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S 168 · in committee · significant

Energy for America’s Economic Future Act

What this bill does

  • This bill creates a fund to pay down federal debt using revenue from AI infrastructure and oil/gas leases.
  • The fund receives 25% of quarterly revenue from federal oil and gas sales and AI infrastructure activities.
  • Revenue deposited includes lease bonuses, royalties, rental payments, and fees collected by the Treasury.

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  1. 01

    How would directing oil and gas lease revenue toward debt reduction affect federal funding for clean energy programs currently supported by Interior Department budgets?

  2. 02

    What specific activities count as 'AI infrastructure' for revenue collection purposes, and how would the government measure or audit these contributions?

  3. 03

    If oil and gas revenues decline due to market shifts or reduced leasing, what spending or other revenue sources would compensate for the lost debt-reduction deposits?

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Introduced 2025-01-21

Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-01-21 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

  2. 2025-01-21 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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