Let America Build Act of 2026

This bill changes federal rules for oil, gas, coal, and mineral leasing and permitting. It limits when courts and the Interior Department can cancel or set aside oil and gas leases after environmental lawsuits, sets 60-day deadlines to challenge certain lease and mining decisions, and lets the Interior Department hand states control over drilling permits on some federal land. It directs federal officials to defer to state rules on hydraulic fracturing, sets deadlines for decisions on natural gas export applications, and treats some exports as automatically in the public interest. It also requires Congress to approve certain federal land withdrawals, requires regular coal lease offerings, and sets time limits for environmental reviews of mining projects.

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Sponsors

• John Barrasso Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors