The house passes Bill that blocks future presidents from banning oil drilling without Congress approval

The Republican-led House adopted legislation to block future administrations from adopting the ban on oil and gas drilling without congressional approval.

In a Voting on Friday, the legislators passed the “protection of American energy production” to prohibit the president from “declaring a moratorium for the use of hydraulic breach unless Congress approves the moratorium.”

There were 118 Democrats who voted against the legislation, while the Republican house members unanimously voted for its passage.

Since the campaign track, President Donald Trump has promised to detach American-made energy as part of his ‘live, baby, live’ agenda. (Getty Images)

The bill comes after former President Joe Biden adopted several rules on oil and gas during his period, including banning future oil and gas drilling along 625 million Acres coastal and offshore waters just weeks before leaving the office.

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Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, introduced ‘Protective American Energy Production Act.’ (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc)

Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, the Republican who introduced the Bill, said concern about potential fracking bans under the Biden administration was what got the legislation.

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“When President Biden took office, his administration took a ‘whole of the government’s’ approach to waging war on American energy production, panced to wake up environmental extremists and paralyze this thriving industry,” Pfluger said in a statement after the bill’s passage.

President Donald Trump speaks in the eastern space of the White House, Wednesday, February 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

“My legislation that passed today is a necessary first step in turning the bite’s war on energy by preventing the federal government from banning the use of hydraulic breach,” he said.

Since the campaign track, President Donald Trump has promised to detach US-made energy as part of his “live, baby, live” agenda.

Work continues at a shale gas wellbore place in St. Mary’s, Pa., March 12, 2020. (Keith Srakocic, File)

The legislation, if signed by the president of the law, would prevent future administrations from banning the drilling method.

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On Monday, the Interior Minister Doug Burgum removed the energy sector for “forced” climate policies and oil bans adopted under the Biden administration, where they launched internal investigations of the agency’s actions that “burden” energy development.