---
title: "Energy Freedom Act"
identifier: "118-S-879"
congress: 118
bill_number: 879
bill_type: "S"
version_code: "is"
version_type: "Introduced in Senate"
bill_url: "https://chamberzero.com/congresses/118/bills/s/879"
source: "https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/879"
site: "Chamber Zero"
site_url: "https://chamberzero.com"
rendered_at: "2026-06-04T01:49:12.318Z"
---
## SEC. 1 Short title; table of contents.

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## SEC. 2 Definition of Secretary.

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# TITLE I — Accelerating energy approvals to reduce bottlenecks

## SEC. 101 Findings.

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## SEC. 102 Review and approval of certain natural gas transmission projects.

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## SEC. 103 Expedited approval for certain natural gas interstate pipelines.

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## SEC. 104 Natural gas exports.

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## SEC. 105 Pending applications to export natural gas.

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## SEC. 106 Domestic environmental impacts.

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## SEC. 107 No Presidential permit required.

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# TITLE II — Utilizing America’s onshore resources

## SEC. 201 Finding.

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## SEC. 202 Annual oil and natural gas lease sales.

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## SEC. 203 Permit to drill application timeline.

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## SEC. 204 Congressional authority requirement.

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## SEC. 205 Prohibition on moratoria of new energy leases on certain Federal land and on withdrawal of Federal land from energy development.

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# TITLE III — Outer Continental Shelf leasing

## SEC. 301 Finding.

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## SEC. 302 Offshore lease sales.

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# TITLE IV — Alternative energy

## SEC. 401 Geothermal, solar, and wind leasing priority areas.

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## SEC. 402 Geothermal production on Federal lands.

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## SEC. 403 Hardrock mineral licensing.

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# TITLE V — Stopping Executive overreach

## SEC. 501 Finding.

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## SEC. 502 Navigable Waters Protection Rule.

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## SEC. 503 Methane rule.

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## SEC. 504 ONRR 2020 Valuation Reform and Civil Penalty Rule.

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## SEC. 505 NEPA rule.

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## SEC. 506 Nationwide permit 12.

[Read Section 506 →](/congresses/118/bills/s/879/sections/TV-506.md)