Royalty Resiliency Act
Public Law 118-81 · H.R. 7377 · 118th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Joe Biden (D) on Sep 20, 2024 · Energy
Sponsor: Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX-38)
Cosponsors (6): Rep. Troy Nehls, Rep. Randy Weber,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
This act modifies the process under which oil and gas leaseholders who have entered into certain joint drilling agreements (i.e., a communitization agreement or a unit agreement, except agreements containing Indian lands) to drill wells on leased land pay royalties to the Department of the Interior under the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982.
Under current law, Interior must issue a determination of allocations of royalty payments for oil and gas production under a joint agreement within 120 days of a request for determination. Generally, the first leaseholder to drill must pay any royalties due to Interior for all oil and gas production on the land subject to the agreement until Interior determines the royalty allocations of each leaseholder. If Interior fails to issue the determination by that deadline, then it must waive interest due on royalty obligations until the end of the month following the month in which the determination was made.
Under the act, a leaseholder must pay royalties on oil and gas production based on the lessee's proposed allocation of production under the joint agreement until Interior issues a determination of royalty allocations. After Interior issues the determination, then the lessee must correct, if necessary, the amount of royalties paid by the end of the third month following the month in which the lessee received the determination from Interior. Subject to the full and timely payment of monthly royalties in accordance with the agreement, Interior must waive interest due on royalty obligations until the end of the third month.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Natural Resources Committee · House · discharged from, markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee
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Related bills
The record lists no related bills.
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 21 actions.
- Sep 20, 2024Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 118-81.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Sep 18, 2024FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- Sep 12, 2024FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 11, 2024FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 23, 2024CommitteeCommittee · Received in the Senate, read twice.
- Jul 22, 2024FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7377.
- FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jun 27, 2024CalendarCalendar · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 464.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-562.
- Apr 16, 2024CommitteeCommittee · Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- CommitteeCommittee · Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged
- Mar 6, 2024CommitteeCommittee · Subcommittee Hearings Held
- CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Mar 4, 2024CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- Feb 15, 2024CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
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Amendments
No amendments to this bill are on record.
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Official record
The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.