HRES 127 United States House · 118th Congress

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should support the safe and responsible development of its energy resources via drilling, in an effort to maintain a robust energy supply chain which promotes national security, safeguards against energy scarcity, and reduces energy poverty for all Americans.

HRES 127 is a symbolic House resolution expressing the House's position that the U.S. should support safe, responsible energy drilling to strengthen domestic energy supply chains. It recommends repealing federal restrictions on drilling on public lands, clarifying drilling's role in energy production, and incentivizing workforce development in the energy sector. The resolution does not create new laws or directly affect any individuals or businesses; it merely states the House's opinion on policy priorities. It emphasizes that increased domestic drilling could enhance national security, prevent energy shortages, and reduce energy poverty - though these are stated goals, not guaranteed outcomes. As a non-binding resolution, it has no legal force.
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Feb 2023
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Introduced Feb 14, 2023 Last action Mar 22, 2023
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Mar 22, 2023
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
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Feb 14, 2023
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Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
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Feb 14, 2023
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