S 991
115th Congress
Senate
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
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 1, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 1, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Committees of jurisdiction
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