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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6884 

To prioritize United States energy independence, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 1, 2022 

Mr. JACKSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 

Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Armed Services, 

Agriculture, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Intelligence (Permanent 

Select), and Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To prioritize United States energy independence, 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 ‘‘American Energy Inde5 pendence Act of 2022’’. 

6 SEC. 2. POLICY. 

7 It shall be the policy of the United States— 

8 (1) to secure energy independence; 


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1 (2) to provide people in the United States with 

2 stable, affordable, and reliable energy prices, includ3 ing gasoline, diesel, electricity, natural gas, and pro4 pane; 

5 (3) to lift regulations on United States energy 

6 producers; and 

7 (4) to address the impending energy crisis 

8 caused by the illegal invasion by Russia of Ukraine. 

9 SEC. 3. PRIORITIZATION OF UNITED STATES ENERGY INDE10 PENDENCE. 

11 (a) PRESIDENT.—The President shall— 

12 (1) direct the Secretary of Energy, the Admin13 istrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the 

14 Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of De15 fense, and the Secretary of the Interior to prioritize 

16 United States energy independence; and 

17 (2) not later than 120 days after the date of 

18 enactment of this Act, develop and submit to Con19 gress, and make publicly available, a plan for the 

20 United States to achieve energy independence by 

21 2024. 

22 (b) SECRETARY OF ENERGY.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 

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1 gate rules, and issue guidance to ensure that the 

2 United States is— 

3 (A) energy independent by 2024; and 

4 (B) a net exporter of energy. 

5 (2) HYDRAULIC FRACTURING.—Not later than 

6 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

7 Secretary of Energy shall review existing programs 

8 of the Department of Energy and promulgate regu9 lations to reduce the regulatory burden on private 

10 United States entities harvesting energy through hy11 draulic fracturing. 

12 (c) DOMESTIC ENERGY INDEPENDENCE.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 

14 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis15 trator of the Environmental Protection Agency (re16 ferred to in this subsection as the ‘‘Administrator’’) 

17 shall— 

18 (A) identify and repeal any regulations 

19 promulgated by the Administrator during the 

20 15-year period preceding the date of enactment 

21 of this Act that have the intent or effect of sub22 stantially reducing the energy independence of 

23 the United States; and 

24 (B) promulgate regulations and issue guid25 ance relating to— 


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1 (i) reducing the regulatory burden for 

2 energy producers in the United States; 

3 (ii) increasing the energy output by 

4 those producers; and 

5 (iii) setting the social cost of carbon 

6 to $0 per metric ton. 

7 (2) PROHIBITION.—The Administrator shall not 

8 propose, finalize, or issue any regulation relating to 

9 climate change if the Administrator determines that 

10 such a regulation will— 

11 (A) reduce the energy security of the 

12 United States; or 

13 (B) increase energy costs for consumers in 

14 the United States. 

15 (d) DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.— 

16 (1) REVIEW AND REPORT.—Not later than 120 

17 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

18 Secretary of Transportation shall— 

19 (A) conduct a review of all existing pro20 grams of the Department of Transportation re21 lating to transportation prices in the United 

22 States; and 

23 (B) submit to Congress a report on the 

24 stability of transportation prices and the afford25 ability of transportation in the United States. 


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1 (2) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 180 days 

2 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec3 retary of Transportation shall promulgate regula4 tions and issue guidance to promote stable and af5 fordable gasoline and diesel prices for commuters in 

6 the United States. 

7 (e) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REPORT.—Not later 

8 than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 

9 the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress and 

10 make publicly available a report reviewing the national se11 curity implications of the dependence of the United States 

12 and allied countries on Russian energy exports. 

13 (f) LEASING OF FEDERAL LAND FOR OIL AND NAT14 URAL GAS PRODUCTION.—Not later than 60 days after 

15 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 

16 Interior shall— 

17 (1) conduct a review of existing Federal pro18 grams relating to the leasing of Federal land for oil 

19 and natural gas production; and 

20 (2) based on the review, promulgate regulations 

21 and issue guidance— 

22 (A) to promote the leasing of Federal land 

23 for oil and natural gas production; and 

24 (B) to reduce regulatory burdens on en25 ergy companies in the United States. 


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1 (g) FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION.— 

2 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

3 (A) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commis4 sion’’ means the Federal Energy Regulatory 

5 Commission. 

6 (B) COVERED APPLICATION.—The term 

7 ‘‘covered application’’ means an application 

8 submitted to the Commission relating to the 

9 construction, leasing, or operation of 1 or more 

10 pipelines. 

11 (2) REVIEW OF COVERED APPLICATIONS PRE12 VIOUSLY DENIED.—Not later than 120 days after 

13 the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission 

14 shall review and reconsider, in light of the national 

15 security implications of the energy independence of 

16 the United States, all covered applications denied by 

17 the Commission during the 10-year period ending on 

18 the date of enactment of this Act. 

19 (3) PRESUMPTION APPLICABLE TO COVERED

20 APPLICATIONS.— 

21 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara22 graph (B), the Commission shall— 

23 (i) presume that all covered applica24 tions received by the Commission during 

25 the period beginning on the date that is 1 


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1 year before the date of enactment of this 

2 Act and ending on January 1, 2024, will 

3 have a positive effect on national security 

4 by contributing to the energy independence 

5 of the United States; and 

6 (ii) consider those covered applications 

7 to be granted, based on that presumption. 

