Energy and climateFinding
The federal government should expand oil and gas drilling on federal lands and waters.
This concerns leases on land and offshore areas the federal government owns. It does not cover drilling on private or state land.
Tom Cotton
On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, as amended): Cotton (R-AR), Yea.
President Biden signed Executive Order 14008, which imposed a moratorium on new oil and gas leases on federal lands and offshore waters.
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