119th Congress

H.R. 7329

FREEDOM Act

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Sponsor: Josh Harder(D-CA)
Introduced: Feb 3, 2026
Policy area: Energy
Committees: House Committee on Agriculture; House Committee on Energy and Commerce; House Committee on Natural Resources; House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology; House Committee on the Judiciary; House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Official text: Introduced in House · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (5)

Original cosponsors (5)

Summary

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Official title: To amend the Energy Act of 2020, the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970, the Energy Policy Act of 2005, and the Mineral Leasing Act to streamline the leasing and permitting processes of Federal agencies for certain energy and mineral projects, to clarify Federal authorization requirements for certain projects on non-Federal land, to establish enforceable Federal authorization timelines and expedited judicial remedies, to limit Federal actions halting fully permitted projects, to create a de-risking compensation program, and for other purposes.

Latest action(Mar 20, 2026): Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.

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Actions

Mar 20, 2026
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
Feb 4, 2026
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Feb 3, 2026 · House
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 3, 2026
Introduced in House