Protecting American Energy Production Act

Sponsored by Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX) · 18 active

Latest action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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Where it standsPassed House, now in the Senate

Passed House

House: passedFeb 7, 2025
Senate: next
President: not yet

0 senators score as swing votes

Summary

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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.

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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.

Committees and subjects

Committees

House Committee on Energy and Commerce · HouseReferred to
House Committee on Natural Resources · HouseReferred to
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources · SenateReferred to

Subjects

Congressional-executive branch relations
Mining
Oil and gas
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
State and local government operations

Senate · 0 House · 0

Model

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Similar past votes, House

Earlier behind swing-v3’s input

Similar votes count toward swing-v3 in the House: total similarity weight 63.5 (needs 5.0).

H.R. 26 · Feb 7, 2025 · Roll call 34On PassageProtecting American Energy Production Act
PassedSame bill×3.0
S.J.Res. 80 · Nov 18, 2025 · Roll call 295On PassageProviding 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
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.J.Res. 131 · Nov 18, 2025 · Roll call 294On PassageProviding 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”
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 6285 · May 1, 2024 · Roll call 892On PassageAlaska’s Right to Produce Act
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.Res. 987 · Mar 21, 2024 · Roll call 814On Agreeing to the ResolutionDenouncing the harmful, anti-American energy policies of the Biden administration, and for other purposes
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 1121 · Mar 20, 2024 · Roll call 811On PassageProtecting American Energy Production Act
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 1501 · Sep 2, 2026 · Roll call 654On PassageProtecting Domestic Mining Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 5587 · Apr 23, 2026 · Roll call 497On PassageHEATS Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5

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PassedSame policy area×0.5
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PassedSame policy area×0.5
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PassedSame policy area×0.5
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Passed

Cosponsors

18 active

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Erin Houchin (R-IN-9)
Andy Barr (R-KY-6)
Michael Lawler (R-NY-17)
Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK-5)
Ben Cline (R-VA-6)
Tony Gonzales (R-TX-23)
Brandon Gill (R-TX-26)
Craig A. Goldman (R-TX-12)
Daniel Meuser (R-PA-9)
James R. Baird (R-IN-4)
Julie Fedorchak (R-ND-AL)
Michael A. Rulli (R-OH-6)
Mike Haridopolos (R-FL-8)
Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY-23)
John J. McGuire (R-VA-5)
Nicholas J. Begich (R-AK-AL)
Randy K. Sr. Weber (R-TX-14)
Brian Babin (R-TX-36)

How the swing score works

Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.

Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.

Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.

Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.

Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.

Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.