WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Steve Daines (R-MT), and 10 Republican colleagues reintroduced the Supporting Made in America Energy Act to make sure the United States maintains and grows its energy independence. It requires the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) to hold four onshore oil and gas lease sales in the top oil and gas producing states, and also requires two annual offshore oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of America and six sales over a ten-year period in Alaska’s Cook Inlet.
“Louisiana fuels the world,” said Dr. Cassidy. “When we unleash American energy, we are supporting our allies, keeping Louisianans employed, and strengthening our economy. This bill will help us do that.”
“Now that we have a President who supports our energy industry instead of pushing a radical environmental agenda, it’s time to get to work on real change to unleash American energy and ensure that we remain dominant on the world stage. These bills will have a huge impact on creating Montana jobs, boosting our economy and protecting our national security, and I’ll work with my colleagues every step of the way to get them over the finish line,” said Senator Daines.
Cassidy and Daines were joined by U.S. Senators Roger Marshall (R-KS), Jim Risch (R-ID), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Tim Sheehy (R-MT), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Mike Crapo (R-ID), John Curtis (R-UT), John Barrasso (R-WY), and John Hoeven (R-ND) in introducing the legislation.
Background
In January, Cassidy led his colleagues in introducing the Offshore Energy Security Act of 2025. The legislation requires the DOI to hold two offshore oil and gas lease sales per year for 10 years.
During the last administration, Cassidy released a landmark energy policy outline in response to President Biden’s assault on domestic energy. The outline details how we can successfully reset U.S. energy policy, including Cassidy’s plan for an Energy Operation Warp Speed to cut permitting red tape and unleash domestic energy and manufacturing.
He also pushed back on disastrous proposals from the Biden administration to limit development in the Outer Continental Shelf by introducing the WHALE Act.
Under the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA) and the Louisiana State Constitution, revenues from offshore leasing are dedicated to coastal restoration. 2024 was the first year without an offshore oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico since 1965.
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