Bill Details
S.837 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-03-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Introduced Date
2025-03-04
Policy Area
Energy
Committees
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Cosponsors
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- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-New Mexico]
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-Rhode Island]
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-Oregon]
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-Massachusetts]
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-Maryland]
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-Vermont]
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-Hawaii]
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-Washington]
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-Connecticut]
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-Delaware]
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-Illinois]
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-Massachusetts]
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-Rhode Island]
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AI Summary This summary was generated by AI from the bill text. AI can get information wrong.
This bill would cancel four executive orders issued on January 20, 2025 that deal with energy and environmental policy. If the bill becomes law, those orders would no longer have any effect, and federal money could not be used to carry them out. In simple terms, the bill would block the federal government from enforcing certain new energy actions tied to oil, gas, wind power, and international climate agreements.
- It would repeal an order called Unleashing American Energy.
- It would repeal an order called Putting America First in International Environmental Agreements.
- It would repeal an order called Declaring a National Energy Emergency.
- It would repeal an order that stops new offshore wind leasing in all outer continental shelf areas and calls for a review of federal wind project leasing and permitting rules.
The bill also says that nothing in it should be read as taking away any authority the President already has. It mainly focuses on wiping out these specific executive orders and preventing federal funds from being used to support them.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. 837 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 837
To repeal certain executive orders.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 4, 2025
Mr. Wyden (for himself, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Merkley, Mr.
Markey, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Welch, Ms. Hirono, Mrs. Murray, Mr.
Blumenthal, Mr. Coons, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Reed) introduced
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To repeal certain executive orders.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Defending American Jobs and
Affordable Energy Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS.
(a) In General.--Effective beginning on the date of enactment of
this Act, the Executive orders described in subsection (b) shall have
no force or effect and no Federal funds may be used to implement,
administer, enforce, or carry out those Executive orders.
(b) Executive Orders Described.--The Executive orders referred to
in subsection (a) are the following:
(1) Executive order entitled ``Unleashing American Energy''
issued January 20, 2025.
(2) Executive order entitled ``Putting America First in
International Environmental Agreements'' issued January 20,
2025.
(3) Executive order entitled ``Declaring a National Energy
Emergency'' issued January 20, 2025.
(4) Executive order entitled ``Temporary Withdrawal of All
Areas on the Outer Continental Shelf from Offshore Wind Leasing
and Review of the Federal Government's Leasing and Permitting
Practices for Wind Projects'' issued January 20, 2025.
SEC. 3. SAVINGS PROVISION.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to impair any authority
granted to the President.
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