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US senators introduce bipartisan oil and gas leasing reform bill
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US senators introduce bipartisan oil and gas leasing reform bill

  • The bill, authored by Senators Jacky Rosen, a Democrat from Nevada, and Chuck Grassley, a senior Republican from Iowa, would increase the minimum bid price per acre during lease auctions and raise the royalty rate companies must pay on oil and gas produced from the leases.
  • The legislation's backing by Grassley could be critical to winning support for the reforms in the closely-divided Senate. Similar bills introduced in the House last week did not include any Republican sponsors.
Published 10 Mar, 2021 06:30pm
US Senators ready bill to limit Section 230
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US Senators ready bill to limit Section 230

  • Called the SAFE TECH Act, the bill would mark the latest effort to make social media companies like Alphabet Inc's Google and Facebook Inc more accountable for "enabling cyber-stalking.
Published 05 Feb, 2021 08:59pm