U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-23, voted to pass the Protecting American Energy Production Act, also known as H.R.26.

The legislation prevents the Executive branch from unilaterally imposing a ban on hydraulic fracturing without congressional approval, ensuring uninterrupted domestic energy production.

Langworthy who is the only Republican from New York on the Energy and Commerce Committee, has long supported the safe extraction of natural gas as part of America’s energy portfolio and has criticized Gov. Kathy Hochul and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo for support of a ban on hydraulic fracturing in New York state. New York’s 23rd Congressional District sits atop the Marcellus Shale, and hydraulic fracturing is being done in Pennsylvania.

“Democrats’ extreme Green New Deal policies have destroyed domestic energy production, causing huge spikes in costs for Americans and making us more reliant on foreign energy,” Langworthy said. “These radical policies have crushed our economy and made our nation less secure. This bill prevents any president from enacting a unilateral ban, safeguarding one of America’s most vital energy sources. This is an important step at the federal level, and I will not stop fighting until this ideological ban is lifted in New York as well.”