EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Lankford unveiling legislation to reverse Biden-era anti-energy regulations and unleash American energy

THE LOWDOWN:

• Sen. James Lankford (R., Okla.) is leading a trio of Republican congressmen in introducing legislation that would both supercharge President Donald Trump’s agenda to unleash American energy.

• The Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act will bolster President Trump’s “Unleashing American Energy” plan and eradicate the flawed “social cost” of greenhouse gases of the Biden administration.

• Joining Lankford in rolling out the bill are Reps. Richard Hudson (R., N.C.), Rep. August Pfluger (R., Texas), and Troy Balderson (R., Ohio).

• That group’s calculations were “marked by logical deficiencies and [politicization],” Lankford’s office noted, and “were cited in number rulemakings, guidance, and agency actions undertaken by the Biden administration.”

Sen. James Lankford (R., Okla.) is leading a trio of Republican congressmen in introducing legislation that would both supercharge President Donald Trump’s agenda to unleash American energy.

The Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act, exclusively obtained by the Washington Reporter, will bolster President Trump’s “Unleashing American Energy” plan and eradicate the flawed “social cost” of greenhouse gases of the Biden administration.

Joining Lankford in rolling out the bill are Reps. Richard Hudson (R., N.C.), Rep. August Pfluger (R., Texas), and Troy Balderson (R., Ohio).

Pfluger is the chairman of the conservative Republican Study Committee (RSC) and Balderson heads the RSC’s House Energy Action Team (HEAT) — meaning the bill already has a lot of oomph behind it.

“Under President Trump, American energy dominance is back, and states like Oklahoma are fueling the charge,” said Lankford. “This bill pushes back on the Biden Administration’s war on American energy producers by ensuring federal rulemaking is grounded in facts—not flawed models or political agendas. It’s a necessary step to restore transparency, rein in government overreach, and keep American energy competitive.”

The Republicans’ bill follows closely with Trump’s pro-American energy agenda.

The president kickstarted his plan on day one of his second term by signing the “Unleashing American Energy” Executive Order, disbanding the Interagency Working Group on the Social Cost of Greenhouse gases.

That group’s calculations were “marked by logical deficiencies and [politicization],” Lankford’s office noted, and “were cited in number rulemakings, guidance, and agency actions undertaken by the Biden administration.”

This new legislation “will put an end to [the Biden administration’s] madness and unleash a new era of American energy dominance,” Pfluger told the Reporter.

Hudson added about his legislation that “the Biden-Harris administration used every tool at their disposal to advance their radical green agenda. My bill ensures that going forward, no Administration can use inaccurate, unreliable standards to pass dangerous regulations.”

Balderson told the Reporter that his legislation directly follows what he’s been seeing from the Trump administration.

"As Administrator Zeldin noted last month in his historic deregulatory announcement, social cost of carbon hurts the United States’ global competitiveness and increases our reliance on foreign energy producers,” he said.