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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 Okla-
homa, 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Make Energy Afford-
able Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PLAN TO ADDRESS RISING ENERGY PRICES. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2021, 
the President, in consultation with the Secretary of En-
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ergy, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Labor, 
the Administrator of the Energy Information Administra-
tion, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
shall develop and transmit to Congress a report on rising 
energy prices in the United States that includes— 
(1) information on— 
(A) if higher energy prices have led to in-
creases in consumer prices across the economy; 
and 
(B) how many energy sector jobs in the 
United States have been lost since January 1, 
2021, and the outlook for such jobs in the com-
ing years; 
(2) a description of specific actions that Federal 
agencies are currently taking, or are planning to 
take in the immediate future— 
(A) to address rising energy prices and en-
ergy supply shortages; 
(B) to increase oil and natural gas produc-
tion in the United States; and 
(C) to streamline permitting processes for 
energy projects; 
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(3) a list of each energy project for which a 
final decision on an application submitted for a Fed-
eral permit or other approval has not been issued; 
(4) a list of each energy project that has re-
ceived Federal approval and for which State or local 
approval is pending; 
(5) analyses and projections for residential and 
commercial electricity and fuel prices for the next 12 
months; 
(6) an assessment of recent Federal actions, 
regulations, and policies that may be causing or con-
tributing to energy price increases, including assess-
ment of the impacts on energy prices of revoking the 
permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, imposing a 
moratorium on fossil energy development on Federal 
lands and waters, reinstating a ban on crude oil ex-
ports, and releasing petroleum products from the 
Strategic Petroleum Reserve; and 
(7) a plan to address rising energy prices in the 
United States that— 
(A) considers all energy sources; and 
(B) includes regulatory reforms and other 
Federal actions to— 
(i) reduce the energy burden of house-
holds, including the high energy burden 
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that minority and low-income families dis-
proportionately face; 
(ii) streamline the permitting process 
for, and delivery of, energy projects; and 
(iii) ensure the energy independence 
of the United States. 
(b) FORECASTS.— 
(1) MONTHLY
UPDATES.—Not later than 1 
month after the date of enactment of this Act, and 
monthly thereafter, the President shall provide to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on En-
ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate forecasts, 
for the next 6 months and the next 12 months, 
for— 
(A) residential energy price trends; 
(B) impacts of energy prices on low-income 
households; and 
(C) actions by Federal agencies to mitigate 
energy price increases, including actions to 
identify and address energy supply shortages. 
(2) COMPARISON INCLUDED.—In carrying out 
paragraph (1), the President shall provide— 
(A) forecasts using current Federal policies 
and laws; and 
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(B) a description of the potential impacts 
on such forecasts if proposed Federal polices 
and legislation, including international climate 
commitments submitted by the United States, 
are implemented or enacted. 
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