H.R. 26, titled the "Protecting American Energy Production Act," aims to ensure that states continue to have the primary authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing, which is a method used to extract oil and natural gas. The bill prohibits the President from declaring a...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 26 is a rule that says the President can't stop a way to get oil and gas from the ground, called "hydraulic fracturing," unless Congress agrees. It lets each state decide how to handle drilling for oil and gas instead of having a big rule from the President for the whole country.