{"id":7005,"date":"2025-02-09T18:18:49","date_gmt":"2025-02-09T18:18:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=7005"},"modified":"2025-02-09T18:18:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T18:18:49","slug":"house-passes-bill-blocking-future-presidents-from-banning-oil-drilling-without-congress-approval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=7005","title":{"rendered":"House Passes Bill Blocking Future Presidents From Banning Oil Drilling Without Congress\u2019 Approval"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7006\" src=\"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/465063159_937312061762374_4971802148411072904_n-7-300x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/465063159_937312061762374_4971802148411072904_n-7-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/465063159_937312061762374_4971802148411072904_n-7-1024x853.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/465063159_937312061762374_4971802148411072904_n-7-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/465063159_937312061762374_4971802148411072904_n-7.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>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.\u201dRepublican House members unanimously voted in favor of the legislation\u2019s passage, while 118 Democrats voted against it.<\/p>\n<p>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<p>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<p>\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<p>\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<p>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<div class=\"code-block code-block-10\">Advertisement<\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-12578241793956198-359\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>If the president signs the bill into law, it would stop the drilling method from being banned by subsequent administrations.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum launched internal investigations into agency actions that \u201cburden\u201d energy development on Monday, stripping the energy sector of \u201ccoercive\u201d climate policies and oil lease bans implemented during the Biden administration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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