The Republican-controlled House just delivered a major victory for American energy and President Donald Trump, passing legislation that permanently blocks future administrations from banning oil and gas drilling without congressional approval.

In a 226–188 vote on Friday, the House passed the “Protecting American Energy Production Act,” which specifically forbids the president from imposing moratoriums on hydraulic fracturing—a drilling method critical to U.S. energy independence—unless Congress explicitly authorizes it.

The vote saw unanimous support from House Republicans, with 118 Democrats voting against the measure—further cementing the clear divide between energy realists and Green New Deal radicals.

Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX), who introduced the bill, said the legislation was a direct response to the Biden administration’s hostile policies targeting domestic energy.

“When President Biden took office, his administration took a ‘whole of government’ approach to wage war on American energy production, pandering to woke environmental extremists and crippling this thriving industry,” Pfluger said after the bill passed. “My legislation is a necessary first step in reversing Biden’s war on energy.”

President Donald Trump has long promised to restore American energy dominance, famously embracing the “drill, baby, drill” mantra during his first campaign—and the legislation puts that promise into action.

If signed into law, the bill would lock in energy-friendly policies and block any future president from arbitrarily halting drilling projects under pressure from climate activists.

The move comes after Biden’s last-minute executive actions before leaving office, including a sweeping ban on new drilling across 625 million acres of coastal and offshore territory, triggering outrage across the oil and gas sector.

Now, under President Trump’s leadership, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum is working to dismantle the Biden-era stranglehold on energy development. On Monday, Burgum announced investigations into agency policies that “burden” energy production—a signal that the Trump administration is dead serious about scrapping radical climate mandates and reopening America’s energy frontier.

The public seems to agree. According to a new Quinnipiac University poll, Democrats are facing historic lows in approval ratings—especially within their own party.

53% of Democrat voters now disapprove of their party’s performance in Congress, with only 41% approving.

Among all voters, only 21% approve of congressional Democrats, tying an all-time low since Quinnipiac began tracking the question in 2009.

Meanwhile, Republican support remains strong, with 79% of GOP voters approving of their party’s performance in Congress.

The poll results come amid a broader collapse in Democrat favorability since Republicans retook the White House, reclaimed the Senate, and held the House in the 2024 elections. Since then, President Trump has wasted no time dismantling the far-left legacy of his predecessor.

And the momentum is growing. Republicans are seeing increased support from Black, Hispanic, and young voters—all constituencies Democrats once considered untouchable.

With Democrats fractured, polling in freefall, and President Trump’s America First agenda delivering results, the stage is being set for another Republican red wave in the 2026 midterms.