{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://bice.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-bices-bureau-land-management-mineral-spacing-act-advances-out-natural", "Rep. Bice's Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing Act Advances out of Natural Resources Committee", "2026-09-15", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "House", "OK", "Stephanie I. Bice", "B000740", "bice.house.gov", "bice", "https://bice.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington D.C. \u2013 Today, H.R. 1555, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Mineral Spacing Act, passed out of the House Natural Resources Committee. The legislation would address duplicative federal permitting requirements for oil and natural gas development on lands where the federal government holds minority ownership.\n\nCongresswoman Bice issued the following statement:\n\n\u201cI\u2019m proud to advance this commonsense legislation that respects private mineral owners and supports American energy production. Right now, energy projects can be forced to go through both state and federal permitting processes even when the federal government owns less than half of the subsurface estate. The BLM Mineral Spacing Act would eliminate this duplicative process and allow these projects to move forward under applicable state and private requirements, while still protecting the federal government\u2019s mineral interests and royalties.\u201d\n\nChairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement:\n\n\u201cDuplicative federal permitting requirements delay American energy production without improving oversight. H.R. 1555 allows operators with state-approved permits to move forward when the surface is nonfederal and less than half of the subsurface mineral estate is federally owned, establishing a more predictable process. I commend Rep. Bice for advancing a practical solution that respects state regulators, maintains federal accountability and supports President Trump\u2019s commitment to American energy dominance.\u201d\n\nContact: Wesley Harkins\n\nPhone: (202) 225-2132", 1, "2026-09-16T09:43:13Z", "2026-09-16T09:44:22Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://bice.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-bices-bureau-land-management-mineral-spacing-act-advances-out-natural"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.610240899026394, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}