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S 3982 United States Senate · 117th Congress

FREE American Energy Act

Summary
Furthering Resource Exploration and Empowering American Energy Act or the FREE American Energy Act This bill generally expedites the review of energy projects, limits executive power over certain energy projects, delegates certain energy permitting authority to states, provides statutory authority for specified environmental rules, and terminates tax credits for certain vehicles.
Issues: ✗ Budget & TaxesOpposes Budget & TaxesTerminates tax credits for certain vehicles, reducing tax benefits and defunding related incentives per bill summary.95% confidence ✗ EnergyOpposes EnergyTerminates tax credits for certain vehicles (likely clean energy vehicles), weakening incentives for renewable energy adoption. Other provisions may favor fossil fuels but tax credit termination is direct opposition.90% confidence ✗ EnvironmentOpposes EnvironmentExpedites energy projects, limits federal oversight, delegates permitting to states - deregulatory actions weakening environmental protections per bill's focus on streamlining approvals.85% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Mar 2022
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Introduced Mar 31, 2022 Last action Mar 31, 2022
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Mar 31, 2022
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Mar 31, 2022
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Rick Scott
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