# 117-hr-7285: Unleashing American Energy Act

117-hr-7285, Unleashing American Energy Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Carl, Jerry L. [R-AL-1] (R-AL); status Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7285
- Congress: 117
- Title: Unleashing American Energy Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Introduced: 2022-03-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Carl, Jerry L. [R-AL-1] (R-AL)
- Cosponsors: 22
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Unleashing American Energy Act This bill requires a minimum amount of oil and gas lease sales a year on certain submerged lands of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and limits delays on federal oil and gas leases on such lands. Specifically, this bill requires the Department of the Interior to annually conduct a minimum of two region-wide oil and gas lease sales in each of the following regions of the OCS: (1) the Gulf of Mexico region in the Central Gulf of Mexico Planning Area and the Western Gulf of Mexico Planning Area, and (2) the Alaska region. In addition, the bill requires the President to obtain congressional approval before delaying federal oil and gas leases on the OCS.

## Cosponsors (22)

- Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] (R-AR), 2022-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2022-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN), 2022-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rosendale Sr., Matthew M. [R-MT-At Large] (R-MT), 2022-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (R-ID), 2022-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2022-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Herrell, Yvette [R-NM-2] (R-NM), 2022-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] (R-UT), 2022-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] (R-CA), 2022-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX), 2022-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] (R-UT), 2022-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] (R-WI), 2022-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2022-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6] (R-LA), 2022-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] (R-CO), 2022-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2022-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH), 2022-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2] (R-OR), 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC), 2022-04-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA), 2022-04-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2022-08-23T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-7285 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7285)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7285 (as of 2025-11-18).