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End Oil and Gas Tax Subsidies Act of 2025

House

Repeals and limits federal tax preferences for oil and gas production while tightening related tax accounting, deduction, and crude oil excise tax rules

Latest action: Tue Jan 14 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision".

Senate

Nullifies a Bureau of Land Management rule adopting the 2024 record of decision for oil and gas leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Coastal Plain

Latest action: Thu Dec 04 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision.

House

Nullifies the Bureau of Land Management's 2024 record of decision for Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Coastal Plain oil and gas leasing, reopening more acreage to leasing

Latest action: Thu Dec 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Protect Domestic Oil and Gas Small Business Act of 2026

House

Protects domestic oil and gas small businesses by proposing unspecified statutory changes in the energy sector

Latest action: Thu May 21 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily suspend certain fuel excise taxes for fuel separated during periods in which the national average price of gasoline exceeds $3.99 per gallon, and to prohibit certain credits or deductions for oil and gas companies during such periods.

House

Amends the tax code to temporarily suspend certain fuel excise taxes when average gasoline prices exceed $3.99 per gallon and bar certain oil and gas tax benefits during those periods

Latest action: Thu Apr 30 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Protecting America’s Small Oil and Gas Producers and Rural Jobs Act

House

Modify federal tax treatment to protect small oil and gas producers and rural jobs in the energy sector

Latest action: Fri Mar 20 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Protecting America’s Small Oil and Gas Producers and Rural Jobs Act

Senate

Modify federal tax treatment to protect small oil and gas producers and rural jobs tied to domestic energy production

Latest action: Wed May 20 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

To nullify the decision and order of the Endangered Species Committee with respect to certain oil and gas activities, and for other purposes.

House

Nullifies an Endangered Species Committee decision and order affecting specified oil and gas activities under endangered species law

Latest action: Wed May 20 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior relating to "Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-High Pressure High Temperature Updates".

House

Disapproves the Department of the Interior rule updating high pressure high temperature requirements for outer continental shelf oil and gas and sulfur operations under the Congressional Review Act

Latest action: Wed Feb 12 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act

House

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Latest action: Mon Jul 27 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Protect Domestic Oil and Gas Small Business Act of 2026

Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Latest action: Thu May 21 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 80) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Integrated Activity Plan Record of Decision; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 130) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 131) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 58) denouncing the horrors of socialism; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1949) to repeal restrictions on the export and import of natural gas; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3109) to require the Secretary of Energy to direct the National Petroleum Council to issue a report with respect to petrochemical refineries in the United States, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5107) to repeal the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022 enacted by the District of Columbia Council; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5214) to require mandatory pretrial and post conviction detention for crimes of violence and dangerous crimes and require mandatory cash bail for certain offenses that pose a threat to public safety or order in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.

House

Sets terms for House consideration of multiple Congressional Review Act disapproval resolutions, energy bills, and District of Columbia measures

Latest action: Tue Nov 18 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Extension of Deadlines in Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review Final Rule".

Senate

Nullifies the EPA rule extending oil and natural gas sector methane and emissions compliance deadlines, restoring the earlier federal deadlines

Latest action: Wed Nov 19 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review: Extension of Deadlines in Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources".

Senate

Disapproves an Environmental Protection Agency rule that extends compliance deadlines for oil and natural gas sector emissions standards under the Congressional Review Act

Latest action: Mon Mar 09 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4922) to limit youth offender status in the District of Columbia to individuals 18 years of age or younger, to direct the Attorney General of the District of Columbia to establish and operate a publicly accessible website containing updated statistics on juvenile crime in the District of Columbia, to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to prohibit the Council of the District of Columbia from enacting changes to existing criminal liability sentences, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5143) to establish standards for law enforcement officers in the District of Columbia to engage in vehicular pursuits of suspects, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5140) to lower the age at which a minor may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses in the District of Columbia to 14 years of age; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5125) to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to terminate the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1047) to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reform the interconnection queue process for the prioritization and approval of certain projects, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3015) to reestablish the National Coal Council in the Department of Energy to provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Energy on matters related to coal and the coal industry, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3062) to establish a more uniform, transparent, and modern process to authorize the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of international border-crossing facilities for the import and export of oil and natural gas and the transmission of electricity; and for other purposes.

House

Sets terms for House consideration of seven bills on District of Columbia criminal justice, energy infrastructure, and coal policy

Latest action: Wed Mar 25 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Integrated Activity Plan Record of Decision".

