S. 1456 · 118th Congress

SPUR Act

Introduced on May 4, 2023 by John Barrasso (R-WY). 12 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (May 4, 2023): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
May 4, 2023
Cosponsors
12
0 from the other party
Policy area
Energy
Open in the Congress explorerCongress.govAlert me

Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

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

Official title

A bill to provide for certain energy development, permitting reforms, and for other purposes.

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

John BarrassoR-WYSponsor

Republicans · 12

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. May 4, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. May 4, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

Analisa's mapping of committee jurisdiction to federal agencies; the bill may touch others, or none of these.

Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE20 reports
    $13.6M reported (all issues)
  2. ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.9 reports
    $6.2M reported (all issues)
  3. AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. AND AFFILIATED CORPORATIONS6 reports
    $9.4M reported (all issues)
  4. AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL5 reports
    $28.4M reported (all issues)
  5. AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)
  6. American Exploration & Mining Association5 reports
    $75K reported (all issues)
  7. American Foundry Society5 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  8. Clean Energy Buyers Association (formerly RENEWABLE ENERGY BUYERS ALLIANCE)5 reports
    $450K reported (all issues)
  9. FIRSTENERGY CORP.5 reports
    $1.4M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: FIRSTENERGY PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY$5.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  10. INTERSTATE NATURAL GAS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA5 reports
    $1.9M reported (all issues)
  11. National Grid5 reports
    $250K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL GRID USA SERVICE COMPANY, INC.$19M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  12. Ocean Conservancy5 reports
    $830K reported (all issues)
  13. PEABODY INVESTMENTS CORP.5 reports
    $850K reported (all issues)
  14. PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.5 reports
    $520K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY$189.1K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  15. PUGET SOUND ENERGY INC.5 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PUGET SOUND ENERGY INC$1.6M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  16. Shell USA, Inc. (fka Shell Oil Company)5 reports
    $8.8M reported (all issues)
  17. THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC.5 reports
  18. WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY5 reports
    $630K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY$14M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  19. XCEL ENERGY5 reports
    $2.2M reported (all issues)
  20. ARCH RESOURCES, INC. (Formerly ARCH COAL, INC.)4 reports
    $610K reported (all issues)
  21. CMS ENERGY CORPORATION4 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)
  22. ENBRIDGE (U.S.) INC.4 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)
  23. NATIONAL GRID USA4 reports
    $1.4M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL GRID USA SERVICE COMPANY, INC.$19M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 98%
  24. TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. (TMA)4 reports
    $5.9M reported (all issues)
  25. American Exploration & Production Council3 reports
    $800K reported (all issues)
  26. American Exploration & Production Council (AXPC)3 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)
  27. BLACK HILLS CORPORATION3 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BLACK HILLS SERVICE COMPANY, LLC$33.7M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  28. Entergy Services, LLC3 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)
  29. National Mining Association3 reports
    $1.8M reported (all issues)
  30. PHILLIPS 663 reports
    $5.8M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY$658.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  31. Uranium Producers of America3 reports
    $230K reported (all issues)
  32. AVANGRID2 reports
    $520K reported (all issues)
  33. DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION2 reports
    $3.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: DUKE ENERGY PROGRESS, LLC$17.5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  34. Enel North America, Inc.2 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  35. PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION2 reports
    $610K reported (all issues)
  36. BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY COMPANY1 report
    $960K reported (all issues)
  37. Earthjustice1 report
    $169.1K reported (all issues)
  38. PPL Corporation1 report
    $40K reported (all issues)
  39. Solvay America LLC, a member of the Syensqo Group (FKA Solvay America, Inc.)1 report
    $140K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • 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
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.