House Blocks Future Presidential Drilling Bans: Impact on Oil & Gas Industry
The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 26, the “Protecting American Energy Production Act,” on February 7, 2025, voting 226 to 188 to prohibit any future president from declaring a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) without explicit approval from Congress. This landmark legislative action directly strips the executive branch of unilateral power to shut down…