Senate

Nullifies the 2022 Bureau of Land Management plan for the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, reopening parts of the reserve to oil and gas leasing under the prior 2020 plan

Latest action: Fri Dec 05 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing Act

House

Exempts certain oil and gas activities on nonfederal surface estates with minority federal mineral ownership from federal drilling permits and environmental reviews

Latest action: Wed Mar 25 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions".

House

Nullifies the EPA rule implementing an annual waste emissions charge for certain oil and gas facilities under the Methane Emissions Reduction Program

Latest action: Fri Mar 14 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

License to Drill Act

House

Extends through FY2037 the Bureau of Land Management's authority to collect oil and gas permit processing fees for new permit applications

Latest action: Wed Jul 29 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Strategic Production Response and Implementation Act

House

Prohibits Strategic Petroleum Reserve drawdowns until DOE adopts a plan to expand federal oil and gas leasing in proportion to the amount released, with an exception for severe energy supply interruptions

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Federal Lands and Waters Leasing Transparency Act

House

Directs Interior to explain rejected highest bids for offshore oil and gas leases and limits court actions that could block or delay certain federal oil and gas leases

Latest action: Tue Feb 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management relating to "Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources".

Senate

Nullifies a Bureau of Ocean Energy Management rule on marine archaeological resources, ending the broad archaeological report requirement for Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas plans

Latest action: Fri Mar 14 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Stop Giving Big Oil Free Money Act

Senate

Repeals federal subsidies and tax benefits for the oil and gas industry under energy policy

Latest action: Thu Mar 13 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Stop Giving Big Oil Free Money Act

House

Repeals federal subsidies and other financial benefits for the oil and gas industry under natural resources policy

Latest action: Tue Mar 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Arctic Refuge Protection Act of 2025

Senate

Prohibits oil and gas development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge through federal environmental protection legislation

Latest action: Tue Apr 29 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act of 2025

House

Creates a buffer zone around Chaco Culture National Historical Park by barring certain federal mineral and geothermal leases and ending nonproducing oil and gas leases there

Latest action: Thu Apr 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Declaration of Energy Independence Act

House

Reduces royalty rates, bids, rentals, and fees for onshore oil and gas leases on federal lands while changing leasing and lease reinstatement rules

Latest action: Thu Jan 16 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters".

House

Nullifies the Department of Energy rule setting amended energy conservation standards for consumer gas fired instantaneous water heaters

Latest action: Fri May 09 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters".

Senate

Nullifies the Department of Energy rule setting amended energy conservation standards for consumer gas-fired instantaneous water heaters

Latest action: Wed Feb 12 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions".

Senate

Nullifies the EPA rule on waste emissions charges compliance procedures for petroleum and natural gas systems under the Methane Emissions Reduction Program

Latest action: Thu Feb 27 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety and Oversight Improvements Act of 2025

House

Expands DOT oversight of foreign compressed gas cylinder manufacturers by tightening approval, inspection, testing, and public listing requirements for hazardous materials transport

Latest action: Tue Jun 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Abundant American Resources Act of 2025

House

Expand access to domestic natural resources development under the Abundant American Resources Act of 2025

Latest action: Tue Jan 28 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Renewable Fuel for Ocean-Going Vessels Act

House

Establishes a renewable fuel policy for ocean-going vessels under the Renewable Fuel for Ocean-Going Vessels Act

Latest action: Thu Mar 06 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Territorial Tax Parity and Clarification Act

House

Amends federal tax law to create parity and clarify tax treatment for U.S. territorial taxation

Latest action: Mon Jan 13 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

American Shores Protection Act of 2025

Senate

Establishes protections for American shorelines through a public lands and natural resources measure

Latest action: Thu Feb 12 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Energy Choice Act

Senate

Establishes an energy policy measure titled the Energy Choice Act for consideration by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

Latest action: Wed Jun 04 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Renewable Fuel for Ocean-Going Vessels Act

Senate

Authorize use of renewable fuel standards for ocean-going vessels to cover marine transportation fuel

Latest action: Wed Sep 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Energy Choice Act

House

Expand consumer energy choice by limiting federal restrictions on the use of gas-powered appliances and related energy systems

Latest action: Wed Feb 04 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act

House

Establishes protections for marine fisheries habitat through a federal conservation measure on habitat management

Latest action: Tue Jan 13 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Methane Border Adjustment Mechanism Act

House

Establishes a methane border adjustment mechanism for imported goods to account for methane emissions

Latest action: Thu Jan 16 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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