,,ii #aagth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #chbb ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #aj 7legislative day1 ,march #g71 #bjbb,mr4 ,lankford 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 and ,mr4 ,sullivan7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit the ,president from promulgating new oil and gas regulations until after ,russian troops have withdrawn from ,ukraine1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,energy ,regulations ,certainty ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds that-- 7#a7 the ,united ,states has a demonstrable history of providing assistance to allies of the ,united ,states when those allies face threats to democracy or are suffering as a result of geopolitical instability2 7#b7 the invasion by the ,russian ,federation of the sovereign nation of ,ukraine on ,february #bd1 #bjbb1 threatens the energy security of ,ukraine and other ,european allies2 7#c7 ,europe relies on ,russia for approximately #dj percent of its natural gas and about #be percent of its oil2 7#d7 the ,united ,states has demonstrated in recent years that the ,united ,states is fully capable of-- 7,a7 producing sufficient energy resources domestically to become energy independent2 7,b7 supplying energy resources to allies of the ,united ,states2 and 7,c7 providing stability in international energy markets2 and 7#e7 recent and prospective administrative actions jeopardize the ability of the ,united ,states to continue to serve the role described in paragraph 7#d71 which is critical to the national security of the ,united ,states and allies of the ,united ,states4 #c4 ,prohibition on new oil and gas regulations 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,covered action ,the term covered action means-- 7,a7 any provision of ,executive ,order #aciij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba note2 relating to protecting public health and the environment and restoring science to tackle the climate crisis7 that would impact the cost of energy development2 7,b7 any provision of ,executive ,order #adjjh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba note2 relating to tackling the climate crisis at home and abroad7 that would impact the cost of energy development2 7,c7 the final decisions of the ,administrator of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency in the document entitled ,review of the ,ozone ,national ,ambient ,air ,quality ,standards 7#he ,fed4 ,reg4 #hgbef 7,december #ca1 #bjbj772 7,d7 the final decisions of the ,administrator of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency in the document entitled ,review of the ,national ,ambient ,air ,quality ,standards for ,particulate ,matter 7#he ,fed4 ,reg4 #hbfhd 7,december #ah1 #bjbj772 7,e7 the final rule of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency entitled ,oil and ,natural ,gas ,sector3 ,emission ,standards for ,new1 ,reconstructed1 and ,modified ,sources ,reconsideration 7#he ,fed4 ,reg4 #egcih 7,september #ae1 #bjbj772 7,f7 the updated policy statement of the ,federal ,energy ,regulatory ,commission entitled ,updated ,policy ,statement on ,certification of ,new ,interstate ,natural ,gas ,facilities 7,docket ,no4 ,,pl#ah-a-jjj 7,february #ah1 #bjbb72 #hg ,fed4 ,reg4 #aaedh 7,march #a1 #bjbb772 7,g7 the interim policy statement of the ,federal ,energy ,regulatory ,commission entitled ,consideration of ,greenhouse ,gas ,emissions in ,natural ,gas ,infrastructure ,project ,reviews 7,docket ,no4 ,,pl#ba-c-jjj 7,february #ah1 #bjbb772 7,h7 the final rule of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency entitled ,oil and ,natural ,gas ,sector3 ,emission ,standards for ,new1 ,reconstructed1 and ,modified ,sources ,review 7#he ,fed4 ,reg4 #egjah 7,september #ad1 #bjbj772 7,i7 the final rule of the ,corps of ,engineers and the ,environmental ,protection ,agency entitled ,the ,navigable ,waters ,protection ,rule3 ,definition of ,waters of the ,united ,states 7#he ,fed4 ,reg4 #bbbej 7,april #ba1 #bjbj772 7,j7 ,instruction ,memorandum ,no4 #bjah-jcd of the ,department of the ,interior entitled ,updating ,oil and ,gas ,leasing ,reform--,land ,use ,planning and ,lease ,parcel ,reviews 7,january #ca1 #bjah72 7,k7 the final rule of the ,department of the ,interior entitled ,oil and ,gas2 ,hydraulic ,fracturing on ,federal and ,indian ,lands2 ,rescission of a #bjae ,rule 7#hb ,fed4 ,reg4 #faibd 7,december #bi1 #bjag772 7,l7 the document entitled ,technical ,support ,document3 ,social ,cost of ,carbon1 ,methane1 and ,nitrous ,oxide ,interim ,estimates under ,executive ,order #aciij1 published by the ,interagency ,working ,group on ,social ,cost of ,greenhouse ,gases1 ,united ,states ,government1 in ,february #bjba2 and 7,m7 any action by the ,board of ,governors of the ,federal ,reserve ,system or other ,federal financial regulator that would restrict access to capital or lending to companies in the oil and natural gas subsector of critical infrastructure4 7#b7 ,covered period ,the term covered period means the period-- 7,a7 beginning on the date of enactment of this ,act2 and 7,b7 ending on the date that is #ahj days after the date on which the ,president determines that the ,russian ,federation has withdrawn all troops from the territory of ,ukraine4 7b7 ,prohibitions 7#a7 ,in general ,during the covered period1 the ,president shall not carry out1 promulgate any regulations pursuant to1 or carry out any policy described in or required by1 a covered action4 7#b7 ,reversion ,during the covered period-- 7,a7 all covered actions1 including any regulations promulgated1 or other agency actions taken1 pursuant to the covered actions1 shall have no force and effect2 and 7,b7 all applicable regulations and agency policies that were in effect on ,january #ai1 #bjba1 shall have full force and effect4 #d4 ,keystone ,pipeline ,trans,canada ,keystone ,pipeline1 ,l4,p4 may construct1 connect1 operate1 and maintain the pipeline facilities at the international border of the ,united ,states and ,canada under the terms described in the ,presidential ,permit of ,march #bi1 #bjai 7#hd ,fed4 ,reg4 #acaja 7,april #c1 #bjai774 #e4 ,sense of the ,senate relating to natural gas exports and offshore oil and gas lease sales ,it is the sense of the ,senate that-- 7#a7 the ,secretary of ,energy should act expeditiously to approve applications under subsection 7a7 of section #c of the ,natural ,gas ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gag;b7 to export natural gas from the ,united ,states to foreign countries not described in subsection 7c7 of that section2 7#b7 the ,attorney ,general should appeal the decision of the ,united ,states ,district ,court for the ,district of ,columbia in the memorandum opinion dated ,january #bg1 #bjbb1 in ,friends of the ,earth v4 ,haaland1 ,no4 #a3ba-;cv-#jbcag-,,rc2 7#c7 not later than ,june #cj1 #bjbb1 the ,secretary of the ,interior should approve a new final #e-year oil and gas leasing program under section #ah7;a7 of the ,outer ,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acdd7;a77 that includes at least as many lease sales as are included in the #bjag-bjbb ,outer ,continental ,shelf ,oil and ,gas ,leasing ,proposed ,final ,program 7,november #bjaf72 and 7#d7 the ,secretary of ,state should coordinate with the energy-producing allies of the ,united ,states to ensure that the resource needs of the energy-insecure allies of the ,united ,states are met4