H.R. 26 — Engrossed in House

119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 26 AN ACT To prohibit a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting American Energy Production Act. 2. Protecting American energy production (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that States should maintain primacy for the regulation of hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas production on State and private lands. (b) Prohibition on declaration of a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President may not declare a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing unless such moratorium is authorized by an Act of Congress. Passed the House of Representatives February 7, 2025.Clerk.