House passes bill to stop future presidents from banning oil drilling without Congress' approval

America's Republican-led House of Representatives just passed legislation to prevent future presidential administrations from enacting bans on oil and gas drilling without first getting approval from Congress.

On Feb. 7, lawmakers passed the "Protecting American Energy Production Act" to prohibit the president from "declaring a moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing unless Congress authorizes the moratorium."

Republican House members unanimously voted in favor of its passage while 118 Democrats opposed it.

The bill comes after former President Joe Biden enacted several regulations during his term regarding oil and gas, including banning future oil and gas drilling along 625 million acres of coastal and offshore waters just before he left office.

Rep. August Pfluger, a Republican from Texas, introduced the bill.

Pfluger was honest about the fact that the bill was a direct response to Biden's presidency.

"When President Biden took office, his administration took a 'whole of government' approach to wage war on American energy production, pandering to woke environmental extremists and crippling this thriving industry," Pfluger said after the bill passed.