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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

Introduced: May 1, 2017 Introduced by: Merkley, Jeff Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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May 1, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 1, 2017
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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 May 1, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1784 Related bill Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2017
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 6 Independent 1
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · May 10, 2018
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · May 1, 2017
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · May 1, 2017
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · May 1, 2017
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 1, 2017
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · May 1, 2017
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · May 1, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 991: Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-991/
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