H. R. 1121, known as the “Protecting American Energy Production Act,” aims to prevent the President from declaring a ban on hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, unless Congress authorizes it. The bill emphasizes that states should have the primary authority to...
H. R. 1121 is a bill that says the President can't stop a way to get energy called fracking unless Congress says it's okay, and it wants each state to make its own rules about fracking on its land.
H. R. 1121, titled the "Protecting American Energy Production Act," seeks to ensure that the regulation of hydraulic fracturing (also known as fracking) for oil and natural gas production is primarily managed by individual states, particularly on state and private lands. The...
Imagine there's a rule that says only states can decide when to stop a special way of getting oil and gas from deep underground called "fracking," and the President can't stop it all over the country unless Congress, which makes big laws, says it's okay. This means each state can choose what it wants to do with its own land and oil.
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