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HR 1784 115th Congress House Energy Air quality 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 2017

Introduced: October 26, 2017 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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Became law
Apr 6, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Mar 29, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 29, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2017

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 April 6, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

 Related & companion bills 1
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 41
All 41 Democratic 39
D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · May 22, 2018
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
· Feb 27, 2018
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Brownley, Julia
California · Nov 6, 2017
O'Rourke, Beto
· Oct 26, 2017
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jul 3, 2017
 D
Garamendi, John
California · May 24, 2017
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · May 24, 2017
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · May 23, 2017
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · May 23, 2017
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · May 23, 2017
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · May 23, 2017
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · May 23, 2017
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · May 16, 2017
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · May 16, 2017
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Apr 25, 2017
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 25, 2017
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Apr 25, 2017
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Apr 25, 2017
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Apr 6, 2017
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Apr 3, 2017
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Mar 29, 2017
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Mar 29, 2017
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Mar 29, 2017
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Mar 29, 2017
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Mar 29, 2017
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Mar 29, 2017
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 29, 2017
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 29, 2017
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 29, 2017
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 29, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 29, 2017
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 29, 2017
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Mar 29, 2017
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Mar 29, 2017
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Mar 29, 2017
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Mar 29, 2017
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 29, 2017
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Mar 29, 2017
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Mar 29, 2017
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 29, 2017
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Mar 29, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1784: Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1784/
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"H.R. 1784: Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1784/.
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