# 117-hr-7304: Restore Onshore Energy Production Act

117-hr-7304, Restore Onshore Energy Production Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Rosendale Sr., Matthew M. [R-MT-At Large] (R-MT); status Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7304
- Congress: 117
- Title: Restore Onshore Energy Production Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Introduced: 2022-03-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Rosendale Sr., Matthew M. [R-MT-At Large] (R-MT)
- Cosponsors: 24
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Restore Onshore Energy Production Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior to immediately resume sales of oil and gas leases in accordance with applicable onshore mineral leasing laws and specifies a minimum number of sales that Interior must conduct in each state where there is land available for oil and gas leasing. The bill also prohibits the President from taking actions to cancel, delay, or otherwise impede federal processes related to energy mineral leasing without congressional approval.

## Cosponsors (24)

- Rep. Carl, Jerry L. [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 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. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2022-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] (R-AR), 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. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] (R-CA), 2022-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] (R-UT), 2022-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX), 2022-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2022-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] (R-WI), 2022-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6] (R-LA), 2022-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY), 2022-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] (R-CO), 2022-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH), 2022-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2022-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA), 2022-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2022-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2] (R-OR), 2022-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] (R-TX), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-7304 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7304)

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