HR 724
118th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Alaska
Arctic and polar regions
Oil and gas
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Arctic Refuge Protection Act
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 21, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Feb 21, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Feb 1, 2023
Introduced in House
Feb 1, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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Plain-English summary
Arctic Refuge Protection Act
This bill repeals the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas program.
The bill designates approximately 1,559,538 acres of land within Alaska in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Related & companion bills
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Bill text
1 version
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Committees of jurisdiction
3
Lobbying activity
1
Cosponsors
89
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Ross, Deborah K.
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Clarke, Yvette D.
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Stanton, Greg
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Trahan, Lori
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Auchincloss, Jake
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Kelly, Robin L.
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Schneider, Bradley Scott
Wild, Susan
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
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Carbajal, Salud O.
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Castor, Kathy
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
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Meeks, Gregory W.
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Scanlon, Mary Gay
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Lee, Summer L.
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Vasquez, Gabe
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Garcia, Robert
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Keating, William R.
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Lofgren, Zoe
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Schrier, Kim
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Sorensen, Eric
Bowman, Jamaal
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Goldman, Daniel S.
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Kamlager-Dove, Sydney
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Tlaib, Rashida
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Balint, Becca
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Kim, Andy
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Morelle, Joseph D.
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Salinas, Andrea
Eshoo, Anna
Kilmer, Derek
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Lieu, Ted
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Ramirez, Delia C.
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Casten, Sean
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Espaillat, Adriano
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McBath, Lucy
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Mullin, Kevin
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
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Dean, Madeleine
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Hoyle, Val T.
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Tonko, Paul
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Craig, Angie
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Himes, James A.
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Pingree, Chellie
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Trone, David
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Case, Ed
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Cohen, Steve
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 724: Arctic Refuge Protection Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-724/
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