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HR 3632 114th Congress House Energy Arctic Ocean Arctic and polar regions Climate change and greenhouse gases Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Mining Oil and gas

Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2015

Introduced: September 28, 2015 Introduced by: Huffman, Jared Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 16, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Sep 28, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Sep 28, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2015

This bill declares that it is the policy of the United States that the Arctic Ocean should be managed for the best interests of the people of the United States, including by keeping fossil fuels in the ground to avoid the dangerous impacts of climate change.

The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act is amended to prohibit the Department of the Interior from issuing or renewing a lease or any other authorization for the exploration, development, or production of oil, natural gas, or any other mineral in the Arctic Ocean, including the Beaufort Sea and Chukchi Sea Planning Areas.

What's happening now October 16, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3927 Related bill West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2015
  • S 1794 Identical bill Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Democratic 25
D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Sep 27, 2016
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Sep 27, 2016
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Sep 26, 2016
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Sep 6, 2016
 D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Jun 8, 2016
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · May 13, 2016
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 10, 2016
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 10, 2016
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 28, 2016
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 26, 2016
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Apr 20, 2016
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Apr 13, 2016
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 12, 2016
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 21, 2016
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Nov 30, 2015
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Nov 4, 2015
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 28, 2015
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Oct 21, 2015
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Oct 7, 2015
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 2, 2015
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Sep 28, 2015
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Sep 28, 2015
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Sep 28, 2015
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Sep 28, 2015
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Sep 28, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3632: Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3632/
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"H.R. 3632: Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3632/.
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H.R. 3632, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3632/.
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