Boebert and Hageman introduce resolution that would block Biden admin oil and gas law

Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., and Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyo., introduced a joint resolution that will stop a Bureau of Land Management rule that increases fees and royalties that oil companies pay for production on federal land.

“Green New Deal activists killed coal and good-paying jobs in Colorado. Now, the Biden Regime is trying to kill responsible oil and gas production through an overreaching new regulation that targets small businesses, undermines the law, discourages production, and will cause gas prices to increase further,” Boebart said in a statement. 

The resolution was introduced under the Congressional Review Act, which allows Congress to block finalized federal regulations. In the past couple of months, Republican lawmakers have been targeting a number of the Biden administration’s climate rules with joint resolutions introduced under the act. 

Earlier in May, Western Energy Alliance, the Petroleum Association of Wyoming, and four other trade associations filed a lawsuit challenging this BLM oil and gas rule in U.S. District Court, arguing it will deter development of federal oil and gas development while disproportionately impacting small companies. 

“More fees, stricter regulations, ambiguity in the lease approval process – it’s all just another day at the office for a Biden administration that is doing everything in its power to eliminate fossil fuels,” Hageman said.