2025-2026 Regular Session • US 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
Democrat