H.R. 7377 · 118th Congress · enacted
Royalty Resiliency Act
Became Public Law No: 118-81.
Latest official action 2024-09-20 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Royalty Resiliency Act This act modifies the process under which oil and gas leaseholders who have entered into certain joint drilling agreements (i.e., a communitization agreement or a unit agreement, except agreements containing Indian lands) to drill wells on leased land pay royalties to the Department of the Interior under the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982. Under current law, Interior must issue a determination of allocations of royalty payments for oil and gas production under a joint agreement within 120 days of a request for determination. Generally, the first leaseholder to drill must pay any royalties due to Interior for all oil and gas production on the land subject to the agreement until Interior determines the royalty allocations of each leaseholder. If Interior fails to issue the determination by that deadline, then it must waive interest due on royalty obligations until the end of the month following the month in which the determination was made. Under the act, a leaseholder must pay royalties on oil and gas production based on the lessee's proposed allocation of production under the joint agreement until Interior issues a determination of royalty allocations. After Interior issues the determination, then the lessee must correct, if necessary, the amount of royalties paid by the end of the third month following the month in which the lessee re…
Congressional Research Service · 2024-09-20
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Wesley Hunt
House · TX District 38 · Republican
Not availablePAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Troy E. Nehls
House · TX District 22 · Republican
$191,800PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Randy K. Weber, Sr.
House · TX District 14 · Republican
$465,394PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Brian Babin
House · TX District 36 · Republican
$432,267PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Harriet M. Hageman
House · WY · Republican
Not availablePAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Keith Self
House · TX District 3 · Republican
$27,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
6 of 6 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC$35,000
Troy E. Nehls · Cosponsor · $10,000
Randy K. Weber, Sr. · Cosponsor · $15,000
Brian Babin · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCHENIERE ENERGY, INC. PAC$24,000
Randy K. Weber, Sr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brian Babin · Cosponsor · $10,000
Keith Self · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordTEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUND$24,000
Troy E. Nehls · Cosponsor · $4,800
Randy K. Weber, Sr. · Cosponsor · $9,600
Brian Babin · Cosponsor · $9,600
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
LYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY PAC$18,500
Troy E. Nehls · Cosponsor · $2,500
Randy K. Weber, Sr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Brian Babin · Cosponsor · $7,500
Keith Self · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL PAC$16,000
EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$16,000
Randy K. Weber, Sr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brian Babin · Cosponsor · $5,000
Keith Self · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordDELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,500
Troy E. Nehls · Cosponsor · $5,000
Randy K. Weber, Sr. · Cosponsor · $2,500
Brian Babin · Cosponsor · $6,000
Keith Self · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$15,500
VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,988
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,500
Troy E. Nehls · Cosponsor · $5,000
Randy K. Weber, Sr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brian Babin · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordHOUSTON PILOTS PAC$13,100
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
Troy E. Nehls · Cosponsor · $2,500
Randy K. Weber, Sr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Brian Babin · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC)$12,500
MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MPAC)$12,500
PHILLIPS 66 PAC$12,500
Troy E. Nehls · Cosponsor · $0
Randy K. Weber, Sr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brian Babin · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordBLUE ORIGIN LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLUE ORIGIN PAC)$12,000
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EXXONMOBIL PAC)$12,000
DOW INC. PAC (DOWPAC)$11,500
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC)$11,321
Troy E. Nehls · Cosponsor · $2,500
Randy K. Weber, Sr. · Cosponsor · $2,500
Brian Babin · Cosponsor · $6,321
Official PAC recordLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
Troy E. Nehls · Cosponsor · $1,000
Randy K. Weber, Sr. · Cosponsor · $3,000
Brian Babin · Cosponsor · $6,000
Keith Self · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordTRINITY INDUSTRIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SF) INC.$11,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Brian Babin · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)$10,000
Troy E. Nehls · Cosponsor · $0
Randy K. Weber, Sr. · Cosponsor · $2,500
Brian Babin · Cosponsor · $5,000
Keith Self · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordIN THE ARENA PAC$10,000
THE BOEING COMPANY PAC$10,000
Brian Babin · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)$9,500
LEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$9,500
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$9,500
Troy E. Nehls · Cosponsor · $1,000
Randy K. Weber, Sr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Brian Babin · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordALLEGIANT TRAVEL COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$9,000
Troy E. Nehls · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordBUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$9,000
Troy E. Nehls · Cosponsor · $2,500
Randy K. Weber, Sr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brian Babin · Cosponsor · $1,500
Official PAC recordOCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$9,000
BEEF-PAC (BEEF POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF TEXAS CATTLE FEEDERS ASSOCIATION)$8,000
Troy E. Nehls · Cosponsor · $1,000
Randy K. Weber, Sr. · Cosponsor · $3,000
Brian Babin · Cosponsor · $3,000
Keith Self · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$8,000
NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$8,000
Troy E. Nehls · Cosponsor · $2,500
Randy K. Weber, Sr. · Cosponsor · $2,000
Brian Babin · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordAIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA PAC$7,500
Randy K. Weber, Sr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHODONTISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
Brian Babin · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
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