S5458Referred to Committee

A bill to reduce energy supply shortages and consumer fuel costs by lowering production cost barriers for domestic upstream oil and natural gas producers, providing temporary royalty and tax relief during periods of supply stress, streamlining permitting for additional production, encouraging State severance tax relief, and for other purposes.

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Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both
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Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-09-22
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Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
Republican · AR · Senator
Votes with party: 77.3% (889 recorded votes)

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

2026-09-22

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