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One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Floor Speech

Date: July 2, 2025
Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. WESTERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 1, which unleashes American energy and unlocks many of our abundant natural resources.

We are incentivizing domestic production in the Gulf of America and Alaska with at least 30 lease sales in the Gulf and 6 lease sales in the Cook Inlet. We are mandating lease sales every other year in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.

Our mission to responsibly develop our resources doesn't end there. The bill also requires coal lease sales. It reduces royalty rates on oil, gas, and coal production, and it incentivizes production, thereby lowering energy costs and supplying our country with domestically dependable energy.

That is just the beginning. The bill also invests in crucial water resource infrastructure and helps implement President Trump's executive orders on forest management.

Republicans on the House Committee on Natural Resources are proud of this historic legislation that unlocks our domestic resources' potential and supports hardworking Americans and communities nationwide as we become energy-dominant again and mine, refine, and manufacture in America.

I urge my colleagues to support this legislation.

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