The Supporting Made in America Energy Act requires the Interior Department to immediately resume and conduct multiple oil and natural gas lease sales on federal lands and waters each year starting in fiscal year 2024. Specifically, the bill mandates a minimum of four annual onshore lease sales in nine named states plus any other states with available land, and two annual offshore lease sales in both the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska regions. The bill also prevents the President from pausing, canceling, or delaying these lease sales through executive order without congressional approval, and requires the Interior Department to submit documents related to federal energy permitting reviews to Congress within 60 days of enactment. The legislation contains no specific funding amounts but establishes a presumption that presidential attempts to impede the leasing process violate applicable law.
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