# 117-hr-7094: Energy Freedom Act

117-hr-7094, Energy Freedom Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7094
- Congress: 117
- Title: Energy Freedom Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Introduced: 2022-03-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Energy Freedom Act This bill establishes requirements to provide for domestic energy production, including by limiting delays on oil, gas, or coal development; requiring a minimum number of annual sales of leases on federal lands and waters for oil and gas development; requiring sales of leases of federal land for wind, solar, and geothermal development; allowing the Department of the Interior to grant licenses for the exploration and mining of hardrock minerals on the Outer Continental Shelf.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5] (R-OK), 2022-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL), 2022-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cawthorn, Madison [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2022-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA), 2022-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2022-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2022-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] (R-TN), 2022-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rosendale Sr., Matthew M. [R-MT-At Large] (R-MT), 2022-03-28T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-7094 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7094)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7094 (as of 2025-11-18).