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H.R. 4426: Sustainable Energy Development Reform Act

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H.R. 4426: Sustainable Energy Development Reform Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-11-16 · Energy · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-11-16 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Sustainable Energy Development Reform Act

Plain summary

Sustainable Energy Development Reform Act This bill addresses sustainable energy development, including to (1)increase royalty rates and penalties for oil and gas leasing; (2)increase the amount of renewable energy on public land and waters; (3)prepare and manage for the impacts of climate change;(4)revise the onshore and offshore fossil fuel leasing, exploration, and development program; and (5)include the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System and reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Having Open Access to Relevant Data Act or the Hoard Act The bill requires the Department of the Interior to submit to Congress a report on the number and age of unused approved oil and gas drilling permits and the average cost to the Bureau of Land Management of approving such permits.

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Official text

Sustainable Energy Development Reform Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] · 34 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Judy Chu (D-CA), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr4426 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115