# 116-hr-7400: Protecting American Energy Production Act

116-hr-7400, Protecting American Energy Production Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] (R-SC); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7400
- Congress: 116
- Title: Protecting American Energy Production Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- Introduced: 2020-06-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] (R-SC)
- Cosponsors: 20
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

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 for the regulation of hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas production on state and private lands.

## Cosponsors (20)

- Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2020-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2020-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2020-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] (R-TX), 2020-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2020-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] (R-GA), 2020-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (R-TX), 2020-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] (R-OK), 2020-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] (R-OH), 2020-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4] (R-SC), 2020-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH), 2020-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2020-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2020-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2020-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] (R-PA), 2020-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12] (R-PA), 2020-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN), 2020-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11] (R-GA), 2020-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2020-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Armstrong, Kelly [R-ND-At Large] (R-ND), 2020-06-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act
- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act
- 116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act
- 116-hr-19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7400 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7400)

## Related
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- [116-hr-6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6742)
- [116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3495)
- [116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7278)
- [116-hr-19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-19)
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7400 (as of 2025-11-18).