# What This Resolution Actually Does

This is a resolution—basically a formal statement of disapproval—where House Republicans are criticizing the Biden administration's energy policies. It doesn't create new laws or force any actions; instead, it's a way for Congress to go on record saying they disagree with certain executive decisions.

The resolution takes aim at three main things: First, it criticizes President Biden's decision to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline project and pause new oil and gas leasing on federal lands and waters. Second, it objects to the State Department's decision to waive sanctions against companies and officials involved in Russia's Nord Stream 2 pipeline project. Third, it argues that these policies are making America too dependent on foreign oil, particularly from OPEC+ countries like Saudi Arabia and Russia. The resolution points out that gas prices rose about 40 percent between January and August 2021 and claims that limiting American oil and gas production hurts national security.

For everyday people, this matters because it touches on energy costs and where America gets its fuel. The Republicans behind this resolution argue that restricting domestic oil and gas production forces the country to buy more oil from other nations, which they say drives up prices at the pump and gives foreign countries more power over American energy. On the other side, supporters of the Biden administration's policies would argue that reducing fossil fuel production is necessary to address climate change and that the price increases have multiple causes beyond just domestic production limits. This resolution doesn't change any policies itself, but it signals a major disagreement in Congress about how to balance energy independence, climate concerns, and gas prices.

Condemning the Biden administration's Executive actions imposing a moratorium on oil and gas leases on Federal lands and waters, given the administration has also called for increased importation of crude oil from OPEC+ countries and refused to implement congressionally mandated sanctions on the builders of the Russian Nord Stream 2 pipeline.

Latta, Robert E.

 <p>This resolution condemns (1) the executive actions that canceled the Keystone pipeline and imposed a moratorium on oil and gas leases on federal lands and waters, and (2) the waiver of sanctions on officials connected with the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.</p>