House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
American Energy First Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 1, 2021
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 30, 2021 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4334.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SCALISE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 115, July 1, 2021, Page H3602):Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 and Article I, Section 8, Clause lSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 1, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 66 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4334, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/4334
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
cdc141bdd138367837f9ccbeea65d607819f1f4dde7e484788a06205d5ad3a71
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 4334, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 16, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
8 cosponsors — 8 Republicans
0 of 8 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Liz Cheney (R-WY), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Debbie Lesko (R-AZ), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Bruce Westerman (R-AR).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Steve Scalise.
- H.R. 3919 (117th) Secure Equipment Act of 2021
- H.Con.Res. 34 (117th) Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economy.
- H.R. 837 (117th) Free Speech Fairness Act
- H.R. 1855 (117th) Promoting New Manufacturing Act
- H.R. 1074 (117th) RAPID Act
- H.R. 1856 (117th) Modern Television Act of 2021
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.