WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives backed a bill on Friday limiting the ability of the energy secretary to tap the strategic oil reserve without developing plans to increase the amount of public lands available for oil and gas drilling.
As voting continued, representatives backed the bill 221 to 205. President Joe Biden would veto the legislation should it pass Congress, the White House said this week. The bill is expected to face an uphill battle in the Senate, which unlike the House, is controlled by Biden's fellow Democrats. (Reporting by Timothy Gardner; editing by Jonathan Oatis)
