Contact Congress about H.R. 92: Strategic Production Response and Implementation Act

Before a new non-emergency SPR oil drawdown, the government would have to put in place a plan to lease more covered federal land for oil and gas. That rule would keep applying to later drawdowns too. The bill waives that step during a severe energy supply interruption.

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Strategic Production Response and Implementation Act is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Latest action on H.R. 92: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects federal agencies that control the SPR and manage public lands for oil and gas leasing. It could also matter to energy companies looking for federal leases, communities near federal and offshore drilling areas, and people watching how the government uses its emergency oil stockpile.

Why this matters: This bill matters because it would make non-emergency SPR oil releases depend on a separate push for more oil and gas leasing on public land and offshore areas. That could change how easily the government uses the SPR outside an energy emergency. It could also expand leasing on covered federal lands, but the bill does not spell out the exact effects on fuel prices, production, or the environment.

Key provisions in H.R. 92

• The Secretary of Energy must create and carry out a plan before the first new SPR oil drawdown after this bill becomes law. That step does not apply during a severe energy supply interruption defined in current law.
• Each covered SPR drawdown would trigger more leasing of certain federal lands for oil and gas. In short, using oil from the reserve would have to be paired with leasing more public land.
• The rule covers federal lands managed by the Agriculture, Energy, Interior, and Defense Departments. It also covers offshore submerged lands on the Outer Continental Shelf.
• The increase in leased land must track the share of SPR oil being drawn down. That match applies across the first drawdown and later drawdowns, but only up to the bill’s overall cap.
• The bill sets a firm limit on how much the leasing share can rise. The total increase in covered land leased for oil and gas cannot be more than 10 percentage points.

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Questions people ask about H.R. 92

What is H.R. 92?

Before a new non-emergency SPR oil drawdown, the government would have to put in place a plan to lease more covered federal land for oil and gas. That rule would keep applying to later drawdowns too. The bill waives that step during a severe energy supply interruption.

How do I support or oppose H.R. 92?

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Who should I contact about H.R. 92?

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