House Passes Sweeping Energy Bill That Curtails Biden's Climate Law
- Sweeping bill declared DOA in Senate; some parts could return
- Bill seen as initial offer on negotiations to speed permits
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House Republicans passed a sweeping energy bill that would repeal parts of Democrats’ marquee climate law and boost US oil and gas production in the first main policy initiative of their new majority.
The legislation, H.R. 1, approved Thursday by a 225-204 vote, has been declared a non-starter in the Senate and is under veto threat from the White House. Still, elements could resurface in Republicans’ demands to Democrats to support lifting the federal debt limit.