To lower energy costs by increasing American energy production, exports, infrastructure, and critical minerals processing, by promoting transparency, accountability, permitting, and production of American resources, and by improving water quality certification and energy projects, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Comprehensive energy legislation to increase American energy production, streamline permitting, expand LNG exports, and secure critical minerals supply. Addresses DOE organization and energy resource criticality.
Who Benefits and How
Energy producers gain streamlined permitting. Consumers may benefit from lower energy costs. Critical minerals supply chain is strengthened. LNG exporters gain expanded authority.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Environmental review processes may be shortened. Some public lands may see increased development.
Key Provisions
- Secures critical energy resource supply
- DOE functions expanded for critical resources
- Supply chain vulnerability assessments required
- Energy technology development supported
- Comprehensive energy production expansion
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Lowers energy costs through increased domestic production and exports
Who Benefits
- Energy producers
- Consumers
- Critical minerals sector
Who Bears Costs
- Environmental review (shortened)
- Public lands (development)
Key Policy Areas
Energy, Oil and Gas, Mining, Permitting
Primary Purpose
Lowers energy costs through increased domestic production and exports
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Increase energy production through regulatory reform and permitting changes"
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Passed HouseMr. Scalise (for himself, Mrs. Rodgers of Washington, Mr. Westerman, …
Passed House (inferred from eh version)
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Carbon capture and storage developers, Chinese state-owned energy companies, Chinese state-owned oil companies
Positive-direction: Carbon capture and storage developers, Critical energy resource facilities, Cross-border pipeline developers, Domestic oil and gas companies, Energy and infrastructure developers, Energy infrastructure developers, Energy permit applicants, Energy project developers, Federal land permittees, Fossil fuel power plant developers, Independent oil and gas companies, Independent oil producers, LNG export terminal operators, Natural gas gathering system operators, Natural gas pipeline companies, Natural gas pipeline developers, Natural gas processing plants, Natural gas producers, Natural gas utilities, Offshore drilling companies, Offshore oil and gas explorers, Offshore oil and gas producers, Oil and gas drilling companies, Oil and gas lease applicants, Oil and gas lease bidders, Oil and gas lease holders on federal lands, Oil and gas midstream companies, Oil and gas pipeline companies, Oil and gas pipeline operators, Oil and gas producers on federal lands, Oil and gas producers with split estates, Oil producers selling to SPR, Oil producers with associated gas, Onshore oil and gas producers, Petroleum refineries, Petroleum refineries using hydrofluoric acid alkylation, Pipeline and transmission line developers, Small independent oil producers, U.S. domestic oil refiners
Negative-direction: Chinese state-owned energy companies, Chinese state-owned oil companies, U.S. petroleum exporters
BLM and Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Land Management field offices
Bureau of Land Management, Federal land management agencies, Federal permitting agencies, State environmental agencies face effects in multiple directions
Positive-direction: BLM and Forest Service, EPA Underground Injection Control program, EPA chemical review program, EPA water permits program, Forest Service, Forest Service and BLM
Negative-direction: Bureau of Land Management field offices, Council on Environmental Quality, Department of Agriculture, Department of Energy, Department of the Interior, Environmental Protection Agency, FERC, Federal Treasury, Federal government (Treasury), Forest Service ranger districts, Government Accountability Office, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Other federal permitting agencies, State Department, State energy offices, U.S. Geological Survey
Allied nation mining companies, Chinese mining companies, Coal mining companies
Positive-direction: Allied nation mining companies, Coal mining companies, Critical mineral mining companies, Critical mineral processing facilities, Critical mineral processors, Critical minerals mining companies, Domestic critical mineral miners, Domestic mineral processors, Domestic mining companies, Drilling service companies, Junior mining companies, Mineral exploration companies, Mineral processing facilities, Mining companies on federal lands, Offshore drilling service companies, Offshore seismic survey companies, Rare earth processing facilities, Uranium mining companies
Negative-direction: Chinese mining companies
Alternative alkylation technology providers, Battery and EV manufacturers, Chemical manufacturers for energy sector
Positive-direction: Battery and EV manufacturers, Chemical manufacturers for energy sector, Gas appliance manufacturers, Hydrofluoric acid suppliers, Industrial facilities with water discharges
Negative-direction: Alternative alkylation technology providers, Electric appliance manufacturers
Clean energy project developers, Domestic natural gas consumers, Geothermal energy developers
Positive-direction: Geothermal energy developers, Renewable energy developers, Small geothermal companies
Negative-direction: Clean energy project developers, Domestic natural gas consumers, Offshore wind developers, Offshore wind energy developers
Construction contractors, Highway and transit project developers, Home energy efficiency contractors
Positive-direction: Construction contractors, Highway and transit project developers, Infrastructure developers, Infrastructure maintenance contractors, Project applicants, Transportation infrastructure developers
Negative-direction: Home energy efficiency contractors
Electric utilities, Electric utilities with transmission rights-of-way, International electricity transmission developers
Commercial fishing industry, Commercial fishing industry in North Atlantic, Timber and logging companies
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary"
- → Secretary of Energy
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Energy resource essential to U.S. energy sector with vulnerable supply chain
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