[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 544 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 544

               To prohibit drilling in the Arctic Ocean.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 28, 2021

 Mr. Huffman (for himself, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Barragan, Mr. 
Beyer, Mr. Lowenthal, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Casten, Ms. Kuster, Ms. 
     Bonamici, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of 
 Pennsylvania, Mr. Kim of New Jersey, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Brownley, Ms. 
   Schakowsky, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Welch, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Foster, Mr. 
    Takano, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Soto, Mr. McEachin, Mrs. 
Napolitano, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Tonko, 
  and Mr. Scott of Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
               To prohibit drilling in the Arctic Ocean.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 
2021''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING IN ARCTIC OCEAN AREAS OF THE 
              OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF.

    Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(q) Prohibition of Oil and Gas Leasing in Arctic Planning Area of 
the Outer Continental Shelf.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this Act or any other law, the Secretary of the Interior shall not 
issue or renew 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.''.
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