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Committee Advances Historic Natural Resources Reconciliation Title that Saves Billions and Delivers American Energy Dominance

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 7, 2025 | Committee Press Office (202-225-2761)
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Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources held a full committee markup on the committee's budget reconciliation instructions. Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response:

"Today, committee Republicans took decisive action and advanced our portion of the one big, beautiful reconciliation bill. We're generating more than $18.5 billion in new revenue and savings for the American people by unleashing the United States’ abundant natural resources. These budgetary measures will deliver on President Trump’s agenda to make our nation energy dominant today and into the future. I'd like to thank all of our committee members for their tireless work on this legislation, and I look forward to supporting it through the legislative process."

Background

The legislation generates revenue and implements savings across federal agencies, in total reducing the federal deficit by an estimated $18.5 billion. Provisions include:

  • Reinstating quarterly onshore oil and gas lease sales, generating $12 billion in revenue.
  • Mandating at least 30 lease sales in the Gulf of America over the next 15 years and six in the Cook Inlet, generating billions of dollars in new revenue.
  • Returning to reasonable oil and natural gas royalty rates.
  • Requiring geothermal lease sales, generating $23 million in new revenue.
  • Resuming leasing for energy production in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, generating over $1 billion in new revenue and savings.
  • Resuming coal leasing on federal lands.
  • Increasing timber sales on federal lands and requiring long-term timber contracts.
  • Rescinding various wasteful slush funds established under the Biden administration in agencies such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Park Service, and the Bureau of Land Management.
  • Investing in water infrastructure in the West.
  • Providing funding to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary, including by establishing the National Garden of American Heroes.

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