U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10255: Penalties for Polluters Act
Status: In committee, September 3, 2026
To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to increase certain penalties for violations of the Act, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to increase certain penalties for violations of the Act, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 3, 2026:
A BILL To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to increase certain penalties for violations of the Act, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Penalties for Polluters Act . SECTION 2. Penalties relating to violations of certain mineral leasing acts (a) Penalties under Mineral Leasing Act Section 41 of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 195 ) is amended-- (1) in subsection (b)-- (A) by striking Any person and inserting the (B) by striking $500,000 and inserting $2,700,000 ; and (C) by adding at the end the and (2) in subsection (c), by striking $100,000 and inserting $500,000 . (b) Penalties under Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 The Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 ( 30 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. ) is amended-- (1) in section 109-- (A) in subsection (a), by striking $500 and inserting $3,000 ; (B) in subsection (b), by striking $5,000 and inserting $30,000 ; (C) in subsection (c), by striking $10,000 and inserting $65,000 ; and (D) in subsection (d), by striking $25,000 and inserting $160,000 ; and (2) in section 110-- (A) by striking Any person and inserting the (B) by striking $50,000 and inserting $320,000 ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (b) Inflation …
Sponsors
- Maxine Dexter (D) · primary sponsor
- Suzanne Bonamici (D)
- Jared Huffman (D, HD-CA-2)
- Norton, Eleanor (D, HD-000)
- Shri Thanedar (D, HD-013)
- Dave Min (D)
- Paul Tonko (D, HD-020)
- Lateefah Simon (D)
- Julia Brownley (D, HD-CA-26)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D, HD-008)
- Emily Randall (D, HD-006)
- Yassamin Ansari (D, HD-003)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Energy
Common questions
- What is HB10255?
- HB10255 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Penalties for Polluters Act.
- What does HB10255 do?
- In its own words: To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to increase certain penalties for violations of the Act, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10255?
- In committee as of September 3, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (September 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10255?
- Maxine Dexter (D), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB10255?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10255
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