8 (B) REBUTTAL.—The Commission may 

9 overcome the presumption described in subpara10 graph (A) and deny a covered application con11 sidered to be granted under that subparagraph 

12 if the Commission makes competing findings 

13 under any other Act with respect to the na14 tional security implications of the covered appli15 cation. 

16 SEC. 4. ABROGATION OF ENERGY POLICIES. 

17 (a) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO IMPLEMENT

18 THE PARIS AGREEMENT.— 

19 (1) PROHIBITION.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—No funds appropriated 

21 or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2021 

22 or any fiscal year thereafter may be used to im23 plement the Paris Agreement. 


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1 (B) INCLUSIONS.—The prohibition under 

2 subparagraph (A) includes the use of funds for 

3 the following: 

4 (i) Preparing, communicating, or 

5 maintaining nationally determined con6 tributions. 

7 (ii) Funding emissions reductions of 

8 developing countries. 

9 (iii) Developing financial mechanisms 

10 that incentivize offshoring of jobs. 

11 (iv) The Green Climate Fund. 

12 (2) TERMINATION OF PROHIBITION.—The pro13 hibition under paragraph (1) shall terminate on the 

14 date on which the Senate provides advice and con15 sent to the ratification of the Paris Agreement pur16 suant to section 2 of article II of the Constitution 

17 of the United States. 

18 (3) DEFINITION OF PARIS AGREEMENT.—In 

19 this subsection, the term ‘‘Paris Agreement’’ means 

20 the decision by the 21st Conference of the Parties 

21 of the United Nations Framework Convention on 

22 Climate Change in Paris, France, adopted December 

23 12, 2015. 

24 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE.— 


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1 (1) AUTHORIZATION.—TransCanada Keystone 

2 Pipeline, L.P. may construct, connect, operate, and 

3 maintain the pipeline facilities at the international 

4 border of the United States and Canada at Phillips 

5 County, Montana, for the import of oil from Canada 

6 to the United States as described in the Presidential 

7 Permit of March 29, 2019 (84 Fed. Reg. 13101 

8 (April 3, 2019)). 

9 (2) NO PRESIDENTIAL PERMIT REQUIRED.—No 

10 Presidential permit (or similar permit) under Execu11 tive Order 13867 (3 U.S.C. 301 note; relating to the 

12 issuance of permits with respect to facilities and 

13 land transportation crossings at the international 

14 boundaries of the United States), Executive Order 

15 12038 (42 U.S.C. 7151 note; relating to the transfer 

16 of certain functions to the Secretary of Energy), Ex17 ecutive Order 10485 (15 U.S.C. 717b note; relating 

18 to the performance of functions respecting electric 

19 power and natural gas facilities located on United 

20 States borders), or any other Executive order shall 

21 be required for the construction, connection, oper22 ation, or maintenance of the pipeline facilities de23 scribed in paragraph (1). 

24 (c) NULLIFICATION OF CLIMATE CRISIS EXECUTIVE

25 ORDER.—Executive Order 14008 (42 U.S.C. 4321 note; 


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1 relating to tackling the climate crisis at home and abroad) 

2 is rescinded and shall have no force or effect. 

3 (d) WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES.— 

4 (1) DEFINITIONS.—The definitions of the term 

5 ‘‘waters of the United States’’ and the other terms 

6 defined in section 328.3 of title 33, Code of Federal 

7 Regulations (as in effect on June 22, 2020), are en8 acted into law. 

9 (2) CODIFICATION OF NAVIGABLE WATERS PRO10 TECTION RULE.—The final rule of the Corps of En11 gineers and the Environmental Protection Agency 

12 entitled ‘‘The Navigable Waters Protection Rule: 

13 Definition of ‘Waters of the United States’ ’’ (85 

14 Fed. Reg. 22250 (April 21, 2020)) is enacted into 

15 law. 

16 (3) ABROGATION OF PROPOSED RULE.—The 

17 proposed rule of the Corps of Engineers and the En18 vironmental Protection Agency entitled ‘‘Revised 

19 Definition of ‘Waters of the United States’ ’’ (86 

20 Fed. Reg. 69372 (December 7, 2021)) is rescinded 

21 and shall have no force or effect. 

22 (e) ABROGATION OF METHANE RULE.—The pro23 posed rule of the Environmental Protection Agency enti24 tled ‘‘Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, 

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1 ing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review’’ 

2 (86 Fed. Reg. 63110 (November 15, 2021)) is rescinded 

3 and shall have no force or effect. 

4 SEC. 5. REPORT. 

5 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 

6 of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 

7 shall submit to Congress a report that— 

8 (1) describes the status of United States de9 pendence on foreign countries for energy needs; 

10 (2)(A) describes the compliance of applicable 

11 Federal agencies with this Act; and 

12 (B) evaluates the effect of that compliance on 

13 United States energy independence; and 

14 (3) evaluates the stability and affordability of 

15 energy prices for United States consumers. 

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