H.R. 1 - 118th Congress (2023-2024) - Lower Energy Costs Act

This bill provides for the exploration, development, importation, and exportation of energy resources (e.g., oil, gas, and minerals). For example, it sets forth provisions to (1) expedite energy projects, (2) eliminate or reduce certain fees related to the development of federal energy resources, and (3) eliminate certain funds that provide incentives to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases.

The bill expedites the development, importation, and exportation of energy resources, including by

waiving environmental review requirements and other specified requirements under certain environmental laws,
eliminating certain restrictions on the import and export of oil and natural gas,
prohibiting the President from declaring a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing (a type of process used to extract underground energy resources),
directing the Department of the Interior to conduct sales for the leasing of oil and gas resources on federal lands and waters as specified by the bill, and
limiting the authority of the President and executive agencies to restrict or delay the development of energy on federal land.

In addition, the bill reduces royalties for oil and gas development on federal land and eliminates charges on methane emissions.

It also eliminates a variety of funds, such as funds for energy efficiency improvements in buildings as well as the greenhouse gas reduction fund.

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Engrossed in House

March 30, 2023

Introduced in House

March 14, 2023

Amendments (37)

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Mar 30, 2023

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House Amendment 167

Amendment requires the Government Accountability Office to publish a report on all potential adverse effects of wind energy development in the North Atlantic Planning Area.

Agreed To

Mar 30, 2023

Agreed to in House

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House Amendment 166

Amendment requires a Government Accountability Office study of sufficiency of the environmental review process for offshore wind.

Agreed To

Mar 30, 2023

Not Agreed to in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 165

Amendment sought to add to Sec. 20305, an exception for certain actions under the Defense Production Act of 1950.

Active

Mar 30, 2023

Agreed to in House

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House Amendment 162

Amendment provides that any entity subject to the jurisdiction of the Government of the People's Republic of China, or any entity that is owned by the Government of the People's Republic of China may not acquire any interest with respect to lands leased for oil or gas under the Mineral Leasing Act, the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, and may not acquire claims subject to the General Mining Law of 1872.

Agreed To

Mar 30, 2023

Not Agreed to in House

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House Amendment 157

Amendment sought to strike Title V of Division B, to prevent the bill from repealing the Inflation Reduction Act's reforms to the oil and gas leasing program.

Active

Mar 30, 2023

Agreed to in House

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House Amendment 156

Amendment requires each local unit of the Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, and Forest Service to develop a plan to disseminate and advertise open civil service positions with functions relating to permitting and natural resources in their offices. Also, each plan shall include outreach to local high schools, community colleges, institutions of higher education, and any other relevant institutions.

Agreed To

Mar 30, 2023

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House Amendment 151

Amendment prohibits the Communist Party of China (or a person acting on behalf of the Communist Party of China) from acquiring any interest with respect to American farmland or any lands used for American renewable energy production.

Agreed To

Mar 29, 2023

Not Agreed to in House

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House Amendment 144

Amendment sought to repeal section 115 of the Clean Air Act.

Active

Mar 29, 2023

Not Agreed to in House

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House Amendment 143

Amendment sought to prohibit the Delaware River Basin Commission, Susquehanna River Basin Commission, and the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing any regulations relating to hydraulic fracturing other than those issued by the state in which the regulation is to be implemented or enforced.

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Mar 29, 2023

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House Amendment 142

Amendment prohibits the Secretary of Energy from implementing its proposed rule regarding gas stoves, or any other rule that would limit consumer access to gas stoves.

Agreed To

Mar 29, 2023

Agreed to in House

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House Amendment 139

Amendment requires the EPA, in consultation with the DOE, to submit a report to Congress identifying and assessing existing regulations that have negatively affected domestic energy independence and increased energy cost for Americans.

Agreed To

Mar 29, 2023

Agreed to in House

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House Amendment 137

Amendment expresses the sense of Congress disapproving of the proposed tax hikes on the oil and natural gas industry in the Administration's fiscal year 2024 budget request.

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Mar 29, 2023

Agreed to in House

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House Amendment 134

Amendment adds a sense of Congress expressing disapproval of the denial of Jordan Cove Project permits.

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03/30/2023

The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 1.

03/30/2023

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

03/30/2023

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 225 - 204 (Roll no. 182).

03/30/2023

Passed/agreed to in House On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 225 - 204 (Roll no. 182).

03/30/2023

On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 207 - 222 (Roll no. 181).

03/30/2023

The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.

03/30/2023

Ms. Porter moved to recommit to the Committee on Natural Resources.

03/30/2023

The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

03/30/2023

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

03/30/2023

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1.

