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House Bill 544
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2021
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Introduced in House on Jan 28, 2021
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H. R. 544 (Introduced-in-House)


117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 544


To prohibit drilling in the Arctic Ocean.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 28, 2021

Mr. Huffman (for himself, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Barragán, 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. Velázquez, 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

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.”.