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H.R. 6858: American Energy Independence from Russia Act

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H.R. 6858: American Energy Independence from Russia Act

117th Congress · introduced 2022-02-28 · Energy · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2022-02-28 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] · 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 Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. 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.

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Official title

American Energy Independence from Russia Act

Plain summary

American Energy Independence from Russia Act This bill addresses U.S. energy security, the production of oil and gas, and the importation and exportation of oil and gas. Specifically, the President must submit an energy security plan that (1) evaluates U.S. crude oil, petroleum products, and natural gas imports and exports; (2) assesses the energy security risks of such imports; and (3) includes strategies to encourage increased domestic production of crude oil, petroleum products, and natural gas to offset Russian imports. The bill also approves the TransCanada Keystone Pipeline in Phillips County, Montana for the import of oil from Canada to the United States. In addition, the bill grants the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission the authority to approve or deny applications for facilities to export natural gas from the United States to foreign countries or import natural gas from foreign countries. The President and federal agencies must obtain congressional approval before (1) prohibiting or substantially delaying certain new energy mineral leases or permits on federal lands, or (2) withdrawing certain federal lands from mineral and geothermal leasing activities. The Department of the Interior must resume issuing oil and gas leases on federal lands and offshore submerged lands in the Outer Continental Shelf as specified under the bill. Finally, the bill limits the drawdown of petroleum in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve until the Department of Energy develops a plan to increase the percentage of federal lands leased for oil and gas production.

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Official text

American Energy Independence from Russia Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] · 146 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Steve Scalise (R-LA), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Gary J. Palmer (R-AL), Neal P. Dunn (R-FL), John R. Curtis (R-UT), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), John Joyce (R-PA), Cliff Bentz (R-OR), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Blake D. Moore (R-UT), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Steve Womack (R-AR), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), August Pfluger (R-TX), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Tim Burchett (R-TN), David P. Joyce (R-OH), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Troy Balderson (R-OH) and 86 more.

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Words on this page, explained (2)
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Securities
Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr6858 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117