US Congress Senate Bill 1523 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-1)
Status: Introduced on May 16 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Pending: Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Addresses oil and gas leasing in Arctic areas of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The 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 Department of the Interior is prohibited from issuing or extending a lease or any other authorization for the exploration, development, or production of oil, natural gas, or any other mineral in Arctic areas of the OCS.

Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2019

Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]
Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA]	Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]	Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]	Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]
Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]
Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-16	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

HB309 (Similar To) 2019-02-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1523/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1523/BILLS-116s1523is.pdf