US HB1784 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 68-0)
Status: Introduced on March 29 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

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Title

Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2017

Sponsors

Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]
Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]
Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]
Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]
Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]
Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]Rep. William Keating [D-MA]Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA]Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]
Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]
Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]
Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]
Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]
Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]Rep. Val Demings [D-FL]Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]

History

DateChamberAction
2017-04-06HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
2017-03-29HouseReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2017-03-29HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB991 (Related) 2017-05-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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