03/30/2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 260, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Graves (LA) amendment No. 37.

03/30/2023

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Van Drew amendment No. 36, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Grijalva demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

03/30/2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 260, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Van Drew amendment No. 36.

03/30/2023

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Smith (NJ) amendment No. 35, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Grijalva demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

03/30/2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 260, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Smith (NJ) amendment No. 35.

03/30/2023

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Perry amendment No. 34, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Garbarino demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.

03/30/2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 260, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Perry amendment No. 34.

03/30/2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 260, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Perry amendment No. 33.

03/30/2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 260, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Perry amendment No. 32.

03/30/2023

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Ogles amendment No. 31, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Grijalva demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

03/30/2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 260, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ogles amendment No. 31.

03/30/2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 260, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ogles amendment No. 30.

03/30/2023

The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.

03/30/2023

Considered as unfinished business.

03/29/2023

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 1 as unfinished business.

03/29/2023

On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.

03/29/2023

Mr. Westerman moved that the committee rise.

03/29/2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 260, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Luna amendment No. 29.

03/29/2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 260, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Luna amendment No. 28.

03/29/2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 260, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Levin amendment No. 27.

03/29/2023

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Levin amendment No. 26, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Levin demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.

03/29/2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 260, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Levin amendment No. 26.

03/29/2023

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Leger Fernandez amendment No. 25, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Leger Fernandez demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

03/29/2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 260, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Leger Fernandez amendment No. 25.

03/29/2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 260, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the LaMalfa amendment No. 24.

03/29/2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 260, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the LaMalfa amendment No. 23.

03/29/2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 260, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Westerman amendment No. 22.

03/29/2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 260, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Perez amendment No. 21.

03/29/2023

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Westerman amendment No. 20, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Westerman demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

03/29/2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 260, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Westerman amendment No. 20.

03/29/2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 260, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Grijalva amendment No. 19.

03/29/2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 260, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Donalds amendment No. 18.

03/29/2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 260, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Crawford amendment No. 17.

03/29/2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 260, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Boebert amendment No. 16.

03/29/2023

MOMENT OF SILENCE - Mr. Kelly (MS) asked unanimous consent to speak out of order for one minute to remember the victims of the severe weather and tornado outbreaks in Mississippi.

03/29/2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 260, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Barr amendment No. 15.

03/29/2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 260, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Roy amendment No. 13.

03/29/2023

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Perry amendment No. 12, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Armstrong demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

03/29/2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 260, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Perry amendment No. 12.

03/29/2023

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Perry amendment No. 11, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Molinaro demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.

03/29/2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 260, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Perry amendment No. 11.

03/29/2023

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Palmer amendment No. 10, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Palmer demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.

03/29/2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 260, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Palmer amendment No. 10.

03/29/2023

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Molinaro mendment No. 9, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayed had prevailed. Mr. Molinaro demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

03/29/2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 260, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Molinaro amendment No. 9.

03/29/2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 260, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Mace amendment No. 8.

03/29/2023

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Jackson (TX) amendment No. 7, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Jackson (TX) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.

03/29/2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 260, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson (TX) amendment No. 7.

03/29/2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 260, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Houlahan amendment No. 6.

03/29/2023

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Hern amendment No. 5, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Pallone demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

03/29/2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 260, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hern amendment No. 5.

03/29/2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 260, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Estes amendment No. 4.

03/29/2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 260, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Crenshaw amendment No. 3.

03/29/2023

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Boebert amendment No. 2, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Pallone demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

03/29/2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 260, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Boebert amendment No. 2.

03/29/2023

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 260, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Donalds amendment No. 1.

03/29/2023

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole resumed with 3 hours remaining on general debate for H.R. 1.

03/29/2023

The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.

03/29/2023

Considered as unfinished business.

03/28/2023

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 1 as unfinished business.

03/28/2023

On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.

03/28/2023

Mr. Rouzer moved that the committee rise.

03/28/2023

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole resumed with debate on H.R. 1.

03/28/2023

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with seven hours of general debate on H.R. 1.

03/28/2023

The Speaker designated the Honorable Darrell Issa to act as Chairman of the Committee.

03/28/2023

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 260 and Rule XVIII.

03/28/2023

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1 with 7 hours of general debate. Motion to recommit allowed. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.

03/28/2023

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 260.

03/28/2023

Rule H. Res. 260 passed House.

03/28/2023

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 260 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1 with 7 hours of general debate. Motion to recommit allowed. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.

03/24/2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.

03/15/2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

03/15/2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

03/15/2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

03/15/2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

03/15/2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

03/14/2023

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

03/14/2023

Introduced in House

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