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H.R. 26

U.S. House•In Senate Committee

Summary

H.R. 26, the Protecting American Energy Production Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 3, 2025 by Rep. August Pfluger (R) with 18 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Natural Resources, and last saw action on Feb 10, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Record

Text

H.R. 26 has 18 co-sponsors and 2 roll calls.

hb26/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HR 26 EH: Protecting American Energy Production Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 EN
 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I
 119th CONGRESS  1st Session
 H. R. 26
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 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.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-03
  2. Passed House2025-02-07
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jan 3, 2025

hb26/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/03/2025)

Protecting American Energy Production Act

This bill prohibits the President from declaring a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing unless Congress authorizes the moratorium. The bill also expresses the sense of Congress that states should maintain primacy (authority) for the regulation of hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas production on state and private lands.

Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a process to extract underground resources such as oil or gas from a geologic formation by injecting water, a propping agent (e.g., sand), and chemical additives into a well under enough pressure to fracture the formation.

Sponsors

Rep. August Pfluger (R) sponsors H.R. 26, and 18 members have co-sponsored it.

Committees

H.R. 26 went before 3 committees: Energy and Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce and Natural Resources.

Energy and Natural Resources
Energy and Natural Resources
Referred To · Feb 10, 2025 · 314 Bills
Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Jan 3, 2025 · 1,636 Bills
Natural Resources
Natural Resources
Referred To · Jan 3, 2025 · 395 Bills

Actions

H.R. 26 has taken 12 actions since Jan 3, 2025, the latest on Feb 10, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 10, 2025
Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Feb 7, 202509:19
House
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 5. (consideration: CR H561-569)
Feb 7, 202509:20
House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 26.
Feb 7, 202510:18
House
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Feb 7, 202510:19
House
Mr. Casten moved to recommit to the Committee on Natural Resources. (text: CR H568)Natural Resources Committee

Votes

H.R. 26 went to 2 roll calls in the House, the latest on Feb 7, 2025 at 226–188.

ChamberQuestion
Yea
Nay
Feb 7, 2025
House
On Passage
226
188
Feb 7, 2025
House
On Motion to Recommit
205
207

2 bills are related to H.R. 26.

Titles

H.R. 26 goes by 6 titles, 3 of them short titles.

  • To prohibit a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • Protecting American Energy Production Act — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
  • Protecting American Energy Production Act — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • Protecting American Energy Production Act — Display Title
  • Protecting American Energy Production Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To prohibit a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

4 clients hired 4 firms and 26 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 26 in 17 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Environment/Superfund, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Budget/Appropriations, Education, Energy/Nuclear, Clean Air and Water (quality), Science/Technology, Natural Resources.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS—District of Columbia17—
INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA—District of Columbia15—
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY—Virginia14—
HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS17—
INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA15—
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY14—
HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 26.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CARLOS CONDARCO117
CAROLINE SEVIER117
ELEANOR LAMB117
MARTIN HIGHT117
MATTHEW MCGINN117
DANIEL NAATZ115
MALLORI MILLER115
RYAN ULLMAN115
AKASH CHOUGULE114
ANDREW KORST114
BRENT GARDNER114
DANIEL TILLSON114
FAITH BURNS114
HELDER TOSTE114
KATELYN BLEDSOE114
KELLY MERKEL114
LAUREN STEWART114
MATTHEW KEENAN114
MATTHEW SILVER114
MEGAN BAILEY114

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERSAMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS2025 third_quarter$416K3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERSAMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS2025 second_quarter$416K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERSAMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS2025 first_quarter$321.8K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITYAMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY2025 first_quarter$305K1st Quarter - Amendme…
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITYAMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY2025 first_quarter$305K1st Quarter - Amendme…
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITYAMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY2025 first_quarter$305K1st Quarter - Amendme…
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERSAMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS2026 second_quarter$303.4K2nd Quarter - Report
INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAINDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2026 second_quarter$250K2nd Quarter - Report
INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAINDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2025 fourth_quarter$250K4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERSAMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS2025 first_quarter$206.6K1st Quarter - Amendme…
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERSAMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS2025 fourth_quarter$186K4th Quarter - Report
INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAINDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2026 first_quarter$180K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERSAMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS2026 first_quarter$170.1K1st Quarter - Report
INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAINDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2025 second_quarter$140K2nd Quarter - Report
INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAINDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2025 third_quarter$120K3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITYAMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY2025 first_quarter$120K1st Quarter - Report
HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICAHERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA2025 first_quarter$100K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 26 under Energy, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 5 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 26’s is Energy.

hr26/policy-areas.txt
EnergyAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 26 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Congressional-executive branch relations to State and local government operations.

hr26/subjects.txt
Congressional-executive branch relationsMiningOil and gasPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsState and local government operations

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 26, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 1 (Friday, January 3, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PFLUGER:H.R. 26.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:To prohibit a moratorium on the use of hydraulicfracturing.[Page H36]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com