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Defending American Jobs and Affordable Energy Act of 2025
To repeal certain executive orders.
Summary
This bill repeals four executive orders issued on January 20, 2025: "Unleashing American Energy," "Putting America First in International Environmental Agreements," "Declaring a National Energy Emergency," and an order implementing a temporary withdrawal of offshore areas from wind leasing. Upon enactment, these executive orders would have no force or effect, and no federal funds could be used to implement, administer, enforce, or carry them out. The bill includes a provision stating that it does not impair any authority granted to the President.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR)
13 cosponsors
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT)
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE)
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL)
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM)
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI)
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA)
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR)
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA)
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] (D-RI)
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD)
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA)
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT)
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI)
Actions (2)
- Mar 4, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. · senate
- Mar 4, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 4, 2025
Mr. Wyden (for himself, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Markey, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Welch, Ms. Hirono, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Coons, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Reed) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
A BILL
To repeal certain executive orders.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Defending American Jobs and Affordable Energy Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS.
(a) In General.—Effective beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Executive orders described in subsection (b) shall have no force or effect and no Federal funds may be used to implement, administer, enforce, or carry out those Executive orders.
(b) Executive Orders Described.—The Executive orders referred to in subsection (a) are the following:
(1) Executive order entitled “Unleashing American Energy” issued January 20, 2025.
(2) Executive order entitled “Putting America First in International Environmental Agreements” issued January 20, 2025.
(3) Executive order entitled “Declaring a National Energy Emergency” issued January 20, 2025.
(4) Executive order entitled “Temporary Withdrawal of All Areas on the Outer Continental Shelf from Offshore Wind Leasing and Review of the Federal Government’s Leasing and Permitting Practices for Wind Projects” issued January 20, 2025.
SEC. 3. SAVINGS PROVISION.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to impair any authority granted to the President. <all>
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