Hageman Leads Legislative Efforts to Unleash Wyoming Energy and Fight Federal Overreach
Washington, DC—Congresswoman Harriet Hageman reintroduced a NEPA reform bill, the Expression of Interest Sensibility Act, and the Expedited Appeals Review Act protect Wyoming’s energy industries and landowners. These bills are reintroductions which target federal regulations and administrative processes that stifle energy production, mineral leasing, and property rights essential to Wyoming’s economy.
The first bill addresses agency abuses related to implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act, which is often weaponized against Wyoming’s oil, gas, coal, and mineral industries. Hageman’s bill ensures that these sectors receive the same expedited regulatory relief as other industries that are favored by the powers that be in D.C. The second bill reforms Expression of Interest fees under the Mineral Leasing Act to protect Wyoming operators from being forced to pay for leases the Bureau of Land Management refuses to issue. Finally, the third provides citizens and companies recourse to challenge the Department of Interior’s administrative law courts and to pursue impartial resolution of disputes.
“Energy independence is the backbone of America, and energy production is the backbone of Wyoming,” stated Rep. Hageman. “I am reintroducing these bills that are aligned with President Trump’s vision for American energy dominance and to begin reversing the national energy emergency created by the former Biden Administration’s relentless attacks on our legacy industries. In my decades as an attorney, I witnessed firsthand how federal bureaucratic overreach harms hardworking families and businesses. These bills will restore fairness, protect Wyoming’s vital industries, and put the power back where it belongs—in the hands of the people and their elected representatives.”
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