2025-2026 Regular SessionUS Congress Legislature

HB2053: Stop Giving Big Oil Free Money Act

Legislative Summary

To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing new oil or natural gas production leases in the Gulf of Mexico under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to a person that does not renegotiate its existing leases in order to require royalty payments if oil and natural gas prices are greater than or equal to specified price thresholds, and for other purposes.

Bill History

3/11/2025
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(3/11/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Natural Resources(House of Representatives)

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Raul Grijalva
Raul Grijalva
Democrat

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text3/25/2025244.3 KB