S. 4765

Let America Build Act of 2026

Sponsor: John Barrasso

1 cosponsor

Cynthia M. Lummis

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Introduced Jun 11
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Introduced Jun 11
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S2759-2766) (Jun 11)

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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents

I Oil and gas leasing and permitting

A Onshore and offshore oil and gas leasing

Sec. 1101. Onshore oil and gas leasing

Sec. 1102. Offshore oil and gas leasing

B Permitting of Federal oil and gas minerals

Sec. 1201. Cooperative federalism in oil and gas permitting on available Federal land

Sec. 1202. Permitting compliance on non-Federal land

Sec. 1203. State and Tribal authority for hydraulic fracturing regulation

C Liquefied natural gas exports

Sec. 1301. Action on applications to export liquefied natural gas

Sec. 1302. Small scale LNG access

II Mineral leasing and permitting

Sec. 2001. Land use plan criteria under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976

Sec. 2002. Congressional approval of withdrawals under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976

Sec. 2003. Prohibition of the establishment of new categories of Federal land designations by the heads of Federal land management agencies

Sec. 2004. Coal leases on Federal land

Sec. 2005. Modification to definitions of critical material and critical mineral and critical mineral designation criteria

Sec. 2006. Permitting process improvements

III Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Sec. 3001. Federal authorizations under the Natural Gas Act

Sec. 3002. Federal authorizations under section 216 of the Federal Power Act

Sec. 3003. Promoting interagency coordination for review of natural gas projects

Sec. 3004. Tolling order reform for the Natural Gas Act

Sec. 3005. Tolling order reform for the Federal Power Act

Sec. 3006. De novo review of civil penalties under the Natural Gas Act

Section 22(b) of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717t–1(b)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: , in accordance with the same provisions as are applicable under section 31(d) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 823b(d)) in the case of civil penalties assessed under that section of that Act (16 U.S.C. 823b).

Sec. 3007. Judicial review