
June 5, 2025 May reachLong shot

Freedom to Frack Act

Claudia Tenney (Republican) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: The bill would make any state that prohibits hydraulic fracturing ineligible for specific grants from the Secretary of Energy. It adds this restriction to existing energy law by defining such states as ineligible for the grant program. This bill penalizes states that ban hydraulic fracturing by making them ineligible for federal energy grants, which helps keep fracking legal and sustains demand for oil and gas operators and their service companies in permitting states.
Where it stands: The bill is stalled in the House Committee on Energy and Commerce following its referral on June 5, 2025. The committee chair controls whether any hearings or markups are scheduled, and no active floor consideration is underway.

HR 3147 US House Last action
May 1, 2025 May reachLong shot

Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act

Richard Hudson (Republican) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: The legislation would prohibit federal agencies from using estimates of the social cost of carbon, methane, nitrous oxide, or other greenhouse gases in any rulemaking, guidance, or agency action. It also requires agency heads to submit a report to Congress within 120 days of enactment detailing past regulatory actions that utilized these cost metrics. This bill would benefit oil and gas producers and coal miners by barring federal agencies from considering the social cost of carbon, methane, and other greenhouse gases in rulemaking, easing emissions-related regulatory costs and restrictions on extraction operations.
Where it stands: HR3147 is stalled in the House following its May 1, 2025 referral to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Committee on the Judiciary. No primary committee was designated, and no upcoming meetings are scheduled.

S 1584 US Senate Last action
May 1, 2025 May reachLong shot

Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2025

James Lankford (Republican) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: This bill prohibits federal agencies from considering the social cost of carbon, methane, nitrous oxide, or other greenhouse gases in rulemakings, guidance, or agency actions. It also requires agencies to limit environmental considerations to those explicitly mandated by Congress and to align regulatory analyses with specific Office of Management and Budget guidance. This bill bars federal agencies from counting the social cost of carbon, methane, and other greenhouse gases in rules and permitting decisions, lowering compliance costs for oil, gas, and coal extraction businesses.
Where it stands: S1584 was read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on May 1, 2025. No hearings or markups are currently scheduled for the measure.

HR 2457 US House Last action
March 27, 2025 May reachLong shot

Mining Schools Act of 2025

Burgess Owens (Republican) · Sponsor of record · Official record ↗

What it does: The bill requires the Secretary of Energy to award up to ten annual competitive grants to accredited mining schools to recruit students and develop curriculum focused on critical minerals, extraction technologies, and environmental reclamation. It establishes an advisory board to evaluate grant applications and recommend recipients, while repealing the Mining and Mineral Resources Research Institute Act of 1984. This bill funds mining schools with federal grants to recruit students and teach extraction and reclamation skills, giving mining companies access to a better-trained workforce and new extraction technologies.
Where it stands: The Mining Schools Act of 2025 is referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources as of March 27, 2025. No hearings or markups are currently scheduled for the measure.

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