Legislation was passed 226 to 188 by the Republican-controlled House to prevent future administrations from prohibiting oil and gas drilling without the consent of Congress.<\/p>\n
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The \u201cProtecting American Energy Production Act\u201d was passed by lawmakers in a vote on Friday, which forbids the president from \u201cdeclaring a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing unless Congress authorizes the moratorium.\u201d<\/p>\n
Republican House members unanimously voted in favor of the legislation\u2019s passage, while 118 Democrats voted against it<\/p>\n
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Just weeks before he left office, former President Joe Biden banned future oil and gas drilling along 625 million acres of coastal and offshore waters, among other oil and gas-related regulations. The bill follows his actions.<\/p>\n
The Republican who introduced the bill, Rep. August Pfluger of Texas, stated that the legislation was prompted by worries about possible fracking bans during the Biden administration<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen President Biden took office, his administration took a \u2018whole of government\u2019 approach to wage war on American energy production, pandering to woke environmental extremists and crippling this thriving industry,\u201d Pfluger said in a statement following the bill\u2019s passage.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy legislation that passed today is a necessary first step in reversing Biden\u2019s war on energy by preventing the federal government from banning the use of hydraulic fracturing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
As part of his \u201cdrill, baby, drill\u201d strategy, President Donald Trump has pledged to unleash energy produced in the United States since the campaign trail.<\/p>\n
If the president signs the bill into law, it would stop the drilling method from being banned by subsequent administrations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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