Huffman will support legislation to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to require sufficient bonding and complete, timely reclamation of land and water disturbed by Federal and Indian oil and gas production.

Jared Huffman · California · Democratic

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Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Support legislation amending the Mineral Leasing Act to require sufficient bonding and complete, timely reclamation of land and water disturbed by Federal and Indian oil and gas production.. Promised outcome: Sufficient bonding and complete, timely reclamation of land and water disturbed by Federal and Indian oil and gas production.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. 119th Congress, 2nd Session; H.R. 10721, Stop Orphaned Wells Act, introduced October 5, 2026, with Huffman listed as a cosponsor.

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Ms. Ansari (for herself, Mr. Huffman, Mrs. Grijalva, Mr. Min, Ms. Simon, and Ms. Brownley) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources Bill Number H.R. 10721 Bill Version Introduced in House (IH) Short Title Stop Orphaned Wells Act Full Title To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to ensure sufficient bonding and complete and timely reclamation of land and water disturbed by Federal and Indian oil and gas production, and for other purposes.

Huffman was listed as a cosponsor of the Stop Orphaned Wells Act, a bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to ensure sufficient bonding and timely reclamation for Federal and Indian oil and gas production impacts.

H.R. 10721 (IH) - Stop Orphaned Wells Act - BILLS-119hr10721ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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H.R.10721 | Cosponsored — To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to ensure sufficient bonding and complete and timely reclamation of land and water disturbed by Federal and Indian oil and gas production, and for other purposes. | 10/05/26

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Huffman's official House site lists him as cosponsoring H.R. 10721, matching the promised Mineral Leasing Act bonding and reclamation legislation.

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Ms. Ansari (for herself, Mr. Huffman, Mrs. Grijalva, Mr. Min, Ms. Simon, and Ms. Brownley) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo records H.R. 10721 as introduced with Huffman included and referred to committee, showing concrete support but not enactment.

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H.R. 10721 (IH) - Stop Orphaned Wells Act - BILLS-119hr10721ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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Public state: delivered As of 2026-10-12 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): delivered. same_term A for effort

The specific commitment was to support legislation amending the Mineral Leasing Act for sufficient bonding and timely reclamation, not to secure enactment of the policy outcome. Verified evidence shows H.R. 10721, the Stop Orphaned Wells Act, was introduced with Mr. Huffman listed among the members for whom the bill was introduced and referred to committee. That is a material candidate contribution satisfying the promised support action, though it does not prove enactment of the underlying policy outcome.

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