H.R. 6086 · 117th Congress

Payment In Lieu of Lost Revenues Act

Introduced on Nov 30, 2021 by Liz Cheney (R-WY). One cosponsor. Latest action (Dec 16, 2021): Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Nov 30, 2021
Cosponsors
1
0 from the other party
Policy area
Energy
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to compensate States for lost revenue for any year during which Federal oil and gas leasing of Federal land within a State does not occur or otherwise results in lost revenue to that State as a result of an order, moratorium, pause, or other action by the President, Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of Agriculture, or other designated official.

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Nov 30, 2021). Public domain.

Payment In Lieu of Lost Revenues Act or the PILLR Act

This bill requires the Department of the Interior to compensate, using federal mineral royalties, states for lost revenue derived from oil and gas production that is caused by a moratorium or similar action to prevent oil and gas leasing on federal land.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Liz CheneyR-WYSponsor

Republicans · 1

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History

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  1. Nov 30, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Nov 30, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Nov 30, 2021 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  4. Dec 16, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

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  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
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