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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6298 

To direct the President to transmit to Congress a plan to address rising 

energy prices in the United States, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 16, 2021 

Mr. CARTER of Georgia (for himself, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mrs. BICE of Oklahoma, Mr. VAN DREW, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mr. BUDD, Mr. 

BALDERSON, Mr. KINZINGER, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. 

GIBBS, Mrs. HINSON, Mr. VALADAO, and Mr. JOYCE of Ohio) introduced 

the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 

Commerce 

A BILL 

To direct the President to transmit to Congress a plan 

to address rising energy prices in the United States, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Make Energy Afford5 able Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PLAN TO ADDRESS RISING ENERGY PRICES. 

7 (a) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2021, 

8 the President, in consultation with the Secretary of EnVerDate Sep 11 2014 15:48 Dec 22, 2021 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6298.IH H6298

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1 ergy, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Labor, 

2 the Administrator of the Energy Information Administra3 tion, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the 

4 Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 

5 shall develop and transmit to Congress a report on rising 

6 energy prices in the United States that includes— 

7 (1) information on— 

8 (A) if higher energy prices have led to in9 creases in consumer prices across the economy; 

10 and 

11 (B) how many energy sector jobs in the 

12 United States have been lost since January 1, 

13 2021, and the outlook for such jobs in the com14 ing years; 

15 (2) a description of specific actions that Federal 

16 agencies are currently taking, or are planning to 

17 take in the immediate future— 

18 (A) to address rising energy prices and en19 ergy supply shortages; 

20 (B) to increase oil and natural gas produc21 tion in the United States; and 

22 (C) to streamline permitting processes for 

23 energy projects; 


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1 (3) a list of each energy project for which a 

2 final decision on an application submitted for a Fed3 eral permit or other approval has not been issued; 

4 (4) a list of each energy project that has re5 ceived Federal approval and for which State or local 

6 approval is pending; 

7 (5) analyses and projections for residential and 

8 commercial electricity and fuel prices for the next 12 

9 months; 

10 (6) an assessment of recent Federal actions, 

11 regulations, and policies that may be causing or con12 tributing to energy price increases, including assess13 ment of the impacts on energy prices of revoking the 

14 permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, imposing a 

15 moratorium on fossil energy development on Federal 

16 lands and waters, reinstating a ban on crude oil ex17 ports, and releasing petroleum products from the 

18 Strategic Petroleum Reserve; and 

19 (7) a plan to address rising energy prices in the 

20 United States that— 

21 (A) considers all energy sources; and 

22 (B) includes regulatory reforms and other 

23 Federal actions to— 

24 (i) reduce the energy burden of house25 holds, including the high energy burden 


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1 that minority and low-income families dis2 proportionately face; 

3 (ii) streamline the permitting process 

4 for, and delivery of, energy projects; and 

5 (iii) ensure the energy independence 

6 of the United States. 

7 (b) FORECASTS.— 

8 (1) MONTHLY UPDATES.—Not later than 1 

9 month after the date of enactment of this Act, and 

10 monthly thereafter, the President shall provide to 

11 the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 

12 House of Representatives and the Committee on En13 ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate forecasts, 

14 for the next 6 months and the next 12 months, 

15 for— 

16 (A) residential energy price trends; 

17 (B) impacts of energy prices on low-income 

18 households; and 

19 (C) actions by Federal agencies to mitigate 

20 energy price increases, including actions to 

21 identify and address energy supply shortages. 

22 (2) COMPARISON INCLUDED.—In carrying out 

23 paragraph (1), the President shall provide— 

24 (A) forecasts using current Federal policies 

25 and laws; and 


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1 (B) a description of the potential impacts 

2 on such forecasts if proposed Federal polices 

3 and legislation, including international climate 

4 commitments submitted by the United States, 

5 are implemented or enacted. 

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