[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4031 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4031

               To prohibit drilling in the Arctic Ocean.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 12, 2023

    Mr. Huffman (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Kim of New Jersey, Ms. 
   Bonamici, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Beyer, Mr. 
 Peters, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Blumenauer, and Ms. Jayapal) 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 
2023''.

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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